Activities of Karlo RESSLER related to 2019/2199(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

– having regard to ~~Article 31 of~~ the revised European Social Charter on the right to housing,

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6

– having regard to the views adopted by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on 11 October 2019 concerning communication No. 37/2018 (E/C.12/66/D/37/2018) (López Albán v Spain),deleted

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7

– having regard to Article 34(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’), which affirms the right to social and housing assistance in order to combat social exclusion and poverty,deleted

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

~~– having regard to the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe’s view of 29 June 2018 entitled ‘Greece: immediate action needed to protect human rights of migrants’,~~deleted

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

~~– having regard to Article 2 of the revised European Social Charter,~~deleted

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Motion for a resolution
Citation 13

~~– having regard to Article 31 of the Charter,~~deleted

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Motion for a resolution
Citation 14

~~– having regard to the Council recommendation of 9 April 2019 on the economic policy of the euro area2 , __________________ 2 OJ C 136, 12.4.2019, p. 1.~~deleted

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19

– having regard to the report of the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings of 7 July 2017 concerning the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings by Ireland (GRETA(2017)28),deleted

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)

– having regard to the Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA,

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21

– having regard to Principle 16 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, which stresses that everyone has the right to timely access to affordable, preventive and curative healthcare of good quality,deleted

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22

~~– having regard to its resolution of 12 April 2016 on the situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration6 , __________________ 6 OJ C 58, 15.2.2018, p. 9.~~deleted

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23

~~– having regard to its resolution of 5 October 2017 on prison systems and conditions7 , __________________ 7~~deleted OJ C 346, 27.9.2018, p. 94.

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 10 October 2019 on foreign electoral interference and disinformation in national and European democratic processes1a; __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0031

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 30 May 2018 on the implementation of Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0229

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 13 November 2018 on minimum standards for minorities in the EU1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0447

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 35

– having regard to the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) of 19 December 2017 in Case A.R. and L.R. v Switzerland (22338/15), which affirms thate comprehensive sexuality education is in the best interest of the child and is consistent with the legitimate interest of protecting children from sexual abuse and of protecting public health, meaning that parents do not necessarily have the right to opt their children out of sexuality educationlementary nature of school sex education in relation to the education in such matters that was provided within the family, recognizing that the school’s role was merely to “complement” the sex education provided by parents,

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 36

– having regard to the decision of the ECtHR of 13 June 2019 in Case Sh.D. and others v Greece, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Northern Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia (141165/16), which affirms that the child’s extreme vulnerability should prevail over irregular status with necessary measures adopted to protect them and that authorities violated Article 5 by automatically applying the protective custody regime without considering any alternatives to detention or the requirement under EU law to avoid the detention of children,;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 37

– having regards to the report of the Committee on Equality and Non- Discrimination of the Council of Europe of 12 September 2019 on obstetrical and gynaecological violence, which details grave infringements of women’s human rights in the context of healthcare provision,deleted

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 39

~~– having regard to the report of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights of 21 May 2019 following her visit to Hungary from 4 to 8 February 2019 (CommDH(2019)13),~~deleted

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 40

~~– having regard to the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 28 June 2019 on pushback policies and practice in Council of Europe member States (RES 2299),~~deleted

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 41

– having regard to the reports by national, European and international NGOs, as well as the reports by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 45 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 12 December 2018 on findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on Terrorism1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0512

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Karlo RESSLER, Javier ZARZALEJOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 a (new)

– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD);

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 b (new)

– having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 47 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 14 November 2018 on the need for a comprehensive EU mechanism for the protection of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted,P8_TA(2018)0456

