12 Amendments of Petra KAMMEREVERT related to 2018/2036(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that the EU has no explicit competence regarding minority issues, but recalls that minority rights are guaranteed under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; notes in this connection that minority issues are not placed sufficiently high on the EU agenda; supports therefore an integrated approach to equality and non- discrimination in order to ensure that Member States deal adequately with the diversity of people in their societies;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deeply regrets the increase in racism, religious fanaticism, anti- Semitism, Islamophobia, anti-Gypsyism and xenophobia in many EU Member States; notes in this connection that persons belonging to minorities still encounter obstacles in ensuring respect for their fundamental rights and continue to be victims of discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes and offences; stresses that the encouragement of inter- cultural dialogue and inter-ethnic tolerance pursuant to Article 6 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities is an important public commitment;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, in line with the additional protocol on the rights of minorities to the European Convention on Human Rights, national minorities are to be considered as groups of persons who reside on the territory of a state, maintain longstanding ties with that state, display distinctive ethnic, cultural, religious or linguistic characteristics, are sufficiently representative, and are motivated by a concern to preserve their common identity; notes, at the same time, that in addition to national minorities there are other minority communities which need to be protected;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the development of international standards for resolving national and regional minority issues through a number of legal instruments, such as the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages; calls on the Member States to incorporate these standards into their legal systems and to guarantee that persons belonging to a national or regional minority are not discriminated against; calls, moreover, for Member States to ensure that people belonging to other minority communities are sufficiently protected and not subject to discrimination;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises the role of the EU institutions in raising awareness of the issues related to the protection of minorities, and in lending encouragement and support to the Member States in the promotion of cultural diversity and tolerance, especially through education, cultural cooperation and cross-border mobility opportunities ;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that mother-tongue education is essential for upholding language rights; eEncourages the Member States, therefore, to ensure that persons belonging to regional, ethnic and linguistic minorities have adequate opportunities to learn their own languages and even to receive education , history and culture at all levels of education in the region in which they live; stresses, however, that people belonging these languages at all levels of education in o minorities should also learn the language, history and culture of the majority population, and that pupils – and the general public – belonging to the majority population should be acquainted withe territhe history and culture of minorities in which they liveand given the opportunity to learn to minority languages;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Deeply regrets that, in some Member States, pupils belonging to a linguistic minority are not integrated in mainstream educational establishments but are placed in special schools with the justification that they are not sufficiently proficient in the language of instruction; calls on the Member States to refrain from such segregation and to take adequate measures to enable such pupils to attend classes in normal schools;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the continuing need for urgent action as regards the social situation of the Roma, which can only be described as desolate, given that in large parts of the EU their position remains precarious, notably in terms of access to the labour and housing markets as well as educational and health facilities; calls, therefore, on the Member States to take corrective action in the event of discriminatory practices against members of the Roma community, in particular where public bodies are involved;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recalls that the protection and strengthening of cultural heritage related to minorities in the Member States – a key component of the cultural identity of communities, groups and individuals – plays a crucial role in social cohesion; stresses in this connection that the development of any cultural heritage policy should be inclusive, citizen-centred and participatory, including consultation and dialogue with the minority communities concerned;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the media should reflect the plurality of the population and respect the principle of non-discrimination and that state regulation of broadcast media should in no way restrict minority rights; is also of the opinion that the media should report accurately and in a balanced manner on incidents relevant to minorities;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that adequate access to, and a corresponding visibility in, public audiovisual media and the right to establish and operate private print and audiovisual media are essential for the protection and promotion of the independent identity of minorities; considers it necessary, in the enforcement of such rights, for minorities to benefit from a proportionate allocation of financial and other resources from public or quasi-public sources, given that, without subsidies, media content by and for smaller minority communities in particular can hardly survive in the highly competitive markets;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Callsonsiders it necessary to improve the EU’s legislative framework to protect the rights of persons belonging to minorities in a comprehensive manner; calls, therefore, on the Commission to present a legislative proposal or an EU recommendation on the protection and promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity;