Activities of Laura AGEA related to 2017/2127(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the European Disability Strategy (debate) IT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on implementation of the European Disability Strategy PDF (806 KB) DOC (145 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas one of the targets of the goal of good health and well-being set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is to achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, and safe, effective and affordable medicines and vaccines of good quality for allwhen all too often Member States cut disability-related social benefits and health services, undermining the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ( UN CRPD ) and further increasing levels of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that the UNCRPD Committee in its Concluding Observations critically noted that austerity measures adopted by EU and Member States worsened standard of living of persons with disabilities, leading to higher poverty and social exclusion levels and cuts in social services and support to families and community-based services;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls for an immediate stop of all austerity measures and urges both the EU and Member States to adopt the necessary legislation to fully and consistently comply with the UNCRPD, guaranteeing, inter alia, adequate levels of disability related benefits, community based services, health services and high quality education and training programmes;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights that the Court of Justice of the European Union in its opinion of 14 February 2017 indicated that the EU has exclusive competence on the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty as the body of the obligations of the Marrakesh Treaty falls within an area that is already covered to a large extent by common EU rules;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Believes firmly that a comprehensive and cross-cutting review of the EU legislation must be conducted to ensure full harmonization with the provisions of the UNCRPD, implementing a democratic and participatory process aimed at fully and directly involving representative organizations of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to refrain from cutting disability-related social benefits, community-based services, health services and training and education programmes that will undermine the UN CRPD and further increase the level of poverty and social exclusion;