4 Amendments of Margrete AUKEN related to 2011/2069(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that the original mandate for the Charter was to codify the fundamental rights enjoyed by EU citizens and considers that it is understandable if citizens do not understand the limited applicability of the Charter also in the light of the solemn declarations of the heads of state and that the Charter represents rights EU citizens enjoy; calls on all Member States to reconsider the need for Article 51 of the Charter and encourages them unilaterally to declare that they will not limit the rights of individuals on the basis of that article within their jurisdiction;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the close link between the rights inherent to EU citizenship and those enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights applicable to all persons on EU territory; calls on the EU institutions and Member States to align the rights of third-country nationals permanently residing in EU with the rights of EU citizens;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Is concerned about the situation of stateless persons permanently resident in Member States and calls, in this regard, on the Member States to systematically bring about just solutions based on the recommendations of international organisations; believes that such persons should have the right to take part in local elections;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recalls that Article 37 of the Charter obliges the Union to ensure a high level of environmental protection and the improvement of the quality of the environment; takes the view that the serious health consequences for present and future generations of deliberate and reckless pollution of the environment, for instance, through illegal dumping of toxic waste, are sufficiently grave to merit being considered violations of fundamental and human rights;