12 Amendments of Tatjana ŽDANOKA related to 2014/2254(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas almost one third of petitions received by Parliament relate to alleged breaches of fundamental rights referred to in the Charter, touching on issues such as citizenship, the four freedoms, employment, economic circumstances, justice systems, voting rights, disability and children’s rights; whereas some of those petitions raise questions related to health issues and worsened access to health care and health care services as a direct consequence of the economic crisis; whereas this situation has undermined the provisions of Article 35 of the Charter; whereas petitions serve as an instrument for guaranteeing citizens their fundamental rights;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the right to vote and stand as a candidate in the municipal and European Parliament elections in the State of residence is recognised in Articles 39 and 40 of the Charter; whereas the exercise of the mobility right does legally or effectively prevent many citizens to take part of other elections either in their country of origin or residence;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the Charter enshrines the right to good administration within the Union; whereas it also states the rights to access the documents of the main three EU institutions; whereas the EU Ombudsman is the guarantee that these rights are respected;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas Articles 37 and 38 of the Charter recognises the right to a high environmental protection intrinsically linked to the deployment of the policies of the Union;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets the narrow interpretation of the EU competence regarding fundamental rights by the Commission based on restrictive reading of Article 51 of the Charter; reminds that according to Article 2 TEU the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities; believes that systemic problems in the field of fundamental rights in the Member States should be addressed by the Commission, in particular, through a new framework for addressing systemic threats to the rule of law;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to ensure as a matter of urgency that the Member States transpose and correctly apply Directive 2004/38/EC on the free movement of citizens, given the frequent recurrence of petitions on the subject of problems encountered, also by their spouses and children; notes the increase in petitions from several Member States on child custody disputes in cross-border context in the framework of the Brussels IIa regulation, and also particularly against some Member States' authorities on the withdrawal of custody from parents having exercised the freedom of movement within the EU;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Invites Member States to adopt the necessary legal and administrative provisions to ensure that all EU citizens in voting age can exercise their voting rights in national and regional elections of their concern;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States and the Commission, when proposing legislation, to strike a balance between counter- terrorism measures and the protection of fundamental rights, so that the latter is not compromised;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes the legal uncertainty generated by any retrospective provision in new legislation of Member States, as well as in cases of continuous changes in the same regulatory field, which de facto delay the effective implementation of the final provisions; warns about the risk of undermining the right to effective legal remedy not being respected in cases when national court procedures are unacceptably delayed; expresses the view that in order to respect the principle of equality before justice, socioeconomic barriers in its access such as excessive judicial fees should be tackled in each and every Member State;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas article 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union obliges the Union to "respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity",
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas fundamental freedoms, human rights and equal opportunities shall be provided for all citizens of the European Union including persons belonging to national and linguistic minorities;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the fact that even today people belonging to minorities are still victims of discrimination; calls for more consistency of the European Union in the field of minority protection; strongly believes that all Member States as well as candidate countries shall be bound by the same principles and criteria in order to avoid the application of double standards; Calls therefore, as a part of resolving the so- called Copenhagen dilemma, for the establishment of an effective mechanism to monitor and ensure fundamental and acquired rights of national and linguistic minorities both in candidate countries and in countries already admitted to the European Union;