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Plenary speeches (1)

Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2078(INI)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) PDF (395 KB) DOC (229 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2013/2078(INI)
Documents: PDF(395 KB) DOC(229 KB)

Amendments (85)

Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
– having regard to the State of the Union address by Mr Barroso to the European Parliament on 11 September 2013 and the speech by Mrs Reding on the European Union and the rule of law on 4 September 2013 at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels,deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
– having regard to the letter of 6 March 2013 sent by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands to the Commission President, Mr Barroso, calling for the establishment of a mechanism to foster compliance with fundamental values in the Member States,deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
– having regard to the conclusions of the conference on ‘A Europe of equal citizens: equality, fundamental rights and the rule of law’, organised by the Irish Presidency of the Council on 9 and 10 May 2013,deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
– having regard to the fourth annual symposium of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) of 7 June 2013 on ‘Promoting the rule of law in the EU’,deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24
– having regard to NGO reports and studies on human rights and to the relevant studies requested by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs,deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26
– having regard to its resolution of 22 April 2004 on the risks of violation, in the EU and especially in Italy, of freedom of expression and information (Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)10 , __________________ 10 Texts adopted, P5_TA(2004)0373.deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28
– having regard to its resolution of 26 April4 May 200712 on the fight against homophobia in Europe12 , __________________ 12 Texts adopted, P6_TA(2007)0167. Texts adopted, P6_TA(2012)0222.
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29
– having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2008 on the census of the Roma on the basis of ethnicity in Italy13 , __________________ 13deleted Texts adopted, P6_TA(2008)0361.
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30
– having regard to its resolution of 17 September 2009 on the Lithuanian Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effects of Public Information14 , __________________ 14 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2009)0019.deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31
– having regard to its resolution of 9 September 2010 on the situation of Roma and on freedom of movement in the European Union15 , __________________ 15 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2010)0312.deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32
– having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2011 on violation of freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania16 , __________________ 16 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0019.deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34
– having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2011 on media law in Hungary18 , __________________ 18deleted Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0094.
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 35
– having regard to its resolution of 21 May 2013 on the EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU19 , __________________ 19deleted Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0203.
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 37
– having regard to its resolution of 12 June 2013 on the deadlock on the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1049/200121 , __________________ 21 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0271.deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38
– having regard to its resolution of 3 July 2013 on the situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (pursuant to its resolution of 16 February 2012)22 , __________________ 22deleted Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0315.
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 39
– having regard to working documents I and II on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2012 (rapporteur Louis Michel),deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas fundamental freedoms, human rights, and equal opportunities shall be provided for all citizens of the European Union, however, protecting national minorities, regional and minority languages in an enlarged EU is a major issue and that it will not be achieved simply by fighting against xenophobia and discrimination, but by adopting specific legal, linguistic, cultural, social, etc. regimes and treatments;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there are about 100 million children in the European Union and about 80 million European persons with disabilities;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas women and girls are the main victims of gender-based violence, as according to estimations in the EU, 20- 25% of women have suffered physical violence at least once during their lives; whereas hundreds of thousands of women living in Europe have been subjected to genital mutilation and thousands of girls are at risk;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas persons with disabilities and especially children still face lack of assistance and support for their inclusion in schools, difficulties in accessing buildings or services and troubles in being heard and participating in decisions affecting their lives;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas women in the EU earn around 16 % less per hour than men;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas the article 2 and article 3 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights recognise the right to life and the right to the integrity of the person;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the European Union is going through a period of economic and financial crisis, and also a democratic and constitutional crisis, as demonstrated by recent events in certain Member States, and whereas these tensions have highlighted the lack of appropriate instruments to cope with this crisis, as well as the difficulties in applying the mechanisms provided for in the existing treaties, in particular Article 7 of the EU Treaty;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas Parliament has repeatedly called for a