12 Amendments of Renate WEBER related to 2011/2182(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that EU citizenship is the fundamental status of Member States' nationals; 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 citizensat the fundamental rights and personal freedoms enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Treaties as regard to EU citizenship are directly applicable and inherent to all persons on EU territory including third- country nationals permanently residing in EU with the rights of EU citizens; urges the EU institutions and Member States to have a more proactive approach as respecting fundamental rights and personal freedoms is of the utmost importance;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the poor implementation of current directivand adherence to directives in force by Member States, especially the Free Movement Directive, whichsince such situation causes many problems related to free movement and other rights of EU citizens, and calls on all parties to correctly and fully transpose and implement the acquis and most importantly adhere to it;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that some categories of persons encounter discriminatory obstacles in the exercise of the right to free movement, notably LGBT persons in same-sex unions, transgender people, third country family members and Roma;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to issue clear guidelines and bring infringement proceedings against those Member States that violate articles 2 and 3 of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States by denying same-sex spouses, same-sex and different-sex registered partners, or same-sex and different-sex partners in a durable and attested relationship and their families the right to free movement and residence, or the facilitation thereof, calls on the Commission to examine the implementation of Directive 2004/38/EC fully in conjunction with Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and initiate infringement proceedings against Member States that discriminate against persons in same-sex unions, transgender people, third-country family members and Roma;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls the Commission to come up urgently with an ambitious proposal on the full mutual recognition of the effects of civil status documents across the EU so as to finally overcome the legal and administrative obstacles citizens face when moving in the EU, including same- sex spouses, different-sex and same-sex registered partners, or same-sex and different-sex partners in a durable attested relationship and their families, including their children;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Regrets that citizens of Roma origin are often targeted by Member States for expulsion, in violation of the Free Movement Directive and of the Race Directive, and subjected to collective expulsion procedures, such as in the case of France in 2010; underlines that Roma integration and inclusion is still pending issue in the EU agenda and in this regard calls on the Commission to urge Member States to treat Roma minorities equally and deepen their efforts in the areas of unemployment, housing health, education, free movement, anti- discrimination and fundamental rights; urges the Member States especially to focus on social inclusion of the Roma children;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that, gGiven the low number of EU citizens resident in a Member State other than their own who exercise their right to vote or stand as candidate in either European or local elections in their place of residence, the Commission andakes the view that the Commission should call the Member States shouldto promote such participation by various means including by ensuring that membership of political parties is allowed to all EU citizens and by launching a special informational campaign targeting those EU citizens resident in a Member State other than their own;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets that a large number of EU citizens resident in a Member State other than their own are not fully and effectively informed about their rights; calls on the Commission to urge the Member States to focus their efforts in enhancing their information systems especially in areas EU citizens initially encounter problems, denial or restriction of their EU rights such as residence, work, social rights, health, marital status, consumer rights;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission, the Council and Member States to make the most of the upcoming European Year of Citizenship 2013 so to ensure that information campaigns on European citizenship and the rights connected to it are carried out and calls on the Commission to strengthen its activity of monitoring and support to citizens in facing violations of citizens' rights and overcoming them so to ensure that the European Year allows for concrete progress in citizens' lives;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Regrets that the administrative procedures in some Member States are too time consuming and thus sometimes are equal to a denial of EU citizen's rights; calls on the Commission to be more proactive on infringement procedures in this area ;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with regret that the Commission has not been very activesufficiently active and transparent in addressing infringements related to citizens' rights; and consequently calls on the Commission to behave more proactively;strengthen monitoring, reporting and supporting citizens when they face citizens' rights violations, as well as finding solutions to overcome them, including by launching infringement proceedings, in its role of guardian of the Treaties
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to make a comparative study on European citizenship, national citizenship, electoral rights to identify differences, divergences and gaps that could impact unfairly or disproportionately certain categories of persons in the EU (stateless persons, EU and non-EU citizens, Roma, etc) and accompany it with appropriate recommendations to overcome discriminations that are contrary to the values of the EU;