51 Amendments of Tanja FAJON related to 2017/2125(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 4 February 2014 on the EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the European Commission’s List of Actions to advance LGBTI Equality and to the Council conclusions on LGBTI equality, adopted on 16 June 2016,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to Fundamental Rights Agency’s EU LGBT Survey (2013), to its report entitled ‘Being Trans in the European Union – Comparative analysis of the EU LGBT survey data’ (2014), to its focus paper on the Fundamental Rights Situation of Intersex people (2015), and to its report entitled 'Professionally speaking: challenges to achieving equality for LGBT people' (2016);
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to European Commission Code of Conduct on countering illegal online hate speech
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
- - having regard to its resolution on the situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration Texts adopted, (2015/2095(INI))
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 d (new)
Citation 7 d (new)
- having regards the European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2017 on fundamental rights aspects in Roma integration in the EU: fighting anti- Gypsyism
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 e (new)
Citation 7 e (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2015 on the prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the aberrant governance practices, including political parties and political leaders promoting racist and xenophobic ideas, policies, speeches and practices ad spreading fake news, seen in some Member States reflect a selective approach to the benefits and responsibilities of EU membership, and whereas the refusal by those Member States to fully uphold EU law, the separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary and the predictability of State actions is undermining the credibility of the EU as a legal area;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the influx of migrants into Europe is continuing; whereas many of these migrantsmany migrants arriving to Europe place their lives in the hands of traffickers and criminals; whereas , according to UNHCR data, 27% of the migrants arriving in Europe via the Mediterranean are children; whereas , according to the IOM, 23% of these children stated that they had never been to school;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the dangers faced by refugee and migrant children include separation from their families, detention, multiple discrimination, sexual and gender-based violence, exploitation and physical and psychological damage;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas hate speech includes all forms of expression both online and offline which propagate, encourage, promote or justify racial hatred, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, homophobia, transphobia or other forms of hatred based on intolerance; whereas the development of new kinds of media is making it easier to engage in online hate speech;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas hate speech includes all forms of expression which propagate, encourage, promote or justify racial hatred, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, anti-Gypsism, Afrophobia,, Islamophobia, or other forms of hatred based on intolerance; whereas the development of new kinds of media is making it easier to engage in online hate speech;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas exclusion and discrimination can create a fertile ground for individuals invulnerable situations to join extremist organisations that can be violent.
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas there is a risk that the increased levels of racial violence and hatred, xenophobia and Afrophobia, anti- Gypsism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, or other forms of hatred based on intolerance whether expressed in the form of hate crimes, anonymous messages spread on social networks, protests or political propaganda, will come to be seen as normal in the Member States;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas there is a risk that the increased levels of hatred, xenophobia and Afro, Afrophobia, homophobia and transphobia, whether expressed in the form of hate crimes, anonymous messages spread on social networks and other internet platforms, protests or political propaganda, will come to be seen as normal in the Member States;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas there is a risk that the increased levels of hatred, xenophobia and Afrophobia, whether expressed in the form of hate crimes, fake news, anonymous messages spread on social networks, protests or political propaganda, will come to be seen as normal in the Member States;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly condemns increasing restrictions on freedom of assembly, such as on Pride marches, in some cases with violent responses from authorities against protesters; reaffirms the crucial role of these fundamental freedoms in the functioning of democratic societies and the responsibility of states in ensuring such rights are upheld and participants protected; calls on the Commission to take an active role in promoting these rights in line with international human rights standards;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that violent conflicts, persecution, inequality, terrorism, repressive regimes, natural disasters, human-made crisis and chronic poverty are all drivers of migration that have led to increased mobility in recent years.
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that refugees and migrants have the same universal human rights and fundamental freedom, which need to be protected regardless of their status; urges Member States to comply with existing fundamental rights and asylum legislation while paying attention to the most vulnerable groups, namely minors.
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Expresses concern over the fact that several Member States have toughened their asylum and migration legislation in terms of increasing police measures, reducing benefits for refuges, introducing cuts in social benefits, introducing time-limited residence permits for refugees and beneficiary of subsidiarity protection.
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Strongly condemns the growing phenomenon of human trafficking; urges Member States to increase cooperation and step up their fight against organised crime, including smuggling and trafficking of human being, but also exploitation, forced labour, sexual abuses and torture, while protecting victims, in particular women and children.
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Deplores that the little progress that has been registered on resettlement were offset by restriction in family reunification with several EU member states introducing limits in their national laws
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Deplores the lack of safe and legal channels for asylum seekers and refugees into the European Union; urges therefore Member States to open up and allocate sufficient resources to create new safe and legal possibilities and channels for asylum seekers and migrants to enter the European Union. Stresses the importance of addressing the root causes of large movements of refugees and migrants in developing countries.
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need for measures to be taken as a matter of priority in all the Member States to give immigrant children access to education, language learand their children adequate and dignified reception conditions - including accommodation, literacy and language courses, inter- cultural dialogue, education and professional training, healthcare, – good living conditions and the opportunity to be reunited with their family;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12a (new)
Paragraph 12a (new)
12a. Is concerned about the wide divergences in the level of reception conditions provided by some Member States that do not ensure adequate and dignified treatment of applicants of international protection.
