Activities of Michael CASHMAN

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 8

8. Recalls that democracy and the rule of law are prerequisites for, but not identical to, the fulfilment of human rights; calls on the EU to support the establishment of democratic and human rights-based ideals throughout society, especially with a view to promoting gender equality ~~and~~ , children's rights and the rights of persons belonging to minorities;

2012/09/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Insists that enforceable and non- negotiable human rights clauses are included in all agreements concluded by the European Union with third countries;

2012/09/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that the new EU Special Representative for Human Rights must take the development aspect as a basis for all efforts and expects a close collaboration with the European Parliament and its relevant committees on this issue;

2012/09/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2048(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Reiterates the importance of an enhanced, genuine and more comprehensive political dialogue on human rights, including non- discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;

2012/09/24
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council Directive on a common system of financial transaction tax and amending Directive 2008/7/EC (COM (2011)0594),

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Linda McAVAN, Patrice TIROLIEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 15 June 2010 on progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals: mid-term review in preparation of the UN high-level meeting in September 20104, __________________ 4 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2010)0210

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas globalisation, a major source of wealth, particularly in middle-income countries, has not, however, contributed sufficiently to reducing insecurity or indeed poverty, a stark demonstration of which is the increase in absolute number of hungry and malnourished people in the world including in many middle-income countries,

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Patrice TIROLIEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the Commission communication states that respect for human rights and good governance continue to be preconditions for development, which ~~does not ex~~includes the ~~possibil~~necessity tof find~~ing the rhythm best suited to~~ appropriate measures and conditions for the circumstances ofin each country,

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. Whereas any attempt to broaden the ODA definition designed to include the ‘Whole of the Union’ and ‘ODA+’ approaches recently proposed by the European Commission, as well as non-aid items such as financial flows, military spending, debt cancellation, particularly cancellation of export credit debts, money spent in Europe on students and refugees needs to be rejected,

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Patrice TIROLIEN, Åsa WESTLUND

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

Ec. Whereas many middle-income countries, notably Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rely on economies which remain fragile and vulnerable to the major adjustments demanded by economic globalization, as well as climate change and natural disasters,

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Åsa WESTLUND, Patrice TIROLIEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Calls on the Commission to set, for the implementation of the differentiation concept, vulnerability criteria in the common programming guidelines of the new DCI and the 11th EDF currently under discussion, and to take into account the reality of poverty, human development and inequalities inside a country, and not only the national GNI;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA, Michael CASHMAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5f. Calls for the further development of a clear linkage between relief, rehabilitation and development, particularly in light of the continuing nutrition crisis, and underlines the need for an effective and sustained assistance through a combination of Public-Private Partnerships and Corporate Social Responsibility ; renews the European Parliament and Council’s call to the European Commission for a clearer and more focused strategy on nutrition tackling food security governance and reducing food price volatility by the end of 2012;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Åsa WESTLUND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Believes that the conditions for the use of ODA in general, and budget support in particular, must go hand-in-hand with the democratic oversight of budgets by parliaments, budgetary control organisations, local and regional authorities and civil society in partner countries;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. Calls on the European Commission, the European Council and the Member States to pay particular attention to the rights of minorities and insists that non- negotiable human rights and non- discrimination clauses are inserted into development programmes, inter alia with regard to discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and towards people living with HIV/AIDS;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 h (new)

10h. In line with the Programme of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo in 1994, calls on the Commission to continue supporting a rights based approach to the population and development agenda, notably through collaboration with CSOs and UN agencies like UNFPA;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Patrice TIROLIEN, Åsa WESTLUND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 i (new)

10i. Encourages the Council to push forward the Commission’s proposal for a well-designed, effective financial transaction tax which should raise revenue to meet inclusive global development priorities;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 j (new)

10j. Firmly reminds the Commission and the Member States that ODA has to remain the backbone of the European development cooperation policy aiming at eradicating poverty; therefore, underlines that if innovative sources of development financing are to be widely promoted, they must be additional, used in a pro-poor approach and cannot be used to replace ODA in any circumstances;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 m (new)

10m. Emphasises the need to strengthen political dialogue, particularly among the three institutions of the EU, in order to strengthen the existing level of consensus and involvement regarding the adoption of the ‘European Consensus on Development’ in 2005; believes, therefore, that the new programme can only be an instrument that is compatible with the ‘Consensus’, leading to a more effective development policy that serves the overarching cooperation development objective of the European Union, which is to eradicate poverty – in particular, through efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and the role of healthcare and education – in a context of sustainable development;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Patrice TIROLIEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Welcomes the focus on a greater coordination of Member states through the development of joint programming, single EU contracts for budget support, and common EU frameworks for measuring and communicating results and for human rights conditionality;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)

11f. Recalls that, when it comes to the proposal for the 11th EDF, any new political orientation following the adoption of the Agenda for Change, must be compatible with the spirit and the letter of the Cotonou Agreement;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Åsa WESTLUND, Corina CREȚU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that an active civil society is the best guarantee – in the countries of the North and of the South – of good democratic governance, protection of vulnerable groups - in particular disabled people and minorities - private sector responsibility and an improved capacity to distribute the benefits of economic growth;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Corina CREȚU, Åsa WESTLUND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Regrets that the Commission does not put enough emphasis on the gender dimension of poverty; the EU must invest in the specific needs of women and design social protection packages that address the challenges faced by women; emphasizes that gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) are essential to the attainment of international development goals; highlights the fact that the economic and political empowerment of women is not only a driving force for gender equality but it is also fundamental to achieve overall economic growth in developing countries and reduce poverty; urges the Commission to ensure that gender equality and the empowerment of women will be mainstreamed in all EU development policies and programmes through its 2010 Gender Action Plan;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Åsa WESTLUND, Corina CREȚU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Would like the Agenda for Change to specify the important and independent role of civil society and regional and local authorities, not only in implementing development programmes and projects, but also as fundamental players in the process of developing development policies; highlights the importance of improving cooperation with them and calls for regular dialogue and consultations with them in policy-making; in this regard, underlines the importance of establishing dialogue between the EU and civil society organisations, regional and local authorities;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Corina CREȚU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls for increasing awareness in the new Member States regarding the importance of development aid;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Åsa WESTLUND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Demands that any support provided to the private sector in the form of ODA, whether as a gift or in combination with loans, come within the framework of the national plans and/or strategies of the partner countries, and that the amounts allocated be focused on the development of human resources, decent work, the sustainable management of natural resources and the development of high- quality inclusive public services for the benefit of the population; it needs to put in pace safeguards to ensure that private companies respect human rights, decent job and pay their taxes in the countries where they operate;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2011/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the Committee on Petitions has the duty to constantly review and, where possible, to enhance its role, notably with regard to the development of democratic principles,; increased citizen participation in the EU decision-making process, improving transparency and accountability and whereas in its regular activity the Committee works closely with the Commission acting as the ‘Guardian of the Treaty’ which defines the Commission's role and prevents it from intervening in matters not covered by EU legislation;

2012/05/24
Committee: PETI

2011/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the right of European citizens and residents to their legitimately acquired property continues to be an issue of grave significance for many thousands of people, as demonstrated by the petitions which are still being received on this subject, notably as regards perceived abuses of this right in Spain, on which the European Parliament has previously adopted a clear position7 ; and whereas without a resolution of this problem by the competent authorities there is no likelihood of legal certainty or trust in Spain's property rights, and economic confidence in the housing market ~~or the banking system~~ being restored;

