2010/2276(INI) EU strategy on Roma inclusion
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | LIBE |
JÁRÓKA Lívia ( PPE)
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GÖNCZ Kinga ( S&D),
WEBER Renate ( ALDE),
ROMEVA I RUEDA Raül ( Verts/ALE),
KIRKHOPE Timothy ( ECR)
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| Committee Opinion | FEMM | ||
| Committee Opinion | REGI |
KOVATCHEV Andrey ( PPE)
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Viorica DĂNCILĂ ( S&D)
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| Committee Opinion | CULT |
TAKKULA Hannu ( ALDE)
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Cătălin Sorin IVAN ( S&D),
Marie-Christine VERGIAT ( GUE/NGL)
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| Committee Opinion | EMPL |
GÖNCZ Kinga ( S&D)
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Patrick LE HYARIC ( GUE/NGL),
Cecilia WIKSTRÖM ( ALDE)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Subjects
- 4.10.05 Social inclusion, poverty, minimum income
- 4.10.08 Equal treatment of persons, non-discrimination
- 4.10.12 Housing policy
- 4.40.01 European area for education, training and lifelong learning
- 4.45.06 Heritage and culture protection, movement of works of art
- 7.30.08 Action to combat racism and xenophobia
Events
2011/09/12
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2011/03/09
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
2011/03/09
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 576 votes to 32, with 60 abstentions, a resolution on the EU strategy on Roma inclusion.
The resolution recalls that a large proportion of Europe's 10-12 million Roma – most of whom are EU citizens – have suffered systematic discrimination and therefore are struggling against an intolerable degree of social, cultural and economic exclusion as well as human rights violations, and experience severe stigmatisation and discrimination in public and private life. It states that the inclusion of the Roma population is both the responsibility of all the Member States and the EU institutions.
EU Strategy : Parliament calls for an EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion (‘the Strategy’) as an EU-wide, indicative, inclusive and multilevel action plan, which will be prepared and implemented at all political and administrative level and can evolve as needed. The Strategy must build on the fundamental values of equality, access to rights, non-discrimination and gender equality and be based on the tasks, objectives, principles and instruments defined by the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Member States are called upon to cooperate with the EU and representatives of the Roma population in setting up integrated policies, making use of all the EU financial resources available under the EU funds, and in particular under the ERDF, ESF and EAFRD, to promote Roma inclusion.
Parliament calls on the Member States to appoint a high-level government official or an administrative body to act as national contact points for the transparent and efficient implementation of the Strategy. Priority areas : Parliament calls on the Commission to:
adopt priority areas for the Strategy , above all fundamental rights, education, culture, employment, housing, healthcare, and participation of Roma in civil society; present in the Strategy a roadmap for introducing binding minimum standards at EU level for the priority areas of education, employment, housing and healthcare; define the objectives of the Strategy linked to the priority areas, inter alia by strengthening effective anti-discrimination legislation and ensuring access to quality education and access to the labour market.
The Commission and Member States are asked to address the particular needs of Roma women and girls by applying a gender perspective in all policies for Roma inclusion, and to provide protection for especially vulnerable subgroups.
Concentrate efforts on micro-regions : Members highlight the fact that the social exclusion of the Roma has a very strong territorial dimension of poverty and marginalisation which is concentrated in underdeveloped micro-regions that severely lack the financial resources required to make their own contribution to the Community funding for which they are eligible. These micro-regions generally lack the administrative capacity and human resources to make good use of the funding. The resolution emphasises the need for specific efforts to be focussed on these micro-regions that are often peripheral intra-regional areas and for the substantial simplification of bureaucratic red tape so that the maximum possible allocation of resources can be achieved under the umbrella of the Cohesion Policy.
Parliament calls on Member States to develop cross-sectoral poverty reduction strategies that take into consideration the often sensitive issue of the coexistence of the Roma community and the majority community. It highlights the importance of incentive measures that provide visible benefits to encourage the poor to enter the labour market rather than live off social benefits and perhaps work on the black market. Programmes promoting mutual understanding and tolerance towards each other are of utmost importance.
Members stress the need for the objectives of the Strategy to be subjected to checking and measurement with regard to the degree of attainment so as to introduce award criteria in favour of compliant Member States and penalties for non-compliance.
Recommendations to the Commission : Parliament invites the Commission to:
take the leading role in strategic coordination regarding progress in the priority areas and the fulfilment of the objectives relating to the Strategy, in partnership with the Member States and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity:
establish the Roma task force as a permanent body to take responsibility for supervision, coordination, monitoring, reporting, evaluation, and follow up, there by meeting the need for an independent, multi sector body serving as an‘external facilitator’ which can assess and balance the various national and sectoral interests in a manner acceptable to all; report on the implementation of the Strategy and the national action plans, with an evaluation of results including benchmarks and indicators, and keep Council and Parliament informed on an annual basis, noting that policy effectiveness and ex post evaluation should become a criterion for providing prolonged support, incorporate an enlargement dimension into the Strategy by developing pilot projects in candidate countries and potential candidates which guarantee the development of national action plans in line with the EU Strategy; adopt the augmented and detailed components of the Laeken indicators in measuring social and territorial exclusion as well as to evaluate progress; draw up a European crisis map which identifies and measures those micro-regions within the EU where the inhabitants are hardest hit by poverty, social exclusion and discrimination, on the basis of attributes such as accessibility of workplaces, high rate of unemployment, lack of proper infrastructure and low income; bring specific support, including financial support, to micro-regions and directly develop pilot projects that include the participation of mediators in line with the Council of Europe programme and a specific follow-up of the evolution of the implementation of the Strategy; allocate dedicated funding in the Cohesion Policy within the next Multiannual Financial Framework explicitly to support the Strategy by creating a performance reserve for the EU Strategy on Roma. This would have the effect of allocating funds on a competitive basis, defined by the criterion how the proposed project or intervention supports and implements the Objectives of the Strategy and could provide vital resources and decisive incentives for the implementation of the Strategy.
Members believe that exchanges of experience and good practices between Member States having achieved good results in the area of Roma inclusion and those still faced with this issue would be useful.
Documents
2011/03/09
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2011/03/08
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2011/02/21
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2011/02/21
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Documents
2011/02/14
EP - Vote in committee
Details
The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the own-initiative report by Lívia Járóka (EPP, HU) on the EU strategy on Roma inclusion.
It calls for an EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion (‘the Strategy’) as an EU-wide, indicative, inclusive and multilevel action plan, which will be prepared and implemented at all political and administrative level and can evolve as needed. The Strategy must build on the fundamental values of equality, access to rights, non-discrimination and gender equality and be based on the tasks, objectives, principles and instruments defined by the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The report notes that a large proportion of Europe's 10-12 million Roma – most of whom are EU citizens – have suffered systematic discrimination and therefore are struggling against an intolerable degree of social, cultural and economic exclusion as well as human rights violations. It asserts that the inclusion of the Roma population is both the responsibility of all the Member States and the EU institutions, and calls on Member States to cooperate with the EU and representatives of the Roma population in setting up integrated policies, making use of all the EU financial resources available under the EU funds, and in particular under the ERDF, ESF and EAFRD, to promote Roma inclusion. It calls on the Commission to:
adopt priority areas for the Strategy , above all fundamental rights, education, culture, employment, housing, healthcare, and participation of Roma in civil society; present in the Strategy a roadmap for introducing binding minimum standards at EU level for the priority areas of education, employment, housing and healthcare; define the objectives of the Strategy linked to the priority areas, inter alia by strengthening effective anti-discrimination legislation and ensuring access to quality education and access to the labour market.
The Commission and Member States are asked to address the particular needs of Roma women and girls by applying a gender perspective in all policies for Roma inclusion, and to provide protection for especially vulnerable subgroups.
Members highlight the fact that the social exclusion of the Roma has a very strong territorial dimension of poverty and marginalisation which is concentrated in underdeveloped micro-regions that severely lack the financial resources required to make their own contribution to the Community funding for which they are eligible. These micro-regions generally lack the administrative capacity and human resources to make good use of the funding. The report emphasises the need for specific efforts to be focussed on these micro-regions that are often peripheral intra-regional areas and for the substantial simplification of bureaucratic red tape so that the maximum possible allocation of resources can be achieved under the umbrella of the Cohesion Policy.
The committee calls on Member States to develop cross-sectoral poverty reduction strategies that take into consideration the often sensitive issue of the coexistence of the Roma community and the majority community. It highlights the importance of incentive measures that provide visible benefits to encourage the poor to enter the labour market rather than live off social benefits and perhaps work on the black market. Programmes promoting mutual understanding and tolerance towards each other are of utmost importance.
Members highlight the need for the objectives of the Strategy to be subjected to checking and measurement with regard to the degree of attainment so as to introduce award criteria in favour of compliant Member States and penalties for non-compliance. They call on the Commission to:
take the leading role in strategic coordination regarding progress in the priority areas and the fulfilment of the objectives relating to the Strategy, in partnership with the Member States and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity: establish the Roma task force as a permanent body to take responsibility for supervision, coordination, monitoring, reporting, evaluation, and follow up, there by meeting the need for an independent, multi sector body serving as an‘external facilitator’ which can assess and balance the various national and sectoral interests in a manner acceptable to all; report on the implementation and progress of the Strategy and the national action plans, with an evaluation of results including benchmarks and indicators, and keep the Council and Parliament informed on an annual basis, noting that policy effectiveness and ex post evaluation should become a criterion for providing prolonged support, incorporate an enlargement dimension into the Strategy by developing pilot projects in candidate countries and potential candidates which guarantee the development of national action plans in line with the EU Strategy; adopt the augmented and detailed components of the Laeken indicators in measuring social and territorial exclusion as well as to evaluate progress; draw up a European crisis map which identifies, measures and surveys those micro-regions within the EU where the inhabitants are hardest hit by poverty, social exclusion and discrimination, at least on the basis of certain attributes such as accessibility of workplaces, high rate of unemployment, lack of proper infrastructure and low income; bring specific support, including financial support, to micro-regions and directly develop pilot projects that include the participation of mediators in line with the Council of Europe programme and a specific follow-up of the evolution of the implementation of the Strategy; allocate dedicated funding in the Cohesion Policy within the next Multiannual Financial Framework explicitly to support the Strategy by creating a performance reserve for the EU Strategy on Roma. This would have the effect of allocating funds on a competitive basis, defined by the criterion how the proposed project or intervention supports and implements the Objectives of the Strategy and could provide vital resources and decisive incentives for the implementation of the Strategy.
