Activities of Jana TOOM related to 2021/2099(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
EU Citizenship Report 2020 (debate)
EU Citizenship Report 2020 (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the EU Citizenship Report 2020: empowering citizens and protecting their rights
Amendments (9)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 12 February 2019 on the implementation of the Treaty provisions related to EU citizenship (2018/2111(INI)),
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas Brexit has highlighted the importance of EU citizenship rights and their crucial role in the everyday lives of millions of EU citizens, and has raised awareness in the EU about the potential loss of these rights and its consequences, as revealed by the large number of petitions submitted by EU citizens living in the UK and by UK citizens residing in an EU country on the consequences of Brexit on their status of EU citizens;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that the withdrawal of the UK from the EU mostly affected those EU citizens residing in the United Kingdom and those UK nationals residing in one of the 27 EU Member States at the end of the transition period; calls on the Commission to closely monitor the correct implementation of Part Two of the Withdrawal Agreement on citizens’ rights in order to fully and effectively safeguard the rights of those citizens who exercised their freedom of movement before the end of the transition period;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned by the many obstacles that rainbow families still face when they exercise their right to move to another Member State resulting from differences in national legal rules on the recognition of same-sex couples and of the parent-child relationship; urges the Commission and the Member States to implement the recommendations laid down in its resolution on LGBTIQ rights in the EU, including its call for the Commission to examine whether all Member States comply with the judgment of 5 June 2018 in case C-673/16, Relu Adrian Coman and Others v Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrări and Ministerul Afacerilor Interne17 and to include this judgment in the upcoming revision of the 2009 guidelines on free movement; _________________ 17 Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 5 June 2018, Relu Adrian Coman and Others v Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrări and Ministerul Afacerilor Interne, C-673/16, EU:C:2018:385.
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that freedom of movement is not only challenged by major global events; notes with regret that, as revealed by the many petitions received in this field, EU citizens and, long-term residents and family members of EU citizens who are third country nationals still encounter legal, administrative or practical obstacles when moving to another Member State, in particular as regards residence procedures, social benefits, health insurance and tax regimes, as well as the recognition of professional qualifications; highlights that these obstacles often include discriminatory administrative requirements which only can be fulfilled by citizens, such as possession of a national identity document that is only issued to citizens, or arbitrary requirements for documents which are not usually issued in other Member States; calls on the Commission to investigate discriminatory administrative practices in Member States, in particular at local levelstresses that these obstacles often result from the lack of a clear definition of certain concepts in Directive 2004/38/EC, such as "comprehensive sickness insurance" and "sufficient resources"; calls on the Commission to investigate discriminatory administrative practices in Member States, in particular at local level, take the necessary enforcement actions against such practices and to provide clarifications of the respective unclear concepts in Directive 2004/38/EC in its revised guidelines;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s intention, announced in its EU Citizenship Report 2020, to update the directives on the voting rights of mobile EU citizens in municipal and European elections (Council Directives 94/80/EC and 93/109/EC); stresses, in this regard, the urgency of removing all barriers and difficulties which hinder the exercise of voting rights by mobile EU citizens, including by persons with disabilities, increasing and facilitating the provision of information on municipal and European elections and voting procedures (possibly through a single EU- wide information platform), encouraging Member States, in particular at local level, to facilitate the exercise of voting rights of mobile EU citizens, and exploring and implementing remote voting options, including electronic voting, in order to increase and facilitate democratic participation;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses the need for comprehensive data on underrepresented categories of voters and calls on the Commission and the Member States to exchange and promote within the European Cooperation Network on Elections best practices on how to address the specific electoral needs of disadvantaged groups of citizens in order to ensure that they are empowered to effectively exercise their voting rights in the next European elections;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Underlines that the final objective of this exercise, following the procedure of Article 25 TFEU, would be to take concrete initiatives towards the consolidation of citizen-specific rights and freedoms under an EU Statute of Citizenship, similar to the European Pillar of Social Rights, including the fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, alongside the social rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights and the values established by Article 2 of the TEU as defining elements of the European ‘public space’, including among others the governance model relevant to that public space, dignity, freedom, the rule of law, democracy, pluralism, tolerance, justice and solidarity, equality and non- discrimination, which would be taken into account in a future or eventual reform of the Treaties;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recalls its support for the Conference on the Future of Europe; strongly believes that the Conference is an opportunity for bottom-up participation in the EU democratic process; reiterates its call for the Conference to produce concrete recommendations that will need to be addressed by the institutions and turned into actions; calls on all participants to the Conference to ensure a genuine follow-up of the outcome of the Conference;