2012/05/24
Committee: PETI

2011/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas the shortcomings and problems faced by people as a result of the malfunctioning of the internal market, as illustrated by petitions, are confirmed by the European Citizenship Report 20108 , in particular as regards free movement of EU citizens and their family members, access to social security entitlements, mutual recognition of qualifications, obstacles faced by the disabled, family law issues including same-sex couples and their children and mass expulsions on the basis of ethnic or national origin such as those affecting the Roma, including also double- taxation issues;

2012/05/24
Committee: PETI

2011/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes, therefore, that this role and responsibility should lead Parliament to consider ways of revitalising this fundamental part of parliamentary work ~~both~~ in terms of its visibility, accountability and transparency and in terms of improving its ability to raise issues of importance to European citizens in plenary, as well as by reinforcing its competence to call witnesses and investigate more independently issues raised by citizens;

2012/05/24
Committee: PETI

2011/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes Parliament's decision to develop a much more practical and visible petitions portal on its website, which will facilitate access for citizens to the petitions process, provide them with information and allow them to submit petitions in a more user-friendly environment; considers that this portal should also provide practical links to other forms of redress which are available at European and national or regional level as well as a comprehensive overview of the competence of the Petitions Committee;

2012/05/24
Committee: PETI

2011/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Reiterates its numerous calls on the Member States to comply with their obligations under the Free Movement Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the EU; reminds Member States of their obligation to facilitate entry and residence without any discrimination including for same-sex couples and their children, Roma and other minority groups;

2012/05/24
Committee: PETI

2011/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Continues to support the efforts of petitioners to put pressure on the Spanish Government and local authorities to resolve the problems surrounding the Ley de Costas and its retrospective application; to this end supports the decision of the Petitions Committee to establish a working group at political level to consider the issue;

2012/05/24
Committee: PETI

2011/2317(INI)

Thijs BERMAN, Catherine GRÈZE, Michael CASHMAN, Corina CREȚU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Urges the Spanish Government to revise the Ley de Costas in such a way as to guarantee title to those who have properly and in good faith acquired property within the reach of the jurisdiction of the Ley de Costas; in particular, calls for a reform of the Ley de Costas which ensures due process, a right of appeal, ~~proper~~satisfactory compensation, and the right to reliable information and which protects against retroactive or discriminatory actions;

2012/05/24
Committee: PETI

2011/2198(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Urges the EEAS to appoint a special envoy for the protection of women in conflict zones, with the task to see to it that all efforts of the EU’s external action are coherent with this essential objective of respecting the rights of women; insists that this special envoy should additionally address gender identity and non- discrimination;

2011/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2011/2198(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Thijs BERMAN, Corina CREȚU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Asks the EEAS to pay a particular attention to the growing number of corrective rapes on LGBT women taking place in pre-conflict, conflict and post- conflict situations;

2011/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2011/2198(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Thijs BERMAN, Corina CREȚU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Suggests the appointment of a Standing Rapporteur in the European Parliament on gender equality and women’s rights in the EU’s external relations; also responsible for gender identity and non-discrimination issues;

2011/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2011/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to the 28 September 2010 Declaration by the ACP Parliamentary Assembly on the peaceful co-existence of religions and the importance given to the phenomenon of homosexuality in the ACP-EU partnership,

2011/09/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

- having regard to the 6 December 2010 statement made in response to the abovementioned ACP Declaration by EU Members of the ACP-EU JPA from the EPP, S&D, ALDE, Verts/ALE and GUE/NGL Groups of the European Parliament,

2011/09/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the upheavals in North Africa and the Middle East were a cause for great concern as regards the impact on the security of both EU and ACP states, and welcoming the resolution adopted on the matter in Kinshasa,deleted

2011/09/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Encourages the JPA to keep working on additional and innovative sources of financing for development, such as a financial transaction tax;

2011/09/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the JPA to maintain its pressure on EU Member States to take urgent steps to meet their 0.7% GNI commitments in order to achieve the MDGs, as well as their specifi pledges to Africa and LDCs, and recommends fully transparent, multiannual, binding measures, including legislation;

2011/09/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Asks the European Commission to update the JPA on the state of play of the ratification of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement, as revised in Ouagadougou on 22 June 2010;

2011/09/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Reasserts that the principle of non- discrimination including, inter alia, on the basis of sexual orientation, will not be compromised in the ACP-EU partnership;

2011/09/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

~~9. Considers the abovementioned JPA resolution on the situation in North Africa and the Middle East to be a significant example of this enhanced dialogue;~~deleted

2011/09/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/2111(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that the BRICS countries are too diverse for the EU to pursue a single policy towards them; suggests instead that the EU should try to find coherent patterns and areas of BRICS interest (technical cooperation and assistance, alignment of legislative requirements, etc.) which could allow the EU to establish itself as a primary BRICS partner and to ~~exploit~~maximise its comparative advantages, such as advanced environmental legislation, experience in regional cooperation and expertise in setting up systems for reducing social inequalities (e.g. efficient tax and social protection systems);

2011/11/11
Committee: DEVE

2011/2111(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Norbert NEUSER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the EU ~~must decide whether it wants to establish~~should formulate its position regarding a closer relationship with BRICS; acknowledges the trade-offs that this would entail, with the EU having to accept that its preference for binding commitments and institutionalised regimes will not necessarily be shared by those countries;

2011/11/11
Committee: DEVE

2011/2111(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. CHighlights that the advantages of signing up to the aid effectiveness principles are also relevant for emerging donors and calls on the Commission to define specific areas of cooperation with BRICS in the field of development policy, e.g. cooperation in the fight against AIDS, which is not only important within China and other BRICS countries themselves but also a focus of their development cooperation;

2011/11/11
Committee: DEVE

2011/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Council to respect its commitments in relation to fundamental rights, to unblock as a matter of urgency the Commission proposal of 2 July 2008 for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; emphasises in this context the rights of people with disabilities, ~~who strive to live a life as close to normal as possible,~~ and the rights of children, in particular in the context of cross-border custody disputes and parental visiting rights;

2012/07/09
Committee: PETI

2011/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6

6. Deplores instances of discrimination against minorities, and calls on the Council to act effectively and responsibly to uphold the values of the Union in relation to Member States who fail to fully respect their Treaty obligations on such issues, and calls for stronger EU legislation, policies and actions on racism, xenophobia ~~and homo~~, homophobia and transphobia;

2012/07/09
Committee: PETI

2011/2069(INI)

Monika BEŇOVÁ, Michael CASHMAN, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Renate WEBER, Ulrike LUNACEK

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9

9. 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, inter alia, by legally resident third-country national spouses, registered partners and partners of EU citizens, without discrimination on any grounds, in exercising their rights, as guaranteed by the Charter;

2012/07/09
Committee: PETI

2011/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on Member States to adopt the national legislative framework to address discriminations experienced by LGBT people and same-sex couples on grounds of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and urges them to guarantee effective implementation of the existing EU legal framework and CJEU case-law; 1; __________________ 1 Case C-147/08, Jürgen Römer v Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; Case C- 267/06; Tadao Maruko v Versorgungsanstalt der deutschen Bühnen

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Monika BEŇOVÁ, Michael CASHMAN, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Renate WEBER, Ulrike LUNACEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Welcomes the Commission proposals on jurisdiction and applicable law for the property effects of marriages and registered partnerships; considers however that the choice of two different instruments 1 and of a separate approach for registered partnerships and marriages are unjustified; considers that the same choices of jurisdiction and applicable law should apply in both cases; __________________ 1 COM(2011)127 final and COM(2011)126 final.

