2015/2258(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

– having regard to Title V of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Articles 21, 24, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the European Council of December 2013 decided to examine the financial aspects of EU missions and operations, including the review of the Athena mechanism, in order to ensure that procedures and rules enable the Union to be faster, more flexible and efficient in the deployment of EU civilian missions and military operations;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Deplores, in this context, the fact that the review of the Athena mechanism has not produced tangible results, and calls on the Council to deliver quickly on this issue; supports, in particular, an expansion of the costs eligible under Athena, such as the pre-financing of certain costs or the strategic transport of EU battle groups; ~~expects a final decision on these issues at the next European Council on~~insists that the European Defence Council, at its next meeting, take a final decision on these issues; points out that postponing such a final decision places a question mark over the accomplishment of the changes that are urgently needed in the realm of European security and defence;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Supports initiatives to explore the possibility of attracting and managing financial contributions from third countries or international organisations within Athena, but warns against any contribution by the EU budget which risks having a detrimental effect on the financing of civilian missions; also supports the option of ‘joint financing’, whereby a smaller number of participating countries would finance some operational costs of the missions, under the condition that their contributions are managed by Athena and supplement rather than replace the common costs;deleted

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Supports initiatives to explore the possibility of attracting and managing financial contributions from third countries or international organisations within Athena, but w~~Warns against any contribution by the EU budget which risks having a detrimental effect on the financing of civilian missions; also supports the option of ‘joint financing’, whereby a smaller number of participating countries would finance some operational costs of the missions, under the condition that their contributions are managed by Athena and supplement rather than replace the common costs;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Supports initiatives to explore the possibility of attracting and managing financial contributions from third countries or international organisations within Athena~~, but warns against any contribution by the EU budget which risks having a detrimental effect on the financing of civilian missions~~; also supports the option of ‘joint financing’, whereby a smaller number of participating countries would finance some operational costs of the missions, under the condition that their contributions are managed by Athena and supplement rather than replace the common costs;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Recalls~~Condemns the fact that the Lisbon Treaty provides the EU with new CSDP provisions ~~which are yet untapped; encourag~~; advises the Council not to make use of Article 44 TEU, enabling a group of willing Member States to go ahead with the implementation of a CSDP task; ~~takes the view that~~condemns the ad hoc funding mechanisms for a military operation ~~should cover more than the traditional common costs reimbursed by Athena~~s;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Recalls that the Lisbon Treaty provides the EU with new CSDP provisions which are yet untapped; encourages the Council to make use of Article 44 TEU, enabling a group of willing Member States to go ahead with the implementation of a CSDP task; ~~takes the view that the ad hoc funding mechanisms for a military operation should cover more than the traditional common costs reimbursed by Athena;~~

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Recalls that the Lisbon Treaty provides the EU with new CSDP provisions which are yet untapped; encourages the Council to make use of Article 44 TEU, enabling a group of willing Member States to go ahead with the implementation of a CSDP task; considers the urgent need for a faster decision making process; takes the view that the ad hoc funding mechanisms for a military operation should cover more than the traditional common costs reimbursed by Athena;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Council to initiate the setting-up of the start-up fund (foreseen by Article 41(3) TEU) for the urgent financing of the initial phases of military operations, which could also serve as a strong tool for capacity development; notes that, while civilian missions benefit from a dedicated budget for preparatory measures, the deployment and efficiency of military missions will remain structurally hindered as long as this possibility is not used; strongly encourages Member States to engage in the permanent structured cooperation provided for by Article 46 TEU, which would also considerably strengthen the EU rapid reaction capability;deleted

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Council to initiate the setting-up of the start-up fund (foreseen by Article 41(3) TEU) for the urgent financing of the initial phases of military operations, which could also serve as a strong tool for capacity development; notes that, while civilian missions benefit from a dedicated budget for preparatory measures, the deployment and efficiency of military missions will remain structurally hindered as long as this possibility is not used; strongly encourages Member States to engage in the permanent structured cooperation provided for by Article 46 TEU, which would also considerably strengthen the EU rapid reaction capability;deleted

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas, according to the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty, the EU High Representative is also the Vice-President of the Commission, the Head of the European Defence Agency and also Chairs the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union; whereas, according to article 45 of the TEU, the European Defence Agency "shall carry out its tasks in liaison with the Commission where necessary";

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Council to initiate the setting-up of the start-up fund (foreseen by Article 41(3) TEU) for the urgent financing of the initial phases of military operations, which could also serve as a strong tool for capacity development; nNotes that, while civilian missions benefit from a dedicated budget for preparatory measures, the deployment and efficiency of military missions will remain structurally hindered as long as this possibility is not used; strongly encourages Member States to engage in the permanent structured cooperation provided for by Article 46 TEU, which would also considerably strengthen the EU rapid reaction capability;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Council to initiate the setting-up of the start-up fund (foreseen by Article 41(3) TEU) for the urgent financing of the initial phases of military operations, which could also serve as a strong tool for capacity development; calls on the Council to put forward a proposal on how in a crisis situation the consultation of the European Parliament can be done quickly; notes that, while civilian missions benefit from a dedicated budget for preparatory measures, the deployment and efficiency of military missions will remain structurally hindered as long as this possibility is not used; strongly encourages Member States to engage in the permanent structured cooperation provided for by Article 46 TEU, which would also considerably strengthen the EU rapid reaction capability; regrets in this regard the lack of substance in the Council's Policy Framework for Systematic and Long-Term Defence Cooperation adopted on 18 November 2014 because the paper just describes current practices; calls therefore on the Commission to put forward the necessary proposal to clarify how the EU budget can facilitate the establishment of the permanent structure cooperation (PESCO) and the work of military peacetime cooperation within the PESCO framework;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Council to initiate, during the current budget year, the setting-up of the start-up fund (foreseen by Article 41(3) TEU) for the urgent financing of the initial phases of military operations, which could also serve as a strong tool for capacity development; notes that, while civilian missions benefit from a dedicated budget for preparatory measures, the deployment and efficiency of military missions will remain structurally hindered as long as this possibility is not used; strongly encourages Member States to engage in the permanent structured cooperation provided for by Article 46 TEU, which would also considerably strengthen the EU rapid reaction capability;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Council to initiate as soon as possible the setting-up of the start-up fund (foreseen by Article 41(3) TEU) for the urgent and rapid financing of the initial phases of military operations, which could also serve as a strong tool for capacity development; notes that, while civilian missions benefit from a dedicated budget for preparatory measures, the deployment and efficiency of military missions will remain structurally hindered as long as this possibility is not used; strongly encourages Member States to engage in the permanent structured cooperation provided for by Article 46 TEU, which would also considerably strengthen the EU rapid reaction capability;

Amendment 114 #

Daniel CASPARY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Council to initiate the setting-up of the start-up fund (foreseen by Article 41(3) TEU) for the urgent financing of the initial phases of military operations, which could also serve as a strong tool for capacity development; notes that, while civilian missions benefit from a dedicated budget for preparatory measures, the deployment and efficiency of military missions will remain structurally hindered as long as this possibility is not used; strongly encourages Member States to engage in the permanent structured cooperation provided for by Article 46 TEU, ~~which would also considerably strengthe~~through which the urgently needed improvement in the EU's rapid reaction capability would also be achieved considerably more quickly;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Is surprised that there are as yet no European-level tax incentives to cooperation and pooling; takes note of the call by the December 2013 Council for such arrangements to be explored, and finds it regrettable that, a year on, discussions have not yet produced any tangible measures in this regard; notes that the Belgian Government already grants VAT exemptions, on an ad hoc basis, to the preparatory phases of certain EDA projects, e.g. for satellite communications; believes that such exemptions should be applied as a matter of course and should be extended to infrastructure and to specific capability- related programmes, taking as a model the existing mechanism within NATO or the existing EU mechanism for civilian research infrastructures; calls for the development of any other incentive that could encourage capability cooperation between Europeans;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Stresse~~Insists that there be transparency ~~and~~, comprehensive accountability a~~re essential requirements not only for democratic scrutiny but also for the adequate functioning, and the credibility, of~~nd extensive democratic scrutiny in connection with missions carried out ~~under the EU flag~~; welcomes the reporting mechanisms provided for by the interinstitutional agreement of 2 December 2013, such as the joint consultation meetings on CFSP and the quarterly reports on the CFSP budget; calls on the Commission to ~~make an extensive~~ interpret~~ation of~~ Article 49 (1) (g) of the Financial Regulation ~~and to propose specific lines for each civilian CSDP mission under the CFSP chapter~~narrowly;

Amendment 117 #

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 118 #

Neena GILL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that transparency and accountability are essential requirements not only for democratic scrutiny but also for the adequate functioning, and the credibility, of missions carried out under the EU flag; welcomes the reporting mechanisms provided for by the interinstitutional agreement of 2 December 2013, such as the ~~joint consultation meetings on CFSP and the quarterly reports on the CFSP budget~~quarterly reports on the CFSP budget and the joint consultation meetings on CFSP; welcomes the commitment made by the VP/HR to breathe new life into the latter meetings and to introduce an appropriate degree of flexibility regarding their scope in order to keep Parliament fully informed on military missions and on the work and agenda of the Political and Security Committee; calls on the Commission to make an extensive interpretation of Article 49 (1) (g) of the Financial Regulation and to propose specific lines for each civilian CSDP mission under the CFSP chapter;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that transparency and accountability are essential requirements not only for democratic scrutiny but also for the adequate functioning, and the credibility, of missions carried out under the EU flag; welcomes the reporting mechanisms provided for by the interinstitutional agreement of 2 December 2013, such as the joint consultation meetings on CFSP and the quarterly reports on the CFSP budget; maintains that any improvement in the flexibility and efficiency of financing and undertaking missions and operations must not compromise the achieved positive developments with regard to transparency and accountability in CSDP interventions; calls on the Commission to make an extensive interpretation of Article 49 (1) (g) of the Financial Regulation and to propose specific lines for each civilian CSDP mission under the CFSP chapter;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the EU and its Member States are by far the main funders of peace operations, while CSDP operations and missions represent only a small part of all funding; regrets the very modest nature of CSDP interventions, especially the military ones, consisting mainly of low- profile military training missions instead of substantial European contributions to peace-keeping and peace-enforcement;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that transparency and accountability are essential requirements not only for democratic scrutiny but also for the adequate functioning, and the credibility, of missions carried out under the EU flag; welcomes the reporting mechanisms provided for by the interinstitutional agreement of 2 December 2013, such as the joint consultation meetings on CFSP and the quarterly reports on the CFSP budget; calls on the Commission to make an extensive interpretation of Article 49 (1) (g) of the Financial Regulation ~~and~~, to propose specific lines for each civilian CSDP mission under the CFSP chapter and to automatically include in the annual activity report a breakdown of each mission, the participants and the costs incurred;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Looks forward to initiatives which would bring clarity and consistency as to the financing and operating rules applying to civilian missions; welcomes, in the light of the ongoing discussion on flexibility in the financial rules, the commitment by the Commission to prepare a specific template for all CSDP missions, and to adapt the existing guidelines to their needs;

Amendment 122 #

Bas BELDER, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Bernd KÖLMEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Encourages the VP/HR to take leadership in CSDP and to play a steering role in breaking down silos by ensuring coordination between the Council, the Commission and the EEAS, and by guaranteeing coherence within the two latter bodies; suggests that EU Special Representatives could be entrusted with the mandate to improve dialogue and cooperation between the various EU players on the ground, in order to increase the coherence of the EU action and turn the multiple sources of funding from a challenge into an asseton responsibility for the CSDP;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Encourages the VP/HR to take ~~leadership in CSDP and to play a steering role in breaking down silos by~~responsibility in CSDP by better ensuring coordination between the Council, the Commission and the EEAS, and by guaranteeing coherence within the two latter bodies; suggests that EU Special Representatives could be entrusted with the mandate to improve dialogue and cooperation between the various EU players on the ground, in order to increase the coherence of the EU action and turn the multiple sources of funding from a challenge into an asset;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 125 #

Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Takes the view that the next European Council on defence should not waste an opportunity to have a deep discussion and produce concrete proposals on reforming the financial arrangements for CSDP missions and operations; calls on the European Council, at that meeting, to consider establishing a new form of closer coordination on a firmer footing within European defence forces, between Member States and at EU level, to be achieved by effective pooling of all resources, capabilities, and assets; urges the Member States to deliver on the commitments undertaken at the European Council of December 2013;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Takes the view that the next European Council on defence should not waste an opportunity to have a deep discussion and produce concrete proposals on reforming the financial arrangements for CSDP missions and operations; urges the Member States to deliver on the commitments undertaken at the European Council of December 2013; considers it necessary for the next European Defence Council to take concrete steps to improve the EU’s defence capabilities in a manner complementing NATO, to maintain and consolidate the European Defence Agency and to provide support for a common industrial and technological base;

Amendment 127 #

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Takes the view that the next European Council on defence should not waste an opportunity to have a deep discussion and produce concrete proposals on reforming the financial arrangements for CSDP missions and operations; in order to make them more efficient, more successful urges the Member States to deliver on the commitments undertaken at the European Council of December 2013;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Takes the view that the next European Council on defence should ~~not waste an~~seize the opportunity to have a deep discussion and produce concrete proposals on reforming the financial arrangements for CSDP missions and operations; urges the Member States to deliver on the commitments undertaken at the European Council of December 2013;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls on the Commission to support the efforts made by the Member States to put into effect the decisions adopted by the European Council on bolstering defence capabilities, bearing in mind the budgetary constraints facing some Member States.

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the President of the European Council, ~~the VP/HR,~~ the Council, the Commission, and the ~~govern~~parliaments and ~~parlia~~governments of the Member States~~, the Secretary-General of NATO and the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly~~.

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the EU and its Member States are by far the main funders of peace operations, while ~~CSDP~~common foreign and defence policy operations and missions represent only a small part of all funding; ~~regret~~justifies the very modest nature of CSDP interventions~~, especially the military ones, consisting mainly of low-profile military training missions instead of substantial European contributions to peace-keeping and peace-enforcement~~ by the fact that defence is a Member State prerogative and the only possible role for the Union is one of coordination; reminds the Union that defence falls within the competence of states, that it is not the role of the EU to take their place in that regard or to engage in military interventions as a token gesture or to attract media attention, and also that it cannot replace international peace-keeping organisations such as the UN;

Amendment 15 #

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the EU and its Member States are ~~by far the main~~major funders of peace ~~operations, while CSDP operat~~and crisis- management operations throughout the world and that CSDP civilian and military missions and ~~miss~~operations represent ~~only a~~a very small psharte of all funding; regrets the very modest nature of CSDP interventions, especially the military ones, consisting mainly of low-profile military training missions instead of substantial European contributions to peace-keeping and peace- enforcement; Is convinced that the EU cannot allow itself to focus exclusively on instruments for a post-crisis context or for supporting exit from crisis, but rather must be capable of intervention across the full spectrum of crisis management;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the EU and its Member States are by far the main funders of peace operations, while CSDP operations and missions ~~represent~~constitute only a small part of all funding; ~~regrets the very modest nature~~acknowledges the importance of CSDP interventions for achieving peace, while encouraging Member States to adopt a more pronounced stance towards the prevention of conflict and maintenance of sustainable peace in conflict-ridden zones; regrets the modest composition of CSDP interventions, especially the military ones, consisting mainly of ~~low-profi~~small-scale military training missions instead of substantial European contributions to peace-keeping and peace- enforcement;

Amendment 17 #

Bas BELDER, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Bernd KÖLMEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the EU and its Member States are by far the main funders of peace operations, while CSDP operations and missions represent only a small part of all funding; ~~regrets~~takes note of the very modest nature of CSDP interventions, especially the military ones, consisting mainly of low- profile military training missions instead of substantial European contributions to peace-keeping and peace-enforcement;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the EU and its Member States are by far the main funders of peace operations, while CSDP operations and missions represent only a small part of all funding; ~~regret~~notes the very modest nature of CSDP interventions, especially the military ones, consisting mainly of low-profile military training missions instead of substantial European contributions to peace-keeping and peace-enforcement;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to unleash the full potential of the Lisbon Treaty with regard to a faster and more flexible use of the CSDP missions and operations;~~deleted

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to the 2014 annual report and to the 2013 financial report of the European Defence Agency,

Amendment 20 #

Bas BELDER, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Bernd KÖLMEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to unleash the full potential of the ~~Lisbon Treaty with regard to a faster and more flexible use of the CSDP missions and~~ EU Treaties in initiatives based on closer cooperations;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to ~~unleash the full potential of~~consider the possibilities within the Lisbon Treaty with regard to a faster and more flexible use of the CSDP missions and operations;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to unleash the full potential of the Lisbon Treaty with regard to a faster and more flexible use of the CSDP missions and operations by setting-up, for instance, permanent structured cooperation, as foreseen by article 46 of the TEU, enabling EU cooperation on defence matters;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to unleash the full potential of the Lisbon Treaty, and especially of its article 44, with regard to a faster and more flexible use of the CSDP missions and operations;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes ~~with concern~~ that despite a combined yearly defence budget of some EUR 190 billion, the Member States are still unable to meet the 1999 Helsinki Headline Goals; recalls the ~~ambitious civilian headline goals set by the EU; calls for~~fact that defence is a national prerogative and encourages the Member States not to use it as a budget-balancing variable at a time when defence spending worldwide is rising rapidly; points out that determining military doctrine and concluding strategic defence partnerships are also tasks for the Member States and that the Union can do no more than provide encouragement when asked to do so; notes that the EU cannoto be strengthened as an actor in defence~~, and regrets~~ because of the lack of a clear military doctrine which operationalises the tasks listed in Article 43 TEU (the expanded ‘Petersberg tasks’); strongly advocates closer defence coordination and cooperation between Member States and at EU level, ~~in particular pooling and sharing of resources, capabilities and assets~~provided they take place as part of a European defence effort independent of NATO;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes ~~with concern~~ that despite a combined yearly defence budget of some EUR 190 billion, the Member States are ~~still unable~~failing to meet the 1999 Helsinki Headline Goals; ~~recalls the ambitious~~takes note of the civilian headline goals set by the EU; calls for the EU to be strengthened as an actor in defence, and regrets the lack of a clear military doctrine which operationalises the tasks listed in Article 43 TEU (the expanded ‘Petersberg tasks’); strongly advocates ~~closer~~ defence coordination and cooperation between Member States and at EU level~~, in particular pooling and sharing of resources, capabilities and assets~~;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes with concern that despite a combined yearly defence budget of some EUR 190 billion, the Member States are still unable to meet the 1999 Helsinki Headline Goals; recalls the ambitious civilian headline goals set by the EU; calls for the EU to be strengthened as an actor in defence, and regrets the lack of a clear military doctrine which operationalises the tasks listed in Article 43 TEU (the expanded ‘Petersberg tasks’); strongly advocates closer defence coordination and cooperation between Member States and at EU level, in particular pooling and sharing of resources, capabilities and assets;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes with concern that despite a combined yearly defence budget of some EUR 190 billion, the Member States are still unable to meet the 1999 Helsinki Headline Goals; recalls the ambitious civilian headline goals set by the EU; calls for the EU to be strengthened as an real actor in defence, and regrets the lack of a clear military doctrine which operationalises the tasks listed in Article 43 TEU (the expanded ‘Petersberg tasks’); strongly advocates closer security and defence coordination and cooperation between Member States and at EU level, in particular pooling and sharing of resources, capabilities and assets;

Amendment 29 #

Tonino PICULA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes with concern that despite a combined yearly defence budget of some EUR 190 billion, the Member States are still unable to meet the 1999 Helsinki Headline Goals; recalls the ambitious civilian headline goals set by the EU; calls for the EU to be strengthened as an actor in defence, and regrets the lack of a clear military doctrine which operationalises the tasks listed in Article 43 TEU (the expanded ‘Petersberg tasks’); strongly advocates closer ~~defence~~EU domestic and external policy coordination and better defence cooperation between Member States and at EU level, in particular pooling and sharing of resources, capabilities and assets;

Amendment 3 #

Bas BELDER, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Bernd KÖLMEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the ~~increasingly volatile security environment calls for a strengthening of the CSDP to make it a more effective policy instrument~~European Union has itself brought about the increasingly volatile security environment, such as, for example, the strained and diplomatically one-sided relationship with Russia;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes with concern that despite a combined yearly defence budget of some EUR 190 billion, the Member States are still unable to meet the 1999 Helsinki Headline Goals; recalls the ambitious civilian headline goals set by the EU; calls for the EU to be strengthened as an actor in defence in the context of NATO, and regrets the lack of a clear military doctrine which operationalises the tasks listed in Article 43 TEU (the expanded ‘Petersberg tasks’); strongly advocates closer defence coordination and cooperation within a NATO context between Member States and at EU level, in particular pooling and sharing of resources, capabilities and assets;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the level of funding for civilian CSDP missions under the CFSP chapter of the EU budget has declined over the past years ~~and is expected to stay stable as part of the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020; regret~~; notes that civilian missions have been affected by the generalised shortfall of payment appropriations, obliging the Commission to delay the payment of EUR 22 million to 2015 as a mitigating measure; welcomes, however, that some EUR 16 million have been identified as possible savings~~, allowing further missions to be funded should the need arise in the near future~~;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Note~~Regrets that the level of funding for civilian CSDP missions under the CFSP chapter of the EU budget has declined over the past years and is expected to stay stable as part of the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020; ~~regrets~~deplores the fact that that civilian missions have been affected by the generalised shortfall of payment appropriations, obliging the Commission to delay the payment of EUR 22 million to 2015 as a mitigating measure; welcomes, however, that some EUR 16 million have been identified as possible savings, allowing further missions to be funded should the need arise in the near future;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the level of funding for civilian CSDP missions under the CFSP chapter of the EU budget has declined over the past years and is expected to stay stable as part of the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020; regrets that civilian missions have been affected by the generalised shortfall of payment appropriations, obliging the Commission to delay the payment of EUR 22 million to 2015 as a mitigating measure; welcomes, however, that some EUR 16 million have been identified as possible savings, allowing further missions to be funded should the need arise in the near future; underscores the fact that expanded EU competences and more EU actions cannot be depicted as budget-neutral and that the MFF sets strict limits;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to focus greater attention on conflict prevention measures and post-conflict management measures aimed at keeping the peace;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the concrete measures and pragmatic solutions introduced recently by the Commission within the existing framework of financial rules in order to shorten financial procedures; deplores, however, the still significant delays in procuring essential equipment and services to the missions under the CSDP, partially due to the often slow process of adopting decisions by the Council, but also to a certain lack of flexibility of the financial rules, and the resulting negative effect on the missions’ functioning; recalls that the Court of Auditors already criticised this in its 2012 Special Report on the EU assistance to Kosovo related to the rule of law;deleted

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the concrete measures and pragmatic solutions introduced recently by the Commission within the existing framework of financial rules in order to shorten financial procedures; deplores, however, the still significant delays in procuring essential equipment and services to the missions under the CSDP, partially due to the often slow process of adopting decisions by the Council, but also to a certain lack of flexibility of the financial rules, and the resulting negative effect on the missions’ functioning; stresses the importance of CSDP joint disarmament missions seeking to provide military advice and assistance, as well as launching post-conflict stabilisation operations; recalls that the Court of Auditors already criticised this in its 2012 Special Report on the EU assistance to Kosovo related to the rule of law;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the concrete measures and pragmatic solutions introduced recently by the Commission within the existing framework of financial rules in order to shorten financial procedures concerning the CSDP civilian mission; deplores, however, the still significant delays in procuring essential equipment and services to the CSDP missions under the C~~SDP~~FSP framework, partially due to the often slow process of adopting decisions by the Council, but also to a certain lack of flexibility of the financial rules, and the resulting negative effect on the missions’ functioning; recalls that the Court of Auditors already criticised this in its 2012 Special Report on the EU assistance to Kosovo related to the rule of law;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the concrete measures and pragmatic solutions introduced recently by the Commission within the existing framework of financial rules in order to shorten financial procedures; deplores, however, the still significant delays in procuring essential equipment and services to the missions under the CSDP, partially due to the often slow process of adopting decisions by the Council, to a very bureaucratic system of procurement, but also to a certain lack of flexibility of the financial rules, and the resulting negative effect on the missions’ functioning; recalls that the Court of Auditors already criticised this in its 2012 Special Report on the EU assistance to Kosovo related to the rule of law;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the increasingly ~~volatile~~challenging security environment calls for a strengthening of the CSDP to make it a more effective policy instrument, a real guarantee for the safety of EU citizens and for the promotion of European interests and values;

Amendment 40 #

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the concrete measures and pragmatic solutions introduced recently by the Commission within the existing framework of financial rules in order to shorten financial procedures; deplores, however, the still significant delays in procuring essential equipment and services to the missions under the CSDP, partially due to the often slow process of adopting decisions by the Council, but also to a certain lack of ~~flexibility~~a consolidated approach ofn the ~~financial rule~~application of financial rules to CSDP missions, and the resulting negative effect on the missions’ functioning; recalls that the Court of Auditors already criticised this in its 2012 Special Report on the EU assistance to Kosovo related to the rule of law;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the concrete measures and pragmatic solutions introduced recently by the Commission within the existing framework of financial rules in order to shorten financial procedures; deplores, however, the still significant delays in procuring essential equipment and services to the missions under the CSDP, partially due to the often slow process of adopting decisions by the Council, but also to a certain lack of flexibility of the financial rules, and the resulting negative effect on the missions’ functioning, and potentially on the safety of missions; recalls that the Court of Auditors already criticised this in its 2012 Special Report on the EU assistance to Kosovo related to the rule of law;

Amendment 42 #

Daniel CASPARY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the concrete measures and pragmatic solutions introduced recently by the Commission within the existing framework of financial rules in order to shorten financial procedures; deplores, however, the still significant delays in procuring essential equipment and services to the missions under the CSDP, partially due to the often slow process of adopting decisions by the Council, but also to a certain lack of flexibility of the financial rules, and the resulting negative effect on the missions’ functioning and staff; recalls that the Court of Auditors already criticised this in its 2012 Special Report on the EU assistance to Kosovo related to the rule of law;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission to mitigate these shortfalls, and to propose the necessary adaptations to financial rules for civilian CSDP missions, in order to facilitate the rapid and flexible conduct of missions, while guaranteeing sound financial management of the EU resources and an adequate protection of the Union’s financial interests; takes the view that the budget implementation powers should be delegated to the Civilian Operation Commander, in the same way that has been done for Heads of EU Delegations;deleted

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission to mitigate these shortfalls~~, and to propose the necessary adaptations to financial rules for civilian CSDP mission~~ by preparing a specific template for the financial rules for civilian CSDP missions and by adapting existing guidelines to their needs, in order to facilitate the rapid and flexible conduct of missions, while guaranteeing sound financial management of the EU resources and an adequate protection of the Union’s financial interests; takes the view that the budget ~~implementation powers should be delegated to the Civilian Operation Commander, in the same way that has been done for Heads of EU Delegations~~should continue to be implemented by the Commission in close coordination with the Civilian Operation Commander;

Amendment 45 #

Marek JUREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission to mitigate these shortfalls, and to propose the necessary adaptations to financial rules for civilian CSDP missions, in order to facilitate the rapid and flexible conduct of missions, while guaranteeing sound financial management of the EU resources and an adequate protection of the Union’s financial interests; ~~takes the view that the budget implementation powers should be delegated to the Civilian Operation Commander, in the same way that has been done for Heads of EU Delegations;~~

