3 Amendments of Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA related to 2011/2182(INI)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas discrimination on the grounds of nationality whas been vigorously denounced by petitioners in the case of; whereas the German Youth Welfare Office (Jugendamt), which - according to the petitions received – discriminates against the non-German spouse in mixed marriages contributes in some cases, because of its operational independence, to the difficulties encountered by foreign divorced parents wishing to leave German territory with their children;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that Regulation (EC) No 2201/20033 lays down the principle that children should be able to maintain their relationships with both parents after the latter have separated, even if they live in different Member States; points out that, although the introduction and application of substantive rules on access rights is currently a Member State matter, the Member States must respect Union law when exercising their powers, in particular the Treaty provisions concerning the freedom of all EU citizens to travel and reside in another Member State4 as well as maintaining ties between parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren, and brothers and sisters; adds that the occasionally lengthy waiting periods and the number of procedures constraining parents who wish to return to their home country with their child/children are a barrier to the free movement of European citizens;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Points out that any state intending to modify a child’s civil-status documents recognised in a Member State of the Union must inform the Member State in question of its intention to do so, so that documents such as birth certificates cannot be modified in such a way as to erase the origin of the child's identity;