2011/01/31
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2011/01/31
CSL - Debate in Council
Details
The Council was briefed by the Hungarian Presidency on its plans for work at EU level on integration of the Roma population.
The Presidency will submit a report to the General Affairs Council in May, to be forwarded to the European Council meeting on 24 June.
The Commission is expected to propose in April an EU framework on national Roma integration strategies . Subsequently, the presidency plans to hold debates in four relevant Council configurations.
Documents
2011/01/31
CSL - Council Meeting
2011/01/26
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2011/01/25
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2011/01/17
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2010/11/25
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2010/11/25
EP - Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
2010/11/24
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2010/10/14
PT_PARLIAMENT - Contribution
Documents
2010/09/28
EP - KOVATCHEV Andrey (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in REGI
2010/09/22
EP - GÖNCZ Kinga (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in EMPL
2010/04/26
EP - TAKKULA Hannu (ALDE) appointed as rapporteur in CULT
2010/04/07
EC - Non-legislative basic document published
Details
PURPOSE: to set out the plans for an ambitious medium term programme aiming to strengthen the social integration of the Roma.
BACKGROUND: a significant part of the 10-12 million Roma in Europe live in extreme marginalisation in both rural and urban areas and in very poor socio-economic conditions. The discrimination, social exclusion and segregation which Roma face are mutually reinforcing. They face limited access to high quality education, difficulties in integration into the labour market, correspondingly low income levels, and poor health which in turn results in higher mortality rates and lower life expectancy compared with non-Roma.
The EU and its Member States have a special responsibility towards the Roma , who live in all Member States, candidate countries and potential candidates. The Charter of Fundamental Rights sets out the values on which the EU is based. These values need to be translated into practice in order to improve the situation of the Roma people, who form the largest ethnic minority in the EU.
Since December 2007, in a series of Council conclusions, the EU has endorsed the Commission’s assessment that there is a powerful EU framework of legislative, financial and policy coordination tools already available to support Roma inclusion, but that more can be done to make them work more effectively. The Council affirmed that it is a joint responsibility of the Member States and the European Union to address the challenge of Roma inclusion, within the scope of their respective and complementary competences. The complexity and interdependence of the problems calls for sustainable responses which tackle all aspects of Roma deprivation through an integrated approach.
The European Union needs to build on the strong mobilisation in the EU institutions, Member States and international organisations and within civil society in support of the better social and economic integration of Roma. Measures to overcome Roma exclusion need to be set within the wider framework of
European equality, inclusion, and growth policies and to optimise the use of the legal and financial instruments available also to mainstream society.
CONTENT: the aim of this Communication, ahead of the 2nd Roma Summit, is to indicate how the EU will develop its contribution to the full social and economic integration of the Roma, on the basis of the progress achieved.
Progress made : since 2008, progress has been made in Member states and at EU level. In 2009, the focus shifted from an analysis of the problems to an exploration of how existing instruments could be made more effective and how the situation of the Roma could be addressed more explicitly across a broad range of policies, including employment, social inclusion, health, education, housing, youth and culture. The enforcement and further development of EU legislation in the areas of non-discrimination, freedom of movement, data protection and anti-racism has continued. The Commission also monitored the transposition of the relevant acquis in candidate countries and potential candidates.
The European Platform for Roma inclusion — composed of key players in Roma inclusion from EU institutions, international organisations, Member States governments and civil society — was launched in April 2009 to exchange good practice and experience and to stimulate cooperation among its participants. Its objective is to increase the coherence and effectiveness of the parallel policy processes at national, European and international level with a view to creating synergies. The Common Basic Principles for Roma inclusion, drawn up under the Platform process and distilled from the experiences of successful Roma inclusion initiatives, provides a practical framework for public policy makers at all levels on how to design and implement successful initiatives. These principles were used to justify the Commission proposal in 2009 to modify the European Regional Development Fund Regulation.
Most Member States report a stronger focus on internal coordination and on involving the Roma communities. Some Member States have begun to use the opportunities of complex programming and combined cohesion policy instruments.
The European Commission is also implementing a pilot project on Roma inclusion (EUR 5 million 2010-2012), initiated by the European Parliament, addressing early childhood education, self-employment through micro-credit, and public awareness particularly in countries with high Roma populations.
The forthcoming report of a study for the Commission in 2009 and 2010 on activities to improve the impact of policies, programmes and projects aimed at the social inclusion and non-discrimination of Roma people in the EU will identify success factors and good practice.
Challenges ahead : the analysis of the EU instruments and policies and the progress report 2008-2010 confirm that these instruments and policies are generally apt to support Roma inclusion, even on a large scale. The issue is how to ensure their potential is realised. The challenges ahead include:
improve cooperation between European, national and international players and representatives of the Roma communities, building on the commitment to Roma inclusion that has materialised in the last 5-10 years; translate this commitment and cooperation into positive changes at the local level . This needs to be complemented by improved ownership and a strengthened capacity on the part of local administrations, civil society and the Roma themselves to initiate and implement projects, programmes and policies; improve communication of the benefits of Roma inclusion for local and national economic and social development. The social and economic integration of Roma is a 2-way process which requires a change of mindsets of the majority as well as of members of the Roma communities and their leaders; promote the integrated use of EU Funds in order to tackle the multidimensional challenges of Roma exclusion; develop explicit desegregation policies, notably in education and in housing and supported by the Structural Funds; place a special focus on the most disadvantaged micro-regions; mainstream Roma inclusion issues into the broad policy areas of education, employment, public health, infrastructure and urban planning, and economic and territorial development, rather than treating it as a separate policy. Good practices and successful models from projects need to be better disseminated and to become an integral part of policy.
Developing model approaches : there is a large and growing body of experience in the EU of which policy interventions work and which do not. However this knowledge is not yet easily accessible or digestible for public policy makers. Moreover it is not available in a form which is readily adapted to different situations. Roma communities in the EU27 as well as in candidate countries and potential candidates are not homogeneous groups. This heterogeneity means that there cannot be a single strategy: rather there is a need for differentiated approaches that take account of geographical, economic, social, cultural and legal contexts.
The Commission therefore intends to assist policy makers by developing a set of model approaches. Building on best practice, each model would address the needs of the major types of Roma community, including their particularly vulnerable subgroups, and suggest the most appropriate targeted public-policy interventions. The application of these model approaches would not be mandatory but Member States would be encouraged to take one or more of them into account when structuring their Roma inclusion policies.
The Commission will ensure that the preparation of measures to implement the EU 2020 Strategy as well as of programmes in the new financing period provide specific solutions to the problems of the different types of Roma communities.
Documents
2010/01/11
EP - JÁRÓKA Lívia (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in LIBE
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2011)5426/2
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T7-0092/2011
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0043/2011
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A7-0043/2011
- Committee opinion: PE452.865
- Debate in Council: 3064
- Committee opinion: PE454.382
- Committee opinion: PE452.812
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE456.648
- Committee draft report: PE454.401
- Contribution: COM(2010)0133
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2010)0133
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Committee draft report: PE454.401
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE456.648
- Committee opinion: PE452.812
- Committee opinion: PE454.382
- Committee opinion: PE452.865
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0043/2011
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2011)5426/2
- Contribution: COM(2010)0133
Activities
- Roberta ANGELILLI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Edit BAUER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Elena BĂSESCU
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Mario BORGHEZIO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Andrew Henry William BRONS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Robert DUŠEK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Ioan ENCIU
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Sari ESSAYAH
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Hélène FLAUTRE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Kinga GÖNCZ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Iosif MATULA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Lambert van NISTELROOIJ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Franz OBERMAYR
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Algirdas SAUDARGAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Marco SCURRIA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Monika SMOLKOVÁ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Csaba SÓGOR
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Hannes SWOBODA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Csaba Sándor TABAJDI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Hannu TAKKULA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- László TŐKÉS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Renate WEBER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
- Diana WALLIS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2010/2276(INI)
2010/12/10
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51 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recognises that Roma continue to be victims of persistent discrimination in many Member States and that this situation is exacerbated by the current economic and financial crisis; calls on those Member States which the EU Fundamental Rights Agency identified as having severe problems to fully exploit the EU resources available under the Structural Funds, and in particular the ERDF and ESF and to seek the support of the Commission where they consider it necessary; calls on the Commission to give particular attention to requests from the Member States concerned for technical assistance, so as to ensure that EU funding is used as effectively and efficiently as possible for the benefit of Roma communities;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that European programmes and funding are available and can be used for education, housing and employment of Roma people but that the local authorities, civil society and the potential target groups of these programmes are insufficiently informed about them; calls on the Commission and Member States to improve communication and the promotion of financing opportunities available in these fields;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Denounces the discriminatory measures taken by some Member States, and in particular by France, against the Roma population on the sole basis of their ethnic origins; calls on the Commission, as guardian of the Treaties, to take prompt and severe measures should similar cases occur again in the future;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for better advice to project organisers eligible for European funding for the integration of Roma people, by creating platforms for information, analyses and exchanges of good practices;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in times of demographic change, the Roma population, w
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in times of demographic change, the Roma population, which has been part of our common heritage for centuries, should be given
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in times of demographic change, the Roma population, which has been part of our common heritage for centuries, should be given the means through good quality education, decent housing and job opportunities to fully integrate the work place and contribute to intelligent, sustainable and comprehensive economic development as foreseen in the EU 2020 strategy; takes the view that social inclusion is a precondition for achievement of the EU 2020 strategy objectives; calls on the Member States, therefore, to increase their efforts now, by reinforcing their effective strategies for addressing the specific circumstances (deep poverty, lack of education, poor health conditions) of marginalised communities, in order to ensure their social and economic integration;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in times of demographic change and other processes affecting the EU as a whole, the Roma population, which has been part of our common heritage for centuries, should be given the means through good quality education, decent housing and job opportunities to fully integrate the work place and contribute to economic development as foreseen in the EU 2020 strategy; calls on the Member States, therefore, to increase their efforts now, by reinforcing, improving and adapting to the economic and financial crisis their effective strategies for addressing the specific circumstances (deep poverty, lack of education, poor health conditions) of marginalised communities, in order to ensure their social and economic integration;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in times of demographic change, the Roma population, which has been part of our common heritage for centuries, should be given the means through good quality education, decent housing and job opportunities to
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recognises that Roma continue to be victims of persistent discrimination in many Member States and that this situation is exacerbated by the current economic and financial crisis; calls on those Member States which the EU Fundamental Rights Agency identified as having severe problems to fully exploit the EU resources available under the Structural Funds, and in
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in times of demographic change, the Roma population, which has been part of our common heritage for centuries, should be given the means through good quality education, decent housing and job opportunities to fully integrate the work place and contribute to economic development as foreseen in the EU 2020 strategy; calls on the Member States and the local and regional authorities, therefore, to increase their efforts now, by reinforcing their
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in times of demographic change, the Roma population, which has been part of our common heritage for centuries, should be given the means through good quality education, decent housing and job opportunities to fully integrate the work place and contribute to economic development as foreseen in the EU 2020 strategy; calls on the Member States and regional and local public authorities, therefore, to increase their efforts now, by reinforcing their effective strategies for addressing the specific circumstances (deep poverty, lack of education, poor health conditions) of marginalised communities, in order to ensure their social and economic integration;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in times of demographic change, the Roma population, which has been part of our common heritage for centuries, should be given the means through good quality education, decent housing and job opportunities to fully integrate the work place and contribute to economic development as foreseen in the EU 2020