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that integration is best achieved through schooling for young people and education in European citizenship foreducation, training, housing, access to the labour market, social and health services and also effective access to democratic structures in society for young and older people, that th; therefore EU should therefore promote a policy reception and integration in all the Member States, and that it is unacceptable that certain Member States should claim that the migration phenomenon is not their concern;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that particular attention should be paid to the situation of women and the rights of women in the EU, be they immigrants, victims of abuse or modern slavery, alone or accompanied by children; points out that the EU and the Member States must set an example in this regard; calls in this regard on the Council to finally adopt the Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (COM(2008)0426);
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses concern at the rhetoric of hatred and fear directed at migrants entering Europe and the upsurge in anti- IslamicAfrophobic, anti-Roma, anti-Semitic, and anti-Africanti- migrant and Islamophobic rhetoric;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on Member States which have adopted legislation on same-sex partnerships and/or marriage to recognise provisions with similar effects adopted by other Member States; recalls the Member States' obligation to fully implement Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, including for same-sex couples and their children; welcomes the fact that more and more Member States have introduced and/or adapted their laws on cohabitation, civil partnership and marriage to overcome the discriminations based on sexual orientation lived by same-sex couples and their children and calls on other Member States to introduce similar laws; calls on the Commission to bring forward a proposal for the full mutual recognition of the effects of all civil status documents across the EU, including legal gender recognition, marriages and registered partnerships, in order to reduce discriminatory legal and administrative barriers for citizens who exercise their right to free movement;
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls for EU wide training for police enforcement officials in the EU to effectively combat hate crimes against LGBTI persons, provided by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and building upon best practices on national level and the work of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights(FRA); underlines the importance of diversity in law enforcement agencies which increases trust;
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that social networks and the anonymity guaranteed by many different media platforms encourage many forms of expression of hatred, from jihadist preaching to anti-Islam speech, and calls for this phenomenon to be curbed through closer monitoring and the identificracist speech and fake news; urges Member States to halt this phenomenon through improved monitoring investigation and prosecution of the authors of statements or words incompatible with European culture and lawprinciples and values, in collaboration with civil society and IT companies;
Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that social networks and the anonymity guaranteed by many different mediainternet platforms encourage many forms of expression of hatred, from jihadist preaching to anti-Islam speech, including xenophobia, homophobia and transphobia, and calls for this phenomenon to be curbed through closer monitoring and the identification and prosecution of the authors of statements or words incompatible with European culture and law;
Amendment 490 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes initiatives prohibiting LGBTI conversion therapies and banning pathologisation of trans identities and urges all member states to adopt similar measures that respect and uphold the right to gender identity and gender expression;
Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Urges Member States to prohibit invasive and irreversible sex- “normalising” surgery and hormonal treatments on intersex children when they can be deferred, until the child can provide fully informed consent; welcomes gender sensitive birth registration systems and legal gender recognition procedures;
Amendment 511 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of maintaining and stepping up efforts in the areas of data protection, safeguards for children, the protection of victims of criminal acts, Roma people, violence against women, freedom of religion and belief, public health, the recognition of marital status in the EU, gender equality, the rights of p for all couples regardless of sexual orientation; and equality between people of all gender identities and gender expressions; banning of conversions with a disability and the rights of elderly persons therapies, forced sterilisation and the introduction of quick, accessible, transparent legal gender recognition based on self-determination and the de-pathologisation of transgender identities, especially of children, while ensuring access to trans-specific healthcare;
Amendment 522 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. For the sake of creating mutual trust, fighting effectively against anti- Gypsyism and making tangible improvement in the living conditions of Roma people, calls on the Commission and the Member States to follow the recommendations and satisfy the demands of the resolution on the fundamental rights aspects in Roma integration in the EU: fighting anti-Gypsyism (2017/2038(INI));
Amendment 526 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. calls on the European Union and Member states to ratify and implement the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible; calls on the Commission and Member States to mainstream the fight against gender-based violence and violence against LGBTI people, including in their work with third countries;
Amendment 540 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Deplores the fact that the number of anti-Semitic incidents in EU Member States has risen significantly in recent years;
Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Deplores the fact that Muslims face widespread discrimination and harassment as well as the disproportionate effect of counter- terrorism legislation, policies and practices which can have a discriminatory bias when not grounded in reasonable suspicion or are not legitimate and proportionate;
Amendment 553 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Amendment 559 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18e. Expresses its concern at the lack of reporting of hate crimes by victims due to inadequate safeguards and failure of authorities to properly investigate and bring convictions for hate crimes in Member States;
Amendment 562 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 f (new)
Paragraph 18 f (new)
18f. Expresses its concern that several Member States have not correctly transposed the provisions of Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA; Calls for infringement procedures against those Member States that fail to transpose them;
Amendment 564 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 g (new)
Paragraph 18 g (new)
18g. Calls for the adoption of the proposed 2008 Equal Treatment Directive which is still pending for approval by the Council; considers it a condition to secure a consolidated and coherent EU law framework against discrimination, also protecting from discrimination on the grounds of religion and belief, disability, age and sexual orientation outside of employment;
Amendment 568 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 h (new)
Paragraph 18 h (new)
18h. Encourages the Commission to appoint EU Coordinators on Afrophobia and anti-Gypsyism, to be responsible for improving coordination and coherence among EU institutions, EU agencies, Member States and international actors and will develop existing and new EU policies to address Afrophobia and anti- Gypsyism, and recommends the adoption of European frameworks for national strategies to combat Afrophobia,anti- Gypsyism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia;
Amendment 572 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 i (new)
Paragraph 18 i (new)
18i. Calls on the European Commission to lead by example in promoting the rights of minorities by amending its diversity and inclusion strategy to include race, ethnicity and religion/belief on the diversification of the EU workplace