Activities of Timothy KIRKHOPE related to 2011/0369(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020 - Justice Programme 2014-2020 (debate)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Pursuant to Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union, the Programme should support the protection of the rights of the child. Regular monitoring and evaluation should be carried out to assess the way in which the protection of the rights of the child and, moreover, child protection is addressed in the Programme's activities. Expenditure on children should be monitored in order to assess the way in which the protection of the rights of the child and child protection are addressed in the Programme's activities.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Programme shall finance actions which help to progress the objectives of the Justice Programme by contributing to the creation of a genuine area of justice through promoting judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters. To that effect, the Commission shall ensure that the actions selected for funding produce quantifiable results in European judicial cooperation.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – subparagraph 2
The indicator tos for measureing the Programme's impact and achievement of this objective shall be, inter alia, the number of cases of trans-border cooperationvarious qualitative and quantitative data collected on, for example, the level of effective re- socialisation of offenders, in particular juvenile offenders, and the number of cases of trans-border cooperation concerning, for example, the sexual exploitation of children and child trafficking.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
The Programme shall aim to promote equality between women and men and combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in all its activities. The Programme shall promote and support the protection of the rights of victims.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) enhancing public awareness and knowledge of Union law and policies;, including support for national and European activities to inform people of both their rights as guaranteed under Union law and the responsibilities attached to those rights.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) supportensuring the implementation of Union law and policies in the Member States; effective, comprehensive and consistent implementation and application of Union law and policies in the Member States and ensuring the regulation, monitoring and evaluation of Union instruments covered by the Programme;
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) analytical activities, such as collection of data and statisticsaccurate disaggregated data and statistics, especially in order to monitor progress towards meeting the policy objectives and financial targets for children in the next budget for Europe; development of common methodologies and, where appropriate, indicators or benchmarks; studies, researches, analyses and surveys; evaluations and impact assessments; elaboration and publication of guides, reports and educational material; monitoring and assessment of the transposition and application of Union legislation and of the implementation of Union policies; workshops, seminars, experts meetings, conferences;
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) training activities for members of the judiciary and judicial staff, such as staff exchanges, workshops, seminars, train-the- trainer events, and development of online or other training modules, recognising that development of online training is more cost-effective and should be the first consideration;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) mutual learning, inter-agency coordination and collaboration, cooperation, awareness raising and dissemination activities, such as identification of, and exchanges on, good practices, innovative approaches and experiences, organisation of peer review and mutual learning; organisation of conferences and seminars; organisation of awareness-raising and information campaigns, media campaigns and events, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union; compilation and publication of materials to disseminate information as well as results of the Programme; development, operation and maintenance of systems and tools using information and communication technologies;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a The Commission shall hold a regular dialogue with the beneficiaries of the programme.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall monitor the Programme regularly in order to follow the implementation of actionvities carried out under it in the areas of actions referred to in Article 6 (1) and the achievement of the specific objectives referred to in Article 5. The monitoring will also provide a means of assessing the way in which gender equality and, anti-discrimination issues have been addressed across the programme's activities. Where relevant, iIndicators should be disaggregated by sex, age, ethnicity, nationality and disability.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Monitoring shall be carried out to assess the way in which the protection of the rights of the child and child protection have been addressed across the Programme's activities. Indicators shall be disaggregated by sex, age, ethnicity, nationality and disability.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The Commission shall monitor spending under the Programme annually and therefore introduce budget analysis as a budget monitoring mechanism. Indicators for budget monitoring should be disaggregated by sex, age, ethnicity, nationality and disability.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. The Commission shall ensure regular, external and independent evaluation of the Programme and shall report to the European Parliament on a regular basis.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The interim evaluation shall report on the achievement of the Programme's objectives, on the qualitative and quantitative impact of the implementation, and on the efficiency of the use of resources and the Programme's European added value, taking into account stakeholder consultations, with a view to determining whether funding in areas covered by the Programme shall be renewed, modified or suspended after 2020. It shall also address the scope for any simplification of the Programme, its internal and external coherence, as well as the continued relevance of all objectives and actions. It shall take into account the results of the ex-post evaluations of the programmes mentioned in Article 14.