20 Amendments of Gerard BATTEN
Amendment 13 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas on the 14th November 2018 the European Parliament rejected a proposal to establish Humanitarian Visas; considers, therefore, that the legislative process has lawfully concluded;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that part of the financial implications of the requested proposal should be covered by the gthe Member States that wish to issue humanitarian visas shall be responsible for all of the financial implications that arise from allowing persons to enteral budget of the Union as a practical expression of the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, including its financial implications, between the Member States, in acc the territory of the Member State; insists that Member States shall continue to be responsible for such persons when they leave the Member State that issued the humanitarian visa ford ance with Article 80 TFEUother Member State;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 27
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 27
Amendment 36 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 28
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 28
Amendment 34 #
2017/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the Republic of Turkey, a candidate country for EU membership, jailed more journalists than any other nation in the world in 2016; considers that these actions are a clear attack on democracy and freedom of expression; calls, therefore, for pre-accession funding to Turkey to be suspended immediately;
Amendment 116 #
2017/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to create and maintain, in law and in practice, a safe and secure environment for journalists and other media actors, enabling them to perform their work in full independence and without undue interference – such as the threat of violence, harassment, financial, economic and political pressure, pressure to disclose confidential sources and materials, and targeted surveillance; highlights the importance of taking a gender-sensitive approach when considering measures to address the safety of journalists;
Amendment 143 #
2017/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the important role exerted by independent and pluralistic media in political debate and on the right to pluralistic information both during electoral terms and in the intervening periods; stresses the need to guarantee full expression for all political actors, regardless of their degree of institutional representativeness or political views;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the basis for European integration is the upholding and promotion of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the values and principles enshrined in the European treaties and international human rights instruments; whereas as some candidate countries, most notably Turkey, do not uphold these values;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the ongoing wave of terrorist attacks across the EU has fuelled widespread mistrust of Muslim migrants, and whereas certain political parties are employing the rhetoric of cultural isolationism and hatred of those who are differthe EU and its ability to adequately protect its citizents;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 169 #
2017/2125(INI)
Amendment 206 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 227 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 380 #
2017/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the integration is best achieved through schooling for young people and education in European citizenship for older people, that the EU should therefore promote a policy reception and integration in all the Member Statof migrants into Member States societies is a process that involves not only a willingness from Member States to promote their cultural values, but also a willingness from the migrant to respect these values, and that it is unacceptable that certain Member States should claim that the migration phenomenon is not their concero make sincere attempts to learn the language of the Member State to which they will be living in;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the structure of the new multiannual financial framework (MFF) must correspond to the top five political priorities of the EU; calls for more coherence between the funding of the EU budget and its objectives, if needed by breaking the 1 % glass ceiling of Member State GDP contributions and/or by adapting and reducing the EU’s objectives;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point e
Paragraph 6 – point e
Amendment 51 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses that the future MFF proposal must not include the UK's contribution or entail any legal obligations on the UK regarding its liabilities;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2052(INI)
7 b. Stresses, furthermore, that if the Treaties cease to apply, as stated in Article 50(3) of the TEU, it follows that laws made under those Treaties, including the MFF Regulation, must also cease to apply; underlines, therefore, that once the UK leaves the Union, there can be no legal obligation upon the UK to continue contributions to the present or future MFF;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Considers that if the UK wishes to remain part of any EU programmes, that is a decision for the government of the day and any financial contributions should be decided on a case-by-case basis and applied in the same way as negotiations with third countries; notes for example that Israel has access to EU programmes as a third country without being a contributor to the MFF;
Amendment 27 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Title 1
Title 1