Activities of Cyrus ENGERER related to 2022/2005(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Racial justice, non-discrimination and anti-racism in the EU (debate)
Amendments (36)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
— having regard to the establishment in June 2016 of the EU High Level Group on cCombatting racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance,Hate Speech and Hate Crime;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
— having regard to the Commission communication of 3 March 2021 entitled ‘Union of Equality: Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030’ (COM(2021)0101), and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ratified by the EU and all its Member States;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the adoption of the anti- discrimination directive have been blocked in the council since 2008;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there are barriers to access justice for victims of racial discrimination; whereas equality bodies in themany Member States lack the human and financial resources and/or political will andthe necessary independence to bridge this gap, including because of insufficient political will;
Amendment 92 #
Ea. whereas intersectionality is an important horizontal concept of the Gender and LGBTQI strategies and only such an approach can pave the way to sustainable and respectful changes in society;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the FRA reports that the racialized groups most affected by racism and discrimination in Europe, based on ethnic or immigrant background, are Roma, people with a North African or sub-Saharan African background[1]; whereas FRA also report high levels of discrimination and racism against Muslims[2] and Jewish[3] people; [1] https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/ second-european-union-minorities-and- discrimination-survey-main-results/, p. 13.[2] https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/ second-european-union-minorities-and- discrimination-survey-muslims- selected.[3] https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2018/ experiences-and-perceptions- antisemitism-second-survey- discrimination-and-hate.
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas hate speech and hate crimes are among the most severe manifestations of racism and xenophobia;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas the way in which people are portrayed in the media, regardless of their racial, religious or ethnic background, can reinforce negative stereotypes with racial connotations;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas social biases and structural inequalities are also often integrated into new technologies, including AI;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E f (new)
Recital E f (new)
Ef. whereas CSOs plays a critical role in preserving and implementing EU values and fundamental rights, and in the implementation of EU policies and strategies; whereas there is a degradation of civic space throughout the EU and many CSOs struggle to survive and have problems with funding[1];[1]Shrinking space for civil society in Europe, European Parliament resolution of 8 March 2022 on the shrinking space for civil society in Europe (2021/2103(INI)
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E g (new)
Recital E g (new)
Eg. whereas Roma women and people with disabilities have also faced structural violence and violation of their integrity and bodily autonomy, being victims of forced sterilisation, contraception and abortion which are harmful practices and form of gender based violence rooted in eugenic beliefs;
Amendment 120 #
H. whereas the EU institutions need to take concrete steps to ensure sustainable changes towards a fully inclusive and respectful workplace; whereas discrimination is often multidimensional and only an intersectional approach can pave the way to sustainable changes, stemming from histories, policies and practices of racism deeply embedded in societal structures;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas xenophobic and national non-governmental organizations such as “Stowarzyszenie Straż Narodowa”, “Stowarzyszenie Marsz Niepodległości” and “Stowarzyszenie Młodzież Wszechpolska,” were generously donated by Polish authorities; whereas the total amount of transfers from the governmental Patriotic Fund exceeded more than 3 million PLN, and according to information released by the media, the funds were also spent on the sound system allowing the spread anti-European content.
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to regularly assess the implementation of the current EU legal framework for combating discrimination, racism, xenophobia and other types of intolerance in order to determine how to improve it where needed, and to take part in a regular dialogue and exchange of best practices with Member States and stakeholders;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to mainstream anti-racism and gender equality when drafting legislation, adopting budgets or implementing laws, including founding of projects on a Member State, regional and local level;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the long-standing call of the Parliament for the adoption of the Horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive, that has been blocked in Council since 2008 to harmonise the scope and the reach of the anti-discrimination instruments; calls on forthcoming presidencies of the Council to make equal treatment and the fight against discrimination in all its forms a key priority to break the deadlock; calls for ensuring that the EU Equality legislative framework combats intersectional discrimination, including in its structural and institutional forms, to move away from a single-axis individual approach and address systemic discrimination without lowering the standards; calls on the Council to establish a Council configuration on Gender Equality and Equality to properly discuss the abovementioned topics in a permanent forum;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to ensure the full implementation of the Racial Equality Directive; condemns the fact that racial, ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities face structural racism, discrimination, hate crime and hate speech, a lack of access to justice, and sustained socioeconomic inequalities in areas such as housing, healthcare, employment and education, which need to be acknowledged as major barriers to full enjoyment of fundamental rights and key barriers to inclusion and equality;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Condemns the fact that racial, ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities face structural racism, discrimination, hate crime and hate speech, a lack of access to justice, and sustained socioeconomic inequalities in areas such as housing, healthcare, employment and education, which need to be acknowledged as major barriers to full enjoyment of fundamental rights and key barriers to inclusion and