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Monika BEŇOVÁ, Michael CASHMAN, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Ulrike LUNACEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on Member States who have adopted legislation on same-sex partnerships to recognise provisions with similar effects adopted by other Member States; recalls Member States’ obligation to fully implement Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, including for same-sex couples and their children;

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Monika BEŇOVÁ, Tatjana ŽDANOKA, Michael CASHMAN, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Renate WEBER, Ulrike LUNACEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on the Commission to come up with a proposal for the full mutual recognition of the effects of all civil status documents across the EU, including legal gender recognition, marriages and registered partnerships, in order to reduce discriminatory legal and administrative barriers for citizens who exercise their right to free movement;

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Monika BEŇOVÁ, Tatjana ŽDANOKA, Michael CASHMAN, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Renate WEBER, Ulrike LUNACEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Deplores that transgender people are still considered mentally ill in a number of Member States; calls on Member States to introduce or review legal gender recognition procedures on the model of Argentina and review conditions (including forced sterilisation) set for legal gender recognition; calls on the Commission and the World Health Organisation to withdraw gender identity disorders from the list of mental and behavioural disorders and to ensure a non-pathologising reclassification in the negotiations on the 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11);

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Monika BEŇOVÁ, Tatjana ŽDANOKA, Michael CASHMAN, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Renate WEBER, Ulrike LUNACEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26c. Welcomes the new set of asylum rules introduced in the Qualification Directive which include gender identity as a ground of persecution; maintains that the asylum package must remain coherent and include sexual orientation and gender identity in the Asylum Procedure Directive;

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Monika BEŇOVÁ, Michael CASHMAN, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Renate WEBER, Ulrike LUNACEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)

26d. Calls on Member States to ensure access to employment and goods and services without discrimination on grounds of gender identity, in line with EU law1; __________________ 1 Directive 206/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast); Council Directive 2004/113/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services.

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Monika BEŇOVÁ, Michael CASHMAN, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Renate WEBER, Ulrike LUNACEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 f (new)

26f. Welcomes the launch of a FRA survey that will gather comparable data on the experience of LGBT people in the European Union and Croatia;

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Monika BEŇOVÁ, Tatjana ŽDANOKA, Michael CASHMAN, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Renate WEBER, Ulrike LUNACEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 g (new)

26g. Calls on the Commission to use the results of this survey to prepare an EU Roadmap for equality on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, with a view to adoption by 2014;

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Monika BEŇOVÁ, Tatjana ŽDANOKA, Michael CASHMAN, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Renate WEBER, Ulrike LUNACEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 h (new)

26h. Calls on Member States to ensure the effective protection of participants in LGBT public events, including pride marches, and to ensure these events can take place lawfully;

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Monika BEŇOVÁ, Michael CASHMAN, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA, Ulrike LUNACEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 i (new)

26i. Calls on Member States to fully transpose Directive 2003/86/EC of the Council on the right to family reunification, without any discrimination on the grounds of sex or sexual orientation; recalls that, according to European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence, same-sex couples fall under the scope of family life1; __________________ 1 Schalk and Kopf v Austria, Application No. 30141/04, ECHR

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2056(INI)

Patrice TIROLIEN, Michael CASHMAN, Vincent PEILLON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Asks the EC to investigate the idea of a commodities trading tax as a financing mechanism towards poverty eradication, access to education and health services and achievement of MDGs and beyond;

2011/05/26
Committee: DEVE

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that great dividends in increasing the impact of EU aid could already be achieved through the full implementation of principles already guiding development action such as the poverty focus of EU aid, PCD, and the Paris and Accra aid effectiveness commitments; therefore calls on the Commission to take a leadership role on these issues, especially towards the high level forum on aid effectiveness in Busan;

2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE

2011/2047(INI)

Patrice TIROLIEN, Michael CASHMAN, Vincent PEILLON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates its position that the collective target of devoting 0.7% of the Union’s Gross National Income (GNI) to ODA by 2015 must be met, as increasing the impact of existing aid will not be enough; urges the Commission and Member States to find new sources of development funding such as a financial transaction tax; opposes any broadening of the definition of ODA;

2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that the added value of the Commission’s development aid justifies a significant increase in real terms in the budget earmarked for development aid in the next MFF (Multiannual Financial Framework); insists that EU development aid should retain a poverty focus in the next MFF;

2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)

13d. Reiterates the principle of the universality of human rights and non- discrimination as the basis upon which to enhance the impact of EU development policy;

2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE

2011/2047(INI)

Patrice TIROLIEN, Michael CASHMAN, Vincent PEILLON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Acknowledges that the development of the private sector in developing countries is crucial to creating employment opportunities, delivering services and enhancing wealth creation; stresses that, in keeping with the pro-poor agenda, EU development aid should focus on financing for domestic companies, leveraging of domestic capitals and encouraging recipient countries to create an environment conducive to the development of small, medium-sized and micro- enterprises and on the removal of barriers to formalisation, and that services and capacity-building should be targeted in particular on poorer entrepreneurs;

2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Stresses that the EU should ensure that its own multinational corporations contribute to inclusive growth in partner countries through paying their taxes in the country where they operate; in this view, calls on the Commission to implement country by country reporting for all European multinationals operating in developing countries;

2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE

2011/2047(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19c. Urges the Commission to ensure that EU ODA for improving access to energy supports local economic development, green jobs and poverty reduction and is not tied to or used to subsidise EU businesses; further calls on the Commission not to confuse policies to increase energy access for poor people with meeting the EU’s climate mitigation goals, or own energy security needs;

2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE

2011/2047(INI)

Anna HEDH, Michael CASHMAN, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Reiterates its position that mainstreaming cannot replace the provision of new and additional to 0.7% resources for tackling climate change and its impact which the EU and other donors have promised developing countries affected by climate change;

2011/04/18
Committee: DEVE

2011/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas other relevant fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter, and other objectives in the Treaties, such as the right to freedom of expression and information1 and the principle of transparency2 have to be fully taken into account while ensuring the fundamental right to protection of personal data, __________________ 1 Art. 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. 2 Art. 1 and 10 TEU, art. 15 TFEU and art. 42 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

2011/05/03
Committee: LIBE

2011/2019(BUD)

Michael CASHMAN, Thijs BERMAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Questions the Commission's performance assessment of the Development Cooperation Instrument and firmly opposes any cut in DCI funding;

2011/05/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Union assistance under this Regulation is designed to complement the various other tools for implementing of Union policies on democracy and human rights, which range from political dialogue and diplomatic demarches to various instruments for financial and technical cooperation, including both geographic and thematic programmes. It will also be complementary to but separate from the more crisis-related actions under the Instrument for Stability. and a future European Endowment for Democracy.

2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) supporting and consolidating democratic reforms in third countries, by enhancing participatory and representative democracy, in particular through the key role played by national parliaments, local authorities and civil society, strengthening the overall democratic cycle, and improving the reliability of electoral processes, in particular by means of election observation missions.

