2013/2078(INI) Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2012)
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | LIBE |
MICHEL Louis ( ALDE)
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BAUER Edit ( PPE),
BEŇOVÁ Monika ( S&D),
LUNACEK Ulrike ( Verts/ALE),
KIRKHOPE Timothy ( ECR)
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| Committee Opinion | PETI | ||
| Committee Opinion | EMPL |
KÓSA Ádám ( PPE)
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Jean LAMBERT ( Verts/ALE)
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| Committee Opinion | FEMM |
PAPADOPOULOU Antigoni ( S&D)
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Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO ( PPE)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Events
2014/02/27
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2014/02/27
EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 312 votes to 244, with 27 abstentions, a resolution on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union.
Parliament condemned the worrying trends with regard to breaches of human rights within the EU, particularly in the fields of immigration and asylum, and with regard to discrimination and intolerance – especially affecting certain population groups (minorities and migrants) – security and terrorism, freedom of the press, freedom of movement within the Union and social and trade union rights.
It recommended that Parliament, the Commission and the Council recognise the existence of positive obligations to protect and promote human rights, and highlighted the role played in this area by regional and local authorities, NGOs and civil society, with whom the Commission and the Council should improve cooperation.
Institutional questions : Parliament noted that the general public were increasingly concerned about respect for fundamental rights and they made a series of recommendations on making full use of the potential of the treaties in this regard, including establishing a ‘new Copenhagen mechanism’ to ensure that the fundamental rights and values of the Union are respected, protected and promoted.
Copenhagen mechanism : this would be aimed at monitoring compliance with the Copenhagen criteria by every Member State in an effective and binding manner, could be activated immediately, on the basis of a Commission decision, with the full involvement of Parliament. It should, inter alia:
set indicators such as those developed at UN and Council of Europe level, taking into account the advice of NGOs working in the area of human rights and fundamental freedoms (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and Commission); carry out objective, comparative and regular assessments , for each of the fundamental rights and/or subject areas and for each institution and Member State individually; establish a European policy cycle on the application of Article 2 of the EU Treaty (democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights, equality) to provide an annual and multiannual framework, and an open annual interinstitutional forum on these European values, in particular the protection of fundamental rights; bring all existing data and analysis from national, European and international bodies together in order to ensure that relevant information is more accessible and visible ; adopt a set of recommendations along with effective and proportionate penalties which act as an effective deterrent (e.g. the temporary suspension of Fund commitments, the application of certain acts, etc.) to deal with violations of Articles 2 and 7 of the EU Treaty; incorporate an early-warning system, political and technical dialogue, letters of formal notice and a ‘freezing procedure’, to ensure that Member States, at the request of EU institutions, suspend the adoption of laws that might disregard or breach fundamental rights or the EU legal order.
The Commission was asked to adopt a decision establishing this ‘new Copenhagen mechanism ’, as it did for the monitoring of corruption in the EU and in the Member States, and to revise the FRA rules in order to give it enhanced powers and competences. Members want to see the establishment of a ‘ Copenhagen commission’ composed of independent high-level experts on fundamental rights, to be appointed inter alia by Parliament, whose aim should be to ensure compliance by all Member States with the common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU and continuous compliance with the ‘Copenhagen criteria’ and to advise and report on fundamental rights matters, pending the amendment the FRA Regulation to allow the agency to have stronger powers and a wider remit.
Parliament noted a recent statement from the Commission announcing a communication setting out possible changes to the Treaties , and called on Parliament’s competent committees to examine specified proposals in detail, with a view to strengthening fundamental rights:
revision of Article 7 of the EU Treaty , adding an ‘application of Article 2 of the EU Treaty’ stage, separating the ‘risk’ stage from the ‘violation’ stage, with different thresholds for the majorities provided for, a strengthening of technical and objective (not only political) analysis, enhanced dialogue with the Member States’ institutions and a wider range of penalties which are applicable throughout the procedure; extending the scope for redress and the powers of the Commission and the Court of Justice; enabling Parliament to launch proceedings on the violation of Article 2 TEU on an equal footing with the Commission and the Council, and for the FRA to be able to contribute its necessary specialised support to the procedure; reviewing the unanimity requirement in areas relating to fundamental rights, such as equality and non-discrimination (e.g. Article 19 TFEU).
On specific rights , Parliament expressed its concern about the numerous instances of ill-treatment by police and the forces of law and order, particularly in relation to the disproportionate use of force against peaceful participants and journalists in connection with demonstrations , and the excessive use of non-lethal weapons, such as batons, rubber bullets and tasers. It called on the Member States to ensure that the uniforms of law enforcement personnel bear a means of identifying the wearer and that such personnel are always held to account for their actions. It called for an end to police checks that are based on ethnic and racial profiling .
Parliament also stressed that the climate of impunity as regards the CIA programme has made it possible for fundamental rights violations to continue under EU and US counter-terrorism policies. It called for legislation concerning EU and Member State security and intelligence agencies to be revised, with a particular focus on ex-ante judicial and parliamentary scrutiny, and the right to appeal and to rectify data collected, held or processed by these agencies.
As regards freedoms : Parliament criticised the fact that the Internal Security Strategy (ISS) focuses on security to the detriment of civil liberties, fundamental rights and the adoption of preventive measures. It considered that Parliament should play a decisive role in the evaluation and framing of internal security policies. It expressed its concern about the revelations concerning the flagrant breach of the right to private life and protection of personal data committed in the secret programmes of mass surveillance of European citizens, without case-by-case judicial authorisation and without appropriate parliamentary control, established by European and non-European states. It stressed that the EU and its Member States should adopt a whistle-blower protection system for persons revealing serious violations of fundamental rights by intelligence services that have eluded all democratic, parliamentary and judicial scrutiny.
The Member States and the Council are urged to speed up the work of the Task Force Mediterranean in order to ensure a significant expansion of rescue capacity at sea and launch a comprehensive plan on migration and asylum, based on solidarity and responsibility sharing in order to ensure that tragedies such as those which have occurred off Lampedusa do not happen again.
As regards equality : Parliament considered that the Union and the Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and their measures relating to gender equality, the rights of the child, the rights of older persons, the rights of persons with disabilities, the rights of LGBT persons and the rights of persons belonging to national minorities. It called on the Member States and the Commission to protect, promote and enforce children’s rights in all internal and external actions.
Parliament called on the Commission to ensure equality between women and men and prevent, combat and prosecute all forms of violence against women as a fundamental rights violation, while ensuring support and protection for victims.
As regards solidarity : Parliament underlined the fact that unemployment, poverty or social marginalisation makes it much more difficult, if not practically impossible, for people to exercise the rights and freedoms and to gain access to basic social, financial and other services.
Lastly, on justice , Parliament urged the Commission to examine the effective implementation in the EU of the right of access to justice in the context of the right of every person of present and future generations to live in an environment adequate to his or her health and well-being.
It should be noted that an alternative resolution presented by the EPP group was rejected in plenary.
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2014/02/26
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2014/01/27
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the own-initiative report by Louis Michel (ALDE, BE) on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union.
It condemned the worrying trends with regard to breaches of human rights within the EU, particularly in the fields of immigration and asylum, and with regard to discrimination and intolerance – especially affecting certain population groups (minorities and migrants) – security and terrorism, freedom of the press, freedom of movement within the Union and social and trade union rights. It recommended that Parliament, the Commission and the Council recognise the existence of positive obligations to protect and promote human rights, and highlighted the role played in this area by regional and local authorities, NGOs and civil society, with whom the Commission and the Council should improve cooperation.
Institutional questions : Members considered that the general public were increasingly concerned about respect for fundamental rights and they made a series of recommendations on making full use of the potential of the treaties in this regard, including establishing a ‘new Copenhagen mechanism’ to ensure that the fundamental rights and values of the Union are respected, protected and promoted.
Copenhagen mechanism : this would be aimed at monitoring compliance with the Copenhagen criteria by every Member State in an effective and binding manner, could be activated immediately, on the basis of a Commission decision, with the full involvement of Parliament. It should, inter alia:
· set indicators such as those developed at UN and Council of Europe level, taking into account the advice of NGOs working in the area of human rights and fundamental freedoms (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and Commission);
· carry out objective, comparative and regular assessments , for each of the fundamental rights and/or subject areas and for each institution and Member State individually;
· establish a European policy cycle on the application of Article 2 of the EU Treaty (democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights, equality) to provide an annual and multiannual framework, and an open annual interinstitutional forum on these European values, in particular the protection of fundamental rights;
· bring all existing data and analysis from national, European and international bodies together in order to ensure that relevant information is more accessible and visible ;
· adopt a set of recommendations along with effective and proportionate penalties which act as an effective deterrent (e.g. the temporary suspension of Fund commitments, the application of certain acts, etc.) to deal with violations of Articles 2 and 7 of the EU Treaty;
· incorporate an early-warning system, political and technical dialogue, letters of formal notice and a ‘freezing procedure’, to ensure that Member States, at the request of EU institutions, suspend the adoption of laws that might disregard or breach fundamental rights or the EU legal order.
The Commission was asked to adopt a decision establishing this ‘new Copenhagen mechanism ’, as it did for the monitoring of corruption in the EU and in the Member States, and to revise the FRA rules in order to give it enhanced powers and competences. Members want to see the establishment of a ‘ Copenhagen commission’ composed of independent high-level experts on fundamental rights, to be appointed inter alia by Parliament, whose aim should be to ensure compliance by all Member States with the common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU and continuous compliance with the ‘Copenhagen criteria’ and to advise and report on fundamental rights matters, pending the amendment the FRA Regulation to allow the agency to have stronger powers and a wider remit.
Members noted recent statement from the Commission announcing a communication setting out possible changes to the Treaties , and called on Parliament’s competent committees to examine specified proposals in detail, with a view to strengthening fundamental rights:
· revision of Article 7 of the EU Treaty , adding an ‘application of Article 2 of the EU Treaty’ stage, separating the ‘risk’ stage from the ‘violation’ stage, with different thresholds for the majorities provided for, a strengthening of technical and objective (not only political) analysis, enhanced dialogue with the Member States’ institutions and a wider range of penalties which are applicable throughout the procedure;
· extending the scope for redress and the powers of the Commission and the Court of Justice;
· enabling Parliament to launch proceedings on the violation of Article 2 TEU on an equal footing with the Commission and the Council, and for the FRA to be able to contribute its necessary specialised support to the procedure;
· reviewing the unanimity requirement in areas relating to fundamental rights, such as equality and non-discrimination (e.g. Article 19 TFEU).
Lastly, Members built on the outlines of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, and examined the themes of: Diginity, Liberty, Equality, Citizenship and Justice.