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in times of demographic change, the Roma population, which has been part of our common heritage for centuries, should be given the means through good quality education, decent housing and job opportunities to fully integrate society and the work place and contribute to economic development as foreseen in the EU 2020 strategy; calls on the Member States, therefore, to increase their efforts now, by reinforcing their effective strategies for addressing the specific circumstances (deep poverty, lack
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that for a successful establishment and implementation of the above-mentioned policies and strategies, it is necessary to improve awareness and full understanding of the problem at the level of national, regional and local authorities; in this regard, considers the technical assistance funds to be the right tool; emphasises, however, that policies and strategies for the Roma population should, at least in the long run, be mainstreamed into general policies, in order to ensure effectiveness, real inclusion, and sustainability;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to promote information and awareness campaigns to facilitate and improve access to education and other services, particularly in the field of health, social services, advice regarding welfare entitlements, especially women’s entitlements, child-related services, and services facilitating reintegration, with the emphasis on employment market re-entry and vocational training services;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on Member States to develop cross sectoral poverty reduction strategies that take into consideration the often sensitive issue of coexistence of the Roma community and the majority community both effected by lack of employment, poverty and marginalisation; highlights the importance of incentive measures that via visible benefits encourage the poor to enter the labour market instead of living of social benefits and possible work on the black market; underlines, that programs promoting mutual understanding and tolerance towards each other are of utmost importance;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Underlines, in this context, the need to continue EU programmes, such as the ‘Progress programme’ to combat discrimination and JASMINE to invest in capacity building, and calls for such programmes to be
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the need for more structured coordination of local, regional, national and European policies regarding the Roma community in order to make a sustainable impact and improve policy making at local, regional, national and European level; urges policy makers at every level to consult Roma communities, associations and NGOs which are seeking to uphold the rights of the Roma and secure their social and employment market reintegration, focusing in particular on women;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Highlights that the social exclusion affecting Roma has a very strong territorial dimension of poverty and marginalization, and this is concentrated in underdeveloped micro-regions that severely lack the necessary financial resources to provide their own contribution to the Community funding that they are eligible for and most often lack the administrative capacity and human resources to make good use of the funding; Emphasizes the need for the concentration of specific efforts to these micro-regions that are often peripheral intra-regional areas and for the substantial simplification of bureaucratic and implementation rules so that the maximum possible allocation of resources can be achieved under the umbrella of the Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines in this context the need for the systematic mainstreaming of Roma- related issues within all relevant European and national policies, thereby eliminating policies maintaining or encouraging the segregation of Roma communities or the provision of segregated accommodation, education or other services for Roma;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the opportunity created through the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 437/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 20101 , providing up to 3% of the ERDF allocation to specific programmes or 2% of the overall allocated budget for the rehabilitation of housing for the benefit of marginalised communities; calls on the Member States, furthermore, to make quick and full use of this new possibility within the framework of the Structural Funds, in order to strengthen the prospects of effective social inclusion; calls on the Member States to make effective use of the potential for interaction between the ERDF, the ESF and EAFRD in developing funding programmes for integration of the Roma; calls on the Commission to keep in mind the increased possibilities for interaction between the Structural Funds over the forthcoming programming period;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the opportunity created through the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 437/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010, providing up to 3% of the ERDF allocation to specific programmes or 2% of the overall allocated budget for the rehabilitation of housing for the benefit of marginalised communities; calls on the Member States, furthermore, to make quick and full use of this new possibility within the framework of the Structural Funds, in order to strengthen the prospects of effective social inclusion; recommends that the Commission submit an annual report on the utilisation of these funds by the Member States;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the opportunity created through the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 437/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 20101 , providing up to 3% of the ERDF allocation to specific programmes or 2% of the overall allocated budget for the rehabilitation of housing for the benefit of marginalised communities; regrets that until now no operational plans have been changed by reprioritization for housing of the Roma population, calls on the Member States, furthermore, to make quick and full use of this new possibility within the framework of the Structural Funds, in order to strengthen the prospects of effective social inclusion; calls on the Commission to come forward with a specific action plan on this regulation to speed up the use of the funds.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the opportunity created through the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 437/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 20101
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recognises that Roma communities, as found both in the EU-27 and in candidate countries, represent extremely heterogeneous groups, with the consequence that there can be no single strategy; underlines therefore, that there exists a need for distinct approaches which take account of the varying geographical, economic, social, cultural and legal contexts in which each Roma community is found;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recognises that Roma communities continue to be victims of persistent discrimination in many Member States and that this situation is exacerbated by the current economic and financial crisis; calls on
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recommends Member States to consider making the allocation of new housing to marginalised communities conditional on social commitments on their part, such as appropriate participation in the process of building the new establishments, obligatory school attendance for children, and the
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recommends Member States to consider making the allocation of new housing to marginalised communities conditional on social commitments on their part, such as appropriate participation in the process of building the new establishments, obligatory school attendance for children (pre- schooling and for the whole period of schooling), and the acceptance of jobs offered by job mediators, in order to ensure their real, effective and sustainable integration.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recommends Member States to consider making the allocation of new housing to marginalised communities conditional on
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recommends Member States to consider making the allocation of new housing and other support to marginalised communities conditional on social commitments on their part, such as appropriate participation in the process of building the new establishments, obligatory school attendance for children, general respect for the law and the acceptance of jobs offered by job mediators, in order to ensure their real, effective and sustainable integration.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recommends Member States and regional and local public authorities to consider making the allocation of new housing to marginalised communities conditional on
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Regrets the difficulties in integrating Roma communities arising from the their heterogeneous nature; recommends therefore that the local and regional authorities of the Member States propose effective measures for the social inclusion of the Roma, taking account of their specific backgrounds; recommends that the Commission make use of the experience acquired by those authorities which have actively contributed to the integration of Roma communities and to encourage the use of best practices and recipes for success, with a view to achieving their social inclusion;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Reminds that the primary prerequirement of successful integration is joint efforts made both by the mainstream society and by the Roma community; therefore urges Member States to help improve Roma people's housing and employment situation, provide inclusive school climate with actively involving parents, and calls for Roma communities' social commitment and appropriate participation in improving their housing, employment and educational situation in order to ensure their real, effective and sustainable integration.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recalls that part of the Roma populations consists of nomads and that this dimension is an integral part of their identity; considers therefore that integration policies should differ according to whether they are addressed to nomadic or sedentary Roma people;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that support for renovation of homes and the provision of new housing may also be made conditional, as determined by the deliberations of the Member States, on the basis of a special assessment of the adequacy of the take-up of the support and housing already provided.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recognises that Roma continue to be victims of persistent discrimination in many Member States and that this situation is exacerbated by the current economic and financial crisis resulting in loss of employment; stresses that the inclusion of the Roma population is both the responsibility of all the Member States and the EU institutions; calls on those Member States which the EU Fundamental Rights Agency has identified as having severe inclusion problems to fully exploit the EU resources available under the Structural Funds
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recognises that the complexity of paperwork may constitute an obstacle to project organisers; stresses the need to step up work on simplifying grant procedures; stresses the under-utilisation of European funding in this field;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Maintains that part of the solution lies in the full commitment of Member States to provide effective support for project organisers and that Member States, in conjunction with the Commission, have a role to play in encouraging local authorities to select projects to integrate Roma people and travellers;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recognises that Roma
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recognises that Roma and travellers continue to be victims of persistent discrimination in many Member States and that this situation, which is indicative of the state of our societies, is exacerbated by the current economic and financial crisis; calls on those Member States which the EU Fundamental Rights Agency identified as
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recognises that Roma continue to be victims of
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Encourages the use of EU funds for building of new houses or renovation of existing ones, improving of engineering infrastructure, local utilities, communication systems, education, measurements for access to the job market etc., which should lead to social and economic inclusion marginalised communities
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. whereas a ‘Decade of Roma inclusion’ was launched in 2005 to combat discrimination and improve the economic and social situation of the Roma; whereas the signatories to the Declaration of the Decade – Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – undertook to work toward eliminating discrimination and closing the unacceptable gaps between Roma and the rest of society;
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A (new) A. whereas the exclusion of Roma children from the education system has an adverse impact on the other rights of the members of the Roma community, in particular the right to work, and whereas this exacerbates their marginalisation,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion 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 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls – in the interest of ensuring that funds reach the Roma in need and make long-lasting advances in their lives - for real commitment on the part of the Commission and the Member States to launching more target-oriented, complex and flexible programmes
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls – in the interest of ensuring that funds, the precise objectives of which should be stated and specified, reach the Roma in need and make long-lasting advances in their lives
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that a better future for the Roma people can be ensured
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls – in the interest of ensuring that funds effectively reach the Roma in need and make long-lasting advances in their lives - for real commitment on the part of the Commission and the Member States to launching more target-oriented, complex and flexible programmes with a longer time coverage and more territorial relevance, addressing the problem of suburban and rural poverty, assuring sustainability, and with special emphasis on improving substandard housing and the desegregation of Roma neighbourhoods;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion 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 is therefore essential; emphasises that schooling is a right, but also a duty, and expresses its support for activities aimed at enhancing the participation of Roma students in schools, including via the active involvement of their families;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Asks the Commission and Member States to address the particular needs of Roma women and girls, by applying a gender perspective in all policies for Roma inclusion, and to provide protection for especially vulnerable subgroups;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion 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 is therefore essential; nevertheless, the spending of European funds should be submitted to regular controls, in order to avoid the waste of resources;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that a better future for the Roma people can be ensured through education, and that investing in
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for surveys on the socio-economic situation (mainly regarding education,
