Activities of Radan KANEV related to 2021/2186(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union – annual report for the years 2020-2021
Amendments (12)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses concern about the number of petitions setting out cases of discrimination; and especially discrimination of people with disabilities, violation of their worker’s and social rights, the right to access to work and independent living; 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 calls on the Commission to propose new 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 law; underlines the need for targeted efforts on EU and national level to address violations of the rights of people with disabilities;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. 2. Highlights Article 37 of the Charter of Fundamental rights, which affirms that measures towards achieving a high-level of environmental protection and the improvement of the quality of the environment must be integrated into the policies of the Union; takes note of the serious increase of the number of environmental petitions and emphasises the urgent need of including relevant environmental concerns into the decision- making process of all policies;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. 3. Recalls that in accordance with Article 6 of the TFEU the competence to protect and improve human health lies with the EU Member States; takes note, however, of the increasing number of health-related petitions, linked, interalia, to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic during the last couple of years, affecting the access to health care especially for patients with chronic diseases; underlines the high level of Covid-19 comorbidities among chronic patients; recalls the critical situation of patients with rare diseases in many Member States, including the patients with ME/CFS, lacking diagnosis, proper treatment and medical care;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. 4. Reiterates, that Rule of Law, media freedom and effective fight against corruption lay at the foundation of our societies and are our core values; stresses, that violation of the principles of Rule of Law and Media freedom, as well as the resulting spread of corruption are however persistent in the Union and such cases are even increasing during the pandemic;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. 5. Reminds, that the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in its early phases, caused severe violations of the freedom of movement and freedom of work and deterioration of working and living conditions, especially for thousands of mobile, including seasonal and cross- border workers throughout the Union;
Amendment 14 #
1 e. 6. Expresses its concern about the threat that different forms of propaganda and misinformation, including anti- vaccine propaganda, pose to human life and health, freedom of speech and expression and to the independence of the media, and the negative effects they might have on the quality of political debate and on the participation of citizens in democratic societies; calls on the Commission to promote and invest in the strengthening of media literacy, actively support quality journalism and foster data protection and create a more transparent online ecosystem while safeguarding media freedom and pluralism;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that LGBTI people face some of the biggest challenges as far as fundamental rights are concerned, and, in particular, the right to non-discrimination; stresses that the right of a person to self- determination of their sex, and sexual orientation or gender identity is inviolable; highlights that in spite of the progress made in recent years with regard to LGBTI acceptance, the situation of LGBTI people in the EU remains criticalworrying, as they continue to be the targets of discrimination;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of the child’s best interests, including in in cross- border family litigation; emphasises the importance of close cooperation and efficient communication between the different national and local authorities involved in child custody proceedings; calls on the Member States to introduce non- discriminatory monitoring and evaluation systems for child-related cases, which ensure full respect for the fundamental rights of the child, particularly the principle of the best interests of the child; calls on the Member States to respect the right of children to see their parents in spite of the restrictive measures linked to the pandemic, as long as this does not endanger the children’s safety and health;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes with regret the high number of petitions concerning emergency quarantine measures that have been adopted by several Member States as a result of the pandemic and which may have restricted citizens’ rights and freedoms, such as the freedom of expression and information, the freedom of assembly and of association, and the freedom of movement and of residence; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to effectively tackle COVID-19-related discrimination, hate speech and racism againstdiscrimination against mobile workers, ethnic minority groups, migrants and refugees, or people with a migrant background;