54 Amendments of Miltiadis KYRKOS related to 2016/2009(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
Citation 21 b (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 19 June 2015 on equal income opportunities for women and men: Closing the gender gap in pensions,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 f (new)
Citation 21 f (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions on LGBTI equality, adopted in on 16 June 2016,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication 'Towards the elimination of female genital mutilation',
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)
Citation 27 a (new)
- having regard to the European Agenda on Migration14a, __________________ 14a COM 2015 240
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 d (new)
Citation 27 d (new)
- having regard to the Europe 2020 strategy, specifically its targets on poverty and social exclusion,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 e (new)
Citation 27 e (new)
- having regard to the Council guidelines adopted in Luxembourg on 24 June 2013 to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by LGBTI persons in relations with third countries,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 f (new)
Citation 27 f (new)
- having regard to the European Commission's "List of Actions to advance LGBTI Equality" adopted in December 2015,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 a (new)
Citation 42 a (new)
- having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' survey 'Antisemitism - Overview of data available in the European Union 2004- 2015,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 b (new)
Citation 42 b (new)
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 c (new)
Citation 42 c (new)
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 d (new)
Citation 42 d (new)
- having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' report "Being Trans in the EU Comparative analysis of the EU LGBT survey data" (2014), to its report on the Fundamental Rights Situation of Intersex people (2015) and to its report "Professionally speaking: challenges to achieving equality for LGBT people" (2016),
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 e (new)
Citation 42 e (new)
- having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' report 'Violence against women: An EU- wide survey',
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 d (new)
Citation 46 d (new)
- having regard to the Commission's staff working document ‘The Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016- 2019’,
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 e (new)
Citation 46 e (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s 2015 report on equality between women and men in the European Union (SWD(2016)0054),
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 i (new)
Citation 46 i (new)
- having regard to the results to public consultation - 2016 Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights on ‘Media Pluralism and Democracy’,
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A d (new)
Recital -A d (new)
-Ad. whereas many fundamental rights violations still occur in the EU and in Member States, as pointed out in reports by the Commission, the FRA, NGOs, the Council of Europe and the UN; such as the violations of the right to freedom of assembly and expression of civil society organisations, freedom of media, the institutional discrimination of LGBTI persons through marriage bans and anti- propaganda legislation, and the remaining high-levels of discrimination and hate crime and hate speech motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, or by bias against a person's disability, sexual orientation or gender identity;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A f (new)
Recital -A f (new)
-Af. whereas the elimination of the death penalty is a direct manifestation of the common values shared by the European Union Member States;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas migration is an unavoidable partthe right to asylum is guaranteed under the 1951 Convention ofn the EU’s future and one of the biggest challenges of our times, as it appeals to the EU’s international humanitarian responsibilities and forms a key element for demographic reasons; Status of Refugees (Geneva Convention) and the protocol of 31 January 1967, as well as by the Charter and the EU has clear international humanitarian responsibilities; whereas migration is a part of the EU's future and one of the challenges of our times and requires a forward-looking solution both in terms of the short- and medium-term crisis management and long-term policies for integration and social inclusion;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas ensuring the right to a fair trial is an integral part of the Asylum Procedures Directive, including the right to an effective remedy;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas it is essential to protect the fundamental rights to privacy and protection of personal data;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas trafficking in human beings harms human dignity and physical and psychological integrity; whereas it first and foremost affects the victims of trafficking, but it also has a vast impact on society overall;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas differences between the legislation of Member States greatly facilitate the activities of organised crime groups involved in trafficking in human beings24a ; __________________ 24a2016 EUROPOL situation report on Trafficking in human beings in the EU
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D l (new)
Recital D l (new)