2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2

2. The promotion and protection of gender equality, the rights of the child, rights of indigenous peoples, rights of persons with disabilities, rights of minorities, and principles such as empowerment, participation, non- discrimination of vulnerable groups and accountability shall be taken into account whenever relevant for all assistance measures referred to in this Regulation.

2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) The Union is founded on the values of democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity and respect for the principles of the UN Charter and international law. It seeks to develop and consolidate commitment to these values in partner countries and regions through dialogue and cooperation. In the context of this Regulation, "minorities" should be understood as a group of persons in a non-dominant position who share a common characteristic based on sex, race or ethnicity, caste, religion or belief, age, disability or disease or sexual orientation.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) Commission communication ‘Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change’ envisages continued support for social inclusion and human development through at least 20% of the Union's development aid. To contribute to that end, at least 20% of the global public goods and challenges programme should support that area of dThis Regulation should enable the Union to fulfil the joint Union commitment of providing continued support for social inclusion and human development to improve peoples' lives in line with the MDGs. At least 20% of the funds under this regulation should be used for supporting the provision of basic social services, as defined by the UN in the Millennium Development Goals, and in line with the Programme of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

In pursuing those objectives, the Union's policy and international action for development cooperation shall be guided by the MDGs and post-2015 by any internationally agreed new development targets which modify or replace the MDGs.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3

3. The following cross-cutting issues shall be mainstreamed in all programmes: the promotion of human rights, gender equality, women empowerment, non- discrimination, democracy, good governance, the rights of the child, the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples' rights, social inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities, environmental sustainability including addressing climate change and combating HIV/AIDS.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – introductory part

Geographic programmes ~~may~~shall be drawn~~, inter alia,~~ from the areas of cooperation identified hereafter, which should not be read to equate with sectors. Priorities will be established in accordance with the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change’ and with the subsequent conclusions from the Council institutinternational commitments in the area of development policy the Union has entered into, in particular the MDGs and post- 2015 internationally agreed new development targets which modify or replace the MDGs, and on the basis of a policy dialogue with each eligible partner country or regions.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point a

(a) Democracy, human rights and the rule of law; - supporting democratisation and strengthening democracy, strengthening of the role of parliaments, - supporting the transparent and accountable functioning of institutions, decentralisation; promoting a participatory in-country dialogue on governance, - promoting media freedom, including for modern media, - promoting and protecting political and civil as well as social, economic and cultural rights and protection of minorities, - supporting the fight against discrimination based on, inter alia, sex, gender identity, racial or ethnic origin, caste, religion or belief, disability, disease, age, or sexual orientation - strengthening the rule of law and judicial systems and ensuring access to justice.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point b

(b) Gender equality and the empowerment of women; - promoting gender equality and equity, - protecting the rights of women and girls, including actions against any form of violence against women and girls and support for victims of gender-based violence, including women and girls belonging to minorities, - promoting empowerment of women, including in their roles as development actors and peace-builders.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – point a

(a) ~~Social protection, health, education and jobs;~~ Health, education, employment and social protection; - supporting sector reforms that increase access to basic social services, in particular quality health and education services, with a central focus on access to such services by the poor, marginalised and vulnerable groups, - strengthening local capacities to respond to global challenges, including through using sectoral budget support with intensified policy dialogue, - strengthening health systems, addressing the human resource crisis of health providers, fair financing for health and making medicines and vaccines more affordable for the poor, - supporting the full implementation of strategies to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights, including information and education, to reduce child and maternal mortality and a rights- based approach to the population and development agenda, - ensuring an adequate supply of sufficient and affordable good quality drinking water, adequate sanitation and hygiene, - enhancing support for and equal access to quality education; supporting vocational training for employability and capacity to carry out and use the results of research in favour of sustainable development, - supporting national social protection schemes and floors, including social insurance systems, which contribute to reducing inequalities, preventing social exclusion and combating discrimination against all groups, while paying particular attention to gender issues, the rights of indigenous peoples, children, minorities and the condition of disabled people and people infected or affected by a disease, - supporting the decent work agenda, and promoting social dialogue.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) addressing governance issues and supporting policy reforms, in particular in the areas of social policies, public finance management and taxation, security (including drugs, criminality and corruption), reinforcement of good governance and public institutions (including through innovative mechanisms for the provision of technical cooperation, e.g. TAIEX and twinning), protection of human rights, including the indigenous peoples' and afro-descendents' rights and the rights of minorities, environment, fight against discrimination, fight against gender-based violence and fight against production, consumption and trafficking of drugs;

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)

(c a) Non-discrimination (i) Supporting local, regional and national initiatives to promote non- discrimination on grounds of sex, gender identity, racial or ethnic origin, caste, religion or belief, disability, disease, age and sexual orientation through the development of policies, plans and budgets, as well as the exchange of good practices and expertise; (ii) Strengthening global, national, regional and local frameworks for the fight against discrimination by integrating them in all development programmes and in the aid effectiveness agenda; (iii)Ensuring a broader dialogue on non- discrimination and the protection of human rights defenders; (iv) Addressing violence on the grounds of sex, gender identity, racial or ethnic origin, caste, religion or belief, disability, disease, age and sexual orientation, and supporting the victims of such violence.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point d – point i

(i) Improving the health and well-being of people in developing countries through increasing access to, and equitable provision of, good quality essential public health services and more specifically: channelling resources—where appropriate—through results-oriented and innovative global mechanisms;

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point d – point iii

(iii) supporting specific initiatives especially at regional and global level, which strengthen health systems and help countries develop and implement sound, evidence-based and sustainable national health policies, and in priority areas (e.g., child and maternal health and sexual and reproductive health and rights, access to family planning~~; global public goods~~ in line with the rights- based approach; global public goods including immunisation and response to global health threats).

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0344(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to promote the effective implementation of the principles of non discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age orand sexual orientation~~, including equality between women and men and the rights of persons with disabilities and of the elder~~ equally;.

2012/05/25
Committee: PETI

2011/0344(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) To prevent and combat violence against women, children and young people as well as all hate crime and violence and to provide support for victims and groups at risk

2012/05/25
Committee: PETI

2011/0344(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)

(bb) to combat all forms of intolerance and discrimination on grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation

2012/05/25
Committee: PETI

2011/0344(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Each specific objective of the Programme shall receive a balanced and fair annual allocation of funds and must ensure enough money to cover all objectives for every year of the Programme. An indicative breakdown of funding shall be made available for each specific objective.

2012/05/25
Committee: PETI

2011/0344(COD)

Michael CASHMAN, Kinga GÖNCZ, Ulrike LUNACEK, Michèle STRIFFLER, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Non governmental organisations who receive funding to carry out activities covered by the objectives of the Programme must be given an indication of the continuity and predictability of the annual allocation of funds they will receive from year to another.

2012/05/25
Committee: PETI

2011/0344(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) In line with the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the EU Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-20151, discrimination on the ground of sex should be understood to also include discrimination arising from the gender identity of a person. __________________ 1 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 (COM(2010)0491).