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EP - Vote in committee
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EP - Debate in Parliament
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2013/09/18
EP - Committee draft report
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2013/06/10
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2013/05/27
EP - PAPADOPOULOU Antigoni (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in FEMM
2013/04/17
EP - KÓSA Ádám (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in EMPL
2013/03/07
EP - MICHEL Louis (ALDE) appointed as rapporteur in LIBE
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T7-0173/2014
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A7-0051/2014
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee opinion: PE519.701
- Committee opinion: PE519.746
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE524.505
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE521.653
- Committee draft report: PE519.501
- Committee draft report: PE519.501
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE521.653
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE524.505
- Committee opinion: PE519.746
- Committee opinion: PE519.701
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- Krisztina MORVAI
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- Kinga GÖNCZ
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- Louis MICHEL
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- Cecilia WIKSTRÖM
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- Magdi Cristiano ALLAM
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| Amendments | Dossier |
| 432 |
2013/2078(INI)
2013/10/25
EMPL
31 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Recalls its resolution of 25 October 2011 on mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 calling for full respect of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that the Court of Justice of the European Union sha
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Believes that in order to make full use of the potential of the treaties, there is a need to carry out objective and comparative assessments in terms of finely balanced individual and collective labour rights by reflecting to national legislation as well as respecting national competencies,
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Stresses that the financial and economic crisis and the measures taken to tackle it have had a serious impact on the poorest and most deprived sections of the population in contrast to those people and officials who irresponsibly triggered the crisis, and calls for particular attention and appropriate, more incisive measures to remedy this situation by impeding this situation will ever happen again in the future,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that the European Parliament itself has stressed that the Treaties currently in force already grant to the EU extensive competence in the area of fundamental rights3 ; notes that, on the basis of Article 51 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the provisions of the Charter in terms of its implementation are addressed to the Member States with regard to any matter in which they are implementing Union law
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Reminds the institutions of the European Union that, in order to safeguard and apply human rights, it is only possible to envisage coherence and uniform, objective implementation if the existing procedures can be strengthened at the level of EU law with guarantees which
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Recalls its resolution of 4 July 2013 on the Impact of the crisis on access to care for vulnerable groups, calling on Member States to carry out impact assessments to ensure that measures taken that might impact the most vulnerable are in compliance with the principles laid down in the EU Charter for Fundamental Rights and in conformity with Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin. Considers that austerity measures should not under any circumstances deprive citizens of their access to basic social and health services and fundamental rights.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. stresses the need for a common horizontal legislation on Anti- Discrimination in order to remove barriers to free movement; calls on the Council to end its blockade concerning the Commission proposal being already on the table;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. notes that the Troika has pushed program countries into deep recession by pressuring the evolution of salaries; stresses that the autonomy of social partners has to be protected and promoted at all times in accordance with the Treaty;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Recalls its resolution of 14 September 2011 on an EU Homelessness Strategy, urging the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) to work more on the implications of extreme poverty and social exclusion in terms of access to and enjoyment of fundamental rights, bearing in mind that the fulfilment of the right to housing is critical for the enjoyment of a full range of other rights, including political and social rights; Calls on the Commission to closely monitor whether fundamental rights such as human dignity are upheld in the Member States and to do its utmost to urgently end the criminalisation of homeless people.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. Recalls its resolution of 15 December 2011 on the mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work, stating that the right to health is a fundamental right and all workers are meant to enjoy a legal guarantee of working conditions which respect their health, safety and dignity.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Points out that
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. underlines the right of workers working in another EU country to equal treatment with national workers concerning employment, remuneration and other working conditions without having to demand a working permit, as well as regarding tax benefits, the right to portability of social security benefits, family reunification and the right of their children to education;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4 d. Urges the Commission to monitor the implementation of the Employment Equality Directive 2000/78/EC Directive, including its provisions regarding remedies and defence of rights in Article 9, launching infringement procedures against Member States that fail in its enforcement. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the right to legal representation in employment disputes.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4 d. stresses that the coordination of social security benefits is a precondition for free movement; calls on the Commission to make a proposal for a reform of Regulation 883/2004/EC in order to extend the export of unemployment benefits to a mandatory six months instead of three;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 e (new) 4 e. notes that the importance of cross- border labour markets and of intra-EU mobility in general is on the increase. However, there is a lack of information on rules and regulations that applying to the workplace, including labour rights, working conditions and social security.; underlines that proper information is a precondition so that these workers' can enjoy their right to free movement, like in the preparatory action for information centres for posted workers;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 f (new) 4 f. underlines the necessity of a European quality framework for traineeships setting out rights and obligations of both sides, enabling mobility and protecting trainees from exploitation;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 g (new) 4 g. deplores that in some Member States, transitional rules on free movement of workers are still in place; stresses that fears on negative impacts of labour migration are not funded, underlines that estimates show an increase by almost 1 % in the long term of the GDP of EU-15 countries as a result of post-enlargement mobility (in 2004-09)1; __________________ 1 Employment and social developments in Europe 2011, chapter 6: Intra-EU labour mobility and the impact of enlargement, p. 274.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 h (new) 4 h. notes that recent debates labelling free movement as migration into social security systems are not based on facts2; underlines that discrimination is a major obstacle for European citizens to enjoy fundamental rights; stresses that union citizens residing permanently in a Member State enjoy the right to equal treatment regarding social security pursuant to Regulation 883/2004; __________________ 2 See A fact finding analysis on the impact on the Member States' social security systems of the entitlements of non-active intra-EU migrants to special non- contributory cash benefits and healthcare granted on the basis of residence, DG Employment, Final report submitted by ICF GHK in association with Milieu Ltd., 14. October 2013.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 i (new) 4 i. emphasise the necessity for the Commission and the Member States to strengthening their work concerning developing and guarantee labour rights and social fundamental rights, as a crucial step in order to ensure that equal treatment, decent jobs and living salaries are obtained in the European Union;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 j (new) 4 j. calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognize victims of any form of labour exploitation, undeclared work, forced labour, labour trafficking or other form of violating of labour right, should be regarded as victims of exploitation against the workers fundamental human rights;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 k (new) 4 k. stresses the need for the Member States to strengthening labour inspections in order to effective fight against labour trafficking, forced labour, exploitation of workers, undeclared work and other forms of violation of workers fundamental human rights;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Points out that, in order to safeguard the credibility of the European Union institutions and avoid double standards,
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 l (new) 4 l. calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognize the workers right to safe and healthy working conditions as stated in The European Social Charter Art. 3 as essential for the workers opportunity to live a decent life and to ensure the respect for his or hers fundamental rights;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 m (new) 4 m. highlights the importance of the social partners role in collective bargaining for ensuring that the fundamental rights and equal treatment of worker are obtained, especially regarding youth, women, persons with disabilities and other social disadvantages groups at the labour market;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. considering that Article 18 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union prohibits all kinds of discrimination the basis of nationality, be it direct or indirect;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. considering that the European Union has, pursuant to Article 151 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as objective the promotion of employment, improved living and working conditions, so as to make possible their harmonisation while the improvement is being maintained, proper social protection, dialogue between management and labour, as well as the development of human resources with a view to lasting high employment and the combating of exclusion;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. considering that the right of freedom of assembly and of association is laid down in Article 12 of the Charter of Fundamental rights, and that the autonomy of social partners has to be respected at all times pursuant to Article 152 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1 d. considering the entitlement of European citizens to social security benefits and social services pursuant to Article 34 of the Charter of Fundamental rights;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1 e. Considering that the right to collective bargaining and action is a fundamental right pursuant to Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental rights;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that the Court of Justice of the European Union has jurisdiction in matters relating to the Treaties and to the secondary legislation, including application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the area of employment2 , and that it must proceed in dispute hearings in a way which is appropriate, transparent and fair (‘right to a fair trial’)
source: PE-522.779
2013/10/28
FEMM
30 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the need for special support for and protection of women and children victims of gender-based violence, including
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the need for special support for and protection of women and children victims of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, human trafficking and harmful traditional practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the need for special support for and protection of women and children victims of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, prostitution and human trafficking
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the need for special support for and protection of women and children victims of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, human trafficking and harmful traditional practices, such as early and forced marriages, female genital mutilation, forced sterilisation and ‘honour crimes’; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt and continually improve legislation, and to take concrete measures to protect victims, prosecute aggressors and prevent violence;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to step up its actions against the violations of fundamental rights of young girls, specifically against the industry which perceives young girls as a sexual object and which triggers an increase in sexual trafficking of young girls within the EU;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Urges the Commission to launch a comprehensive strategy to fight violence against women as promised in the Stockholm Action Programme and as requested by Parliament in several resolutions; reiterates the need for a legislative criminal-law instrument to be launched by the Commission in order to eradicate gender-based violence;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls on the Member States to take action to combat the economic and social causes that foster violence against women, such as unemployment, low wages and pensions, housing shortages, poverty, and non-existent or inadequate public services, particularly public health, education and social security services;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to ensure the implementation of national strategies concerning respect and safeguard of women's sexual and reproductive health and rights; insists on the role of the European Union in awareness-raising and promoting best practices on this issue;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to respect and safeguard women's sexual and reproductive health and rights
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas gender-based violence remains a serious and unacceptable violation of human rights; whereas important steps need to be taken at European and national level to eliminate this phenomenon and to decisively mitigate its side-effects;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on Member States to safeguard the health of their citizens;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Underlines that growing prostitution markets, legalised and institutionalised in some Member States, have proven to fuel trafficking, and therefore calls for measures that decrease prostitution markets, such as placing sanctions on the exploiters, including pimps and sex buyers;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that women's underrepresentation in political and business decision-
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that women's underrepresentation in political decision- making constitutes a democratic deficit; calls, therefore, on Member States to introduce positive discrimination measures such as legislation for parity systems and
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that women's underrepresentation in political and economic decision-
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Stresses that progress in narrowing the gender pay gap is extremely slow; points out that the implementation of the principle of equal pay for the same work and for work of equal value is crucial to achieve gender equality; urges the Commission to revise without delay Directive 2006/54/EC and to propose amendments to it in accordance with Article 32 of the Directive and on the basis of Article 157 TFEU following the detailed recommendations set out in the annex to the European Parliament resolution of 24 May 2012;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Member States to adopt measures aimed at facilitating the
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Deplores that fundamental rights of older women are too often being violated, including a high number of cases of violence, phyisical abuse, emotional abuse and financial abuse in several EU Member States; calls on the Commission and Member States to take further actions in order to protect elderly women from any form of abuse, including ill treatment in care houses for the elderly;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Stresses that cutbacks in public services providing childcare have a direct impact on the economic independence of women – in 2010, 28.3% of women's inactivity and part time work was explained by the lack of care services against 27.9% in 2009. In 2010, the employment rate of women with young children in the EU was 12.7% lower than that of women without children, up from 11.5% in 2008;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Considers that women with disabilities suffer from double discrimination by virtue of their sex and their disability and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to take measures to safeguard and protect the fundamental rights of disabled women in the EU;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas poverty, gender inequalities, and gender stereotypes increase the risk of violence and other forms of exploitation, including trafficking in women and prostitution, and hamper the full participation of women in all areas of life;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal for different types of leave (paternity, adoption, care leave and filial) in order to improve the reconciliation of professional, family and private life, which at the same time could unlock the blocking of the Maternity Leave Directive in Council;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) B b. whereas equal pay for work of equal value is a basic principle in the EU, already enshrined in the Treaty of Rome 1957; whereas in 2010 women still earned an average of approximately 16,4% less than men for the same jobs in the EU, and whereas the pay gap varies within the Member States, exceeding an average of 22% in some of them in 2011;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission and the
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take account of women's needs and concerns when drawing up legislation and analysing the situation of fundamental rights in the EU
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Calls on the Member States to guarantee decent wages and pensions, reduce the gender pay gap, create more high quality jobs for women as well as to enable women to benefit from public services of a high standard and improve welfare provisions;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Urges the Commission to propose a comprehensive strategy and legislative acts including a directive to fight violence against women as requested by Parliament in several resolutions;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the need for special support for and protection of women and children victims of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, human trafficking and harmful traditional practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and ‘honour crimes’; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt and continually improve legislation
source: PE-521.841
2013/11/13
LIBE
371 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 – having regard in particular to Article 2, Article 3(3), second indent, and Articles 6 and 7 of the Treaty on European Union, as well as to Articles related to the respect, promotion and protection of fundamental rights in the EU, both in the TEU and in the TFEU,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point d Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point d (d) cooperate in a more systematic and coordinated fashion with the Council of Europe and other international institutions, particularly the UN Human Rights Council, based on their specialised expertise in order to avoid any duplication;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point d (d) cooperate in a more systematic and coordinated fashion with the Council of Europe and other international institutions based on their speci
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point d (d) cooperate in a more systematic and coordinated fashion with the Council of Europe and other international institutions based on their specialised expertise in order to avoid any duplication; streamlining the multiplicity of mechanisms already available to prevent violation of fundamental rights in the EU would make for a more comprehensive way to tackle breaches of fundamental rights and avoid forum shopping;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point d a (new) (da) ensure that EU legislation and policies are fundamental rights compliant by strengthening impact assessment of proposals and draft texts examined by the EU institutions, including in the process of drafting of compromises and within trilogues,
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point d a (new) (da) render cooperation by international, national, regional and local actors more systematic and step up the role which can be played by regional and local authorities, together with associations for the promotion of human rights;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point d a (new) (da) prepare comparative and synthetic country-by-country tables, based on which the Commission should issue Country Specific recommendations on fundamental rights policy, as it does for EU27 economic policy; the Council could endorse or amend these recommendations as well as the Commission's proposals regarding blatant fundamental rights violations, by the next European Council summit.
