6 Amendments of Angelika WERTHMANN related to 2011/2069(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
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1. AffirmRecognises the need to increase efforts at communicating that the scope of the Charter of Fundamental Rights does not apply to breaches of fundamental rights unladdressess there is a connection to Union law and that only violations of peoples' rights by institutions and bodies of the Union, institutions, bodies,cluding their offices and agencies, and byto the Member States only when they are implementing EU law are coveredUnion law; to provide concrete examples and to supply information as regards the eventually competent national bodies and authorities would further our commitment to built up a "Citizen's Europe";
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
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2. Draws attention to the fact that although the Charter promotes the equality of men and women and in addition has specific provisions on the maintenance or adoption of measures providing for specific advantages in favour of the under-represented sex, positive discrimination also creates victims and that it is essential to avoid all types of discrimination as it is morally wrong;deleted
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
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3. Calls on the Member States to make active use of civic bodies and relevant NGOs, such as women's organisations, as their expertise is invaluable to understand the most contentious issues and the situation of the most vulnerable groups in society, identify existing gaps, key trends and structural problems in the area of fundamental rights and to fully respect, especially against the background of national and cultures andal diversityies;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
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4. Highlights, in the context of fundamental rights and discrimination, the need to bear in mind that, hidden behind the veil of neutrality, the conceptual framework and the reasoning processes of law may perpetuate stereotypes and can underpin and maintain sexual difference instead of dismantling sex-based disadvantages;deleted
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
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4. Highlights, in the context of fundamental rights and discrimination, the need to bear in mind that, hidden behind the veil of neutraReaffirms the need to analyse legal concepts and strategies with regard to their ability, the conceptual framework and the reasoning processes of law may perpetuate stereotypes and can underpin and maintain sexual difference instead of dismantling sex-baso undermine the efficiency of the EU legislation to reduce the gender- related disadvantages;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
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6. Calls for an audit of unfulfilled and outstanding pre-accession commitments that result in a breach of the Charter of Fundamental Rights by states that entered the EU in 2004 and 2007, as well as a comparison of the state of play in those areas in other member states.