2012/07/10
Committee: LIBE

2011/0344(COD)

Michael CASHMAN, Kinga GÖNCZ, Ulrike LUNACEK, Michèle STRIFFLER, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to promote and mainstream equality for all and the effective implementation of the principles of non discrimination on ~~the~~any grounds ofincluding sex, racial or ethnic origin, ~~religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, including equality between women and men and the rights of persons with disabilities and of the elder~~language, nationality or membership of a national minority, religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation equally;

2012/07/10
Committee: LIBE

2011/0344(COD)

Michael CASHMAN, Kinga GÖNCZ, Ulrike LUNACEK, Michèle STRIFFLER, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) to prevent and combat violence and hatred against any minority groups, in particular on the basis of their sex, racial or ethnic origin, language, nationality or membership of a national minority, religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation, and to promote tolerance and respect towards them;

2012/07/10
Committee: LIBE

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33

(33) The reports should serve to facilitate governments ~~of resource-rich countries in implementing the EITI Principles and Criteria and account~~' accountability to their citizens for payments ~~such governments~~they receive from undertakings ~~active in the extractive industry or loggers of primary forests~~ operating within their jurisdiction. The report should incorporate disclosures on a country and project basis, where a project is considered as the lowest level of operational reporting unit at which the undertaking prepares regular internal management reports, such as a concession, geographical basin, etc and wby country basis. For undertakings active in the extractive industry or loggers of natural forest disclosure shall also be on a project basis, where a project is considered as equivalent to activities governed by a license, lease, concession or similar legal agreement. Where any payment~~s have been attributed to such project~~ liabilities are incurred on a different basis, reporting shall be on that basis. In the light of the overall objective of promoting good governance ~~in these countries, the materiality~~All types of payment~~s to~~ shall be reported should be assessed in relation to the recipient government. Various criteria on materiality could be envisaged such as payments of an absolute amount, or a percentage threshold (such as payments in excess of a percentage of a country's GDP) andwhere they are deemed to have a significant impact on a country's economy or society on a local, regional or national level and any threshold shall capture such impacts. Rules shall be put in place to ensure that any threseholds cannot be ~~defined through a delegated act~~circumvented. The reporting regime should be subject to a review and a report by the Commission within ~~five~~two years of the entry into force of the Directive. The review should consider the effectiveness of the regime and take into account international developments including issues of competitiveness and energy security. The review should also take into account the experience of preparers and userstake into account international developments, progress towards global standards in this area and report ofn the ~~payments information and consider whether it would be appropriate to include additional payment information such as effective tax rates and recipient details, such as bank account information~~impacts of this legislation on third countries, in particular in achieving the objectives of enhanced transparency of payments to governments.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 1

1. ‘'Undertaking active in the extractive industry’ means an undertaking with any activity involving the exploration, discovery, development, and extraction of minerals, oil and natural gas deposits, as referred to in Section B-Divisions 05 to 08 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council' means the highest level parent company publishing accounts within the European Union where the group of companies for which that parent company prepares consolidated financial statements, includes subsidiary companies, branches, permanent establishments, joint ventures and associates.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)

1a. 'Undertaking active in the extractive industry' means the highest level parent company publishing accounts within the European Union where the group of companies for which that parent company prepares consolidated financial statements, includes subsidiarity companies, branches, permanent establishments, joint ventures and associates undertaking with any activity involving the exploration, discovery, development, extraction, processing, export, transportation of, or any significant activity related to minerals, oil and natural gas deposits, as referred to in Section B-Divisions 05 to 08 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 3

3. ‘'Government’' means any national, regional or local authority of a Member State or of a third country that has granted the right of incorporation to, undertakes the regulation of, hosts a permanent establishment for taxation purposes of or receives any payment of the the type noted in Article 38 from any constituent entity of an undertaking. It includes a department, agency or undertaking controlled by that authority as laid down in Article 23 (1) to (6) of this Directive.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f

(f) licence fees, rental fees, pipeline transit fees, entry fees and other considerations for licences and/or concessions;

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 3

3. Where payments in kind are made to a government, they shall be reported in value orand in volume. Where they are reported in terms of value, supporting notes shall be provided to explain how their value has been determined.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. An undertaking need not be included in a consolidated report on payments to government where at least one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (a) severe long-term restrictions substantially hinder the parent undertaking in the exercise of its rights over the assets or management of that undertaking; (b) the information necessary for the preparation of the consolidated report on payments to government in accordance with this Directive cannot be obtained without disproportionate expense or undue delay.deleted

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 1

The Commission shall review and report on the implementation and effectiveness of this Chapter, in particular as regards the scope of the reporting obligations and the modalities of the reporting on a project basis. The review should also take into account international developments ~~and consider the effects on competitiveness and security of energy supply~~, progress towards global standards in this area and report on the impact of this legislation on third countries, in particular in achieving the objectives of enhanced transparency of payments to governments. It should be completed at the latest ~~five~~two years after the date of entry into force of this Directive. The report shall be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council, together with a legislative proposal, if appropriate.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0307(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 a (new)

(5a) The following Article 6a is inserted: 'Article 6a Principles for reporting on payments to governments For the purposes of transparency and investor protection, Member States shall require the following principles to apply for the reporting on payments to governments: (a) integrated reporting: the report on payments to governments shall form part of the annual financial report, shall be in an easily accessible and comparable format; in particular, it shall allow payments to be linked to projects; (b) materiality: any payment shall be reported which is deemed to have a significant impact on a country's economy or society on a local, regional or national level; any threshold shall reflect such impact; rules shall be put in place to ensure that any thresholds cannot be circumvented; (c) project-by-project reporting: reporting shall be done on a project-by-project basis, taking into account the local and regional impact for the purposes of defining a project; the project definition shall include criteria such as the existence of a licence, lease, concession or other similar legal agreement; (d) universality: all issuers shall be subject to the reporting requirements; no exemptions shall be made which might have a distortive impact and allow issuers to exploit lax transparency requirements; (e) comprehensiveness: all relevant payments and revenues paid to governments shall be reported, including payments in kind, operating costs and payments to significant suppliers of services, including the state provision of services; (f) comparability: the reporting on all payments to governments shall be such as to enable data in respect of different countries to be compared easily.'.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2010/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)

Fe. Whereas there is no 'one size fits all' health care system applicable to Africa, as is the case in Europe, where differences exist between universal social security systems on the one hand, and compulsory social insurance systems on the other,

2010/07/15
Committee: DEVE

2010/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Recognises that two major systems exist which can deliver free at the point of need health care provisions, namely universal social security systems through tax funding and compulsory social insurance systems;

2010/07/15
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Indent 8 a (new)

- having regard to the Addis Call to Urgent Action for Maternal Health and the Berlin Call to Action and the Strategic Options for NGOs which commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD/15),

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Indent 19

- having regard to its resolutions of 4 September 2008 on maternal mortality1, of 24 march 2009 on the MDG contracts2 and of ~~8 October~~25 March 20109 on the effects of the global financial and economic crisis on developing countries and on development cooperation3, ________ 1 Texts adopted, P6_TA(2008)0406. 2 Texts adopted, P6_TA(2009)0152. 3 Texts adopted P7_TA(20109)002934.