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission to mitigate these shortfalls, and to propose the necessary adaptations to financial rules for civilian CSDP missions, in order to facilitate the rapid ~~and~~, flexible and more efficient conduct of missions, while guaranteeing sound financial management of the EU resources and an adequate protection of the Union’s financial interests; takes the view that the budget implementation powers should be delegated to the Civilian Operation Commander, in the same way that has been done for Heads of EU Delegations;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Urges the Commission to take note of recent jihadist terrorist attacks and accordingly step up security in public buildings in Europe, given that it presents the easiest target for jihadists, who have issued the Commission with a warning of a further terrorist strike;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to conduct an annual evaluation of the overall costs of security and defence policies, including a transparent presentation of procurement procedures, with a view to managing the budget allocated to this field as efficiently as possible in the future;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Strongly encourages~~Notes that the setting up of a Shared Services Centre (SSC)~~, together with~~ and the establishment of an Integrated Resource Management System (IRMS), a~~s a way to improve the speed of deployment, and cost-efficiency, of civilian missions; deplores that this initiative has been in~~re at a stalemate ~~so far~~; notes that a mission support platform is currently being considered~~, but calls on the Commission and the EEAS to make further steps towards establishing a genuine SSC~~;

Amendment 5 #

Bas BELDER, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Bernd KÖLMEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the increasingly volatile security environment, characterised with new risks and threats to which no Member State can cope with alone; calls for a strengthening of the CSDP to make it a more effective policy instrument;

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Strongly encourages~~Acknowledges the discussion with the regard to the setting up of a Shared Services Centre (SSC), together with an Integrated Resource Management System (IRMS), as a way to improve the speed of deployment, and cost-efficiency, of civilian missions; ~~deplor~~recognises that this initiative has been in a stalemate so far~~; notes that a mission support platform is currently being considered, but calls on the Commission and the EEAS to make further steps towards establishing a genuine SSC~~ and that according to the Commission the setting up of the SSC is unrealistic at this point in time; notes that a mission support platform is currently being considered;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Strongly encourages the ~~setting up of a Shared Services Centre (SSC)~~centralisation of mission support functions, together with an Integrated Resource Management System (IRMS), as a way to improve the speed of deployment, and cost-efficiency, of civilian missions; ~~deplor~~notes that th~~is initiative has been in a stalemate so far~~e discussions on this subject in the Council are still ongoing; notes that a mission support platform is currently being considered~~, but~~; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to ~~make fur~~ensure ther s~~teps towards establishing a genuine SSC~~wift progress on the file;

Amendment 52 #

Tonino PICULA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Strongly encourages the centralisation of mission support functions trough setting up of a Shared Services Centre (SSC), together with an Integrated Resource Management System (IRMS), as a way to improve the speed of deployment, and cost-efficiency, of civilian missions; deplores that this initiative has been in a stalemate so far; notes that ~~a mission support platform is currently being considered, but~~the discussions on this subject in the Council are still ongoing and calls on the Commission and the EEAS to make further common steps towards establishing a genuine ~~SSC~~shared mission support system;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that the chronic constraints of the EEAS/Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability’s administrative budget should be alleviated, as the yearly budget allocation remains too small to cater for all planning, conduct and support tasks, notably when more missions are launched almost simultaneously;deleted

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that the chronic constraints of the EEAS/Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability’s administrative budget should be fast alleviated, as the yearly budget allocation remains too small to cater for all planning, conduct and support tasks, notably when more missions are launched almost simultaneously;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Takes the view that the permanent CSDP Warehouse, which currently only serves new CSDP civilian missions, should quickly be upgraded by enlarging its scope to include existing missions and by improving the availability of stored equipment, and that it should be managed by the future SSC;deleted

Amendment 56 #

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Takes the view that the permanent CSDP Warehouse, which currently only serves new CSDP civilian missions, should quickly be upgraded by enlarging its scope to include existing missions and by improving the availability of stored equipment, and enlarge, as well, the diversity of the necessary equipment, and that it should be managed by the future SSC;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Takes the view that the permanent CSDP Warehouse, which currently only serves new CSDP civilian missions, should quickly be upgraded by enlarging its scope to include existing missions and by improving the availability of stored equipment~~, and that it s~~; proposes that the CSDP Warehouldse be managed by the future SSC;

Amendment 58 #

Bas BELDER, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Bernd KÖLMEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need for adequate staffing of missions in line with the various commitments made by Member States in this respect (e.g. the Civilian Headline Goal 2010, the Multi-Annual Civilian Capability Development Plan); deplores, however, the difficulties to recruit – and keep – a sufficient number of qualified personnel for CSDP missions; encourages the widespread use of rapidly deployable Civilian Response Teams (CRTs), which would increase the rapid reaction capacity of the EU, facilitate swift build-up of missions and contribute to the effectiveness of its crisis management response;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need for adequate staffing of missions in line with the various commitments made by Member States in this respect (e.g. the Civilian Headline Goal 2010, the Multi-Annual Civilian Capability Development Plan); deplores, however, the difficulties to recruit – and keep – a sufficient number of qualified personnel for CSDP missions; requests that the benefits and problems associated with the deployment of battle groups have to be scrutinised before an informed decision can be made in regards to the extent to which the CRTs would be used and possibly expanded; encourages the widespread use of rapidly deployable Civilian Response Teams (CRTs), which would increase the rapid reaction capacity of the EU, facilitate swift build-up of missions and contribute to the effectiveness of its crisis management response;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the increasingly volatile external security environment calls for a strengthening of the CSDP to make it a more effective policy instrument; whereas the Union needs to make its external borders more secure;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Regrets the opacity and the high costs that prevail in the selection process of the private companies chosen to ensure the security of the CSDP civilian missions' personnel; Calls for the setup of a security framework contract specific to CSDP civilian missions in order to lower the fares charged by private security companies and to make that selection process more transparent; Believes that European companies should be prioritized in that context;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the CSDP should be viewed as part of the broader ~~CFSP framework~~external CFSP dimension and of EU external action as a whole as well as part of the internal dimension of the common market, industry, space, research and development policies; strongly believes that coherence and complementarity should be ensured between the various instruments to achieve economies of scale and maximise the impact of EU spending; is convinced that the EU has more tools and leverage potential than any other supranational institution, given that its security and defence policy can be reinforced by a comprehensive approach with other types of EU instruments and financing mechanisms; believes, therefore, that CFSP resources should be used in a smarter way by tying CSDP in with the different programmes managed by the Commission;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the CSDP ~~should be viewed a~~is part of the broader CFSP framework and of EU external action as a whole; strongly believes that coherence and complementarity should be ensured between the various instruments to achieve economies of scale and maximise the impact of EU spending; is convinced that the EU has more tools and leverage potential than any other supranational institution, given that its security and defence policy can be reinforced by a comprehensive approach with other types of EU instruments and financing mechanisms; believes, therefore, that CFSP resources should be used in a smarter way ~~by tying CSDP in with~~, notably through enhanced coordination between CSDP instruments and the different EU funding programmes managed by the Commission;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the CSDP should be viewed as part of the broader CFSP framework and of EU external action as a whole; strongly believes that coherence and complementarity should be ensured between the various instruments to achieve economies of scale and maximise the impact of EU spending; is convinced that the EU has more tools and leverage potential than any other supranational institution, given that its security and defence policy can be reinforced by a comprehensive approach with other types of EU instruments and financing mechanisms; believes, therefore, that CFSP resources should be used in a smarter way by tying CSDP in with the different programmes managed by the Commission; believes that in the context of the deteriorating security situation in the east and south of the EU and after-effects of the financial crisis on the defence capabilities of the Member States, the EU institutions need to pinpoint ways of supporting Member States in their attempts to ensure security and defence, bearing in mind the obligations incumbent on some Member States owing to their membership of NATO;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for better military-civilian synergies where appropriate~~, notably in the areas of~~ and in particular to take into account at the beginning of the planning processes, notably in the areas of premises, medical services, logistics, transport and the security of missions, while respecting the different chains of command and the different nature of civilian and military missions;

Amendment 67 #

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for better military-civilian synergies where appropriate, notably in the areas of planning and coordination, logistics, transport and the security of missions, while respecting the different chains of command and the different nature of civilian and military missions;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for better military-civilian synergies where appropriate, notably in the areas of logistics, transport and the security of missions, while respecting the different chains of command and ~~the different nature~~clearly distinguishing between the natures, objectives and modes of functioning of civilian missions and military ~~miss~~operations;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for better military-civilian synergies where appropriate, notably in the areas of logistics, transport and the security of missions, while respecting the different chains of command and the different nature of civilian and military missions; considers, however, that the EU should above all focus on civilian missions so as best to play a soft-power role based on its ability to convince and on mediation;

Amendment 7 #

Philippe JUVIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the increasingly volatile security environment within and outside the Union calls for a strengthening of the CSDP to make it a more effective policy instrument;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls for mechanisms for cooperation between Member States to be strengthened, including through financing for those activities;

Amendment 71 #

Bas BELDER, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Bernd KÖLMEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Underlines the potential savings which would derive from fostering synergies at EU level in the military field, including transport, training and medical aid; Highlights the role of the European Defence Agency in its mission to foster interoperability and synergies in defence equipment and deployment capabilities among EU Member States, but strongly deplores that, while being headed by the HR/VP, it remains under the authority of the Council and fully funded outside the budget of the European Union, thus escaping from the European democratic scrutiny; calls for the budget of the European Defence Agency to be integrated in the general budget of the European Union;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the review of Crisis Management Procedures (CMP) agreed in 2013, as it led to improvements in the planning and launching of CSDP missions; ~~stresses, however, that more needs to be done to overcome the persistent ‘silos’ separating different parts of the EU~~emphasizes that the many components of the EU's foreign policy continue to function in parallel and calls for its enhanced co-ordination and co-operation; notwithstanding Member States' competence in foreign policy ~~mach~~and the intergovernmental nature of EU foreign policy;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the review of Crisis Management Procedures (CMP) agreed in 2013, as it led to improvements in the planning and launching of CSDP missions; stresses, however, that much more needs to be done to overcome the persistent ‘silos’ separating different parts of the EU foreign policy machinery;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission to set up permanent financial procedures for the cooperation between the Commission, the EEAS, the EDA, the ESA and member states in the fields of CSDP and common market, industry, space, research and development policies; regrets in this regard the failure of the past HR/VP to put forward the necessary proposal on how to assure the financing of EDA's staffing and running costs from the Union budget as required in the European Parliament's resolution of 12 September 2012 (2012/2050(INI)); calls therefore on the current VP/HR to remedy urgently this failure before the European Council on defence in June 2015; calls on the Commission and the Council to establish permanent financial rules to link EU actors form the areas of internal security (e.g. Frontex, Europol, ENISA) with external defence (e.g. EDA, EEAS);

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Welcomes the implementation of a pilot project on CSDP research done jointly by the European Commission and EDA as proposed by the Parliament in the budget 2015 in view of the Agency implementing Union objectives and Union budget; regrets in this context that the Commission did not provide the Parliament with an assessment of the potential of art. 185 TFEU as requested in its resolution of 21 November 2013 on the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (2013/2125(INI));

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Welcomes the Commission's Implementation Roadmap for Communication on European Defence and Security Sector adopted on 24 June 2014; calls on the Commission in this regard to outline in a stake-holder assessment in which way the potential beneficiaries as well as national and regional administrations are ready to use the described measures of the ESIF, ERDF, ESF or Interreg V; regrets in this regard that the Commission's proposals might come too late in order to influence the ongoing resource allocation of national and regional administrations and re-channel EU funds serving a stronger European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) ;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)

13d. Calls on the European Commission in view of her tasks to strengthen the EDTIB to put forward a proposal clarifying in which form a negative impact of restrictive measures set into force by the Council based on article 215 TFEU on exporting European defence and security industries can be compensated from the EU budget or relieved by non-distorting market activities;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the ‘Train & Equip’ initiative that would ensure the capacity building of partners, as part of a transition or exit strategy, by facilitating the financing of equipment for security forces of third countries; supports a systematic use of project cells, in which interested Member States or third countries can contribute; welcomes the fact that the Commission is considering a more permanent financial support for this initiative;deleted

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the ‘'Train & Equip’' initiative that would ensure the capacity building of partners, as part of a transition or exit strategy, by facilitating the financing of various forms of hardware and non-lethal equipment for security and defence forces of third countries and supports a joint approach by the EEAS and the Commission on the matter; supports a systematic use of project cells, in which interested Member States or third countries can contribute; w~~elcomes the fact that the Commission is considering a more permanent financial support for this initiative~~hich helps ensuring quick delivery and buy-in of security needs for host countries by providing project support and takes the view that they should be used systematically;

Amendment 8 #

Philippe JUVIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas cuts in national defence budgets are making it difficult for Member States to maintain their armed forces and preventing enhancement of the Union’s defence capabilities;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the ‘Train & Equip’ initiative that would ensure the capacity building of partners~~, as part of a transition or exit strategy, by facilitating the financing of equipment for security forces of third countri~~ strengthening crisis prevention through better training, advice, and equipment; calls on the Council to establish a procedure for the assessment where any commonly agreed delivery of military equipment and arms serves the common European interest; supports a systematic use of project cells, in which interested Member States or third countries can contribute; welcomes the fact that the Commission is considering a more permanent financial support for this initiative;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. WDoes not welcomes the ‘Train & Equip’ initiative that would ensure the capacity building of partners, as part of a transition or exit strategy, by facilitating the financing of equipment for security forces of third countries; does not supports a systematic use of project cells, in which interested Member States or third countries can contribute; does not welcomes the fact that the Commission is considering a more permanent financial support for this initiative;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes the Commission proposals aimed at improving the implementation of Directive 2009/81/EC (on public procurement contracts) and Directive 2009/43/EC (on transfers of defence-related products on the internal market); calls on the Commission to bear in mind that European undertakings operating in the field of defence need special judicial and financial arrangements to enable them to be competitive and to support national efforts to bolster defence capabilities;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls for greater involvement of the Commission and Member States in consolidating the military and civil capacities of Member States on the EU’s eastern and southern borders, bearing in mind the current political threats.

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

~~Financing military operations~~deleted

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Acknowledges~~Welcomes the fact that military operations are financed by the Member States outside the EU budget ~~and that their common costs are covered by the Athena mechanism; underlines that Athena is crucial to the fast deployment of those operations and is an instrument of solidarity between~~; notes that the Athena mechanism is a conflict- financing instrument for Member States, a~~s well as a major incentive, notably for~~nd third countries, and condemns those lfac~~king financial resources, to contribute to CSDP operations; regrets, however,~~t that it provides a major incentive to contribute to conflicts; welcomes the fact that the proportion of the common costs remains ~~very~~ low (around 10-15 % of all costs) and that the ‘costs lie where they fall’ principle ~~further deters Member States from taking an active part; finds that the long-term financing of military missions should be ensured~~still applies;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that military operations are financed by the Member States outside the EU budget and that their common costs are covered by the Athena mechanism; underlines that Athena is crucial to the ~~fast~~ deployment of those operations and is an instrument of solidarity between Member States, ~~as well as a major incentive, notably for~~encouraging them, especially those lacking financial and operational resources, to contribute to CSDP operations; regrets, however, that the proportion of the common costs remains very low (around 10-15 % of all costs) and that the ‘costs lie where they fall’ principle further deters Member States from taking an active part in CSDP operations; Worries that this state of affairs, especially in the context of the Member States' lack of willingness to participate to the operations' force generation, hampers the rapid deployment of CSDP operations and jeopardizes their overall efficiency; finds that the long-term financing of military missions should be ensured;

Amendment 87 #

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that military operations are financed by the Member States outside the EU budget and that their common costs are covered by the Athena mechanism; underlines that Athena is crucial to the fast deployment of those operations and is an instrument of solidarity between Member States, as well as a major incentive, notably for those lacking financial resources, to contribute to CSDP operations; regrets, however, that the proportion of the common costs remains very low (estimated at around 10-15 % of all costs) and that the ‘costs lie where they fall’ outdated principle further deters Member States from taking an active part and leads to delays or even complete blockages in decision-making; finds that the long-term, better financing of military missions should be ensured;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that military operations are financed by the Member States outside the EU budget and that their common costs are covered by the Athena mechanism; underlines that Athena is crucial to the fast deployment of those operations and is an instrument of solidarity between Member States, as well as a major incentive, notably for those lacking financial resources, to contribute to CSDP operations; regrets, however, that the proportion of the common costs remains very low (a~~round~~pproximately 10-15 % of all costs) and that the ~~‘costs lie where they fall’ principle~~high proportion of nation-borne costs and responsibilities in military operations is counter to the principles of solidarity and burden- sharing, which further deters Member States from taking an active part; finds that the long-term financing of military missions should be ensured;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that military operations are financed by the Member States outside the EU budget and that their common costs are covered by the Athena mechanism; underlines that Athena is crucial to the fast deployment of those operations and is an instrument of solidarity between Member States, as well as a major incentive, notably for those lacking financial resources, to contribute to CSDP operations; regrets, however, that the actual use of operational common costs borne by Athena enumerated in Annex III of the Council decision 2011/871/CFSP remains very limited and that the proportion of the common costs remains very low (around 10-15 % of all costs) and that the ‘costs lie where they fall’ principle further deters Member States from taking an active part; finds that the long-term financing of military missions should be ensured;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas budgetary cuts in defence spending and existing duplications require the rethinking of the financing of CSDP missions and operations by using budgetary allocations in a better and more cost-efficient way while ensuring proper democratic scrutiny at EU institutional level of all missions operations, whether civil or military;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 91 #

Bas BELDER, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Bernd KÖLMEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that military operations are financed by the Member States outside the EU budget and that their common costs are covered by the Athena mechanism; underlines that Athena is crucial to the fast deployment of those operations and is an instrument of solidarity between Member States, as well as a major incentive, notably for those lacking financial resources, to contribute to CSDP operations; regrets, however, that the proportion of the common costs remains very low (around 10-15 % of all costs) and that the ‘costs lie where they fall’ principle further deters Member States from taking an active part; fin~~ds that~~sists on the introduction of a guaranteed means of securing the long- term financing of military missions ~~should be ensured~~, including at the preparatory stage, which, in every operation, is of crucial importance; recommends that, during the current budget year, an analysis be carried out and a proposal drawn up identifying the resources required and arrangements for securing them;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that military operations are financed by the Member States outside the EU budget and that their common costs are covered by the Athena mechanism; underlines that Athena is crucial to the fast deployment of those operations and is an instrument of solidarity between Member States, as well as a major incentive, notably for those lacking financial resources, to contribute to CSDP operations; ~~regret~~notes, however, that the proportion of the common costs remains very low (around 10-15 % of all costs) and that the ‘costs lie where they fall’ principle further deters Member States from taking an active part; finds that the long-term financing of military missions should be ensured with full respect to Member States' competences in accordance with the subsidiarity principle;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that military operations are financed by the Member States outside the EU budget and that their common costs are covered by the Athena mechanism; underlines that Athena is crucial to the fast deployment of those operations and is an instrument of solidarity between Member States, as well as a major incentive, notably for those lacking financial resources, to contribute to CSDP operations; regrets, however, that the proportion of the common costs remains very low (around 10-15 % of all costs) and that the ‘costs lie where they fall’ principle further deters Member States from taking an active part; finds that the long-term financing of military missions should be ensured, particularly through increased contributions by the wealthier EU Member States;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Deplores~~Notes that, in this context, ~~that~~ the review of the Athena mechanism has not produced tangible results~~, and calls on the Council to deliver quickly on this issue; supports, in particular, an~~; resolutely opposes expansion of the costs eligible under Athena, such as the pre-financing of certain costs or the strategic transport of EU battle groups; expects a final decision on these issues at the next European Council on defence;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Deplor~~Notes, in this context, that the review of the Athena mechanism has not produced tangible results, and ~~calls on~~that the Council ~~to deliver quickly on this issue~~is not encouraging this form of cooperation; supports, in particular, an expansion of the costs eligible under Athena~~, such as the pre-financing of certain costs or the strategic transport of EU battle groups; expects a final decision~~; expects progress on these issues at the next European Council on defence;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Deplores, in this context, that the review of the Athena mechanism has not produced tangible results, and calls on the Council to deliver quickly on this issue; supports, in particular, an expansion of the costs eligible under Athena, (such as, for instance, the pre-financing of certain costs or the strategic transport of EU battle groups) and their budgetisation in the general budget of the European Union; expects a final decision on these issues at the next European Council on defence;

Amendment 97 #

Arnaud DANJEAN, Michael GAHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Deplores, in this context, that the review of the Athena mechanism has not produced tangible results, and calls on the Council to deliver quickly on this issue; calls on the United Kingdom to stop blocking the reform process; calls on the Council in the meantime to come back to the past practice to generally activate annually the financing of transport costs and the deployment costs for multinational task force headquarters borne by Athena (Annex III-B of the Council decision 2011/871/CFSP); supports, in particular, an expansion of the common costs eligible under Athena, such as the pre-financing of certain costs or the strategic transport of EU battle groups, thus to enable more Member States to contribute with their resources to military CSDP operations; expects a final decision on these issues at the next European Council on defence;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Deplores, in this context, that the review of the Athena mechanism has not produced tangible results, and calls on the Council to deliver quickly on this issue; supports, in particular, an expansion of the costs eligible under Athena, such as the pre-financing of certain costs, the automatic financing of expenditure on CSDP operational and mission deployment (infrastructure for the accommodation of forces, expenses relating to the establishment of points of entry for troops into theatres of operations and security stocks of food and fuel where necessary), or the strategic transport of EU battle groups ; expects a final decision on these issues at the next European Council on defence;

Amendment 99 #

Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Deplores, in this context, the fact that the review of the Athena mechanism has not produced tangible results, and calls on the Council to deliver quickly on this issue; points out that, under Article 43 of Council Decision 2011/871/CFSP of 19 December 2011 establishing the Athena mechanism, that decision and the annexes to it are subject to revision every three years and that, the last revision having taken place in the second half of 2011, a further revision in the second half of 2014 was required by law; supports, in particular, an expansion of the costs eligible under Athena, such as the pre- financing of certain costs or the strategic transport of EU battle groups; expects a final decision on these issues at the next European Council on defence;

source: 549.454

2016/02/23 REGI 52 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that Article 7 and Article 96 (7) of the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR)1 promote equal opportunities, non- discrimination and inclusion of persons with disabilities in the implementation of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) in general and in the Operational Programmes in particular and requests an integrated approach to addressing the specific needs of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or social exclusion, with special regard to persons with disabilities; stresses that ex ante evaluation shall appraise the adequacy of planned measures to promote equal opportunities between men and women and to prevent any discrimination, in particular as regards accessibility for persons with disabilities; stresses that national or regional strategic policy framework for lifelong learning shall be in place that contains concrete measures for the provision of skills development for people with disabilities; recalls that the monitoring committee shall examine in particular actions to promote equal opportunities and non-discrimination, including accessibility for persons with disabilities; __________________ 1 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that persons with disabilities face a variety of challenges in fulfilling their rights, especially in the areas of employment, housing and mobility; Notes that persons with disabilities make a valuable contribution to society as a whole, and that this contribution can be even greater if the (working) environment is properly adapted, for which ESI Funds are needed;

Amendment 11 #

Stanislav POLČÁK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that persons with disabilities make a valuable contribution to society as a whole, and that this contribution can be even greater if the (working) environment is properly adapted, for which ESI Funds are needed; reminds that according to the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 one in six people in the EU has a disability, over a third of people aged over 75 have disabilities that restrict them to some extent, over 20% are considerably restricted, and that furthermore, these numbers are set to rise as the EU's population ages;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that persons with disabilities make a valuable contribution to society as a whole and also as successful entrepreneurs who often run small business, and that this enriching contribution can be even greater if the (working and entrepreneurial) environment is properly adapted, for which ESI Ffunds are needed;

Amendment 13 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 14 #

Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Not~~Stresses that persons with disabilities make a valuable contribution to society as a whole, and that this contribution can be even greater if the (working) environment is properly adapted, for which ESI Funds are needed;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Expresses its deep concern in relation to the effect the austerity measures in the EU have been producing on the lives of persons with disabilities; calls thus on Member States to refrain from cuts on disability related benefits, community based services, health services, training and education programmes that will undermine the UN CRPD and will increase even more levels of poverty and social exclusion;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Encourages the Member States as well as regional and local authorities to increase their efforts in the area of prevention of discrimination and exclusion of persons with disabilities, including equal access to health care; stresses that discrimination shall explicitly be prohibited on the grounds of disability in the field of health care and measures shall be taken to ensure access to quality health care for all persons with all types of disabilities; requests that the European Union evaluate the impact of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union Directive 2011/24/EU on patients' rights in cross-border health care with regard to gaps in access for persons with disabilities, including accessible information, reasonable accommodation and training of professionals;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Encourages the Member States as well as regional and local authorities to ~~increase~~strengthen their efforts in the area of prevention of discrimination and exclusion of persons with disabilities, including equal access to health care, housing, transport, product and services, education and employment while increasing the overall awareness of the different disabilities and the corresponding needs;

Amendment 18 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ, Remo SERNAGIOTTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that Article 7 and Article 96 (7) of the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR)1 ~~promote~~require Member States and the Commission to ensure that equal opportunities, non- discrimination and inclusion of persons with disabilities are taken into account and promoted in the implementation of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) in general and in the Operational Programmes in particular; __________________ 1 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).

Amendment 20 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Mercedes BRESSO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 21 #

Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Encourage~~Strongly recommends the Member States as well as regional and local authorities to increase their efforts in the area of prevention of discrimination and exclusion of persons with disabilities, including equal access to health care;

Amendment 22 #

Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Urges the Member States to ensure that all infrastructure and installations financed through the ESI Funds can be accessed by persons with disabilities;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for digital instruments to be developed as well as platforms for distance working, boosting hot-desking and co-working, and promoting adaptive technology;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to cooperate closely with Parliament regarding the areas of concern raised by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in its ‘Concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union’2 and urges the European Union take the necessary measures to set up a structured dialogue with an independent budget line and sufficient funding for coordination among European Union institutions, agencies and bodies and for meaningful consultation with and the participation of persons with disabilities, including women, and girls and boys with disabilities, through their representative organizations; __________________ 2 United Nations, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union, 4 September 2015 (CRPD/C/EU/CO/1).

Amendment 25 #

Stanislav POLČÁK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to cooperate closely with Parliament regarding the areas of concern raised by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in its ‘Concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union’;2 requests the Commission to discuss the draft report on the implementation of the CRPD with the Parliament at the earliest possible convenience during its preparation; __________________ 2 United Nations, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union, 4 September 2015 (CRPD/C/EU/CO/1).

