Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2010/2272(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020
Amendments (15)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Council Recommendation 98/376/EC of 4 June 1998 on a parking card for people with disabilities,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council of 27 Apriluncil Decision of 21 October 2010 on ‘Gguidelines for the employment policies of the Member States: Part II of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines’ (COM(2010)0193) and the European Parliament's position of 8 September 2010 thereto7 (2010/707/EU),
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the European Union formally ratified the United Nation's (UN) Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and it t has also been signed by all 27 EU Member States and ratified by 16 of these,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas disabled people have the right to a sufficient level of community-based services favouring independent living, the right to personal assistance, the right to economic and social independence and full participation in society and the labour market,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas disabled persons suffer from discrimination inthroughout their lives and in particular during the period of education and training, including thedue to a lack of early recognition and intervention for disabled children and pupils, which results in their employment opportunities being highly restricted,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas disability is an evolving concept that results from the interaction between persons with impairments and attitudinal and environmental barriers that hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the financial expenditure and economic investment in people with disabilities is a long-term return investment for the well-being of all and an inclusive society resting on sustainable foundations;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for a new efficient approach to disability starting from the creation of a European Disability Committee as a more effective mechanism to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the EDS;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the respect of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the notion of Design for all;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to take appropriate measures to promote the development of and access to universally designed goods and services as enshrined in Article 29 of the UN CRPD;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to consider and evaluate the application of: to strengthen both sanctions and positive incentives for Member States to implement Article 16 of DirectiveRegulation 1083/2006/EC as well as the efforts on accessibility in light of the contribution that could be made by using the European Structural Funds, especially thend to respect its legally binding requirements; to reinforce anti- discrimination provision in the future Cohesion Policy 2014-2020; to monitor and assess correct implementation of the European funding programmes and use of European Social Ffunds;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges that free movement is a fundamental right within the European Union; stresses that it positively influences the quality of life and participation in society and the labour market of people with disabilities;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Observes that a mutually-recognised parking card for people with disabilities and a unified EU charter for travellers' rightRecognizes the importance of Council Recommendation 98/376/EC of 4 June 1998 on a parking card for people with disabilities that states that this card should exist in a standard format and should be recognised by all Member States in order to facilitate the bearers' car use, and observes that a unified EU charter for travellers' rights and a European definition of disability criteria in relation to obtaining and renewing driving licences and any other permits or documents which may be required to facilitate mobility between Member States are relevant for the inclusion of people with disabilities in society; across EU Member States;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms that people with different disabilities should be able to have inherently-adjusted means ene need to guarantee universal and equal access for persons with disabiling them to purchase goods and servicesties to goods and services that must be affordable;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Calls on the Commission, in the light of their targets on poverty reduction, to disaggregate poverty figures in order to calculate the numbers of persons with a disability who are experiencing poverty so that comparable targets for poverty reduction of persons with a disability can be achieved within the framework of the EU 2020 strategy;