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion 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 is therefore essential as are efforts to familiarise them as much as possible with the new technologies and the internet;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for surveys on the socio-economic situation (mainly regarding education, health, housing and employment) of the Roma and their wishes for change, and invites international organisations to elaborate on these issues as part of their general surveys, to help set specific targets;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that Roma children must, like other children, enjoy their fundamental right to an education, guaranteeing them a future as adults in the world of work;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for local authorities, Roma leaders and civil society (Roma and non- Roma) to provide on the ground information and to set up proposals regarding the strategy for Roma inclusion;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that promoting the knowledge of Romani culture around Europe facilitates the mutual understanding between Roma and non Roma people in Europe while boosting European intercultural dialogue;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Strongly advices the EU bodies to involve more the national level through local and regional authorities, Roma representatives and the civil society in consultations and in the decision making mechanism as to achieve a future strategy that can be beneficial for all parties involved;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers that the future Strategy for the Roma minority should focus on education, as the core instrument for promoting social inclusion;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 b (new) -1b. whereas there are still economic and social disparities between the various regions of the European Union and whereas a significant proportion of the Roma community live in regions which are among the least economically and socially advanced in the Union;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital B (new) B. whereas the communities that wish to maintain their traditional nomadic lifestyle within Europe are those most affected by illiteracy, and whereas there are therefore cultural barriers to the schooling of their children,
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to check and assess the implementation and transposition into national law of the 2004 Directive on Free Movement, in all Member States, and where necessary, to initiate infringement proceedings;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on Member States to take concrete action to inform their citizens about the historical and current situation of the Roma using amongst other things the reports from FRA as a source of material for this purpose;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Considers that a new type of scholarship programme should be developed to ensure the highest quality instruction for Roma students in order to educate a new generation of Roma leaders;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Member States to allow children without identity documents access to schools and offer them free preparatory courses;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Believes that educational institutions whose underprivileged students win places in higher level institutions or whose graduating percentage is above the average should be rewarded and calls on the Commission to develop projects in this respect;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recognising that most Roma are employed in undeclared jobs, and given the need to ensure the sustainability of the social security systems, calls on the Member States, in cooperation with the social partners, to effectively combat this phenomenon, inter alia by providing the Roma with incentives to join the social security system;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Member State governments to encourage the Roma to attend school, at least until the mandatory minimum age set by the country in which they are resident; notes that the Roma should not be hived off into special schools or classes, as that will affect their full integration into society;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers it crucial that the Member States keep up their efforts to involve Roma children and youth in
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the areas in which the Roma settle benefit, at a minimum, from adequate conditions such as drinking water, sanitation and roads;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers it 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
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers it crucial that the Member States keep up their efforts to involve Roma children and youth in pre-school, primary, secondary and tertiary education, and to ensure their long-term participation therein, for instance by offering special training for school staff, employing mediators and providing after-school support and scholarships;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers it crucial that the Member States keep up their efforts to involve
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to e
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers it 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 scholarships; this process should actively involve local authorities in the Member States and give a signal to the non-profit sector to include in its activities programmes to integrate Roma people into society;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat every form of social and educational exclusion of the Roma and to encourage all programmes that invest in education for Roma people;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Recalls the challenges that Roma, especially women and girls, face in terms of extreme poverty, discrimination and exclusion, resulting to lack of access to high educational levels, employment and social services;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital C (new) C. whereas the material conditions required for the schooling of Roma children must be provided, and whereas this must include the appointment of school mediators,
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Believes that local governments must take care of the reintegration of students falling out of the school system up to the maximum age of compulsory education. To this end, educational institutions must inform local governments about school- leavers;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to invite Member States to make full use of Community's financial tools, to establish a special body to monitor Member States‘ performance in absorbing EU funds, and also calls urgently for the collection of data, taking into consideration the data protection directives, on the effectiveness of EU funds, in order to develop evidence- based policies;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Suggests that EU education programmes like Comenius provide a line of access with a priority on good intercultural practices with minority children enabling all children participating to discover and share their talents and cultures;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to establish a special body to monitor Member States’ performance in absorbing EU funds, in particular those funds specifically intended for marginalised groups, and also calls urgently for the collection of data, taking into consideration the data protection directives, on the effectiveness of EU funds, in order to develop evidence- based policies;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set themselves genuine, concrete objectives in terms of finding solutions to the problem of begging by Roma children, and to support all initiatives that vigorously combat trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to establish a special body to monitor Member States‘
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Believes that kindergartens and/or alternative forms of pre-school care and education should be established in communities where none exist, and expanded where there is a lack of places;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to establish a special body to monitor Member States’ performance in absorbing EU funds, and also calls urgently for the collection of data, taking into consideration the data protection directives, on the effectiveness of EU funds, in order to develop evidence- based policies; notes in this connection that very careful checks are carried out, specifically with funds intended for Roma, on how this money is allocated among the Roma population, so as to ensure that all those involved benefit from the funds and that they are fairly shared out;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4а. Calls on the Commission to establish incentives, such as grants or other financial assistance, to encourage the Roma to attend school;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Notes the sound initiative to provide housing for the Roma, but calls on the Commission to check whether the Roma families living in that housing are integrating, and to assess the extent to which they are adapting to their new way of life, in order to ensure that they do not lose the housing they have been provided;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Deems it essential that programmes are designed and developed which ensure quality primary, secondary and tertiary education for Roma girls and women,
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Deems it essential that programmes are designed and developed which ensure quality primary, secondary and tertiary education for Roma girls and women, while promoting an
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Deems that
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Deems it essential that programmes are designed and developed which ensure quality primary, secondary and tertiary education for Roma girls and women,
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Deems that there is also a need for new regulations on the allocation of the Structural Funds to set conditionality concerning the elimination of segregation and the assurance of equal access of the Roma to public services; equal opportunity and anti-segregation plans should be prepared also at local level, based on measurable indicators and concrete actions;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Deems it essential that programmes are designed and developed which ensure quality primary, secondary and tertiary education for Roma girls and women
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 (new) 1.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion 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 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recommends to encourage proposals to foster a better knowledge of Roma culture, to bridge misunderstandings and prejudgments;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to gradually introduce
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that low attendance and high absenteeism rates in schools may
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to gradually introduce
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that low attendance and high absenteeism rates
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to gradually introduce compulsory institutional guarantees for the mainstreaming of non- discrimination and anti-segregation measures,
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that low attendance and high absenteeism rates in schools
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to provide appropriate instruments to guide Member States in securing co
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that low attendance and high absenteeism rates in schools may indicate that pupils and parents are unaware of the importance of education; underlines, therefore, the importance of involving the parents and families of Roma children
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to evaluate, revise or modify all relevant Operational Programmes of the Structural Funds, so as to provide appropriate instruments to guide Member States in securing complementarity
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that low attendance and high absenteeism rates in schools may indicate that pupils and parents are unaware of the importance of education; underlines,
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Invites Member States to advance the participation of the Roma in society, through the PROGRESS programme, the Lifelong Learning programme, the Youth in Action programme, the Culture programme (2007-2013) and the Health programme (2008-2013);
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Emphasises the vital role that grass-roots and performance sports can play in the process of inclusion of the ethnic Roma population;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to change the regulatory framework of cross-financing, decrease bureaucratic burdens,
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Supports the promotion of teacher training programmes that enhance teachers‘ ability to engage with children and youth
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Supports the promotion of teacher training programmes that enhance teachers‘ ability to engage with children and youth with a Roma background and the “figure” of Roma mediators, particularly in primary schools, as a way to promote regular attendance of Roma in School;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion 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 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to move to a 100% financing of European projects in order to ensure a greater use of the available funds in order to enable a better and quicker integration of the Roma population;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that it must be made possible for different approaches to be adopted to the children of Roma families who wish to settle in one place and those who wish to continue their nomadic way of life: - in the case of the first, a consistent approach should be taken to structures monitoring children’s regular school attendance, as well as systematic steps to remove the cultural and linguistic obstacles which may be the root causes of ‘dropping out’ from school; - in the case of the second, encouragement should be given, in collaboration with education ministries and educational associations in the Member States, to ‘school buses’, which would go to camps so that Roma children could be given special lessons on the rights and obligations associated with the European Union, which would at the same time be tailored to their needs and history and enable language barriers to be removed, thus strengthening the links between school and family;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the importance of mobility, lifelong-learning, vocational-training and continuing-training programmes with a view to the inclusion of young people and adults from Roma communities and their potential to enter the employment market;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls for
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Is in favour of promoting training for families, thereby encouraging their presence in schools and their acting as a positive reference point for their children, and of promoting a strategy for optimising their children’s learning potential;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls for the setting up of EU Development bodies with local decision- making power in the Member States, w
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Believes that the system of training within workplaces must be expanded and enabled to provide the acquisition of necessary skills and abilities on a large scale;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Believes that it is necessary to harmonize the training supply with the labour-market demand, and therefore calls for middle-term national and regional forecasts on expected labour- demand;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls for the setting up of EU Development
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Calls on the Commission to develop and implement joint monitoring systems of EU institutions, member states and Roma community leaders for the programmes and projects put into practice within the member states;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls for the setting up of EU Development bodies with
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Views the Roma culture as an integral part of Europe’s cultur
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Considers that where necessary applicants, such as grass-roots NGOs, should be given administrative assistance, e.g. by organising training and by helping with aid applications and explanations;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Views the Roma culture as an integral part of Europe's cultural mosaic; points out that a key means of understanding the Roma people and their way of life is to increase other Europeans' awareness of the heritage, traditions and language of the Roma, as well as of contemporary Roma culture
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the Commission has a special responsibility for promoting an EU
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion 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 education without discrimination of any kind, including the segregation of Roma pupils in schools;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Member States to make it easier for Roma to obtain information concerning European and national funding programmes to support entrepreneurship and employment; considers that public services and non- governmental organisations could assist in providing advice to enable Roma to submit the relevant applications;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Views the Roma culture as an integral part of Europe's cultural mosaic; points out that a key means of understanding the Roma people and their way of life is to increase other Europeans' awareness of the heritage, traditions and language of the Roma, as well as of contemporary Roma culture and strongly supports the promotion and preservation of their creative activities as an essential component of intercultural dialogue.
