Activities of Diana RIBA I GINER related to 2023/2082(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation report on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025
Amendments (17)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the related case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (‘the Istanbul Convention’), which was ratified by the European Union on 28 June 2023,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the growth of anti-rights rhetoric has contributed to creating a hostile environment for LGBTIQ+ persons and those advocating LGBTIQ+ rights;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the factDeplores that the horizontal anti- discrimination directive has been blocked in the Council since 2008;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the fact that LGBTIQ+ persons still face barriers to accessing employment, in particular decent jobs;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Condemns the fact that the rise of far-right political forces has motivated an increase in the harassment, violence and persecution of LBGTIQ+ persons;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Insists that the EU needs to take a common approach to the legal recognition of same-sex marriages and partnerships, and of rainbow parents, including of trans parents, and to legal gender recognition, to ensure the best interests of children in line with CJEU and ECtHR case-law;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the urgency for the Commission to facilitatensure access to funding for civil society organisations (CSOs) working for the human rights of LGBTIQ+ persons in the Union and in third countries;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the EU and the Member States to include SOGIESC in the grounds taken into account in the EU anti- discrimination legislation, in line with Parliament’s mandate on the proposal for a directive on standards for equality bodies4 ; deplores that the proposal on the horizontal anti-discrimination directive has remained blocked in the Council since 2008; considers that any update of this proposal by the Commission must build on Parliament’s position, address intersectional discrimination and explicitly prohibit discrimination on any combination of grounds listed in the Charter; regrets that the Council has ignored these requests and urges the Council to integrate them in its mandate and to take all appropriate actions to fight discrimination in the EU; _________________ 4 Commission proposal of 7 December 2022 for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation, and deleting Article 20 of Directive 2006/54/EC and Article 11 of Directive 2010/41/EU (COM(2022)0688).
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the EU and the Member States to includvolve LGBTIQ+ persons in the design of socio-economic and housingpolicy-making, in particular in the design and implementation of socio-economic, housing and education policies;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition of decisions and acceptance of authentic instruments in matters of parenthood and on the creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood to protect the rights of all children by ensuring that their parental ties, including particularly same-sex parents, established in one Member State are recognised in all EU Member States; asks the Commission to explore the potential of other legal bases in the Treaties, notably Article 19 and 21 TFEU, to ensure that marriages, partnerships, parenthood and family life of LGBTIQ+ persons is fully and unconditionally recognised by all Member States without discrimination and obstacles for free movement;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to monitor closely the implementation of EU law in the Member States and to launch infringement procedures in cases where the fundamental rights of LGBTIQ+ persons have been violated, on grounds of Article 2 TEU, the Charter of Fundamental Rights or secondary legislation, where applicable; calls on the Commission to recourse systemically to expedited procedures and applications for interim measures before CJEU; calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States comply with the judgments of the CJEU and ECtHR, in particular on LGBTIQ+ persons and rainbow families crossing borders within the EU; recommends the Commission, in particular, to use actions regarding non-implementation of CJEU judgments under Article 260(2) TFEU and the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation in cases of non-compliance with ECtHR judgments;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to provide greater funding forensure funding for the provision of services for victims of gender-based violence services and for them to support LGBTIQ+ victims, in particular LGBTIQ+ women, addressing their specific needs and experiences;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Supports Parliament’s mandate in the framework of the negotiations on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act to minimiseaddress the biases and risks created for LGBTIQ+ persons, in particular in AI uses that include surveillance and facial recognition mechanisms; recalls the need to ensure that these systems are guided by the principles of transparency, explainability, fairness, and accountability and that independent audits are put in place to prevent that they exacerbate discrimination and existing inequalities;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to define and criminaliseaddress hate speech, hate crimes and violence motivated by SOGIESC bias, including online; welcomes the Commission’s initiative to extend the list of EU crimes in Article 83(1) TFEU to hate speech and hate crimes which would establish minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences and sanctions applicable in all EU Member States; highlights the need to ensure a robust EU criminal law response to hate speech and hate crime; strongly deplores the delayed approval of the initiative, and reiterates its call on the Council to work diligently towards a consensus;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to step up measures to address bullying and harassment of LGBTIQ+ children and young people in schools and to raise awareness of those cases; underlines that such situations contribute to social exclusion;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the next LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy is accompanied by an implementation plan, a strong mainstreaming structure and resource allocation; to include a timeline, ensuring the monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning processes, including the consultation of LGBTIQ+ organisations; further calls on the Commission to ensure an intersectional approach and to put particular attention to groups in vulnerable situations, such as LGBTIQ+ children and youth;