39 Amendments of Balázs HIDVÉGHI related to 2019/2199(INI)

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 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

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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,

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28

~~– having regard to its resolution of 14 February 2019 on the rights of intersex people12 , __________________ 12 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2019)0128.~~deleted

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31

~~– having regard to its resolution of 14 November 2019 on the criminalisation of sexual education in Poland15 , __________________ 15~~deleted Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0058.

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 33

– having regard to its resolution of 18 December 2019 on public discrimination and hate speech against LGBTI people, including LGBTI free zones17 , __________________ 17 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0101.deleted

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 34

~~– having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2020 on ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary18 , __________________ 18~~deleted Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0014.

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,

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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

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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

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 41

~~– having regard to the reports by national, European and international NGOs,~~deleted

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 44

~~– having regard to the Convention of the Council of Europe of 1 August 2011 on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (‘Istanbul Convention’),~~deleted

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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

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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 ; whereas Roma 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 ; __________________ 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.communities have to be afforded special attention, making sure that their best interest is taken into account in the field of education, work and health care and special emphasis has to be put on integration;

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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;

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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;

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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 sexual health services, including modern contraceptive methods and safe and legal abortion;deleted

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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 preventing 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 care;deleted

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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;

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Strongly 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~~;

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

Freedoms and security

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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

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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; underlines the need to step up against big tech companies’ arbitrary actions to limit content online which severely undermines the freedom of speech; calls on the Commission to take all necessary steps to tackle these phenomena;

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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;

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Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Is deeply concerned about the increasingly shrinking space for independent civil society in some Member States; recalls the importance of ensuring adequate~~Recalls the importance of ensuring adequate funding to support civil society activities; underlines that any funding to ~~support~~ civil society ~~activities~~organizations shall be fully transparent and accountable;

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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;

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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

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