2022 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Parliament

Tabled by Andrey Novakov, Monika Hohlmeier, Petri Sarvamaa

Added: 152 a. Stresses that sexual and psychological harassment are not acceptable under any circumstances; recalls that Parliament has successfully installed several contact points to deal with harassment cases, like the Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints concerning Members, and the Advisory Committee on Harassment and its prevention at the workplace as well as confidential counsellors; is very concerned by media revelations of alleged sexual harassment by a Member since summer 2022 without action taken; recalls that all political groups are strongly encouraged to report potential cases to these committees and that establishing external structures with the same purpose lead to circumventing Parliament’s anti-harassment protocol and establish a two-tier system; underlines that this leads to grave uncertainty for victims and establishes different rules for different political parties;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE760.599