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point e Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point e Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point e (e) establish a "new Copenhagen mechanism" to ensure that the fundamental rights and the values of the Union referred to in Article 2 of the EU Treaty and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights are respected, protected and promoted;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point e (e)
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point e a (new) (ea) establish a common criminal law approach across Member States;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point e a (new) (ea) develop a peer review mechanism with the participation of national human rights bodies, similar to the DAC of OECD: each EU member country would be peer reviewed every three or four years, with main objectives being to help the country understand where it could improve its fundamental rights strategy and structures; and to identify and share good practice in policy and strategy regarding human rights within the EU.
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – introductory part 4. Stresses that this new mechanism could be activated immediately, on the basis of a Commission decision, with the full involvement of Parliament, and that it should:
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – introductory part 4. Stresses that this "new Copenhagen mechanism" could be activated immediately, on the basis of a Commission decision, and that it should:
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point a Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point a (a) set indicators (FRA and Commission), in concert with NGOs working in the area of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 a (new) – having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 13 June 2013 on the draft EU Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief (P7_TA(2013)027),
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point a (a) set indicators, on the basis of existing or already developed and recognised fundamental rights standards indicators developed for instance at UN and Council of Europe level (FRA and Commission)
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point a a (new) (aa) be based on objective and reliable data and information structured around such indicators, which would be further developed through a transparent and credible process (FRA, Commission);
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point b Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point b (b) monitor the situation in the EU, as well as in the Member States (FRA, Commission, Council, European Parliament and national parliaments);
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point b (b) monitor the situation in the EU, as well as in the Member States through a regular and objective process (FRA, Commission, Council, Parliament);
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point c Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point c (c) carry out objective
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point c (c) carry out objective and comparative assessments, for each fundamental right or subject and for each institution and Member State individually, of all instruments relating to human rights, such as the ECHR, Council of Europe and UN documents, NGOs, etc. (FRA reports, Commission annual reports, Parliament annual reports, Council annual reports);
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point d Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point d (d) establish a European strategy and a policy cycle on the application of Article 2 of the EU Treaty (democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights, equality) to provide an annual and multiannual framework, and an open annual interinstitutional forum on these European values, in particular the protection of fundamental rights;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 23 – having regard to the activities, annual reports
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point d a (new) (da) bring all existing data and analysis from national, European and international bodies together in order to make existing information relevant for the protection of fundamental rights, the rule of law, democracy and equality more accessible and visible;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point d b (new) (db) ensure that DG Justice and the FREMP working party in the Council work with the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties to establish a regular structured dialogue between these institutions and civil society organisations on fundamental rights issues inside the EU
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point e Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point e (e) develop and adopt a set of recommendations a
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point e (e) develop and adopt a set of recommendations and penalties which act as an effective deterrent (e.g. the temporary suspension of Fund commitments, the application of certain acts, etc.) to deal with violations of Article 2 and Article 7 of the EU Treaty;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point e (e) develop and adopt a set of recommendations and p
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point e (e) develop and adopt a set of recommendations
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point e a (new) (ea) apply a horizontal approach to be dealt with by the Commission with exclusive priority and urgency, coordinated at the highest political level, involving all the Commission services concerned, and taken fully into account in the various EU sectorial policies until full compliance with article 2 TEU is restored and any risks of violation thereof are defused;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point f Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point f (f) incorporate an early-warning system, political and technical dialogue, letters of formal notice and a ‘freezing procedure’ - as already called for by Parliament, to ensure that Member States, at the request of EU institutions, suspend the adoption of laws that might disregard or breach fundamental rights or the EU legal order;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 23 a (new) – having regard to the joint report by the FRA, the UNDP, the World Bank and the European Commission entitled ‘The situation of Roma in 11 EU Member States – Survey results at a glance’, published in May 2012;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – point f (f) incorporate an early-warning system, political and technical dialogue, letters of formal notice and a
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the FRA, to adopt a decision establishing this "new Copenhagen mechanism", as it did for the monitoring of corruption in the EU and in the Member States, and to revise the rules of the Fundamental Rights Agency to give it enhanced powers and competences;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for the creation, preferably under an inter-institutional agreement, of a "Copenhagen commission" composed of independent high-level experts on fundamental rights, to be appointed also by the EP, whose aim shall be to ensure compliance by all Member States with the common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, the continuous compliance with the 'Copenhagen criteria' and advising and reporting in relation to fundamental rights matters, awaiting for the modification of the Regulation of the Fundamental Rights Agency to allow it to have a wider competence to monitor individual member states in the field of fundamental rights, as requested by the EP repeatedly;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for the creation, preferably under an inter-institutional agreement, of a "Copenhagen commission" composed of independent high-level experts on fundamental rights, to be appointed also by the EP, whose aim shall be to ensure compliance by all Member States with the common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, the continuity of the 'Copenhagen criteria' and advising and reporting in relation to fundamental rights matters, awaiting for the modification of the Regulation of the Fundamental Rights Agency to allow it to have a wider scope and stronger powers, as requested by the EP repeatedly;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recommends that all Member States lift their remaining reservations to the European Social Charter as soon as possible; a permanent dialogue on progress made in this respect should be stimulated by the European Parliament. The reference to the ESC in article 151 TFEU should be used more effectively, for example, by including a social rights test in the impact assessments of the Commission and the EP
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 23 b (new) – having regard to the report by the UN special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, published in April 2013, on ‘Management of the external borders of the European Union and its impact on the human rights of migrants’,
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Invites the Commission and the Council to set up together with the European Parliament a contact group to follow-up on the effective implementation of the values of the Union, and to specifically carry out joint assessments of the situation of fundamental rights in specific cases that have been noted with preoccupation by any of these three institutions of the Union; also calls on these institutions to take into account the resolutions of the Council of Europe and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to propose the announced amendments to the treaties with a view to strengthening fundamental rights and revising Article 7 of the EU Treaty, drawing on Article 121 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the extension of the possibilities for redress
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Consider a Treaty Change to strengthen respect for social rights especially in relation to the internal market;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Fundamental Rights Agency to create a public website collecting and pooling information and documents related to fundamental rights issues elaborated by the UN, the Council of Europe, OSCE, NGOs, FRA, the EP, Courts, national parliaments committees, ombudsmen, etc.; such information shall be retrievable by date, State, author and right, so to provide sources and information on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU and in its Member States;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Underlines the need to avoid unilateral interpretations of the principle of non-discrimination and rejects the attempt to grant to article 2 of the Treaty and article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights a preeminent role compared with other (equally important) provisions of the Treaty and the Charter;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. reaffirms the sovereign right of each Member State to implement the proposals of the present resolution in conformity with its own Constitution and national laws, with full respect for the various religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of its people (Public Policy Doctrine) and in conformity with universally recognized international human rights;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 24 Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Expresses its
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Expresses its concern about the instances of violation of human dignity which are still occurring in the Union and in certain Member States, whose victims particularly include minorities, Roma in particular, asylum-seekers, migrants, people suspected of having links with terrorism and people who are deprived of their freedom; stresses that the public authorities must abide by the
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Expresses its concern about the instances of violation of human dignity which are still occurring in the Union
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Expresses its concern about the instances of violation of human dignity which are still occurring in the Union and in certain Member States, whose victims particularly include
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Deplores the fact that persons with disabilities have no choice but to live in special homes, given the lack of alternatives, and calls on Member States to champion arrangements which enable more persons with disabilities to live independently;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Underlines the fact that unemployment, poverty or social marginalisation makes it much more difficult, if not practically impossible, for people to exercise the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; points out that the rights and freedoms most under threat are: the right to human dignity (Article 1); occupational freedom and the right to work (Article 15); the right to non-discrimination (Article 21); protection in the event of unjustified dismissal (Article 30); the right to social security and social assistance (Article 34); the right to health care (Article 35); and freedom of movement and of residence (Article 45); highlights, furthermore, the fact that being unemployed, poor or socially marginalised can also make it more difficult for people to access basic, social, financial and other services;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses the importance of protecting the rights of refugees and migrants, and underlines that special attention should be paid to women and children migrants;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Expresses its concern about the fact that, in the practice of everyday life, members of indigenous, traditional, ethnic minority communities that make up the population of a State encounter obstacles in the administration of justice, health and social welfare provision, education and culture which are damaging to their dignity as human beings and citizens of the Union, and national authorities treat them as second- class citizens;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 24 – having regard to NGO reports and studies on human rights and to the relevant studies requested by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and notably to the study on "The triangular relationship between fundamental rights, democracy and the Rule of Law in the EU - towards an EU Copenhagen mechanism",
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Welcomes the completion of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and calls on the Member States to ensure that the CEAS is fully established as planned and provides better access to the asylum procedure for those who seek protection, and leads to fairer, quicker and better quality asylum decisions; and will provide dignified and decent conditions both for those who apply for asylum and those who are granted international protection within the EU;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Stresses that systems which recognise social justice as an important principle which must be underpinned by robust legislation form the best buffer against the social consequences of the economic and financial crisis;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses its concern about the numerous instances of ill-treatment by police
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses its concern about the numerous instances of ill-treatment by police forces, particularly in relation to the disproportionate use of force against peaceful participants and journalists in connection with demonstrations, for example in France, where the use of teargas and threats of reprisals in the course of peaceful demonstrations result in children and young people being injured and intimidated;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses its concern about the numerous instances of ill-treatment by police forces, particularly in relation to the disproportionate use of force against peaceful participants and journalists in connection with demonstrations, and the excessive use of non-lethal weapons, such as batons, rubber bullets and tasers, etc.; calls on Member States to ensure that the uniforms of law enforcement personnel bear a means of identifying the wearer and that such personnel are always held to account for their actions; calls for an end to police checks that are based on ethnic and racial profiling; expresses concern at the increasing number of restrictions on freedom of assembly and peaceful demonstration;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses its concern about the
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses its concern about the numerous instances of ill-treatment by police forces, particularly in relation to the disproportionate use of force against peaceful participants and journalists in connection with demonstrations
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Reiterates its support for a European initiative to ensure that the fundamental rights of persons deprived of their freedom are upheld and that persons who are imprisoned can be reintegrated into society upon their release; expresses concern at the disastrous level of prison overcrowding in many Member States, and at bad prison conditions and treatment of inmates, and calls for a European initiative to be launched to ensure that the recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights are implemented, including by the police and in immigration centres and psychiatric hospitals; recommends that measures be taken to reduce prison overcrowding, such as avoiding excessive use of pre-trial detention, providing alternatives to custodial sentences, considering the decriminalisation of certain offences and/or shortening the periods for which people can be held without charge;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 26 Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Reiterates its call for a full investigation into collaboration by European States in the
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls for the respect of dignity at the end of life, notably by ensuring that decisions expressed in living wills are recognised and respected;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses that the climate of impunity as regards the CIA programme has made it possible for fundamental rights’ violations to continue under EU and US counter-terrorism policies, as emphasised by the revelations concerning the mass espionage activities carried out under the surveillance programme of the US National Security Agency and by intelligence bodies in various Member States, activities which are currently being considered by Parliament; calls for legislation concerning EU and Member State agencies in the security and intelligence field to be revised, with a particular focus on ex-ante judicial and parliamentary scrutiny, and the right to appeal and to rectify data collected, held or processed by these agencies;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission to scale up existing efforts to work with Member States, local authorities, educational institutions, and civil society organizations on awareness raising campaigns to dispel anti-Roma prejudice, and on initiatives that foster inter-cultural dialogue
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Recognises that Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) are an essential element of human dignity, which need to be addressed in the broader context of structural discrimination and gender inequalities; calls on Member States to safeguard SRHR through the Fundamental Rights Agency and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), not least by providing for reproductive health programmes and services, including the types of care and medicines essential for voluntary family planning and maternal and new-born health, and by maintaining vigilance on policies and/or legislation which may infringe upon sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Member States, who has not yet done so, to fully transpose and implement the Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims and to adopt appropriate measures to ensure that victims of trafficking in human beings are adequately assisted and protected, traffickers are prosecuted, getting effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions, while preventive measures are also in place.