Amendment 26 #

Stanislav POLČÁK, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on those Member States that have not ratified the UNCRPD to do so as soon as possible;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that ESI funding ~~should be used to support deinstitutionalisation and services and living arrangements for persons with disabi~~, in particular the European Social Fund, should be used to tackle the crucial challenge of poverty and exclusion of people with disabilities, including the transition from institutional to community-based care, services and living arrangements in local communities; nevertheless notes that social politcies ~~in local communiti~~and their financing primarily remain the responsibility of Member States;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that ESI funding should be used to support deinstitutionali~~sation and services and~~zation in a balanced way, meaning that instead of determining that all disabled people must live in homes, policy is framed around people having access to the same range of options as everyone else with regard to where they live and receiving the support they need, wherever they may and if they may choose; notes also that ESI funds should be used to support equal access services, including internet, as well as equal and sufficient living arrangements for persons with disabilities in local communities in all areas: rural and sparsely populated, urban, on equal basis;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that ESI funding should be used to ~~support~~foster deinstitutionalisation ~~and~~, prevent any new institutionalization, develop support services and living arrangements in local communities for persons with disabilities ~~in l~~, especially for children and their families and to promote social ~~commun~~inclusion and access to mainstream, inclusive, quality education for boys and girls with disabilities;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that particular attention should be paid to ensure the ESI Funds never contribute in any way to segregation; calls on the Commission to monitor closely whether the principle of non-discrimination and related legislation is respected and fully applied when ESI Funds are used;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that ESI funding should be used to ~~support deinstitutionalisation and services and living arrangements for persons with disabilities in local communities~~take the necessary steps to move away from institutional care and facilitate the process of deinstitutionalisation while establishing inclusive services and living arrangements for persons with disabilities in local communities as well as to promote social inclusion and combat poverty and all forms of discrimination;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that ESI funding should be used to support deinstitutionalisation and services and living arrangements for persons with disabilities in local communities; calls for national plans for deinstitutionalization to include specific targets for establishing community-based care, provided by adequately qualified and trained people;

Amendment 32 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ, Remo SERNAGIOTTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that ESI funding should be used to support deinstitutionalisation and services and living arrangements for persons with disabilities in local communities and that it should be ensured through strict monitoring of the funding that these funds are not used for the redevelopment or expansion of institutions;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that ESI funding should be used to support deinstitutionalisation ~~and~~, integration, services and living arrangements for persons with disabilities in local communities;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights that the ESI Funds should promote the right of persons with disabilities, including persons in need of high-level support, to live in the community with access to high-quality services;

Amendment 35 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Mercedes BRESSO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve as much as possible national, regional and local organisations of persons with disabilities both in the programming and in the monitoring of Operational Programmes;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for account to be taken of the information contained in the Removal of Architectural Barriers plan when planning actions co-funded with ESI Funds;

Amendment 37 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Mercedes BRESSO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Recalls that, according to the article 7 of the Regulation n.1304/2013, financial support for organisations of persons with disabilities should be included in the programming of national and regional Operational Programmes;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Emphasises the importance of digital technology and of supports for disabled athletes; calls for existing gymnasiums to be renovated as necessary to accommodate the integration of disabled athletes;

Amendment 39 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Mercedes BRESSO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Stresses that barriers to access to public transport continue to exist; calls in particular for an overhaul of mechanisms enabling independent access to trains;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls on the Commission to monitor closely the application of the general ex- ante conditionalities on anti- discrimination and disability and to make sure that, in accordance with Article 19 of the CPR, Member States fulfil the criteria set latest by 31 December 2016; recommends the Commission to suspend payments if the obligation to protect the rights of persons with disabilities or prevent discrimination is breached;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges policy makers at local, regional, national and EU level to ensure efficient monitoring of the implementation of the provisions aimed at non-discrimination, as well as the accessibility of ESI funding and services to persons with disabilities; stresses in particular that the EU shall develop an approach to guide and foster deinstitutionalization and to strengthen the monitoring of the use of the ESI Funds so as to ensure that they are used strictly for the development of support services for persons with disabilities in local communities and not for the redevelopment or expansion of institutions;

Amendment 41 #

Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Favours proactive measures to support employment of persons with disabilities, and encourages public institutions to set an example. Such as strengthening of vocational training and effective enforcement of the implementation of the quota for persons with disabilities; offering stronger tax incentives for employers; increasing the accessibility for persons with disabilities to public places etc.;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Considers that all necessary measures have to be taken to guarantee barrier-free access in the mobility and transport sector, in particular when ESI Funds are involved;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Notes that the number of citizens with disabilities and/or functional limitations increases significantly within the ageing EU population and this poses an additional challenge and important task for which EFI funds can be of a great use, especially for regional and local authorities;

Amendment 46 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ, Remo SERNAGIOTTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls to use the ESI Funds in such a way that minimum standards of accessibility, mobility and housing for persons with disabilities are secured as well as that quality teaching adapted to the needs of children with disabilities in schools is assured;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Calls~~Reminds there is no hierarchy of human rights and disability-based discrimination must be tackled in the same way as discrimination on other grounds, including discrimination on more than one ground; calls therefore on all actors involved to pay particular attention to the integration of ~~persons~~women, children with disabilities and people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities.;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all actors involved to pay particular attention to the integration of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities. and to develop a comprehensive campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD and combat prejudice against persons with disabilities, including women and girls, and especially persons with psychosocial disabilities, intellectual disabilities, people with autism spectrum disorders and older persons with disabilities; requests that all materials related to capacity-building, training, awareness raising and public statements, among others, be made available in accessible formats;

Amendment 49 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all actors involved to pay particular attention to the integration of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities., especially women and children, including among migrants;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights, in view of the shared management system of Cohesion Policy implementation, the need for effective multilevel governance and coordination of measures in the fight against discrimination; urges the European Union to consider the establishment of an inter- institutional coordination mechanism and the designation of focal points in each European Union institution, agency and body;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all actors involved, including EU institutions, to pay particular attention to the integration of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities. and to adopt comprehensive recruitment policies;

Amendment 51 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ, Remo SERNAGIOTTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all actors involved to pay particular attention to the ~~integration~~needs of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities.;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that the EU institutions themselves should be a role model in implementing the Convention.

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights, in view of the shared management system of Cohesion Policy implementation, the need for effective multilevel governance and coordination of measures in the fight against discrimination; stresses on establishing a mechanism to build capacity and share good practices among the different European Union institutions and among its Member States on disability-inclusive and accessible human aid;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the importance of involving partners at all stages of the funding cycle; Recalls that bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, gender equality and non-discrimination have to be included in the partnership and need to be empowered to play their role in order to ensure that the interests and concerns of persons with disabilities or at risk of discrimination are effectively taken into account;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notices that the discrimination of persons with disabilities ~~make a valuable contribution to society as a whole, and that this contribution can be even greater~~remains a daily reality in the European Union and that full equality and protection from discrimination can only be achieved if discrimination and legal uncertainties for potential victims are tackled in all areas of life and if the (working) environment is properly adapted, for which ESI Funds are needed;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that persons with disabilities make a valuable contribution to society as a whole, and that this contribution can be even greater if the (working) environment is properly adapted, for which ESI Funds are needed; therefore urges the EU to take effective action to measure the employment of persons with disabilities and to increase their employment rate in the open labour market, including by providing training for member States on reasonable accommodation and accessibility in the context of employment;

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2016/02/24 TRAN 65 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Recital A

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas in its reactions to the European Parliament's resolution on "Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe", adopted by the Commission on 13 December 2011, the Commission acknowledged the need to ensure a seamless chain of accessible services to all (transport, accommodation, catering, and attractions), and to this end, it has started to put in place actions to raise awareness, improve the skills in the touristic sector, and ultimately increase the quality of tourist facilities for those with special needs or disabilities;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas the deadlines for implementing accessibility standards need to be flexible; whereas the authorities must make reasoned requests; whereas consultation at local level is most often necessary to respond to requirements and to the specific constraints of the various stakeholders;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Urges the Commission and the Council to look after the needs of people with disabilities ~~better, and to take such needs consistently into account~~and to ensure that the obligations imposed on transport services and tourist establishments do not jeopardise the sustainability of their activities; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Council to pay close attention to maintaining a balanced legal framework when reviewing EU regulations, such as those on passenger rights in different modes of transport (Regulations (EC) No 1107/2006 and (EC) No 261/2004 on air transport, Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 on rail transport, Regulation (EU) No 1177/2010 on waterborne transport and Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 on bus and coach transport);

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Urges the Commission and the Council to look after the needs of people with disabilities better, and to take such needs consistently into account when reviewing EU regulations, such as those on passenger rights in different modes of transport (Regulations (EC) No 1107/2006 and (EC) No 261/2004 on air transport, Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 on rail transport, Regulation (EU) No 1177/2010 on waterborne transport and Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 on bus and coach transport), and when drawing up legislation, for example on passenger rights in the context of multimodal journeys;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Urges the Commission and the Council to look after the needs of people with disabilities better, and to take such needs consistently into account when reviewing EU regulations, such as those on passenger rights in different modes of transport (Regulations (EC) No 1107/2006 and (EC) No 261/2004 on air transport, Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 on rail transport, Regulation (EU) No 1177/2010 on waterborne transport and Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 on bus and coach transport) and stresses that the European Union has committed itself to a barrier-free Europe in 2010 in the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that accessibility standards should be applied in consultation with the local authorities, representatives of associations of disabled persons and professionals in the sectors concerned; believes, furthermore, that the rules on accessibility should be relaxed and that compromises must be found between disabled people's needs and the financial obligations placed on transport services and tourist establishments;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Considers it necessary to grant exemptions in cases where the preservation of architectural heritage is at stake, where the environment or structure of the building makes alterations technically impossible without huge investment and where the work to be undertaken is clearly disproportionate to the economic benefits; calls on the Member States and the competent authorities to be more measured in imposing penalties on those who fail to comply with the standards;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls on~~Warns the Member States ~~to take all necessary steps towards the~~and the competent authorities against rigid implementation of EU legislation aimed at improving transport accessibility ~~(including bus, rail, air and waterborne transport) by strengthening the competences of the relevant enforcement bodies under passenger rights legislation~~; calls on them to give flexible instructions to the authorities responsible for enforcement of passenger rights legislation so that they can respond to often very different situations;

Amendment 18 #

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Ismail ERTUG, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the European Union strengthen the monitoring of the implementation of legislation on passenger rights and to harmonize the work of the national enforcement bodies and calls on the Member States to take all necessary steps towards the implementation of EU legislation aimed at improving transport accessibility (including bus, rail, air and waterborne transport) by strengthening the competences of the relevant enforcement bodies under passenger rights legislation in order to ensure the effective and equal enjoyment of rights by all passengers with disabilities across the European Union;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to take all necessary steps towards the implementation of EU legislation aimed at improving transport accessibility (including bus, rail, air and waterborne transport) and tackle the obstacles to a barrier-free Europe by strengthening the competences of the relevant enforcement bodies under passenger rights legislation; acknowledges the benefits of the European Disability Forum to promote all efforts and goals achieved in this regard;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the needs of people with disabilities in the fields of transport, mobility and tourism match business opportunities for transport and mobility services and can lead to win-win situations in serving people with ~~reduced mobility,~~all types of disabilities (including but not limited to people with reduced mobility, blind people, deaf and hard-of-hearing people; people with autism, people with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities etc.) as well as all other users of these services in the spirit of "design for all";

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to take all necessary steps towards the implementation of EU legislation aimed at improving transport accessibility at local, regional and state level (including bus, rail, air and waterborne transport, and also including stations, airports and ports) by strengthening the competences of the relevant enforcement bodies under passenger rights legislation;

Amendment 21 #

Rolandas PAKSAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to take all necessary steps towards the implementation of EU legislation aimed at improving transport accessibility (including bus, rail, air and waterborne transport) by strengthening the competences of the relevant enforcement bodies under passenger rights legislation, including accessibility and standardisation, harmonisation, technical requirements, incentives for businesses, trade union policy, and collective agreements;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to take all necessary steps towards the implementation of EU legislation aimed at improving transport accessibility (including buses and taxis, urban public transport, rail, air and waterborne transport) by strengthening the competences of the relevant enforcement bodies under passenger rights legislation;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to take all necessary steps towards the implementation of EU legislation aimed at improving ~~transport~~ accessibility for transport and tourism purposes (including bus, rail, air and waterborne transport) by strengthening the competences of the relevant enforcement bodies under passenger rights legislation;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make progress on implementing the European Disability Strategy 2010- 2020;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to clarify the responsibilities of each of the actors involved in providing care for people with reduced mobility, with particular regard to transfers between different modes of transport, and to provide Parliament with information on the participation of associations for people with disabilities and their role in the implementation of passenger rights regulations;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 28 #

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Ismail ERTUG, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Strongly believes in the advantages of common accessibility rules at EU level, and therefore looks forward to the swift adoption of the Commission’s proposal for the European Accessibility Act1~~; __________________ 1~~which will ensure that the air, bus, rail and waterborne passenger transport services, the websites, the mobile device-based services, smart ticketing and real-time information and Self-service terminals, ticketing machines and check-in machines used for provision of passenger transport services are fully accessible for people with disabilities; __________________ 1 COM(2015)0615. COM(2015)0615.

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Strongly believes in the advantages of common accessibility rules at EU level, and therefore looks forward to the swift adoption of the Commission’s proposal for the European Accessibility Act1; including much stronger EU-wide guarantees of accessibility of transport services especially as regards interchanges and step-free access on all public metro and railways; regrets that the mid-term assessment of the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020, due in 2015, has been delayed and calls the Commission to complete and communicate this assessment as soon as possible; __________________ 1 COM(2015)0615.

Amendment 3 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the needs of people with disabilities-functional diversity and reduced mobility in the fields of transport, mobility and tourism match business innovation opportunities for transport and mobility services and can lead to win-win situations in serving people with reduced mobility, as well as all other users of these services;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Strongly believes in the advantages of common accessibility rules at EU level, and therefore looks forward to the swift adoption of the Commission’s proposal for the European Accessibility Act1; however draws attention that tourist services of a cross-border nature are not covered by here-above proposal; __________________ 1 COM(2015)0615.

Amendment 31 #

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Ismail ERTUG, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Strongly believes in the advantages of common accessibility rules at EU level, and therefore looks forward to the swift adoption of the Commission’s proposal for the European Accessibility Act1 ; ~~__________________ 1~~emphasises the importance to integrate the needs of disabled passengers for obtaining barrier-free accessibility in the fields of transport, mobility and tourism; __________________ 1 COM(2015)0615. COM(2015)0615.

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. calls on the Commission to propose the ratification by the EU of the optional protocol to the Convention so that disabled people can enforce their rights better, especially as regards their lack of access to transport services and aspects of the built environment including tourist facilities and accommodation;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the need to adopt the European Accessibility Act that is instrumental in addressing all the issues related to PRM accessibility in the fields of transport, mobility and tourism;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

~~4. Emphasises that barrier-free accessibility to transport services, vehicles, infrastructure and intermodal connecting hubs is the key to securing mobility systems free from built-in discrimination;~~deleted

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that barrier-free accessibility to transport services, vehicles, infrastructure and intermodal connecting hubs is the key to securing mobility systems free from built-in discrimination; points out that the Connecting Europe Facility offers the possibility of financing measures in urban areas and measures to improve accessibility for people with some type of disability, which may amount to up to 10% of adaptation costs;

Amendment 36 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that barrier-free accessibility to transport services, vehicles, infrastructure and intermodal connecting hubs is the key to securing mobility systems free from built-in discrimination; in this regard stresses that further effort have to be made to make both transport services, vehicles and infrastructure accessible;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that barrier-free accessibility to transport services, vehicles, infrastructure and intermodal connecting hubs, in particular in rural areas, is the key to securing mobility systems free from built-in discrimination;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Maintains that accessibility is essential if people with disabilities are to take full advantage of the European tourism offering;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission, in its annual report on the implementation of TEN-T funds, to publish the progress made on measures and the amount of aid granted for adapting infrastructure to people with disabilities under the Connecting Europe Facility and other types of EU funding; calls likewise on the Commission to take action to promote greater involvement in projects geared to adapting infrastructure to people with disabilities, including among other things information and dissemination sessions for potential developers;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Highlights, in this connection, the importance of financing measures in urban areas, where people have to switch between different modes of transport more frequently and where people with some type of mobility dysfunction encounter most difficulties;

Amendment 43 #

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Ismail ERTUG, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that consistently accessible formats should top the agenda of digitised mobility market policies, and should ~~include availability of alternative communication systems, such as~~facilitate access for all persons with all types of disabilities in accessible languages, formats and technologies appropriate to different kinds of disabilities, including sign languages, Braille, augmentative and alternative communication systems and other accessible means, modes and formats of communication of their choice, including easy-to- read language, subtitling and personal text messages for travel information, booking and ticketing, while making use of more than one sensory channel;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that consistently accessible formats should top the agenda of digitised mobility market policies, and should include availability of alternative communication systems, such as easy-to- read language for travel information, booking and ticketing, while making use of more than one sensory channel; urges the Commission with regard to transport facilities and services to establish the appropriate monitoring and controlling mechanisms that will ensure that accessibility and assistive devices for people with disabilities will also be offered in public transport services, in all Member States;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Emphasises that persons with disabilities should be able to obtain information about multi-modal, cross- border services which provide door-to- door transport in such a way that they can choose between the most sustainable, the cheapest or the quickest service, and to book and pay for such services online;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls for real-time travel information to be made available so that, before they set out on a journey, persons with disabilities can obtain information about disruptions or alternative travel arrangements;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Encourages the Member States and the Commission to proceed with the European Disability Card pilot project, taking~~Welcomes the European Disability Card pilot project; Calls on the involved Member States and the Commission to take into consideration and ~~using~~to use where appropriate the latest technological developments, particularly in the fields of intermodality, interconnectivity and interoperability; Encourages all Member States to join the European Disability Card initiative and calls on the Commission to allocate the necessary financial resources to develop the European Disability Card as an EU-wide project;

Amendment 49 #

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Ismail ERTUG, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to proceed with the European Disability Card pilot project, taking into consideration and using where appropriate the latest technological developments, particularly in the fields of intermodality, interconnectivity and interoperability and emphasizes that the principle of "universal design" must always be applied when designing products related to air, bus, rail and waterborne passenger transport in order to fully comply with accessibility requirements;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU) requires the Union to combat discrimination based on disability when defining and implementing its policies and activities (Article 10) and gives it the power to adopt legislation to address such discrimination (Article 19);

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to proceed with the European Disability-Functional Diversity Card pilot project, taking into consideration and using where appropriate the latest technological developments, particularly in the fields of intermodality, interconnectivity and interoperability;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take steps to ensure that persons with disabilities can easily use the 112 emergency number anywhere in Europe;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that special attention shall be paid on assistive technologies which enable the independent living of people with disabilities and that acquired knowledge on the need for barrier-free mobility must be more fully integrated into upcoming research and innovation programmes, such as those within Horizon 2020;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that acquired knowledge on the need for barrier-free mobility must be more fully integrated into upcoming research and innovation programmes, such as those within Horizon 2020; points out that this will entail improving and harmonising statistical data at European level and sharing best practice;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that acquired knowledge on the need for barrier-free mobility and tourism services must be more fully integrated into upcoming research and innovation programmes, such as those within Horizon 2020;

Amendment 55 #

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Ismail ERTUG, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to foster research, data collection and exchange of good practices in consultation with representative organizations of persons with disabilities as well as to provide an overview of data on accessibility to tourism services for people with disabilities, as provided for in the two annexes to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 on tourism statistics;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. CRecognises that small and medium businesses will benefit from complying with standard EU requirements, rather than having to adjust to divergent national rules; however, regrets that touristic products and services were not included in the European Accessibility Act list; underlines that no further actions were taken at EU level regarding the touristic facilities and services, in order to harmonise gradually the accommodation classification (hotel, B&B, etc.), taking into account accessibility criteria; calls on the Commission to provide an overview of data on accessibility to tourism services for people with disabilities, as provided for in the two annexes to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 on tourism statistics;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to provide an regular overview of data on accessibility to tourism services for people with disabilities, as provided for in the two annexes to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 on tourism statistics;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Emphasizes that tourism services must take into account special needs of people with disabilities such as easy access to information, communication and facilities such as rooms, bathrooms, toilets and other interior spaces;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the relevant authorities in the Member States to fac~~ilitate transport staff’s training~~tively support programmes for the development of qualifications and specialised training for transport staff in awareness and disability equality.

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas there are 80 million people with disabilities-functional diversity in Europe, i.e. a sixth of the population;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the relevant authorities in the Member States to prepare awareness- raising strategies on the rights of persons with disabilities and to facilitate transport staff’s training in awareness and disability equality and urges that training materials are also available in accessible formats.

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the relevant authorities in the Member States to facilitate transport staff’s training in awareness and disability equality especially for those members of staff that are in direct contact with passengers.

Amendment 62 #

Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the relevant authorities in the Member States to facilitate transport and tourism staff’s training in awareness and disability equality.

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the relevant authorities in the Member States to facilitate transport staff’s training in awareness and disability equality and to encourage collaboration and the exchange of good practice among European organisations working in the disability field and public and private bodies responsible for transport.

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that airline staff must be given rigorous training so that airlines can provide adequate services to persons with a disability; stresses that particular attention must be paid to making sure that staff can handle wheelchairs without damaging them.

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Maintains that the ‘tourism for all’ principle should be the reference point for any tourism-related action at national, regional, local, or European level; points out that tourism service providers should allow for the needs of people with disabilities by promoting the adaptation of facilities and staff training activities.

Amendment 7 #

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Ismail ERTUG, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas, although it is desirable for people with disabilities to have access to transport and to various tourist establishments, it is important to note that applying overly strict accessibility standards often involves significant costs which may jeopardise the economic viability of the businesses forced to implement them even if they are contrary to reason;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas Articles 21 and 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU explicitly prohibit discrimination on the ground of disability, and provide for equal participation of the persons with disabilities in society;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas in the tourism sector, and particularly in the hospitality sector, many businesses are closing down, or are planning to, because of disproportionate accessibility requirements;

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2016/02/26 CULT 79 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that independence, integration and access to an inclusive education and training system, cultural life, leisure and sport are rights guaranteed by Articles 19, 24 and 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and are protected under EU law, in particular in the context of fighting discrimination on the grounds of disability (Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU) and the principle of ~~integration~~full and effective participation and inclusion in society of persons with disabilities (Article 263 of ~~the Charter~~CRPD); asks the Commission and the Member States therefore to reinforce measures aimed at ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to key areas such as education, culture and sport;

Amendment 10 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on Member States to ensure that education and training are organised to include children and adults with physical or intellectual disabilities, providing counselling, assistance and individual instruction; notes that such initiatives are eligible for support from the Structural Funds, the European Fund for Strategic Investments and the Erasmus + Programme;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights that equal opportunities can only be achieved if the right to inclusive education and training is granted at all levels and types of education and training, including lifelong learning, through the adoption of relevant legislation which will prohibit any discrimination on the basis of disabilities;

Amendment 12 #

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Urges the Member States and Commission to pay particular attention to the specific needs of women and girls with disabilities (since they are exposed to a greater risk and double discrimination), and to incorporate the gender perspective in educational and training programmes and services to promote gender equality and empower women with disabilities;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls the draft General Comment by the UN CRDP Committee on Article 24, the Right to Inclusive Education, which details its normative content, the obligations of states, its relation with other provisions of the convention, and its implementation at the national level;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls for an immediate stop of all austerity measures and urges both the EU and Member States to adopt the necessary legislation to fully and consistently comply with the UN CRPD, guaranteeing, amongst the others, adequate levels of disability related benefits, community based services, health services and high quality education and training programmes;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses the importance of making people with disabilities more aware of their potential and the contributions they can make;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Recalls that the programmes targeted at young people should take a special interest in young people with disabilities;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Recognises the importance of culture in terms of changing attitudes towards disabilities;

Amendment 18 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Helga STEVENS, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andrew LEWER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have ~~adequat~~effective access to education and training services where ~~tailored~~ education pro~~jects are needed; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with~~cesses assist persons with disabilities to reach their full social, economic and educative potential; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes and continuous professional development opportunities for educators in order to support their work with learners with disabilities, increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities with special regard to the different types of impairments and for them to be actors in combatting prejudice against persons with disabilities in schools, especially persons with psychosocial disabilities and intellectual disabilities;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that independence, integration and access to an inclusive education and training system, cultural life, leisure and sport are rights guaranteed by Articles 19, 24 and 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and are protected under EU law, in particular in the context of fighting discrimination on the grounds of disability (Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU) and the principle of integration of persons with disabilities (Article 26 of the Charter); asks the Commission and the Member States therefore to reinforce measures aimed at ensuring that people with disabilities have effective and equal access to key areas such as inclusive, quality education, culture and sport and include disability- specific indicators in the Europe 2020 strategy when pursuing the education target;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequate access to education and training services where tailored education projects are needed; ~~asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities;~~ stresses that the necessary measures shall be taken to ensure that all students with disabilities receive the reasonable accommodation needed to enjoy their right to inclusive quality education; recommends that European Schools implement a non-rejection policy on the grounds of disability and ensure inclusive, quality education for all students with disabilities; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities and in order to combat prejudice against persons with disabilities and especially persons with psychosocial disabilities, intellectual disabilities and older persons with disabilities;

Amendment 21 #

Hannu TAKKULA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequate access to education and training services where tailored education projects are needed; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff, as well as for all relevant stakeholders involved in non-formal and informal learning settings, in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities;

Amendment 22 #

Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequate access to education and training services where tailored education projects are needed; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff and access to ICT infrastructures in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities and enhance social inclusiveness;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequate access to education and training services where tailored education projects that take into account the level of disability are needed; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities;

Amendment 24 #

Jana TOOM, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequate access to education and training services where tailored education projects are needed; asks the Member States or responsible devolved regional or national governments to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities;

Amendment 25 #

Dominique BILDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequate access to education and training services where tailored education projects are needed; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities; also proposes that Member States adapt their infrastructures for students with disabilities and points out that, in order to do so, they can make use of European funds or projects supported by the European Investment Bank;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequate access to education and training services where tailored education projects are needed; notes in this regard that people with disabilities who belong to ethnic, linguistic or religious minorities are often particularly vulnerable; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities;

Amendment 27 #

Theodoros ZAGORAKIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequate access to education and training services where tailored education projects are needed; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities; points out the technical and financial shortcomings of the special education programmes, particularly in the Member States affected by the crisis, and calls on the Commission to examine how to improve matters;

Amendment 28 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Helga STEVENS, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andrew LEWER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that providing access to education to persons with disabilities should also include access to lifelong learning, including the provision of needs-based reasonable accommodation;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the EU and Member States to deliver effective measures aimed at tackling segregation and rejection of students with disabilities in schools and learning environments, making all the necessary efforts to ensure they fully enjoy their right to inclusive and quality formal, non-formal and informal education, including accommodation and support needed;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that independence, integration and access to an inclusive education and training system, cultural life, leisure and sport are rights guaranteed by Articles 19, 24 and 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and are protected under EU law, in particular in the context of fighting discrimination on the grounds of disability (Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU) and the principle of integration of persons with disabilities (Article 26 of the Charter); asks the Commission and the Member States therefore to reinforce measures aimed at ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to key areas such as inclusive, quality education, culture and sport and include disability-specific indicators in the Europe 2020 strategy when pursuing the education target;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to increase its commitment to European mobility for students with disabilities; urges Member States to improve the visibility and transparency of mobility opportunities and access thereto for students with disabilities;