strengthening of the mechanisms to ensure that the values of the Union set out in Article 2 of the EU Treaty are respected, protected and promoted, and for crisis situations in the Union and in the Member States to be addressed, and whereas a debate is under way on the creation of a ‘new mechanism’, in which the Commission, Council and Member States are finally joining Parliament and NGOs;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the Commission has indicated its desire to strengthen the rule of law in the European Union and whereas it could propose the use of letters of formal notice under Article 7(1) of the existing EU Treaty; whereas it has also spoken of the need to amend the treaties and has announced that it might propose amendments before the end of 2013, or in early 2014;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas any decision on the matter should guarantee, as soon as possible, the proper application of Article 2 of the EU Treaty and ensure that every decision is taken on the basis of objective criteria and an objective evaluation, in order to address criticisms of a lack of indicators and evaluation criteria, of differential treatment and of political bias;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas numerous fundamental rights violations are still occurring in the European Union and in the Member States, as detailed in (annual and special) reports by the Commission, NGOs and the Council of Europe, in UN documents, etc.;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to intensify their cooperation, including with the European Parliament and national parliaments, in order to improve the implementation of the existing EU human rights legislations; calls for closer cooperation between the Union institutions and other international bodies, in particular the Council of Europe;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recommends that Parliament, the Commission and the Council should recognise the existence of positive obligations to protect and promote human rights; emphasises that respect for fundamental rights and freedoms implies actions at various levels; stresses the role played in this area by regional and local authorities, NGOs and civil society, and asks the Commission and the Council to improve their cooperation with these actors;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Reminds the Union institutions and the Member States of the need to comply with their obligations to respect fundamental freedoms and rights; notes that participation in international treaties for the protection and promotion of human rights can only serve to strengthen the protection of fundamental rights within the EU;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the Union institutions and the Member States to respect, guarantee, protect and promote the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information, and hence to refrain from exerting or developing mechanisms to impede those freedoms;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Welcomes the steps taken by the Commission to ensure that its legislative proposals comply with the Charter; notes, however, that there remains room for improvement; calls on the Commission to take tangible steps towards ensuring that its proposals are verified against the Charter and that the impact on fundamental rights of EU legislation and its implementation by the Member States are systematically examined in its evaluation reports on the implementation of EU legislation, as well as in its annual report on monitoring the application of EU law;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Suggests that there should be more transparency in the Commission's dialogue with Member States, as well as in the work of EU agencies, when fundamental rights or the interests of European citizens are at stake; calls on the Commission, in addition, to make full use of the existing mechanisms and to launch objective investigations and take out infringement proceedings if its case is well grounded, thus avoiding double standards, whenever a Member State violates the rights enshrined in the Charter when implementing EU legislation;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Calls on the Commission – and the Council, where it initiates legislation – to where appropriate make use of the external independent expertise of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA);
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Suggests that, in spite of the blockages which have occurred, the Commission should conclude the procedure for the EU's accession to the ECHR as soon as possible, as it will provide an additional mechanism for enforcing the human rights of its citizens;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Invites Member States to join and ratify the human rights conventions of the Council of Europe and to implement the already existing instruments of the acquis communautaire and to reconsider the opt- outs, which might risk affecting the rights of their citizens;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that it is essential for the European Union and the Member States to guarantee respect for the common European values set out in Article 2 of the EU Treaty, that all the instruments currently provided for in the treaties in this regard urgently need to be applied and implemented, and that where necessary amendments to the treaties should be prepared;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the European Union is bound to adopt legislation with full respect to its competences as set by the treaties including the principle of subsidiarity;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point d
(d) cooperate in a more systematic and coordinated fashion with the Council of Europe and other international institutions based on their specialised expertise in order to avoid any duplication;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point e
(e) establish a newmake full use of existing mechanisms to ensure that the fundamental rights and the values of the Union referred to in Article 2 of the EU Treaty and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights are respected, protected and promoted;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that this new mechanism could be activated immediately, on the basis of a Commission decision, and that it should: (a) set indicators (FRA and Commission); (b) monitor the situation in the EU, as well as in the Member States (FRA, Commission, Council, Parliament); (c) carry out objective and comparative assessments, for each fundamental right or subject and for each Member State individually, of all instruments relating to human rights, such as the ECHR, Council of Europe and UN documents, NGOs, etc. (FRA reports, Commission annual reports, Parliament annual reports, Council annual reports); (d) establish a European policy cycle on the application of Article 2 of the EU Treaty (democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights, equality) to provide an annual and multiannual framework, and an open annual interinstitutional forum on these European values, in particular the protection of fundamental rights; (e) develop and adopt a set of recommendations and penalties (e.g. the temporary suspension of Fund commitments, the application of certain acts, etc.) to deal with violations of Article 2 and Article 7 of the EU Treaty; (f) incorporate an early-warning system, political and technical dialogue, letters of formal notice and a ‘freezing procedure’;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