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)

Ta. whereas illicit capital flows from developing countries are estimated at 641 - 941 billion USD, and this outflows undermine developing countries capacity to generate their own resources and allocate more funds to poverty reduction1, _____________ 1 Professor Guttorm Schjelderup, Hearing European Parliament, 10 November 2010

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph V

V. whereas ~~a third~~13% of all maternal deaths in ~~Africa~~developing countries are due to unsafe abortions, and whereas this figure is much higher in Africa1, _________ 1 Facts on induced abortion worldwide", World Health Organization and Guttmacher Institute, 2007

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Corina CREȚU, Michael CASHMAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the EU unilaterally to introduce a tax ~~of at least 0.05%~~ on currency and derivatives transactions to fund global public goods, including MDGs;

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on all Member States to support UN initiatives and take measures to increase lender and borrower responsibility in sovereign debt transactions and to establish a fair, transparent and independent debt resolution mechanism;

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on all Member States to continue to improve donor coordination and division of labour and to untie all their aid; and improve aid effectiveness by reducing overfragmentation of aid budget;

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Corina CREȚU, Michael CASHMAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the EU not to pressure poor countries through its trade policy into opening up vulnerable market sectors when their level of development precludes them from competing fairly on the global stage; , while enhancing the pro-poor focus of the EU Aid for Trade policy;

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on EU and Member States, parties to the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Espoo Convention, to fully comply to the Protocol's provisions when assisting in developing programmes and public projects in developing countries;

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

III. Priority MDG targets 18a. Calls the EU to maintain a global and comprehensive approach to MDGs, recognising that all individual goals and targets are interlinked and minimum requirements for the achievement of poverty eradication; Health and education

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on all Member States and the Commission to reverse the worrying decline in funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights in developing countries and to support policies on voluntary family planning, safe abortion, treatment of sexual ~~diseases and provision of~~transmitted infections and provision of reproductive health supplies made up of life-saving drugs and contraceptives, including condoms;

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Patrizia TOIA, Michael CASHMAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the EU and developing countries to pay particular attention to the rights of ~~ethnic, religious, linguistic, sexual and other~~ minorities and insists the EU inserts non-negotiable human rights and non- discrimination clauses in its international agreements, inter alia with regard to discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and towards people living with HIV/AIDS;

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

Decent Work 26a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to reinforce their efforts on the fight against the child labour, supporting specific programmes and in the guidelines of development policies and international trade;

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Corina CREȚU, Michael CASHMAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Calls on the IMF to ~~direct a higher proportion of its loans to LDC~~increase low income countries' access levels to its concessional facilities and increase Special Drawing Rights allocations for LICs on the basis of their needs;

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Patrizia TOIA, Michael CASHMAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Recognises the need for developing countries to improve international accounting standards in order to prevent tax avoidance and tax evasion practices, and thereby achieving better Global Fiscal Governance;

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Calls on developing countries to involve parliaments, local government and civil society, and other Non-State actors, at all stages of policy formulation and implementation;

2010/04/16
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the fact that in 2009 the JPA continued to provide a framework for an open, democratic and in-depth dialogue between the European Union and the ACP countries ~~on the Cotonou Partnership Agreement including the EPAs~~; and calls for an enhanced political dialogue;

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the new Commissioner for Trade’s positive response to the request by several ACP countries and regions to review the contentious issues raised in the EPAs negotiations, in line with the statements made by the President of the Commission; underlines the need for a close parliamentary monitoring of the EPAs negotiation and implementation;

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes, however, that progress is slow and confidence in EPAs as a development tool has yet to be restored;

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 3

3. Stresses in particular the crucial role of the ACP national parliaments, as well local authorities and non-state bodies, in monitoring and managing the Country and Regional Strategy Papers and in the implementation of the EDF and calls on the Commission to guarantee their involvement; ~~underlines also the need for close parliamentary scrutiny during the negotiation of EPAs;~~

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to supply all available information to the parliaments of the ACP countries and to assist them in exercising democratic scrutiny, in particular by means of capacity-building; and notably during the negotiations and implementation of the EPAs;

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 6

6. Draws attention to the JPA’s concern at the repercussions of the current financial crisis ~~and~~, the adoption of the abovementioned Luanda Declaration on the global food and financial crises and the resolutions on the impact and on addressing the crisis on the ACP states; encourages the JPA to keep working in this area and to explore additional and innovative sources of financing for development, such as an international financial transaction tax; further calls on the JPA to address the question on the eradication of tax havens;

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the undertaking given by the previous Commissioner with responsibility for development and humanitarian aid, during the abovementioned JPA session in Kigali, to subject Country and Regional Strategy Papers for the ACP countries (2008-2013) to democratic scrutiny by parliaments; likewise, welcomes the work already done by certain ACP parliaments in examining such documents; as well as JPA’s scrutiny of the RSPs ahead of the mid-term review, and calls for this input to be duly taken into account;

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 10

10. Calls ~~on parliaments to exercise~~for a close parliamentary scrutiny of the EDF; highlights the JPA’s key position in this debate and calls on it and the parliaments of the ACP countries to take an active part therein, in particular in ~~connection with the ratifica~~the context of the adoption of the revised Cotonou Partnership Agreement;

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 14

14. Calls on the JPA to continue to address the situation in Somalia, which is endangering the lives of the Somali people, poses a threat to security in the region and~~, through the increasing incidence of lawlessness, extremism and piracy, is a source of global instabilit~~ calls on the EU to maintain its commitments regarding the promotion of the rule of law, restoring the stability in the region and fighting piracy;

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the fact that further regional meetings provided for in the Cotonou Partnership Agreement and the JPA Rules of Procedure were held in 2009; considers that these meetings make for a genuine exchange of views on regional issues, including conflict prevention and resolution, regional cohesion, human rights, environmental issues and EPA negotiations; commends the organisers of the two extremely successful meetings in Guyana and Burkina Faso;

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls for the JPA to ensure a strong monitoring of the EPA negotiations during its regional meetings;

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Regrets that the Council ignored the repeated calls by the European Parliament notably at the JPA in Luanda to include a stronger clause on non- discrimination in the revision of the Cotonou Agreement;

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 18 c (new)

18c. Reiterates the principle of the universality of human rights and non- discrimination as the basis upon which to enhance legitimate democratic governance and the political dialogue at the JPA;

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2010/0000(INI)

Motion for a resolution
paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Notes the intention of the JPA Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade to keep working on EPAs and on ways to get out of the crisis;

2010/10/11
Committee: DEVE

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas the first Millennium Development Goal aims to reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger by 2015, yet nearly a billion people still lack food on a daily basis even though the planet provides enough food to meet the needs of its entire population,

2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE

2009/2218(INI)

Patrice TIROLIEN, Vincent PEILLON, Michael CASHMAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas a large number of studies have shown that there are approximately EUR 900 billion per year of illicit financial flows out of developing countries, which severely hinders the fiscal revenue of developing countries and consequently their self development capacities,

2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Recognises that the fulfilment of the ODA commitments is imperative but still not sufficient to tackle the development emergency and reiterates its call upon the Commission for urgent identification of additional innovative sources of finance for development, such as an international financial transaction tax to generate additional resources for financing development and global public goods; in this view welcomes and supports the contribution of the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development;

2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE

2009/2218(INI)

Patrice TIROLIEN, Vincent PEILLON, Michael CASHMAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Firmly recalls the Commission and Member States that ODA has to remain the backbone of the European development cooperation policy aiming at eradicating poverty; therefore, underlines that if innovative sources of development financing are to be widely promoted, they must be additional, used in a pro-poor approach and cannot be used to replace ODA in any way;

