2017/2038(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to, inter alia, Article 10 and Article 19(1) of TFEU,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~Roma are still being deprived of their human~~despite efforts at national, European and international level to advance the Roma inclusion, many Roma are still victims of prejudice, hate speech, stigmatisation, extreme poverty and profound social exclusion and still face barriers to exercising their fundamental rights within Europe, which leads them vulnerable to exploitation;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5 e. Calls on the Member States to implement and enforce the Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin, in order to effectively prevent and eliminate all forms of discrimination against Roma, and to ensure that national, regional and local administrative regulations are not discriminatory and do not result in segregation practices;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5 f. Calls on the Member States to implement and enforce the Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA of 28 November 2008 on combating certain forms and expressions of racisms and xenophobia by means of criminal law, as it gives the tools for a successful combat anti-Gypsyism rhetoric and violence against Roma;

Amendment 102 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

~~6. Calls on the Commission to continue launching infringement proceedings against all Member States that breach or fail to transpose or implement equal treatment directives;~~deleted

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. CBased on the alarming reports of NGOs and watchdog organisations, calls on the Commission to continue launching infringement proceedings against all Member States, without exception, that breach or fail to transpose or implement equal treatment directives, such as the Racial Equality Directive (2000/43/EC), the Free Movement and Residence Directive (2004/38/EC), the Victims' Rights Directive (2012/29/EU), the Council Framework Decision (2008/913/JHA) on racism and xenophobia, the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (2010/13/EU), and the Council Directive on equal treatment between men and women (2004/113/EC) and that on equal treatment in employment and occupation (2000/78/EC);

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to continue launching infringement proceedings against all Member States that breach or fail to transpose or implement equal treatment directives; calls on the Commission and the Council to break the deadlock and re-launch negotiations on the so-called Anti-discrimination Directive1a ; _________________ 1a Proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to provide assistance for transposing and implementing the equal treatment directives and if there is no other solution to continue launching infringement proceedings against all Member States that breach or fail to transpose or implement equal treatment directives;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to provide assistance for transposing and implementing the equal treatment directives and if relevant to continue launching infringement proceedings against all Member States that breach or fail to transpose or implement equal treatment directives;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Recalls that Member States are committed to the EU framework of National strategies for the integration and inclusion of Roma people; regrets that in many Member States Roma people are still marginalized, discriminated and excluded as shown by the recent Report of FRA on the situation of Roma people. Calls on all Member States to fully implement their national Roma strategies in order to ensure access to health care, dignified living conditions, education and employment for Roma people.

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls on the Member States to introduce and enforce the fight against anti-Gypsyism as part of their National Roma Integration Strategies; furthermore calls on the Member States to strengthen the work of national and local equality bodies with Roma legal advisers and the help of digital technology in order to ease the reporting of abuses,

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls for the adoption and rapid implementation of the European Accessibility Act in order to ensure equitable access to services;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas despite efforts at national, European and international level to advance Roma inclusion, many Roma still face extreme poverty, profound social exclusion, and Roma are still being deprived of their human rights in Europe;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Condemns certain Member States’ denial of inequality of their Roma nationals, their lack of political will to secure Roma people’s access to and enjoyment of their fundamental rights, and their blaming them for their social exclusion;deleted

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Condemns certain Member States’' denial of inequality and the resulting poverty of their Roma nationals, their lack of political will to remedy their failure in secureing Roma people’'s access to and enjoyment of their fundamental rights, and their blaming them for their social exclusion caused by structural racism;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls on the Member States to use EU funds, such as the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development more efficiently while implementing the Roma national strategies to improve integration and combat social exclusion of Roma people. Calls on the Member States to increase therefore coordination among local and national authorities to eliminate administrative and political obstacles and effectively use the EU funds to improve the situation of Roma people, in particular children.

