6 Amendments of Monika BEŇOVÁ related to 2011/2182(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the EU institutions and Member States to address the issue of unequal paths to EU citizenship. As the only way to access EU citizenship is by having one of the Member States’ nationalities; and as EU Member States have different rules regarding access to nationality, an EU unified standard is needed in this area;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States respects the fundamental rights and freedoms and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In accordance with the prohibition of discrimination contained in the Charter, Member States should implement this Directive without discrimination between the beneficiaries of this Directive on grounds such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic characteristics, language, religion or beliefs, political or other opinion, membership of an ethnic minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to issue clear guidelines and bring infringement proceedings against Member States violating Directive 2004/38/EC by denying certain ethnic and religious minorities, in particular the Roma, the right to free movement and residence, or the facilitation thereof; (3 d new)
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines that some categories of persons encounter discriminatory obstacles in the exercise of their right to free movement, notably persons in same- sex unions, transgender people, third- country family members and Roma;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission to issue clear guidelines and bring infringement proceedings against Member States violating articles 2 and 3 of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States by denying same-sex spouses, same-sex and different-sex registered partners, or same-sex and different-sex partners in a durable attested relationship and their families the right to free movement and residence, or the facilitation thereof; calls on the Commission to examine the implementation of Directive 2004/38/EC fully in conjunction with Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and initiate infringement proceedings against Member States that discriminate against persons in same-sex unions, transgender people, third-country family members and Roma;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls the Commission to come up urgently with an ambitious proposal on the full mutual recognition of the effects of civil status documents across the EU so as to finally overcome the legal and administrative obstacles citizens face when moving in the EU, including same- sex spouses, different-sex and same-sex registered partners, or same-sex and different-sex partners in a durable attested relationship and their families, including their children;