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26 Amendments of Auke ZIJLSTRA related to 2018/2036(INI)

Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic traditionally established European minorities are an integral part of human rights, which are universal, indivisible and independent, and whereas protecting and promoting traditionally established European minority rights is essential for peace, security and stability and for promoting tolerance, mutual respect and understanding and co-operation among all persons living on their territory;
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the protection of the rights of persons belonging to traditionally established European minorities can help build a sustainable future for Europe and contribute to guaranteeing the respect of the principles of dignity, equality and non- discrimination; whereas benefits are not limited to traditionally established European minorities since this protection and promotion will bring stability, economic development and prosperity to all;
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the European Union’s cultural heritage is rich and diverse; whereas cultural heritage enriches the individual lives of citizens; whereas Article 3 of the TEU affirms, that ‘the Union shall respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity, and shall ensure that Europe’s cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced’; whereas traditionally established European minorities that have been living together in Europe contribute to this rich, unique and diverse heritage and are an integral part of the European identity;
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Recalls that while protection of minorities is a part of the Copenhagen criteria, both for the candidate countries and for the Member States, there is no guarantee that candidate states stick to the commitments undertaken under the Copenhagen criteria once they became Member States; recallunderlines that there is no standard for minority rights in Union policy nor a common understanding of who can be considered a member of a minority; notneed for a common Union policy on minority rights; underlines that there is no definition of minorities in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, nor in the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM); recommends that, with respect to the principles of subsidiarity, proportionality and non-discrimination, such a definition should be based on the definition, laid down in Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1201(1993) for an additional protocol on the rights of minorities to the European Convention on Human Rights, of a ‘national minority’ as a group of persons in a state whounderlines that minority rights are already defined by law in the Member States and therefore a Union policy in this field is neither necessary nor justified;
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
– reside on the territory of that state,deleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 111 #
– maintain longstanding, firm and lasting ties with that stadelete,d
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 3
– display distinctive ethnic, cultural, religious or linguistic characteristics,deleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
– are sufficiently representative, although smaller in number than the rest of the population of that state or of a region of that stadelete,d
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 5
– are motivated by a concern to preserve together that which constitutes their common identity, including their culture, their tradition, their religion or their language;deleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that parts of the provisions of the FCNM and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (‘Language Charter’) fall within the competences of the EU, and recalls the FRA’s conclusion that whereas the Union does not have overall legislative competence to rule on the protection of national minorities as such, it ‘may rule on a variety of issues that affect persons belonging to national minorities’;deleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses that there is ano need for a legislative proposal on minimum standards of protection of minorities in the EU, nor for improving the situation of minorities in all the Member States and to avoid double standards, while; underlines the importance of respecting the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality, and after carrying out a proper impact assessment; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that their legal systems guarantee that persons belonging to a minority are not discriminated against, and to take and implement targeted protection measures based on relevant international standards;
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States, while to safeguarding the national citizenship, and calls on the Commission, while promoting the European identity and common values, to safeguard the right ofright of traditionally established national minorities to preserve, protect and develop their own identity, and to take the necessary steps to ensure the effective participation of traditionally established national minorities in social, economic and cultural life and in public affairs;
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to ratify, and the European Union to accede to, the FCNM and the Language Charter and to respect the principles laid down in these documents; calls on the Member States and the Commission to refrain from acts that go against the principles laid down in these documents; notes that the Member States and the EU institutions shall refrain from adopting laws and administrative measures that weaken or derogate the rights of persons belonging to minorities;deleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that common and minimum standards to protect the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities should be developed, taking account of best practices already used within the Member States, such as in Italy (Alto Adige/South Tyro)l, in Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) or in Finland, following the procedural principles of good neighbourliness, friendly relations and co-operation between the Member States, and on the basis of the implementation of international standards and norms; recalls the implementation of the commitments adopted and principles developed in the framework of the OSCE, particularly in its thematic recommendations and guidelines; recalls that the Commission has already taken these standards into account in the context of the Copenhagen criteria during the accession negotiations with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Cyprus, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and the current candidate countries;deleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that persons belonging to minorities are in a special category with regard to the right to remedies and have specific needs that must be met if they are to achieve full and effective equality, and that their rights should be respected and promoted, including the right to freely express, preserve and develop their cultural or linguistic identity, free from any attempt at assimilation against their will;deleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that traditionally established national minorities are groups of persons belonging to minorities who have been living on the same territory and sharing a common identity, in some instances as a result of border changes, in others as a result of living a long time in an area, whereby they have managed to preserve their identity; calls onwelcomes the Member States and the Commission to protect the cultural and linguistic identity of traditionally established national minorities, and to create conditions for the promotion of that identity; points to the important role that regional and local authorities in the EU can play in protecting traditionally established national minorities, and considers that administrative reorganisation and territorial districting must not have negative consequences for them;
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that maintaining the European cultural heritage of the EU is a common interest of the Member States; calls on the EU institutions and its Member States to support, enhance and promote the cultural rights of natraditionally established European minorities;
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognise the contribution of national minorities to the cultural heritage of the Union, to reinforce dialogue with the representatives of national minorities and to identify and implement coordinated policies and actions for the sustainable management of preserving and developing their culture;deleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve and support national minorities and their representatives in fostering knowledge and skills that are necessary in order to safeguard, sustainably manage and develop cultural heritage and that should be handed down to future generations; calls on the Member States and the Commission to establish and maintain concrete cultural funds for the representatives of regional and minority rights, both at horizontal and vertical levels;deleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that in addition to its 24 official languages, the EU is home to 60 other languages which are also part of the EUEurope’s cultural and language heritage and which are spoken in specific regions or by specific groups by 40 million people; notes that the multilingualism of the European Union is unique at the level of international organisations; notes that the principle of multilingualism is enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, which obliges the EU to respect linguistic diversity and to support Europe’s rich linguistic and cultural heritage by promoting language learning and linguistic diversity;
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that the visual representation of regional and minority languages – road signs, street names, the names of administrative, public and commercial institutions, etc. – is essential to promoting and protecting national minority rights, as it reflects, and contributes to, the vital use of regional and minority languages, encouraging persons belonging to national minorities to use, preserve and develop their linguistic diversity, identity and language rights, express their multi-ethnic local identity, and strengthen their sense of ownership as members of groups living in a local or regional community;deleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Conclusiondeleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to draw up a roadmap towards establishing minimum standards for the protection of minorities; recommends that this roadmap should contain measurable milestones with regular reporting, and should consist, as a minimum of – reflecting good practices within the Member States, in cooperation with different stakeholders involved in minority rights protection, – a Commission recommendation, taking into consideration existing national measures, subsidiarity and proportionality, – directive, based on the aforementioned points, on minimum standards for minorities in the EU;deleted the drafting of guidelines a legislative proposal for a
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – indent 1
– the drafting of guidelines reflecting good practices within the Member States, in cooperation with different stakeholders involved in minority rights protection,deleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – indent 2
– a Commission recommendation, taking into consideration existing national measures, subsidiarity and proportionality,deleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – indent 3
– a legislative proposal for a directive, based on the aforementioned points, on minimum standards for minorities in the EU;deleted
2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE