72 Amendments of Radan KANEV related to 2019/2975(RSP)
Amendment 3 #
Citation 1
— having regard to Articles 2 of the Treaty on European Union, and Articles 2, 9, 10, 17,19 and 216(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 5 #
Citation 2
— having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, particularly to Articles 3, 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26 and 2647 thereof,
Amendment 7 #
Citation 2
— having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, particularly to Articles 3, 15, 21, 23, 25, 26 and 2647 thereof,
Amendment 25 #
Citation 5
— having regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD Committee) of 2 October 2015 on the initial report of the European Union, including those on the European Union institutions’ compliance with the Convention as public administration,
Amendment 28 #
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the General Comments of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as the authoritative guidance on the implementation of the UN CRPD,
Amendment 34 #
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the 20 principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission in November 2017,
Amendment 42 #
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to the exploratory opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee requested by the European Parliament on the situation of disabled women,
Amendment 45 #
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the study of the European Parliament Policy Department C of 2016 on the European Structural and Investment Funds and people with disabilities in the European Union,
Amendment 47 #
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the study of the European Parliament Policy Department C of 2016 on European Structural and Investent Funds and people with disabilities in the European Union,
Amendment 48 #
Citation 22
— having regard to the Annual Report 2018 of the European Ombudsman, and specifically her strategic inquiries into how the European Commission ensures that disabled people can access its websites (OI/6/2017/EA), how the European Commission treats disabled people under the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme for EU staff (OI/4/2016/EA), and the Decision in the joint inquiry in cases 1337/2017/EA and 1338/2017/EA on the accessibility for visually impaired candidates of selection procedures to recruit EU civil servants, organised by the European Personnel Selection Office,
Amendment 59 #
Citation 28 a (new)
- having regard to the Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provision on the European Structural and Investments Funds, particularly to articles 4, 6 and 7 12
Amendment 61 #
Citation 28 a (new)
- - having regard to the Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European structural and investment funds, particularly to articles 4, 6 and 712a _________________ 12aOJL347/320 20.12 2013 p.320-469 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/en/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32013R13 03
Amendment 66 #
Citation 28 b (new)
- having regard to the Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Regional Development Fund and on specific provisions concerning the Investment for growth and jobs goal and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006, particularly to article 5 (9a)13a _________________ 13a OJ L 347/ 20.12.2013, p. 289–302 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32013 R1301
Amendment 67 #
Citation 28 c (new)
- having regard to the Regulation(EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December2013 on the European Social Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006, particularly to articles 2(3) and 814a _________________ 14a OJ L 347/ 20.12.2013, p. 470-486 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32013 R1304
Amendment 68 #
Citation 28 d (new)
- having regard to the Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development(EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/200515a _________________ 15aOJ L 347/ 20.12.2013, p. 487-548, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32013 R1305
Amendment 74 #
Recital A
A. whereas, as full citizens, all persons with disabilitiedisabled persons have equal rights in all fields of life and are entitled to inalienable dignity, equal treatment, independent living, autonomy and full participation in society;
Amendment 88 #
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 93 #
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas article 19 of the UN CRPD states that "States Parties to the present Convention recognize the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others, and shall take effective and appropriate measures to facilitate full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of this right and their full inclusion and participation in the community";
Amendment 103 #
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas Article19 of the UN CRPD states that "States Parties to the present Convention recognize the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others, and shall take effective and appropriate measures to facilitate full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of this right and their full inclusion and participation in the community (..)".16a _________________ 16a OJ L 347/ 20.12.2013, p. 487-548, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32013 R1305
Amendment 109 #
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas a considerable proportion of the four million people experiencing homelessness every year have disability, having been largely overlooked as a target group of the UNCRPD and the EU Disability Strategy;
Amendment 158 #
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Calls on the Commission to proposepare a comprehensive, ambitious and long-term post-2020 European Disability Strategy (the post-2020 Strategy)
Amendment 168 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
- with ambitious and clear and measurable targets,
Amendment 175 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
- reflecting the diversity of persons with disabilitiesdisabled people,
Amendment 177 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- reflecting the guidance and interpretation of the UNCRPD given by the General Comments of the UNCRPD Committee, including definitions of the key terms,
Amendment 180 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
- mainstreaming the rights of the children with disabilities into all areas, disabled elders, women and children into all areas; regarding children making sure that the educational institutions are fully inclusive and there will be measures against the Member States that fail to fully include them in their educational systems,
Amendment 196 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
Amendment 197 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
- reflecting the guidance and interpretation of the UNCRPD given by the General Comments of the UNCRPD Committee, including definitions of the key terms,
Amendment 199 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 b (new)
Amendment 200 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 b (new)
- recognising and addressing the multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination they may face, and in particular the challenges faced by women, girls, children, older and LGBTI disabled people, as well as persons from racial and ethnic minorities.