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Takes the view that the Roma should make an educational effort to learn about the customs and culture of the peoples with whom they live, thereby facilitating their better integration in the places in which they live.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls urgently for the development of benchmarks, good practices, indicators, independent monitoring and impact assessment mechanisms to support and evaluate the efficiency and the tangible results of the programs rather than purely checking that projects in receipt of grants have met the procedural formalities;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Believes promoting voluntary and sporting activities involving Roma and non-Roma to be important in creating greater social inclusion.
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls urgently for the development of benchmarks, indicators, independent monitoring and impact assessment mechanisms to evaluate the efficiency and the tangible results of the programmes rather than purely checking that projects in receipt of grants have met the procedural formalities and calls for effective monitoring of the use of funds so that the money genuinely ends up improving the living conditions, health care, education and employment of the Roma;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to promote best practices and positive models and experiences with implemented programmes and Roma self-initiatives in order to improve the perception and image of Roma within non-Roma communities as well as to boost active participation and creative collaboration on the part of the Roma communities with EU, member state and local programmes.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses the importance of creating homogenous school participation between Roma and non-Roma individuals in order to ensure the integration of young Roma into the communities as well as preventing non-discriminatory behaviour;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls for better identification and use, at all levels of government, of the existing European funds available to promote the employment, education and culture of Roma peoples;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Calls for measures that will create incentives and reward school participation with the view of obtaining skills and securing a future job that will further deepen the integration process;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recommends that future EU policies for the Roma minority should be built on a differentiated approach, according to the specificities of the different member states and the particularities of the communities.
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission to offer the technical support needed to improve the administrative capacities of bodies involved in the administration of the Structural Funds;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recognises that the Roma are under-represented in higher education, and requests that a recommendation be made to the Member States to develop specific – but not exclusive – affirmative action policies that promote Roma access to higher education.
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Considers that the structured cooperation of Member States in the existing Open Methods of Coordination in the fields of employment and social inclusion is of vital importance for advancing the full inclusion of the Roma and asks the Commission to organise exchanges of good practice and experience between Member States and all parties concerned by Roma issues;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Believes it would be useful to promote Roma culture, including via the funding of books in the Roma language and the publication of bilingual Roma–European language books in the Member States.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10а. Calls on the Commission to frame projects of a duration of at least one year, to see to their development and to continue to monitor the situation in the Member States once they have run their course;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the Commission to consider announcing a European Year of Roma Inclusion, which would help familiarise Europeans with that minority’s problems.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the Commission has a special responsibility for promoting an EU Roma Framework Strategy for national integration plans but that the decisive changes have to happen at local level;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion 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 and efficacious, so that everyone can benefit from quality education without discrimination of any kind;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Calls
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of creating a Roma radio station with Europe-wide coverage.
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) 11а. Stresses the importance that SMEs and micro companies can play for Roma integration and advices implementing rewarding measures for those that contribute to this goal;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Draws attention to the importance of conducting stricter checks on the utilisation of European funding for Roma inclusion.
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on Member States and Accession countries to use the experiences of the first period the decade of Roma Inclusion and calls on the Commission to incorporate these into the European Roma Strategy;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 e (new) 8e. Believes that exchanges of experience and good practices between Member States that have achieved good results in the area of Roma inclusion and those still faced with this issue would be useful.
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Member States, given the high drop-out rate from school among the Roma and, consequently, the existence of an unskilled workforce, to help Roma gain access to secondary education; considers that the Member States, with the assistance of Roma leaders and the responsible local educational bodies, could draw up educational programmes geared both to Roma culture and to the needs of the labour market, thus facilitating the transition into the labour market;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) 11а. Calls on the Commission to encourage the Member States to work out strategies and action plans for Roma education and for better cooperation and implementation;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that complex programmes adapted to the specific needs of Roma communities are crucial
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that complex programmes adapted to the specific needs of Roma communities are crucial, and that
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that complex programmes and programmes adapted to the specific needs of Roma communities are crucial, and that in this context there is a need to provide the Roma with access to personalised services on the site; calls on the Commission to ensure necessary the conditions for Roma participation in those programmes and projects;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls that adequate income support, inclusive labour markets and access to quality services are basic pillars of the active inclusion strategy presented in the Recommendation 2008/867/EC;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to mobilise existing EU strategies and instruments in order to secure the socio-economic inclusion of Roma, to design and to implement all relevant policies by taking into account, where appropriate, the Common Basic Principles on Roma inclusion;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on national ministries of education as well as the Commission to establish innovative and flexible grants for talent nurturing and to increase support for existing grants and programmes;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Stresses that social assistance, early development programs and high quality education accessible for all, including for Roma girls, are essential to ensure equal opportunities and to have the chance of full participation in society; stresses the need for combating truancy and early school leaving; stresses that education, training opportunities and job assistance offered to adults are crucial to avoid the reproduction of social exclusion and to facilitate access to the labour market;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 c (new) 12c. Calls on Member States to improve economic opportunities of Roma including the promotion of the microcredit facility among entrepreneurs; calls on Member States to build on the experience of successful projects for example where undeclared businesses were turned into legal economic activities with the help of experts;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 13. Deems that concerted action and
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 13. Deems that concerted action and responsibility should be taken throughout the whole process by Roma and non-Roma organisations, local, regional and national authorities and EU bodies, and stresses the importance of organizing raising awareness campaigns mainly for regions with large Roma communities;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 a (new) 13а. Notes that there are two types of Roma – nomadic and settled; calls on the Commission, therefore, to develop programmes and projects suited to both groups and corresponding to their needs;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Urges that the prevention of marginalisation should begin in early childhood, so that as soon as a child is born it is entered on the population register in such a way that its nationality is recognised and it comes within the sphere of all social services; considers in particular that Roma children should be guaranteed high-quality early education services and that special measures should be taken to support their schooling;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Takes the view that the best way of preventing marginalisation is by means of special measures to support the recruitment and continued employment of Roma, and by investing, through support measures, in the development of adult professional training and the training of the young adult population;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Considers that social inclusion of the Roma is not possible without creating and strengthening their interest representation
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Considers that social inclusion of the Roma is not possible without creating and strengthening their interest representation
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls – in the interest of ensuring that funds reach the Roma in need and make long-lasting advances in their lives - for real commitment on the part of the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion 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 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to frame clear policies for the inclusion of the Roma in the labour market, and to devise and adopt measures to combat the adverse effects of prolonged dependence on the social welfare system;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the active participation of Roma Organisations, in the design, implementation and monitoring process, in cooperation with the Committee of the Regions, relevant NGOs and International Organisations;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 15. Deems it necessary to design, develop, implement and evaluate policies for possible Roma inclusion
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 15. Deems it necessary to design, develop, implement and evaluate Roma inclusion policies in cooperation with local authorities and with Roma and non-Roma population groups in order to improve acceptance and effectiveness of policies;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to sponsor initiatives to ensure the inclusion of Roma children, from an early age, through forms of assistance aimed at ensuring the social inclusion of the entire family by way of proximity social and educational services for families at risk of exclusion;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Underlines that the EU Strategy on Roma inclusion shall also include measures to ensure the monitoring of the situation of Roma in relation to the respect and promotion of their fundamental rights, equality, non- discrimination and free movement in the EU;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Restates its position that discriminatory expulsions targeting Roma are contrary to EU law and values and calls the Commission to take action as promised, including on other cases where violations of the rights of Roma have taken place, as denounced by NGOs to the Commission and the EP;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Calls the Commission to include in the framework of the EU Strategy on Roma the proper application of Council Directives 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin and 2004/38/EC of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States to protect Roma from discriminations and associate the Fundamental Rights Agency in the implementation of the strategy;
source: PE-454.511
2011/01/17
LIBE
347 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 – having regard to
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to the Council of Europe Recommendation 1355 (1998) on Fighting Social Exclusion and Strengthening Social Cohesion in Europe,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 6 a (new) - inclusion of Roma, particularly at the leadership level, in Government and EU institutions;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) present in the Strategy a roadmap for introducing binding minimum standards at EU level for the Priority Areas on education, employment, housing and healthcare;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1 –
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1 – adopt effective anti-discrimination
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1 Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1 – introducing anti-discrimination measures
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1 – anti-discrimination measures and awareness-raising, including on multiple discrimination,
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1 a (new) - ensuring fundamental rights, including the freedom of movement within the territory of the EU,
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – combating anti-gypsism, prejudices, stereotypes, racism
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 combating of prejudices, stereotypes, racism and anti-
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – combating prejudices, stereotypes, racism and anti-
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – combat prejudices, stereotypes, racism and anti-
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – combating prejudices, stereotypes, racism and anti-
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 – prejudices, stereotypes, racism and
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2 a (new) - ensuring that the media do not transmit prejudice against the Roma community and promote a positive image of diversity, as well as allowing a more proportionate participation of Roma in the media,
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 – protecti
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 – pr
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 a (new) - protection of the spouses and the children of mixed marriages,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 a (new) - introducing preventive measures against trafficking in human beings whose victims are over-represented among the Roma,
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 b (new) - training of persons involved at all levels of administration, justice and police services on non-discriminatory practises,
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 c (new) - setting up dialogue between local authorities, judicial bodies, police and the Roma community in order to abolish discrimination in the judicial sphere, improve confidence and combat ethnic profiling,
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3 a (new) - increasing the degree of civic education,
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4 – ensure access to quality education for all, provide adult vocational training and access to lifelong learning, eradicate school segregation, promote early childhood education and intercultural education, adopt measures to prevent early school-leaving and academic failure, facilitate the access to secondary and higher education, combat the over- representation of Roma in special schools,
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4 – ensuring equal access to quality education,
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4 – equal access to quality education,
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4 – access to quality education from a very early age,
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4 – access to quality education while duly respecting the cultural specificities of the Roma people and attaching particular importance to the learning of foreign languages, inter alia, and to making them as familiar as possible with the new technologies and the Internet,
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4 access to quality basic education,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 5 Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 5 – providing equal access to adult vocational training and
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 5 – equal access to adult vocational training and access to lifelong learning,
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 5 a (new) - fight against institutional discrimination, developing active inclusion policy for Roma in various levels of Government and EU institutions,
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 5 b (new) - information campaigns about rights and obligations,
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 6 Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 6 –
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 6 – equal access to basic care infrastructure,
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 6 – access to basic care infrastructure,
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 6 a (new) - equal access to social services,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 7 Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 7 – abolishment of school
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 7 – abolishment of school
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 7 – elimination of school
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 7 Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 7 a (new) - providing equal access to adequate preparation for competitiveness in the job market,
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 8 Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 8 – equal access to early childhood education,
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 8 – providing equal access to early childhood education,
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 8 a (new) - education of girls,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 8 а (new) provision of extracurricular and outside school activities for pupils,
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 9 Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 9 –
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 9 a (new) - facilitation of dialogue between families and schools, particularly through ‘mediators’,
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 9 a (new) - increasing the number of Roma teachers, ensuring the protection of the language and identity of Roma children making education available in their own language,
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 10 Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 10 – introducing measures to prevent early school-leaving and academic failure,
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 10 a (new) - measures to send children who have dropped out of the school system back to school, such as the creation of second- chance programmes,
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11 Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11 – providing equal access to secondary and higher education,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) – having regard to the Council of Europe’s European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, which recognises regional or minority languages as integral parts of Europe’s cultural heritage,
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11 – equal access to secondary and higher education,
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11 Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11 – secondary and higher education and scholarship programmes,
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 12 Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 12 a (new) - combating child poverty, reducing children's separation from their families and preventing their placement in foster homes and special care caused by poverty,
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 13 – ensure effective access to the labour market and social services; develop micro- credit for entrepreneurship and self- employment, ensure the hiring of Roma staff in the public administration at all levels, especially in organisations participating in the programming and implementation of EU and national funded programmes for Roma inclusion,
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 13 – making micro-credit available for entrepreneurship and self-employment,
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 13 Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 13 a (new) - combating moonlighting,
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 14 –
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2008 on the census of the Roma on the basis of ethnicity in Italy1, 1 OJ C 294 E, 3.12.2009, p. 54.
