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10 Amendments of Javier ZARZALEJOS related to 2019/2199(INI)

Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 a (new)
– having regard to the ECtHR judgment of 13 February 2020 in the case of N.D. and N.T. v Spain (Nos 8675/15 and 8697/15), which establishes that migrants who enter a country illegally place themselves in an illegal situation and are thereby not covered by legal guarantees,
2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 45 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 12 December 2018 on findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on Terrorism1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0512
2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 b (new)
– having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas on 1 October 2019, the Council of Europe’s Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights approved an investigation into the growing number of national, regional and local politicians prosecuted for statements made in the exercise of their mandate in Spain22 ; __________________ 22Introductory memorandum of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Should politicians be prosecuted for statements made in the exercise of their mandate?, 1 October 2019, AS/Jur (2019) 35.deleted
2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas many instances of disproportionate use of force against peaceful demonstrators continue to be reported across the EU, including the beating of demonstrators; whereas law enforcement authorities in some Member States such as Romania23 , Spain and France24 are increasingly using less lethal weapons, such as batons, tear gas, hand- held sting grenades, electroshock weapons, water cannons and rubber bullets to control or disperse crowds of demonstrators; whereas the number of persons seriously wounded in demonstrations in recent years as a result of the use of rubber bullets is particularly striking; __________________ 23European Parliament resolution of 13 November 2018 on the rule of law in Romania (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0446) 24 Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Shrinking space for freedom of peaceful assembly, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 2019; Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Memorandum on maintaining public order and freedom of assembly in the context of the ‘yellow vest’ movement in France, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 2019; Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Protection of the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly during last week’s demonstrations in Catalonia, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 2019
2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas pushbacks constitute a violation of EU and international law and prevent migrants from benefiting from the legal guarantees firmly laid down in such law; whereas the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights expressed grave concern about consistent reports of violent pushbacks by Croatian law enforcement officials25 ; whereas the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights also expressed concerns regarding the practice of ‘summary returns’ in the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in relation to the ECtHR cases N.D. v Spain and N.T. v Spain26 ; __________________ 25 Letter from the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe to the Prime Minister of Croatia of 20 September 2018; Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Bosnia and Herzegovina must immediately close the Vučjak camp and take concrete measures to improve the treatment of migrants in the country, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 2019 26Third party intervention by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights of 22 March 2018, N.D. v Spain and N.T. v Spain, CommDH(2018)11.deleted
2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas acts of terrorism constitute one of the most serious violations of fundamental rights and freedoms; whereas during 2018 and 2019, acts of glorification of terrorism and homages to the terrorists took place within the European Union; whereas this kind of acts legitimizes terrorism, threatens our democracy and humiliates the victims;
2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes initiatives and actions which aim at strengthening security cooperation between Member States and to set out an effective EU response to terrorism and security threats in the European Union; urges the Member States to fully cooperate with each other, and to improve the exchange of information among each other and with EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies; highlights the importance of respecting fundamental rights in the fight against terrorism; stresses the importance that oversight mechanisms in the field of intelligence services should be in line with the Charter and the ECHR; calls on the institutions concerned to provide safeguards to prevent any subsequent victimisation derived from humiliation and attacks on the image of the victims coming from social sectors related to the attacker;
2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 534 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses grave concern about consistent reports of violent pushbacks by law enforcement officials in several Member States; calls on the Commission and the Member States to investigate the matter and take effective measures to ensure that such policies and practices are scrapped, including by putting on hold funds for border surveillance and ensuring the independent monitoring of border control activities by national ombudsmen and NGOs;deleted
2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises the importance of rigorous management of the EU's external borders. Stresses the need to address humanitarian issues affecting border control. Underlines that EU and national policies on migration must comply fully with the 1951 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its additional protocol.
2020/02/28
Committee: LIBE