20 Amendments of Cornelia ERNST related to 2013/2024(INI)
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Regrets, however, that in the EU an individual is still not protected outside the workplace against discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, age, disability or sexual orientation; recalls that it has called upon the Council to adopt the proposal for a directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation 11 times over the past 4 years, and that the Council has failed to act; Deplores in this regard the Member States' lack of political will, the lack of transparency in the negotiation process of the Council, and the abuse of the unanimity principle by opposing Member States;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Regrets the lack of progress of the National Roma Integration Strategies and the continuing racism towards and discrimination against Roma across the EU, including the segregation of Roma children in education; Calls on Member States to step up their efforts to enforce Roma fundamental rights and social inclusion; calls on the European Commission and Member States to support financially and involve Roma organisations in all policies affecting them.
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20 c. Welcomes the Communication from the Commission COM 2013 (454) on the "Steps forward in implementing National Roma Integration Strategies" and its recommendations; Regrets, however, that most of the Member States did not use the National Roma Integration Strategy for adopting and implementing a more proactive Roma policy; Regrets the long timeline of 24 months proposed by the Commission for Member States to implement the recommendations as well as the absence of involvement of the European Parliament given the role the Parliament has played so far in denouncing Roma's violation of fundamental rights.
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20 d. Calls on the European Commission to propose a strategy to combat violence against women as it was announced in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 20 April 2010 – Delivering an area of freedom, security and justice for Europe's citizens – Action Plan Implementing the Stockholm Programme (COM(2010) 171 final).
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)
Paragraph 20 e (new)
20 e. Recalls that the rapid developments in the digital world (including the increased uses of the Internet, applications and social media) calls for the establishment of the highest level of protection of personal data and privacy; condemns the ratification of agreements for the transfer and exchange of personal data with third countries by the EU, including the TFTP and PNR agreements with the United States, which do not comply with data protection and privacy standards set by the EU or Council of Europe;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 f (new)
Paragraph 20 f (new)
20 f. Condemns internet and telecommunications spying practices as revealed by the NSA- Prism Case as well as the inability of the EU to enforce its standards of protection as regards its citizens or the third-country nationals or whistle-blowers on its territory; denounces the weakness of the European response to the scandal of such espionage of Europeans by the NSA
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission's proposal for the new Europol Regulation and hopes for a quick advancement of this important legislative dossier so that Europol can be brought into line with the Lisbon Treaty as soon as possible; underlines that the revision of the Europol Regulation has to be carried out in full respect of democratic values and principles, fundamental rights as well as the principles of proportionality and necessity; Considers, in this respect, that the list of criminal offences, for which Europol is competent, should be as clear cut as possible in order to avoid overlaps with national authorities;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Regrets that no follow-up has taken place to the evaluation of Directive 2006/24/EC; calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal abolishing the data retention framework as soon as possible;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Acknowledges that the Schengen area is a kind of laboratory that so far has been developed step by step; is neverthelessRegrets, however, the growing tendency to equate internal freedom of movement with increasing closure and surveillance of external borders; Is concerned about this development which migrants are perceived as threats or criminals and where the right to asylum is undermined by the introduction of ever increasing obstacles to entering the EU; is, therefore, of the opinion that a long-term reflection about itsthe further development is necessary; believes that the Schengen external borders should in the future be guarded by European border guardsof the Schengen area is necessary and should take into account the fundamental rights of migrants and persons in need of international protection;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Welcomes, in this regard, the reform of the mandate of FRONTEX and the agreement on Eurosur; considers that the new rules forto include a fundamental rights strategy through inter alia the appointment of a fundamental rights officer and stresses the importance of ensuring independent monitoring of compliance by the agency with its fundamental rights obligations; Considers that any rule pertaining to the surveillance of seaexternal borders (air, land or sea) needs to be agreed on as soon as possible, that priority should be given to saving the lives of migrants and that the principle of non- refoulement is to be fully respectedrespect and be guided by the principle of safeguarding the human rights of migrants and asylum seekers; Regrets, therefore, the lack of respect of the principle of non-refoulement by some Member States and calls on the European Commission to ensure through all means, including financial means, this principle is respected; Stresses the need to ensure that any cooperation with third countries on migration fully respects the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants and that monitoring mechanisms are in place to guarantee that human rights are observed in practice; Considers that the new rules for the surveillance of sea borders need to be agreed on as soon as possible provided they give priority to the saving the lives of migrants and fully respect the principle of non-refoulement;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Condemns the weak response of the EU and its Member States with regards to the number of dead persons, particularly at sea, and to the increasing violations of human rights when irregular migrants try to enter the EU; calls on the Commission to consult it before signing any agreement between Frontex and third countries; insists that such agreements should provide a high level of protection to ensure that the standards of human rights are fully respected, especially with regard to returns and the organisation of joint operations, search and rescue or interception operations; recalls the various reports of international organisations (notably the Council of Europe and the UN), of the Fundamental Rights Agency and the European Ombudsman concerning the impact of the management of external borders of the EU to migrants' rights and the respect for human rights by Frontex and calls on the European institutions and Member States to take the necessary measures without delay to put an end to these violations;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Welcomes the successfulTakes note of the migration to the Schengen Information System II, the continued roll-out of the Visa Information System and the setting-up of the agency eu-LISA for their operational management; underlines that these new systems now need to stand the test of everyday use; recalls its request that ‘'new border management instruments or large-scale data storage systems should not be launched until the existing tools are fully operational, safe and reliable’'; is looking forward to the evaluations ofcalls on the Commission to evaluate all the systems foreseen in the respective legal instruments;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls for a much better implementation of the visa acquis and greater harmonisation of visa procedures and prac; calls on the Commission to make full use of its powers as guardian of the Treatices; believes that common visa application centres should become the standard in this respect; calls for an interinstitutional discussion on the objectives of the common visa policy;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10
Subheading 10
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10 a (new)
Subheading 10 a (new)
Calls Member States and the European commission to address trafficking in human beings in a comprehensive manner which links criminal behaviour and crime to the area of prevention and protection of victims; calls in this regard more agencies to be involved such as EASO, EIGE and the FRA;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10 b (new)
Subheading 10 b (new)
Calls Member States to properly implement the Directive of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims as well as comply with relevant international instruments such as the 1949 UN Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10 c (new)
Subheading 10 c (new)
Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increasingly fund exit programmes for trafficked persons, in particular for women in prostitution;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10 d (new)
Subheading 10 d (new)
Calls the Commission to ensure the position of Anti-Trafficking Coordinator becomes a permanent position to ensure the implementation of the Directive of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims as well as a comprehensive and coherent approach at the EU level;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 44 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Regrets the continuing and systematic practice of detaining migrants in detention centres as recently underlined by the UN Human Rights Council; calls for alternatives to detention to be further developed and implemented, including regularisation of undocumented migrants based on clear criteria;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Deeply deplores the failure to make the principles of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, as laid down in Article 80 TFEU, a reality; believes that accentuated and more concrete measures will be necessary in the future, including the use of Article 80 as a legal basis in relevant legislative texts and the establishment of a permanent relocation system for beneficiaries of international protection within the EU, which could also serve as a basis for future initiatives aiming at relocating asylum seekers;