(a) set indicators (FRA and Commission);deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
(b) monitor the situation in the EU, as well as in the Member States (FRA, Commission, Council, Parliament);deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
(c) carry out objective and comparative assessments, for each fundamental right or subject and for each Member State individually, of all instruments relating to human rights, such as the ECHR, Council of Europe and UN documents, NGOs, etc. (FRA reports, Commission annual reports, Parliament annual reports, Council annual reports);deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d
(d) establish a European policy cycle on the application of Article 2 of the EU Treaty (democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights, equality) to provide an annual and multiannual framework, and an open annual interinstitutional forum on these European values, in particular the protection of fundamental rights;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point e
(e) develop and adopt a set of recommendations and penalties (e.g. the temporary suspension of Fund commitments, the application of certain acts, etc.) to deal with violations of Article 2 and Article 7 of the EU Treaty;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point f
(f) incorporate an early-warning system, political and technical dialogue, letters of formal notice and a ‘freezing procedure’;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the FRA, to adopt a decision establishing this new mechanism, as it did for the monitoring of corruption in the EU and in the Member States, and to revise the rules of the Fundamental Rights Agency to give it enhanced powers and competences;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends the opening of a dialogue between the European institutions and a Member State where there is a risk of a serious breach of the values of the Union, as well as the possibility for the European institutions to make recommendations as provided for in Article 7(1) of the EU Treaty; fully supports the Commission's proposal to use letters of formal notice in this context;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to propose the announced amendments to the treaties with a view to strengthening fundamental rights and revising Article 7 of the EU Treaty, drawing on Article 121 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the extension of the possibilities for redress and the powers of the Commission and the Court of Justice, a revision of the unanimity rule for amending the rules of the FRA and the deletion of Article 51 of the Charter; calls, also, for Article 7 of the EU Treaty to be substantially revised, with the addition of an ‘application of Article 2 of the EU Treaty’ stage, separating the ‘risk’ stage from the ‘violation’ stage, with different thresholds for the majorities provided for, a strengthening of the technical and objective (not only political) analysis, enhanced dialogue with the Member States' institutions and a wider range of detailed and predictable penalties which are applicable throughout the procedure; calls for Parliament to be able to launch these procedures on an equal footing with the Commission and the Council; asks for the FRA to be able to contribute its necessary specialised support to the procedure;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses its concern about the instances of violation of human dignity which are still occurring in the Union and in certain Member States, whose victims particularly include minorities, asylum- seekers, migrants, people suspected of having links with terrorism and people who are deprived of their freedom; sStresses that the public authorities must abide by the absolute prohibition on torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, carry out swift, effective, independent in- depth investigations into any breach and prosecute those responsible;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of protecting the rights of refugees and migrants, and underlines that special attention should be paid to women and children migrants;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes the completion of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and calls on the Member States to ensure that the CEAS is fully established as planned and provides better access to the asylum procedure for those who seek protection, and leads to fairer, quicker and better quality asylum decisions; and will provide dignified and decent conditions both for those who apply for asylum and those who are granted international protection within the EU;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses its concern about the numerous instances of ill-treatment by police forces, particularly in relation to the disproportionate use of force against peaceful participants and journalists in connection with demonstrations;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates its call for a full investigation into collaboration by European States in the ‘extraordinary rendition’ programme of the United States and the CIA, flights and secret prisons within the territory of the Union, and insists that Member States must perform effective, impartial, in-depth, independent and transparent investigations and that there is no place for impunity; reminds the Member States that the ban on torture is absolute and, therefore, that State secrecy cannot be invoked to limit the obligation on States to investigate serious human rights violations;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States, who has not yet done so, to fully transpose and implement the Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims and to adopt appropriate measures to ensure that victims of trafficking in human beings are adequately assisted and protected, traffickers are prosecuted, getting effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions, while preventive measures are also in place.
