Activities of Jaime MAYOR OREJA
Plenary speeches (33)
Future of Europe (debate)
Fight against terrorism (debate)
Freedom, security and justice – Immigration (debate)
70 years after General Franco's coup d'état in Spain (Statements by the President and the political groups)
Evaluation of the European arrest warrant (debate)
Presentation of the programme of the Austrian Presidency
Commission Question Time
Preparation for the next informal European Council
Liberty and security
Programme of the British Presidency (continuation)
Fight against terrorism
Fight against terrorism
Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity: see Minutes
European Council of 4 and 5 November 2004
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 4 and 5 November 2004)
Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission
Future of the area of freedom, security and justice
Seizure of hostages and massacre in Beslan and the fight against terrorism
Statement by the President-designate of the Commission
State of the Union (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) (debate)
Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (debate)
Preparation for the European Council meeting (28-29 June 2012) - Multiannual financial framework and own resources (debate)
Legal security of European investments outside the European Union (debate)
Legal security of European investments outside the European Union (debate)
Order of business
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (24-25 March 2011) (debate)
Situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion (debate)
Review of the Spanish Presidency (debate)
Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the framework of the current financial and economic crisis? (debate)
Presentation of the College of Commissioners and statement on the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission (debate)
Presentation of the programme of the Spanish Presidency (debate)
Statement by the President-designate of the Commission (debate)
Reports (2)
REPORT Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the factors favouring support for terrorism and the recruitment of terrorists PDF (144 KB) DOC (99 KB)
REPORT on a proposal for a recommendation from the European Parliament to the Council on terrorist attacks: prevention, preparation and response PDF (176 KB) DOC (77 KB)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU anti-terrorism action plan
Amendments (20)
Amendment 35 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the fundamental principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Article 10 of the Charter recognises the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; Article 21 prohibits discrimination, including on grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; and Article 26 acknowledges the right of persons with disabilities to benefit from measures designed to ensure their independenceouncil of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, particularly Articles 9 and 10 thereof, and by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, particularly Article 10(2) and Articles 21 and 26 thereof.
Amendment 92 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) While prohibiting discrimination, it is important to respect other fundamental rights and freedoms, including the protection of private and family life and transactions carried out in that context, the freedom of religion, freedom of expression and the freedom of association. This Directive is without prejudicedoes not apply to national lawsegislation on marital or family status, including on reproductive rights. It is also without prejudiadoption and the rights deriving therefrom, or to the organisation and content of education, which fall under the competence tof the secular nature of the State, state instituMember States. The Directive does not require Member States to amend their legislations or bodies, or educationpractices in these respects.
Amendment 164 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The behaviour of a person or organisation that does not respect the principles laid down in this Directive shall not be deemed to be a form of discrimination within the meaning of paragraph 1 where such behaviour is motivated by an ethos based on religion or beliefs.
Amendment 187 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Within the limits of the powers conferred upon the Community, the prohibition of discrimination shall apply to all persons, as regards both the public and private sectors, including public bodies, and in accordance with the subsidiarity and proportionality principle, the prohibition of discrimination shall apply in relation to:
Amendment 2 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
Amendment 3 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital – A (new)
Recital – A (new)
-A. whereas drugs, by destroying young lives, undermine the future of our society and must therefore be fought against with determination and without hesitation,
Amendment 28 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Acknowledges that churches and religious communities have been very active in the fight against drugs and their experiences should therefore be taken into account in the formulation, implementation and assessment of drugs policies;
Amendment 96 #
2007/2212(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 71 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Stresses the need for a global, human rights based approach to non- discrimination reflecting the European dimension of discrimination against the Roma; takes the view that a European Union framework strategy for Roma inclusion should seek to tackle the following problems: - segregation of the Roma as regards access to housing, and their exclusion from employment and public education, - frequent denial of their rights by public authorities and their political under- representation, - the very inadequate guarantees against racial discrimination at local level and too few appropriate integration programmes; blatant discrimination in health care, including forced sterilisation and a lack of appropriate information on family planning and access to contraceptionunsatisfactory access to health care, - discrimination by the police, in particular (deliberate) shootings, arson, assault or other violent acts, which are not impartially investigated and prosecutions are not brought; the police’s racial profiling – inter alia by taking fingerprints or other forms of data collection – and wide discretionary powers, which give rise to abuses with no disciplinary consequences; training and awareness-raising programmes on non- discrimination by the police, which are largely non-existent;