equality;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that 14 years after the adoption of the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia, several Member States have not yet fully and correctly transposed its provisions into national law; calls on the Member States to put measures in place that encourage victims and witnesses to come forward and report hate crime, and strengthen the ability of national law enforcement systems to correctly identify and record it;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to put measures in place that encourage victims and witnesses to come forward and report hate crime, and strengthen the ability of national law enforcement systems to correctly identify and record it;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt specific actions to combat gender-based violence against racialised women, including through the adoption of the proposed Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, by adding gender- based violence on the list of EU-crimes and by criminalising forced sterilisation and forced abortion and providing remedies and support to victims;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on all Member States to adopt national action plans against racism and discrimination by the end of 2022 which take into account the historical roots of racism, as provided for in the EU Anti- racism Action Plan; highlights the need to continue this EU Action Plan beyond 2025 and encourages the Commission to begin this work before the end of its current mandate;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls its support to CSOs, in particular in the field of anti-racism, anti- discrimination and tolerance, and the need for dedicated and sufficient EU funding being available to them; deplores attacks in different forms (hate speech, tax regimes, SLAPPs, attacks to their offices or people working in them) against those CSOs providing support to citizens and expertise to policy makers in this field;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes in this regard the adoption of the EP diversity strategy and its roadmap for 2022-2024; highlights that it is also the responsibility of the respective political groups to enforce it in their respective HR strategy;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission’s appointment of the first anti-racism coordinator in 2021 and the continuous re- appointment since 2015 of the coordinator on combating anti-semitism and fostering Jewish life; but deplores that the position of anti-muslim hatred coordinator has been left vacant since July 2021; demands the immediate appointment and reminds that these positions should be permanent and therefore coordinators should be sustained and supported financially;
Amendment 320 #
15a. Calls on the Member States to officially recognise antigypsyism as a specific form of racism against Romani people;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Is concerned about the continued spread of the so-called “Great Replacement Theory”, a racist and xenophobic conspiracy theory, which incites to evil, hate and violence, including hate crimes around the world; Is alarmed by how the so-called “Great Replacement Theory” is mainstreamed into the political speech of a number of political figures from extreme right in the member states and reminds that this is a threat to the Union fundamental shared values;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Is concerned about reports[1]of discriminatory and racist practices at the borders and reminds Member States of each individual’s right to seek asylum and to be treated with respect underinternational law. [1]https://fra.europa.eu/en/news/2022/war -ukraine-fundamental-rights- implications-within-eu (12 May 2022) and EU-Ukrainian border checkpoints: First field observations | European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights(europa.eu) (23 March 2022)
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Takes the view that Member States should tackle racism and discrimination since an early stage and mainstream inclusive education in all national official curricula, including via accurate reference to historical system of oppressions and abuses, so as counter stereotypes, unconscious bias and structural racism;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the need for a monitoring and accountability mechanism to ensure the effective application of EU anti-racism legislation and policy; calls for the commission to initiate infringement proceedings swiftly against Member States that are shown to be in breach;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the systematic integration of issues related to anti-racism, discrimination and intersectionality into its annual reports on fundamental rights and the rule of law; including a summary of the situation of each Member State as regards the implementation of The EU Antiracism Action Plan; calls for this dimension to be fully integrated and reflected in the final report of the panel of independent experts to be set up through the public procurement procedure requested by Parliament’s Bureau as part of the rule of law report;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Encourages Member States to fully transpose and apply the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia to criminalise racist hate crime and hate speech; Encourages Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that a racist or xenophobic motive is considered an aggravating circumstance or, alternatively, that the courts may take such a motive into consideration in determining the penalties.
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Member States to detect every potential link between pro- Russian groups and extremist groups in the EU, and then undertake further steps in order to combat the activity of those organisations in the EU.
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Member States to adopt National Action Plans Action Racism(NAPARs) by the end of 2022and prioritise actions to tackle lack of access to justice, and sustained socio-economic inequalities in areas such as housing, healthcare, employment and education, which need to be acknowledged as major barriers to full enjoyment of fundamental rights and key barriers to inclusion and equality
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Polish authorities to stop immediately targeting donations to the xenophobic organizations and urge to disbursement of funds to non- governmental organizations, which are not facing severe xenophobic allegations.
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Is concerned about possible institutional racism within the European Union's decision making process and finds concern in the fact that the Temporary Protection Directive, although applied for multiple times, has rightly but only been considered as a form of international protection, both in creation and application, for Caucasian refugees; Calls on the institutions to look deeper into how racist and xenophobic sentiments can define Union policy throughout the decision making process;