14 Amendments of Maria NOICHL related to 2018/0207(COD)
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Those rights and values must continue to be promoted and enforced and shared among the citizens and peoples and be at the heart of the EU project. Therefore, a new Justice, Rights and Values Fund, comprising the Rights and Values and the Justice programmes, shall be created in the EU budget. At a time where European societies are confronted with extremism, radicalism and divisions, it is more important than ever to promote, strengthen and defend justice, rights and EU values: universal human rights, respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law. Those who actively defend these rights and values should also, to that end, be brought into focus. This will have profound and direct implications for political, social, cultural and economic life in the EU. As part of the new Fund, the Justice Programme will continue to support the further development of Union area of justice and cross-border cooperation. The Rights and Values Programme will bring together the 2014-2020 Programme Rights, Equality and Citizenship established by Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 and the Europe for Citizens programme established by Council Regulation (EU) No 390/20149, (hereafter ʻthe predecessor Programmesʼ). __________________ 8 Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 62) 9 Council Regulation (EU) No 390/2014 of 14 April 2014 establishing the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme for the period 2014- 2020 (OJ L 115, 17.4.2014, p.3)
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Justice, Rights and Values Fund and its two underlying funding programmes will focus primarily on people and entities, which contribute to makeing our common values, rights and rich diversity alive and vibrant and to defending those rights and values and that diversity. The ultimate objective is to nurture and sustain a rights-based, equal, inclusive and democratic society. That includes a vibrant, independent, and diverse civil society, encouraging peopleʼs democratic, civic and social participation and fostering the rich diversity of European society, based on our common history and memory. Article 11 of the Treaty of the European Union further specifies that the institutions shall, by appropriate means, give citizens and representative associations the opportunity to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Rights and Values programme (the ʻProgrammeʼ) should allow developing synergies to tackle the challenges that are common to the promotion and protection of values and to reach athe critical dimension necessary at all levels to have concrete results in the field. That should be achieved by building on the positive experience of the predecessor Programmes. This will enamake it possible to fully exploit the potential of synergies, to more effectively support the policy areas covered and to increase their potential to reach people. To be effective, the Programme should take into account the specific nature of the different policies, their different target groups and their particular needs through tailor-made approaches.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Remembrance activities and critical reflection on Europe’s historical memory are necessary to make citizens aware of the common history, as the foundation for a common future, moral purpose and shared values. Given that they have, historically, tended to be neglected, the history of women and their influence on historical events should be treated as a matter of particular significance. The relevance of historical, cultural and intercultural aspects should also be taken into account, as well as the links between remembrance and the creation of an inclusive European identity and a sense of belonging together.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Gender-based violence and violence against children and young people constitute a serious violation of fundamental rights. Violence persists throughout the Union, in all social and economic contexts, and has serious repercussions on victims’ physical and psychological health and on society as a whole. Children, young people and women are particularly vulnerable to violence, in particular in close relationships. Action should be taken to promote the rights of the child and to contribute to the protection of children from harm and violence, which pose a danger to their physical and mental health and constitute a breach of their rights to development, protection and dignity. Combating all forms of violence, promoting prevention and protecting and supporting victims are priorities of the Union which help fulfil individuals’ fundamental rights and contribute to equality between women and men. Those priorities should be supported by the Programmeachieved first and foremost through continuing support for women’s rights organisations, advice and assistance centres, and projects seeking to pursue the goal of an equal society.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Pursuant to Articles 8 and 10 TFEU, the Programme in all its activities should support gender mainstreaming and the mainstreaming of non-discrimination objectives. The individual projects and the Programme as such will be reviewed at the end of the funding period to determine how far they have served to implement that principle.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Independent human rights bodies and, civil society organisations, and activists play an essential role in promoting, safeguarding and raising awareness of the Union’s common values under Article 2 TEU, and in contributing to the effective enjoyment of rights under Union law, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. As reflected in the European Parliament Resolution of 18 April 2018, adequate financial support is key to the development of a conducive and sustainable environment for civil society organisations to strengthen their role and perform their functions independently and effectively. Smaller organisations, which do much to uphold European values and fundamental rights, should be able to receive support without delays or complications. Whenever those values and rights come under assault from campaigns and other efforts, emergency funding, obtainable by straightforward application procedures, should be available to support immediate countermeasures. Complementing efforts at national level, EU funding should therefore contribute on a continuous long- term basis to supporting, empowering and building the capacity of independent civil society organisations active in the promotion of human rights whose activities help the strategic enforcement of rights under EU law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, including through advocacy and watchdog activities, as well as to promoteing, safeguarding and raiseing awareness of the Union’s common values at national level. Projects in Member States where fundamental rights, and hence women’s rights, are being particularly threatened should constitute a further priority.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to protect and promote rights and values as enshrined in the EU Treaties, including by supporting civil society organisations, in order to sustain open, democratic and inclusive societies. Both this Programme and the projects to be funded are bound by the principle of gender mainstreaming.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to promote equality and, non- discrimination, and the observance of rights (Equality and rights strand),
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) increasing citizens’ understanding of the Union, its history, cultural heritage and diversity; enhancing the profile and participation of women and people with a variety of backgrounds and identities with a view to creating an inclusive European identity;
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The evaluation committee may be composed of external experts, with the proviso that its composition shall be based on parity.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Evaluations shall be carried out in a timely manner to feed into the decision- making process. All evaluations shall give gender-disaggregated figures on the persons reached, as well as taking into account their assessments of the measures funded, the number of assessments, and their geographical coverage.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, having regard to parity.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Programme, and its actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Programme shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Article 2. Member States should actively support these information activities.