Activities of Jarosław WAŁĘSA related to 2011/2182(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU citizenship report 2010 (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas a number of petitions are tabled by people with disabilities, who everyday encounter many barriers preventing them from benefiting from EU citizens rights, i.e. normal use of the education system, access to insurance or lack of public transport facilities and draws attention to the need of a coherent system in the EU determining the degree of disability, the lack of which can frequently lead to social exclusion;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Repeats its previous calls to the Member States to ensure freedom of movement for all EU citizens and their families, without discrimination on grounds of their sexual orientation or nationality9 ; repeats its call to Member States to implement fully the rights granted under Articles 2 and 3 of Directive 2004/38/EC not only to different- sex spouses, but also to the registered partner, member of the household or partner with whom an EU citizen has a duly attested, stable relationship, including members of same-sex couples, on the basis of the principles of mutual recognition, equality, non-discrimination, dignity and respect for private and family life; in that connection, calls on the Commission to ensure that the directive is strictly applied, drawing on the analysis and conclusions contained in the reports of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, and to monitor these issues;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to pay more attention and respond more precisely to the numerous petitions received on the mutual recognition of civil-status documents and of their effects10 and therefore highlights the importance of making progress as quickly as possible towards ensuring the mutual recognition of the status of same- sex marriages and same-sex and different- sex recognised partnerships across the EUin the Member States that recognize such unions and overcoming discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or type of relationship (civil partnership or marriage); calls on the Commission, further, to put forward appropriate legislative proposals as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Stresses that the public authorities have a duty to identify, and eliminate, obstacles and barriers restricting access by the disabled to benefit from EU citizens rights i.e. facilities and services available to the public at large, including transport, public institutions and places, public education and information, using means of communication appropriate to the type of disability concerned and without delays or extra costs