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Calls on the Member States to fully transpose the Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, adopting appropriate measures to ensure adequate assistance and protection of victims of crime
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 28 – having regard to its resolution of 2
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that democracy and the rule of law are based on respect for fundamental rights and freedoms and that any action or measure against terrorism
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that democracy and the rule of law are based on respect for fundamental rights and freedoms and that any action or measure against terrorism, or international cooperation with this aim, must not breach European fundamental rights standards but must strictly comply with them (presumption of innocence, due process, right of defence, protection of privacy and personal data, etc.);
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses the fact that fundamental rights are part of Union primary law, and that Union fundamental rights have to be respected when Union law is applied, by any court or authority, be it on Union or national level;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Criticises the fact that the ISS focuses on security to the detriment of civil liberties, fundamental rights and the adoption of preventive measures; deplores the widening gulf between rhetoric and action, and between stated objectives and the way policies are actually implemented, in particular as regards the increasingly extensive collection of personal data for non-specific security purposes which has led to blatant violations of the right to privacy and the protection of personal data; believes that Parliament should play a decisive role in the evaluation and framing of internal security policies, given that they have serious consequences for the fundamental freedoms and rights of all persons residing in the Union, with a view to ensuring democratic monitoring and scrutiny of security policies, including intelligence activities, and, where necessary, the revision of those policies in order to safeguard human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Recognises that the right to live in safety is also a fundamental right of European citizens and should be protected as such;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Condemns the Commission's proposal regarding the smart borders project which would introduce, across the board, surveillance of the Union’s external borders by technological means, encourage the emergence of a Fortress Europe, undermine human dignity, by leading people to draw false parallels between immigration and crime, and violate people’s right to move freely, including to another country; condemns also the outsourcing by the Union of the work of carrying out its external border control policies, which has disastrous consequences for human rights, in particular the right to asylum and, more generally, the rights of migrants;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Expresses its concern about the revelations concerning the flagrant breach of the right to private life and protection of personal data committed in the secret programmes of mass surveillance of European citizens, without case-by-case judicial authorisation and without appropriate parliamentary control, established by European and non-European States and urges them to end such infringements without delay;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Expresses its concern about the revelations concerning the flagrant breach of the right to private life and protection of personal data committed in the secret programmes of mass surveillance of European citizens, without case-by-case judicial authorisation and without appropriate parliamentary control, established by European and non-European States; calls for full details of those programmes and possible international involvement in them to be disclosed, and for the programmes to be reviewed immediately; believes that the EU and its Member States should take firm action against States which violate the fundamental right to privacy by spying on the communications of EU citizens and institutional, political and economic representatives and actors in Europe; condemns private undertakings’ secret involvement in mass surveillance activities; believes that the EU should call for measures to be taken at international level to ensure that European privacy and data protection rules are upheld, and should promote technologies that guarantee the confidentiality of communications in Europe;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) – having regard to the European Social Charter, as revised in 1996, and the case law of the European Committee of Social Rights,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 29 Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to grant immediately, as a matter of urgency, political asylum to Edward Snowden and appropriate protection of his right to life, given that his only ‘crime’ is to have revealed the serious violation of the fundamental rights of US and European citizens by intelligence services who eluded all democratic, parliamentary and judicial scrutiny;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses that the rapid pace of change in the digital world (including increased use of the internet, applications and social networks) necessitates more effective protection of personal data and privacy in order to guarantee confidentiality; condemns the ratification by the Union of agreements for the transfer and exchange of personal data with third countries, including the TFTP and PNR agreements with the United States, which do not comply with the EU’s or the Council of the Europe’s personal data protection and privacy standards; believes that no agreement on personal data protection can be concluded without breaching European law, on account of major differences of approach between the Union and the US to this matter, calls therefore for the immediate annulment of any agreement on personal data protection and of any agreement concluded with third countries which contains provisions in this area;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Stresses that personal data protection provisions should uphold the principles of purpose, necessity and proportionality, including in the context of negotiations and the conclusion of international agreements; draws attention in that connection to the critical opinions issued by the EDPS, in particular regarding the evaluation report on Directive 2006/24/EC and internet neutrality, highlighting the implications of certain surveillance methods used by electronic services providers, and criticises the fact that the Commission has not taken these opinions into account in its proposals and decisions; condemns the fact that, according to the second report of the Europol Joint Supervisory Board (JSB), the TFTP agreement between the Union and the US has been implemented without regard for the already weak guarantees concerning personal data protection provided for in that agreement , in particular in Articles 2, 4 and 5;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the fact that
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the fact that a growing number of Member States are respecting the right to found a family through marriage, civil partnership or registered cohabitation and adoption, without discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, and calls on the remaining Member States to do the same; welcomes the recent judgment by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Vallianatos and others v. Greece affirming that same-sex couples must be able to enter into civil unions; calls on the Commission and all Member States to propose and adopt legislation and policies to combat homophobia, transphobia and hate crimes, and welcomes the publication of Opinion No 2/2013 of the FRA on the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia - with special attention to the rights of victims of crime; calls on the Commission and all Member States to enforce the directive on freedom of movement without discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation; reiterates its calls for the Commission to draw up a European roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, and to propose an ambitious regulation on the mutual recognition of the legal effects of civil status documents;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the fact that a growing number of Member States are respecting the right to found a family through marriage, civil partnership or registered cohabitation
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 30 Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on Member States to protect freedom of religion or belief, including the freedom of those without a religion not to suffer discrimination as a result of excessive exemptions for religions from laws on equality and non-discrimination.
