15 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2017/2125(INI)
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the basis for European integration is the upholding and promotion of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the values and principles enshrined in the European treaties, in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and international human rights instruments;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the influx of migrants into Europe is continuing; whereas many of these migrants place their lives in the hands ofcan fall victim to traffickers and criminals; whereas , according to UNHCR data, 27 % of the migrants arriving in Europe via the Mediterranean are children; whereas , according to the IOM, 23 % of these children stated that they had never been to school;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the dangers faced by refugee and migrant children include separation from their families, detention, sexual and gender-based violence, exploitation and physical and psychological damage and that they may therefore be marginalised and come involved in criminal activities or radicalised;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas protecting child migrants is first and foremost about upholding the European values of respect for human rights, dignity and solidarity, and this is why protecting all children is a priority, regardless of their status or the stage they have reached in the migration process.
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the ongoing wave of terrorist attacks across the EU, and in other countries outside the EU has fuelled widespread fear and mistrust of Muslim migrants, and whereas certain political parties are employing the rhetoric of cultural isolationism and hatred of those who are different;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas there is a risk that the increased levels of hatred, xenophobia and Afrophobia, whether expressed in the form of hate crimes, anonymous messages spread on social networks, protests or political propaganda, will come to be seen as normal in the Member States, and having regard to the scale of these phenomena, which should be monitored and combated;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas modern societies cannot function and cannot develop without a free, independent and, professional pressand responsible mass-media system, based on principles such as fact-checking, the willingness to reflect a range of informed opinions, and the protection of the confidentiality of media sources and the safety of journalists, the protection of freedom of expression, and means of limiting fake news;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the EU needs a common approach to governance, which does not yet exist, which is primarily needed to promote our citizens’ common interests and which must be developed by pooling experiences of European governance;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that corruption undermines the rule of law, democracy and human rights, and people’s trust in democratic institutions and that it poses a threat to good governance and the existence of a just and socially equitable judicial system and slows economic development;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view, therefore, that a clear distinction should be drawn between migrants who can legitimately claim refugee status and those who cannot; calls for migrants to be identified and checked, and for their requests for entry into the EU to be processed, before they come;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the imperative need for persons of Islamic faith and culture, including those who have already been living here for a long time, to be integrated as effectively as possible into European society, but for them to comply with European laws and rules; stresses that integration of this kind will be the best way to tackle Islamic radicalisation in Europe;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that integration is best achieved through schooling for young people and education in European citizenship for older people, that the EU should therefore promote a policy reception and integration in all the Member States, but only after the migrants are identified and checked, and that it is unacceptable that certain Member States should claim that the migration phenomenon is not their concern;
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that particular attention should be paid to the situation of women and the rights of women in the EU, be they immigrants, victims of abuse or modern slavery, alone or accompanied by children; points out that the EU and the Member States must set an example and take genuine measures in this regard;
Amendment 512 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of maintaining and stepping up efforts in the areas of data protection, safeguards for children, the protection of victims of criminal acts, Roma people, violence against women, freedom of religion and belief, public health, the recognition of marital status in the EU, gender equality, the rights of persons with a disability and the rights of elderly persons; Justification I have removed the words 'Roma people' because I consider that we should not favour one ethnic community over any other; all European citizens should receive equal assistance and protection regardless of their ethnic origin.