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Roma women are particularly affected as regards women’s rights and often face exacerbated forms of verbal, physical, psychological and racial harassment in reproductive health care settings, as has found to be the case in Bulgaria19 ethnical and religious minorities are particularly affected and often face verbal, physical, psychological and racial harassment; whereas Rwoma have also experienced in that Member State, ethnic segregation in maternal health care facilities, and are placed in segregated rooms with segregated bathrooms and eating facilities20 ; whereas in some Member States, such as the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic, Roma have been subjected to systematic practices of forced and coercive sterilisation and have been unable to obtain adequate reparations, including compensation, for the resulting violations of their human rights21 en and children are often the most vulnerable groups within such minorities and their fundamental rights are significantly more under threat; __________________ 19Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 2017, pp. 42-44; Decision of the European Committee of Social Rights of 5 December 2018, European Roma Rights Centre v Bulgaria, Complaint No. 151/2017 ; European Roma Rights Centre, Romani woman harassed by racist hospital staff during childbirth wins case, European Roma Rights Centre, 18 January 2017, http://www.errc.org/press-releases/romani- woman-harassed-by-racist-hospital-staff- during-childbirth-wins-case 20Decision of the European Committee of Social Rights of 5 December 2018, European Roma Rights Centre v Bulgaria, Complaint No. 151/2017. 21Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Slovakia, 18 October 2019, E/C.12/SVK/CO/3, paras. 44-45; Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Concluding observations on the combined twelfth and thirteenth periodic reports of Czechia, 19 September 2019, CERD/C/CZE/CO/12-13, paras. 19-20; Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Concluding observations on the combined eleventh and twelfth periodic reports of Slovakia, 12 January 2018, CERD/C/SVK/CO/11-12, paras. 23-24; Human Rights Committee, Concluding observations on the fourth report of Slovakia, 22 November 2016, CCPR/C/SVK/CO/4, paras. 26-27.

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas on 1 October 2019, the Council of Europe’s Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights approved an investigation into the growing number of national, regional and local politicians prosecuted for statements made in the exercise of their mandate in Spain22 ; __________________ 22Introductory memorandum of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Should politicians be prosecuted for statements made in the exercise of their mandate?, 1 October 2019, AS/Jur (2019) 35.deleted

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas many instances of disproportionate use of force against peaceful demonstrators continue to be reported across the EU, including the beating of demonstrators; whereas law enforcement authorities in some Member States such as Romania23 , Spain and France24 are increasingly using less lethal weapons, such as batons, tear gas, hand- held sting grenades, electroshock weapons, water cannons and rubber bullets to control or disperse crowds of demonstrators; whereas the number of persons seriously wounded in demonstrations in recent years as a result of the use of rubber bullets is particularly striking; __________________ 23European Parliament resolution of 13 November 2018 on the rule of law in Romania (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0446) 24 Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Shrinking space for freedom of peaceful assembly, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 2019; Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Memorandum on maintaining public order and freedom of assembly in the context of the ‘yellow vest’ movement in France, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 2019; Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Protection of the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly during last week’s demonstrations in Catalonia, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 2019

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas, by selling arms to countries that are conducting brutal war campaigns, acting as a backer for opposing sides in foreign conflicts, by supporting coups against democratically elected leaders, and by supporting crushing sanctions, the EU has exacerbated violence in already fragile countries; whereas the EU has an obligation under EU and international law to help those who come to the EU seeking asylum; whereas, furthermore, it must not cause or take part in creating chaos in non-EU countries;deleted

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~pushbacks consti~~migration is part of the EU’s present and fututre a ~~violati~~nd one of EU and international law and prevent migrants from benefiting from the legal guarantees firmly laid down in such law; whereas the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights expressed grave concern about consistent reports of violent pushbacks by Croatian law enforcement officials25 ; whereas the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights also expressed concerns regarding the practice of ‘summary returns’ in the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in relation to the ECtHR cases N.D. v Spain and N.T. v Spain26 the biggest challenges of our times that has clear implications on fundamental rights; whereas applicants for asylum have the right and possibility to submit their asylum applications at official border crossings when entering the EU; whereas there have been allegations of violation of fundamental rights of migrants and asylum seekers; whereas border officials need to provide adequate services to refugees, taking into account the special circumstances of vulnerable people, such as children, traumatised people and pregnant women; whereas return of migrants whose asylum application has not been approved is an essential part of a successful migration and asylum policy and in line with international and EU law; __________________ 25Letter from the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe to the Prime Minister of Croatia of 20 September 2018; Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Bosnia and Herzegovina must immediately close the Vučjak camp and take concrete measures to improve the treatment of migrants in the country, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 2019 26Third party intervention by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights of 22 March 2018, N.D. v Spain and N.T. v Spain, CommDH(2018)11.