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Reiterates that freedom of thought, conscience and religion must be defended against any form of discrimination, intolerance, fundamentalism or fanaticism, and believes that only a secular, non-confessional and religiously neutral State can guarantee true equality and non-discrimination between different religions and between believers, atheists, agnostics, etc.;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Is extremely concerned about the number of suicides among young people falling victims of homophobia; recalls the findings of the FRA's EU LGBT survey which showed that 26% of all respondents had been attacked or threatened with violence at home or elsewhere, a figure which rises to 35% among all transgender respondents, while 19% of respondents felt discriminated against at work or when looking for a job, despite legal protection under EU law; consequently calls on the Commission to use these findings as a basis for a comprehensive European response to the fundamental rights problems of LGBT persons, in the shape of an EU Roadmap for equality on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, as repeatedly called for by Parliament and NGOs;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission and all Member States to adopt legislation and policies to combat homophobia, transphobia and hate crimes;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. is alarmed by the fact that the concept of 'hate speech' (including the use of the term 'homophobia'), whilst not yet defined within the acquis communautaire, is invoked and instrumentalised to restrict legitimate manifestation of freedom of expression, freedom of religion and of freedom of conscience;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Recognises freedom of thought, conscience, religion, belief and non-belief, and freedom to practise the religion of one's choice and to change religion; condemns any form of discrimination or intolerance, and believes that secularism defined as the strict separation between political and religious authorities is the best means of guaranteeing non-discrimination and equality between religions and between believers and non-believers, whether they be atheists, agnostics, deists, etc.;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Regrets that legal gender recognition procedures for transgender people still include compulsory sterilisation in 14 Member States; calls on Member States to review these procedures so they fully respect transgender people's right to dignity and bodily integrity; congratulates the Commission for its commitment to work within the World Health Organisation to withdraw gender identity disorders from the list of mental and behavioural disorders and to ensure a non-pathologising reclassification in the negotiations on the 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11);
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Recalls that freedom of expression, information and the media are fundamental with a view to ensuring democracy and the rule of law
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Recalls that freedom of expression, information and the media are fundamental with a view to ensuring democracy and the rule of law, and reiterates its call for the Commission to revise the audiovisual media services directive along the lines indicated by Parliament in its report on the subject; strongly condemns violence, pressure or threats against journalists and the media, including in relation to the disclosure of their sources and information about breaches of fundamental rights by governments and States;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 31 Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Expresses its concern about the numerous breaches of the right of asylum and of the obligation to extend protection in the event of removal, expulsion and extradition of any migrant; stresses the obligation for Member States to comply with international human rights conventions, particularly the Geneva Convention and the principle of non- refoulement, and the obligation to come to the assistance of people at sea who are risking their lives to reach the European Union, and to arrange for reception conditions and procedures which respect their dignity and fundamental rights; welcomes the adoption of the ‘asylum’ package; deplores, however, the fact that minors can still be placed in detention and calls for them to be systematically excluded from expedited procedures; calls for the establishment of common minimum standards for the reception of unaccompanied minors;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Expresses its concern about the numerous breaches of the right of asylum and of the obligation to extend protection in the event of removal, expulsion and « extradition of any migrant; stresses the obligation to comply with international human rights conventions, particularly the Geneva Convention and the principle of non-refoulement, and the obligation to come to the assistance of people at sea who are risking their lives to reach the European Union, and to arrange for reception conditions and procedures which respect their dignity and fundamental rights; welcomes the adoption of the ‘asylum’ package; deplores, however, the fact that minors can still be placed in detention and calls for them to be systematically excluded from expedited procedures; calls for the establishment of common minimum standards for the reception of unaccompanied minors and other individuals particularly in need of protection;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Expresses its concern about the numerous breaches of the right of asylum and of the obligation to extend protection in the event of removal, expulsion and
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Expresses its concern about the numerous breaches of the right of asylum and of the obligation to extend protection in the event of removal, expulsion and extradition of any migrant; stresses the obligation to comply with international human rights conventions, particularly the Geneva Convention and the principle of non-refoulement, and the obligation to come to the assistance of people at sea who
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Expresses its concern about the numerous breaches of the right of asylum and of the obligation to extend protection in the event of removal, expulsion and extradition of any migrant; stresses the obligation to comply with international human rights conventions, particularly the Geneva Convention and the principle of non-refoulement, and the obligation to
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Expresses its concern about the
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Expresses its concern about the numerous breaches of the right of asylum
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Recalls that national laws that criminalize blasphemy restrict expression concerning religious or other beliefs; that they are often applied so as to persecute, mistreat, or intimidate persons belonging to religious or other minorities, and that they can have a serious inhibiting effect on freedom of expression and on freedom of religion or belief; and recommends to the Member States to decriminalize such offences;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 32 Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Expresses its concern about the numerous forced deportations, evictions and relocations of Roma and denial of their right to a dignified life, their ethnic- profiling by law enforcement authorities and the lack of respect to their rights in cases of persecution, particularly the right to presumption of innocence, unequal treatment before the law, including when judgments are adopted but not effectively implemented, lack or ineffective protection from manifestations of threat or violence based on hate; calls for strengthening efforts in ensuring security and liberty of Roma, including by incorporating this aim in the EU Framework (COM(2011)0173);
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses the vulnerability of persons crossing Europe's southern sea borders, calls for a viable solution of the overall issue of immigration in the Mediterranean in full respect of the principle of non-refoulement and, as an absolute minimum, requires Member States and EU institutions to take the recent opinions of the FRA in consideration on how to best protect the fundamental rights of migrants in the context of maritime surveillance;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Regrets that young people in some Member States are still being prosecuted and sentenced to imprisonment because the right to conscientious objection to military service is still not adequately recognised, and calls upon the Member States to stop the persecution of and the discrimination against conscientious objectors
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. (new) Is concerned with the impact of the economic crisis in Europe on the ownership of media outlets and the prospect of privatization of public service media in some Member States; requests Member States to safeguard the independence of public service media and their institutional duties to safeguard media pluralism and provide high quality, diversified, accurate and reliable information; believes that media ownership and management should always be transparent and not concentrated; stresses that transparency of media ownership is crucial to allow for the monitoring of intra-EU media investments, and non-European investors exerting an increasing influence in the information that is provided in Member States;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Reminds that the fundamental right to conscientious objection is enshrined in art 10 (2) of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and that the practice of conscientious objection is adequately regulated in the EU Member States by a comprehensive and clear legal and policy framework governing the practice of conscientious objection ;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Regrets that human rights violations still remain a painful consequence of the 1974 Turkish occupation against Cyprus; notes that thousands of refugees, who have been forced to abandon their homes and properties are still denied their basic human right to live, work and move freely throughout the whole territory of their homeland until today; notes further that families and relatives of the missing persons are still denied their right to know the fate of their loved ones, as Turkey refuses to facilitate access to all military zones and to its archives for investigation purposes by the Committee on the Missing Persons in Cyprus;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Regrets the decision taken by the European Council of 24/25 October 2013 to complete the Digital Single Market only by 2015, thereby delaying the adoption of the Data Protection Package;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Welcomes the handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration produced by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency together with the European Court of Human Rights as a concrete contribution assisting legal practitioners in Europe to uphold fundamental and human rights;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Considers it unacceptable in view of their international obligations and commitments that the European Union and its Member States have gradually adopted an increasingly repressive and security-minded approach in their asylum and immigration policy to regulating migration flows and controlling borders, including policy externalisation, to the detriment of the human rights and fundamental liberties of migrants and asylum seekers; condemns the fact that detention of migrants and asylum seekers has become systematic and is viewed as a normal and legitimate migration management policy tool;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 34 Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Recalls - with regard to the principle of "Public Policy Doctrine" and internationally accepted standards - that parents or legal guardians of a child have the liberty to ensure that their children receive an education in conformity with their own convictions, the best interests of the child being the guiding principle; recalls that the right of parents to educate their children according to their religious or non-religious convictions includes their right to deny any undue interference by state or non-state actors in their education;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Calls on the Council to move forward with the Data Protection Directive and Regulation negotiations in order to have the Data Protection Package adopted before the end of this parliamentary term;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Calls EU Member States and the Council to accelerate the works of the task force for the Mediterranean to ensure a significant expansion of rescue capacity at sea and to launch a comprehensive plan on migration and asylum, based on solidarity and responsibility sharing, focusing on all relevant aspects such as the revision of EU and Member States laws allowing the criminalization of humanitarian assistance to persons in distress at sea, the development of safe and legal routes for refugees and migrants to Europe as well as development, cooperation with third countries to strengthen democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law to ensure that tragedies such as those of Lampedusa don't take place anymore;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Condemns the increasingly frequent violations of migrants fundamental rights, particularly where they are deported to non-EU countries as highlighted by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants in his special report published on 24 April 20131, and by the report of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights2; stresses in this regard the need for the Return Directive, the readmission agreements and the work of Frontex to be genuinely appraised in terms of their respect for fundamental rights; calls on the Commission to provide a tangible follow up to its 2011 report criticising the EU's readmission measures and agreements with non-EU countries; condemns the restrictive policies of Member States in regard to issuing visas to nationals of some specific non-EU countries, as well as the fact that the conclusion of agreements on hypothetical visa-liberalisation or of partnership agreements with non-EU countries is increasingly often conditional upon the conclusion of a readmission agreement; __________________ 1 Regional study: management of the external borders of the European Union and its impact on the human rights of migrants, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, 24 April 2013, A/HRC/23/46 2 FRA report on Fundamental rights at Europe's southern sea borders, March 2013
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 d (new) 15d. Is concerned about the fact that recent revelations about surveillance programmes and declarations by government and parliament representatives have demonstrated that intelligence services have escaped democratic parliamentary and judicial control, enacting secret programmes and operations without political approval; consequently calls for an urgent revision of mechanisms for the judicial and parliamentary oversight of secret services so to anchor intelligence services to democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights, as required by Article 2 TEU;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 d (new) Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses that the principles of human dignity, equality before the law and the prohibition of discrimination on any grounds are foundations of democratic society; calls on Member States to adopt a national legislative framework to address all forms of discrimination and guarantee the effective implementation of the existing EU legal framework;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15c (new) 15c. Reminds that EU and Member States must take into account the rights and duties of the parents, legal guardians, or other individuals legally responsible for the child ; calls the Member States to pay special attention to the relationships between parents and children, for example through programmes containing concrete measures specifically tailored to national requirements, seeking to provide maximum and optimum assistance for parents or guardians in the fulfilment of their parental duties in order to prevent family breakdown, children mistreatment and placement in social care as a result of serious poverty or ensure that such a measure is envisaged only as a very last resort ;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and their measures relating to gender equality, the rights of the child, the rights of older persons
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 35 Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and their measures relating to gender equality, the rights of the child, the rights of older persons, the integration of people with disabilities
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and their measures relating to gender equality, the rights of the child, the rights of older persons, the integration of people with disabilities and
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and their measures relating to gender equality, the rights of the child, the rights of older persons, the integration of people with disabilities and the rights of LGBT persons; reiterates for the umpteenth time its call for the Council to adopt the Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and their measures relating to gender equality, the rights of the child, the rights of older persons, the
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and their measures relating to gender equality, the rights of the child, the rights of older persons, the integration of people with disabilities and the rights of LGBT persons;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and their measures relating to gender equality, the rights of the child, the rights of older persons, the integration of people with disabilities and the rights of LGBT persons; reiterates for the umpteenth time its call for the Council to adopt the Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; considers that discrimination on linguistic grounds should also be tackled
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Regrets the deadlock in the Council on the Proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. Welcomes the position of the Lithuanian Presidency to back the Proposal and calls upon other Member States to follow this example.
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Considers that when parents separate or divorce, the best interests of the children shall always be taken into consideration and that every child ought to be able to be in regular and direct contact with both parents;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 37 Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Expresses its concern on the fact that persons with disabilities continue to face discrimination and exclusion, which hinders their ability to enjoy their fundamental rights on an equal basis with others; calls on EU institutions and EU Member States to continue implementation of the CRPD in their respective fields of competence; notes that the further development of EU law and policy in the area of non-discrimination could play a role in the process of harmonising legislation with the CRPD across the EU, for example in the area of legal capacity.
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Welcomes the guidelines on the promotion of freedom of religion published by the Council of the EU in June, which govern action by the EU and Member States both within the EU’s borders and in its external relations; observes that a particular purpose of the recommendations is both to prevent repression of freedom of religion and to deal with violations of that freedom promptly and consistently, and welcomes the fact that the guidelines distinguish clearly between hate speech which contains incitements to violence and speech which is critical of religion, as it must be permissible to judge all opinions; stresses that freedom of freedom also without fail includes the right to change religion and the right to speak to other people about one’s religion and beliefs; considers that breaches of freedom of religion should be taken into account more clearly than hitherto when the EU decides on appropriate measures on the basis of agreements it has concluded with third countries;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a . Calls on the Member States and the Commission to protect, promote and fulfil the rights of the child in all internal and external actions and policies with an impact on them
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the European Commission to carry out a comprehensive review of EU legislation and policies to assess their compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of persons with disabilities
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Expresses its concern about children who suffer violence and sexual exploitation and calls on the Member States to complete the transposition of the Directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography; calls on the Member States, the Commission and the FRA to continue their efforts to assess the way in which children are treated during judicial proceedings;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Believes that EU legislative procedures and policy making should be adapted so as to ensure respect, and provide for the implementation, of the UN CRPD; calls on the European Commission to adopt specific impact assessment guidelines to that purpose
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new) 16c. Considers that a cross-Committee task force on the implementation of the UN CRPD should be set up in Parliament in order to give consistency to Parliament's actions to implement the Convention;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 d (new) 16d. Believes that the European Parliament, as the directly-elected institution representing EU citizens, should be the place for regular democratic debates on the progress achieved in the enjoyment by persons with disabilities of their rights enshrined in the UN CRPD; asks the Commission to submit the draft EU progress report on the implementation of the UN CRPD in the EU to the European Parliament, so that Parliament can hold a plenary debate and formulate recommendations through a resolution
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Expresses its concern about the situation of the Roma in the European Union and the numerous instances of persecution, violence, stigmatisation, discrimination and expulsion, contrary to fundamental rights and European Union law; calls for more vigorous action to promote integration, particularly in the field of protection of fundamental rights, a
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 37 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2011 on the EU's efforts to combat corruption1, __________________ 1 Text adopted, P7_TA(2011)0388.