Dl. whereas Jewish communities are the target of terrorist and anti-Semitic attacks, leading to an increasing perception of insecurity and fear within those communities in Europe;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights are grounded in basic human rights; whereas the denial of life- saving sexual and reproductive health services, among which safe abortion amounts to a serious breach of human rights;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reiterates that Member States shall respect and protect the human dignity of all migrants, including in relation to border management and asylum procedures; calls on the Commission and Member States to reinforce cooperation and resources to save lives of migrants at sea in accordance with the respect of the right to life; welcomes the fact that the recently adopted European Border and Coast Guard proposal foresees a specific mandate for the Agency to support search and rescue operations; recalls that rules related to asylum seekers’ and refugees’ reception conditions must not deprive them of their fundamental rights to a dignified standard of living and to physical and mental health;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes with concern that there are still huge efforts needed to achieve the Europe 2020 strategy’s targets on poverty and social exclusion, while poverty and social exclusion inherently prevent individuals to live their lives in dignity; calls on Member States to find the right mix of policies, including employment activation and training and adequate systems of income support, as well as access to high quality services and to education;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 m (new)
Paragraph 1 m (new)
1m. Stresses that corruption represents a serious fundamental rights violation; notes that in certain Member States it affects the highest levels of government and can be deemed as an institutionalised form of corruption; calls on the Member States and institutions to devise effective instruments for combating and sanctioning corruption and to monitor regularly the use of public funds, be they European or national;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Underlines the fundamental right to seek asylum and urges the EU and the Member States to facilitate the creation of new safe and legal channels for asylum seekers to enter the EU in order to reduce the risks arising from attempts at illegal entry and combat human traffickers;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 q (new)
Paragraph 1 q (new)
1q. Reiterates the need to ensure that irregular migrants are granted the right to an effective remedy in the event of violations of their rights;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 v (new)
Paragraph 1 v (new)
1v. Calls on Member States to their legal obligation to recognise sexual orientation and gender identity as valid grounds for fear and provide adequate training for asylum professionals (such as interviewers and interpreters) in order to identify grounds for asylum that are specific to LGBTI persons;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 x (new)
Paragraph 1 x (new)
1x. Urges Member States to ensure that the complexity of LGBTI-related claims are properly taken into account in procedures based on the concept of safe third country, the concept of safe country of origin, the concept of first country of asylum or the notion of subsequent applications, including a thorough assessment taking into account the general situation of LGBTI persons in the third countries concerned;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States, in the spirit of solidarity, to participate fully in the resettlement programmes;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned about the conditions of detention of unaccompanied minors and calls on the Member States to take the necessary measures to effectively protect this vulnerable category;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States and the EU to put in place a suitable and reliable system for the harmonised collection of data (name, age, nationality, gender, accompanied or unaccompanied, point of entry) for the identification, registration and recording of refugee children arriving in Europe at each stage of their journey;
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that all measures undertaken in the fight against terrorism and radicalisation are in full respect of the principles of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, especially the right to a legal defence, the presumption of innocence, the right to a fair trial, and the right to respect for privacy and protection of personal data;
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that data collection on child trafficking should be based on a common definition of this crime phenomenon; recalls that some Member States consider child trafficking a separate form of exploitation and others include child victims with adults hindering the possibility of creating a comprehensive intelligence picture and of defining the best investigative responses at the EU level;
Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Emphasises that the EU's legal and political framework recognises that trafficking is a gender-specific phenomenon, and calls on Member States to adopt gender-specific measures; recalls that Article 1 of the Directive stresses the need to adopt a gender-sensitive approach to trafficking in human beings; highlights that women and men, girls and boys are vulnerable in different ways, and are often trafficked for different purposes, and that prevention, assistance and support measures must therefore be gender-specific; points out, further, that the EU strategy identifies violence against women and gender inequalities as being among the root causes of trafficking, and lays down a series of measures to address the gender dimension of trafficking;
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Stresses that the gender dimension must be consistently monitored in the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation, and urges the Commission to continue to monitor this in its assessment of Member States' compliance and implementation of the Directive 2011/36/EU; stresses that the cumulative effect of different types of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity makes LGBTI persons particularly vulnerable to trafficking in human beings; calls on the Member States to address the unique needs of LGBTI persons; calls on the Commission to promote the exchange of best practices in this regard;