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls for the rapid approval and implementation of the anti-discrimination directive, while recognising the need to respect specific sensitivities, for targeted actions to counter multiple layers of discrimination and for tools to tackle discrimination in a cross-cutting fashion throughout all sectors of society;

Amendment 114 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

~~8. Calls on Member States to take measures to prevent and counter anti- Roma hate speech;~~deleted

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on Member States to ~~take measures to prevent and counter anti-Roma hate speech~~- clearly condemn and sanction the denial of Roma Holocaust, hate speech and scapegoating by politicians and public officials at all levels and in all types of media, as they directly reinforce anti- Gypsyism in society, - take measures to prevent and counter anti-Roma hate speech in particular online through the Joint Code of Conduct with IT companies;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on Member States to take further measures to prevent, condemn and counter anti-Roma hate speech;, also by using cultural dialogue as a main mean,

Amendment 117 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States to take measures to prevent an~~d counter anti- Roma~~ti-Roma hate speech and to tackle it in the same manner as any other racial hate speech;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Urges the Commission and Member States to intensify their work with NGOs to deliver best practice training on countering prejudice as well as on effective counter speech campaigns through mapping NGO partners' specific needs and demands in this respect;

Amendment 119 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Calls on the Commission to launch a civil society monitoring and reporting call concerning hate speech, hate crime and Holocaust denial in the Member States;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas Roma are still being deprived of their human rights in some states Europe;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

~~9. Calls on its President to condemn and sanction MEPs who use defamatory, racist or xenophobic language or such behaviour in Parliament;~~deleted

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on its President to condemn ~~and sanction~~ MEPs who use defamatory, racist or xenophobic language or such behaviour in Parliament;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

~~10. Deplores the violation of the right of Roma to free movement;~~deleted

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

~~10. Deplores the violation of the right of Roma to free movement;~~deleted

Amendment 124 #

Bodil VALERO, Soraya POST

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Deplores the violation of the right of Roma to free movement;~~Stresses that Roma people are European citizens with equal rights and have access to free movement under the conditions specified in Directive 2004/38/EC4a as all European citizens; calls on Member states of origin to take their responsibility to combat poverty and exclusion of all their citizens and on the Member states of arrival to increase cooperation cross border to combat discrimination and exploitation and prevent that exclusion continues in the country of arrival. _________________ 4a DIRECTIVE 2004/38/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Deplores the violation of the right ~~of Roma to free movement~~s to free movement for EU citizens of Roma origin; calls on the Member States to acknowledge that the fundamental principles of the EU must apply to all its citizens, and the Free Movement Directive does not allow collective expulsions and any kind of racial profiling;

Amendment 126 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Deplores the violation of the right of Roma to free movement; calls on Member States to acknowledge that the fundamental principles of the EU must apply to all citizens;

Amendment 127 #

Bodil VALERO, Soraya POST

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Calls on Member States to tackle the bias against Roma refugees and asylum seekers; recalls that Member States receive asylum seekers from the Western Balkan countries that in terms of numbers consist of many Roma from Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and that this may be correlated to the particular factors affecting the Roma community there;

Amendment 128 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Calls on an immediate recognition of Anti-Gypsyism as a form of prosecution whose victims are entitled to the right to receive international protection; calls on the European Commission to not recognize as so-called "safe third countries" or "safe countries of origin" those where Roma people are systematically discriminated against;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Calls on Member States to tackle the bias against Roma refugees and asylum seekers in the context of migration;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas anti-Gypsyism is one of the root causes of social exclusion and discrimination of Roma and vice versa, whereas discrimination against Roma roots in prejudice against them, Roma criminality, high unemployment rate of Roma, while each of them are interdependent factors,

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Is deeply concerned by the number of stateless Roma people in Europe pushed to the very margins of society; calls on Member States to end statelessness and ensure the enjoyment of fundamental human rights for all; calls on the Commission to initiate an EU directive on the identification and protection of stateless persons;deleted

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Is deeply concerned by the number of stateless Roma people in Europe ~~pushed~~, resulting in the complete denial of their access to social, educational and healthcare services and pushing them to the very margins of society; calls on Member States to end statelessness and ensure the enjoyment of fundamental human rights for all; calls on the Commission to initiate an EU directive on the identification and protection of stateless persons;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Is deeply concerned by the number of stateless Roma people in Europe pushed to the very margins of society; calls on Member States to end statelessness and ensure the enjoyment of fundamental human rights for all; ~~calls on the Commission to initiate an EU directive on the identification and protection of stateless persons;~~

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Condemns those Member States which carry out discriminatory birth registration and that fail to provide identity documents, resulting in Roma being denied access to all the essential basic services; calls on Member States to take immediate corrective measures and active steps in this regard; calls on the Commission to assess the situation in Member States and initiate legally binding legislation on the identification and protection of people whose citizenship have not been recognised and have no access to identity documents;deleted

