Women's immigration: the role and place of immigrant women in the European Union

The European Parliament adopted a resolution based on the own-initiative report drafted by Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU (EPP-ED, EL) on the role and place of immigrant women in the EU. (Please see the summary of 13/09/06.) The report was adopted by 449 votes in favour to 133 against with 55 abstentions. As well as access to employment and language training, Parliament emphasised the need to speak out against tradition-based violence against women, to condemn family-induced violations of the human rights of immigrant women and girls, and to check which laws are applicable to hold family members responsible, especially in the case of so-called honour crimes. It also asked the Commission to consider including a ban on polygamous marriages in its current proposal for introducing rules concerning applicable law in matrimonial matters.