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Expresses its concern about the situation of the Roma in the European Union and the numerous instances of persecution, violence, stigmatisation, discrimination and expulsion, contrary to fundamental rights and European Union law;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Expresses its concern about the
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Expresses its concern about the situation of the Roma in the European Union and the numerous instances of persecution, violence, stigmatisation, discrimination and expulsion, contrary to fundamental rights and European Union law; calls for
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Expresses its concern about the situation of the Roma in the European Union and the numerous instances of persecution, unlawful registration, violence, stigmatisation, discrimination and expulsion, contrary to fundamental rights and European Union law; calls for more vigorous action to promote integration, particularly in the field of protection of fundamental rights, and calls for an end to illegal expulsions and to segregation of Roma children in schools;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Expresses its concern about the situation of the Roma in the European
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Expresses its concern about the situation of the Roma in the European Union and the numerous instances of persecution, violence, stigmatisation
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Expresses its concern about the
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Expresses its concern about the situation of the Roma in the European Union and the numerous instances of persecution, violence, stigmatisation, discrimination and expulsion, contrary to fundamental rights and European Union law; calls for
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Commission to set up a monitoring mechanism on hate crime against Roma, and to take a strong action in cases of violations of the fundamental rights of Roma in Member States, especially by opening infringement proceedings on violations of the access and exercise of their economic and social rights, of the right to freedom of movement and of residence, of the right to equality and non-discrimination, of the right to the protection of personal data and calls for the prohibition of the creation of registers based on ethnicity and race; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the lack of birth registration and certificates of Roma residing in the EU;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide an effective response to Roma exclusion by developing integrated policies and implementing the measures set out in the strategies focusing on anti-discrimination measures and measures aiming to increase their employability and access to labour market in cooperation with representatives of the Roma population, while also ensuring their full participation in the management, monitoring and evaluation of projects affecting their communities, and also to analyse the financial feasibility and sustainability of the national Roma integration strategies and allocate sufficient budget resources to this end and ensure the efficiency of spending;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 37 b (new) Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Commission to draw up an EU plan, similar to the Roma strategy, for the protection of indigenous, traditional ethnic and linguistic minority communities, bearing in mind that they comprise more than 10% of the total population of the EU;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Points out that positive measures implemented for the purpose of protecting minority persons and groups, fostering their appropriate development and ensuring that they are granted equal rights and treatment with respect to the rest of the population in the administrative, political, economic, social and cultural fields and in other spheres shall not be considered as discrimination
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 c (new) 17c. Considers that traditional national minority communities have specific needs different from other minority groups, that public policies should be more focused and that the Union itself must address these needs in a more appropriate way;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 d (new) 17d. Considers that no single solution exists for improving the situation of national minorities in all the Member States, but that some common and minimum objectives for public authorities in the EU should be developed, taking account the relevant international legal standards and existing good practices; calls on the Commission to establish a policy standard for the protection of national minorities;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 e (new) 17e. Calls for more consistency of the European Union in the field of minority protection; strongly believes that all Member States as well as candidate countries shall be bound by the same principles and criteria in order to avoid the application of double standards;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 f (new) 17f. Calls on the Member States to ensure that their legal system guarantees that there shall be no discrimination against persons belonging to a recognised national minority, and to adopt adequate measures to promote effective equality, based on the relevant international norms and good practice, inter alia the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 g (new) 17g. Stresses the need for a comprehensive and legally binding European Union protection system for traditional national minorities, regional linguistic groups and constitutional regions accompanied by a functioning monitoring mechanism; stresses that the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020 and the accompanying monitoring mechanism may constitute an example for this;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Condemns racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and xenophobic violence and
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. C
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Condemns racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and xenophobic violence and violence against migrants, religious minorities and ethnic groups, which have reached alarming levels in certain Member States, in the absence of strong action by the authorities;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 38 Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Condemns
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Condemns racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and xenophobic violence and violence against religious and ethnic groups and migrants, which have reached alarming levels in certain Member States, in the absence of strong action by the authorities;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Condemns racist, anti-Semitic,
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Condemns racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and xenophobic violence and violence against migrants, which have reached alarming levels
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Condemns racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and xenophobic violence and violence against migrants and also resident populations, which have reached alarming levels in certain Member States, in the absence of strong action by the authorities;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. C
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Condemns racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and xenophobic violence a
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Condemns racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and xenophobic violence and violence against migrants
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18a (new) 18a. Calls on Member States, recognizing that education is vital in the fight against discrimination, to ensure that their integration strategies focus on reforming national curriculums to include xenophobia, racism and anti-gypsyism within syllabi, to establish this as a form of discrimination in public discourse from a young age;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18b (new) 18b. Reiterates its call for a targeted approach to the social inclusion of Roma women in order to avoid multiple discrimination;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) – having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to which the EU is a party, along with almost all its Member States,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 38 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 11 September 2012 on alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA: follow-up of the European Parliament TDIP Committee report (P7_TA(2012)0309) and its follow-up resolution of 10 October 2013 (P7_TA(2013)0418,
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Urges the Member States to fully implement Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law. Calls upon the Commission to launch infringement proceedings against Member States that fail to implement the Framework Decision correctly from 1st of January 2014.
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Points to FRA Opinion 2/2013, on the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia and stresses the need to ensure the rights of victims of crime, and in particular in cases of hate crime;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on the Member States to adopt policies encouraging legal migration and to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on Member States to ensure equality between women and men and to combat all forms of
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on Member States to ensure equality between women and men and to combat all forms of violence against women as a fundamental rights violation; calls on the EU and Member States to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), and to set up system of data collection to support the parties to the Convention by providing accurate and comparable data on the extent, forms and consequences of violence against women;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on Member States to ensure equality between women and men and to combat all forms of violence against women; calls on all the Member States to sign and ratify the Convention of the Council of Europe on this subject; asks the European Commission to bring forward a European strategy on combating violence against women which would follow on from its previous commitments in this field and would meet the many demands made by the European Parliament;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls for a stronger commitment by the European Commission and the Member States to ending the sexist stereotypes conveyed in the media, and in particular advertising, given the crucial role they may play in transforming how male and female roles are generally portrayed;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Urges the Member States to step up their efforts to combat human trafficking, which affects women in particular, in a bid to end sexual exploitation and forced labour;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 38 a (new) – having regard to its report of 11 September 2013 on endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union (Texts Adopted, P7_TA(2013)0350),
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. regrets the lack of proper implementation of the existing equality directives by some Member States and calls upon the Commission to examine it as a matter of priority, starting infringement proceedings immediately, if necessary;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Welcomes the Commission's Zero Tolerance of violence against women; however calls for more action including an EU-wide strategy to end violence against women, as announced in the Council conclusions of March 2010, comprising legally binding instruments and awareness-raising actions; calls furthermore on the Commission and the Member States to keep the issue of violence against women high on the agenda as Gender-based violence is both a consequence of the inequalities between women and men as well as an obstacle to equality and therefore should not be tolerated;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase citizens' awareness and knowledge about all their rights enshrined in the Charter; to encourage participative democracy by maintaining a continuous dialogue with the civil society, relevant NGOs and women's organizations; calls women organizations in particular, to share their invaluable expertise regarding persisting stereotypes and discrimination as they have always been the most vulnerable victims;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Stresses that a zero tolerance policy must apply to female genital mutilation;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Calls for greater involvement of EU institutions and improved multi- stakeholder dialogue on the challenges older people face in the full application of their human rights;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Encourage Member states to develop adequately resourced policies to better integrate persons with disabilities and facilitate their access to housing, education, public transports and facilities, and participation to the political process;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that the financial and economic crisis and the measures taken to tackle it have had a greater impact on the poorest and most deprived sections of the population,
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that the financial and economic crisis and the measures taken to tackle it have had a greater impact on the poorest and most deprived sections of the population, in some cases affecting them very seriously, and calls for particular attention and appropriate, more
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Denounces in the strongest terms the criminalisation of the homeless in certain EU Member States, at a time when the persistent economic and financial crisis is driving more and more people in vulnerable situations onto the streets;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Stresses the need to respect the right to protection against poverty and social exclusion as stated in Article 30 of the European Social Charter by providing effective access to employment, adequate housing, training, education, culture and social and medical assistance;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 39 Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Stresses that social rights must not be undermined as a result of the austerity measures necessitated by the financial and economic crisis, particularly those imposed on the Member States by the Troika; refers to Article 34 of the Charter concerning the right to social assistance so as to ensure a decent existence;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Alerts to the fact that, historically, economic and social crises of this magnitude have put fundamental rights, the rule of law and democratic values under stress, both at the national and supranational level;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls for stronger action to help homeless persons and provide them with shelter and support, condemns laws and policies at national or local level criminalizing those persons, who are more in need, as this amounts to a striking and inhumane violation of fundamental rights,