Amendment 31 #

Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for efforts to be made to publicise Europe-wide student exchange programmes;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls that the sub-programme MEDIA of Creative Europe should pay special attention to projects including the issue of disabilities, and that the educational power of films and festivals in this regard should be emphasised;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that necessary measures must be taken to ensure that education institutes are empowered to implement measures of reasonable accommodation to make education more physically accessible, as well as implement measures so that inclusive education becomes such which facilitates the process of the learner to attain his or her full potential; recommends that European Schools implement a non-rejection policy on the grounds of disability and ensure inclusive, quality education for all students with disabilities;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls on the EU and Member States to deliver a targeted approach aimed at supporting learning environments where persons with disabilities can specifically learn competences and skills to overcome disabilities so as to enhance their path to achieve a full and complete independent life;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls on the Member States to guarantee recognition of qualifications and access to lifelong education or vocational training for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Insists on the necessity to make specific provisions within ERASMUS+ for access to mobility for all persons, including special care with regards the question of disabilities throughout all aspects of the programme;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls for the implementation of effective measures that address violence and bullying within the educational system as research shows that most measures at the level of Member States fail to recognise and address the particular risk of children with disabilities. Notes that schools play a crucial role in promoting social inclusion, and stresses the need of a proper mechanisms that enables inclusion in mainstream schools and which could also ensure that educators teachers are properly prepared and trained to recognise and react to violence against children with disabilities;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to facilitate the recognition of qualifications for students with disabilities enrolled in the European Schools; recommends the development of individual syllabuses agreed defined at the start of the school year by schools, families and national authorities;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Calls for education systems to refrain from creating environments that label learners, such as banding and streaming, as this negatively affects students with disabilities especially those with learning difficulties;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that independence, integration and access to an inclusive education and training system, cultural life, leisure and sport are rights guaranteed by Articles 19, 24 and 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and are protected under EU law, in particular in the context of fighting discrimination on the grounds of disability (Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU) and the principle of integration of persons with disabilities (Article 26 of the Charter);asks the Commission and the Member States therefore to reinforce measures aimed at ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to key areas such as education, culture and sport and access to extracurricular activities (such as theatre, languages and arts);

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Recalls that children with disabilities and their families must be supported through measures of early intervention, adequate social assistance and appropriate community-based services;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Calls on the Commission to adopt effective measures to prevent violence against children with disabilities, targeting families, communities, professionals and institutions. Notes with concern that society's lack of awareness, general discriminatory views based on prejudice, lack of interaction between people with and without disabilities can all contribute to violence again children with disabilities;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)

2f. Calls on the Commission to mainstream a women and girls with disabilities perspective in its forthcoming gender equality strategy, policies and programmes so as a gender perspective in its disability strategies to promote gender equality and empowerment of women with disabilities, to ensure disability inclusive education and development and to strengthen the meaningful participation of women with disabilities in the disability dialogue;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. UStresses that people with disabilities need to have access to information and communication in accessible formats and technologies appropriate to different kinds of disabilities, including sign languages, Braille, augmentative and alternative communication and other accessible means, modes, formats of communication of their choice, including easy-to-read formats, subtitling; hence calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to enforce the implementation of its legislation on access to information and communication; urges the Council to adopt without further delay the Decision on the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. UStresses that people with disabilities need to have access to information and communication in accessible formats and technologies appropriate to different kinds of disabilities, including sign languages, Braille, augmentative and alternative communication, and other accessible means, modes and formats of communication of their choice, including easy-to-read formats, subtitling; hence urges the Council to adopt without further delay the Decision on the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Urges the Council to adopt without further delay the Decision on the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled so as to ratify it on behalf of the EU and implement consistent and effective measures in line with its provisions;

Amendment 46 #

Dominique BILDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Urges the Council to adopt without further delay the Decision on the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled; also calls on the Council to reconsider certain exemptions being proposed under the directive on the accessibility of websites, since these might have the effect of excluding people who are blind or visually impaired from access to given online services, including all websites operated by public sector bodies;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take steps to ensure that intellectual property rights do not pose an unreasonable or discriminatory barrier to access by persons with disabilities to cultural materials;

Amendment 48 #

Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that Youth strategies after 2018 should mainstream the needs of young persons with disabilities;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to establish a mandatory exception to copyright for non- commercial uses for people with a disability, in order that they may gain access to works more easily, and to provide for that exemption to apply to the extent required by the specific disability concerned;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that independence, integration and access to an inclusive education and training system, civic and cultural life, leisure and sport are rights guaranteed by Articles 19, 24 and 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and are protected under EU law, in particular in the context of fighting discrimination on the grounds of disability (Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU) and the principle of integration of persons with disabilities (Article 26 of the Charter); asks the Commission and the Member States therefore to reinforce measures aimed at ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to key areas such as education, culture and sport, as well as democratic participation;

Amendment 50 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls that sport is an extremely valuable tool in the context of social inclusion and integration as these activities provide opportunities for interaction and the attainment of social skills; stresses the need to ensure effective access for persons with disabilities to sport and for their participation in sports events. Notes that right to have full access to cultural, recreational and sport activities are fundamental rights and are key element to a barrier-free Europe, thereby calls on the Commission to improve the accessibility of sports, leisure, cultural and recreational organisations, activities, events, venues, goods and services including audiovisual ones;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notices the progress that have been achieved in the regulation of students' exchange programmes, in particular Erasmus+ programme, by including supplementary financial support for the mobility of students and staff with disabilities; acknowledges that in practice disabled students still face numerous barriers (attitudinal, communication, architectural, information barriers, etc.) when trying to participate in international mobility programs and that further measures are urgently needed in order to address this issue;

Amendment 52 #

Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Welcomes the initiatives to provide audio-visual and other works with suitable subtitles or audio description so as to make them accessible to people with disabilities;

Amendment 53 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to better support and promote participation of persons with disabilities in the EU exchange programmes and to provide more accessible and detailed information on the programmes' accessibility; calls furthermore on the Commission to promote the exchange of best practices regarding the access to exchange programmes for students and teachers with disabilities;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Insists on the importance of digital systems for people with disabilities as a tool to facilitate their participation in all aspects of society, including through assistive technologies; calls on the legislators at national and EU level to include accessibility provisions when implementing digital single market legislation, to mainstream the issue of digital content accessibility in all relevant polices, and to take the necessary measures to fight cybercrime and cyberbullying;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Insists on the importance of digital systems for people with disabilities as a tool to facilitate their participation in all aspects of society, including through assistive technologies; calls on the legislator at national and EU level to include accessibility provisions when implementing digital single market legislation and to take the necessary measures to fight cybercrime and cyberbullying; urges that the use of assisting ambient technologies for the inclusion of people with disabilities in education are to be investigated and that their impact on people with disabilities and also on the possible use for other citizens shall be examined;

Amendment 56 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Helga STEVENS, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andrew LEWER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Insists on the importance of digital systems for people with disabilities as a tool to facilitate their participation in all aspects of society, including through assistive technologies; calls on the legislator at national and EU level to include accessibility provisions when implementing digital single market legislation and to take the necessary measures to fight cybercrime and cyberbullying, urges that the use of assisting ambient technologies for the inclusion of people with disabilities in education are to be investigated and that their impact on people with disabilities and also on the possible use for other learners shall be examined;

Amendment 57 #

Louis MICHEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Insists on the importance of digital systems for people with disabilities as a tool to facilitate their participation in all aspects of society, including through assistive technologies; calls on the legislator at national and EU level to include accessibility provisions when implementing digital single market legislation and to take the necessary measures to fight cybercrime and cyberbullying; calls for a cross-cutting approach to the human rights of people with disabilities to be applied in all EU policies;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to continue working on the inclusion of the persons with disabilities through financial support for a range of grassroots projects and organisations;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that persons with disabilities should not be left out or lag behind in accessing the digital and technological developments that are ever more increasing the ways we access and impart information, creating online interactive mediums and facilitate access to culture, and calls on the Commission to ensure that in its digital single market legislation and measures related thereto it considers specific measures that may be required to facilitate access to the opportunities of digital and technological developments for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points to the importance of sport as a tool for social integration and calls on the Commission and Member States, pursuant to Article 30 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to launch specific programmes aimed at making sport more accessible for people with disabilities;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recognises that a disproportionate number of people with disabilities are not currently online, and as such, are missing out information, opportunities, learning new skills, and accessing important services;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission to involve civil society organisations, in particular organisations of persons with disabilities in the preparation of country by country reports and country specific recommendations, to achieve the goal of "nothing about us without us";

Amendment 62 #

Hannu TAKKULA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Asks the Commission to initiate training programmes for 'Digital Champions' within communities to get more people online;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Asks the Commission to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD~~; asks each EU institution and agency to organise a specific training module on the CRPD for its staff~~, in cooperation with organisations for people with disabilities.

Amendment 64 #

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Asks the Commission~~Encourages Member States to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD; asks ~~each~~relevant EU institutions and agencyies to organise a specific training module on the CRPD for its staff, in cooperation with organisations for people with disabilities.

Amendment 65 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Asks the Commission to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD and to combat prejudice against persons with disabilities; asks each EU institution and agency to organise a specific training module on the CRPD for its staff, in cooperation with organisations for people with disabilities; emphasises the need for setting up a structured dialogue between the Commission, persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in order to achieve their active involvement in the development and implementation of the future education and training policies.

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Asks the Commission to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD, which focuses on the exchange of good practices; asks each EU institution and agency to organise a specific training module on the CRPD for its staff, in cooperation with organisations for people with disabilities.

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Asks the Commission to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD; asks each EU institution and agency to organise a specific training module on the CRPD for its staff, in cooperation with organisations for people with disabilities and urges that further all materials related to capacity-building, training and awareness raising shall be made available in accessible formats.

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Asks the Commission to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD; asks each EU institution and agency to organise a specific training module on the CRPD for its staff, in cooperation with organisations for people with disabilities and urges that materials related to capacity-building, training and awareness raising shall be made available in accessible formats.

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Asks the Commission to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD; asks each EU institution and agency to organise a specific training module on the CRPD for its staff, in cooperation with organisations for people with disabilities.; reminds all EU institutions and bodies of the importance of ensuring that their information portals are fully accessible to all persons with disabilities.

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Urges the Commission to act accordingly within the limits of its competences and through coordination towards improvement of access and ideally for guaranteed access for all children with disabilities to inclusive and quality education in European schools;

Amendment 70 #

Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch specific educational programmes in schools to enhance our young people’s awareness with regard to people with disabilities.

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Supports initiatives aimed at making able-bodied people aware of the difficulties experienced by people with a disability;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on public authorities at all levels to encourage and guarantee the participation of people with disabilities in the making of policies and programmes that affect them.

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Strongly believes that an effective cross-cutting and comprehensive review of the EU legislation should take place as soon as possible to fully harmonise it with the UN CRPD provisions, implementing a democratic and participatory process aimed at ensuring a direct and full involvement of representative organisations of persons with disabilities.

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that the importance of UN CRPD fundamentally lies in bringing about a change in cultural attitudes towards recognising that obstacles in the social and economic environments disable people rather than seeing the disability in the person.

Amendment 75 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Reminds all EU institutions and bodies of the importance of ensuring that competitions, training, refresher courses, traineeships and work experience are available to young people and workers with disabilities through the appropriate channels and with technological backup where necessary;

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Emphasises the importance of systematic and close consultation between representative organisations of persons with disabilities, policymakers, business and other relevant stakeholders in relation to all new initiatives, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and actions related to education, training, culture, sport and youth.

Amendment 77 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the EU to ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN CRPD recalling the favourable 2008 Commission proposal approved by the European Parliament in its legislative resolution adopted in 2009 and highlights that so far a large majority of EU Member States have signed and ratified it.

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Acknowledges that in order to develop adequate policies to ensure inclusive education for all persons with disabilities in the EU, there is a need for comparable and consistent EU data; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to strengthen their efforts to collect reliable statistical data on the participation of persons with disabilities in the different levels and types of education and training, on their participation in mobility programmes and on the number of persons with disabilities which are early school leavers.

Amendment 79 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jana TOOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Asks the Commission to include disability specific indicators in the Europe 2020 strategy when pursuing the targets on education and training.

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls on the Commission and Member States, pursuant to Article 30 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to take the necessary steps to ensure that people with disabilities have the right to enjoy access to places offering cultural performances or services;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights that the UN CRPD Committee in its Concluding Observations critically noted that austerity measures adopted by EU and Member States worsened standard of living of persons with disabilities, leading to higher poverty and social exclusion levels and cuts in education and training programmes;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Attaches the highest importance to Articles 33 and 34 of the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities — CRPD— (‘National implementation and monitoring’) and to the United Nations Committee’s concluding observations 76 and 77, and accordingly welcomes the approval given by the United Nations Committee to the European Parliament’s presence in the independent monitoring framework;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. C. Whereas the wide-ranging recommendations offer guidance for legislative and policy actions across the EU's sphere of competence;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. D. Whereas the review processes by monitoring bodies offer a valuable opportunity for input from civil society organisations, including organisations of persons with disabilities; Whereas retaining this level of involvement and consultation through the follow up of the concluding observations presents a greater challenge, given the wide-ranging scope of the Committee's recommendations;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1 e. E. Whereas some Member States that have ratified the CRPD were yet to establish or designate the bodies to implement and monitor the convention, as required under Article 33; Whereas the work of those bodies already established, in particular the monitoring frameworks set up under Article 33 (2), is impeded by a lack of financial and human resources, and the absence of a solid legal basis for their designation;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the Committee on Petitions provides ~~full~~ active protection for European citizens (natural or legal persons) pursuant to Article 227 TFEU, enabling them to lodge a complaint against an infringement of their rights on the part of European, national and local authorities, in ~~connection with~~cluding those derived from the application of European policies whose purpose is to implement the CRPD, in the context of the Declaration in relation to the delimitation of competences annexed to the Final Act adopting the Treaty;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the fact that the Committee on Petitions is recognised as ~~the EU’s only~~one of the institutional instruments of the EU (alongside the Ombudsman, appointed to protect citizens in the event of maladministration) able to play the protection role within the independent monitoring framework, in keeping with the principles relating to the operation of national institutions set up to protect and promote human rights (‘Paris Principles’), adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its 1993 resolution 48/134;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes the European Disability Strategy (2010-2020).

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes the hundreds of petitions received on the field of disabilities over the years, which help showing the reality of millions of people across Europe, and the constraints and challenges they face daily to be able to enjoy a life in dignity; reminds that full inclusion of persons with disabilities is not only a right and a deserved benefit for the concerned individuals, but an asset for the society as a whole as it benefits from the values and diverse skills these persons bring forward;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that all persons with disabilities have the right to live in a society in which they enjoy equal opportunities compared with others so as to ensure their full integration and participation therein.

Amendment 18 #

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Welcomes the initiative of~~Considers it important that the Committee on Petitions to organise ~~an annual event focusing on petitions in the field of~~s regular hearings and/or other kinds of activities that address the problems facing persons with disabilities, in cooperation with multiple stakeholders, including other relevant committees of the European Parliament, members of the EU Framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), members of civil society and academics;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the initiative of the Committee on Petitions to organise an annual event focusing on petitions in the field of disabilities~~, in cooperation with~~ and stresses the important role of dialogue with and input from multiple stakeholders, including other relevant committees of the European Parliament, members of the EU Framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), ~~members of~~ civil society organisation representing people with disabilities and academics;

Amendment 2 #

Eleonora EVI, Laura AGEA, Isabella ADINOLFI, Rosa D'AMATO, Laura FERRARA, Marco AFFRONTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recalls that the UN CRPD Committee in its Concluding Observations highlighted the disproportionately adverse and retrogressive effect the austerity measures in the EU have been producing on the adequate standard of living of persons with disabilities, thus suggesting the provision of a minimum social protection floor, to be introduced in accordance with national practices;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the initiative of the Committee on Petitions to organise ~~an annual~~targeted events focusing on petitions in the field of disabilities, in cooperation with multiple stakeholders, including other relevant committees of the European Parliament, members of the EU Framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), members of civil society and academics;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the initiative of the Committee on Petitions to organise an ~~annual event~~event this year focusing on petitions in the field of disabilities, in cooperation with multiple stakeholders, including other relevant committees of the European Parliament, members of the EU Framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), members of civil society and academics;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the use of Braille in communication with petitioners, and encourages all EU institutions to use sign language, easy-to-read formats and Braille in their communication with citizens in order to maintain and strengthen efforts to include citizens in the work of the institutions and the European project;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls ~~for the ratification of the Optional Pro~~on Member States that have not yet done so to take rapid steps to finalise the last reforms standing in the way of CRPD ratification; Calls the EU and the Member States yet to co~~l to the Convention~~mplement their ratification of the CRPD with adoption of the Optional Protocol; considers that the role of the Committee on Petitions should be clarified and recognised in the Rules of Procedure before the conclusion of the Protocol;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. With regard to Article 4 of the CRPD, efforts should be made to modify European and Member States' disability legislation to ensure full harmonisation in all areas. Important measures include the setting up of a single EU classification and scale.

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Urges the Commission to take effective action to measure and increase the employment rate of those with disabilities on the labour market.

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Following the recommendations of the first UN assessment of the CRPD, the European Commission should establish an independent instrument for the monitoring and review of the Convention, and the establishment of an interinstitutional coordination mechanism and the creation of local information points and agencies in each Member State, which should be permanent. Calls on the Member States to implement the provisions of the UNCRPD, revise their legislation and ensure proper enforcement; calls for national information tools to be developed and enhanced in order to best assist people with disabilities and their families; calls on those Member States that have not ratified the UNCRPD to do so as soon as possible;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the EU and its Member States to i~~mplement the provisions of the UNCRPD, revise~~ntensify efforts to align their legal frameworks with CRPD requirements, including a comprehensive review of their legislation ~~and~~to ensure ~~proper enforcement~~full harmonisation with the provisions of the convention, setting clear targets and timeframes for reforms, and identifying the actors responsible; calls for national information tools to be developed and enhanced in order to best assist people with disabilities and their families; calls on those Member States that have not ratified the UNCRPD to do so as soon as possible;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Member States to urgently implement the provisions of the UNCRPD, revise their legislation and ensure proper enforcement; calls for national ~~information~~ tools to be developed and existing ones enhanced in order to best assist people with disabilities and their families; calls on those Member States that have not ratified the UNCRPD to do so as soon as possible;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Member States to implement the provisions of the UNCRPD, revise their legislation accordingly and ensure proper enforcement; calls for national information tools to be developed and enhanced in order to best assist people with disabilities and their families; calls on those Member States that have not ratified the UNCRPD to do so as soon as possible;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. A. Whereas the Committee on Petitions receives every year a considerable number of petitions from persons with disabilities encountering difficulties on a daily basis with regards to access to work and employment, education and transportation or participation in political and public and cultural life;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Urges to all Member States to allocate the monitoring frameworks established under Article 33(2) sufficient and stable financial and human resources to carry out their functions; They should also guarantee the independence of monitoring frameworks by making sure that their composition and operation takes into account the Paris Principles on the functioning of national human rights institutions, as required under Article 33(2); This would be supported by establishing a formal legal basis, clearly setting out frameworks' role and scope; Urges to those Member States still to designate Article 33 bodies to do so as soon as possible and equip them with the resources and mandates to effectively implement and monitor their obligations under the CRPD;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Persons with disabilities must be provided with information concerning their rights and full participation in all policies and measures that might affect them, including a complaints mechanism, and priority should be given to the participation of children with disabilities and, where these exist, organisations for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. With regard to Article 35 of the CRPD that obliges those Member States having signed the Convention to submit an initial report and subsequent reports on their implementation of the Convention, such reports should be submitted every four years and should be drawn up with the involvement of disability organisations;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. In accordance with the UN recommendations, disability organisations should be involved at every stage of the decision-making process. A structured dialogue should be established with persons with disabilities;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Invites the European Commission to provide clarification as to the broad definition of disability at EU level; Calls on the European Commission to work closely with other EU institutions, bodies and agencies, as well as Member States, to coordinate effective and systematic follow up of the concluding observations; Modalities for this cooperation should be set out in a strategy on the implementation of the CRPD;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure structured and systematic consultation and involvement of persons with disabilities when taking steps to implement their respective concluding observations; Calls on this consultation to be fully accessible, allowing all persons with disabilities to participate, irrespective of the type of impairment;

Amendment 36 #

Eleonora EVI, Laura AGEA, Isabella ADINOLFI, Rosa D'AMATO, Laura FERRARA, Marco AFFRONTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. urges all the EU Member States to properly acknowledge the key role of family caregivers, ensuring them a proper social and economic recognition and implementing measures of direct material support such as protection of pension entitlements or subsidies that reduce the full costs of services for carers; calls on the Commission to carry out a study aimed at analyzing the legal status, or the lack thereof, of family caregivers in all Member States;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Member States to provide training for those with disabilities with a view to to improving their employability.

Amendment 38 #

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. Points out that the petitions that have received most attention have often been backed by civil society organisations representing people with disabilities, and there is thus a need to promote and publicise the protection role and effectiveness of petitions based on infringements of these rights; praises the role played by these organizations when it comes to promoting social inclusion and an improvement of quality of life of persons with disabilities, and considers that this task should be further supported by the public institutions, also at the level of targeted funding;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Invites all EU Member States to agree to a strong directive on the Accessibility of Public Sector Bodies' websites, which should include all websites providing public services, including where these are provided by private entities and/or funded, or partially funded, by public funds; mobile web and mobile applications; and downloadable documents (Word, PDF, etc.) which are extensively used in online processes;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The EU leads the way in the ratification of human rights, and Articles 21 and 26 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights reaffirm the principle of non-discrimination. All Member States should ratify the Convention and sign the Protocol;

Amendment 40 #

Eleonora EVI, Laura AGEA, Isabella ADINOLFI, Rosa D'AMATO, Laura FERRARA, Marco AFFRONTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Calls on the EU and Member States to deliver effective measures aimed at tackling segregation and rejection of students with disabilities in schools and learning environments, making all the necessary efforts to ensure they fully enjoy their right to inclusive and quality formal, non-formal and informal education, including accommodation and support needed;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission to take urgent action in cooperation with the Member States and the organisations representing persons with disabilities to ensure social protection and proper living standards for such persons and protect them from the consequences of the austerity measures taken as a result of the economic crisis.

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. The Commission should draft a report on the impact for persons with disabilities of the main EU policies and investment funds and ensure the involvement of disability organisations in their design, especially where the Structural Funds are concerned;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15

15. Expresses its concern at the fact that in some Member States EU Structural and Investment Funds are used to promote institutionalisation rather than to develop more inclusive communities within which persons with disabilities can receive suitable support; Calls on the Commission to promote and enhance the use of Structural Funds by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities and ensuring the transition from institutional care to community-based care;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to promote and enhance the use of Structural Funds by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities and ensuring the transition from institutional care to community-based care; measures should be taken to promote access to structural funds for disability support services, especially those serving children and families and those aimed at preventing institutionalisation;

Amendment 45 #

Eleonora EVI, Laura AGEA, Isabella ADINOLFI, Rosa D'AMATO, Laura FERRARA, Marco AFFRONTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to promote and enhance the use of Structural Funds by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities and ensuring the transition from institutional care to community-based care; expresses its deep concern about the number of young people with disabilities living in institutions across the European Union who have no access to mainstream inclusive quality education;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to promote and enhance the use of Structural Funds by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities and ensuring the transition from institutional care to community-based care, fostering the aims of greater autonomy within each individual's possibilities and ensuring the necessary social inclusion;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to promote and enhance the use of Structural Funds by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality public social services for people with disabilities and ensuring the transition from institutional care to public community-based care;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Takes note of petitions portraying cases of wrongdoing in some Member States when it comes to ensuring the subsistence of persons with disabilities, not only concerning the lack of payment of subsidies granted by law, but even cases such as in petition 1062/2014 where authorities have allegedly made arbitrary administrative decisions in order to reduce the allowances previously granted on the basis of dubious medical assessments effectively reducing the degree of disability; asks the concerned national, regional and local authorities to be more sensitive of the implications of such actions on the life of the individuals affected and their families, and requests the Commission to monitor thoroughly the different policies and related measures that take place in the different Member States concerning disabilities;

Amendment 49 #

Eleonora EVI, Laura AGEA, Isabella ADINOLFI, Rosa D'AMATO, Laura FERRARA, Marco AFFRONTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve as much as possible national, regional and local organisations of persons with disabilities in the programming of Operational Programmes in the context of ESI Funds; stresses, moreover, the importance of guaranteeing full accessibility of people with disabilities to Erasmus +, Youth Guarantee and EURES initiatives;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. As the parliamentary committee that ensures a greater presence and participation of citizens and their demands in parliamentary life, stresses the importance of Article 29 of the CRPD on the participation without discrimination of persons with disabilities in political and public life;

Amendment 50 #

Eleonora EVI, Laura AGEA, Isabella ADINOLFI, Rosa D'AMATO, Laura FERRARA, Marco AFFRONTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15 b. calls on Member States to refrain from cuts on disability related benefits, community based services, health services, training and education programmes that will undermine the UN CRPD and will increase even more levels of poverty and social exclusion;

Amendment 51 #

Eleonora EVI, Laura AGEA, Isabella ADINOLFI, Rosa D'AMATO, Marco AFFRONTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15 c. calls on the European Commission and Member States to focus ESI Funds in the development of support services in local communities for young people with disabilities and their families, in order to foster deinstitutionalisation and prevent any new institutionalisation, promoting at the same time social inclusion focused on an individual-based approach and access to mainstream inclusive quality education for students with disabilities;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 16

16. Urges the EU institutions to review the Staff Regulations ~~and~~, internal regulations and implementing rules in order to adopt comprehensive recruitment policies, including positive measures, to actively increase the number of staff and trainees with disabilities as well as to ensure that all employees of the EU institutions who are persons with disabilities or have dependant family members with disabilities, receive the reasonable accommodation they need in order to enjoy their rights on an equal footing with others; Calls on the Commission to revise the EU institutions Joint Sickness and Insurance Scheme so as to comprehensively cover disability-related health needs in a manner which is compatible with the Convention;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Children with disabilities encounter specific problems. Efforts should be made to eliminate all kinds of obstacles and barriers enabling them to achieve full autonomy and enjoy equal opportunities, it being crucial, therefore, that they be involved in shaping the policies that affect them. To this end, instruments should be established to enable children with disabilities to make their views known and to ensure their involvement;

Amendment 54 #

Eleonora EVI, Laura AGEA, Isabella ADINOLFI, Rosa D'AMATO, Laura FERRARA, Marco AFFRONTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. stresses that the European Union should take appropriate measures to ensure that all persons with disabilities deprived of their legal capacity can exercise all the rights enshrined in EU treaties and legislation such as on access to justice, to goods and services, including banking and employment, and to healthcare, as well as voting and consumer rights;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to ensure high-quality inclusive education in European schools ~~and~~from an early age, with a preventive approach and vision of disability, in line with UNCRPD requirements on multidisciplinary assessment of individual needs, the non- exclusion of children with disabilities, as well as the provision of adequate reasonable accommodation;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. The freedom of movement for European citizens must be guaranteed for persons with disabilities, to which end the Member States must ensure mutual recognition of their situation and social rights (Article 18 of the CRPD);

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. The free movement persons and workers in the EU is a right that should be upheld also for persons with disabilities. A European Disability Card would enable persons with disabilities to travel beyond the borders of their own countries and enjoy the benefits of being able to access culture, transport and sport, and other benefits should be examined and their mutual recognition promoted;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Persons with disabilities should be afforded access to free justice, and their economic situation should not therefore present any barrier to such access;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for a swift ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled~~, without making the ratification conditional upon the~~; urges the Member States who have established a blocking minority in the Council to reconsider their position and to facilitate the ratification, independently of whether there is a need for a revision of the EU legal framework or ~~upon the timing of the~~the expected decision of the Court of Justice on the matter of competences which may take still several months;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls on those Member States that have ratified the CRPD to urgently comply with the obligation to uphold the right of persons with disabilities to vote, reforming, if necessary, their electoral laws; expresses particular concern about the situation in Spain where the authorities' failure to act has denied the right to vote to more than 80 000 persons with disabilities;

Amendment 60 #

Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18

18. CNotes with profound indignation that seven EU Member States have formed a minority block which is impeding the process of ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty; calls for a swift ratification of the ~~Marrakesh~~ Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, without making the ratification conditional upon the revision of the EU legal framework or upon the timing of the decision of the Court of Justice;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. The Digital Single Market Strategy should be implemented in such a way as to ensure full access to all aspects of it for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. The rights established in the Treaties and EU law, such as access to justice, goods and services, including banking and employment, health care and the right to vote, must be ensured for persons with disabilities deprived of their legal capacity. Efforts should be made to promote the collection of data, the exchange of good practices and consultation with the representatives of disability organisations (Article 12 of the CRPD). Restrictive interpretations in Member State legislation of safeguards in respect of the right to vote should be revised where these prevent persons with psychosocial disabilities from exercising this right (Article 29 of the CRPD);

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. The European institutions should ensure that all of their web pages and documents are accessible to persons with sensory disabilities;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18c. Legal capacity is crucial to maintaining personal autonomy, such that any restriction of this and representation by legal guardians must be established on the basis of clear criteria harmonised at EU level, with periodic review of the need for such longer-term legal representation and of the suitability of the legal guardian concerned;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 d (new)

18d. The necessary social support should be provided to ensure that persons with disabilities can exercise their rights and enjoy full autonomy, in particular persons with psychosocial disabilities. In this regard, the institutionalisation of such people should be avoided and steps taken to ensure that they are not subjected to treatment without their consent;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 e (new)

18e. Institutions offering support for persons with disabilities, and in particular those responsible for secure facilities, should comply with duly certified standards (to be defined), and undergo regular inspections;

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 f (new)

18f. Persons with disabilities must be ensured non-discriminatory access to health and care systems, with all due attention paid to the difficulties that might arise when treating such patients. In particular, non-discriminatory access must be ensured to sexual and reproductive health care, and under no circumstances should sterilisation or abortion be imposed against a person's will; health care systems should moreover ensure the detection, reporting and prevention of sexual violence and/or abuse;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 g (new)

18g. The informed consent of persons with disabilities must be sought for all medical interventions requiring it, and all necessary measures must therefore be in place to ensure that these persons can access and understand the relevant information. This consent must be given personally, in advance and in full knowledge of the facts, with all necessary mechanisms to ensure that these principles are complied with. Similar, appropriate measures must also be taken in regard to persons with psychosocial disabilities;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 h (new)

18h. Health insurance schemes must not discriminate against persons with disabilities;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. B. Whereas as the first time the EU's fulfilment of its international human rights obligations has been reviewed by a UN treaty body, the CRPD Committee's concluding observations on the EU's implementation of the CRPD, published in 2015, mark an important signal of the EU's commitment to equality and respect for human rights.

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 i (new)

18i. The impact on persons with disabilities of the cross-border health directive should be assessed;

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 j (new)

18j. Inequality is especially evident in employment. Some 48% of persons with disabilities in the EU are in employment and only 27.8% have completed a higher education course, meaning that persons with disabilities are more at risk of living in poverty. The Commission should undertake a horizontal assessment of the impact of all its policies for the employment of persons with disabilities, and especially European employment policy;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 k (new)

18k. The air and maritime transport regulations should be revised to ensure that no form of discrimination, physical or economic, can be practised against passengers with disabilities, and to remove all obstacles in this regard;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 l (new)

18l. The UN recommendation on the need to ensure a gender perspective in all disability policies should be taken up, and in particular policies seeking to combat violence. Action should be taken to promote the empowerment of women with disabilities;

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for the Eur~~gent unblocking of the EU anti-discrimination directive, which has not seen any advancement in the Council since 2008.~~opean Union to sign up to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) as a further step towards combating violence against women and girls with disabilities;

Amendment 75 #

Sylvie GODDYN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 19

19. Calls ~~for~~on the ~~urgent unblocking of the EU anti-discrimination directive, which has not seen any advancement~~ Commission to swiftly make specific proposals to combat discrimination against persons with disabilities instead of simply relaunching the ~~Council since 2008.~~EU anti-discrimination directive;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Recognises the Convention's role as an instrument to guarantee human rights with a social dimension, seeking to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy all human and fundamental rights which are so often violated and which need greater protection.

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Stresses the need for the European Institutions and the Member States, in accordance with Article 27, to promote active employment policies for persons with disabilities, creating specific instruments to foster and facilitate their access to the labour market and to abolish any existing barriers; in this regard, highlights the importance of establishing legal job quotas for persons with disabilities and the role of the Special Protected Employment Centres;

source: 578.688

2016/03/15 AFET 29 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes new Objective 12 in the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2015-2019; calls on the Commission to ensure that CRPD implementation is systematically raised in human rights dialogues with third countries, included in Human Rights Country Strategy Papers, is supported by European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights projects targeted at representative organisations of disabled people and is promoted through application of the anti-discrimination toolkit; calls for detailed reporting of EU implementation of the CRPD in its external relations, in the Annual Report on Human Rights; calls on the EU Special Representative for Human Rights to lead and monitor progress in this field;.

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the mid-term evaluation of the external financing instruments to assess how effectively these have contributed to the inclusion of persons with disabilities; ~~demands an end to any expenditure in EU programmes that perpetuates the segregation of~~calls for more streamlined use of the EU Structural Funds complemented, where necessary, by EU countries’ national measures as one of the tools to improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the mid-term evaluation of the external financing instruments to assess how effectively these have contributed to the inclusion of persons with disabilities; demands an end to any expenditure in EU programmes that perpetuates the segregation of persons with disabilities; fosters the funding of support services for persons with disabilities living independently in local communities instead of residential institutions.

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Supports the CRPD expert recommendations ~~that~~for the EU to be more accessible and inclusive to achieve a human rights-based approach to disability in situations of risk and emergency; including through implementation of the Sendai Framework, capacity-building and knowledge-sharing, and monitoring using disaggregated data; strongly urges the mainstreaming of disabled peoples’' human rights in EU migration and refugee policies;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Supports the recommendations that the EU achieve a human rights-based approach to disability in situations of risk and emergency; strongly urges the mainstreaming of disabled peoples’ human rights in EU migration and refugee policies; reiterates the importance of the Council Conclusions on disability- inclusive disaster management's integration across the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Member States in all relevant actions on emergency management and disaster risk reduction; calls for raising awareness among persons with disabilities, emergency and civil protection actors in Europe regarding disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives and providing psychological support to persons with disabilities in the recovery phase of the disasters;

Amendment 14 #

Elena VALENCIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Supports the recommendations that the EU achieve a human rights-based approach to disability in situations of risk and emergency; strongly urges the mainstreaming of disabled peoples’ human rights in EU migration and refugee policies, giving an appropriate answer to their specific needs in situations of risk and humanitarian emergency;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Supports the recommendations that the EU achieve a human rights-based approach to disability in situations of risk and emergency; strongly urges the mainstreaming of disabled peoples’ human rights in EU migration and refugee policies which should inter alia provide for accessible procedures and information and take into account the requirement for needs-based reasonable accommodation measures;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Supports the recommendations that the EU achieve a human rights-based approach to disability in situations of risk and emergency; urges that all aspects of disaster risk-reduction policies and programmes are inclusive of and accessible to all persons with disabilities; strongly urges the mainstreaming of disabled peoples’ human rights in EU migration and refugee policies;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Considers that children with disabilities have the right to live with (their) families or in a family environment in line with their best interests;

Amendment 19 #

Elena VALENCIANO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Reminds that women and girls with disabilities experience double discrimination and are often at greater risk of suffering violence, abuse, maltreatment or exploitation; strongly supports the recommendation to mainstream a gender perspective in all EU's disability strategies, including its external policies and action;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes new Objective 12 in the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2015-2019; calls on the Commission to ensure that CRPD implementation is systematically raised in human rights dialogues with third countries; calls on the EU Special Representative for Human Rights to lead and monitor progress in this field, with special regard to standardization efforts in terms of accessibility;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the CRPD Committee’'s recommendations ~~that~~for the EU to develop a human -rights- based indicators system; highlights this must clearly measure the access of persons with disabilities to EU external programmes and the impact of EU funds on disabled peoples' human rights, in line with articles 31 and 32 of CRPD, refers to the structure-process- outcome framework developed by the OHCHR with respect to Articles 19 and 29 of the CRPD; calls for an explicit reference to the CRPD in all impact assessment guidelines.

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the CRPD Committee’s recommendations that the EU develop a human rights-based indicators system and calls on the EU to develop a comprehensive data collection system, with data disaggregated by gender, age, rural or urban population and impairment type, employment status and forms;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the CRPD Committee’s recommendations that the EU develop a human rights-based indicators system; calls for the EU to establish a mechanism to build capacity and share good practices among the different European Union institutions and among its member States in order to achieve a disability-inclusive and accessible humanitarian aid.

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Expresses concern that EU delegations and agencies do not display a sufficient understanding of EU disability strategies and thus do not work in an inclusive and accessible way; suggests the creation of a ‘focal point’ for CRPD in the European External Action Service; calls for an urgent introduction of a disability perspective in all the training courses on human rights provided in the framework of the CSDP missions;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Expresses concern~~Recommends that EU delegations and agencies ~~do not~~ display a sufficient understanding of EU disability strategies and ~~thus do not~~ work in an inclusive and accessible way; suggests the creation of a ‘focal point’ for CRPD in the European External Action Service;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets the absence of consultation by the EU with disabled people’'s organisations in ~~its~~ preparations for the review process by the UN CRPD Committee in 2015 and in drafting its progress report; calls for disabled people’'s organisations to be fully involved in future~~, including participation~~ through the structured dialogue ensuring direct participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations as recommended; including by taking part in official EU delegations for future reviews.

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets the absence of formal consultation by the EU with disabled people’s organisations in its preparations for the review process by the UN CRPD Committee in 2015 and in drafting its progress report; calls for disabled people’s organisations to be fully involved in future~~, including participation in official EU delegations for future reviews~~ and to actively contribute to CRPD meetings as an independent party in their own right and capacity, holding the EU fully accountable.

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Regrets~~Expresses its concerns about the absence of sufficient consultation by the EU with disabled people’s organisations in its preparations for the review process by the UN CRPD Committee in 2015 and in drafting its progress report; calls for disabled people’s organisations to be fully involved in future, including participation in official EU delegations for future reviews.

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. RStrongly regrets the absence of consultation by the EU with disabled people’s organisations in its preparations for the review process by the UN CRPD Committee in 2015 and in drafting its progress report; calls for disabled people’s organisations to be fully involved in future, including participation in official EU delegations for future reviews.

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Recalls that the EU is the largest donor of Official Development Assistance and one of the most influential stakeholders at international level and its commitment to disability inclusion across all EU External Action is vital for persons with disabilities living in developing countries; encourages further mainstreaming of the needs of persons with disabilities into the humanitarian response provided by the Member States and the European Union and calls for setting mechanisms to share knowledge and good practices between different EU institutions and between the EU and its Member States on disability inclusion;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes new Objective 12 in the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2015-2019; calls on the Commission to ensure that ~~CRPD~~the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities implementation is systematically raised in human rights dialogues with third countries; calls on the EU Special Representative for Human Rights to lead and monitor progress in this field;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Reminds the Commission that under Article 5 of TEU the use of EU competences is governed by the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and that competences not conferred upon the Union in the Treaties remain with the member states;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. CStrongly calls for Section 8 of the European Disability Strategy referring to external action to be matched by the inclusion of genuine and concrete commitments in the strategy’s new ‘list of actions’ for 2016- 2020, such commitments having been absent in the 2010-15 list;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for Section 8 of the European Disability Strategy referring to external action to be matched by the inclusion of genuine and concrete commitments which will improve the lives of disabled people, in the strategy’s new ‘list of actions’ for 2016- 2020, such commitments having been absent in the 2010-15 list;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. CSupports the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all external action financing instruments; calls for the mid-term evaluation of the external financing instruments to assess how effectively thesey have contributed to ~~the~~ inclusion of persons with disabilities~~; demands an e~~ in their societies, barriers have been dismantled, and accessibility has been promoted; furthermore demands tohat any expenditure in the EU programmes that perpetuates the segregation of persons with disabilities be stopped;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the mid-term evaluation of the external financing instruments to assess how effectively these have contributed to the inclusion of persons with disabilities; demands an end to any expenditure in EU programmes that support institutionalization or perpetuates the segregation of persons with disabilities; calls for the strengthening of monitoring of expenditure in line with the CRPD and in consultation with disability organizations;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the mid-term evaluation of the external financing instruments to assess how effectively these have contributed to the inclusion of persons with disabilities; demands an end to any expenditure in EU programmes that perpetuates the segregation of persons with disabilities; calls for the spreading, implementation and financing of programmes aiming at the effective inclusion on person with disabilities in society, through an holistic approach;

source: 578.690

2016/03/30 JURI 31 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the CRPD is the first international human rights treaty ratified by the EU;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to make a comprehensive evaluation or review of EU legislation without delay in order to ensure that it fully complies with the CRPD and to propose amendments to this where necessary; stresses the need, in this respect, to adopt a comprehensive EU strategy on the CRPD, including a timeframe, benchmarks and deadlines;

Amendment 11 #

Kostas CHRYSOGONOS, Jiří MAŠTÁLKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to make a ~~comprehensive~~sweeping review of EU legislation ~~in order to ensure that it fully complies with~~and funding programmes, in order to ensure full compliance with the CRPD, with the constructive involvement of disability organisations and members of the UN CRPD Framework and setting out clear reform objectives and deadlines;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to make a comprehensive review of EU legislation in order to ensure that it fully complies with the CRPD and to make appropriate changes where necessary;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission in the light of the Concluding Observations to propose a regular update of the declaration of competence, with the formal involvement of disability organisations and the European Parliament;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Member States to assign sufficient funding and manpower to task fulfilment within the supervisory frameworks established under Article 33(2), guaranteeing their independence and ensuring that their composition and modus operandi take into account the Paris Principles regarding the functioning of national human rights institutions in line with Article 33 (2) and that they are underpinned by the establishment of a formal legal basis clearly defining their remit;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls on the Commission to cooperate closely with other EU institutions, bodies and agencies and with the Member States, so as to coordinate effectively and consistently action taken in line with the concluding observations; calls for the necessary arrangements to form part of a CRPD implementation strategy;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure consultation and the systematic and structured involvement of organisations representing those with disabilities when implementing their respective final observations;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Urges the European Parliament to strengthen the internal mechanism established to coordinate the implementation of the CRPD (UNCRPD network) so that it becomes a mechanism for the monitoring and implementation of the Convention, encompassing all parliamentary committees, with the constructive involvement of disability organisations and with its own secretariat and full-time staff assigned exclusively to it;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is concerned about the difficulties that persons with disabilities still face in accessing justice; calls on the Member States to take action in order to provide full procedural accommodation for such persons; considers that the Commission should consider including specific training programmes on the CRPD in the 2014- 2020 EU Justice Programme; suggests that EU courts should apply their internal rules and instructions in a way that facilitates access to justice for persons with disabilities, and that the General Recommendations of the CRPD Committee should also be taken into account in the administration of justice;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is concerned about the difficulties that persons with disabilities still face in accessing justice; calls on the Member States to take action in order to ~~provide full~~adjust procedurales acco~~mmodation~~rdingly for such persons; considers that the Commission should consider including specific training programmes on the CRPD in the 2014- 2020 EU Justice Programme; suggests that EU courts should apply their internal rules and instructions in a way that facilitates access to justice for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the EU has, for the first time, been monitored by a UN body in the fulfilment of its international obligations on human rights; whereas the concluding observations of the CRPD Committee published in 2015 regarding implementation of the Convention in the EU sent a strong message regarding the EU’s commitment to equality and respect for human rights;

Amendment 20 #

Kostas CHRYSOGONOS, Jiří MAŠTÁLKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is concerned about the difficulties that persons with disabilities still face in accessing justice; ~~calls on the Member States to take action in order to provide full procedural accommodation for such persons;~~ considers that the Commission should consider including specific training programmes on the CRPD in the 2014- 2020 EU Justice Programme; s~~uggest~~tresses that ~~EU courts should apply their internal rules and instructions in a way that~~the organisation of national courts remains the responsibility of Member States; However, encourages Member States to facilitates access to justice for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is concerned about the difficulties that persons with disabilities still face in accessing justice; recalls that the right to access to justice is a core fundamental right and an essential component of the rule of law; calls on the Member States to take action in order to provide full procedural accommodation for such persons; considers that the Commission should consider including specific training programmes on the CRPD in the 2014- 2020 EU Justice Programme; suggests that EU courts should apply their internal rules and instructions in a way that facilitates access to justice for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates the importance of exceptions and limitations to copyright and related rights being available to persons with disabilities; notes the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to works published by the blind or visually impaired, and reiterates its conviction that the EU is competent to conclude this treaty without ratification being conditional upon revision of the EU legal framework or the timing of a ruling by the Court of Justice;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates the importance of exceptions and limitations to copyright and related rights being available to persons with disabilities; notes the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty, and reiterates its conviction that the EU is competent to conclude this treaty without ratification being conditional upon revision of the EU legal framework; also stresses in this respect the need for Parliament, the Commission and the Member States to work together to ensure swift ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises that any legislative change in the field of copyright and related rights should ~~guarante~~provide people with disabilities access to works and services protected by those rights in any format; recalls onthat the Commission is due to submit legislative proposals on exceptions and limitations to copyright and related rights in order to ensure that people with different disabilities have access to works and services protected by those rights;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Expresses it concern at the recent Council proposals to significantly reduce the scope of the EU Directive on the accessibility of public sector websites; fears that the exemptions proposed by the Council will not be sufficient to ensure that the 80 million people with disabilities and 150 million elderly people in the EU enjoy equal access to the digital single market and on-line public services for EU citizens, thereby infringing the right to equal access to information enshrined in the CRPD;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Reiterates the need for Member States and the Commission to take concrete steps to combat all forms of direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of disability;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recognises the ~~multiple~~ ways in which the Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults ~~can~~may functionally assist in implementing and supporting the international obligations of the parties to the CRPD; regrets, in this connection, the Commission’s failure to follow up Parliament’s resolution of 18 December 2008 with recommendations to the Commission on cross-border implications of the legal protection of adults;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the publication by the Commission of the European Accessibility Act on 2 December 2015; recalls the need for a comprehensive approach to accessibility and for measures to guarantee that those with any type of disability enjoy this right in accordance with Article 9 of the CRPD;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the EU institutions to review their internal staff regulations and implementing rules with a view to ensuring the recruitment of more staff members and trainees with disabilities, making the necessary adjustments to ensure that staff members who have disabilities or dependent family members with disabilities receive the same opportunities as other staff members regarding enjoyment of their rights;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas the CRPD is a joint agreement and, while certain areas fall within the remit of the EU, the Member States are also required to implement the CRPD in full at national level;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Calls on the Commission to review the EU institutions joint sickness and insurance scheme so as to ensure that disability-related health needs are fully covered in line with the Convention;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7d. Calls for the urgent measures to unfreeze the European anti- discrimination directive, concerning which no progress has been made in Council since 2008;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas the broad range of recommendations from the CRPD Committee provides a set of guidelines for legislative and policy-making measures falling within the remit of the EU;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital E

E. whereas a number of Member States that have ratified the CRPD have yet to establish or designate bodies to implement and monitor the Convention pursuant to Article 33; whereas those already established are being hampered in the accomplishment of their tasks, especially with regard to monitoring under Article 33 (2), by the lack of funding and manpower and the absence of a sound legal basis for their designation;

Amendment 6 #

Kostas CHRYSOGONOS, Jiří MAŠTÁLKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recognises the relevance of an individual complaints mechanism for the protection of rights encompassed in the Convention; calls, in this connection, on the Council to ratify the Optional Protocol without further delay;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recognises the ~~relevance of an~~utmost importance of an effective individual complaints mechanism for the protection of rights encompassed in the Convention; calls, in this connection, on the Council to ratify the Optional Protocol without delay;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Attaches the utmost importance to Article 33 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – CRPD - (‘National implementation and monitoring’) and to paragraphs 76 and 77 of the UN Committee’s concluding observations; welcomes therefore the acceptance by the UN Committee of European Parliament participation in independent monitoring;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls on~~Suggests that the Commission ~~to make a comprehensive review of~~reviews appropriate and relevant EU legislation in order to e~~nsure that it fully~~valuate whether it complies with the CRPD;

source: 580.494

2016/03/31 FEMM 84 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas one out of 10 individuals with disabilities, approximately 80 million people, face obstacles every day regarding their right to access education, employment, and goods and services in the EU; whereas of these 80 million, women and girls count for 46 million, some 16% of the total female population of the EU;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Recital A j (new)

Aj. whereas women with disabilities, especially migrants, are at greater risk of poverty and social exclusion due to multiple discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, nationality and disability;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital A k (new)

Ak. whereas the employment rate for women without disabilities is 65%, compared with 44% for women with disabilities; whereas women with disabilities are often discriminated against by comparison with men with disabilities when it comes to access to employment and education; whereas the high rate of unemployment among people with disabilities remains unacceptable; whereas women and girls with disabilities encounter greater difficulties in entering the labour market, making it harder for them to lead ordered and independent lives; whereas barriers to mobility as well as higher dependence on family members and carers need to be overcome in order to encourage their active participation in education, the labour market and the social and economic life of the community;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Recital A l (new)

Al. whereas paid employment is crucial to enabling persons with disabilities having an independent life and supporting their family and household; whereas women and girls with disabilities often face underpayment; whereas this vulnerable group of people are more likely to suffer poverty and are at a greater risk of social exclusion;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Recital A m (new)

Am. whereas the economic crisis, the austerity measures and the cuts imposed in social services and health care in most EU Member States led to detrimental consequences for the vulnerable groups of the EU population, especially for the persons with disabilities and their families that are disproportionately affected by austerity measures, and in particular for women and girls with disabilities;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Recital A n (new)

An. whereas children with disabilities face significant barriers to enjoying their fundamental rights;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Recital A o (new)

Ao. whereas children with disabilities are often excluded from society, sometimes living in institutions or other facilities far from their families;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Recital A p (new)

Ap. whereas children with disabilities are denied access to basic services, such as health care and education, and endure stigma and discrimination, as well as sexual, physical and psychological violence;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Recital A q (new)

Aq. whereas children with disabilities are less likely to attend school, thus experiencing limited opportunities for human capital formation and facing reduced employment opportunities and decreased productivity in adulthood;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Recital A r (new)

Ar. whereas children with disabilities are denied access to basic services, such as health care and education, and endure stigma and discrimination, as well as sexual, physical and psychological violence;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Recital A s (new)

As. whereas people with disabilities are more likely to be unemployed and generally earn less even when employed; whereas both employment and income outcomes appear to worsen with the severity of the disability;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the demographic and social changes in EU grow the demand for social services, whereas these changes combined with high rates of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, lack of available quality services for persons with disabilities, set obstacles to the right of persons with disabilities to live independently, inclusively and on an equal basis;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Recital A t (new)

At. whereas it is harder for people with disabilities to benefit from development and escape from poverty due to discrimination in employment, limited access to transport, and lack of access to resources to promote self-employment and livelihood activities;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Recital A u (new)

Au. whereas people with disabilities may have extra costs resulting from disability – such as costs associated with medical care or assistive devices, or the need for personal support and assistance – and thus often require more resources to achieve the same outcomes as non- disabled people;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Recital A v (new)

Av. whereas households with a disabled member are more likely to experience material hardship – including food insecurity, poor housing, lack of access to safe water and sanitation, and inadequate access to health care;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas prevalence of disability is higher amongst women than amongst men in the European Union and women with disabilities are frequent victims of multiple discrimination, enduring substantial obstacles in realizing their basic rights and freedoms; whereas women are disproportionately affected by disability also as carers of family members with disability;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disability in its Concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union recommends that the European Union mainstream disability perspective in its gender policies and programs, as well as a gender perspective in its disability strategies; that it develop affirmative actions, establish a monitoring mechanism and fund data collection and research on women and girls with disabilities; whereas it further recommends that the European Union provide effective protection from violence, abuse and exploitation, that the work-life balance policy address the needs of children and adults with disabilities including their carers, and that measures are undertaken to decrease high unemployment rates of persons with disabilities, the majority of whom are women;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and stresses the need for the EU institutions and Member States to incorporate the perspective of women and girls with disabilities into their policies, programmes and strategies on gender equality, and for gender mainstreaming in their strategies on disability; calls, further, for mechanisms to be put in place for a regular review of the progress made;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and stresses the need for the EU institutions and Member States to work closely in order to agree on a common European packet of rights and minimum basic allowances and social benefits that would be guaranteed for the persons with disabilities and their families, across all EU Member- States; Furthermore calls on the Member States to incorporate the perspective of women and girls with disabilities into their policies, programmes and strategies on gender equality, and for gender mainstreaming in their strategies on disability;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that achieving full inclusion and equal participation for persons with disabilities requests human-rights-based approach policies and measures at all levels of EU policymaking, implementation and monitoring, including intra-institutionally, and whereas the Commission must have due regard to this in future proposals;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls the importance of the participation of persons with disabilities in policy processes and decision making on disability at all levels, particularly in the UNCRPD framework; Emphasises that women and girls with disabilities, including those from marginalised communities and vulnerable groups facing multiple discrimination, must be enabled and empowered to participate in decision-making processes on programmes and strategies on gender equality and disability, ensuring a genuine grassroots gender perspective;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Regrets that the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 does not include an integrated gender perspective or a separate chapter on gender-specific disability policies, despite the fact that women with disabilities often find they are at a greater disadvantage than men with disabilities and are more often at risk of poverty and social exclusion;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities it is recognised that girls and women with disabilities are at greater risk, both within and outside the home, of violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Notes that persons with disabilities, including women who are at risk of intersectional exclusion, must be enabled and empowered to participate and be represented in political processes and in decision-making across all policy fields and at European, national, and local levels, with a mainstreamed approach;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Calls on the Member States to apply gender mainstream approach in policies and measures for women and men, girls and boys with disabilities and in their implementation in all areas, especially regarding integration in the workplace, education and anti-discrimination;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Attaches the highest importance to Article 33 of the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities —CRPD— (‘National implementation and monitoring’) and to the United Nations Committee’s concluding observations 76 and 77, and accordingly welcomes the approval given by the United Nations Committee to the European Parliament’s presence in the independent monitoring framework;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Shares the view that women and girls with disabilities can only enjoy equal rights if gender justice is realised; Underlines that independent living, social inclusion and participation of women and girls with disabilities can only be achieved if the remaining obstacles are removed; Reminds Member States that discrimination on the grounds of disability is forbidden, and calls on the governments to step up the necessary actions in order to remove the remaining obstacles and to ensure accessible administration and services to persons with disabilities, especially to women and girls, as to people without disabilities; Furthermore, calls on the Commission and the Member States, given the current lack of precise provisions, to incorporate provisions for women with disabilities in the social protection system;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Urges the Commission and the Member States to develop adequate policies and apply measures to a full range of policy areas, fostering their independent living and full inclusion; Calls on the Commission, therefore, to collect and disseminate updated statistical data on disability, disaggregated by age and gender, in order to monitor the situation of persons with disabilities in the EU;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1f. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all persons with disabilities can enjoy the right to free movement held by all EU citizens by including in current and future legislation the guarantee to equal opportunities, fundamental rights, equal access to services and the employment market, and the same rights and obligations in accessing social security as nationals of the Member State in which they are covered, in line with the principle of equal treatment and non- discrimination; furthermore, in terms of equality in employment, calls on the Member States to fully comply with the provisions of EU Gender Equality Recast Directive (2006/54/EC);

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)

1g. Reiterates the importance that access to decent living conditions, in terms of housing, mobility, access to public and social services, or participation in public life for people with disabilities is ensured;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)

1h. Reconfirms its belief that women with disabilities must be guaranteed joint or individual access to social housing schemes and be provided with grants for the removal of obstacles to their mobility within the home, a facility which should also be extended to those living in rented accommodation;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)

1i. Stresses the importance of integrating women with disabilities into standard education and professional systems in all cases where the disability allows for such integration;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 j (new)

1j. Highlights the need to support disabled migrant women and girls in order to develop skills that would give them opportunities to obtain suitable employment;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities stresses the need to incorporate a gender perspective in all efforts and to promote the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by persons;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 k (new)

1k. Considers that persons with disabilities, especially women and girls, must be allowed to enjoy their sexuality as freely as people without impairments, and considers that women with disabilities must be able to live and fulfil their wish either to have or not to have children, as women without disabilities do;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 l (new)

1l. Stresses that girls and women with disabilities should have access to enjoy full sexual and reproductive rights and to education on sexuality, given by professionals who are experts in the field; Considers it therefore crucial for women and girls with disabilities to have complete access to medical care that meets their particular needs, including gynaecological consultation, medical examinations, family planning, and adapted support during pregnancy; Calls the Member States to ensure that their national public healthcare provision includes proper access to these services;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 m (new)

1m. Reconfirms its view that the need to provide specialised support, including childcare assistance, to women and men with disabilities, together with their families, must be addressed in order to enable them to enjoy motherhood and fatherhood to the full;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 n (new)

1n. Highlights that in order to achieve autonomous and independent living for persons with disabilities, especially for women, assistance (personal or public) is a means that would therefore facilitate and support them and their families, enabling them in accessing workplace, educational or vocational training institutions, and in the event of pregnancy and maternity;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 o (new)

1o. Proposes that if children with disabilities cannot be taken care by their families, the respected authorities should seek to ensure alternatives, such as providing them with community care in a family environment; observes that it is necessary to promote the fostering and adoption of children with disabilities by speeding up bureaucratic formalities and providing suitable information and assistance for the adoptive or foster families;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the European Parliament to strengthen the internal mechanism set up to coordinate the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD Network) so that it becomes an over-arching mechanism for the monitoring and implementation of the Convention across all parliamentary committees, with its own staff assigned exclusively to it;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates the urgent need to address the issue of violence against women and girls with disabilities in private and institutional environments, and calls on Member States to provide support services that are accessible to women and girls with all types of disabilities; advises the EU to become a party to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention); as a further step in combating violence against women and girls with disabilities;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Notes with concern how women and girls are overrepresented and of higher risk regarding sexual exploitation and to suffer from violence, both domestically but in higher grades in institutional settings;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines the need for the Member States to introduce legislation protecting the rights of women and girls with disabilities in cases of sexual abuse and psychological and physical violence in public and within their home environments and to support the recovery of disabled women and girls who have been subjected to such violence;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls upon the Commission to introduce the necessary legislative proposals in order to implement the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities (Marrakesh VIP Treaty);

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)

Ae. whereas equal treatment and positive measures and policies for women with disabilities and mothers of children with disabilities is a fundamental human right and an ethical obligation;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on all European institutions to foster campaigns to raise awareness of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to combat prejudice against people with disabilities, including women and girls; considers that the media should strive to project a positive image of women and girls with disabilities, focusing on their skills and their contribution to society and increasing their visibility;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. CRecalls the role of the media in the representation of women and girls, as well as of disability, and notes that a lack of visibility or proliferation of stereotypes can perpetuate prejudice, violence, and exclusion; calls on all European institutions to ~~foster~~initiate and support campaigns to raise awareness of the Convention and to combat prejudice, discrimination and hate-crime against people with disabilities, including women and girls;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Reiterates the fact that women and girls with disabilities may suffer from multiple discrimination and therefor have a higher risk of being victims of different forms of violence such as gender based violence and especially sexual violence and/or exploitation;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Believes that general information for services for citizens (such as information for education, employment, social and health care etc.) has to be provided in different forms and formats, in a simple and secure way accessible to people with disabilities; points out that telephone helplines or tele-assistance systems must also be accessible to women and girls who are deaf or blind;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Highlights the need for the Council to accelerate on the proposal for a directive on the accessibility of public sector bodies' websites, aiming to increase the accessibility of documents, videos and websites and providing alternative means of communication accessible to persons with disabilities;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Invites the Commission to ensure that women with disabilities are themselves involved in future research on women and disabilities, based on the principle of full participation deriving from the Convention;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Persists in its view that inclusion of persons with disabilities, especially women and girls, presupposes that stereotypes are countered and this can be conveyed by projecting positive images through awareness- raising campaigns that would step by step change the societal behaviour and stance towards persons with disabilities;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for European Structural and Investment Funds to be used in a balanced way, promoting the development of more inclusive communities and institutionalisation where requested, so that in both cases persons with disabilities can receive suitable support and assistance;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Is worried that certain Member States are using European structural and investment funds to promote institutionalisation rather than fostering the development of more inclusive communities in which persons with disabilities can live with proper support; expresses concern that people with disabilities, particularly women, children and the elderly, may suffer violence or ill- treatment, especially in institutional settings; reiterates that Member States must foster inclusive and empowering communities allowing proper support also for gender-specific obstacles and discrimination faced by women and girls;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)

Af. whereas nearly 80% of women with disabilities are victims of psychological and physical violence and whereas the risk of sexual violence is greater for them than for other women; whereas women and girls with disabilities are exposed to multiple discrimination arising from gender inequalities, age, religion, ethnicity, cultural and social behaviour and disability stereotypes that need to be tackled;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes with concern the various forms of exclusion caused by institutionalisation of persons with disabilities and how this discriminating form of treatment may foster further prejudices and ill-treatment in the institutional settings and from the society as a whole;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is worried by the high rates of unemployment among ~~women with disabilities~~people with disabilities, and particularly women with disabilities, by comparison with other population groups in the European Union; calls on the Member States to foster and ensure a legislative and policy framework for the labour market participation of women with disabilities;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is worried by the high rates of unemployment among women with disabilities; calls on the Member States to foster and ensure a legislative and policy framework for the labour market participation of women with disabilities, including those with hidden disabilities, chronic conditions, or learning disabilities;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Is concerned that the Commission's Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016-2019 fails to address disability and urges the Commission to tackle this shortcoming by including women with disabilities and women carers in its policies and programmes;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights the importance of social enterprises and cooperatives in the social and economic inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities, and of women with disabilities in particular; calls on the Commission and Member States to include a strong focus on the social economy in programmes and policies on persons with disabilities and gender mainstreaming;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Is concerned that the bringing up of children with disabilities is a task that falls primarily to women;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Reiterates the important role of formal, informal, and non-formal education and lifelong learning in fostering social inclusion of women and girls with disabilities; highlights the potential of the arts and culture sectors to empower women and girls with disabilities, and to tackle disability-based prejudice and discrimination; notes the need to support inclusive educational programmes that tackle the obstacles faced by persons with learning disabilities, including women and girls, and combat specific stereotypes, discrimination, and hate-crime against them;

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Welcomes the publication by the Commission of the proposal for a European Accessibility Act on 2 December 2015; recalls that a comprehensive approach to accessibility is needed and that the right to accessibility as stated in Article 9 of the UNCRPD must be guaranteed to people with all types of disabilities;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Urges the EU institutions to revise the Staff Regulations and adopt inclusive recruitment policies to actively increase the number of female staff and trainees with disabilities;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Stresses the potential of ICT for the social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities, and therefore the need for greater representation of women and girls with disabilities in the ICT and STEM sectors; Calls on the Commission and Member States to allocate funds and support programmes to develop adaptive technologies and e-inclusion of persons with disabilities, particularly women and girls facing intersectional exclusion;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)

Ag. whereas women and girls with disabilities are more likely to become victims of violence, especially of domestic violence and sexual exploitation, and estimates show that women with disabilities are 1,5 to 10 times more likely to be abused than non-disabled women;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Urges the EU institutions to review the Staff Regulations, internal regulations and implementing rules in order to adopt comprehensive recruitment policies, including positive measures, to actively increase the number of staff and trainees with disabilities as well as to ensure that all employees of the EU institutions who are persons with disabilities or have dependant family members with disabilities, receive the reasonable accommodation they need in order to enjoy their rights on an equal footing with others. Furthermore, calls on the Commission to revise the EU institutions Joint Sickness and Insurance Scheme so as to comprehensively cover disability- related health needs in a manner which is compatible with the Convention;

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Recalls the role of the social partners, trade unions and employers associations, in tackling multiple discrimination at the work-place, including that based on gender and disability, as well as fostering the inclusion of women with disabilities; Calls on the Commission and Member States to include trade unions, and particularly community-based trade union membership, in programmes on disability and gender mainstreaming;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Calls on the Commission to ensure inclusive education in European schools and, in line with UNCRPD requirements on multidisciplinary assessment of individual needs, the non-exclusion of girls with disabilities, as well as the provision of adequate reasonable accommodation;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)

6f. Calls for a swift ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, without making the ratification conditional upon the revision of the EU legal framework or upon the timing of the decision of the Court of Justice;

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Calls for the urgent unblocking of~~Notes that the EU anti-discrimination directive~~, which~~ has not seen any advancement in the Council since 2008., and calls on the Commission and the Member States to find as soon as possible a solution which achieves the anti-discrimination objective while respecting the jurisdiction, self- determination and social organisation of the Member States;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for the urgent unblocking of the EU anti-discrimination directive, which has not seen any advancement in the Council since 2008, and for the Directive to tackle intersectional gender and disability-based discrimination specifically.

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. whereas children with disabilities have the right to live in families or in a family environment and to expect that the relevant state institutions will act in the best interests of children and their families,

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Believes that democratic participation a fundamental and civil right that women with disabilities theoretically have, but do not enjoy, therefore this right must be facilitated and guaranteed; Calls on the Member States and their relevant public authorities to provide adequately adapted services and facilities that would empower women's active involvement and participation; Calls, furthermore, on the Member States to facilitate women with disabilities' representation in the decision- making process, in order to ensure that their interests and rights are expressed, supported and protected;

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the Member States to actively fulfil their commitments to inclusiveness as regards persons with disabilities in education, in access to the labour market, and in access to services; points out that this is the surest way of encouraging persons with disabilities to play an active role in society;

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Strongly believes that seclusion, neglect and segregation of women and girls with disabilities, can be prevented by putting in place well-designed campaigns for families, providing them with details of community facilities for their support and confuting sexist and discriminatory stereotypes;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital A h (new)

Ah. whereas there are diverse groups of persons with disabilities and some groups, such as women with disabilities, face additional difficulties and multiple discrimination; whereas discriminations can lead to social isolation and insulation, psychological trauma and unhappiness;

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Stresses the importance of ICT for mobility, communication and access to public services; calls, therefore, on the Member States to actively promote the participation of persons with disabilities, including in access to online public services;

Amendment 81 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7d. Stresses the importance for persons with disabilities of benefiting from an accessible environment when dealing with state institutions (such as employment offices); calls on the Member States to immediately step up their efforts to make such an environment available;

Amendment 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)

7e. Stresses the invaluable and financially underappreciated role of women who care for family members with disabilities;

Amendment 83 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)

7f. Stresses, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, the usefulness of incorporating the principles of universal design and accessibility, above all as regards issues of housing and access to public and social services;

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 g (new)

7g. Welcomes the success of politicians with disabilities of both genders in gaining public office and stresses their role in dispelling myths regarding persons with disabilities in the community;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Recital A i (new)

Ai. whereas, due to demographic and societal changes, there is increased demand for domestic workers and carers, and in particular on family domestic workers and carers; whereas care for disabled and dependent people is usually carried by women of the family, often leading to exclusion from the labour market;

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2016/04/06 EMPL 239 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Laura AGEA, Marco AFFRONTE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

– having regard to Articles 2, 9, 10, 19, 168, 208, 212 and 216(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the strong correlation between disability, which touches about 13 % of the EU’s population, and ill- health, ~~with difficulties and barriers in access~~and deplores the fact that barriers in access to health services persist, leading to ~~the~~an inadequate or unmet provision of ~~healthcare~~ services to people with disabilities;

Amendment 10 #

Helga STEVENS, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the case law of the Court of Justice reinforces that the CRPD is binding on the EU and in its Member States when implementing EU law, as the CRPD is an ‘integral part of the European Union legal order’ that has ‘primacy over instruments of secondary law’;1a __________________ 1aCJEU, Joined Cases C-335/11 and C- 337/11 HK Danmark, 11 April 2013, paras. 29-30; CJEU, Case C-363/12 Z, 18 March 2014, para. 73; CJEU, Case C- 356/12 Glatzel, 22 May 2014, para. 68.

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need to consider and address intersectional discrimination issues, in light of the especially high incidence of reported serious health problems among women with disabilities, the overall higher percentages of mental difficulties among the female population, particularly migrants, and other instances of preventable discrimination arising from gender, sexual orientation and identity;deleted

Amendment 100 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Elena GENTILE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about the lack of accessibility of the ~~EU-wide~~ 112 emergency number, which is causing ~~unnecessary~~avoidable deaths and injuries;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission to adopt an implementation plan in line with the Council conclusions on disability- inclusive disaster management of February 2015 and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to finance start-ups which operate in the field of security and safety for persons with disabilities through technological innovation;

Amendment 103 #

Georgi PIRINSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that employment- related rights and services, including reasonable accommodation in the context of the Employment Equality Directive, are portable and in line with the freedom of movement for persons with disabilities; acknowledges in this regard the potential of both the social economy and the emerging digital economy for providing employment to people with disabilities;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that employment- related rights and services, including reasonable accommodation in the context of the Employment Equality Directive, which shall also provide for penalties for those employers who do not take 'appropriate measures ... to enable a person with a disability to have access to, participate in, or advance in employment' and, in addition, for Member States to introduce incentives for employers, e.g. tax concessions, are portable and in line with the freedom of movement for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 106 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Jutta STEINRUCK, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Brando BENIFEI, Marita ULVSKOG, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

~~12. Is concerned that the Employment Equality Directive does not explicitly make the denial of reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities a form of discrimination;~~deleted

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ICalls con~~cerned that~~ the Commission to revise the Employment Equality Directive ~~does no~~so that it explicitly ~~make~~states that the denial of reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities represents a form of discrimination;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is concerned that the Employment Equality Directive does not explicitly make the denial of reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities a form of discrimination. Calls on public authorities to work with experienced employers and service providers to share good practice and dispel stigma;

Amendment 109 #

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is concerned that the Employment Eq2uality Directive does not explicitly make the denial of reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities a form of discrimination; asks the Commission to provide a state of play on the kinds of complaints received;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the broad range of recommendations from the CRPD Committee provides a set of guidelines for legislative and policy-making measures falling within the remit of the EU;

Amendment 11 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Requests that the level of disability be very clearly assessed before hiring and that the contract include clear information about so-called reasonable accommodation;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses the exceptional importance for Member States, when establishing employment conditions for persons with disabilities, of going beyond the framework of employment in sheltered workshops and establishing employment conditions for persons with disabilities on the open labour market too;

Amendment 112 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Jutta STEINRUCK, Flavio ZANONATO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Brando BENIFEI, Marita ULVSKOG, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls for all possible measures to be taken to ensure that persons with disabilities are integrated into the labour market in accordance with their 'disability ID cards' and function cards to ensure that legal requirements are complied with and to prevent workers with disabilities from having to perform tasks that are not appropriate for their condition;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Member States to make better use of EU Structural funds, in particular European Social Fund, to adapt workplaces and to provide necessary assistance for people with disabilities at work, to improve education and2 training with a view to improving labour market access and combating unemployment, poverty and social exclusion of people with disabilities; notes, in this regard, that the right to employment also involves the right to vocational training and promotion within enterprise;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Calls on the Member States to disseminate the principle under which ESIF contracting authorities may exclude applicants for failure to meet the commitment to accessibility for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 115 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Jutta STEINRUCK, Flavio ZANONATO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Brando BENIFEI, Elena GENTILE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Points out that in order to prevent persons with disabilities from being made redundant, it is vital to allow them to perform their work in accordance with specific legislation; recommends, moreover, that proper controls be implemented, in addition to cooperation with job centres and companies, in order to prevent persons with disabilities from being marginalised from the labour market and in order to harness their full potential;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Calls on the Member States to combine quotas and passive labour market policies, such as tax breaks and cash incentives, with active labour market policies – i.e. guidance and counselling, training and education, and quality job placements – to support the employment of people with disabilities;

Amendment 117 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Flavio ZANONATO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Brando BENIFEI, Marita ULVSKOG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)

12c. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to adopt a universal design standard for creating work place environment which takes into account the physical needs of persons with disabilities;

Amendment 118 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Jutta STEINRUCK, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Brando BENIFEI, Evelyn REGNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)

12d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to further promote the employment of persons with disabilities via social and solidarity-based economy enterprises, and thus to help people with disabilities enter the labour market; calls on the Commission in this regard to further promote the newly emerged social investment market via the tools that have been created as part of the Social Business Initiative and to inform Parliament about its mid-term review results;

Amendment 119 #

Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt quality frameworks for traineeships ~~with a view to ensuring~~but also to encourage and develop opportunities for apprenticeship training for persons with disabilities, through the establishment of reasonable accommodation and special accessibility ~~for persons with disabilities~~conditions in order to facilitate their integration into the labour market;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas persons with disabilities represent a diverse group, and whereas women, children, older people, and individuals with complex support needs face additional difficulties ~~and multiple forms of discrimination~~;

Amendment 12 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need to consider and address intersectional discrimination issues, in light of the especially high incidence of reported serious health problems among women with disabilities, the overall higher percentages of mental difficulties among the female population, particularly ~~migrant~~refugees and asylum seekers, and other instances of preventable discrimination a~~rising from gender, sexual orientation and identity~~gainst people with disabilities;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt quality legal frameworks for traineeships with a view to ensuring social protection, reasonable accommodation and accessibility for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 121 #

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Helga STEVENS, Jana TOOM, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt quality frameworks for traineeships with a view to ensuring reasonable accommodation and accessibility for persons with disabilities and to ensure that all EU programmes such as the Youth Guarantee are fully accessible to persons with disabilities;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt quality frameworks for traineeships with a view to ensuring reasonable accommodation and accessibility for persons with disabilities on the same contractual terms as for a employee;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Deplores the non-participation of certain Member States in the European Disability Card project, which, through practical measures, facilitates mobility and residence for citizens with disabilities in the Member States;

Amendment 124 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Jutta STEINRUCK, Flavio ZANONATO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Brando BENIFEI, Marita ULVSKOG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission and Member States as soon as possible to establish a 'European Disability Card' for the mutual recognition of the rights of persons with disabilities in all Member States;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Member States to take urgent measures to prevent and reverse the negative effects that the austerity measures had on the social protection of people with disabilities; calls on the Commission to consider, in this regard, setting a social protection floor in EU at the level which would allow that the right to adequate standard of living and social protection of people with disabilities is respected;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Is concerned that the European Structural and Investment Funds are being misused to foster institutionalisation, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen their monitoring in line with the CRPD and in consultation with disability organisations, to ensure that the Funds promote the right of persons with disabilities, including persons in need of high level support, to live in the community with access to high quality services and social protection. Recommends that ESIF payments are suspended, withdrawn and recovered if the obligation to respect fundamental rights is breached;

Amendment 127 #

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Is concerned that the European Structural and Investment Funds are being misused to foster institutionalisation, and c~~Calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen their monitoring of European Structural and Investment Funds in line with the CRPD and in consultation with disability organisations;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Is concerned that the~~Calls for European Structural and Investment Funds ~~are being misused to foster institutionalisation, and~~to be used in a balanced way, promoting the development of more inclusive communities and institutionalisation where requested, so that in both cases persons with disabilities can be assured of suitable support and assistance; calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen their monitoring in line with the CRPD and in consultation with disability organisations;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas disability can be caused by a gradual and sometimes invisible degradation of the state of health of an individual, as is the case for people with neurodegenerative or rare diseases, which might have negative effect on the independent living of such person;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need to consider and address intersectional and multiple discrimination issues, in light of the especially high incidence of reported serious health problems among women with disabilities, the overall higher percentages of mental ~~difficultie~~health problems among the female population, particularly migrants, and other instances of preventable discrimination arising from gender, sexual orientation and identity;

Amendment 130 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Is concerned that the European Structural and Investment Funds are being misused to foster institutionalisation, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen their monitoring in line with the CRPD and in consultation with disability organisations; calls on the European Commission and Member States to take necessary measures, including through the use of ESI Funds and other relevant European Union funds, to develop support services in local communities for boys and girls with disabilities and their families, foster deinstitutionalisation and prevent new institutionalisation, and promote social inclusion and access to inclusive quality education for boys and girls with disabilities;

Amendment 132 #

Flavio ZANONATO, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Is concerned that the European Structural and Investment Funds are being misused to foster institutionalisation, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen their monitoring in ~~line with the CRPD and in consultati~~consultation with disability organisations, to ensure that the Funds promote the right of persons with disabilit~~y organisations~~ies, including persons in need of high level support, to live in the community with access to high quality services in line with the CRPD;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Is concerned that the European Structural and Investment Funds are being misused to foster institutionalisation, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen their monitoring in line with the CRPD and in consultation with disability organisations; calls on the Member States to share their current best practices to provide additional services for persons with disabilities who have no family support, in order to promote their active and independent inclusion in their community;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that with regard to the European Structural and Investment Funds, too, it should be affirmed that transparency principles should govern the entire procedure, from the allocation of funds to their actual use;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Recommends that the European Union suspends, withdraw and recovers payments from the European Structural and Investment Funds if the obligation to respect fundamental right is breached;

Amendment 136 #

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes the ex-ante conditionalities on social inclusion and its investment priority on the ‘transition from institutional to community based services’ in Regulation 1303/2013 on the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF); calls on the Member States to use the funds for deinstitutionalisation and as a tool to implement the CRPD;

Amendment 137 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Member States to prevent or alleviate poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion among persons with disabilities and their families in the context of a European Pillar of Social Rights; recalls that the UNCRPD committee in its concluding observations highlighted the disproportionately adverse and retrogressive effect the austerity measures in the EU have been producing on the adequate standard of living of persons with disabilities, thus suggesting the provision of a minimum social protection floor, to be introduced in accordance with national practice;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Member States to prevent or alleviate poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion among persons with disabilities and their families, with special regard to children with disabilities, in the context of a European Pillar of Social Rights;

Amendment 139 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Member States to prevent or alleviate poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion among persons with disabilities and their families in the context of a European Pillar of Social Rights; urges the Commission and the Member States, in this regard, to develop minimum income schemes, especially for people with disabilities and their families;

Amendment 14 #

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas children with disabilities have the rights to live in (their) families or family environment in line with their best interest;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need to consider and address intersectional discrimination issues, in light of the especially high incidence of reported serious health problems among women with disabilities, the overall higher percentages of mental difficulties among the female population, particularly migrants and refugees, and other instances of preventable discrimination arising from gender, sexual orientation ~~and identity~~, identity, social inequalities and exposure inequalities leading notably to idiopathic environmental intolerances;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Member States to develop real mechanisms in order to prevent or alleviate poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion among persons with disabilities and their families in the context of a European Pillar of Social Rights;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Member States to prevent or alleviate poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion among persons with disabilities and their families ~~in the context of a European Pillar of Social Rights~~;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Urges the Commission to allow Member States which are following fiscal adjustment programmes to exempt persons with disabilities from the austerity measures, in particular as regards the health sector;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on Member States to refrain from cuts on disability-related benefits, community-based services, health services, training and education programmes that will undermine the UNCRPD and will increase even more the level of poverty and social exclusion;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Urges the Commission and the Member States, once again for the purpose of combating the social exclusion of persons with disabilities and their families, to promote, on the basis of common rules, measures to combat the poverty faced by many families of disadvantaged individuals, with reference to clear indicators on which to base the necessary care;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

~~16. Urges the Commission to include a disability-specific component in its evaluation of the Cross-border Healthcare Directive;~~deleted

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Highlights that its own internal mechanism set up to coordinate the implementation of the EU CRPD (the CRPD Network) should be strengthened to become Parliament`s CRDP implementation mechanism and to provide for effective interinstitutional coordination with other EU institutions` implementation mechanisms; underlines that the CRDP Network, in all its activities and meetings, should actively involve and closely consult with persons with disabilities, through their representative organisations; asks the European Parliament services to propose a strengthening of the CRPD Network accordingly;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls for the strengthening of the inter-institutional coordination between the implementation mechanisms of the different EU institutions;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Asks the Commission and the Council, in accordance with Article 11 of the Convention, when making proposals for resolving the refugee issue, for funding or for other support measures, to provide for special care for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Proposes that Member States, in taking all the necessary measures for the protection of personal data, create records so that they have available quantitative and qualitative data e.g. regarding age, gender, and level of education;

Amendment 15 #

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas children with disabilities are 17 times more likely to live in an institution than their peers without disabilities, where their risk of violence, neglect and abuse is much higher than when living at home;1a __________________ 1aFRA Report: Violence against children with disabilities: legislation, policies and programmes in the EU, http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_ uploads/fra-2015-violence-against- children-with-disabilities_en.pdf

Amendment 15 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls for the Commission and the Member States to advocate for the classification of memory disabling disease as a disability;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

~~17. Calls for the development of human rights-based indicators and comparable disaggregated disability data;~~deleted

Amendment 151 #

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for the development of human rights-based indicators and calls on the Member States to provide comparable disaggregated disability data;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for the development of human rights-based indicators and comparable disaggregated disability data; underlines the need to disaggregate data by gender, age, rural or urban population and impairment type; calls on the Commission to fund research and data collection on violence, abuse and exploitation of all persons with all types of disabilities in the community and in institutions;

Amendment 153 #

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Helga STEVENS, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for the development of human rights-based indicators and comparable disaggregated disability data; underlines the need to disaggregate data by gender, age, rural or urban population and impairment type; calls for research and data collection on violence, abuse and exploitation of persons with all types of disabilities including in institutions;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for the development of human rights-based indicators and comparable disaggregated disability data; underlines the need to disaggregate data on the basis of various factors including by gender, age and disability;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for the development of human rights-based indicators and comparable disaggregated disability data for all activities of the EU, domestic and external;

