12 Amendments of Eleonora EVI related to 2017/2125(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the freedom of movement and residence of EU citizens and their families is one of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Treaties, the Citizens’ Rights Directive (Directive 2004/38/EC) and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; stresses that it is vital to eliminate any economic and social discrimination so as to enable all citizens to fully enjoy that right on an essentially equal footing; notes that petitioners from different countries are concerned about the risk of losing their EU citizenship and afraid of not being able to benefit from the rights associated with this freedom;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deplores the fact that, in some EU Member States, access to social protection is severely limited for EU citizens who are not nationals, and wage gaps exist among people performing the same work, which is a breach of the fundamental right not to be discriminated against.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Observes that the austerity policies adopted at EU level and by the Member States have aggravated the problems faced by citizens with regard to the practical enjoyment of their fundamental rights and have caused a considerable increase in socioeconomic disparities and economic migration within the EU;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes the need to put an end to austerity policies, a move which should lead to the early adoption of legislation guaranteeing high levels of social protection and stable, adequately paid jobs;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that freedom of expression, information and the media are key to safeguarding democracy and the rule of law, and; considers it necessary to take effective action at EU level to tackle the serious problems which limit pluralism and freedom of information within the Member States; stresses that freedom of thought, conscience and religion, including the freedom to change one’s religion or belief, are also among the EU’s core values;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that all citizens living in a Member State other than their own have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in EU and local elections, in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights; considers that the factors which prevent all citizens of the EU from fully enjoying that right must be tackled and eliminated without delay;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Member States to promote the protection of the rights of the child, in line with the Treaty onies of the European Union (TEU), the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the international commitments undertaken in this field, namely by ensuring that children’s views are taken into account in matters that concern them and that their best interests are a primary consideration in any decisions that affect them; recalls the consistently high number of petitions on discrimination based on nationality, gender or financial status when granting custody rights; calls on the Commission to monitor carefully the procedures and practices applied by the competent authorities of the Member States in this regard, in the decisions of a cross-border character that they take concerning minors, to ensure that they are not discriminatory, with the aim of safeguarding the overriding interest of the minor and the other related fundamental rights; calls on the Commission to move forward with the recasting of the Brussels II Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003) announced in June 2016, taking due account of these aspects;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that all EU residents are entitled to benefits and assistance under the social security systems of their Member State of residence and have the right to healthcare and medical treatment; notdeplores, in this connection, that the price and accessibility of medicinee fact that high prices prevent access to medicines and to certain therapies for an increasing number of citizens in the Member States arend that this is among the major issues affecting patientscitizens; calls on the Member States to pursue policies designed to improve public health by ensuring universal access to medical care for all citizens and compliance with the strictest standards of human rights, in order to guarantee a high level of protection of human health for the whole population;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to ensure gender equality in the areas that require improvement and in which women’s fundamental rights are being violated, and to preventintroduce and implement all necessary measures to prevent and combat effectively gender-based violence;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Strongly supports the need for effective environmental protection in line with the principle of sustainable developto ensure the application of the highest standards of environmental protection in line with the precautionary principle, the ‘polluter pays’ principle and the principle of environmental sustainability, applying penalties for any damage to natural resources and the environment, thisese being by far the most recurrent issueconcerns expressed in petitions;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the need to guarantee a high level of consumer protection, in accordance with Article 38 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights; calls, therefore, for this right to be safeguarded effectively in the banking, insurance and credit sectors.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to adopt without delay a proposal for a binding legislative act to make it possible for consumers to bring class actions in cases of fraud and unfair or illegal practices perpetrated against them, in order to substantially step up, throughout the Union, protection of consumers’ rights, including the right to adequate compensation;