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Is concerned by how the repercussions of the economic and financial crisis and the measures chosen to try to tackle this are producing rising levels of inequality and more widespread poverty; stresses that poor living conditions affect women, children and the elderly in particular and lead to a great many violations of fundamental rights;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Welcomes the decision to declare 2014 as the European Year of Work and Family Life Balance, calls on the Commission and Member States to take measure and launch projects for better reconciliation of family and working life for all generations of women;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Takes the view that extreme poverty is a violation of fundamental rights, characterised by an accumulation of violations that mutually reinforce each other, locking people into a vicious circle;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Underlines the need to protect the rights of workers in respect of their remuneration, guaranteeing a decent standard of living for themselves and the members of their families, as well as of other conditions of work and working conditions in accordance with the European Social Charter;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Stresses the need to ensure compatibility of the crisis-remedying measures with the values and objectives of the Union, and particularly to ensure the rule of law of the Union actions in the countries most afflicted by the effects of the crisis in the Euro area;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Calls upon national and European institutions to celebrate 17 October as United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty, by involving those NGOs in which the socially excluded are able to express themselves freely;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20c. Stresses the need of right for adequate social benefits for workers and unemployed workers in order to ensure a decent standard of living;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 39 a (new) – having regard to the public hearing held on 5 November 2013 by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on "The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union: how to strengthen fundamental rights, democracy and the Rule of Law in the EU",
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20c. Reiterates as a matter of urgency its appeal to the Council to include the topic 'Access by the poorest groups to all of their fundamental rights' in the thematic areas of the Agency for Fundamental Rights' next Multi-annual Framework;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 d (new) 20d. Stresses the importance of the freedom of workers to join national and international associations for the protection of their economic and social interests, and emphasises the role of collective bargaining in ensuring that the fundamental rights and equal treatment of workers are respected;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses that the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty makes it necessary to increase transparency and openness in the
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses that the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses that the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty makes it necessary to increase transparency and openness in the Union; deplores the interinstitutional blockage of the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on the right of access to documents and information; calls on the Council and Commission to resume their work on the revision of this Regulation, on the basis of the proposals by Parliament; calls on the Council and Commission at the same time to take the necessary measures to make it transparent to the public how the funding passed on to Member States from the EU budget is used;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses that the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty makes it necessary to increase transparency and openness in the Union;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Emphasises that the right to good administration also entails a duty on the authorities to inform citizens of their fundamental rights and to help the most deprived to have their rights explained to them and to support them so that these rights are respected;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Recalls that citizenship implies the right of every person to participate in the public affairs of their country of residence under Article 21 of the UDHR; recalls that European citizenship is not limited to the right to vote and stand for municipal and European elections, nor to the exercise of their rights, however essential they may be, as regards freedom of movement and residence; stresses therefore that European citizenship implies the ability of each resident in the territory of the Union to participate actively and without discrimination of any kind in the democratic, political, social and cultural life of the Member State in which he or she resides and to exercise all the fundamental political, civil, economic, cultural and social rights and freedoms recognised by the European Union;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls the attention to the need to enact pedagogic and informative actions, in order to promote among citizens the values and objectives of the Union, and specifically calls for the widest possible dissemination of the text of the relevant articles of the TEU and of the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) -A. whereas European integration is a political project born out of the ashes of the Second World War and the persecution and repression of individuals by Nazi, Fascist and Communist regimes, and whereas its aim has been to anchor European states to democracy and the rule of law in order to respect, protect and promote human rights, fundamental rights, equality and the protection of minorities;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Stresses that the obligation to fulfil the Copenhagen Criteria did not lapse after accession but remains incumbent on the Member States; calls on the Commission, therefore, to devise a procedure for monitoring compliance with the Copenhagen Criteria by every Member State effectively and in a binding manner;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Welcomes the decision to declare 2013 as the European Year of Citizens, however calls on the Commission together with the Member States to continue to inform the EU citizens about their rights, so that they can fully enjoy their EU citizenship
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Reiterates the importance of the work of the European Ombudsman to the rights of individuals; stresses that the Ombudsman's independence is important to ensuring his work has credibility and calls consequently for the Ombudsman's Statute to be amended so that members of the body appointing the Ombudsman, whether former members or members still in office, are officially not eligible to stand as candidates for the post;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Calls on the Member States to launch information campaigns to inform EU citizens about their right to vote and stand for election; calls for the necessary reforms of the European election procedures to be carried out in all Member States in order to promote active EU citizenship; calls on the Member States to encourage the active participation of citizens through citizens' initiatives and the exercise of the right of petition and the right to submit complaints to the European Ombudsman;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Stresses that the right to freedom of movement and residence of European citizens and their families laid down in the Treaties and guaranteed by the Directive on freedom of movement is one of the fundamental rights of European citizens
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Stresses that the right to freedom of movement, work and residence of European citizens and their families laid down in the Treaties and guaranteed by the Directive on freedom of movement is one of the fundamental rights of European citizens and represents an important economic benefit for host countries, contributing to addressing skill and job mismatch and helping to compensate the European Union's demographic deficit; condemns any attempt to review this acquis, and calls for any breach of the rules to result in action before the Court of Justice, particularly in cases where the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality, ethnic or racial origin or
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Stresses that the right to freedom of movement and residence of European citizens and their families laid down in the
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Stresses that the right to freedom of movement and residence of European citizens and their families laid down in the Treaties and guaranteed by the Directive on freedom of movement is one of the fundamental rights of European citizens; condemns any attempt to review this acquis, and calls for any breach of the rules to result in action before the Court of Justice
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Regrets the deadlock in the negotiations on the revision of Regulation 1049/2001 on Public Access to EU Documents;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A a (new) -Aa. whereas European integration also arose, in part, to prevent a recurrence of the tragic consequences of the Second World War and the persecution and repression by the Nazi regime, which also gave rise to the UDHR, in order to anchor the European states to democracy and the rule of law and to respect, protect and promote human rights and avoid a return to any kind of authoritarian regime;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Believes that stateless persons and third country nationals permanently resident in the Member States should have the right to vote in local and European elections
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Underlines that European citizenship cannot be lost by citizens in any circumstance involving a democratic decision.
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22b. Calls upon the Council and the Commission to fully engage with the Parliament in bringing an end to the deadlock and guaranteeing more transparency in the EU decision-making process and better access to documents by EU citizens;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 c (new) 22c. Calls on all EU institutions, offices, bodies and agencies to fully implement Regulation 1049/2001 as required by the Lisbon Treaty and notes, through the jurisprudence of the ECJ and complaints to the Ombudsman, that this is not the case;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 d (new) 22d. Stresses that rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities are inherent to fundamental rights and freedoms; urges the Commission to establish a policy standard for the protection of national minorities, having due regard to Article 4(2) of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM);
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Stresses that the independent, equitable, effective,
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Stresses that the independent, equitable, effective, egalitarian and just administration of justice, within reasonable time limits, is fundamental to democracy and the rule of law and to their credibility; expresses its concern about the numerous breaches which have occurred in this context, as demonstrated by the number of cases in which the European Court of Human Rights has found against States; calls on Member States to fully implement the Court's decisions; stresses that any impunity on grounds of a position of power, force or influence over persons or the judicial or political authorities cannot be tolerated in the European Union;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Stresses that the independent, equitable, effective, egalitarian and just administration of justice
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Stresses that the independent, equitable, effective, egalitarian and just administration of justice, within reasonable time limits, is fundamental to democracy and the rule of law and to their credibility;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Acknowledges the importance of – in addition to courts – non-judicial and quasi-judicial institutions for access to justice, such as national human rights institutions, equality bodies, ombudsperson institutions, and data protection authorities as well as other such institutions with a human rights remit; underscores in this context, national human rights institutions should be appointed or established in all EU Member States with a view to their full accreditation under the so called Paris Principles (Principles relating to the status and functioning of national institutions for protection and promotion of human rights, UN Res. A/RES/48/134, 20 December 1993); stresses that full independence requirement would benefit also other institutions with a human rights remit;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A b (new) -Ab. whereas the individual, citizen or resident, must be at the centre of the European project, and whereas fundamental rights protect the individual against possible interference, abuse and violence by authorities – at all levels – with respect to their private life and their rights and freedoms;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls on the FRA to conduct a study in collaboration with the UN Special Rapporteur concerned on special laws and procedures justified on the grounds of combating terrorism and their compliance with fundamental rights; expresses its concern regarding any special procedure which manifestly creates an imbalance in the positions of the prosecution and the defence in judicial proceedings, such as secret hearings or sentencing in secret, or which gives governments special powers to censor the media;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls on the FRA to conduct a study in collaboration with the UN Special Rapporteur concerned on laws on terrorism and their compliance with fundamental rights; rejects all and any special proposals intended to create an imbalance in the positions of the prosecution and the defence in proceedings and to introduce secret hearings into judicial proceedings; notes and deplores the fact that policies on combating terrorism are being gradually extended to a growing number of crimes and offences, giving rise in particular to an increase in the number of summary judicial proceedings and of minimum sentences that must be served in full, and in the information being recorded on the population;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Calls on the Commission to continue its work on criminal justice and the implementation of the road map on procedural safeguards and calls on the Member States to take up a more ambitious stance on the matter;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Welcomes the FRA report on access to justice in cases of discrimination in the EU and stresses that accessing justice often is complicated and cumbersome; believes that improvements could include facilitated procedures, and enhanced support to those seeking justice;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Notes the roadmap issued by the Commission with regard to civil
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Notes the
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Notes the
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Notes the roadmap issued by the Commission with regard to civil justice, and calls for it to be developed so as also to cover criminal justice;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Believes that the current policies on drugs should be urgently re-examined, as they have not reached their stated objectives, and that the current approach, which is based on criminalisation and imprisonment, leads only to further stigmatisation and marginalisation, as well as to an overload of the justice and prison system, instead of saving lives and helping drugs' abusers concretely; consequently calls for the revision – at national, EU and international level – of laws and policies on the basis of a more rational approach based on fundamental rights, medical care and harm reduction;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Urges the Commission to examine the effective implementation in the EU of the right of access to justice in the context of the right of every person of present and future generations to live in an environment adequate to his or her health and well-being
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A c (new) -Ac. whereas respect for and promotion of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the values and principles enshrined in the EU treaties and international human rights instruments (UDHR, ECHR, ICCPR, ICESCR, etc.) must be at the centre of European integration; whereas these rights must be guaranteed to everyone living in the European Union, and also cover abuse and violence carried out by authorities at all levels;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Expresses its concerns on the politization of constitutional courts in certain Member States and remembers the utmost importance of an independent judicial system.
