Activities of Angel DZHAMBAZKI related to 2015/2258(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that independence, integration and access to an inclusive education and training system, cultural life, leisure and sport are rights guaranteed by Articles 19, 24 and 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and are protected under EU law, in particular in the context of fighting discrimination on the grounds of disability (Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU) and the principle of integrationfull and effective participation and inclusion in society of persons with disabilities (Article 263 of the CharterCRPD); asks the Commission and the Member States therefore to reinforce measures aimed at ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to key areas such as education, culture and sport;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the increasingly volatile external security environment calls for a strengthening of the CSDP to make it a more effective policy instrument; whereas the Union needs to make its external borders more secure;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Commission to act accordingly within the limits of its competences and through coordination towards improvement of access and ideally for guaranteed access for all children with disabilities to inclusive and quality education in European schools;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls onSuggests that the Commission to make a comprehensive review ofreviews appropriate and relevant EU legislation in order to ensure that it fullyvaluate whether it complies with the CRPD;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequate access to education and training services where tailored education projects are needed; askencourages the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the difficulties that persons with disabilities still face in accessing justice; calls on the Member States to take action in order to provide full procedural accommodation for such persons; considers that the Commission should consider including specific training programmes on the CRPD in the 2014- 2020 EU Justice Programme; suggesttresses that EU courts should apply their internal rules and instructions in a way thatthe organisation of national courts remains the responsibility of Member States; However, encourages Member States to facilitates access to justice for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that any legislative change in the field of copyright and related rights should guaranteprovide people with disabilities access to works and services protected by those rights in any format; recalls onthat the Commission is due to submit legislative proposals on exceptions and limitations to copyright and related rights in order to ensure that people with different disabilities have access to works and services protected by those rights;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises the multiple ways in which the Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults canmay functionally assist in implementing and supporting the international obligations of the parties to the CRPD; regrets, in this connection, the Commission’s failure to follow up Parliament’s resolution of 18 December 2008 with recommendations to the Commission on cross-border implications of the legal protection of adults;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that providing access to education to persons with disabilities should also include access to lifelong learning, including the provision of needs-based reasonable accommodation;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that despite a combined yearly defence budget of some EUR 190 billion, the Member States are still unable to meet the 1999 Helsinki Headline Goals; recalls the ambitious civilian headline goals set by the EU; calls for the EU to be strengthened as an actor in defence, and regrets the lack of a clear military doctrine which operationalises the tasks listed in Article 43 TEU (the expanded ‘Petersberg tasks’); strongly advocates closer defence coordination and cooperation between Member States and at EU level, in particular pooling and sharing of resources, capabilities and assets; calls on the Commission to carry out an analysis of security and defence challenges and requirements as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that Youth strategies after 2018 should mainstream the needs of young persons with disabilities;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to continue working on the inclusion of the persons with disabilities through financial support for a range of grassroots projects and organisations;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD, which focuses on the exchange of good practices; asks each EU institution and agency to organise a specific training module on the CRPD for its staff, in cooperation with organisations for people with disabilities.
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges that military operations are financed by the Member States outside the EU budget and that their common costs are covered by the Athena mechanism; underlines that Athena is crucial to the fast deployment of those operations and is an instrument of solidarity between Member States, as well as a major incentive, notably for those lacking financial resources, to contribute to CSDP operations; regrets, however, that the proportion of the common costs remains very low (around 10-15 % of all costs) and that the ‘costs lie where they fall’ principle further deters Member States from taking an active part; finds thatsists on the introduction of a guaranteed means of securing the long- term financing of military missions should be ensured, including at the preparatory stage, which, in every operation, is of crucial importance; recommends that, during the current budget year, an analysis be carried out and a proposal drawn up identifying the resources required and arrangements for securing them;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Deplores, in this context, the fact that the review of the Athena mechanism has not produced tangible results, and calls on the Council to deliver quickly on this issue; supports, in particular, an expansion of the costs eligible under Athena, such as the pre-financing of certain costs or the strategic transport of EU battle groups; expects a final decision on these issues at the next European Council oninsists that the European Defence Council, at its next meeting, take a final decision on these issues; points out that postponing such a final decision places a question mark over the accomplishment of the changes that are urgently needed in the realm of European security and defence;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Council to initiate, during the current budget year, the setting-up of the start-up fund (foreseen by Article 41(3) TEU) for the urgent financing of the initial phases of military operations, which could also serve as a strong tool for capacity development; notes that, while civilian missions benefit from a dedicated budget for preparatory measures, the deployment and efficiency of military missions will remain structurally hindered as long as this possibility is not used; strongly encourages Member States to engage in the permanent structured cooperation provided for by Article 46 TEU, which would also considerably strengthen the EU rapid reaction capability;