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22 Amendments of Annalisa TARDINO related to 2020/2011(INI)

Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas a significant proportion of people with Roma background have been able to establish large-scale criminal networks in several Member States, generating large profits from illegal activities such as money lending, drugs, prostitution and illegal waste;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. Whereas recent researches suggest a correlation between Romani people settlement and crime rates;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. Whereas a 2015 Italian police investigation estimated that a gang based in Rome could count more than 1,000 members across 43 families with Roma background while the crime empire built was reportedly worth 90 million euros;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Ad. Whereas similar investigations have taken place in several other Member States;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Ae. Whereas Crime statistics in some countries have revealed a pattern of over representation of Roma in several types of crime, notably petty stealing;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Af. Whereas several local authorities are investing considerable public financial resources to improve housing and living conditions of people with Roma background;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas persistent and structural antygypsyism continues to exist at all levels of European society and manifests itself on a daily basis;deleted
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas a Directive for the Equality and Inclusion of People with Romani Background, developed on the basis of more realistic quantitative and qualitative data, a legislative act with a binding character on the European Union and its Member States, is needed and must be proposed by the Commission;deleted
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas adequate funding must be allocated for the implementation of post- 2020 National Inclusion Strategies for People with Romani Background from the local, regional and national budgets of the Member States; whereas the EU and the Member States must ensure that the funds allocated are properly spent and not misused;deleted
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas under COVID-19 lockdowns, the situation of marginalised communities of people of Romani background in overcrowded compounds and settlements is very difficult; whereas people of Romani background do not have access to adequate healthcare, sanitation and food, and are particularly at risk; whereas the Member States must deliver emergency support and medical care in order to limit the spread of the virus; whereas racism, exclusion and discrimination against people of Romani background should be urgently addressed by the Union and its Member States;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the Commission must develop a proposal for a post-2020 directive for equality and inclusion of people with Romani background in Europe putting the fight against poverty and antigypsyism at the forefront; stresses that the new proposal must include clear and binding objectives, measures and targets for the Member States, a clear timeline and clear and binding progress requirements, as well as success indicators and adequate funding for its implementation; emphasises the need for a robust monitoring and oversight mechanism to ensure effective implementation and appropriate use of funds; notes that equal participation in all domains of public life, political participation, and the language, arts, culture, history and environment of people with Romani background should be explicitly mentioned in the proposal for post-2020 EU public policy for people with Romani background, as additional measures to the four main priority areas of education, employment, housing and healthcare;deleted
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that in some Member States the judiciary system is not adequately prosecuting multiple offenders with Roma background thus creating a climate of impunity and undermining the credibility of the justice system towards victims of crime;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Encourages Member States to oblige the population with Roma background to register in the municipalities, as it is the case for all citizens, in compliance with national and international laws, in order to put an end to a situation of illegality and degradation which frequently occurs in their settlements and to monitor the overall situation of Roma in Europe and base policy on trustable data;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to develop a proposal for a post-2020 EU directive for the equality and inclusion of people with Romani background, giving priority to (i) achieving a positive impact; (ii) a rights-based approach, including a plan to eliminate social and economic inequalities; (iii) developing a vision for the future proposal, including specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound objectives to protect and improve the inclusion of people with Romani background; and (iv) eliminating inequalities, especially for children from their earliest years;deleted
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to ensure the equal participation of Romani and pro- Romani civil society organisations, experts and community members, including those active at local and regional level, taking into account a gender perspective in both the policy debate and in decision-making;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to tackle anti-gypsyism across the key areas of the proposal for the post-2020 directive;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to take into account the internal heterogeneity of the community in the priority domains of the post-2020 EU directive proposal, ensuring that nobody is left behind, and to use the designation ‘people with Romani background’ when referring to Romani groups in post-2020 EU policies and discussions;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the link between EU mainstream financial and policy instruments, particularly the European Structural and Investment Funds, and inclusion priorities for people with Romani background, as part of the next multiannual financial framework;deleted
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to consider a new funding tool or sub- programme that should be linked to an existing EU educational and social funding programme, such as Erasmus Plus or the European Social Fund, for targeted and tailored support in quality education for pupils with Romani background between the ages of 3 and 18 who are contending with extreme poverty and do not have access to existing EU educational and social inclusion funding instruments;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to develop post-2020 National Strategies for the Inclusion of People with Romani Background based on realistic quantitative and qualitative data with an adequate pre-defined budget, incorporated into the national, regional and local budgets and which reflects the scale of the social inclusion needs of people with Romani background;deleted
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to officially recognise antigypsyism as a specific form of racism against people with Romani background, and to develop and implement specific and effective preventive and corrective measures against it on all levels where it occurs;deleted
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to strengthen the participation of people with Romani background in policy-making, moving from a paternalistic to a non- paternalistic approach;
2020/06/12
Committee: LIBE