31 Amendments of Evin INCIR related to 2020/2201(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 (new)
Citation 1 (new)
– having regard to the EU gender equality strategy 2020-2025, the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025, the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 (new)
Citation 2 (new)
– having regard to the Anti-racism Action Plan 2020-2025 and the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 (new)
Citation 3 (new)
– having regard to Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)11 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the need to strengthen the protection and promotion of civil society space in Europe;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Underlines the need to differentiate between citizens’ tools for accountability, participation, dialogue, consultation and implementation and enhance and develop tools for these respectively;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls on the commission to create a digital platform with information on how young people can participate in political processes, inclusive of people with disabilities, all official EU languages as well as other minority languages;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Calls on the commission to increase funding for projects promoting the understanding of the functioning of the EU and its fundamental values; stresses the need to ensure access to funding for organisations, including through micro grants and simplified and adapted application processes;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for supportive measures aimed at increasing civic literacy and building civic capacity to encourage citizens’ understanding of the policymaking process and to promote civic engagement in the actions of the Union; considers to that end that stronger action by Member States and the Commission in fostering EU citizenship education is necessary; calls on the Commission to provide support to complement educational programmes and training in all Member States, notably by supporting the development of a common curriculum on European citizenship education; invites the Commission and the Member States to develop a comprehensive European strategy on civic and citizenship education accompanied by supporting platforms to promote its implementation;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for supportive measures aimed at increasing civic literacy through formal and non-formal citizenship education and building civic capacity to encourage citizens’ understanding of the policymaking process and to promote civic engagement in the actions of the Union;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers that citizens’ trust in the EU institutions is fundamental for democracy, good governance and effective policy-making, believes that the EU institutions must strive for the highest possible standards of transparency, accountability and integrity; calls in particular on the Council to increase transparency as regards to its decision making process and access to documentation;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the inclusion in the Rights and Values Programme of a citizens’ engagement and participation strand designed to promote citizens’ engagement and participation in the democratic life of the Union; stresses the importance of ensuring continuity and increased resources for this strand; calls for the swift establishment of the ‘Civil Dialogue Group’, included in said programme;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RegreHighlights the limited political and legal follow-up given by the Commission to successfulportance of established channels for citizens’ participation, such as the European citizens’ initiative; considers that this important tool lacks visibility, accessibility and follow-up; encourages the Commission and Member States to raise awareness on such tool; believes that the European Citizens’s Initiatives; strongly regrets the Commission’s dismissal of the Minority SafePack should be evaluated with a view to identify how its impact and effectiveness can be improved; point out that a successful European Citizens’s Initiative, which addresses basic values and objectives enshrined in the Tre should not automatically lead to the introduction of new legislatieson;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the importance of outreach to persons living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods to ensure participation across society;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses the need to ensure broader representation of minority, disability, children and youth organisations in advisory bodies to the EU, such as the European and Economic Social Committee (EESC);
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the importance of Equality Bodies, National Human Rights institutions and Ombudspersons to address concerns of citizen’s on issues covered by EU competences or violations of EU rights and values; stresses that the independence of such structures from governing authorities is a prerequisite to enable and protect meaningful citizen’s engagement; calls therefore for the Commission to closely monitor this area in forthcoming Rule of Law reports;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Deplores the continued trend of shrinking civic space in member states;1a _________________ 1a Safeguarding Civic Space for Young People in Europe | European Youth Forum https://www.youthforum.org/safeguarding -civic-space-young-people-europe, The Shrinking Space for Human Rights Organisations - Compendium records (coe.int), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2017/578039/EXPO_STU(2 017)578039_EN.pdf
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop innovative and inclusive tools for citizens’ participation and dialogues; recalls that such tools should be adapted to ensure full access for people with disabilities and different age groups;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Believes that participation could be enhanced by ensuring predictable, flexible, adapted and multilingual process and tools of consultation; considers important to foster participation of people belonging to minorities in all public consultations in order to share their experiences and be able to promote further diversity in all policies;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Considers political pluralism to be a fundamental part of democracy, contributing positively to the resilience of open and free societies;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Supports the establishment of a permanent structured dialogue with citizens to ensure that their views directly inform EU decision-making and public policy as proposed in December 2018 by the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Takes note of the Council of Europe co-management structure in its youth sector, allowing youth participation in its decision making;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Applauds the ongoing engagement in the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly to institutionalise a permanent consultative seat for youth representatives;1a _________________ 1a https://pace.coe.int/en/files/29115
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Calls for an evaluation of existing and initiated tools and mechanisms in regards to diversity in representation of citizens,civil society organisations and organised interest groups;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Recalls that EU institutions should not create and compete with already existing civil society platforms, but instead support, invite and formalise contacts;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to encourage the active participation of EU citizens in EU matters, notably young people, in order to support their involvement in shaping society and politics; considers that the voices and demands of young Europeans should have special consideration during the Conference on the future of Europe; calls on the Commission to devote sufficient resources to promote a wide participation of young people through appropriate tools;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that migrants and people in need of international protection should have the possibility to express their views, in particular, on asylum and migration policies; invites the Commission to proactively engage them in the design of such policies;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Commends the efforts done by the EU Youth dialogues to include youth and youth organisations in creating policy and decision-making, calls on the EU institutions to commit to make tangible action based on the outcomes of the EU Youth dialogue, including participation in council meetings and final conclusions;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Calls on the EU institutions to refrain from tokenistic forms of engagement in any consultation, participation and representation;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Calls on the commission to establish a formal and permanent mechanism for dialogue and participation on relevant matters for youth, to this end, calls on the commission to engage together with youth organisations in capacity building, including to make documents youth friendly and accessible, to ensure meaningful and informed participation;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Reiterates the call on the commission to include the voices of children by establishing formal mechanisms for dialogue and consultation and ensuring their full and meaningful participation;