Amendment 99 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Stresses the importance of ensuring that third-country nationals entering European Union territory and EU citizens are aware of the existing laws and social agreements on gender equality in the society of host countriesbetween men and women, so as to rule out discriminatory situations resulting from a lack of awareness of the legal and social context;
Amendment 134 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 a (new)
Paragraph 66 a (new)
66a. Calls on the Member States to preserve the guarantees for access to pastoral care for the military personnel;
Amendment 135 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
Amendment 138 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Expresses shockdeep concern at the tragic fate of those who lose their lives in an attempt to reach European territory; since channels for legal migration to the European Union from third countries are virtually non- existent, migrants are left to the mercy of smugglers or traffickers and/or risk their lives in order to travel to Europe, leading to thousands of deaths each year;
Amendment 139 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce realisticeffective, long- term migration policies and more flexible rules governing asylum seekers, rather than focusing all their efforts on preventing illegal immigration, deploying to that end a growing range of frontier checks which lack the mechanisms needed to identify potential asylum seekers at Europe’s borders, a shortcoming which leads to violations of the principle of non- refoulement, as enshrined in the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees;
Amendment 158 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
80. Asks that particular attention be paid to the situation of refugee, asylum seeker and migrant children, and to the children of parents who are asylum seekers, refugees or undocumented, so that every child can fully exercise its rights, as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, including the right to non- discrimination, with the interests of the child being given the highest possible priority in all actions taken, however fully acknowledging the important role and the responsibility of parents; condemns the development in some Member States of a two-tier education system and different care and assistance arrangements for children of nationals and non-nationals; condemns situations in which higher priority is given to the application of immigration laws than to arrangements designed to protect the child; calls on Member States to respect the right of the parents to educate their children in conformity with their convictions;
Amendment 179 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96
Paragraph 96
96. Takes the view that freedom of the press should always be exercised within the limits of the law, but is at the same time concerned by the fact that the temptation in recent years to exclude certain subjects, from public debate, and in particular the attempt to relegate religion to a strictly private ambit, leads in many Member States to a form of unofficial censorship or to self-censorship by the media;
Amendment 180 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97
Paragraph 97
97. Condemns all forms of violence against children, and stresses in particular the need to combat the forms of violence most frequently encountered in the Member States: paedophilia, sexual abuse, domestic violence, corporal punishment in schools and other forms of abuse in institutions; calls for reliable, confidential, accessible mechanisms to be put in place to allow children in all the Member States to report violence, and for those mechanisms to be given wide publicity;
Amendment 181 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 98
Paragraph 98
98. Calls on the Member States to implement drasticeffective measures to forbid the various forms of exploitation of children, including for the purposes of prostitution, for the production of pedo-pornographic material, drug trafficking, pickpocketing and begging, and any other form of exploitation;
Amendment 184 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 102
Paragraph 102
102. Recalls that almost 20% of children in the EU live beneath the poverty threshold and that the most vulnerable of them come from single-parent families and/or have parents who were born abroad; stresses that combating family break-ups should be considered as an effective measure to achieve the proclaimed goal of the EU leaders to fight against child poverty; stresses in consequence that appropriate assistance measures, centred around the needs of the child, must be taken, including support measures for families, and calls on the Member States, particularly those with the highest levels of poverty, to adopt ambitious, achievable targets for reducing child poverty;
Amendment 190 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 110
Paragraph 110
110. Calls on the Member States to take action to guarantee the right of children to a family and to act accordingly to find effective solutions to prevent abandonment of children; calls on them to move away from the policy of large institutions and instead to reform, develop and reinforce effective alternative child-care structures based on the family and the community; calls on the Commission to study and propose a common definition of international adoption and an EU policy in this area;