6 Amendments of Martina ANDERSON related to 2018/2111(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas EU citizenship is gained through nationality of a Member State, and clearly supplements national citizenship in accordance with Article 9 of the TEU; whereas European citizenship does not, and cannot, supersede national citizenship; whereas northern Ireland is a special case whereby citizens are entitled to dual- citizenship, under the Good Friday Agreement, an internationally recognised Treaty lodged in the United Nations, and the Irish constitution recognises everyone born in the island of Ireland to be part of the Irish Nation, therefore Irish citizens in northern Ireland as per the EU/UK December Joint Agreement, should enjoy, access and exercise their European rights where they reside;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas European citizens are directly represented in the European Parliament and have a democratic right to stand and vote in European elections, even when residing in another territory; whereas EU rights holders must, in association with Article 22 TFEU and Article 10 TEU, have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the EU has a duty to protect minorities and to guarantee their rights; notes that Article 2 of the TEU frames the protection of minorities as one of the fundamental values of the EU; further notes that Articles 21 (on non- discrimination) and 22 (on cultural, religious and linguistic diversity) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights acquired legally binding form in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); Notes that all current rights available under the Charter of Fundamental Rights (CFR) and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), alongside the oversight and protections provided by the CJEU are fundamental to citizens in northern Ireland for the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that there are Member States which do not extend voting rights in European Parliament elections to their nationals, who are European citizens; points out that this limits the diversity of views in the Parliament and mitigates the accountability of the European institutions to European citizens; Member States must ensure that their nationals receive the protection of all economic, social, political, environmental and democratic rights associated with EU citizenship;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes with concern that Golden Visas are afforded to non-EU citizens. These Golden Visas can be purchased from Member States, like Ireland, where it costs €1 million for each applicant, and only a requirement to stay in Ireland one day. EU Citizenship should not be reduced to a commodity;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the UKBritish and Irish Governments to ensure that the rights of EU citizens living in the UKBritain and northern Ireland are protected post-Brexit, an entitlement they possess under the Treaties.