2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE

2009/2218(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9d. Notes that, in most developing countries, most of the MDG targets will not be met by 2015; therefore urges Member States to reach their collective target and to proceed to binding legislations and issue annual timetables to meet the promises they have made; welcomes in this view, the "Draft International Development Bill" presented by the UK government in January 2010;

2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE

2009/2218(INI)

Patrice TIROLIEN, Harlem DÉSIR, David MARTIN, Michael CASHMAN, Kader ARIF

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for the cessation of export subsidies; i~~rrespective of the successful conclusion of the ‘Doha Round’, to avoid dumping of EU products on markets in developing countries and the economic loss that this generate~~n this view, recalls the commitment made in Doha in 2001 by all WTO members to conclude a Development round of negotiations aiming at rectifying the existing imbalances in the trade system and aiming to put trade at the service of development, contributing to poverty eradication and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals;

2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE

2009/2218(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Harlem DÉSIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on Member States and their national parliaments to promote PCD through a specific working programme with binding timetables in order to improve the European PCD work programme along with aid efforts, whilst ensuring that this agenda is driven by partner countries and not donors alone;

2010/03/05
Committee: DEVE

2009/2165(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls for negotiations to reinforce human rights clauses and sanctions for failure to respect such clauses, especially with regard to the human rights of minorities, women and people living with HIV/AIDS;

2009/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2009/2161(INI)

Monika BEŇOVÁ, Michael CASHMAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Draws attention to its resolutions, as well as its oral questions with debates, in 2009 and 2010 on specific fundamental rights such as privacy, personal dignity and data protection, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression and information, press freedom, non-discrimination and the use of minority languages, on Roma issues, on homophobia and the discrimination ~~against~~of same-sex ~~marriages~~couples married or in a civil partnership, and on the illegal detention of prisoners; stresses that all these resolutions reflect the spirit of the Charter, show its clear commitment to the everyday protection of fundamental rights, and send political messages to European citizens, Member States and the EU institutions;

2010/11/11
Committee: LIBE

2009/2161(INI)

Monika BEŇOVÁ, Michael CASHMAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – indent 6

– prohibiting and eliminating all forms of discrimination ~~against a large number of minorities~~on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation,

2010/11/11
Committee: LIBE

2009/2150(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Iliana IOTOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the effects of the global crisis on the middle-income developing countries should not be overlooked,

2010/02/10
Committee: DEVE

2008/2184(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 4 December 2003 on the adoption of measures concerning the repatriation of mortal remains1, _________________ 1 OJ C 89 E, 14.4.2004, p. 162.

2009/02/18
Committee: LIBE

2008/2184(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Iliana IOTOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Recognises the restrictions on repatriation of mortal remains of Union citizens and calls on the Commission to bring forward a Code of Conduct to which Member States could adhere to, in order to ensure that it is a corollary to the freedom of movement of citizens.

2009/02/18
Committee: LIBE

2008/0266(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

~~It shall apply until 31 December 2014.~~deleted

2009/04/03
Committee: LIBE

2008/0259(COD)

Richard HOWITT, Michael CASHMAN, Claude MORAES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2

2. This Regulation shall apply to bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries concerning sectoral matters and covering applicable law in civil and commercial matters, and falling, entirely or partly, within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations and Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations, and Chapters I and III to VIII of Council Regulation (EC) n° 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.

2009/04/03
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) The right to equality before the law and protection against discrimination for all persons constitutes a universal right recognised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, the International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination, the United Nations Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the UN Convention on the Rights of the child, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the European Social Charter, to which [all] Member States are signatories. In particular, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities includes the denial of reasonable accommodation in its definition of discrimination.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) The European Years of Persons with Disabilities in 2003, of Equal Opportunities for All in 2007, and of Intercultural Dialogue in 2008 have highlighted the persistence of discrimination but also the need to promote the benefits of diversity.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) Discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation may undermine the achievement of the objectives of the EC Treaty, in particular the attainment of a high level of employment and of social protection, the raising of the standard of living and quality of life, economic and social cohesion and solidarity. It may also undermine the objective of developing the European Union as an area of freedom, security and justice.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)

(7b) Effective legal procedures must be available to deal with situations of multiple discrimination that is where discrimination occurs on two or more grounds listed in Articles 12 and 13 EC. In particular national legal procedures shall ensure that a complainant can raise all aspects of a multiple discrimination claim in a single procedure.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Emine BOZKURT, Claudio FAVA, Stavros LAMBRINIDIS, Michael CASHMAN, Claude MORAES, Lissy GRÖNER, Inger SEGELSTRÖM, Armando FRANÇA, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Maria Grazia PAGANO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9

(9) Therefore, legislation should prohibit discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in a range of areas outside the labour market, including social protection, education and access to and supply of goods and services, including housing. It should provide for measures to ensure the equal access of persons with disabilities to the areas covered.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Richard HOWITT, Michael CASHMAN, Claude MORAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) Actuarial and risk factors related to disability and to age are used in the provision of insurance, banking and other financial services. These should not be regarded as constituting discrimination where the factors are shown to be ~~key~~determining factors for the assessment of risk, and where the service provider can fully demonstrate significantly higher risks, by recent relevant and accurate statistical or actuarial data.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)

(15a) The award of contracts concluded in the Member States on behalf of the State, regional or local authorities and other bodies governed by public law entities, is subject to the respect of the principles of the Treaty and in particular to the principle of freedom of movement of goods, the principle of freedom of establishment and the principle of freedom to provide services and to the principles deriving therefrom, such as the principle of equal treatment, the principle of non discrimination, the principle of mutual recognition, the principle of proportionality and the principle of transparency. Legal requirements on the co-ordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts having been laid down by the Directive 2004/18/EC, so that the award of contracts concluded in the Member States on behalf of the State, regional or local authorities and other bodies governed by public law entities, is subject to the respect of the principles of the EC Treaty and in particular to the principle of equal treatment irrespective of sex, race or ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief or age and the principle of non discrimination. However, for public contracts above a certain value, provisions of Community coordination of national procedures for the award of such contracts have been drawn up so as to guarantee the opening- up of public procurement to competition. Member States should interpret these coordinating provisions in accordance with the principles of equal treatment irrespective of sex, race or ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief or age and other rules of the Treaty.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Michael CASHMAN, Claude MORAES, Richard HOWITT

