Activities of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2016/2009(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015 (A8-0345/2016 - József Nagy) HR
Amendments (35)
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the portability of social security benefits, pensions, health care and recognition of professional qualifications and civil status documents is a guaranteed fundamental right conferred on citizens in the Internal Market; notes that many citizens still encounter problems in asserting these rights due to the negligence of some Member States;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the rights of people with disabilities, who strive to live a life as close to normal as possible; calls on the Commission and, the Member States and the local and regional authorities to ensure that these rights are properly respected and applied, notably the rights resulting from the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and the local and regional authorities to act, in accordance with the Charter, to ensure that citizens receive universal access to quality healthcare, justice, social services and education; underlines that asylum seekers who come into contact with Frontex should have their fundamental rights respected and should be offered full recourse, legal and otherwise, to uphold those rights via an established complaints mechanism;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States and local and regional authorities to guarantee the fundamental rights of citizens from non-EU countries, particularly asylum seekers, living in an EU country as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the advances made in LGTBI rights in 2015; remains concerned about ongoing discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and limits to the freedom of speech of LGTBI people;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas migration is an unavoidable part of the EU’s present and future and one of the biggest challenges of our times, as it appeals to the EU’s international humanitarian responsibilities and forms a key element for demographic reasons;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas acts of terrorism constitute one of the most serious violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms; whereas it is necessary to have adequate tools in place to protect EU citizens and residents and to respond properunequivocally to such violations;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas racism, xenophobia and hate crime threaten the core values of the EU and its Member States; whereas there is an increase in hate speech among political forces and increasing xenophobia and other bias in important sectors of the population;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas children are the future of our society and we are responsible for their present; whereas education is one of the best ways to impart values such as peace, tolerance, coexistence, equality, justice and respect for human dignity via formal, non- formal and informal education methods;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas live-streaming of child sexual abuse is no longer an emerging new trend, but an established reality; whereas children are at risk of harm through online grooming and solicitation for sexual purposes, which in the most serious cases can turn into sexual coercion and other forms of abuse;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the EU institutions have already started procedures to overcome the so-called ‘Copenhagen dilemma’, not only for those countries applying for EU membership but also in Member States where the enforcement of fundamental human rights values should be monitored and observed in all circumstances;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the migration crisis has triggered mistrust, intolerance, and rising hatred towards national minority communities in Europe, which also affects the position of traditional national minorities;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas many persons of Roma origin in Europe face prejudice, intolerance, hostility, discrimination and social exclusion in their daily lives; whereas segregation of Roma children in schooling remains a persistent problem in some Member States;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that human dignity is inviolable and must be respected and protected; calls for awareness-raising amongst EU citizens on the inherent dignity of all persons in order to achieve a more tolerant, sensitive, and inclusive society;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that offering the possibility of an education is one of the foundations for the social and cultural integration of refugees; calls on the Commission to draw up a framework and proposals for better integration through education;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that intercultural and inter-religious tolerance needs to be promoted via constant efforts and extensive dialogue and that the crisis arising from the waves of migration cannot be tackled without the involvement of all relevant state and non-state actors, including churches and, religious organisations, and NGOs;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that a European early warning and responsive system should be set up to identify groups that are at high risk of radicalisation; calls on the EU and the Member States to make greater efforts to prevent radicalisation via the Internet and social media, in particular among young people, and to assist the families of those who are at risk, and considers that attention needs to be focused in particular on organised groups and non- governmental organisations which advocate violence and other forms of intolerance; encourages Member States to exchange best practices and to use intelligence-sharing mechanisms in order to fight terrorist networks efficiently;
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that Commission’s report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings shows that the Internet and new technologies enable organised crime groups to access a large pool of potential victims on a much larger scale than ever before, as many victims of trafficking, especially for sexual and labour exploitation, are recruited online; calls on EU law enforcement agencies to step up their efforts and cooperate more intensively with one another in targeting criminal trafficking networks and facilitators, paying special attention to crimes against children;