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 14 –
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 14 – access to housing and combating territorial
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 14 - housing and territorial desegregation, with the aim of avoiding the spontaneous setting-up of illegal encampments, which are a source of degradation and insecurity,
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 14 а (new) upgrading of existing, and development of new, settlement construction plans, and assistance to Roma families to regularise those dwellings that meet legal standards,
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 15 Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 15 – addressing lack of infrastructur
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 15 a (new) - combating forced eviction, preventing attacks on Roma living areas and settlements,
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 15 а (new) installation of technical infrastructure, where this is lacking – electricity and water supply, sewerage, road networks, street lighting and telephone services,
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 – combating health inequalities by providing equal access to quality healthcare and health preventi
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 – ensure access to quality healthcare and preventive measures to notably reduce health inequalities; ensure access to quality care infrastructure and services,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2008 on the census of the Roma on the basis of ethnicity in Italy1, 1 OJ C 294 E, 3.12.2009, p. 54.
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 equal access to quality healthcare
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 – equal access to quality healthcare and preventive measures,
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 – access to quality healthcare and preventive measures, giving emphasis to the health protection of vulnerable groups such as women, children, the elderly and persons with disabilities,
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 a (new) - access to social services,
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 b (new) - access to justice,
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 а (new) provision of the necessary social infrastructure, where this is lacking – health and education facilities and green areas, etc.,
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 b (new) guaranteed healthcare for women during pregnancy and early motherhood,
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 17 Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 17 Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 17 –
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution 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- PROV(2010)0312.
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 17 a (new) - combating discrimination in the issuing of administrative documents,
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 18 –
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 18 Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 18 – capacity-building and training Roma on their rights,
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 18 a (new) - guarantee of a complete and up-to-date register of births, marriages and deaths for all Roma citizens,
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 19 Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 19 – enhancing active citizenship, involving Roma in all spheres of public and political life and strengthening their representation in institutions and elected bodies at local, national and EU level,
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 19 Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 19 a (new) - freedom of movement,
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 19 a (new) - adaptation of specific cultural and traditional principles of Roma to the contemporary civilisation,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) – having regard to international human rights law, notably the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the 1992 UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution 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 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 20 – en
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 20 – enlargement dimension of the Strategy to candidate and potential candidate countries,
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 20 a (new) - respect for culture and cultural preservation,
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 – ensure gender equality by addressing the specific needs of Roma women, while involving them in the development of policies; stop the practice of child marriages;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 – gender equality mainstreaming;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 a (new) - protection of basic European rights, including the freedom of movement;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 b (new) - social and economic inclusion at national and European level;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution 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 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 a (new) - stressing the right of all children (boys and girls) to education,
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 b (new) - stressing the right of all young people (boys and girls) to choose a partner freely,
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 c (new) - stressing the advantages of legal activities over illegal activities ‘in the grey area’,
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 d (new) - stressing the importance of respecting the human rights – including the right to own property and the right to safety – of all residents of Europe, including those who are not Roma,
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 e (new) - cooperation between Roma communities and the police of the Member States to combat organised crime and peripatetic groups of criminals,
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 f (new) - advising against settling in other Member States without any prospects of housing, employment, education and integration;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 a (new) - best practices on Roma inclusion,
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 a (new) - ensure the protection of victims of human rights abuses, including victims of anti-Roma hate crimes and violence,
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21 b (new) - stop returns of Roma to countries where they might be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution 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 220 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of endorsing and controlling the Strategy and Action Plan 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 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of endorsing and
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of endorsing and controlling the Strategy in a transparent manner, in both countries of origin and host countries, 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 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of endorsing, implementing and controlling the Strategy in a transparent
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of endorsing and
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to set up specific types of programmes for Roma, which should be developed and implemented similarly in all Member States, with a certain amount of leeway; the programmes should be adapted to the nomad character of Roma;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Considers that the programmes should be included in the Sectoral Operational Programmes (SOP);
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Stresses that the Strategy should make the most out of the results of the Pilot Project regarding the "Pan-European coordination of Roma integration methods", as well as of the World Bank study regarding the demographic and fiscal advantages that the European Union could benefit from the social inclusion of Roma;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 b (new) – having regard to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data1, 1 OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Highlights that respect for human dignity requires a determined fight against the various forms of organised crime and against human trafficking, of which the weakest Roma communities are the main victims, and that, without this crime-fighting aspect, any strategy aiming to enforce their rights would be doomed to failure;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Considers that the war against organised crime, which the Roma community is a victim of, can only be waged in close cooperation with the countries of origin and that it should be a priority for Europol, Eurojust, the Frontex agency and the Agency for Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines the importance of appropriate use of the funds allocated to the individual Member States in the priority sectors provided for by the Strategy;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Highlights the need for the objectives of the Strategy to be subjected to checking and measurement with regard to the degree of attainment so as to introduce award criteria in favour of compliant Member States and penalties for non- compliance;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 а (new) 3а. Reminds the Commission that Roma must not be discriminated against or deported to their countries of origin, or be fingerprinted, unless it is proven they have committed a crime;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 2 – take responsibility for coordination, monitoring, reporting, facilitation of implementation and follow-up,
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 2 – to establish the task force as a permanent body to take responsibility for coordination, monitoring, reporting, facilitation of implementation and follow- up, thereby meeting the need for an independent, multi-sector body serving as an ‘external facilitator
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 2 – take responsibility for supervision, coordination, monitoring, reporting, evaluation, facilitation of implementation, mainstreaming and follow-up, thereby meeting the need for an independent, multi-sector body serving as an ‘external facilitator’ which can assess and balance the various national and sectoral interests
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) – having regard to Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States1, 1 OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77.
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 2 – take responsibility, through its working group on Roma integration, for coordination, monitoring, reporting, facilitation of implementation and follow- up, thereby meeting the need for an independent, multi-sector body serving as an ‘external facilitator’ which can assess and balance the various national and sectoral interests in a manner acceptable to all,
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 2 a (new) - ensure the application of indicators and benchmarks when the implementation of the Strategy is monitored,
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 3 – review and update the Strategy
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 3 – review and update the Strategy as appropriate on a regular basis, and seek endorsement from the Council and Parliament for the changes made,
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 3 – review and update the Strategy as appropriate on a regular basis, and seek endorsement from the Council and the European Parliament for the changes made,
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 3 – review and update the Strategy as appropriate on a regular basis, and seek endorsement from the European Parliament and Council for the changes made,
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 3 a (new) - provide a database collecting best practices on Roma inclusion,
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 4 – take into account the Priority Areas and Objectives of the Strategy in all its relevant policy initiatives and programme planning
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 – report on the
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 – report on the
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) – having regard to Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States1, 1 OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77.
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 – report on the progress of the Strategy and the evaluation of results, and keep the Council and Parliament informed on an annual basis, noting that policy effectiveness and ex-post evaluation should become a criteria for providing prolonged support,
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 a (new) - cooperate closely, and maintain strong links, with local authorities, which represent the first level of action for the effective integration of the Roma and promote, as part of the Strategy, the implementation of specific, targeted projects corresponding to specific local needs,
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 a (new) - make every effort to consolidate best practices implemented at local level and to disseminate the results obtained as widely as possible,
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 a (new) - ensure the collection of data and the dissemination of the results relevant to the implementation of the Priority Areas as to enable the transferability of good practices,
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 a (new) - gradually introduce compulsory institutional guarantees for the mainstreaming of non-discrimination and anti-segregation measures and also to monitor such mainstreaming,
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 b (new) - change regulatory framework of cross- financing, decrease bureaucratic burdens, simplify procedures for EU funds,
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 c (new) - establish a special body to monitor Member States' performance in absorbing EU funds,
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 a (new) - validate the conformity of national plans with the EU strategy,
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 – ensure the involvement of concerned stakeholders at all levels and at all steps, and Roma communities from all levels through the European Roma Platform, and work in partnership with the other institutions, Member States and regions, international financing institutions, transnational programming bodies and intergovernmental organisations, such as the Council of Europe and initiatives such as the Decade of Roma Inclusion;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 – ensure the involvement of concerned stakeholders and Roma communities from all levels through the European Roma Platform, and work in partnership with the other institutions, Member States and regions, international financing institutions, transnational programming bodies and intergovernmental organisations and initiatives such as the Decade of Roma Inclusion;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 23 – having regard to the Commission Communication on the social and economic integration of the Roma in Europe (COM(2010)0133), the creation of a task-force1 (on 7 September 2010), the first findings of the Task Force2 and the reports of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 1 IP/10/1097. 2 MEMO/10/701 of 21.12.2010.