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the candidate countries,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the European Union has developed a fundamental acquis, which aims to ensure that fundamental rights are respected, protected and promoted, including through the development of the ‘Copenhagen criteria’, the inclusion of Articles 2, 6 and 7 in the EU Treaty, the Charter of Fundamental Rights
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas, with the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the Charter has transformed values and principles into tangible and enforceable rights and whereas, having the same value as the Treaty of Lisbon, it has become legally binding on the institutions, bodies and agencies of the EU, as well as the Member States when implementing EU law;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) – having regard to the Commission Communication on an EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020 (COM(2011)0173) and the European Council Conclusions of 24 June 2011,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas a genuine culture of fundamental rights must be developed, promoted and reinforced in the institutions of the Union but also in Member States, especially in applying and implementing Union law, both internally and in relations with third countries; whereas the implementation of these values and principles must also be based on effective monitoring of respect for the fundamental rights guaranteed in the Charter, for example when legislative proposals are being drawn up; whereas other considerations may not take precedence over respecting and guaranteeing those fundamental rights, since this would risk discrediting the role and image of the European Union regarding human rights, particularly in its relations with third countries;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the European Union operates on the basis of the presumption and mutual trust that EU Member States conform with democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, as enshrined in the ECHR and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, notably in relation to the development of an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and the operation of the mutual recognition principle;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas fundamental freedoms, human rights, and equal opportunities shall be provided for all citizens of the European Union, however, protecting national minorities, regional and minority languages in an enlarged EU is a major issue and that it will not be achieved simply by fighting against xenophobia and discrimination, but by adopting specific legal, linguistic, cultural, social, etc. regimes and treatments;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas there are about 100 million children in the European Union and about 80 million European persons with disabilities;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the principle of mutual recognition leads to a situation where persons can be transferred from one jurisdiction to another, without any prior human rights scrutiny of the respective decisions;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas women and girls are the main victims of gender-based violence, as according to estimations in the EU, 20- 25% of women have suffered physical violence at least once during their lives; whereas hundreds of thousands of women living in Europe have been subjected to genital mutilation and thousands of girls are at risk;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas persons with disabilities and especially children still face lack of assistance and support for their inclusion in schools, difficulties in accessing buildings or services and troubles in being heard and participating in decisions affecting their lives;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union underlined in the joined cases C-411/10 that such a presumption of compliance with fundamental rights has to be rebuttable and that therefore judges have to check whether there are substantial grounds for believing that there are systemic flaws in the judicial system of the other Member States;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas women in the EU earn around 16 % less per hour than men;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas it is consequently necessary to make sure that national authorities have sufficient evidence available in order to take an informed decision as to whether or not there are systemic flaws in the judicial systems of other Member States;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) – having regard to the guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights, adopted on 27 October 2012 by the United Nations Human Rights Council (A/HRC/21/39),
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas the article 2 and article 3 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights recognise the right to life and the right to the integrity of the person;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the European Union is going through a period of economic and financial crisis, and also a democratic and constitutional crisis, caused by the irresponsibility of the banking, financial and political authorities, of which European citizens are the main victims, as demonstrated by recent events in
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the European Union is going through a period of economic and financial crisis, and
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the European Union is going through a period of economic and financial crisis, and also a democratic and constitutional crisis,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the European Union is going through a period of economic and financial crisis, and also a democratic, moral and constitutional crisis
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas Parliament has repeatedly called for a strengthening of the mechanisms to ensure that the values of the Union set out in Article 2 of the EU Treaty are respected, protected and promoted, and for
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the FRA underlined in the focus section of its Annual Report on 2012 dedicated to "The European Union as a Community of values: safeguarding fundamental rights in times of crisis" that a common understanding of the Article 2 values and the legal obligations there from is an aspiration that calls for the establishment of a regular dialogue within the EU;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas corruption causes social harm and breaches in fundamental rights, as organised crime groups use it to commit other serious crimes, such as trafficking in human beings; whereas an efficient, independent and impartial judicial system is essential for the rule of law and to ensure the protection of fundamental rights and civil liberties of citizens in Europe;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the Commission has indicated its desire to strengthen the rule of law in the European Union and whereas it could propose the use of letters of formal notice under Article 7(1) of the existing EU Treaty; whereas it has also spoken of the need to amend the treaties and has announced that it might propose amendments before the end of 2013, or in early 2014, with a view to holding a debate during elections (including on Article 7) and seeking a consensus on these proposals, the aim of which should be that of ensuring that the EU policy on fundamental rights in the EU is based on clear rules and mechanisms; objective indicators, data and evidence, which are transparent, fair and predictable and provide strong protection for individual rights, democracy and the rule of law;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas any decision on the matter should guarantee, as soon as possible, the proper application of Articles 2, 6 and 7 of the EU Treaty and ensure that every decision is taken on the basis of objective criteria and an objective evaluation, in order to address criticisms of a lack of indicators and evaluation criteria, of differential treatment and of political bias;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas in accordance with the preamble of the Treaty on European Union, Member States have confirmed their attachment to social rights as defined in the European Social Charter, and also article 151 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union contains an explicit reference to the fundamental social rights such as those set out in the European Social Charter;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas numerous fundamental rights violations are still occurring in the European Union and in the Member States, as detailed in (annual and special) reports by the Commission,
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas an ever increasing number
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas numerous fundamental rights violations are still occurring in the European Union and in the Member States, as detailed in (annual and special) reports by the Commission
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas these organisations have expressed and recorded their concerns, particularly with regard to the situation of Roma, migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, minorities, members of LGBT communities, the media and journalists, the actions of the security forces, police and secret services, the investigations necessary to prosecute and punish those responsible for human rights violations, state involvement in acts of torture and ill- treatment committed third countries, the use of evidence thus obtained, conditions of detention and the ill-treatment of detainees;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the EU, by being a party to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, has the obligation to promote, protect and respect the rights of persons with disabilities as enshrined in the Convention; to adopt a strategy to implement the Convention; to ensure that policies as well as existing and future primary and secondary law comply with the provisions of the Convention;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that as a political, historical and ethical project, the European Union endeavours to bring together countries which share and together promote common European values, such as those laid down in Article 2 of the EU Treaty and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, including democracy, the rule of law, fundamental rights, equality and protection of minorities, which are closely linked and are mutual preconditions, and believes therefore that a fundamental pillar of the European identity is, and must be, the internal and external promotion of these European values; considers that fundamental rights should be interpreted on the basis of shared values, based on Judeo-Christian values and on the heritage of the finest attainments of Hellenic-Roman culture and the Enlightenment, and in dialogue with them;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that as a political, historical and ethical project, the European Union endeavours to bring together countries which share and together promote common European values, such as those laid down in Article 2 of the EU Treaty and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, including
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that as a political, historical and ethical project, the European Union endeavours to bring together sovereign countries which share and together promote common European values, such as those laid down in Article 2 of the EU Treaty and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, including democracy, the rule of law, fundamental rights, equality and protection of minorities, which are closely linked and are mutual preconditions, and believes therefore that a fundamental pillar of the European identity is, and must be, the internal and external promotion of these European values;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to intensify their cooperation, including with the European Parliament and national parliaments, in order to improve the implementation of the existing EU human rights legislations; calls for closer cooperation between the Union institutions and other international bodies, in particular the Council of Europe;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines the contradiction between the European values enshrined in Article 2 TEU and European economic policies eroding economic and social rights, for example as a result of growing unemployment, inequality, dire poverty, increasing lack of job security, particularly for the less skilled and the vulnerable; recalls that employment, workplace and welfare entitlements and measures to improve living conditions and wellbeing are among the principles and values on which the European Union was founded;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Recommends that Parliament, the Commission and the Council should recognise the existence of positive obligations to protect and promote human rights; emphasises that respect for fundamental rights and freedoms implies actions at various levels; stresses the role played in this area by regional and local authorities, NGOs and civil society, and asks the Commission and the Council to improve their cooperation with these actors;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Reminds the Union institutions and the Member States of the need to comply with their obligations to respect fundamental freedoms and rights; notes that participation in international treaties for the protection and promotion of human rights can only serve to strengthen the protection of fundamental rights within the EU;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Calls on the Union institutions and the Member States to respect, guarantee, protect and promote the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information, and hence to refrain from exerting or developing mechanisms to impede those freedoms;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Welcomes the steps taken by the Commission to ensure that its legislative proposals comply with the Charter; notes, however, that there remains room for improvement; calls on the Commission to take tangible steps towards ensuring that its proposals are verified against the Charter and that the impact on fundamental rights of EU legislation and its implementation by the Member States are systematically examined in its evaluation reports on the implementation of EU legislation, as well as in its annual report on monitoring the application of EU law;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Suggests that there should be more transparency in the Commission's dialogue with Member States, as well as in the work of EU agencies, when fundamental rights or the interests of European citizens are at stake; calls on the Commission, in addition, to make full use of the existing mechanisms and to launch objective investigations and take out infringement proceedings if its case is well grounded, thus avoiding double standards, whenever a Member State violates the rights enshrined in the Charter when implementing EU legislation;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Calls on the Commission – and the Council, where it initiates legislation – to where appropriate make use of the external independent expertise of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA);
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 h (new) 1h. Suggests that, in spite of the blockages which have occurred, the Commission should conclude the procedure for the EU's accession to the ECHR as soon as possible, as it will provide an additional mechanism for enforcing the human rights of its citizens;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 i (new) 1i. Invites Member States to join and ratify the human rights conventions of the Council of Europe and to implement the already existing instruments of the acquis communautaire and to reconsider the opt- outs, which might risk affecting the rights of their citizens;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that it is essential for the European Union and the Member States to guarantee respect for the common European values set out in Article 2 of the EU Treaty, that all the instruments
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that it is essential for the European Union and the Member States to guarantee respect for the common European values set out in Article 2 of the EU Treaty, that all the instruments currently provided for in the treaties in this regard urgently need to be applied and implemented
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that it is essential for the European Union, its institutions and the Member States to guarantee respect for the common European values set out in Article 2 of the EU Treaty, that all the instruments currently provided for in the treaties in this
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that it is essential for the European Union and the Member States to guarantee respect for the common European values set out in Article 2 of the EU Treaty, that all the instruments currently provided for in the treaties in this regard urgently need to be applied and implemented
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Reminds the European Institutions and the Member States that any policy relating to fundamental rights must first of all prevent any violations from occurring, particularly by means of accessible procedures for prevention and redress before a decision or measure is taken, to enable particular cases to be considered and judged as quickly as possible and in an effective, just and equitable manner, without discrimination;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Condemns the worrying trends with regard to breaches of human rights within the European Union, particularly in the fields of immigration and asylum, and with regard to discrimination and intolerance – especially affecting certain population groups (minorities and migrants) – security and terrorism, freedom of the press, freedom of movement within the Union and social and trade union rights; observes more and more frequently that Member States are adopting obstructive attitudes towards respect for these fundamental rights and freedoms, particularly with regard to Roma, women, LGBT people, asylum- seekers, migrants and other vulnerable population groups;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines that the European Union is bound to adopt legislation with full respect to its competences as set by the treaties including the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Considers that the general public are increasingly concerned about respect for fundamental rights and about their protection and promotion, as demonstrated by the mobilisation in relation to, and greater attention devoted to, cases of violations, abuses or inequalities, both in everyday life and in symbolic or well-known cases, thanks in part to the better circulation of information with the aid of new technologies, social networks and the media; recalls that any violation, abuse or inequality is detrimental to democracy and the rule of law, as well as to the confidence of citizens in institutions and their representatives, particularly political decision-makers; stresses that institutions and political decision-makers must note and support this democratic trend by establishing new procedures for dialogue with citizens and by enhancing scrutiny of State authorities by members of the public, parliaments, courts and the media, while those authorities must be more open and transparent in order to serve the interests of citizens better;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point a (a) complete the process of acceding to the European Convention on Human Rights and immediately put in place the necessary instruments to fully accomplish this obligation, which is enshrined the treaties, inter alia with a view to ensuring the application by the EU Member States of the judgments given by the European Court of Human Rights, particularly ‘pilot judgments’, and accede to the revised Social Charter as called for by the Council of Europe;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point a a (new) (aa) give more priority to the preparation of the Union's accession to the European Social Charter, signed in Turin on 18 October 1961 and revised in Strasbourg on 3 May 1996;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point a a (new) (aa) ensure the promotion of a substantial rule of law approach which takes into account how the fundamental rights are protected in practice;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point a b (new) (ab) acknowledge that there is a need of a strong political will to address these issues especially in times of economic and financial crisis;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point b (b) ensure that the drafting and transposition of European law which affects and develops fundamental rights are strengthened and are correct, by following a rigorous policy of evaluation, monitoring and bringing violations before the Court of Justice of the European Union and notably in the areas where the EU has competence, such as anti-discrimination, equality, gender, disability, data protection, asylum and immigration;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point c (c) plan ambitious policies and action programs for fundamental rights and common European values, particularly in order to carry out proactively and systematically the obligations of the European Union with regard to combating discrimination and promoting equality as referred to in Articles 8 and 10 TFEU and Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – point c (c) plan ambitious, efficient and far- reaching policies and action programs for fundamental rights and common European values;
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