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Member States to fully transpose the Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, adopting appropriate measures to ensure adequate assistance and protection of victims of crime
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
LibertyFreedoms
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recognises that the right to live in safety is also a fundamental right of European citizens and should be protected as such;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the fact that a growing number of Member States are respecting the right to found a family through marriage, civil partnership or registered cohabitation and adoption, without discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, and calls on the Commission and all Member States to adopt legislation and policies to combat homophobia, transphobia and hate crimes; reiterates its calls for the Commission to draw up a European roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and all Member States to adopt legislation and policies to combat homophobia, transphobia and hate crimes;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses its concern about the numerous breaches of the right of asylum and of the obligation to extend protection in the event of removal, expulsion and extradition of any migrant; stresses the obligation to comply with international human rights conventions, particularly the Geneva Convention and the principle of non-refoulement, and the obligation to come to the assistance of people at sea who are risking their lives to reach the European Union, and to arrange for reception conditions and procedures which respect their dignity and fundamental rights; welcomes the adoption of the ‘asylum’ package; deplores, however, the fact that minors can still be placed in detention and calls for them to be systematically excluded from expedited procedures; calls for the establishment of common minimum standards for the reception of unaccompanied minors;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that the principles of human dignity, equality before the law and the prohibition of discrimination on any grounds are foundations of democratic society; calls on Member States to adopt a national legislative framework to address all forms of discrimination and guarantee the effective implementation of the existing EU legal framework;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and their measures relating to gender equality, the rights of the child, the rights of older persons, the integration of people with disabilities and the rights of LGBT persons; reiterates for the umpteenth time its call for the Council to adopt the Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Expresses its concern about the situation of the Roma in the European Union and the numerous instances of persecution, violence, stigmatisation, and discrimination and expulsion, contrary to fundamental rights and European Union law; calls for more vigorous action to promote integration, particularly in the field of protection of fundamental rights, and calls for an end to illegal expulsions and to segregation of Roma children in schools;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide an effective response to Roma exclusion by developing integrated policies and implementing the measures set out in the strategies focusing on anti-discrimination measures and measures aiming to increase their employability and access to labour market in cooperation with representatives of the Roma population, while also ensuring their full participation in the management, monitoring and evaluation of projects affecting their communities, and also to analyse the financial feasibility and sustainability of the national Roma integration strategies and allocate sufficient budget resources to this end and ensure the efficiency of spending;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Points out that positive measures implemented for the purpose of protecting minority persons and groups, fostering their appropriate development and ensuring that they are granted equal rights and treatment with respect to the rest of the population in the administrative, political, economic, social and cultural fields and in other spheres shall not be considered as discrimination
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Considers that traditional national minority communities have specific needs different from other minority groups, that public policies should be more focused and that the Union itself must address these needs in a more appropriate way;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Considers that no single solution exists for improving the situation of national minorities in all the Member States, but that some common and minimum objectives for public authorities in the EU should be developed, taking account the relevant international legal standards and existing good practices; calls on the Commission to establish a policy standard for the protection of national minorities;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)
17e. Calls for more consistency of the European Union in the field of minority protection; strongly believes that all Member States as well as candidate countries shall be bound by the same principles and criteria in order to avoid the application of double standards;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 f (new)
17f. Calls on the Member States to ensure that their legal system guarantees that there shall be no discrimination against persons belonging to a recognised national minority, and to adopt adequate measures to promote effective equality, based on the relevant international norms and good practice, inter alia the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 g (new)
