5 Amendments of Jan Marinus WIERSMA related to 2008/2137(INI)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the final stage of exclusion is when Roma communities create settlements beyond the reach of public administration and of society and therefore receive no governmental or social benefits or services; notes the experience of several Member States that Roma people often come from the Central-European region without any identification documents,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas real participation in society and politics is essential for the integration of the Roma, yet, for numerous reasons, the special representation for the Roma's interests is not effective, while the success of Roma civil-society organisations in defending Roma interests depends on the politics of the given moment and while the legitimacy of the representation has often been called into question,
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. CObserves that, whereas the improvement of the social and economic situation of the Roma was a significant consideration in the enlargement process, progress has generally been limited; calls on the Member States and the Commission to review previous and existing programmes and initiatives and evaluate their results; considers that the European Union has a duty to coordinate instruments of social inclusion better and more closely and that this should help to combat poverty, promote Roma access to better, lasting and worthy employment, pave the way for efforts to render social inclusion and protection systems more effective, and be a means of analysing political experience and mutual learning;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission, by means of a coherent political strategy, with high- level coordination, to assess specifically the impact of the objectives and instruments of each of its sectoral policies on the Roma; calls on the Commission to ask Member States, in reports on integrated indicators and on the open method of coordination for social inclusion, to devote attention to changing the situation of Roma; calls on the Commission to regularly assess changes in the education, employment, social, health and housing situation;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to assess specifically the impact of the objectives and instruments of each of its sectoral policies on the Roma, along with developing a coherent political strategy and achieving a high level of coordination; calls on the Commission to ask Member States, in reports on integrated indicators and on the open method of coordination for social inclusion, to devote attention to changing the situation of Roma; calls on the Commission to regularly assess changes in the education, employment, social, health and housing situation;