17 Amendments of Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI related to 2018/2036(INI)
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Recalls that while protection of minorities is a part of the Copenhagen criteria, both for the candidate countries and for the Member States, there is no guarantee that candidate states stick to the commitments undertaken under the Copenhagen criteria once they became Member States; recalls that there is no standard for minority rights in Union policy nor a common understanding of who can be considered a member of a minority; notes that there is no definition of minorities in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, nor in the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM); recommends that, with respect to the principles of subsidiarity, proportionality and non-discrimination, such a definition should be based on the definition, laid down in Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1201(1993) for an additional protocol on the rights of minorities to the European Convention on Human Rights, of a ‘national minority’ as a group of persons in a state who
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 3
Paragraph 1 – indent 3
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 5
Paragraph 1 – indent 5
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses that there is a need for a legislative proposal on minimum standards of protection of minorities in the EU, for improving the situation of minorities in all the Member States and to avoid double standards, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality, and after carrying out a proper impact assessment; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that their legal systems guarantee that persons belonging to a minority are not discriminated against, and to take and implement targeted protection measures based on relevant international standards;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to consider ratifying, and the European Union to consider accedeing to, the FCNM and the Language Charter and to respect the principles laid down in these documents; calls on the Member States and the Commission to refrain from acts that go against the principles laid down in these documents; notes that the Member States and the EU institutions shall refrain from adopting laws and administrative measures that weaken or derogate the rights of persons belonging to minorities;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve and support national minorities and their representatives in fostering knowledge and skills that are necessary in order to safeguard, sustainably manage and develop cultural heritage and that should be handed down to future generations; calls on the Member States and the Commission to establish and maintain concrete cultural funds for the representatives of regional and minority rights, both at horizontal and vertical levels;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30