19 Amendments of Sven MIKSER related to 2021/2099(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
— having regard to the judgement of the Court in Case C-135/08 Rottmann [2010] and in particular paragraph 39 emphasising the competence of Member States in relation to acquisition and loss of nationality,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas freedom of movement, which allows any EU citizen to live, work or study or access to their right to healthcare in any Member State, is one of the foundations of the EU;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas Article 21 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights explicitly prohibits non-discrimination based on any grounds such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientations as the primary expression of EU Citizenship; whereas it forms at the same time a crucial component of the successful exercise of the freedom of movement, as evidenced in the petitions;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the acquisition and loss of citizenship remains a competence of the Member States;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas petitions have shown that mobile EU citizens and residents still face difficulties in exercising their electoral rights, owing to administrative burdens and bureaucracy, language barrier in Member States, and misinformation or a lack of cooperation by Member State authorities;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote further cooperation in situations where workers receive benefits and pay contributions in different EU Member States, by reinforcing the cross-border exchange of information between the different social security authorities, so that all of the contributions can be duly taken into account in calculating pension rights;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. Calls on Member States to better inform EU citizens as to their rights and duties, and to facilitate entitlement to these rights being respected equally both in their country of origin and in any other Member State;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
F c. Recalls that access to health services, coordination of social security schemes and recognition of professional qualifications in other Member States are the areas where EU citizens are often facing difficulties and calls for a vigorous enforcement by the Commission in order to redress those situations ;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. Supports the development of a mutually recognized EU disability card to ensure equal access within the EU to certain benefits and urges all Member States to participate in the system in order to guarantee the freedom of movement for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. Urges all Member States to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and to sign the Protocol; In the context of the ratification of this Convention, urges the Commission to take the necessary measures to enable persons with disabilities to exercise their full right as a European citizen, without any form of discrimination;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. Encourages Member States to give more space to political education on EU affairs, inter alia on EU citizens’ rights, in their school curricula and to adapt teacher training accordingly; considers that Member States should promote school visits to EU institutions in their educational systems; emphasises that accessible education plays a vital role in informing future citizens;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets that the options for redress open to parents and children in the event of separation or divorce are not the same in each Member State, with the result that hundreds of parents in Europe have contacted the Committee on Petitions to support them in their cross-border family disputes and parental child abduction.;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that freedom of movement is not only challenged by major global events; notes with regret that, as revealed by the EU Citizenship Report 2020 and the many petitions received in this field, EU citizens and long-term residents still encounter legal, administrative or practical obstacles when moving to another Member State, in particular as regards social benefits, health, education, insurance and tax regimes, as well as the recognition of professional qualifications; highlights that these obstacles often include discriminatory administrative requirements which only can be fulfilled by citizens, such as possession of a national identity document that is only issued to citizens, or arbitrary requirements for documents which are not usually issued in other Member States; calls on the Commission to investigate discriminatory administrative practices in Member States, in particular at local level;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Regrets the existence of cross- border obstacles in civil or social matters, such as family law or pensions, that prevent many citizens from enjoying full EU citizenship;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the Member States to put in place coordination and cooperation measures in order to efficiently tackle the issues of double taxation in car registration, tax discrimination and double taxation in any cross-border context and to take better account of the realities of cross-border worker mobility; considers that double taxation issues are insufficiently addressed through existing bilateral tax conventions or unilateral action by a Member State and would need concerted, timely action at EU level;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls for the adoption of an effective legislative framework and coordination measures at EU and Member States level to ensure high levels of social protection and equitable, properly paid jobs; considers this approach to be vital in order to empowering citizens and protecting their rights arising from EU Citizenship;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that statelessness is a barrier to enjoying EU citizenship rights; regrets the lack of rights conferred through EU long-term resident status and the possibility for Member States to impose limits on free movement; is deeply concerned that only EU citizens are protected from discrimination under the acquis; stresses that as a result, stateless persons with long-term residency statustresses that stateless persons cannot enjoy free movement of persons or services, are not covered by Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas18 (the Visa Code), and do not enjoy rights equal to those in, for example, Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility19 (the Brussels IIa Regulation); calls on the Commission to revise Council Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents20 and to introduce opportunities to approximate EU long-term resident status to EU citizen status; _________________ 18 OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1. 19 OJ L 338, 23.12.2003, p. 1. 20 OJ L 16, 23.1.2004, p. 44.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the announcement of the Commission to review the rules on consular protection; urges the Commission to ensure assistance for EU citizens of unrepresented Member States; stresses that Member States also issue travel documents to persons who are not their citizens such as stateless persons; deplores the fact that consular protection is in some cases only guaranteed to citizens and leaves stateless persons completely unprotected; urges the Commission and the Member States to include the right to consular protection for persons who are issued a travel document by a Member State even if they are not a citizen of that state;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the establishment of an online one-stop-shop in all 24 EU official languages centralising all EU participatory instruments, providing information, advice and support on engaging with the EU, thereby helping users to identify and use the most appropriate channel, in order to bringing the citizens closer to the EU and by strengthening their democratic participation; trusts that such a one- stop- shop would streamline the use of the different participatory instruments while fully unlocking their potential;