17g. Stresses the need for a comprehensive and legally binding European Union protection system for traditional national minorities, regional linguistic groups and constitutional regions accompanied by a functioning monitoring mechanism; stresses that the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020 and the accompanying monitoring mechanism may constitute an example for this;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Condemns racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and xenophobic violence and violence against migrants, whichalls on the Member States to implement the Council Framework Decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia, to address discrimination, to ensure the investigation of hate speech and havte reached alarming levels in certain Member States, in the absence of strong action by the authoritiescrimes, to adopt criminal legislation prohibiting incitement to hatred on any grounds including sexual orientation, and to ensure that there is effective protection against racism, anti-Semitism, anti- gypsyism, xenophobia and homophobia and that victims are offered proper assistance;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to ensure equality between women and men and to combat all forms of violence against womeUrges the EU and the Member States to step up their efforts to achieve the objectives of the European Pact for Equality between women and men (2011- 2020), and to take adequate measures to tackle all forms of direct and indirect discrimination against women, in particular the gender pay gap, occupational segregation, stereotyping, and all forms of violence against women; recalls that women continue to suffer multiple discrimination in various areas of everyday life in spite of the legislation in force on combating discrimination;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the Commission's Zero Tolerance of violence against women; however calls for more action including an EU-wide strategy to end violence against women, as announced in the Council conclusions of March 2010, comprising legally binding instruments and awareness-raising actions; calls furthermore on the Commission and the Member States to keep the issue of violence against women high on the agenda as Gender-based violence is both a consequence of the inequalities between women and men as well as an obstacle to equality and therefore should not be tolerated;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that a zero tolerance policy must apply to female genital mutilation;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Encourage Member states to develop adequately resourced policies to better integrate persons with disabilities and facilitate their access to housing, education, public transports and facilities, and participation to the political process;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the decision to declare 2014 as the European Year of Work and Family Life Balance, calls on the Commission and Member States to take measure and launch projects for better reconciliation of family and working life for all generations of women;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty makes it necessary to increase transparency and openness in the Union; deplores the interinstitutional blockage of the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on the right of access to documents and information; calls on the Council and Commission to resume their work on the revision of this Regulation, on the basis of the proposals by Parliament;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the decision to declare 2013 as the European Year of Citizens, however calls on the Commission together with the Member States to continue to inform the EU citizens about their rights, so that they can fully enjoy their EU citizenship
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Member States to launch information campaigns to inform EU citizens about their right to vote and stand for election; calls for the necessary reforms of the European election procedures to be carried out in all Member States in order to promote active EU citizenship; calls on the Member States to encourage the active participation of citizens through citizens' initiatives and the exercise of the right of petition and the right to submit complaints to the European Ombudsman;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the right to freedom of movement and residence of European citizens and their families laid down in the Treaties and guaranteed by the Directive on freedom of movement is one of the fundamental rights of European citizens; condemns any attempt to review this acquis, and calls for any breach of the rules to result in action before the Court of Justice, particularly in cases where the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality, ethnic or racial origin or sexual orientation is breached;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the independent, equitable, effective, egalitarian and just administration of justice, within reasonable time limits, is fundamental to democracy and the rule of law and to their credibility; expresses its concern about the numerous breaches which have occurred in this context, as demonstrated by the number of cases in which the European Court of Human Rights has found against States; stresses that any impunity on grounds of a position of power, force or influence over persons or the judicial or political authorities cannot be tolerated in the European Union;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Notes the roadmap issued by the Commission with regard to civil justice, and calls for it to be developed so as also to cover criminal justice; stresses that it should be incorporated into the new procedure which also extends to democracy, the rule of law, fundamental rights and equality, in the European policy cycle on the application of Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union;
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the candidate countries, the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE