14 Amendments of Nessa CHILDERS related to 2011/0344(COD)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing for the period 2014 to 2020 the Equality, Rights and Citizenship Programme(Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Citizens should be able to exercise fully the rights deriving from the citizenship of the Union and from international conventions to which the Union has acceded. They should be able to exercise their right to move and reside freely in the Union, their right to vote for and stand as a candidate in European Parliament and municipal elections, their right to consular protection and their right to petition the European Parliament. They should feel at ease about living, travelling and working in another Member State, trusting that their rights are protected, and that access for persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others is ensured, no matter where in the Union they happen to be.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Non-Pursuant to Articles 10 and 19 TFEU, the Union is to aim to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and equality between women and men are values common to the Member States. Combating all forms of discrimination is an onmainstream equality. Non-discrimination is also enshrined in Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Combating all forms of discrimination and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities arise from the accession of the Union to the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities are on-going goals which requires coordinated action, including by the allocation of funding.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Pursuant to Article, 2 and 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union and of Article 8 TFEU, equality between women and men is a fundamental value and objective of the Union and the Union is to promote gender equality in all its activities. Equality between women and men is also enshrined in Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Promoting gender equality across the Union is effected through a dual approach of specific actions and effective gender mainstreaming in policy making and in budgetary allocations.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Violence against women in all its forms constitutes a violation of fundamental rights and a serious health scourge. Such violence is present throughout the Union and coordinated actionis a structural phenomenon linked to the unequal distribution of power between women and men in our society and constitutes a violation of fundamental rights and a serious health scourge. Violence against women, children and other vulnerable persons is present throughout the Union and coordinated action that builds on the methods and results of the Daphne programmes is necessary in order to address it. Taking action to combat violence against women contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) active at various levels can make an important contribution at European level through European representative networks of rights holders which assist in developing policy orientations relating to the general objectives of the Programme.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Communication from the Commission on Europe 20207 sets out a strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Supporting and promoting the rights of persons within the Union, tackling discrimination and inequapromoting equality between women and men, tackling discrimination and inequalities, protecting the rights of persons with disabilities and promoting citizenship, contribute to the promotion of the specific objectives and flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 Sstrategy.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The general objective of the Programme shall be to contribute to the creation of an area, where the rights of persons, equality, equality between women and men and the principle of non-discrimination, as enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, are promoted and protected.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to promote equality for all and the effective implementation of the principles of non discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, including equality between women and menand the rights of persons with disabilities, of the elderly, of racial and ethe rights of persons with disabilities and of the elderlynic minorities, of religious and beliefs minorities and of lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex and trans people, including through equality mainstreaming;
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to promote equality between women and men, including through combating violence against women, children and other vulnerable persons, and ensuring that a gender equality perspective is taken into account in the definition and implementation of all the policies and activities of the Union;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Support for main actors, such as support for Member States when implementing Union law and policies; support for keythe running costs of representative European level networks of rights holders whose activities are linkedcontribute to the implementation of the objectives of the Programme, support to the activities of NGOs pursuing the objectives of the programme; networking among specialised bodies and organisations, national, regional and local authorities at European level; funding of experts' networks; funding of European level observatories.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme shall be EUR 439530 million.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. In order to implement the Programme, the Commission shall adopt annual work programmes in relation to the specific objectives referred to in Article 4(1) and the actions referred to in Article 5 in the form of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 9(2).