13 Amendments of Annika BRUNA related to 2022/0400(COD)
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Member States shall ensure that the above-mentioned resources – financed by the taxpayer – are sufficient, but in no case superfluous, and are tightly managed.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To ensure that equality bodies can effectively contribute to the enforcement of Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU by promoting equal treatment, preventing discrimination and offering assistance to all individuals and groups that are discriminated against to access justice across the Union, it is necessary to adopt binding minimum standards for the functioning of those bodies. The new standards should draw on the lessons learnt through the application of Commission Recommendation 2018/95163, building on some of its provisions and laying down new rules where necessary. They should also draw from other relevant instruments, such as the General Policy Recommendation N°264on equality bodies adopted by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) and the Paris Principles65 adopted by the United Nations and applicable to national human rights institutions. _________________ 63 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2018/951 of 22 June 2018 on standards for equality bodies (OJ L 167, 4.7.2018, p. 28). 64 ECRI General Policy Recommendation N°2 revised on Equality Bodies to combat racism and intolerance at national level - adopted on 13 June 1997 and revised on 7 December 2017. 65 Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions adopted by General Assembly resolution 48/134 of 20 December 1993.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Equality bodies can only effectively play their role if they are able to act with complete independence without being subject to any external influence. For that purpose, Member States should take into account a number of criteria that contribute to the independence of equality bodies. Equality bodies should not be set up as part of a ministry or body taking instructions directly from the government. Any staff member or person holding a managerial position – for example as member of a board managing the equality body, head of the equality body, deputy or in case of interim – should be independent, qualified for their position, and selected through a transparent process. Equality bodies should be able to manage their own budget and resources, including by selecting and managing their own staff, and be able to set their own priorities.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Equality bodies must be independent of government but are not intended to form a political opposition; they must be completely independent of all political parties, as well as any kind of politicised and ideological lobbies, pressure groups and influence groups.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Equality bodies, alongside other actors, have a key role to play in the prevention of discrimination and the promotion of equality. To address the structural aspects of discrimination and to contribute to social change, they shouldhey promote equality duties, good practices, positive action and equality mainstreaming among public and private entities, and provide them with relevant training, information, advice, guidance and support. They should communicate with public and private entities and groups at risks of discrimination and engage in public debate in order to combat stereotypes and raise awareness about diversity and its benefits, a key pillar of the Union’s equality strategies.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Equality data are crucial for raising awareness, sensitising people, quantifying discrimination, showing trends over time, proving the existence of discrimination, evaluating the implementation of equality legislation, demonstrating the need for positive action, and contributing to evidence-based policymaking75. Equality bodies have a role to play in contributing to the development of relevant equality data for those purposes, for example by organising regular roundtables gathering all relevant entities. They should also collect and analyse data on their own activities or conduct surveys and should be able to access and make use of statistical information collected by other public or private entities – such as the national statistical offices, national courts, labour and education inspectorates, trade unions or civil society organisfamily associations -– concerning the matters they are entrusted with under Directives 2006/54/EC and 2010/41/EU. That statistical information should not contain any personal data. _________________ 75 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Council Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (‘the Racial Equality Directive’) and of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (‘the Employment Equality Directive’) SWD(2021) 63 final.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To determine their vision for the future and identify their organisation's goals and objectives, eEquality bodies shouldmust adopt a multi- annual programme. This should allow them to ensure the coherence of their different strands of work over time and address systemic issues of discrimination falling under their mandate as part of a long-term action plan.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide for transparent rules and safeguards concerning the selection, appointment, revocation and potential conflict of interest of the staff of equality bodies, in particular persons holding a managerial position, in order to guarantee their competence and independence. vis-à-vis all political parties, as well as any kind of politicised and ideological lobbies, pressure groups and influence groups.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that these resources are sufficient but not superfluous.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
In doing so, Member States and equality bodies shall take into consideration the most appropriate communication tools and formats for each target group. They shall focus in particular on disadvantaged groups whose access to information can be hindered, for example by their economic status, age, disability, literacy, nationality, residence status or their lack of access to online tools.
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that equality bodies have appropriate mechanisms in place to cooperate, within their respective fields of competence, with other equality bodies within the same Member State, and with relevant public and private entities, including civil society organisations such as family associations, at national, regional, local level as well as in other Member States and at Union and international level.
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish a list of common indicators to measure the practical effects of this Directive. When preparing the indicators, the Commission may seek advice from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Institute for Gender Equality. Those indicators shall cover the resources, independent functioning, activities, and effectiveness of equality bodies, as well as evolutions in their mandate, powers or structure, ensuring the comparability, objectivity and reliability of the data collected at national level.