Amendment 156 #

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Helga STEVENS, Jana TOOM, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to fund research and data collection on violence, abuse and exploitation of all persons with all types of disabilities in the community and in institutions;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the Commission’s withdrawal from the independent monitoring framework (the EU Framework); is committed to finding the most appropriate setup for the EU Framework so that it is fully in line with the CRPD and the Paris Principles, and urges that the Code of Conduct between the Council, the Member States and the Commission setting out internal arrangements for the implementation by and representation of the European Union relating to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities be reviewed and amended in such a way as to involve the European Parliament as well;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Attaches the utmost importance to Article 33 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – CRPD - (‘National implementation and monitoring’) and to paragraphs 76 and 77 of the UN Committee’s concluding observations; welcomes therefore the approval by the UN Committee of European Parliament participation in independent monitoring;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Calls on the Commission to allocate adequate resources to enable the EU Framework to perform its functions;~~deleted

Amendment 16 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Laura AGEA, Marco AFFRONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas families of people with disabilities are psychologically, socially and economically vulnerable and family members often have to reduce or stop professional activities and take care of disabled family members themselves;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the need to provide for a uniform system of sanctions throughout the EU to punish any behaviour, wherever it might be, that involves unequal treatment on grounds of disability;

Amendment 160 #

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the ~~Commission~~budget authorities to allocate adequate resources to enable the EU Framework to perform its functions independently;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission to check whether the mechanisms required to monitor the implementation of the Convention have been fully established and are operating in the Member States;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Urges the European Parliament to strengthen the internal mechanism established to coordinate the implementation of the CRPD (UNCRPD network) so that it becomes a mechanism for the monitoring and implementation of the Convention, encompassing all parliamentary committees, with the constructive involvement of disability organisations and with its own secretariat and full-time staff assigned exclusively to it;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Urges all EU institutions, agencies and bodies to establish focal points, and stresses the need for a horizontal interinstitutional coordination mechanism across DGs and EU institutions; calls for the necessary arrangements to form part of a CRPD implementation strategy;

Amendment 164 #

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Highlights that the CRPD network needs to be strengthened to appropriately coordinate CRPD implementation internally but also interinstitutionally, while actively involving and closely consulting with persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in its activities and meetings;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on the Commission to systematically mainstream the rights of persons with disabilities in all EU international cooperation policies and programmes;

Amendment 166 #

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Richard HOWITT, Marek PLURA, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Urges the institutions to ~~review all~~ensure existing staff regulations~~, internal rules and implementing provisions for CRPD compatibility~~ are fully implemented in line with the CRPD and internal rules and implementing provisions are developed fully applying CRPD provisions, as part of an open and disability-inclusive process, in order to address the Concluding Observations;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Urges the institutions ~~to rev~~and the agenciews a~~ll staff regulations,~~nd bodies of the Union to review all internal rules and implementing provisions for CRPD compatibility, ~~as part of an open and disability-inclusive process, in order~~in order effectively and rapidly to address the Concluding Observations;

Amendment 168 #

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for the provision of adequate needs-based and CRPD-compatible reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities – or with dependent family members with disabilities – who are in the service of the European institutions, paying particular attention to the needs of disabled parents;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for the provision of adequate needs-based and CRPD-compatible reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities – or with dependent family members with disabilities – who are in the service of the European institutions, within the contractual framework containing the list of reasonable accommodation measures;

Amendment 17 #

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)

Fc. whereas women with disabilities are more likely to suffer domestic violence and sexual assault which lasts reportedly longer and is more intense than for women without disabilities;1a __________________ 1aFRA Report, Violence against women: an EU-wide survey. Main results report: http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra- 2014-vaw-survey-main-results- apr14_en.pdf

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on Member States to adopt legal provisions and procedures which explicitly recognise, prevent and address multiple and intersectional discrimination and to take appropriate measures to provide awareness-raising and training on multiple and intersectional discrimination to both public and private actors, with a particular attention to women, children, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI) and migrants with disabilities;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Urges all the EU Member States to properly acknowledge the key role of family caregivers, ensuring them a proper social and economic recognition and implementing measures of direct material support, such as protection of pension entitlements or subsidies that reduce the full cost of service for carers; calls on the Commission to carry out a study aimed at analysing the legal status, or the lack thereof, of family caregivers in all Member States;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Urges the institutions to adopt comprehensive recruitment, retention and promotion policies, including temporary positive measures, to actively increase the number of staff and trainees with disabilities, including psychosocial and intellectual disabilities and to provide trainees with reasonable accommodation based on directive 2000/78/EC Article 5;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Urges the institutions to adopt comprehensive or specific recruitment, retention and promotion policies, including temporary positive measures, to actively and substantially increase the number of permanent officials or contract staff and trainees with disabilities, including psychosocial and intellectual disabilities;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the EU institutions to facilitate smart working among employees with disabilities;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Recommends that comprehensive CRPD training modules for staff be drawn up in consultation with ~~disability~~ organisations representing persons with disabilities, focusing on frontline personnel, management and public procurement;

Amendment 175 #

Elena GENTILE, Silvia COSTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the need to facilitate the effective participation and freedom of expression of persons with disabilities at public events and meetings hosted by the institutions or held on their premises by providing captioning and sign-language interpretation, documents with Braille- printing and in easy-to-read formats;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to provide inclusive education and training systems for all, in schools of all kinds and at all levels, by moving beyond special schools for persons with disabilities and converting them, as is already happening in some Member States, into educational resource centres as a back-up to schools;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Board of Governors of the European Schools, including the Commission, to ensure inclusive quality education at European Schools in accordance with CRPD requirements as regards multidisciplinary assessments, the inclusion of children with disabilities, and the provision of reasonable accommodation, while guaranteeing the inclusive participation of parents with disabilities providing the disability has been comprehensively assessed beforehand and does not lead to an inevitable failure though the forced inclusion in an open environment;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Calls on the EU and Member States to deliver effective measures aimed at tackling segregation and rejection of students with disabilities in schools and learning environments, making all the necessary efforts to ensure they fully enjoy their right to inclusive and quality formal, non-formal and informal education, including accommodation and support needed;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Urges the EU institutions to make their internet-based content, including their intranets and essentiall documents and audiovisual content, accessible;

Amendment 18 #

Helga STEVENS, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)

Fd. whereas disability is a cause and consequence of poverty and approximately 30% of the homeless population have a disability and are at risk to be overlooked;1a __________________ 1aVan Straaten et al (2015). Self-reported care needs of Dutch homeless people with and without a suspected intellectual disability: a 1.5-year follow-up study, In: Health Soc Care Community 2015 Oct 1. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

Amendment 18 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises informed consent as a condition to the right of people with disabilities to freely exercise decisions concerning their medical treatment to the fullest possible extent; calls for the rights of patients to be at the centre of care; in particular, coercive measures should only be resorted to on a case-by-case basis, after an evaluation by a medical professional;

Amendment 180 #

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Urges the EU institutions to make their internet-based content and apps, including their intranets and all documents and audiovisual content, accessible while equally ensuring physical accessibility of their buildings;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls on the institutions to support and promote the work of the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls for the EU to revise the rules of the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme, the pension system and disability-related social security measures in order to ensure non- discrimination for persons with disabilities, inter alia by recognising disability-related health needs as being distinct from an illness; and promoting independent living and working by full reimbursement of additional cost of equipment or service that is necessary for work (for example braille printer, hearing aids, sign- language interpreter, captioning services etc.);

Amendment 183 #

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls for the EU to revise the rules of the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme, the pension system and disability-related social security and social protection measures in order to ensure non- discrimination and equality of opportunities for persons with disabilities, inter alia by recognising disability-related health needs as being distinct from an illness;

Amendment 19 #

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)

Fe. whereas an estimated 80% of persons with disabilities live in developing countries;1a __________________ 1a World Report on Disability, 2011.

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises informed consent as a condition to the right of people with disabilities to freely exercise decisions concerning their medical treatment to the fullest possible extent; calls on the Member States to invest in the training of the professionals who treat and assist people with disabilities;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

– having regard to Articles 2 and 21 of the Treaty on European Union,

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the strong correlation between disability, which touches about 13 % of the EU’s population, and ill- health, with difficulties and barriers in access leading to the inadequate or unmet provision of healthcare services to people with disabilities notably when the disability results from a drug adverse reaction;

Amendment 20 #

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F f (new)

Ff. whereas the EU supports the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities at the international level, and is the world’s biggest donor of Official Development Assistance (ODA);

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises informed consent a~~s a~~ nd accessible procedures as a pre-condition to the right of people with disabilities to freely exercise decisions concerning their medical treatment to the fullest possible extent;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas a number of Member States that have ratified the CRPD have yet to establish or designate bodies to implement and monitor the Convention pursuant to Article 33; whereas those already established are being hampered in the accomplishment of their tasks, especially with regard to monitoring under Article 33(2), by the lack of funding and manpower and the absence of a sound legal basis for their designation;

Amendment 21 #

Elena GENTILE, Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises informed consent as a condition to the right of people with disabilities to freely exercise decisions concerning their medical treatment ~~to the fullest possible extent~~, with a particular attention to persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas ~~the labour market participation of persons with disabilities continues to be problematic, at 58.5 % compared with 80.5 % among persons without disabilities~~national education systems in the EU need to be more inclusive and accessible for students with disabilities in all schools of all kinds and at all levels; whereas this process, already completed in some Member States, should be implemented and accelerated;

Amendment 22 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Jutta STEINRUCK, Flavio ZANONATO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Brando BENIFEI, Marita ULVSKOG, Elena GENTILE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce an amendment to the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities in order to include the emerging issue of idiopathic environmental intolerances such as electrohypersensitivity and multiple chemical sensitivity;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas ~~the labour market participation of~~unemployment rates among persons with disabilities continues to be ~~problematic,~~worrying in the Member States - at 5841.5 %, compared with 8019.5 % among persons without disabilities and this prevents them from living an independent and active life;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recalls the Commission's privileged position to facilitate and spur the implementation of best practices across the Member States as regards equal access to mainstream healthcare services and the provision of disability-specific care and treatment;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Η

ΗH. whereas ~~the labour market participation of persons with disabilities~~one of the most fundamental pillars for the participation of persons with disabilities in social life is access to the labour market and whereas their participation in the labour market continues to be problematic, at 58.5 % compared with 80.5 % among persons without disabilities;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls for more streamlined use of the EU Structural Funds complemented, where necessary, by national measures as one of the tools to improve the quality of life and promote accessibility of health care, including electronic services, applications and devices, for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 25 #

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas disability can be caused by a gradual and sometimes invisible degradation of the state of health of an individual, as is the case for people with neurodegenerative or rare diseases; 2Or. en

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to integrate disability-oriented approaches in its health instruments and policies so as to contribute to improved health outcomes for people with disabilities in the Member States, through better physical and sensory accessibility, quality and affordability, and, while the instruments and policies are being developed along these lines, to hold thorough consultations with people with disabilities;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Η a (new)

Ha.taking into account the collapse of welfare and social protection systems in the countries ravaged by the financial crisis and forced to pursue austerity programmes which have a particularly serious impact on persons with disabilities;

Amendment 26 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Jutta STEINRUCK, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Marita ULVSKOG, Elena GENTILE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to integrate disability-oriented approaches in its health instruments and policies so as to contribute to improved health outcomes for people with disabilities in the Member States~~, through better physical and sensory accessibility, quality and affordability~~ by encouraging reasonable accommodation, in terms of accessibility to care, as far as possible;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas taking into account the unemployment rates of persons with disabilities, social protection provided by state plays a significant role in preventing poverty among people with disabilities and whereas data shows that in 2012 as many as 68,5% of people with disabilities would live in poverty without the social transfers, including pensions, received from the state;1a __________________ 1a EU-SILC data from 2012.

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to integrate disability-oriented approaches in its health instruments and policies so as to contribute to improved health outcomes for people with disabilities in the Member States, through better physical, environmental and sensory accessibility, quality and affordability;

Amendment 28 #

Helga STEVENS, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Brando BENIFEI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas the EU, as a party to the CRPD, has the duty to ensure the close involvement and active participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in the development and implementation of legislation and policies to implement the Convention and in all decision making processes concerning issues that relate to persons with disabilities;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ~~integrate~~mainstream disability-oriented approaches in its health instruments and policies so as to contribute to improved health outcomes for people with disabilities in the Member States, through better physical and sensory accessibility, quality and affordability;

Amendment 29 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Laura AGEA, Marco AFFRONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas the EU, as a party to the UN CRPD, has the duty to ensure the close involvement and active participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in the development and implementation of legislation and policies to implement the Convention and in all decision making processes concerning issues that relate to persons with disabilities;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission to refrain from supporting austerity measures which are likely to produce widespread adverse effects across the EU on adequate health standards for persons with disabilities.

Amendment 3 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

– having regard to the Commission communication of 25 October 2011 entitled ‘Social Business Initiative: Creating a favourable climate for social enterprises, key stakeholders in the social economy and innovation’ (COM(2011)0682),

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the strong correlation between disability, which touches about 13 % of the EU’s population, and ill-health, with difficulties and barriers in access leading to the inadequate or unmet provision of healthcare services to people with disabilities; notes that the lack of access to quality health services has a negative effect on the ability of those with disabilities to live independently, inclusively and on an equal basis with others;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together to develop support facilities to help children and teenagers with disabilities to realise their full potential; draws attention in particular to the need to encourage their upbringing within the family and the community, rather than institutionalising them;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas the EU, as the party to the UN CRPD, has the duty to ensure the close involvement and active participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in the development and implementation of legislation and policies to implement the Convention and in all decision making processes concerning issues that relate to persons with disabilities;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Reiterates that reproductive rights are among the fundamental freedoms guaranteed under the 1993 Vienna Declaration and Programme Action and the UN CRPD, including: the right to equality and non-discrimination, the right to marry and found a family; the right to comprehensive reproductive health care including family planning and maternal health services, education, and information; the right to give informed consent to all medical procedures including sterilization and abortion; and the right to be free from sexual abuse and exploitation.

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Η b (new)

Hb. taking into account the humanitarian crisis created by the ineffective European response to the refugee flows that have also brought to Europe many people with disabilities who face exceptional mobility problems that make them the easiest prey of traffickers;

Amendment 32 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Jutta STEINRUCK, Flavio ZANONATO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Brando BENIFEI, Marita ULVSKOG, Elena GENTILE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Notes that the lack of disaggregated data and statistics at sub-national level and by sub-groups in the population is a barrier to formulating adequate policies to reduce inequalities in access; calls on the Commission to support Member States by harmonising the definition of and collection of waiting time indicators and by setting and enforcing standards for accessibility of health facilities for people with disabilities;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas austerity measures applied by Member States have resulted in cuts in social services, support to families and community-based services and caused disproportionally negative effects on adequate standard of living of persons with disabilities, especially of children with disabilities and their families;

Amendment 33 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Laura AGEA, Marco AFFRONTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls on the Member States to refrain from cuts on disability-related benefits, community-based services and health services that deteriorate the health and wellbeing of persons with disabilities and of family caregivers;

Amendment 34 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Flavio ZANONATO, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Marita ULVSKOG, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)

Hc. whereas the Commission has withdrawn its proposal on the Maternity Leave directive and therefore equal rights of mothers and fathers, children and adults are not sufficiently addressed in the EU work-life balance policy to this date;

Amendment 34 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Marita ULVSKOG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls on the Member States to adopt measures to ensure that all health care and services provided to women with disabilities, including all reproductive health and mental health care and services, are accessible and based on the free and informed consent of the individual concerned;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)

Hd. whereas Directive 2011/24/EU on patients´ rights in cross-border healthcare does not explicitly prohibit discrimination on the grounds of disability;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Urges the Member States to adopt guidelines to ensure that all education, information, healthcare and services relating to sexual and reproductive health, are made available to women and girls with disabilities in accessible and age-appropriate formats, including sign languages, Braille, tactile communication, large print, and other alternative modes, means and formats of communication;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for the EU to ratify the Optional Protocol to the CRPD; calls on Member States that have not yet done so to take the necessary measures to finalise their reforms with a view to ratification of the CRPD;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Further calls on the Member States to ensure that involuntary treatment and confinement are not permitted by law in accordance with the latest international standards;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls ~~for~~on the EU to ratify the Optional Protocol to the CRPD;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to evaluate the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive and its implementation from the perspective of the needs of people with disabilities ~~and their right to know, and effectively avail of, the provisions and instruments contained therein, awareness of which is low even among the general population~~, in particular via the various national contact points;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch extensive information campaigns to promote a better understanding of the problems of persons with disabilities so that decisions concerning their rights are taken in an environment that understands their real needs;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to evaluate the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive and its implementation from the perspective of the needs of people with disabilities and their right to know, and effectively avail of on an equal basis with others, the provisions and instruments contained therein, awareness of which is low even among the general population;

Amendment 39 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Laura AGEA, Marco AFFRONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Urges a comprehensive and cross- cutting review of EU legislation and funding programmes with a view to complying fully with the CRPD ~~by constructively involving disability organisations and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the "EU Framework")~~;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to evaluate the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive and its effective implementation from the perspective also of the needs of people with disabilities and their right to know, and effectively avail of, the provisions and instruments ~~contained therein~~provided for by said Directive, awareness of which is low even among the general population;

Amendment 4 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)

– having regard to the study of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights of December 2015 on ‘Violence against children with disabilities: legislation, policies and programmes in the EU’,

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the strong correlation between disability, which touches ~~about 13~~ over 15% of the EU’s population, and ill-health, with difficulties and barriers in access leading to the inadequate or unmet provision of healthcare services to people with disabilities;

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Urges a comprehensive and cross- cutting review of EU legislation and funding programmes with a view to complying fully with the CRPD by constructively involving ~~disability~~ organisations representing persons with disabilities and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the ‘EU Framework’); calls on the European Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to mainstream disability in all legislation, policies and strategies;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission ~~and the Member States to~~to include a disability-specific component in its evaluateion of the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive and urges the Member States to further its implementation from the perspective of the needs of people with disabilities and their right to know, and effectively avail of, the provisions and instruments contained therein, awareness of which is low even among the general population;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Urges a comprehensive and cross- cutting review of EU legislation and funding programmes with a view to complying fully with the CRPD by constructively involving disability organisations and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the ‘EU Framework’); calls on the European Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to mainstream disability in all legislation, policies and strategies, including those on ageing and older persons

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Urges the Commission to develop EU- wide guidance for National Contact Points on how to provide accessible information about care in other Member States;

Amendment 42 #

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Anthea McINTYRE, Ádám KÓSA, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Urges a comprehensive and cross- cutting review of EU legislation and funding programmes, including future programming periods, with a view to complying fully with the CRPD by constructively involving disability organisations and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the ‘EU Framework’);

Amendment 42 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Marita ULVSKOG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the European Disability Card pilot project, encourages all Member States to join the European Disability Card initiative and calls on the Commission, in case of need, to allocate the necessary financial resources to develop the European Disability Card as an EU-wide project;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Urges a comprehensive and cross- cutting review of EU legislation and funding programmes with a view to complying fully with the CRPD by constructively involving disability organisations and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the ‘EU Framework’); calls on the Commission to consider in this regard a need to develop an EU framework which would guarantee people with disabilities effective implementation of their rights and promote personal autonomy, accessibility, access to employment, social inclusion and independent life, and the eradication of all forms of discrimination;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Invites the Commission to develop EU-wide guidance for the National Contact Points on the provision of accessible information to all patients, bearing in mind the particular role of patient organisations;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Urges a comprehensive and cross- cutting review of EU legislation and the taking of legislative initiatives or the updating of existing European legislation and funding programmes with a view to complying fully with the CRPD by constructively involving disability organisations and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the ‘EU Framework’);

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Encourages the Commission to assist the Member States and members of the European Reference Networks to extend the network's resources and expertise to forms of disability which, though not necessarily rare, also require highly specialised healthcare provided by multidisciplinary healthcare teams and a concentration of knowledge and resources through this framework;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that persons with disabilities can easily use the 112 emergency number anywhere in Europe;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Member States to assign sufficient funding and manpower to task fulfilment within the supervisory frameworks established under Article 33(2), guaranteeing their independence and ensuring that their composition and operational procedures take into account the Paris Principles regarding the functioning of national human rights institutions in line with Article 33(2) and that they are underpinned by the establishment of a formal legal basis clearly defining their remit;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Expects the Commission to ensure that electronic and mobile health services, applications and devices are fully accessible to patients with disabilities and their respective carers, and to further exploit the potential of telemedicine to improve access and care in this context.deleted

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for the constructive involvement of disability organisations and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the "EU Framework");

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Expects~~Calls on the Commission to ensure that electronic and mobile health services, applications and devices are fully accessible to patients with disabilities and their respective carers, and to further exploit the potential of telemedicine to improve access and care in this context.;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Asks the Commission to propose an update of the declaration of competence in light of the Concluding Observations, to be repeated periodically with the formal involvement of ~~disability~~ organisations representing persons with disabilities and the European Parliament;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Expects the Commission and the Member States to ensure that electronic and mobile health services, applications and devices, including the 112 emergency number and the advanced mobile location (AML) system, are fully accessible to patients with disabilities and their respective carers, and to further exploit the potential of telemedicine to improve access and care in this context.

Amendment 49 #

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Anthea McINTYRE, Ádám KÓSA, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Asks the Commission to pro~~pose~~vide a list of legislation with a view to proposing an update of the declaration of competence in light of the Concluding Observations, to be repeated periodically with the formal involvement of disability organisations and the European Parliament;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls for disabled people's organisations to be fully involved in the development and review of disability policies;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Α

ΑA. whereas, as full citizens, persons with disabilities, including persons with psychological and mental disabilities, have equal rights and are entitled to inalienable dignity, equal treatment, independent living, autonomy and full participation in society;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the ~~strong correlation between disability, which touches about 13 % of the EU’s population, and ill- health, with difficulties and barriers~~ difficulties surrounding access, leading to the inadequate or unmet provision of healthcare services to people with disabilities;

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Asks the Commission ~~to propose~~for an update of the declaration of competence in light of the Concluding Observations, to be repeated periodically with the formal involvement of disability organisations and the European Parliament;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Maintains that products and services must be made more accessible to people with disabilities; points out that economic and cost-benefit barriers are preventing accessibility from being developed and implemented; believes that greater involvement of people with disabilities when health-related products and services are being developed will make for safety and accessibility;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to set up a structured dialogue with ~~disability~~ organisations representing persons with disabilities and from different Member States and to put forward a proposal for structured dialogue between the other EU institutions and these organisations, with an independent budget and sufficient funding for consultation with and participation of persons with disabilities, in line with the Concluding Observations of the UN CRPD Committee;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines that persons with physical disabilities also face problems on the digitised mobility market policies, and calls for facilitating access for all persons with all types of disabilities in accessible languages, formats and technologies appropriate to different kinds of disabilities, including sign languages, Braille, augmentative and alternative communication systems and other accessible means, modes and formats of communication of their choice, including easy-to-read language, subtitling and personal text messages, in particular for health information, while making use of more than one sensory channel;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ~~set up a~~make a proposal for structured dialogue ~~with~~between the EU and disability organisations in all EU decisions making processes, with an independent budget and sufficient funding for consultation with and participation of persons with disabilities, in line with the Concluding Observations of the UN CRPD Committee;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Encourages the Commission to make sustained efforts to boost health prevention and promotion in order to address the serious disparities in health and access which affect the most vulnerable persons with disabilities;

Amendment 53 #

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ~~set up a structured dialogue with disability~~consolidate and make a proposal for a structured dialogue between the EU and disability organisations including appropriate funding to ensure full and equal participation by persons with disabilities and their representative organisations;

Amendment 53 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to bring the European Disability Strategy into line with the CRPD with a clear timeframe, benchmarks and indicators;

Amendment 54 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Laura AGEA, Marco AFFRONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to set up a structured dialogue with disability organisations; recommends, in addition, that the opinion of, and information provided by, disability organisations be taken into due consideration when proposals are drawn up;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to properly acknowledge the key role of family caregivers and to ensure that they also have appropriate access to health services in view of the impact that caring for persons with disabilities has on their own physical and mental health and well-being;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the institutions to take exemplary action in integration policy;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Stresses that eliminating discrimination of persons with disabilities in all areas of life, including in access to healthcare, is dependent on the adoption and implementation of the Horizontal Equal Treatment Directive;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve as much as possible national, regional and local organizations of persons with disabilities in the programming of Operational programmes in the context of ESI Funds; stresses moreover the importance of guaranteeing full accessibility of people with disabilities to Erasmus +, Youth Guarantee and EURES initiatives;

Amendment 56 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls on the Commission to include in the European Disability Strategy a specific section on protection of dependent people with disabilities who have no family to support them; said section shall consider firstly the social and health needs of people with disabilities and then all other aspects of their lives.

