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Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas freedom of thought, conscience and religion is guaranteed by Article 10 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Article 9 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and should be given special protection in the context of a concern for the values of the European Union;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

Marek JUREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the signing of the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention on 13 June 2017, despite the limitation to only two mandates; regrets that, to date, only 19 Member States have ratified the Convention and calls on the remaining Member States to do so without delay; recognises that when it comes to determining European standards for the protection of women against violence, the Istanbul Convention is the most important point of reference; calls on the Council to swiftly agree on the Code of Conduct, which will govern the implementation of the Convention by the EU;deleted

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

Marek JUREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Expresses concern about the risk of misogyny in European societies and its impact on women’s fundamental rights in all spheres of life; calls on Member States to address the key obstacles to gender equality in economic empowerment and political participation, including sexual harassment which hampers women’s full participation in the labour market; highlights the fact that gender stereotypes must be tackled from an early age to effectively address the under- representation of women in work, decision making and politics; calls on Member States to appropriately address this issue in school curricula;deleted

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

Marek JUREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Encourages EU Member States to take effective steps to respect and protect women’s sexual and reproductive rights, including a range of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the rights to life, to health, to be free from torture and ill-treatment, to privacy, equality and non-discrimination; recalls that Member States have the obligation, under international human rights law, to provide all women with accessible, affordable, good quality sexual and reproductive healthcare and services; notes that this should include the elimination of laws, policies and practices that infringe upon these rights as well as the prevention of the erosion of existing protections;deleted

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

Marek JUREK

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 c (new)

Freedom of conscience and religion

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

Marek JUREK

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1c (new)–Paragraph 5 e (new)

5e. Stresses that religious freedom and freedom of conscience are fundamental rights of the European Union; notes with concern attempts to undermine these freedoms, such as censorship of religious content or of the broadcasting of religious celebrations in the public media, and punishments for those who refuse to provide services that go against their conscience;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

Marek JUREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)

11e. Deplores the lack of public response to the growing number of acts of aggression and vandalism against Christians and religious sites;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

Marek JUREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

~~15. Deplores the fact that in 2017, LGBTI people were still victims of discrimination and hatred and encourages the Member States to adopt laws and policies to combat homophobia and transphobia;~~deleted

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

Marek JUREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Is shocked by the Commission’s total failure to respond to media reports regarding allegations of abuse of power made against the former French President and to the persistent reports concerning corruption and major irregularities in his appointment to the highest position in the country;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

Marek JUREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recalls Parliament’s resolution with recommendations to the Commission on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights5, adopted on 10 October 2016; reiterates its call on the Commission to submit, on the basis of Article 295 of the TFEU, a proposal for the conclusion of a Union Pact for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (EU Pact for DRF) in the form of an interinstitutional agreement laying down arrangements facilitating the cooperation between the Union institutions and the Member States in the framework of Article 7 of the TEU; __________________ 5 OJ C 215, 19.6.2018, p. 162.deleted

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

Marek JUREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Points out that improving the quality, independence and efficiency of national justice systems, in particular judges, prosecutors and lawyers, remains a key priority of the European Union; stresses that there is an urgent need to introduce a gender-sensitive perspective into the Member States’ legal and judicial systems, including the development and institutionalisation of the gender component into training programmes for all judiciary staff;deleted

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

Marek JUREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Stresses that Member States should consider putting into place a combination of protection-related schemes, such as resettlement and humanitarian admission, and regular mobility schemes to promote legal pathways to the EU for persons in need of protection; recalls that any action undertaken by a Member State, when acting within the scope of EU law, must respect the rights and principles of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; calls on EU Member States to effectively ensure the right to asylum and to accept relocation of refugees from Member States most affected by high numbers of arrivals; also calls on Member States to respect the principle of non-refoulement and introduce adequate procedural safeguards to their asylum and border procedures, including safeguards against collective expulsion;deleted

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

Marek JUREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Recognises the work carried out by different NGOs operating in the Mediterranean in their effort to save lives and provide humanitarian assistance to those in need; calls on Member States to transpose the humanitarian assistance exemption provided for in the Facilitation Directive with the objective of reducing the unintended consequences the Facilitators’ Package has for citizens providing humanitarian assistance to migrants and on the social cohesion of the receiving society;deleted

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

Activities of Marek JUREK related to 2018/2103(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Shadow reports (1)

Amendments (13)

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