Amendment 508 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Calls for greater priority and resources to be given by Europol and national police forces to the prosecution of those facilitating human trafficking, paying special attention to raising awareness among police forces and the general public alike about new forms of human trafficking;
Amendment 509 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Calls on the Member States to actively include social partners, the private sector, trade unions and civil society, particularly NGOs working to combat trafficking and provide assistance to victims, in their initiatives to prevent trafficking in human beings, particularly in the field of labour exploitation, including as regards the identification of victims and awareness-raising activities;
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 g (new)
Paragraph 12 g (new)
12g. Calls on the Commission to review of European legislation against hate speech and hate crime expanding it to the grounds of religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity; in order to fully cover all forms of hate crimes and crimes committed with a bias or discriminatory motive related to the victims' personal characteristics, and to clearly define consistent investigation and prosecution standards;
Amendment 608 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Freedom of expression and information (title) Stresses that freedom of expression, information and the media are fundamental to ensuring democracy and the rule of law;
Amendment 617 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Amendment 622 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 h (new)
Paragraph 15 h (new)
15h. Urges the EU and the Member States to combat and prosecute all forms of violence and discrimination against women; calls on the Member States in particular to deal effectively with the effects of domestic violence and sexual exploitation in all its forms, including that of refugees and migrant children, and early or forced marriage; calls on Member States to exchange best practices among each other and to provide regular trainings for police and judicial staff on new forms of violence against women, such as stalking, cyber-harassment or revenge porn;
Amendment 674 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18α. Expresses serious concern about continuing genital mutilation practices, which are a serious form of violence against women and girls and constitute an unacceptable violation of their right to physical integrity; urges the Member States to take the necessary measures to end this barbarous practice as soon as possible;
Amendment 685 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Calls on the Member States, in liaison with the Commission, to recognise the right to access safe and modern contraceptives and sexuality education in schools; urges the Commission to complement national policies to improve public health, while keeping the European Parliament fully informed;
Amendment 689 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 g (new)
Paragraph 18 g (new)
18 g. Regrets that LGBTI persons experience widespread bullying and harassment that starts already at school, and suffer discrimination at work, housing, social services and access to other goods and services;
Amendment 702 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 t (new)
Paragraph 18 t (new)
18 t. Calls on the Commission to bring forward a proposal for the full mutual recognition of the effects and free circulation of all civil status documents of all individuals, couples and families (including established through marriage and registered partnerships, legal sex changes and adoption and birth certificates) across the EU, including legal gender recognition, marriages and registered partnerships, in order to reduce discriminatory legal and administrative barriers for citizens who exercise their right to free movement;
Amendment 717 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for aondemns unequivocally all focurms onf violence against childret and abusive child victimisation at all levels, from homes to schools, public places and detention centres for migrants and calls on the Member States to take appropriate measures to protect children from all forms of physical and psychological violence, including physical and sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, child labour and compulsory marriages;
Amendment 768 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls on Member States to protect freedom of religion or belief, including the freedom of those without a religion not to suffer discrimination as a result of excessive exemptions for religions from laws on equality and non-discrimination;
Amendment 832 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that children with disabilities disproportionately experience a variety of human rights violations, including the denial of access to basic services such as education and healthcare or placement in institutions away from their families and communities, and are at a higher risk of becoming victims of violence, sexual abuse, exploitation and other forms of ill- treatment and abuse; highlights the need for comprehensive policy action by the EU and the Member States to ensure the thorough implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, in conjunction with the CRPD;
Amendment 843 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Calls on Member States to provide accessible solutions to refugees with disabilities;
Amendment 864 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39α. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights states that the elderly have the right ‘to lead a life of dignity and independence and to participate in social and cultural life’;