Activities of Diana RIBA I GINER related to 2021/2186(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2020 and 2021 (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union – annual report for the years 2020-2021
Amendments (16)
Amendment 5 #
1. Expresses concern about the number of petitions setting out cases of discrimination; in this context, stresses that discrimination remains one of the most serious and unacceptable threats to fundamental rights and that it has no place in any aspect of life; regrets the fact that the proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (COM(2008)0426) (the ‘horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive’) remains blocked in the Council, and urges the Council to unblock it; calls on the Commission to propose new additional anti- discrimination legislation; calls, therefore, on the Member States to effectively tackle every alleged case of discrimination and to deal with it in accordance with EU and national lawby enhancing their legal systems and adopt more robust measures in accordance with EU law and international human rights standards in order to ensure the highest levels of protection;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises that the COVID-19 pandemic showed severe gaps in the capacity and preparedness of healthcare, education, employment and social protection systems of Member States; strongly believes that Member States must greatly improve their healthcare, social welfare and social assistance systems to ensure they provide full support to everyone, and notably to those more vulnerable, even during a crisis, thereby adequately protecting health, economic and social rights of all;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Expresses its concern on the fact that the 2021 Rainbow Europe Map, ILGA-Europe’s annual benchmarking tool, highlighted the almost complete stagnation on human rights of LGBTIQ persons, notably concerning the recognition of family legislation across Europe; deplores the discrimination rainbow families and their children are still suffering in the EU, including being deprived of their rights on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity, or sex characteristics of the parents or partners when exercising the fundamental right to freedom of movement within the EU;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the CommissionStrongly believes that the Commission must improve its overall approach to uphold the fundamental rights of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants; emphasises that they are one of the most vulnerable groups in society and need support for their basic needs must be guaranteed; strongly regrets that pushbacks through any means have become the norm in several Member States and that the overall EU’s asylum and migration policy degenerated into national efforts to prevent people from entering the EU and isolate them upon their arrival; reiterates the urgent need to build a fair, effective and humane asylum policy in the EU and urges the Commission to step up efforts in this direction;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls onIs deeply concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the already inhumane and undignified conditions faced by refugees and asylum- seekers, particularly by those who are in camps, and that little has been done to address their acute overcrowding and lack of healthcare, access to adequate water, sanitation and hygiene products; calls on Member States and the Commission to ensure specifically that all refugee camps and asylum-seekers accommodations and facilities meet their needs of refugees andand are adequate to provide them with a basic standard of living, thereby observing fully in line with the principle of respect for human dignity; calls on the Member States to work closely with the Commission and to strictly follow the Commission’s guidelines in order to ensure sufficient and with all other fundamental rights enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; urges Member States to work closely with the Commission in order to urgently adopt a real EU-wide migration and asylum policy based on the highest human-rights standards and a solidarity framework aimed at ensuring full protection of the fundamental rights of asylum seekers; and refugees;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Expresses its deep concern about the set of temporary measures adopted by the Commission to address the emergency situation at the EU's external border with Belarus which implicitly back the current practice of pushbacks at EU borders, thus leaving asylum seekers with no access to protection;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Notes with concern that persistent inequalities and the lack of successful policies to provide basic infrastructure and services widened the gap between Roma communities and the general population, including in education, and led to deteriorated conditions for Roma in crucial areas such as employment, healthcare and housing; regrets that the first EU Framework on National Roma Integration Strategies brought little overall progress; calls on the Commission and Member States to step up their efforts to ensure full equality, inclusion and participation of Roma at both EU and national levels;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Strongly criticises that some Member States did not fully and correctly transpose into national law the Council Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia; deplores that the provisions of the Racial Equality Directive are still not correctly implemented in all Member States;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that the measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic adopted by many of the Member States have interfered with the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Union’s legal order, such as the freedom of movement of persons, including travelling, working and studying within the EU and within countries, the freedom of expression and information, and the right to privacy and data protection, especially in relation to public health and measures taken in order to safeguard it; stresses that the measures taken to contain the pandemic must be in accordgrounded on a human-rights based approach and be necessary, based on law, temporary and proportional, ensuring full compliance with the rules and principles of the Charter;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its concern about several exceptional actions taken by the Member States to combat the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic; calls on the Commission to monitor and assess the emergency measures put in place to deal with the pandemic in the light of the EU’s founding values as laid down in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, including fundamental rights, the rule of law and democracy; considers that the Commission must fully and transparently report back to the public the outcomes of all its assessments of such emergency measures adopted by Member States during the pandemic;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points to the petitions related to the pandemic criticising travel restrictions, especially for couples living in different countries; highlights the importance of respect for, as well as those raising issues concerning the lack of adequate protection at work for workers in vulnerable situations and problems in getting the EU digital COVID certificate for persons recovered from Covid-19 infections; highlights the importance to timely address and solve all cases of non- compliance with EU law, ensuring the respect of the highest levels of health and safety in all work environments as well as of private and family life.
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Deplores that during the pandemic, cases of violence against women and girls, and other forms of gender-based violence, increased alarmingly; believes that the EU must ratify the Istanbul Convention without further delay; strongly criticises those Member States still continuing to block the ratification process within the Council; is seriously concerned of the legal acts adopted in some Member States weakening women’s rights and gender equality; stresses the urgent need to strengthen the legal framework at national and EU levels to effectively address all situations of violence that millions of women in the EU suffer on a daily basis in order to ensure for them full protection; reiterates the EP call on the Commission to add gender-based violence in the list of EU crimes and urges the Commission to present a comprehensive Directive on gender-based violence that covers all forms of gender-based violence;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Highlights that fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law are mutually reinforcing values which, when undermined, may pose a systemic threat to the Union; considers that the deliberate process of the rule of law backsliding in Poland and Hungary is seriously undermining citizens' capacity to fully enjoy their fundamental rights as set out in the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union; expresses concern about the increasing rule of law and fundamental rights violations in some other Member States;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Is extremely alarmed about the use of surveillance technology to undermine human rights as brought to light by the recent revelations concerning the NSO Pegasus scandal confirming the spying of, inter alia, human rights defenders and journalists; highlights the paramount importance to adopt more effective national and international rules in this area in order to ensure full protection and safety for civil society organisations, human rights defenders, journalists and other individuals concerned from cyber surveillance and interference;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12 e. Points to the numerous petitions received denouncing environmental crimes, also with cross-border implications, related to, inter alia, illegal logging, illicit waste trafficking and dumping, wildlife trafficking and destruction provoking the worsening of biodiversity conditions and increased levels of deforestation, soil, water and air contamination; stresses the urgent need to strengthen the current EU legal framework, flawed by significant limitations and shortcomings, in order to ensure the highest levels of protection of citizens' health and of the environmental;