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16

(16) All individuals enjoy the freedom to contract, including the freedom to choose a contractual partner for a transaction. This Directive should not apply to economic transactions undertaken by individuals for whom these transactions do not constitute their professional or commercial activityIt is important, in the context of the access to and provision of goods and services, to respect the protection of private and family life and transactions carried out in this context.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) Member States ~~are~~, being responsible for the organisation and content of education, should ensure effective protection against discrimination on the ground of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in the field of education. The Commission Communication on Competences for the 21st Century: An Agenda for European Cooperation on Schools draws attention to the need for special attention to be paid to disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs. In ~~particular national law may provide for differences in access to educational institutions based~~the exercise of their discretion, in the area of equal treatment in education, on grounds onf religion orand belief., Member States m~~ay also allow or prohibit the wearing or display of religious symbols at school~~ust ensure that this does not lead to a denial of the right to education nor to discrimination on any other ground.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Richard HOWITT, Michael CASHMAN, Claude MORAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) Member States are responsible for the organisation and content of education. The Commission Communication on Competences for the 21st Century: An Agenda for European Cooperation on Schools draws attention to the need for special attention to be paid to disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs. In particular national law may provide for differences in access to educational institutions based on religion or belief. , provided that alternative systems are put in place and are geographically accessible to prevent indirect discrimination. Member States may also allow or prohibit the wearing or display of religious symbols at school.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) Prohibiting discrimination is an important part for the respect of fundamental rights and freedom including the protection of private and family life, the freedom of religion, and the freedom of association. The European Union in its Declaration No 11 on the status of churches and non- confessional organisations, annexed to the Final Act of the Amsterdam Treaty, has explicitly recognised that it respects and does not prejudice the status under national law of churches and religious associations or communities in the Member States and that it equally respects the status of philosophical and non-confessional organisations. Measures to enable persons with disabilities to have effective non- discriminatory access to the areas covered by this Directive play an important part in ensuring full equality in practice. Furthermore, individual measures of reasonable accommodation may be required in some cases to ensure such access. In neither case are measures required that would impose a disproportionate burdenThe directive respects the ability of Member States to use national legislation to ensure the secular nature of the state. In assessing whether the burden is disproportionate, account should be taken of a number of factors including the size, resources and nature of the organisation. The principle of reasonable accommodation and disproportionate burden are established in Directive 2000/78/EC and the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1

1. This Directive lays down a framework for combating discrimination, including multiple discrimination, on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation, with a view to putting into effect in the Member States the principle of equal treatment other than in the field of employment and occupation. 2. Multiple discrimination occurs when discrimination is (a) on any combination of the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation, or (b) any one or more of the grounds set out in Article 1(1), and also on the ground of any one or more of (i) sex (in so far as the matter complained of is within the material scope of Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services as well as this Directive), (ii) racial or ethnic origin (in so far as the matter complained of is within the material scope of Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin as well as this Directive), or iii) nationality (in so far as the matter complained of is within the scope of Article 12 EC). 3. In this Directive multiple discrimination and multiple grounds shall be construed accordingly.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5

5. Denial of reasonable accommodation in a particular case as provided for by Article 4 (1)(b) of the present Directive as regards persons with disabilities, or persons who associate with a person with a disability, where accommodation is needed to enable such person to provide personal assistance to a person with a disability, shall be deemed to be discrimination within the meaning of paragraph 1.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Emine BOZKURT, Claudio FAVA, Claude MORAES, Inger SEGELSTRÖM, Armando FRANÇA, Lissy GRÖNER, Stavros LAMBRINIDIS, Michael CASHMAN, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Maria Grazia PAGANO

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 6

6. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, Member States may provide that differences of treatment on grounds of age shall not constitute discrimination, if, within the context of national law, they are objectively justified by a legitimate aim, and if the means of achieving that aim are approp~~riate and necessary. In particular, this Directive shall not preclude the fixing of a specific age for access to social benefits, education and certain goods or services~~ortionate and necessary.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 6

6. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, Member States may provide that differences of treatment on grounds of age shall not constitute discrimination, if, within the context of national law, they are objectively and reasonably justified by a legitimate aim, and if the means of achieving that aim are appropriate and necessary. In particular, this Directive shall not preclude the fixing of a specific age for access to ~~social benefits,~~ education and certain goods or services.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 7

7. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, in the provision of financial services Member States may permit ~~proportionate~~ differences in treatment where, for the product in question, the use of age or disability is a key factor in the assessment of risk based on relevant and accurate actuarial or statistical data and the difference in treatment is objectively and reasonably justified by a legitimate aim and the means of achieving that aim are appropriate and necessary. The Member States concerned shall inform the Commission and ensure that accurate data relevant to the use of age and disability as a determining factor are compiled, published and regularly updated. These Member States shall review their decision five years after the deadline for the transposition of the Directive, taking into account the Commission report [on the transposition of the directive] and shall forward the results of this review to the Commission.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 8

8. This Directive shall be without prejudice to general measures laid down in national law which, in a democratic society, are necessary and proportionate for public security, for the maintenance of public order and the prevention of criminal offences, for the protection of health and the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. It is equally without prejudice to national legislation promoting equality between men and women.

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 - point d

(d) Access to and supply of goods and other services which are available to the public, including housing. ~~Subparagraph (d) shall apply to individuals only insofar as they are performing a professional or commercial activity.~~

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Emine BOZKURT, Claudio FAVA, Claude MORAES, Inger SEGELSTRÖM, Armando FRANÇA, Lissy GRÖNER, Michael CASHMAN, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Maria Grazia PAGANO

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 - point d

2009/02/04
Committee: LIBE

2008/0140(CNS)

Emine BOZKURT, Claudio FAVA, Claude MORAES, Inger SEGELSTRÖM, Armando FRANÇA, Lissy GRÖNER, Michael CASHMAN, Richard HOWITT, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Maria Grazia PAGANO

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2

2. In order to ~~take account of particular conditions, Member States may, if necessary, establish that the obliga~~comply with the obligation to provide effective non-discriminatory access to existing infrastructures, policies or procedures within the meaning of article 4.1(a), Member States may, if necessary, have an additional period of 10 years [from the deadline for transposition] to ~~provide effective access as set out in Article 4 has to b~~comply with this provision. Member States wishing to use the additional period shall submit to the Commission a plan for progressive complianced with ~~by … [at the latest] four [years after adoption].~~ the requirements found in article 4.1(a), including targets, means and timeline. Any Member States w~~ishing~~hich chooses to use this additional period shall ~~inform~~report annually to the Commission aton the ~~latest by the date set down in paragraph 1 giving reasons~~steps taken to provide effective non- discriminatory access and on the progress towards implementation of article 4(1)(a). The Commission shall report annually to the Council.

Michael CASHMAN, Martine ROURE

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1

Regulation (EC) No 562/2006
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a a – subparagraph 1 a (new)

By way of derogation, where traffic of such intensity arises that the waiting time at the border crossing point becomes excessive and all resources have been exhausted as regards staff, facilities and organisation, and where, on the basis of an assessment of the risk in terms of internal security and illegal immigration, it is established that the consultation of the VIS need not be systematic, such consultation may be carried out on a random basis for as long as such conditions are met. Consultation of the VIS shall in all cases be carried out in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No xx/2008;

2008/05/15
Committee: LIBE

2007/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)

44a. Calls on Member States and the EU to combat multiple discrimination. Many women face multiple discrimination, on the grounds of sex and at the same time on another ground, for example ethnic, religious or sexual identity;

2008/11/04
Committee: LIBE

2007/2145(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Martine ROURE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)

44b. Stresses the need for Member States to take measures to eliminate discrimination against women in all matters relating to marriage, partnership and other family relations;

2008/11/04
Committee: LIBE

2007/2145(INI)

Michael CASHMAN, Martine ROURE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)

47a. Calls on Member States to guarantee to all women sexual and reproductive health and rights. Women must be given the right to choose freely if and when to have children. All women must have the right and access to well developed and confidential counselling and health care in relation to maternity, regardless of residence status. All women must have free of charge access to safe contraception methods and abortion;

2008/11/04
Committee: LIBE