29 Amendments of Hilde VAUTMANS related to 2023/2082(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas LGBTIQ+ rights are fundamental rights and thereby an integral part of liberal democracy ;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas in 2022, the European Commission, together with the European Parliament and fifteen Member States, referred Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union over violations of LGBTIQ rights;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas systemic rivals of the European Union, such as Russia and China, attack LGBTIQ+ persons in their society and beyond with the goal to undermine liberal democracy;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 and its recent Progress Report on the implementation of the Strategy;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Acknowledges the progress made for the implementation of the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 while stressing that real equality for LGBTIQ+ persons in the EU is still far away from the actual reality;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Welcomes the efforts by the European Commission to advance equality for LGBTIQ+ persons in all fields included in the Strategy; regrets that certain key actions originally envisaged by the Commission have not been implemented so far;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Welcomes the European Commission’s commitment to support Member States in their implementation of the Strategy, expresses deep concern about the disparity of openness to the Strategy between the Member States;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that access to healthcare should be offered as a free and timelytimely and accessible public service;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Emphasises the need for an inclusive and safe education for LGBTIQ+ persons in all Member States, especially for LGBTIQ+ youths;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses deep concern ovmphasises the need to consider the implications for LGBTIQ+ persons of the proposals included in the New Pact on Migration and Asylum; expresses concernwelcomes the ongoing consideration of these implications in the negotiations; underlines that trans and intersex persons must not face even more obstacles in the process of applying for asylum;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Condemns the impact hate crime and hate speech have on LGBTIQ+ persons, both offline and online; condemns the effect online platforms such as TikTok have in promoting anti- LGBTIQ+ content, censoring LGBTIQ+ content and breaching privacy rights of viewers of LGBTIQ+ content;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Regrets the lack of a cohesive overview of EU funding for LGBTIQ+ equality under the different programmes supporting the Strategy;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Welcomes the Commission’s support of LGBTIQ+ activists in Ukraine, especially through the “direct award” modality since the start of the Russian invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on Latvia to join the LGBTIQ Equality Subgroup set up under the High-Level Group on Nondiscrimination, Equality and Diversity - as the last Member State to do so after Cyprus recently expressed its interest - with the goal to enhance implementation of the LGBTIQ strategy in all Member States;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls on all Member States to adhere to the Guidelines for Strategies and Action Plans to Enhance LGBTIQ Equality3a as prepared by the LGBTIQ Equality Subgroup; _________________ 3a https://commission.europa.eu/system/files/ 2022- 09/guidelines_for_strategies_and_action_ plans_to_enhance_lgbtiq_equality_2022fi nal16_05.pdf
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to expand coverage of all healthcare services, allowing LGBTIQ+ persons to seek specific care to specific care for LGBTIQ+ persons, including sexual and reproductive health and technologies;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the EU to give access to asylum to vulnerable LGBTIQ+ persons, including those from so-calledthird countries classified as safe countries;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure support for LGBTIQ+ equality in action under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, as announced in the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025, and include said support in the Work Programme 2023- 2025;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Calls on the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) to swiftly finalise their practical guidance on applicants with SOGIESC and for Member States to then adhere to said guidance;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Calls on the Member States to recognise marriage and parenthood of same-gender couples for the purposes of exercising rights derived from EU law, as required by the Court of Justice of the European Union;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Calls on the Member States to put in place accessible legal gender recognition legislation and procedures, with support of the Commission;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on the Member States to implement the Council Recommendations on Pathways to School Success3b, and especially to include measures against the discrimination of LGBTIQ+ persons, particularly LGBTIQ+ youths, to ensure safe and inclusive education; _________________ 3b https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32022 H1209%2801%29&qid=1671106078506
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30 b. Calls on the Commission to expand the Erasmus+ funding under the topic “Promoting LGBT+ equality” through active communication efforts in cooperation with the National authorities;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Calls on the Commission to instate a Special Representative for LGBTIQ+ Equality in the European External Action Service in order to ensure a horizontal implementation of the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 abroad;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Calls on the Commission to support candidate countries and potential candidate countries in the implementation of EU legislation, including in the field of LGBTIQ+ rights, and monitor their progress;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Calls on the Commission to further improve their communication about funding opportunities to promote LGBTIQ+ equality, particularly in Member States were the equality has been confronted with setbacks;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Calls on all Member States to self- assess their progress in implementing the LGBTIQ Strategy and share their results with the Commission and the Parliament;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)
Paragraph 36 b (new)
36 b. Calls on all Member States to adopt national LGBTIQ+ action plans and strategies until 2025;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the next LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy is accompanied by an implementation plan, a strong mainstreaming structure and resource allocation; to include a timeline and milestones, ensuring the monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning processes, including the consultation of LGBTIQ+ organisations;