8 Amendments of Heinz K. BECKER related to 2011/0344(COD)
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 9 thereof, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 19(2), 21(2), 114, 168, 169 and 197 thereof,
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, principles which are common to the Member States. Every citizen of the Union has the rights provided for in the Treaty. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which with the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty became legally binding across the Union, reflects the fundamental rights and freedoms to which persons are entitled in the Union. Those rights should be properly publicised, promoted and respected if they are to become a reality. The full enjoyment of those rights should be guaranteed and any obstacles should be dismantled.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Citizens and civil society organisations should be made more aware of their basic political rights and encouraged to exercise them more frequently so as to assert their interests in the Union. Encouraging citizens to take a more active role in democracy at EU level will strengthen European civil society and foster the development of a European public.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Treaty requires the Union to promote the protection of the rights of the child pursuant to Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union, while combating discrimination. Children are vulnerable, in particular in a situation of poverty, social exclusion, disability or specific situations putting them at risk. Action should be taken to promote the rights of the child and contribute to the protection of children from harm and violence, which pose a danger to their physical or mental health, violence and any violation of their personal integrity, which pose a danger to their physical or mental health, and which, owing to unwelcome developments in modern communications technology, have become more varied and harder to pinpoint.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Not least in the light of current demographic trends, efforts should be made to combat all forms of age discrimination, whether against the young or the old. The best way to combat discrimination of this kind, which deprives our society of a significant source of social, economic and intellectual human capital, would be through measures promoting long-term solidarity between generations, as the Union is required to do under Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) to contribute to enhancing the exerciseimproving knowledge and raising awareness of rights deriving from the citizenship of the Union, encouraging people to exercise them more frequently;
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to promote the effective implementation of the principles of non discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, including equality between women and men and the rights of persons with disabilities and of the elderly on the basis of solidarity between generations;
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Mutual learning, cooperation, awareness raising and dissemination activities, such as identification of, and exchanges on, good practices, innovative approaches and experiences, organisation of peer review and mutual learning; organisation of conferences and seminars; organisation of awareness-raising and information campaigns, media campaigns and events, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union, particularly in the form of cooperation with public media organisations; compilation and publication of materials to disseminate information as well as results of the Programme; development, operation and maintenance of systems and tools using information and communication technologies as well as an Internet presence, including relevant websites, platforms, blogs or the use of Web 2.0;