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Committee: LIBE

Karlo RESSLER, Javier ZARZALEJOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas in light of the constant development of technology, interferences with fundamental rights are not easy to predict; whereas various information systems can have impacts on fundamental rights, such as data protection and breaches of privacy; whereas the interoperability of those systems can lead to robust and more timely protection of our citizens, and thus their rights, specifically with cases of missing children, human trafficking or tackling money laundering; whereas the cooperation and exchange of information among different EU agencies working on security is vital for timely and effective fight against terrorism and radicalisation, but also for preventing cybercrime;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas acts of terrorism constitute one of the most serious violations of fundamental rights and freedoms; whereas during 2018 and 2019, acts of glorification of terrorism and homages to the terrorists took place within the European Union; whereas this kind of acts legitimizes terrorism, threatens our democracy and humiliates the victims;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)

Fc. whereas the European Union is committed to respect freedom and pluralism of the media, as well as the right to information and freedom of expression;

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)

Fd. whereas children’s rights are enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and should be at the heart of EU policies; whereas the best interests of the child should be a primary consideration in all EU action and the principle of the best interest of the child should be fully respected in all legislation, court and government decision at all levels; whereas article 26.3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)

Fe. whereas human dignity is the inviolable foundation of all fundamental rights and should not be subject to any instrumentalization or politicization, and should be respected and protected in all EU initiatives;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that ~~the effects of austerity measures have deeply impacted the social fabric of the EU in many Member States and that this continues today – exacerbating already widening inequalities and breaching f~~economic and social inequalities disproportionately impact vulnerable groups, such as women, children, youth, elderly and people with disabilities; recalls that the principle of solidarity is one of the foundational principles of the European Union enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental rRights ~~– and affects women, migrants, Roma, Travellers and other disadvantaged groups with a particular ferocity~~of the European Union; urges the Member States to implement the appropriate policies to ensure that women, people with disabilities, the elderly and the most vulnerable in society can fully enjoy their social, political and economic rights;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that housing is not a commodity, but a necessity, without which citizens cannot fully participate in society and access fundamental rights; calls on the Commission and the Member States to integrate the recommendations made by the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner in her comment of 23 January 2020 entitled ‘The right to affordable housing: Europe’s neglected duty’, particularly the recommendation that all Member States should promptly accept to be bound by Article 31 of the revised European Social Charter on the right to housing, andmore than just a commodity; calls on Member States to step up investment in social and affordable housing to eradicate the burden of high housing costs, particularly among disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, and youth;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Highlights the growing work-life balance challenges faced by working parents and carers; recognizes the need to take measures meeting the needs of mothers and fathers with regard to types of leave, namely maternity, paternity, parental and carers’ leave; welcomes the adoption of the EU Family Work-life Balance Directive; calls on the Member States to urgently adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive in order to improve not only work-life balance but also contribute to an increase in women’s employment and families’ economic stability;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights Article 37 of the Charter, which affirms that measures to protect the environment must be integrated into the policies of the Union, and believes that this must be the guiding principle for all macroeconomic policies, ~~above any other economic consideration to deal with the most significant threat facing humanity and to ensure that all people have the right to a future~~in order to ensure the just transition to the more sustainable economy;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that children are in a disproportionate risk of social and economic exclusion and that the children are facing the violation of their fundamental rights due to abuse, violence, exploitation, poverty, and all forms of social exclusion; stresses that family as a fundamental unit of society is the best place where the children can develop and achieve their full potential; highlights that providing better childcare services and facilities would certainly improve children’s fundamental rights and wellbeing; calls on the Member States to adopt additional measures to ensure respect for the rights of every child, in particular the most vulnerable; calls on the Member States to achieve synergies between demographic and family policies in order to support the family as a best environment for the child’s development; calls on the Commission to adopt a comprehensive strategy on children’s rights and establish the ‘Child Guarantee’ as a tool to fight poverty and to ensure that children have access to basic services;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Stresses that youth all around the European Union, and especially youth from rural areas are negatively affected in the sphere of social and economic right, mainly in areas of equal access to education, employment and housing; calls on the Member States to ensure appropriate working conditions and protection against economic exploitation for all youth; calls on the Member States to further strengthen the implementation of the Youth Guarantee to ensure that all young people have equal access to employment opportunities and developing the competences needed in the labour market; calls on the Commission to ensure sufficient fund in the new Multiannual Financial Framework for the EU programs fostering social inclusion of youth, especially those facing economic, social and geographical obstacles;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Recalls that the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) aims to ensure equal opportunities regarding accessibility, participation, equality, employment, education and training, social protection, health, and EU external action; underlines that persons with disabilities are still disadvantaged and discriminated against regarding employment, education and social inclusion; stresses in this regard the importance of accessibility in public spaces, a minimum percentage for employment of persons with disabilities, guarantees of inclusive education, including access to initiatives such as Erasmus +, with particular attention to children with disabilities;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates that women and girls must have control over their bodies and sexualities; calls on all the Member States to guarantee comprehensive sexuality education, ready access for women to family planning, and the full range of reproductive and sexuale importance of upholding the highest possible standard of reproductive health, which involves the right of men and women to be informed and to have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of family planning of their choice, and the right of access to appropriate health-care services~~, including modern contraceptive methods and safe and legal abortion~~ that will enable women to go safely through pregnancy and childbirth and provide couples with the best chance of having a healthy infant;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Strongly affirms that the denial of sexual and reproductive health and rights services is a form of violence against women and girls and stresses that the ECtHR has ruled on different occasions that restrictive abortion laws and preventesses that the ECtHR has ruled on different occasions that once the State adopts statutory regulations allowing abortion in some situations, the legal framework should allow the different legitimate interests involved to be taken into account adequately, meaning that States are obliged to organise the health services system in such a way as to ensure the effective exercise of the freedom of conscience of health professionals, at the same time allowing the patients to obtaing access to legal abortion violates the human rights of women; reiterates that the refusal by medical professionals to provide the full range of reproductive and sexual health services on personal grounds must not infringe the right of women or girls to access reproductive careawful services; stresses that the right to conscientious objection, including the right of the medical professionals to exercise the conscientious objection, is protected by the Charter; calls on the Member States to ensure that the national laws allow for the full exercise of this right;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Strongly~~Condemns any form of sexual violence against women, female genital mutilations, forced abortion, forced sterilisation and surrogacy; condemns the ethnic segregation of Roma women in maternal health care facilities; calls on the Member States to immediately prohibit all forms of ethnic segregation in health facilities, including maternal health care settings; ~~calls on the Member States to ensure effective and timely remedies for all survivors of forced and coercive sterilisation, including through the establishment of effective compensation schemes;~~

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Condemns hate crime and hate speech motivated by racism, xenophobia or religious intolerance, or by bias on the grounds of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual characteristics or minority status; stresses that public deliberation, debate and freedom of media are vital to the functioning of democratic societies; encourages the EU and its Member States to take further steps to safeguard and protect freedom of speech and assembly, as fundamental rights and as basic principles of democratic processes;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

Freedoms and security

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Condemns attempts by governments to silence media outlets that criticise them and to eliminate media freedom and pluralism, including in sophisticated ways that do not typically lead to an alert being submitted to the Council of Europe Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists, such as the buying up of commercial media outlets by government members and their cronies and the hijacking of public service media outlets to serve partisan interests;deleted

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Expresses concern about the increasing forms of racism and xenophobia offline and online; condemns all forms of hate crime and speech motivated by racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and other forms of religious intolerance, or by bias against a person's disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or minority status; stresses that freedom of religion and belief includes the freedom to manifest one's religious beliefs publicly; calls on the Member States to protect freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief; stresses the need for the effective implementation of the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Underlines that EU non- discrimination policies should not only focus on discrimination between one religion and another one, but on cases where a person is targeted because of having a religion, of belonging to a religion, being discriminated because he/she is a believer or because he/she wants to practice his/her religion, including at the workplace;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Recalls the obligation for the EU institutions and agencies to fully apply with regard to all citizens, whether belonging to majority or minority religious denominations, the right to freedom of religion and the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, especially at the workplace, in public life and in public expression;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9d. Underlines that under no circumstance can reasonable accommodation on grounds of religion be considered as a substitute for legal instruments like the fundamental right to freedom of religion or the prohibition of discrimination and that options concerning reasonable accommodation should remain under the competence of the Member States;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)

