Activities of Peter POLLÁK related to 2019/2199(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union – Annual Report for the years 2018-2019 (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Roma children are still prevented from exercising their basic rights, such as right to quality and inclusive education;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the EU has witnessed spread of racism, intolerance, extremism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and anti- Roma sentiments fuelled by right-wing but also mainstream politicians; whereas the situation reflects the worsening of social situation, unemployment of youth, failure of school´s systems as well as dysfunctional judiciary and corruption at highest political positions in some Member States;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the cases when Member States fail to secure Roma people’s equal access to justice and their equality before the law, notably the disproportionate criminalisation of Roma, over-policing (ethnic profiling, excessive stop-and- search procedures, uncalled-for raids on Roma settlements, excessive use of force during arrests, assaults, threats, humiliating treatment, physical abuse, and the denial of rights during police interrogation and custody), and in under- policing of crimes committed against Roma, providing little or no assistance, protection or investigation in cases of crimes reported by Roma;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to commemorate the victims of the Roma Holocaust, to mark 2 August as Roma Holocaust Memorial Day