Amendment 202 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 c (new)
- setting new rules for the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in order to protect the rights of the disabled passengers concerning the safety of the integrity of both their body and equipment when transferred, and the recognition of the need for extra seats in cases of a personal assistant or laying,
Amendment 203 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 c (new)
- regarding the accessibility of buildings, transportation and media;
Amendment 205 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 6 a (new)
- by creating mechanisms for the coordination of portability and adaptability of benefits and services for the disabled people between Member States inside the EU;
Amendment 215 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 a (new)
- facilitating connection between different policy areas at the EU level,
Amendment 235 #
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the post -2020 Strategy should be based on a cross-cutting, comprehensive review of all EU legislation and policy in order to ensure full harmonisation with the provisions of the UNCRPD; insists that it should include a revised declaration of competences including all policy areas in which the EU has legislated or adopted soft law measures that have an impact on persons with disabilitiesdisabled people;
Amendment 253 #
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to prepare the post-2020 Strategy with the close and systematic involvement of persons with disabilitiesdisabled people and of their representative organisations, and to ensure their accessible and meaningful participation in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the post-2020 Strategy also through funding their capacity-building;
Amendment 274 #
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for continuous monitoring of the implementation of the UNCRPD; calls for the collection of robust, disaggregated, comparable data on the situation of persons with disabilities to facilitate proper monitoring of progress; urges the Commission to provide adequate resources to the EU CRPD Framework to enable it to perform its functions independently and adequately;For that purpose, calls for:
Amendment 282 #
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 (new)
- the collection of robust, disaggregated, comparable data on the situation of disabled people to facilitate proper monitoring of progress,
Amendment 284 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 (new)
- adequate resources to the EU CRPD Framework to enable it to perform its functions independently and adequately,
Amendment 285 #
Paragraph 6 – indent 3 (new)
- a flexible mechanism that can provide incentives for the optimal implementation of the CRPD. To that extent, commends initiatives like the Access City Awards and calls for relevant initiatives on the national level;
Amendment 300 #
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to systematically mainstream the rights of persons with disabilitiesdisabled people in all the relevant EU laws, policies and programmes;
Amendment 318 #
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the UNCRPD-compliant use of EU funds and to ensure that EU funds, in a specific time period of five years, will not contribute to the construction or refurbishment of institutional care settings or any other kind of settings that could easily turn into an institution;
Amendment 323 #
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the UNCRPD-compliant use of EU funds and to ensure that EU funds will not contribute to the construction or refurbishment of institutional care settings;and/or segregating settings of any size.
Amendment 327 #
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of legislative and non-legislative proposals regarding the Independent Living strategy that reflects the European Way of Life for the disabled people, by mainstreaming best practices - concerning Independent Living and Personal Assistance, - regarding the assistance for starting a family, - in the field of employment, - in removing all barriers (physical, intellectual, psychological, financial), that prevent disabled people from accessing quality and affordable healthcare services, and provide information in accessible formats, especially for people with lifelong disabilities, - in familiarising disabled and non- disabled people with the social model of disability and combating all stereotypes, like in the area of sexuality, through the development of campaigns and cooperation with the creative industries;
Amendment 332 #
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to end institutional care and to actively promote the transition from institutional and/or segregating care to community based support, including personal assistance, and inclusive (mainstream) services in all EU policy initiatives.