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 – ensure the involvement of concerned stakeholders and Roma communities from all levels through the European Roma Platform, and work in partnership with the other institutions, Member States and regions, international financing institutions, transnational programming bodies and intergovernmental organisations, such as the Decade of Roma Inclusion;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 – ensure the involvement of concerned stakeholders and Roma communities from all levels through the European Roma Platform, and work in partnership with the other institutions, Member States
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 – ensure the involvement of concerned stakeholders and Roma communities from all levels through the European Roma Platform, and work in partnership with the other institutions, Member States
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 – ensure the involvement of concerned stakeholders and Roma communities from all levels through the European Roma Platform, and work in partnership with the other institutions, Member States
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 ensure the involvement of concerned stakeholders and Roma c
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 – ensure the involvement of concerned stakeholders and Roma communities from all levels through the European Roma Platform, and work in partnership with the other institutions, Member States and
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 – ensure the involvement of concerned stakeholders and Roma communities from all levels through the European Roma Platform, and work in partnership with the other institutions, Member States and regions, international financing institutions, transnational programming bodies and intergovernmental organisations, noting that it is necessary to improve coordination and collaboration between concerned policy actors and policy networks to avoid duplication and enhance the mutually reinforcing effects of policy actions in the field and to eliminate the risks of policy overlap and policy conflict stemming from the proliferation of stakeholder networks;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 a (new) - ensure a balanced contribution from Member States in tackling Roma issues, taking into account the high mobility of this population;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 b (new) - engage in a direct and intensive dialogue with the authorities of local communities with large Roma population by facilitating the drawing and implementation of social and economic integration programmes;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 a (new) - adopt the Strategy with the endorsement of the European Parliament;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 25 a (new) Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to incorporate an enlargement dimension into the Strategy,
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Member States to
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Member States to
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Member States to appoint a government official or an administrative body to act as ‘National Contact Point’
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Member States to appoint a high level government official
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Member States to appoint a high-level government official
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Member States to appoint a government official or an administrative body to act as ‘National Contact Point’ for the implementation of the Strategy; calls on the Commission, similarly, to monitor closely the implementation of the Strategy by the Member States, and to take appropriate action if need be;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – indent 1 (new) - adopt national strategies and set concrete national targets and measurable goals in line with the Strategy's priority areas,
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – indent 2 (new) - form responsible national bodies for the formulation of effective policy and for the implementation of the Strategy, including the management of funds,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 25 b (new) – having regard to the related recommendations, opinions and declarations made by the Council of Europe, such as the conclusions of the Council of Europe High-level meeting on Roma (Strasbourg, 20 October 2010)1, 1 CM(2010)133 final.
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – indent 3 (new) - provide Roma with access to personalised services on site and ensure local decision-making with the involvement of local authorities and the Roma community,
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – indent 4 (new) - ensure transparency, continuous monitoring and evaluation of the efficiency of ongoing projects, and to report annually to the Commission on the progress made,
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – indent 5 (new) - implement appropriate measures to identify, sanction and report misuse of funds in time,
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – indent 6 (new) - introduce simple and normative funding procedures and utilise Global Grants,
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution 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 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on Member States to responsibly endorse the objectives of the Strategy in order to raise the level of integration of Roma communities;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on Member States to implement the Strategy, with particular attention for the integration of the Roma, respect for women and children, education, health assistance and adequate housing;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on Member States to abrogate transitional agreements for workers from Bulgaria and Romania and to stop forced returns of Roma to other EU countries, while guaranteeing individual treatment;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on Member States to implement effectively the Strategy by adopting national action plans, in support and cooperation with local and regional levels, and Roma civil society and people;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Council to adopt the augmented and detailed components of the ‘Laeken Indicators’ in measuring social and territorial exclusion as well as to evaluate progress; stressing that the horizontal divisions of the ‘Laeken Indicators’ must be extended also to the smallest statistical- administrative units (LAU 1 and LAU 2); moreover, points out that the “Laeken Indicators” could be added to the future indicators within the cohesion policy, especially regarding the social dimension;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 25 c (new) – having regard to the proclamation in 2005 of the Decade of Roma Inclusion and the establishment of the Roma Education Fund by a number of EU Member States, candidate countries and other countries in which the Union institutions have a significant presence,
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to develop indicators which are needed to measure progress, but they should be completed by a system of targets and benchmarks to have real political commitment for progress;. in addition, there is an urgent need for progress in data collection to be able to measure progress towards targets/benchmarks/indicators;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for surveys on the socio- economic situation of the Roma, on incidents of discrimination and race- related violence; encourages the collection of reliable and disaggregated data to develop evidence-based policies and enhance effectiveness and better evaluation, limiting the use of this data strictly for this purpose, with the necessary safeguards, and respecting the data protection directives;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Invites international organisations to include the situation of Roma as part of their general surveys, to help set specific targets;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Calls on the Commission to draw up a European crisis map, which identifies
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Calls on the Commission to draw up a European crisis map, which identifies, measures and surveys those micro-regions within the EU where inhabitants are hardest hit by poverty and social exclusion at least on the basis of the following attributes:
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 1 a (new) - discriminatory practices and racism,
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 2 – distance from city centres or problematic over-concentration quite close to the city centres,
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 10 а (new) low level healthcare provision,
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 12 a (new) - capacity of the local public administration to manage poverty;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 12 a (new) - situations of serious violations of human rights, discrimination, evictions, expulsions, racism, targeting of the Roma population by local or regional authorities or third parties;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 b (new) – having regard to European conventions protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, notably the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) and the related case law of the European Court of Human Rights, the European Social Charter and the related recommendations of the European Committee of Social Rights, and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities of the Council of Europe,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 25 d (new) – having regard to the recommendations adopted by the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination at its 77th session (2-27 August 2010),
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to consequently bring specific support, including financial support, to these micro-regions and directly develop pilot projects that include the participation of mediators in line with the Council of Europe programme and a specific follow- up of the evolution of the implementation of the Strategy;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the Commission to establish guidelines of good practices for Roma inclusion based on a exchange of experiences made in these pilot projects;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to monitor the application of Directive 2000/43/EC, in particular by means of a report on the schooling conditions of children in marginalised communities;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to encourage in the Strategy Member States, relevant international and European institutions, NGOs, Roma communities, other stakeholders and the public to use the Roma / Roma and Sinti denomination in all referrals to this minority;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to set up a European Hotline in order to measure and identify regions of poverty and social exclusion that can be useful for a European crisis map and coherent EU policies; the European crisis map should also survey where inhabitants are often victims of human rights abuses and in particular racist violence and discrimination;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recognises the crucial role of regional and local authorities in bringing about genuine integration of Roma communities;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Council to allocate a
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Council to allocate a percentage of cohesion policy funding under the next Multiannual Financial Framework in order to provide explicit support for the Strategy by creating a
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Invites the Commission to also make every effort to simplify access to EU funding for all, so that these means of action finally become accessible to the true instigators of change in civil society;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 25 e (new) – having regard to the Council of Europe report entitled 'Fourth ECRI Report on France', published on 15 June 2010,
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution 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 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to create a direct link between the allocation of financing and
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission to perform regular checks on the consistency of the use of funding in relation to the expected result, including for the purposes for which funding is allocated under the Strategy;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines that earmarked funding for the Strategy should be made available on
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines that earmarked funding for the Strategy should be made available on a competitive basis, as defined by the criterion of how the proposed project or intervention supports and implements the Objectives of the Strategy, notes that these actions must be selected on the basis of being ready for rapid implementation, or at least launching, involving a number of partners as well as taking advantage of the opportunities or countering the threats identified as significant in the area;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to apply both Participatory Monitoring Evaluation involving Roma communities and helping to develop the capacity of the stakeholders on the one hand and external expertise in order to gain a realistic and objective view of the overall success or failure of different measures and instruments on the other hand;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission to publish a detailed annual evaluation report showing progress made, continuing problems and progress remaining to be made; considers that this report should be forwarded to the Council and Parliament; recalls the importance of consulting all parties involved in Roma integration when drawing up the report ;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Requests the Commission to provide Parliament with a list of projects benefitting the Roma population which have been financed by the Commission during the last ten years, giving indications about the results achieved;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on Member States to implement the horizontal priority ‘Marginalised Communities’ within the framework of the EU Structural Funds and to participate in the EU-Roma network working on the good implementation of structural funds for Roma social inclusion;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on Member States to implement the horizontal priority ‘Marginalised Communities’ within the framework of the EU Structural Funds, underlining that existing measures, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms must be significantly improved; stresses, furthermore, that agencies and organisations implementing projects co- financed by Structural Funds and targeting Roma directly or benefitting Roma indirectly must be held accountable and implement actions in a transparent manner;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on Member States to implement
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses that co-financing should be reviewed and possibly differentiated to better reflect the diversity of actions and beneficiaries, and thus projects targeting Roma could be required to have a smaller share of co-financing from the country, with a higher share by the EU;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Stresses that coordination among related EU policies must be significantly improved in order to foster synergies and complementarities, bureaucratic and implementation rules must be substantially simplified and all barriers between the various funds must be eliminated so that the maximum possible allocation of resources can be achieved by all the instruments, such as the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Integration Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Programme of Community action in the field of public health;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) 12c. Emphasizes the need for Structural Funds to combine national and local approaches by acting through programmes that concurrently operate with a national strategy and provide local responses to specific needs; stresses, furthermore, the need to create synergies between the implementation of Structural Funds and government strategies for Roma, as well as between the Managing Authorities of the European Social Fund and the specialised Roma units or coordination structures dealing with Roma issues;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to improve the access to EU funds of local governments and NGOs working on Roma inclusion, by simplifying the application process and rules;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Calls on the Commission and the Council to extend the scope of the EU funding so that, besides development, also the provision of quality public services be eligible for funding;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a large proportion of Europe's 10-12 million Roma
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) 12c. Calls on the Commission as well as the Member States to hire Roma staff in the public administration, especially in institutions participating in the programming and implementation of EU and national funded programmes for Roma inclusion;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to improve access to EU funds for local authorities and relevant NGOs working by simplifying the rules;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on Member States to conduct awareness-raising programs both within the Roma minority and among the relevant administrative bodies in order to ensure that legal documentation of citizenship is provided to all those who fulfil the national requirements of citizenship;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Stresses the importance for Member States to sign and ratify the European Convention of Nationality that clearly states that no discrimination shall exist in a states' internal nationality law on the grounds of sex, religion, national or ethnic origin;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls for an ongoing cost-benefit analysis on the proportion of funds dedicated to and spent on the actual programmes and running expenses;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to improve access to EU funds by local governments and NGOs working on Roma inclusion by the simplification of the rules;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Calls on the Commission and the Council to extend the scope of EU funding so that, besides development, the provision of quality public services also becomes eligible;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to analyse and eliminate the barriers to (re)entering the labour market and self-employment of Roma women and furthermore to place proper emphasis on the role of women in the economic empowerment of marginalized Roma and launching businesses;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the involvement of Roma women into the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 c (new) 13c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include as a horizontal objective the capacity building and empowerment of Roma women in all the Priority Areas of the EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a large proportion of the European Union’s 10-12 million Roma are struggling against an intolerable degree of social
