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8 Amendments of Sylvie GODDYN related to 2016/2009(INI)

Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas the right to vote and stand as a candidate in municipal and European Parliament elections in the state of residence is recognised in Articles 39 and 40 of the Charter;deleted
2016/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
D. whereas the report of the Committee on Petitions on the European Ombudsman’s own-initiative inquiry concerning Frontex established that Frontex has a duty to uphold the EU’s standards on the fundamental rights of asylum seekers in its day-to-day operations; whereas the European Ombudsman might more usefully have instituted inquiries into the numerous violations of fundamental rights committed by migrants against citizens of the European Union; whereas furthermore the main remit of Frontex should be to combat clandestine immigration and not to facilitate the entrance of clandestine immigrants into the territory of Member States;
2016/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that citizens’ expectations regarding the protection of their fundamental rights under the Charter are often disappointed, which may aggravate their disenchantment with the European project; notes that the general public has a limited grasp of the field of application of the Charter; believes that the European Commission and the Member States could do more to promote knowledge of the Charter, in particular the effect of its Article 51;
2016/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to act, in accordance with the Charter, to ensure that citizens receive universal access to quality healthcare, justice, social services and education; underlines that asylum seekers who come into contact with Frontex should have their fundamental rights respected and should be offered full recourse to uphold those rights via an established complaints mechanism;
2016/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores instances of discrimination against minorities, immigrants and asylum seekers, as well as restrictions on the freedom of the media regularly reflected in petitions; calls on the Member States to pay particular attention to these issues; welcomes the unblocking of the anti-discrimination directive in the European Council;
2016/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to guarantee the fundamental rights of citizens from non-EU countries, particularly asylum seekers, living in an EU country as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;deleted
2016/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the advances made in LGTB rights in 2015; remains concerned about ongoing discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and limits to the freedom of speech of LGTB people;deleted
2016/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the Commission to take up strongly the issue of national voting rights, particularly in cases where citizens are disenfranchised in national elections when they exercise their right to free movement.deleted
2016/09/16
Committee: PETI