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on Member States and regional and local authorities to strengthen guardianship systems for children deprived of parental care and unaccompanied children; notes that, while implementing the system, a special focus is needed on accompanying persons and, in light of the best interests of the child, on not separating the child from family or from non-formal accompaniment;
Amendment 512 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that education is an effective tool in crime prevention and calls on Member States and regional and local authorities to implement prevention education programmes into national curriculums and to promote and mainstream prevention programmes;
Amendment 576 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Member States and regional and local authorities to develop and disseminate tools and mechanisms for reporting hate crime and hate speech and to ensure that any case of alleged hate crime or hate speech is effectively investigated, prosecuted and tried in accordance with national law and, where relevant, in compliance with the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia, European and international human rights obligations, as well as relevant ECtHR case law;
Amendment 593 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU and, the Member States, and regional and local authorities to strengthen the role of human rights education in national curricula as a tool for preventing racism and related intolerance, and calls for greater rights awareness;
Amendment 651 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges Member States and regional and local authorities to lead more targeted awareness-raising campaigns, to prevent and protect victims of violence and to protect their rights without delay in line with the Victims’ Rights Directive;
Amendment 665 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that no cultural, religious, national or ethnic background can justify any form of gender-based violence and that EU and national authorities should strengthen their cooperation and exchange best practice;
Amendment 800 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Points to the important role that regional and local authorities in the EU can play in protecting traditional national minorities;
Amendment 827 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recalls that persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities face particular barriers to the fulfilment of their fundamental rights and calls on Member States and regional and local authorities to strengthen efforts to promote their autonomy and inclusion on an equal basis with others;
Amendment 830 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that children with disabilities disproportionately experience a variety of human rights violations, including the denial of access to basic services such as education and healthcare or placement in institutions away from their families and communities, and are at a higher risk of becoming victims of violence, exploitation and other forms of ill-treatment and abuse; highlights the need for comprehensive policy action by the EU and, the Member States, and regional and local authorities to ensure the thorough implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, in conjunction with the CRPD;
Amendment 837 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the EU and, the Member States, and regional and local authorities to allocate sufficient and stable financial and human resources to the monitoring frameworks established under Article 33(2) of the CRPD to enable them to carry out their functions, and to guarantee their independence by ensuring that their composition and operation take into account the Paris Principles on the functioning of national human rights institutions;
Amendment 838 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the EU and, the Member States, and regional and local authorities to allocate sufficient and stable financial and human resources to the monitoring frameworks established under Article 33(2) of the CRPD to enable them to carry out their functions, and to guarantee their independence by ensuring that their composition and operation take into account the Paris Principles on the functioning of national human rights institutions;
Amendment 840 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls on Member States and regional and local authorities to ensure real participation and freedom of expression for persons with disabilities in public life; notes that such efforts should be supported by providing subtitling, sign language interpretation, documents written in Braille and easy-to-read formats;
Amendment 886 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Notes that people belonging to the Roma minority are entitled to freedom of movement, and calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities not to plan resettlement policies based on ethnic reasons;
Amendment 896 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on Member States and regional and local authorities, in the light of the Commission’s Report on the implementation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies 2015, to put in place specific measures to fight ethnic discrimination against Roma in line with the Racial Equality Directive provisions, and to combat anti-Gypsyism in line with the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia;
Amendment 922 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Notes the rise in euroscepticism and violent political views, and therefore urges the EU and, its Member States, and regional and local authorities to strengthen participation by citizens in EU matters so that Europeans understand that their voices are being heard in the EU and that policymakers are responsive to public opinion expressed through democratic channels;
Amendment 941 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Notes that civil society organisations, including volunteering and youth work, play a key role in social participation and calls on the EU and, the Member States, and regional and local authorities to support and to promote their work;
Amendment 948 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Believes that civic education improves citizens’ understanding of the importance of social and political participation, while human rights education raises awareness of their own rights and teaches them respect for the rights of others; calls on Member States to draw up national plans of action for fundamental rights education and to implement the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education; calls on regional and local authorities to take an active part in the above activities;