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 d (new) 13d. Calls on the Commission and the Council to include the promotion of gender equality among the Objectives of the Strategy as well as combating multiple and intersectional discrimination;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 e (new) 13e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to collect, analyse and publish reliable statistical data disaggregated by gender to be able to properly evaluate and update the Strategy as well as measure the impacts of the Strategy's projects and interventions on Roma women;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States do not adopt measures stigmatising Roma communities and rooted in unjustified security concerns at the expense of the economic and social integration of these communities;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Invites the Commission to support communication and other measures designed to combat the dissemination of negative stereotypes in the media and to encourage the development of non-discriminatory public opinion;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls for the inclusion in the Strategy of a mechanism of cooperation, exchange of information and monitoring, not only at EU but also at national level, together with the Fundamental Rights Agency, the Council of Europe, other relevant international and European institutions, NGOs, Roma communities, other stakeholders, in order to address problems and find solutions and to ensure that the Strategy is correctly and fully implemented both at EU and national level by those responsible for it, thereby ensuring the success of the Strategy;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Calls on the Commission to introduce in the Strategy a mechanism which promotes the hiring of Roma in public administration both at EU and national level, especially in institutions participating in the programming and implementation of EU and national funded programmes for Roma inclusion;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission, bearing in mind that the principle of non- discrimination and the impossibility of mass expulsions remain firm, to clarify how Member States can in practice expel people as provided for in Directive 2004/38/EC if those people are residing in a Member State other than that of origin in violation of the conditions laid down in that Directive;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission, the Council and Member States to ensure that Operational programmes take into account the Strategy so that projects do not directly or indirectly consolidate the segregation and exclusion of Roma;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a large proportion of Europe's 10-12 million Roma are struggling against an intolerable degree of social and economic exclusion
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a large proportion of Europe’s 10-12 million Roma are struggling against an intolerable degree of social and economic exclusion and exclusion from human rights and are victims of the violent and xenophobic attitudes of the authorities and political groups, which have effects on the population’s attitude,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a large proportion of
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the European Union is founded on the principles enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and in the EU treaties, which include the principles of non-discrimination, the specific rights intrinsic to EU citizenship, free movement and equality,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the EU trio in their joint declaration on the second Roma Summit held in Cordoba on 8-9 April 2010 committed themselves to: advance the mainstreaming of Roma issues in European and national policies on fundamental rights and protection against racism, poverty and social exclusion, improve the design of the roadmap of the Integrated Platform on Roma Inclusion and prioritizing key objectives and results, ensure that existing financial instruments of the European Union, in particular the Structural Funds, are made available to the Roma,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 – having regard to Article 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union, which
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU has developed a range of useful tools, mechanisms and funds to foster the inclusion of Roma, but these are scattered across policy areas and their effect and benefit is hard to measure; and despite the existence of numerous joint initiatives and institutional approaches, the problems and challenges regarding the inclusion of Roma have so far not been met effectively and therefore the no- change option is unsustainable,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU has developed a range of useful tools to foster the inclusion of Roma, but these are scattered across policy
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU has developed a range of useful tools to foster the inclusion of Roma, but these are scattered across policy areas, their coordination needs to be improved and their effect is hard to measure,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU has developed a range of useful tools to foster the inclusion of Roma, but these are scattered across policy areas and their effect remains limited and is hard to measure,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas true integration of the Roma is possible only by means of mutual recognition of the rights and obligations of the communities concerned,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas, in addition to the rights of the Roma in Europe, the rights of non- Roma people in Europe must also be fully respected by everybody, including the right to own property in the form of land and the right to safety,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas a large majority of Europe’s 10-12 million Roma are struggling against an intolerable degree of social and economic exclusion and continue to suffer serious systematic discrimination in education (in particular segregation), housing (in particular forced evictions and sub-standard living conditions, often in ghettos), employment (a particularly low employment rate) and equal access to healthcare and other public services, and whereas they have an astoundingly low level of political participation,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas a majority of European Roma became EU citizens after the 2004 and 2007 enlargements, so that they and their families enjoy the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas the EU Strategy should address the specific circumstances of Roma people, whether EU citizens or not and whether residing in their EU country of origin or not,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 – having regard to Article 3
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C d (new) Cd. whereas repatriations and returns of Roma have been taking place in several Member States and are often accompanied by the stigmatisation of Roma and general anti-Gypsyism in political discourse,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas non-discrimination legislation - although indispensable - is
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution 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 a
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution 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 addressing the specific needs of the Roma regarding the fulfilment of and access to their human rights to employment, housing, healthcare
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas non-discrimination
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution 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 addressing the specific needs of the Roma regarding the fulfilment of and access to their human rights to employment, housing, healthcare, education and
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution 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 addressing both the specific and the usual needs of the Roma regarding the fulfilment of and access to their human rights to employment, housing, healthcare and education by means of an EU-level strategy,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution 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 addressing the specific needs of the Roma regarding the fulfilment of and access to their human rights to employment, housing, healthcare and education by means of an EU-level strategy, whereas the diversity of the Roma minority throughout the European Union needs to be taken into account in the EU Strategy,
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution 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 addressing the specific needs of the Roma regarding the fulfilment of and access to their human rights to employment, housing, healthcare and education by means of an EU-level strategy; whereas it is also important to stress the responsibility of the Roma themselves to integrate, particularly by respecting the right of all children (including girls) to education,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the soft policy approach of the Open Method of Coordination relying on the voluntary participation of Member States and without any hard incentive inducing effective performance proved to be insufficient in fostering Roma inclusion and this limitation may be partially obviated by tying EU funding mechanisms more closely to peer review processes,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the employment rate of Roma women is even lower than that of Roma men and, on the other hand, given their role in the family, women can be the cornerstones of the inclusion of marginalized communities,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas women from ethnic minorities and especially Roma women face much more serious discrimination than men from the same ethnic group or women from the majority,
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the Roma population have a specific cultural identity including a tradition of mobility which should be protected,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas it is necessary to pay particular attention to minors and children when working out a European strategy for the integration of the Roma,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas discriminations, evictions, expulsions, persecutions, segregation, racist speeches inciting to hate by political and governmental leaders, fingerprinting and ethnic profiling, inter alia, still occur on the EU territory and whereas the EU shall address these issues in the framework of the EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion by ensuring a stronger implementation of the directives on free movement, on discrimination based on race or ethnicity, on data protection, as well as of the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia, in cooperation with the Member States and with the support of the Fundamental Rights Agency, the Council of Europe and NGOs,
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas growing stigmatisation of Roma and anti-Gypsyism in political discourse and general public are causes for concern, whereas the questionable repatriations and returns of Roma that have been taking place in several Member States have created fear and anxiety amongst the Roma population as well as worrying levels of racism and discrimination,
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the chances of the Roma accessing the same rights and obligations as citizens of a Member State are largely dependant on their being provided with legal documentation of citizenship,
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) – having regard to Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, which deals with fundamental rights in the Union,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas in many parts of Europe, particularly in and around metropolitan areas, many Roma communities find it difficult – and have little inclination – to integrate, whereas this difficulty is often manifested in the setting-up of unauthorised camps in extremely unhygienic and insanitary conditions and illegal behaviour and actions which undermine the safety of local communities, particularly exploitation of minors for the purpose of begging, theft, pickpocketing and prostitution, and whereas, by means of strong family ties, people in difficulties often reject the pathways to integration offered to them by local authorities,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas moreover the continued existence of many Roma communities consisting of European citizens residing in a Member State other than that of origin increasingly constitutes a flagrant violation of Directive 2004/38/EC, and whereas, as the principle of non- discrimination and the impossibility of mass expulsions remain firm, the Commission has not yet indicated how Member States can in practice expel people who violate that Directive,
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the EU strategy on Roma inclusion should not lead to programmes that stigmatise ethnic Roma populations but to programmes that target marginalized and/or vulnerable populations, with particular attention to Roma populations, while respecting the multiple identity of each Roma individual,
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas funding is available, e.g. the new opportunity provided under the Structural Funds to devote up to 2% of the total European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) allocation to housing expenditure in favour of marginalised communities, which will take effect in the course of 2010, or the existing possibilities under the European Social Fund, whereas, however, a large part of allocated funds to Roma do not benefit Roma,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) Dc. whereas on 19 October 2010, the Commission announced the presentation of a EU Framework for national Roma strategies in April 20111, 1 MEMO/10/502.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution 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,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution 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 basis
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution 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
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to propose and the Council to adopt together with the Parliament within one year 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 basis 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, as referred to above, and on the shared competences, as well as the supporting, coordinating and complementary actions, of the Union;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to propose and the Council to adopt an EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion (hereinafter: ‘the Strategy’)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 b (new) – having regard to Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union which provides for sanctions and suspension of rights in case of serious breaches of Union law,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to propose, and the Council to adopt, an EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion (hereinafter: ‘the Strategy’) as well as an indicative, inclusive and place-based action plan, which is prepared and implemented on a multi-level basis 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, as referred to above, and on the shared competences, as well as the supporting, coordinating and complementary actions, of the Union;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Invites the Commission to carry out a complete, detailed evaluation of all the instruments and measures currently available, of progress made, of persistent deadlocks at all levels (European, national, regional and local) and of the efficient use by Member States of funds for Roma integration already allocated; considers that this evaluation should be made public before the formal proposal on the strategy is submitted to the Council;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Observes that the Strategy must help to reconcile the right to support, assistance and integration of Roma communities with the duties of civic and social responsibility in relation to other communities;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 а (new) 1а. Calls on the Commission to ensure respect for the principle of the free movement of people in the European Union, the protection of personal data and human rights;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part (a) adopt Priority Areas for the Strategy,
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1 – fundamental rights, equality and non- discrimination
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1 – human rights, in particular non- discrimination
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2 – education and vocational and adult training,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2 – education and vocational training,
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2 a (new) - education concerning legality,
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 4 – housing, including a healthy environment and adequate infrastructure,
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 5 – healthcare, and improving the health situation of Roma, and
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point а – indent 6 Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 6 –
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 6 – empowerment of Roma civil society and Roma youth;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 6 – empowerment of Roma civil society and Roma youth;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – point a – indent 6 – empowerment of Roma civil society, participation of Roma representatives, in particular with a focus on Roma youth;
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