7 Amendments of Kinga GÖNCZ related to 2011/2182(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that citizens can enjoy their rights fully only if the fundamental values and principles of the European Union, such as the rule of law, democratic checks and balances, the independence of judiciary, freedom of the media and the lack of discrimination are respected;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the right of EU citizens to receive objective and reliable news from independent media, as laid down in Article 11 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that citizens' rights shall be applied without discrimination of any kind, irrespective of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that every citizen of the Union has the right to move and reside freely in another member state and this right should be fully granted; calls on the Commission and the Member States to abolish existing discriminatory barriers to the free movement of all citizens;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that xenophobia, racism and hate speech are great threats to the fundamental and citizens' rights of the persons concerned and calls for enforceable measures in all Member States;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points to the importance of improving language skills through the teaching of at least two foreign languages from a very early age, as recommended by the Barcelona European Council of 15-16 March 2002, so that EU citizens can truly exercise their rights throughout the Union; stresses the need to step up EU efforts in this area and also to place special emphasis on providing equal access to language learning for all the children in order to fight against their future poverty and social exclusion.
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights that extreme poverty as well as social exclusion limits full access to fundamental and citizens' rights; and therefore due attention is needed in this respect;