9e. Underlines that the principle of non-discrimination entails that discriminating means not only to treat differently similar situations, but also to treat in the same way different situations;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Condemns the use of violent and disproportionate interventions by law enforcement authorities during peaceful d~~Stresses that law enforcement officials must respect and protect human dignity and maintain and uphold the human rights of all persons while performing their duty; stresses that the foremonstrations; encourages the relevant national authorities to ensure a transparent, impartial, independent and effective investigation when the use of disproportionate force is suspected or has been alleged task of police forces is to ensure the security and safety of citizens, and to ensure protests are conducted in peaceful manner without harm to a person or property; recalls that force must be used as the last resort and respect the principle of necessity and proportionality, as required under international law; recalls that law enforcement agencies are fully accountable for the fulfilment of their duties and their compliance with the relevant legal and operational frameworks;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Is deeply concerned about the increasingly shrinking space for~~Stresses the importance of independent civil society in ~~some~~ Member States; ~~recalls the importance of ensuring adequate funding to support civil society activities~~as well as the need to engage with civil society through open, transparent and regular dialogue, and to support their role in promoting the principles enshrined in Article 2 TEU;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Welcomes initiatives and actions which aim at strengthening security cooperation between Member States and to set out an effective EU response to terrorism and security threats in the European Union; urges the Member States to fully cooperate with each other, and to improve the exchange of information among each other and with EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies; highlights the importance of respecting fundamental rights in the fight against terrorism; stresses the importance that oversight mechanisms in the field of intelligence services should be in line with the Charter and the ECHR; calls on the institutions concerned to provide safeguards to prevent any subsequent victimisation derived from humiliation and attacks on the image of the victims coming from social sectors related to the attacker;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Highlights the potential dangers to fundamental freedoms and security with regards to the use of new technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI) systems, including the risks related to the right of personal data protection and privacy, spreading of disinformation, bioethical concerns related to the use of AI in health care and potential discrimination and biases when AI systems are used for profiling people; stresses that the approach to AI should be “human-centred” striving to ensure that human values are central to the way in which AI systems are developed, deployed, used and monitored, by ensuring respect for fundamental rights set out in the Treaties and the Charter; calls on the Commission to put forward the legislative proposals for a coordinated European approach to the human and ethical implications of AI, based on Ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI prepared by the Commission's High-Level Expert Group on AI (AI HLEG);

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Condemns the rise of extremist political movements; calls for raising awareness about the dangers of totalitarian political ideologies; expresses concern at the continued use of symbols of totalitarian regimes in the public sphere and recalls that a number of European countries have banned the use of both Nazi and communist symbols;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement the Recommendation of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights of June 2019 entitled ‘Lives saved. Rights protected. Bridging the protection gap for refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean’27 ; __________________ 27https://rm.coe.int/lives-saved-rights- protected-bridging-the-protection-gap-for- refugees-/168094eb87deleted

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Expresses grave concern about consistent reports of violent pushbacks by law enforcement officials in sev~~Takes notes of the reports on alleged violations of migrants' and refugees’ fundamental rights at the external ~~Member States~~borders of the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to investigate th~~e matter and take effective measures to ensure that such policies and practices are scrapped, including by putting on hold funds for border surveillance and ensuring the independent monitor~~ose allegations; calls on the Member States and the EU institutions to respect international and EU law, as well as the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, when carrying ofut border ~~control activities by national ombudsmen and NGO~~guard actions and asylum proceedings;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Encourages the EU and the Member States to devote sufficient resources in order to undermine the business model of trafficking networks and smugglers, which puts most vulnerable groups such as children and women in life threatening situations, as well as to prevent many from the risk of embarking on dangerous and uncontrolled migration routes where they cannot get access to official asylum procedure;

2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE