7 Amendments of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2017/2125(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that in its resolution of 15 March 2017 on obstacles to EU citizens’ freedom to move and work in the Internal Market, the European Parliament called on the Member States to remove any discriminatory practices and barriers from their legislation with a view to facilitating mobility and residence across the EU;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that the respect for the rule of law is a precondition for the protection of fundamental rights and a core value of the European Union; supports the establishment of a comprehensive Union mechanism for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights; believes that the Commission should use every tool as its disposal to defend the rule of law including the activation of Article 7 TEU in case of systematic threats;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Member States to promote the protection of the rights of the child, in line with the Treaty on European Union (TEU), namely by ensuringCalls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure specific follow- up actions to the European Parliament resolution on safeguarding the best interests of the child across the EU of 20 April 2016; urges the Member States to promote the protection of the rights of thate children’s views are taken into account in matters that concern them and that their best interests are a primary consideration in any decisions that affect them; recalls the consistently high number of petitions on discrimination based on nationality, gender or financial status when grant through a proper implementation of the Brussels IIa Regulation, by improving and facilitating the judicial cooperation in cases involving a child and by promoting cross-border cooperation in child abduction cases; recalls the consistently high number of petitions on the protection of children’s rights particularly ing custody rightross-border situations; calls on the Commission to move forward with the recasting of the Brussels II Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003) announced in June 2016;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for a coherent and uniform implementation of the Charter and for a maximisation of its potential; points out that according to the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights , the Charter will reach its full potential only when it will play a significant role in national law and national policy-making when implementing EU legislation; in this context, calls on the judges and courts to exchange best practices across the EU ;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Reiterates its call to the European Commission to relaunch the accession process of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights by exploring solutions to address the objections of the European Court of Justice opinion of 18 December 2014; believes that the EU accession to the Convention would be a significant improvement for the protection of EU citizens' fundamental rights and would achieve a coherent system for the protection of Human Rights in Europe;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reiterates its call to the Council to adopt its position on the proposed 2008 Equal Treatment Directive as discrimination issues are of outmost importance to petitioners; calls the European institutions and the Member States to acknowledge multiple and intersectional discrimination when elaborating and implementing their anti- discrimination agenda; supports a speedy adoption and implementation of the European Accessibility Act in order to improve the inclusion of disabled citizens and consumers in the EU internal market;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Strongly supports the need for effective environmental protection in line with the principle of sustainable development, this being by farone of the most recurrent issue ins raised by the petitioners;