Amendment 343 #
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Commission to adopt a strong position to make clear that the general availability of (mainstream) Community-based services (CBS) is essential for the transition from institutional care to living in the community;
Amendment 344 #
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Amendment 345 #
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Calls on the Commission to promote the transition from institutional care to CBS and Personal Assistance (PA) in all EU policy tools and initiatives;
Amendment 346 #
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the European Semester is used to monitor and ensure that austerity does not damage social protection;
Amendment 347 #
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8 f. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the availability and quality of CBS and PA are included as an indicator in the EU Social Scoreboard;
Amendment 348 #
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8 g. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the European and national rules regarding working time and working conditions recognise the importance of the transition towards CBS and PA. This includes working with Member States to make sure that the national social security systems provide sufficient funding to allow PA users to comply with EU regulations;
Amendment 349 #
Paragraph 8 h (new)
8 h. Calls on the Commission to involve European citizens to improve the transparency and effectiveness of EU Funds;
Amendment 350 #
Paragraph 8 i (new)
8 i. Calls on the Commission to make it clear that EU funds can only be used for genuine deinstitutionalisation and independent living, as set out in Article 19 and its General Comment No 518a _________________ 18a https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/tr eatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbol no=CRPD/C/GC/5⟪=en
Amendment 351 #
Paragraph 8 j (new)
8 j. Calls on the Commission to promote initiatives to ensure that the support services funded by EU Funds start from the needs of individuals, not the interests of service providers or the authorities;
Amendment 352 #
Paragraph 8 k (new)
8 k. Calls on the Commission to promote an independent monitoring and complaints system for the use of EU Funds to ensure that no public or private funds in the EU are spent on building, maintaining and/or renovating institutions of any type;
Amendment 353 #
Paragraph 8 l (new)
8 l. Calls on the Commission that the current European Code of Conduct on Partnership is replaced with a new one for 2021 –2027 and is fully implemented. This should include using co-production to fully involve (disabled) citizens in the set- up, monitoring and evaluation of projects;
Amendment 354 #
Paragraph 8 m (new)
8 m. Calls on the Commission to promote freedom of movement for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 355 #
Paragraph 8 n (new)
8 n. Calls on the Commission to promote the need to revise Article 153 of the TFEU to give the EU the tools to contribute to a progressive, effective and consistent social policy;
Amendment 356 #
Paragraph 8 o (new)
8 o. Calls on the Commission to promote better coordination of support services between countries and the setting up of contact points in all Member States to inform(disabled) EU citizens about social rights and support services across Europe.
Amendment 357 #
Paragraph 8 p (new)
8 p. Calls on the Commission to expand the pilot project of the EU Disability Card beyond culture and sport, to ensure that disabled people across Europe can access disability support without the need for separate assessments in each Member State;
Amendment 358 #
Paragraph 8 q (new)
8 q. Calls on the Commission to put in place actions to ensure that mainstream accessible public transport becomes an enforceable right for all EU citizens.
Amendment 359 #
Paragraph 8 r (new)
8 r. Calls on the Commission that the European transnational programmes like Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps are fully accessible and inclusive to all EU citizens, whatever their support needs are;
Amendment 360 #
Paragraph 8 s (new)
8 s. Calls on the Commission and the Council to build on the Council recommendation on access to social protection19a and the proposal for a regulation on the Coordination of social security systems20a, to enable all EU citizens to access (social) support services across the EU. This is in line with a recommendation of the UN CRPD Committee. _________________ 19ahttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.201 9.387.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:C:2019:3 87:TOC 20a https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil /popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=201 6/0397(COD)&l=en
Amendment 361 #
Paragraph 8 t (new)
8 t. Calls on the Commission to use the European Accessibility Act (EAA) as a basis to adopt a strong European framework for an accessible and inclusive (built) environment with fully accessible services, including transport, communication and financial services;
Amendment 364 #
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive campaign in accessible format to raise awareness of the UN CRPD among the persons with disabilitiesdisabled people and the society in general, and promote, coordinate and create educational material that can be used by the national systems;
Amendment 371 #
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the EU Disability Strategy post-2020 includes the end of acts of gender-based violence, such as forced sterilisation and forced institutionalisation;
Amendment 381 #
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Calls on the Commission to create, in cooperation with the private sector, one portal that collects all the instruments provided for the optimal social participation of disabled people,
Amendment 385 #
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to affirm their commitment to promoting, protecting and ensuring the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to free movement and residence, by all persons with disabilities, and to promoting respect for their inherent dignity also by implementing the post-2020 Strategy and to allocate adequate human and financial resources to its implementation;
Amendment 387 #
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to re- affirm their commitment to promoting, protecting and ensuring the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, including the right to free movement and residence, by all disabled people, and to promoting respect for their inherent dignity also by implementing the post-2020 Strategy and to allocate adequate human and financial resources to its implementation;
Amendment 395 #
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the post-2020 Strategy will specially promote guaranteed access to employment, trainings, inclusive education, to affordable quality healthcare services, to digital services, to sport activities for disabled people;
Amendment 424 #
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the European Commission and all Member States to ratify the Optional Protocol of the UNCRPD;
Amendment 429 #
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the term 'disabled people' rather than persons with disabilities and replace it in official documents and websites;
Amendment 446 #
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Member States to grant voting rights to every disabled person regardless of intelligence impairments or their ability capacity and facilitate them in the voting process;