Activities of Marie-Christine VERGIAT related to 2010/2276(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU strategy on Roma inclusion
Amendments (38)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses that access for the Roma people to high-quality education and vocational training, the sharing and understanding of their culture, their values and their cultural heritage, their involvement in associations and better representation for their community are essential strands of a holistic approach to the implementation of national and European strategies for their inclusion and involvement in society;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that an individual’s education influences his or her future life opportunities, and that it is therefore essential to ensure that education systems and standards are equitable, so that everyone can benefit from quality educationhigh-quality education and training has an influence on an individual's future life, in both personal and professional terms, and on his or her involvement in society, and that it is therefore essential to ensure that everyone has the same access to education and training without discrimination of any kind;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that cultural diversity and action to combat stereotypes should be included in school curricula from a very early age;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to collect and disseminate information on experience and action in the various Member States, in particular in the educational and cultural spheres;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a better future for the Roma people can be ensured through education, and that investing in the education of Roma children and youth isby affording them easier access to education at all levels and to vocational training, and that investing in education and training and, in particular, providing training to teachers and vocational trainers, providing extra- curricular support services and ensuring easier access to grants are therefore essential;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 9 September 2010 on the situation of Roma and on freedom of movement in the European Union1, 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2010)0312.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers itStresses that it is crucial that the Member States keep up their efforts to involve Roma children and youth in education, and to ensure their long-term participation therein, for instance by offering special training for school staff and providing after-school support and scholarshipsreally do implement national and European programmes for the benefit of the Roma in order to combat the discrimination of which they are victims, promote their integration in the communal and cultural life of the places and countries in which they live, and ensure their long-term participation and representation therein;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a large proportion of the European Union’s 10-12 million Roma are struggling against an intolerable degree of social and economic, economic and cultural (access to education and culture, etc.) exclusion and exclusion from human rights,
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that low, in order to encourage school attendance and highcombat absenteeism rates in schools may indicate that pupils and parents are unaware of the importancby Roma children, it is important to meet with all the educational players, the parents of Roma children and representatives of the broader Roma community in order to initiate an ongoing, regular dialogue ofn education; underlines, therefore, the importance of involving the parents of Roma children and the Roma community in an ongoing dialogue on educational mattersal matters; stresses, above and beyond the clichés, the need to study all the causes of absenteeism from school by Roma children in order to determine the real obstacles to their regular school attendance (insufficient resources, health problems, lack of access to accommodation and public services, expulsions, etc.) and to find practical solutions to them;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the promotion of teacher training programmes that enhance teachers’ ability to engage with children and youth with a Roma background, as well as with their parents;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas non-discrimination - although indispensable - is not by itself enough to overcome the historic disadvantages of the Roma, and whereas it is therefore necessary to complement equality legislation and policies by addressbolishing the specific needs ofdiscrimination against the Roma regarding the fulfilment of and access toexercise of their human rights to employment, housing, healthcare and, education, training and culture by means of an EU-level strategy,
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Views the Roma culture as an integral part of Europe’s cultural mosaice; points out that a key means of understanding the Roma peoples and their way of life is to increafamiliarise other Europeans’ awareness of with their heritage, traditions and, language of the Roma, as well as of contemporary Roma culture. , culture (for example by spotlighting well-known Roma artists such as the Hungarian Roma painters, singers and musicians such as Esma Redžepova, Monika Miczura and Django Reinhardt, and film-makers such as Tony Gatlif) and history (including the genocide of which they were victims in the Second World War); calls on the Commission to give financial support of whatever kind it deems appropriate to the Roma Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of 4 June to 27 November 2011;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas access for the Roma people to high-quality education and vocational training, the sharing and understanding of their culture, their values and their cultural heritage, their involvement in associations and better representation for their community are essential strands of a holistic approach to the implementation of national and European strategies for their inclusion and involvement in society,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas high-quality education and training has an influence on an individual’s future life, in both personal and professional terms, and on his or her involvement in society, and it is therefore essential to ensure that everyone has the same access to education and training without discrimination of any kind, and whereas the inclusion of cultural diversity and action to combat stereotypes in school curricula from a very early age is an important tool for Roma integration and mutual understanding,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to propose and the Council to adopt an EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion (hereinafter: ‘the Strategy’) as an indicative, inclusive and place-based action plan, which is prepared and implemented on a multi-level basiat all political and administrative levels and can evolve as needed; it should be based on the tasks, objectives, principles and instruments defined by the Treaties and, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and the relevant conventions and instruments of the Council of Europe, as referred to above, and on the shared competences, as well as the supporting, coordinating and complementary actions, of the Union;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2
Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2
– education and vocational and adult training,
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2 a (new)
- culture,
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4
– equal access to quality education,
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 5
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 5
– equal access to adult vocational training and access to lifelong learning,
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 6
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 6
– equal access to basic care infrastructure,
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 6 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 6 a (new)
- equal access to social services,
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 7
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 7
– abolishment of school desegregation,
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 8
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 8
– equal access to early childhood education,
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11
– equal access to secondary and higher education,
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 14
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 14
– housing andequal access to housing and abolishment of territorial desegregation,
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16
– equal access to quality healthcare and preventive measures,
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 17
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 17
– reduction ofcombating health inequalities,
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 17 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 17 a (new)
- combating discrimination in the issuing of administrative documents,
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of endorsing and controlling the Strategy in a transparent manner, with the primary responsibility falling on democratically accountable ministers within the Council, and emphasises that the Strategy should in no way be divisive for the EU, creating splits among Member States;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that a better future for the Roma people can be ensured by affording them easier access to education at all levels and to vocational training;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Views the Roma culture as an integral part of Europe’s culture; points out that a key means of understanding Roma peoples and their way of life is to familiarise other Europeans with their heritage, traditions, language, culture (for example by spotlighting well-known Roma artists such as the Hungarian Roma painters, singers and musicians such as Esma Redžepova, Monika Miczura and Django Reinhardt, and film- makers such as Tony Gatlif) and history (including the genocide of which they were victims in the Second World War);
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 2 a (new)
- ensure the application of indicators and benchmarks when the implementation of the Strategy is monitored,
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 3 a (new)
- provide a database collecting best practices on Roma inclusion,
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that it is crucial that the Member States really do implement national and European measures and programmes for the benefit of the Roma in order to combat the discrimination of which they are victims, promote their integration in the communal and cultural life of the places and countries in which they live, and ensure their long-term participation and representation therein;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Commission to support programmes fostering positive action for Roma in the fields of secondary and higher education, including vocational training, adult education, life-long learning and university education; urges the Commission to support other programmes providing positive and successful models of desegregation;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that earmarked funding for the Strategy should be made available on a competitive basis, as defined by the criterion ofthe basis of criteria showing how the proposed project or intervention supports and implements the Objectives of the Strategy;