25 Amendments of Roberta METSOLA related to 2013/2183(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in June 2013 the Council of the European Union adopted strong guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by LGBTI persons within the external action ofoutside the European Union, and will only argue strongly in favour of LGBTI people’s rights if they are protected internallyshould ensure that they are protected effectively inside the EU;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas in May 2013 eleven Equality Ministers5 called on the Commission to issue a comprehensive EU policy for LGBT equality, and ten Member States 6 have already adopted or are discussing similar policies at national and regional levels; __________________ 5 Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Sweden. 6 Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom.
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the European Commission, Member States and relevant agencies to work jointly on a comprehensive multiannual policy to protect the fundamental rights of LGBTI people over a period of five to ten years, i.e. a roadmap, a strategy or an action plan featuring the themes and objectives hereunder;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point A – point iii
Paragraph 4 – point A – point iii
(iii) Relevant European Union agencies, including the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), the European Police College (CEPOL), the European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust), the European Judicial Network (EJN) and the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), should mainstream issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity in their work, and continue to provide the Commission and Member States with evidence-based advice on the fundamental rights of LGBTI people;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point A – point iv
Paragraph 4 – point A – point iv
(iv) Together with relevant agencies and Eurostat, the Commission and Member States should be encouraged to regularly collect relevant and comparable data on the situation of LGBTI persons in the EU together with relevant agencies and Eurostat, while fully respecting EU data protection rules;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point A – point v
Paragraph 4 – point A – point v
(v) Together with relevant agencies, the Commission and Member States should support and promotencourage training and capacity-building for national equality bodies, national human rights institutions and other organisations tasked with the promotion and protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI persons;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point B – point i (new)
Paragraph 4 – point B – point i (new)
(i) Member States should consolidate the existing EU legal framework by working to adopt the proposed Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation , including by clarifying the scope and associated costs of its provisions;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point C – point i (new)
Paragraph 4 – point C – point i (new)
(i) The Commission should include a specific focus on sexual orientation when monitoring the implementation of Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, and on gender identity when monitoring the implementation of Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point C – point iii (new)
Paragraph 4 – point C – point iii (new)
(iii) Equality bodies should be encouraged to inform LGBTI persons, as well as trade unions and employer organisations, about their rights;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point D – point i (new)
Paragraph 4 – point D – point i (new)
(i) The Commission should promote equality and non-discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity throughout its youth and education programmes,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point D – point ii (new)
Paragraph 4 – point D – point ii (new)
(ii) The Commission should facilitate the sharing of good practice in formal education, including teaching materials, anti-bullying and anti-discrimination policies, among Member States through the open method of coordination,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point D – point iii (new)
Paragraph 4 – point D – point iii (new)
(iii) The Commission should facilitate the sharing of good practice throughout Member States' youth and education sectors, including youth welfare services and social work, among Member States through the open method of coordination;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point E – point i (new)
Paragraph 4 – point E – point i (new)
(i) The Commission should place LGBTI health concerns within relevant wider strategic health policies, including access to health care, equality in health, and the EU's global voice in health-related matters,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point E – point ii (new)
Paragraph 4 – point E – point ii (new)
(ii) The Commission should continue working within the World Health Organisation to withdraw gender identity disorders from the list of mental and behavioural disorders and to ensure a non-pathologising reclassification in the negotiations on the 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11),
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point E – point vi (new)
Paragraph 4 – point E – point vi (new)
(vi) Member States should introduce or review legal gender recognition procedures so they fully respect transgender people's right to dignity and bodily integrity;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point G – point i (new)
Paragraph 4 – point G – point i (new)
(i) The Commission should ensure gender identity is included among prohibited grounds of discrimination in any future equality legislation, including any recasts,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point H – point i (new)
Paragraph 4 – point H – point i (new)
(i) The Commission should produce guidelines to ensure the implementation of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of Union citizens and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, and Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification, respect all forms of families legally recognised under Member States' national laws,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point H – point iii (new)
Paragraph 4 – point H – point iii (new)
(iii) The Commission and Member States should study whether restrictions in place for the change of civil status and identity documents for transgender people harms their ability to enjoy their right to free movement,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point I – point ii (new)
Paragraph 4 – point I – point ii (new)
(ii) Member States should refrain from adopting laws and reconsider existing laws which restrict freedom of expression in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point J – point i (new)
Paragraph 4 – point J – point i (new)
(i) The Commission should monitor and provide Member States assistance with issues specific to sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression when implementing Directive 2012/29/EU on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, in particular when committed with a bias or discriminatory motive which could be related to their personal characteristics,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point J – point ii (new)
Paragraph 4 – point J – point ii (new)
(ii) The Commission should propose a recast of the Council Framework Decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law including other forms of bias crime and incitement to hatred, including on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point J – point iv (new)
Paragraph 4 – point J – point iv (new)
(iv) The Fundamental Rights Agency should assist Member States in improving their collection of comparable data about homophobic and transphobic hate crime,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point K – point i (new)
Paragraph 4 – point K – point i (new)
(i) Together with EASO and relevant agencies, and within the remit of existing EU legislation and jurisprudence, the Commission should include specific issues linked to sexual orientation and gender identity in the implementation and monitoring of asylum legislation, including Directive 2013/32/EU on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection, and Directive 2011/95/EU on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point K – point ii (new)
Paragraph 4 – point K – point ii (new)
(ii) Together with relevant agencies, the Commission and Member States should ensure encourage adequate training— including existing training—for asylum professionals are trained adequately, including interviewers and interpreters to handle issues related specifically to LGBTI persons,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point L – point i (new)
Paragraph 4 – point L – point i (new)
(i) The Commission should continue its current monitoring of issues linked to sexual orientation and gender identity in accession countries,