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to review the European Disability Strategy and to develop a comprehensive EU CRPD strategy with a clear timeframe, benchmarks and indicators; advocates that benchmarks and indicators should not be general ones, but should be specific and precise;

Amendment 58 #

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Ádám KÓSA, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to use the review of the European Disability Strategy ~~and~~ to develop a comprehensive EU CRPD strategy with a clear implementation timeframe, benchmarks and indicators;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to review the European Disability Strategy and to develop a comprehensive EU CRPD strategy with a clear timeframe, benchmarks and indicators, looking also at how the European Semester can contribute positively to the implementation of the UNCRPD;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, as full citizens, persons with disabilities have equal rights to support from publically funded systems, and are entitled to inalienable dignity, equal treatment, independent living, autonomy and full participation in society;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the strong correlation between disability, which ~~touche~~affects about 13 % of the EU’s population, and ill- health, with difficulties and barriers in access leading to the inadequate or unmet provision of healthcare services to people with disabilities;

Amendment 60 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Georgi PIRINSKI, Jutta STEINRUCK, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Marita ULVSKOG, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to revise the Guide to Social Considerations in Public Procurement to highlight the social obligations, but also to point out the opportunities and benefits of investing in high-quality support services for people with disabilities;

Amendment 61 #

Georgi PIRINSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to allocate the necessary resources for the implementation of their obligations under the CRPD and the Optional protocol;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to review the impact assessment guidelines and to modify them in order to include a more comprehensive list of issues to better assess compliance with the Convention;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to do more to promote research and development, particularly in terms of the accessibility of new and innovative technologies for people with disabilities;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission, when preparing future legislative acts in relevant areas, for instance in the digital agenda, to take account of the fact that accessibility is equally as important in the physical environment as it is in ICT;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Recommends the development of a comprehensive campaign to raise awareness about the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and combat prejudice against persons with disabilities;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Commission, when evaluating the social situation in Member States (Country Reports and Country- specific Recommendations) to also focus on monitoring the situation of persons with disabilities as part of the EU's shared commitment to building a Europe without barriers;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of ~~discrimination, including multiple and intersectional discrimination based on disability, with special regard to women and children with disabilities and to those whose disabilities change over tim~~obstacle facing persons with functional impairments in leading a fulfilling life;

Amendment 68 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Georgi PIRINSKI, Flavio ZANONATO, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Brando BENIFEI, Marita ULVSKOG, Elena GENTILE, Evelyn REGNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the EU supports the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities at the international level, and is the world’s biggest donor of Official Development Assistance (ODA);

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Notes with concern that people with disabilities report significantly higher rates of inadequate provision or denial of care, and instances of forced or ill- treatment, pointing to the lack of training of healthcare professionals on the health care needs of persons with disabilities;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat discrimination against all forms of dis~~crimination~~ability, including multiple and intersectional discrimination based on disability, with special regard to women and children with disabilities and to those whose disabilities change over time;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of discrimination, including multiple and intersectional discrimination based on disability, with special regard to women and children with disabilities and to those whose disabilities change over time; calls furthermore on the Commission to improve and strengthen the provisions of Directive 2010/18/EU regarding the conditions of eligibility and detailed rules for granting parental leave to those who have children with a disability or serious or long-term incapacitating illness;

Amendment 73 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Julie WARD, Theresa GRIFFIN, Silvia COSTA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of discrimination, including multiple discrimination, discrimination by association and intersectional discrimination based on disability, with special regard to women and children with disabilities and to those whose disabilities change over time;

Amendment 74 #

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Helga STEVENS, Jana TOOM, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of discrimination, including multiple and intersectional discrimination based on disability, with special regard to women and children with disabilities, older persons and individuals who have complex support needs, including those with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities and to those whose disabilities change over time;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of discrimination, including multiple and intersectional discrimination based on disability, with special regard to women and children with disabilities and to those whose disabilities change over time; recommends that all disability strategies include special provisions to address and mainstream the rights of children with disabilities; invites Member States and the Commission to address violence against children with disabilities through an integrated approach, setting out specialised measures and accessible support services within child protection systems;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 77 #

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the European institutions and Member States to ensure that boys and girls with disabilities and their representative organisations be consulted in all matters affecting them – with appropriate assistance provided, according to their disability and age;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to be more vigilant where the person with a functional impairment is a woman or child;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the need to provide for a uniform system of sanctions throughout the EU to punish any behaviour, wherever it might be, that is in breach of the CRPD or that involves unequal treatment on grounds of disability;

Amendment 8 #

Helga STEVENS, Brando BENIFEI, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the CRPD is the first international human rights treaty ratified by the EU, which has also been signed by all 28 EU Member States and ratified by 25 Member States excluding Finland, Ireland and the Netherlands;

Amendment 8 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that in the 2014-2020 programming period the Structural and Investment Funds afford scope for actions to further the aims of the Convention; points to the need to make effective use of these funds in the form of means and measures to help Member States both to ensure that the healthcare to be provided to people with disabilities is suited to their condition and of high quality and to eliminate injustices as regards access to care;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses on the need to increase support and specific provisions for persons with disabilities in humanitarian settings, in particular children, and calls on the European Commission to map down investments and funding in support of persons with disabilities in emergencies, including gender and age disaggregated data;

Amendment 81 #

Marian HARKIN, Ivo VAJGL, Helga STEVENS, Jana TOOM, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Regrets the fact that the Council has still not adopted the 2008 proposal for a directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; reiterates its call on the Council to do so as soon as possible;

Amendment 82 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Deplores the fact that the Council has still not adopted the 2008 proposal for a directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; reiterates its call on the Council to do so as soon as possible;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Underlines the importance of achieving all disability related Sustainable Development Goals, in particular regarding Goal 4 on ensuring inclusive, equitable quality education and the need to increase the number of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities and to invest in teacher competencies for inclusive education and participation of children in school and the community;

Amendment 84 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls on the Commission to include in the next Agenda on the Rights of the Child a comprehensive rights-based strategy for boys and girls with disabilities and safeguards to protect their rights;

Amendment 85 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Theresa GRIFFIN, Julie WARD, Silvia COSTA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to ensure that boys and girls with disabilities and their representative organisations be consulted in all matters affecting them - with appropriate assistance provided, according to their disability and age;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the proposal for a European Accessibility Act17 and is committed to its swift adoption with a view to ensuring the accessibility of goods and services, including the buildings in which those services are provided, together with effective and accessible national enforcement and complaint mechanisms; ~~__________________ 17~~recalls the need for a comprehensive approach to accessibility and for measures to guarantee that those with any type of disability enjoy this right in accordance with Article 9 of the CRPD; __________________ 17 COM(2015)0615. COM(2015)0615.

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Encourages the Member States, when applying the principle of accessibility, to make efforts to apply 'universal design' in construction projects financed by public funds;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that the European Union should take appropriate measures to ensure that all persons with disabilities deprived of their legal capacities can exercise all the rights enshrined in EU Treaties and legislation such as access to justice, to goods and services, including banking and employment and healthcare, as well as voting and consumer rights;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Regrets the fact that in many Member States there are still school buildings with architectural barriers that constitute an odious form of discrimination against children and young people with disabilities; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to increase available funding to ensure that architectural barriers in schools and universities are banished forever;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas this is the first time that the EU has been monitored by a UN body in the fulfilment of its international obligations on human rights; whereas the concluding observations of the CRPD Committee published in 2015 regarding implementation of the Convention in the EU sent a strong message regarding the EU’s commitment to equality and respect for human rights;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make progress as quickly as possible on implementing the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work with Parliament to achieve swift ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to works published by the blind or visually impaired, while reiterating its conviction that the EU is competent to conclude this Treaty without ratification being conditional on a review of the EU legal framework or the timing of a ruling by the Court of Justice;

Amendment 91 #

Helga STEVENS, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Anthea McINTYRE, Marian HARKIN, Ádám KÓSA, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Marek PLURA, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 92 #

Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Georgi PIRINSKI, Jutta STEINRUCK, Flavio ZANONATO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Marita ULVSKOG, Elena GENTILE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work with Parliament to deliver a strong directive on the accessibility of public sector bodies’ websites, with a broad scope and a robust enforcement mechanism; expresses its concern at recent Council proposals to reduce significantly the scope of the EU Directive on the accessibility of public sector websites; fears that the exemptions proposed by the Council will not be sufficient to ensure that the 80 million people with disabilities and 150 million elderly people in the EU enjoy equal access to the digital single market and on- line public services for EU citizens, thereby infringing the right to equal access to information enshrined in the CRPD;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ICalls con~~cerned about the lack of accessibility of~~ the Commission together with Member States to make sure that the EU- wide 112 emergency number~~, which is causing unnecessary deaths and injur~~ is fully accessible for people with disabilities;

Amendment 94 #

Helga STEVENS, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marian HARKIN, Brando BENIFEI, Arne GERICKE, Richard HOWITT, Czesław HOC, Kostadinka KUNEVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about the lack of accessibility of the EU-wide 112 emergency number~~, which is~~ at national level and when roaming, causing unnecessary deaths and injuries; highlights the need for implementing measures at national level ensuring inter alia compatibility across Member States, including accessible national emergency points;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about the lack of accessibility of the EU-wide 112 emergency number, which is causing unnecessary deaths and injuries and urges the development of fully accessible and reliable 112 services using the latest technology;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about the lack of accessibility of the EU-wide 112 emergency number, which is causing unnecessary deaths and injuries; stresses that accessibility must be improved for people with disabilities and calls upon Member States to take urgently all the necessary steps to ensure a high-quality emergency service for persons with disabilities;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about the lack of accessibility of the EU-wide 112 emergency number, which is causing unnecessary deaths and injuries; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take steps to ensure that everyone - in particular persons with disabilities - has full and ready access to the 112 emergency number anywhere in Europe;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about the lack of accessibility of the EU-wide 112 emergency number, in particular for persons with impaired hearing and the deaf , which is causing unnecessary deaths and injuries;

Amendment 99 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned ~~about~~, in those countries where it does not work well, about the difficulties posed by a national emergency number and the lack of accessibility of the EU- wide 112 emergency number, which is causing unnecessary deaths and injuries;

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2016/04/08 LIBE 62 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)

-A. Whereas women and girls with disabilities are exposed to several dimensions of discrimination in their everyday lives; it can take a variety of forms—physical, emotional, sexual, economic—and includes intimate partner violence, violence at the hands of caregivers, sexual violence and institutional violence.

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls on the Commission to assess whether EU legislation is compatible with the requirements of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; urges that any loopholes hampering the implementation of the Convention should be closed;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Notes that three Member States of the European Union, Finland, The Netherlands and Ireland, have still not ratified the Convention. Calls on those Member States to ratify as soon as possible;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Shares the concerns of the UNCRPD in relation to the European Union's lack of clear strategy for implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the EU Member States and institutions to ensure that opportunities to participate in consultation processes are clearly and widely publicised using accessible communications, that input can be provided in other formats such as Braille or 'Easy-To-Read', and that public hearing and meetings discussing proposed laws and policies arshould be made fully accessible ~~to persons with disabilities;~~.

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Member States and the EU institutions to ensure that opportunities to take part in public consultation procedures are effectively and widely publicised by means of communications which are accessible to persons with disabilities who use languages such as braille and Easy Read;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the EU Member States and institutions to ensure that public hearing and meetings discussing proposed laws and policies are made fully accessible to persons with disabilities, including those with intellectual and learning disabilities;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Urges the Commission to review the EU Disability Strategy by developing a real, ambitious plan to implement fully the UN CRPD and fulfil the recommendations the EU has received;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Believes that the European institutions, the Parliament, the Council and the Commission, should move to ensure existing and future legislation is human rights proofed and adheres fully to the Convention;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to give persons with disabilities an active role in decision- making processes, also through their representative organisations, in accordance with Article 4(3) of the CPRD; urges, further, that due account should be taken of the views expressed by persons with disabilities in the course of such processes;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Calls on the EU institutions and Member States to closely engage people with disabilities, including through their representative organisations, in decision- making processes in their respective fields of competence, in line with Article 4(3) of the CRPD;

Amendment 2 #

Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Calls on the Commission to revise its Disability Strategy 2010-2020 with a view to the full implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and in the light of the concluding observations by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 2 October 2015, accompanied by a timetable and precise indicators;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the EU institutions to take a particular focus on the rights of children with disabilities and the needs of their families, assess current EU compatibility with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and work to remove all obstacles faced by children with disabilities in their day-to-day lives by offering their families proper support, including through the provision of grants and specific services;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the violence, intimidation and sexual abuse at school, at home or in institutions to which disabled children are more vulnerable; urges the European Union and its Member States to act with greater effectiveness and to combat violence against disabled children by means of specific measures and accessible support services;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges the Commission to develop a structured dialogue with representative organisations of persons with disabilities, to consult and cooperate with them in the review and implementation process, including formulating an answer to the list of issues to the CRPD Committee and in the development, implementation and monitoring of all EU policies;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasises that, if the rights of children with disabilities are to be protected, their families must be guaranteed proper support by strengthening and building on the legislative instruments available to the EU, such as that providing for extended parental leave for parents of children with disabilities;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines the need to include a clear gender perspective in a new European Disability Strategy that includes the fight against violence against women and domestic violence against women and girls with disabilities;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Urges all European Institutions to make sure that all external and internal communication of EU institutions, including documents, videos and websites have an appropriate level of accessibility and is provided in alternative formats and means of communication, such as Braille, 'Easy-To-Read' and sign language;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Calls on the EU institutions to take effective measures to strengthen the lives of women with disabilities in accordance with the recommendations of the UN Committee on the review of the European Union's implementation of CRPD;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Calls for the establishment of an inter- institutional coordination mechanism for implementation and monitoring of the Convention, ensuring the participation of persons with disabilities, through their representative organizations, in the adoption process;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers full and complete access to the political system for persons with disabilities to be a priority; recognises that this access must be more than mere physical access to cast a vote, and that it should include a wide range of initiatives to open the democratic process to all citizens; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the provisions of Article 3(2) of Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime and of Directives 2010/64/EU on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings and 2012/13/EU on the right to information in criminal proceedings, and in particular Directive 2013/48/EU on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities while deprived of liberty, are properly and fully implemented, especially in the case of persons with disabilities;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the provisions of Article 3(2) of Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, of Directive 2010/64/EU on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings, of Directive 2012/13/EU on the right to information in criminal proceedings, of Directive 2016/343/EU on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings, and in particular of Directive 2013/48/EU on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities while deprived of liberty, are properly and fully implemented, especially in the case of persons with disabilities;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Strongly deplores~~With reference to the fact that the Council has still not adopted the 2008 proposal for a directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;, reiterates its call on the Co~~uncil to do so as soon as possible~~mmission and Member States to find a solution as soon as possible which, with due regard for the powers, self-determination and social models of the Member States, will attain the objective of prohibiting discrimination;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers full and complete access to the political system for persons with disabilities to be a priority; ~~recognises that this access must b~~calls, in this regard, on the Commission to include an assessment of compatibility with the UNCRPD in its reporting on the implementation of Council Directives 93/109/EC and 94/80/EC, which lay down the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament and local elections; deplores the fact that, in the EU, many persons with disabilities who do not have legal capacity are also denied the right to vote; urges the Member States, therefore, to revise their national laws in such a way as to ensure that the right to vote is not systematically denied to persons with disabilities who do not have legal capacity, and instead to assess each case on its merits and provide persons with disabilities with assistance during the voting procedure; recognises that the right to vote must constitute more than mere physical access to cast a vote, and that it should include a wide range of initiatives to open the democratic process to all citizens; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the provisions of Article 3(2) of Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime and of Directives 2010/64/EU on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings and 2012/13/EU on the right to information in criminal proceedings, and in particular Directive 2013/48/EU on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities while deprived of liberty, are properly and fully implemented, especially in the case of persons with disabilities;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers full and complete access to the political system for all persons with disabilities to be a priority; recognises that this access must be more than mere physical access to cast a vote, but also take into the account existing rules regarding legal capacity and the possible consequences of these rules restricting access to democracy and equality for individuals with disabilities, and that it should include a wide range of initiatives to open the democratic process to all citizens; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the provisions of Article 3(2) of Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime and of Directives 2010/64/EU on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings and 2012/13/EU on the right to information in criminal proceedings, and in particular Directive 2013/48/EU on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities while deprived of liberty, are properly and fully implemented, especially in the case of persons with disabilities;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers full and complete access to the political system for persons with disabilities to be a priority; recognises that this access must be more than mere physical access to cast a vote, and that it should include a wide range of initiatives to open the democratic process to all citizens~~; c~~, this should include; signed, braille and 'Easy-To-Read' election material, complete provision of necessary assistance to people with disabilities during voting procedures, promotion of postal and proxy voting when possible and the removal of barriers to those disabled citizens wishing to stand for election. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the provisions of Article 3(2) of Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime and of Directives 2010/64/EU on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings and 2012/13/EU on the right to information in criminal proceedings, and in particular Directive 2013/48/EU on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities while deprived of liberty, are properly and fully implemented, especially in the case of persons with disabilities;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Acknowledges the CRPD has proved to be a positive and key instrument for promoting law reform and requiring Member States to re-examine how persons with disabilities are perceived; Regrets, however, the difficult challenges still faced by persons with disabilities in strategic areas such as criminal justice and political participation. Considers full and complete access to the political system for persons with disabilities to be a priority; recognises that this access must be more than mere physical access to cast a vote, and that it should include a wide range of initiatives to open the democratic process to all citizens ; Calls on the EU Member States to provide more accessible information, better support and reasonable accommodation in order to improve the political participation of persons with disabilities; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the provisions of Article 3(2) of Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime and of Directives 2010/64/EU on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings and 2012/13/EU on the right to information in criminal proceedings, and in particular Directive 2013/48/EU on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities while deprived of liberty, are properly and fully implemented, especially in the case of persons with disabilities;

Amendment 34 #

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on Member States and the European Institutions to promote opportunities for people with disabilities to vote and stand for election, with reference both to the right to vote and to the right of access to polls or appropriate information;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Strongly deplores the fact that many states continue to deny or restrict the legal capacity of persons with intellectual difficulties through court action; Calls on EU Member States to engage with the legal capacity question positively by leaning towards supportive inclusion rather than automatic exclusion;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to harmonise data collection on disability through EU social surveys in line with Article 31 of the C~~onvention on the Rights of P~~RPD, in order to accurately inform and identify developments in the sector; emphasises that such data collections should use methodologies that are inclusive of all persons with Ddisabilities ~~(CRPD), in order to accurately inform about and identify developments in the sector~~, including those with more severe impairments and those living in institutions; all data collected should be subjected to the rigors of human rights and data protection initiatives including, but not limited to provisions set out in the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Data Protection Directive;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to ~~harmonise data collection on~~create a common standard and criteria for the collection of disaggregated data with regard to disability through EU social surveys in line with Article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), in order to accurately inform about and identify developments in the sector;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Deplores the lack of accessibility of the European emergency number 112, and calls on the Commission to improve the accessibility of this number for people with disabilities by using the new generation of 112 technologies;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for the strengthening of the existing equality bodies to assist in mainstreaming, promoting and monitoring of the UNCRPD; reminds the EU and Member States of the requirement to engage meaningfully with civil society and , in particular, with organisations of people with disabilities;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Acknowledges the fact that roughly 80 million European citizens are believed to possess a disability and that these citizens should have unequivocal access to all services and rights offered by the European Union;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for the inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in the EU global socio-economic agenda, in particular the Europe 2020 strategy and the European Semester; recommends the adoption of a Disability Pact to ensure the rights of persons with disabilities be mainstreamed across EU initiatives;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Urges that such data collection and such surveys must be as specific and as targeted as possible and that they should be followed by appropriate studies and workshops which result in suitable and effective forms of action;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Believes that the European institutions should consider opening future and existing funding streams to organisations actively representing persons with disabilities;

Amendment 43 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises that vulnerable members of society are further marginalised if they have a disability; considers that the EU should redouble its efforts to fully accommodate the provision of rights and services for all people ~~in its care, including stateless people, homeless people, refugees and asylum seekers~~;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises that vulnerable members of society are further marginalised if they have a disability; considers that the EU should redouble its efforts to fully accommodate the provision of rights and services for all people in its care~~, including stateless people, homeless people, refugees and asylum seekers~~;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises that vulnerable members of society are further marginalised if they have a disability; therefore considers that the ~~EU should redouble its~~Member States should improve their efforts to fully accommodate the provision of rights and services for all people ~~in its care~~with disabilities, including stateless people, homeless people, refugees and asylum seekers in accordance with national and international law;

Amendment 46 #

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises that vulnerable members of society are further marginalised if they have a disability; stresses in this context the impact of austerity policies on the everyday lives and rights of people with disabilities, particularly with regard to access to employment and public investment, and calls for this to be duly taken into account in the work carried out in connection with the European Semester; considers that the EU should redouble its efforts to fully accommodate the provision of rights and services for all people in its care, including stateless people, homeless people, refugees and asylum seekers;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises that ~~vulnerable~~ members of society that are in vulnerable situations are further marginalised if they have a disability; considers that the EU should redouble its efforts to fully accommodate the provision of rights and services for all people in its care, including stateless people, ~~homeless people,~~ refugees and asylum seekers, homeless people and people belonging to minorities; underlines the need to mainstream disability in its migration and refugee policies;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Emphasises that, if the rights of persons with disabilities are to be safeguarded in full, it is essential that such persons should be guaranteed the right to choose how they want to live and how they want to maximise their potential, for example by making greater use of arrangements such as caregivers;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Deplores wholeheartedly the disastrous conditions in which it has been found that people with disabilities are being detained in certain European Union Member States, and calls on States to do everything possible to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and Article 3 thereof banning inhuman and degrading treatment;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines the need to ensure that discrimination in all aspects on the grounds of disability is prohibited in the European Union, including multiple and intersectional discrimination;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Believes the European Council should adopt the Equal Treatment Directive and extend its remit beyond the field of employment;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Suggests all people employed by the EU in the management of its external borders and asylum reception centres should undergo specific training relevant to the needs of disabled persons to ensure their needs are met;

Amendment 52 #

Hugues BAYET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls on the Union Institutions to organise and support information campaigns both on the rights of persons with disabilities and on their diversity, skills and talents;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Urges that, with a view to guaranteeing social inclusion for persons with disabilities, it is essential to do away with all the barriers and obstacles which still hamper their integration into education systems, at the workplace, into public life and into the communities to which they belong;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Deplores the fact that persons with disabilities still encounter obstacles to their access to goods and services; considers that these obstacles are of a nature to limit their participation in society and constitute a breach of their rights as citizens. Welcomes the support given by the European Parliament to the Accessibility Act in November 2015 but acknowledges, however, that an Accessibility Act is not a panacea; Calls for its adoption and full implementation as soon as possible;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Urges that the principle of freedom of movement for persons with disabilities within the EU must be guaranteed by removing all the remaining barriers to the exercise of that freedom;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Acknowledges the awareness raising capabilities of the European Institutions and calls on the same to raise awareness of the protection and provision of the rights of persons with disabilities;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Urges that, with a view to guaranteeing proper social integration for persons with disabilities, incentives must be provided for the correct use of EU funds which are intended to foster that process by means of research into and the development, implementation and dissemination of new ideas, new technologies and new methods;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Underlines the rights to sexual and reproductive health and rights; stresses that sex education must be designed and implemented also for people with disabilities, based on a holistic approach and provided in a safe, taboo-free atmosphere;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

~~7. Expresses concern at the stated aim of the British Government to repeal the 1998 Human Rights Act, the parliamentary act which gives effect to the European Convention on Human Rights.~~deleted

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Strongly deplores, likewise, the delay to the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, and calls on the Commission and Member States to bring about its swift ratification;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses concern at the stated aim of the British Government to repeal the 1998 Human Rights Act, the parliamentary act which gives effect to the European Convention on Human Rights, given the volume of cases brought before the European Court of Human Rights with specific focus on the violation of the rights of persons with disabilities.

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need for enhanced political cooperation within the Framework, including the financial and human resources to ensure it can fulfil its obligations and implement the recommendations of the UN CRPD.

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the European Parliament, the European Council and European Commission to fully implement the recommendations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to ensure the Convention is honoured in all future legislation.

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the EU Member States to take all appropriate steps in order to ensure that reasonable accommodation is provided for persons with disabilities in order to promote equality and eliminate discrimination and in order for them to exercise, on an equal basis with others, all human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Deplores the discrimination and exclusion that persons with disabilities still face today; calls on the Commission to maximise synergies between the EU disability strategy 2010 - 2020 and the provision of the CEDAW and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in order to ensure that recognised rights re substantially enjoyed and effectively exercised, including by harmonising and implementing the legislative framework and through cultural and political action;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Deplores the discrimination and exclusion which persons with disabilities still suffer today; calls on the Commission to maximise synergies between the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 and the provisions of the CEDAW and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, in order to ensure, not least by harmonising and implementing the legislative framework, that the rights granted under those instruments can in fact be exercised;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that around 15 % of the world’s population, or an estimated 1 billion people, live with disabilities and 80% of these people live in low-income countries; underlines that 50 % of disabilities are preventable and directly linked to poverty and also that an estimated 98 % of children with disabilities in the developing world do not attend school;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the references to disabilities in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically in the sections related to education, growth and employment, inequality and the accessibility of human settlements, and as regards data collection and monitoring of the SDGs; and recommends that the EU take the lead in the implementation of disability-inclusive SDGs.

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Stresses the fact that mainstream policies and programmes are not always accessible to persons with disabilities;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that significant progress has been achieved by the EU regarding the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) but that, as stated by the CRPD Committee, there is still a lot to do in terms of inequality, unemployment and education; also expresses concern regarding sexual violence and other forms of abuse ~~of women~~s against people with disabilities, in particular women and childrens;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Invites the Commission to draft an implementation plan for SDGs and DRR in line with the CRPD; underlines that such a plan should make an important contribution to the definition of indicators in areas related to disability and socio- economic inclusion; stresses that poverty, social protection, health coverage, violence against women, sexual and reproductive health and rights, access to water and sanitation, resilience to disasters and birth registration deserve particular attention in the definition of SDG indicators;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Invites the Commission to draft an implementation plan for the CRPD; underlines that such a plan should make an important contribution to the definition of indicators in areas related to disability and socio-economic inclusion; stresses that poverty, social protection, health coverage, violence against women, sexual and reproductive health and rights, access to water and sanitation and energy, resilience to disasters and birth registration deserve particular attention in the definition of SDG indicators;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses the fact that any actions of information, awareness and training represent a fundamental element in order to implement the CRPD Convention;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. Calls, furthermore, on the EU to: - put in place a systematic and institutionalized approach to mainstream the rights of persons with disabilities across all European Union international cooperation policies and programmes;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. Calls, furthermore, on the EU to: - put in place more development projects which focus specifically on people with disabilities

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3

- identify and put in place mechanisms to disaggregate data on disability in order to monitor the rights of persons with disabilities in EU development programmes; and provide data on disability-specific development projects

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 5

- put in place focal points for disability issues in EU delegations., appointing trained liaison officers who can offer the benefits of their expertise and professionalism to persons with disabilities;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Underlines the fact that poverty is both a cause and a consequence of disability and that poverty is a barrier to accessing basic social services, such as nutrition, health, water and sanitation, and this can lead to disability;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 5 a (new)

- address disability issues in dialogues with partner countries and support and engage in strategic cooperation with the partner country disability NGOs as well as support their participation in the process of drafting disability related legislation;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 5 b (new)

- review the Multiannual Financial Framework and the European Development Fund (EDF) in compliance with the CRPD;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 5 c (new)

- include a reference to mainstreaming disability issues into EU policies in the possible new European Consensus on Development.

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 5 a (new)

- Asks the EC to consider earmarking funds provided for all EU international cooperation policies and programs for the national programs for people with disabilities;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 5 a (new)

- provide children likely to be at risk with swift, appropriate and comprehensive care, given the importance of early intervention;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 5 a (new)

- provide parents of disabled children with the training they require in order to take a full and active part in the children's care;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 5 b (new)

- promote the early integration of the children and the provision of special education services in infant and primary schools;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls the EU to take the lead on the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its partner countries, regional organisations and at the global level;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Stresses the fact that all EU policies and programmes, both externally and internally, must comply with the UN CRPD and establish specific measures which guarantee that the rights of persons with disabilities are mainstreamed in all domains, including humanitarian and development policies and programmes;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Recommends the fact that the EU take the lead on disability-inclusive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and establish a work plan and a mid-term review of the work plan in order to guarantee a monitoring and evaluation mechanism and ensure EU accountability;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Draws attention to the fact that disabilities are becoming increasingly common as the population ages;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Stresses the fact that EU should ensure that all EU funded programmes and projects promote, protect and uphold the rights of persons with disabilities and are compliant with the articles of the UN CRPD;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5 e. Underlines the necessity to establish mechanisms to collect and monitor disaggregated data by disability, sex, age and other characteristics and that the EU should implement such mechanisms in all EU funded projects and setup a clear timetable for producing disaggregated data across all its programmes;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5 f. Stresses the importance that persons with disabilities and their representative organisations should be regularly consulted and participate in decision- making with EU institutions;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)

5 g. Underlines the importance to give a special support to the persons with disabilities in post emergency situations;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)

5 h. Stresses the importance to create a "disability desk" in order to improve the effective coordination and information gathering with the developing countries;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Underlines the fact that persons with disabilities may face additional disability- related costs, higher rates of unemployment and lower incomes, which can put them and their families at higher risk of financial hardship;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Underlines the fact that exclusion from education may lead to lower employment and earning potential among people with disabilities, making these individuals and their families more vulnerable to poverty and limiting national economic growth;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. Underlines the fact that inability to access and receive appropriate timely health care may result in continuously poor or worsening levels of functioning among people with disabilities, including the development of additional disabling conditions that lead to higher personal and societal medical and productivity costs in the long term;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1 e. Stresses the fact that the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society regardless of a country´s social economic, political or cultural status is not just a development issue but also a human right issue;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1 f. Underlines the fact that on-going conflicts and natural disasters are also contributing factors to the growing numbers of persons with disabilities;

Amendment 9 #