Amendment 135 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. C~~ondemns~~alls on those Member States ~~which~~to carry out ~~discriminatory~~ birth registration ~~and that fail to provide identity documents, resulting in Roma~~without discrimination and to ensure identification of all their citizens in order to avoid Roma people being denied access to all the essential basic services due to lack of identification; calls on Member States to take immediate corrective measures and active steps in this regard and to combat statelessness, especially for children; calls on the Commission to assess the situation in Member States and ~~initiate legally binding legislation~~calls on Member States to respect the principles of the EU Framework of Roma national strategies and share best practices on the identification and protection of people whose citizenship have not been recognised and have no access to identity documents;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Condemns those Member States which carry out discriminatory birth registration and that fail to provide identity documents, resulting in Roma being denied access to all the essential basic services; calls on Member States to take immediate corrective measures ~~and active steps in this regard~~to stop discriminatory birth registration, and through their local authorities take active steps in this regard by moving the burden of registration from the parents to the responsible authorities; calls on the Commission to assess and monitor the situation in Member States and initiate legally binding legislation on the identification and protection of people whose citizenship have not been recognised and have no access to identity documents;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Condemns those ~~Member Stat~~practices which carry out discriminatory birth registration and that fail to provide identity documents, resulting in Roma being denied access to all the essential basic services; calls on Member States to take immediate corrective measures, and active steps in this regard; calls on the Commission to assess the situation in Member States and initiate legally binding legislation on the identification and protection of people whose citizenship have not been recognised and have no access to identity documentslaunch awareness raising campaign on the importance on birth registration;

Amendment 138 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13. Is deeply concerned by the unequal access of Roma to health information, services and care, and their racial abuse;~~deleted

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Is deeply concerned by the unequal access of Roma to health information, services and care, ~~and their racial abus~~the severe lack of health insurance cards among them, and their racial abuse; is alarmed by the discrimination of Roma women, who are often placed in segregated, sub-standard maternity wards, and face physical abuse, neglect, under- and mistreatment by medical staff when attempting to access sexual and reproductive healthcare services, and who often do not access mobile health screenings; urges Member States to set up a monitoring and corrective mechanism to this end immediately, and to ensure that medical personnel who violate ethics are held accountable;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas Roma are part of Europe’s culture and values and they have contributed to the cultural richness, diversity, economy and common history of the EU,

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Is deeply concerned by the cases of unequal access of Roma to health information, services and care, and their racial abuse; calls on the Member States to take effective measures to removing any barriers to access to the healthcare system accessible for the mainstream population; where necessary, asks the Member States to secure funding for healthcare mediator programmes for Roma and increase healthcare awareness and improve access to vaccination and preventive health care in Roma communities;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Is deeply concerned by the unequal access of Roma to health information, services and care, and their racial abuse; calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance efforts to foster sustainable and comprehensive capacity- building for Roma women, to create specialised structures such as clearing points in order to provide tailored health information material, and to provide the necessary support for community-health initiatives;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls on the Member States to give priority to children while implementing the EU framework for National Roma strategies, in particular by providing access to health care, dignified living conditions and access to education for Roma children; stresses that combating illiteracy of Roma children is key to better integration and inclusion of Roma people, enabling the next generations to improve their access to employment;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to accelerate all efforts to combat health inequalities by providing equal access for the Roma community to quality public healthcare, and by promoting health, with a special emphasis on the healthcare needs of Roma women and children; emphasises the importance of providing access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services for Roma women and youth;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. 14. Is deeply concerned by the unequal access of Roma people to public services, including, but not limited to, education and healthcare; calls on the Commission and Member States to implement policies to favour their inclusion and to put an end to the progressive privatization of public services which deepen this unequal access;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Welcomes the recent signature by the Commission on behalf of the EU of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence; urges the Council to conclude the EU’s ratification of the convention and the Member States to complete its implementation; calls on the Member States to take heed of the particular challenges faced by Roma women and girls in relation to early marriages and attacks on their physical integrity, such as forced sterilisation, in the implementation of the convention;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Calls on the Member States to step up their police and judicial cooperation to combat trafficking and exploitation of children, forced begging and forced marriage; calls on the Member States to fully implement the EU anti- Trafficking Directive2a that clearly criminalises forced begging, as well as the EU Directive to prevent and combat child sexual abuse and exploitation3a and to protect victims. _________________ 2aDIRECTIVE 2011/36/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA 3aDirective 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13 c. Welcomes the programmes initiated at community level by the Council of Europe in cooperation with local authorities and civil society with a holistic approach to inclusion and integration; encourages Member States to support and develop good practices at community level ;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Urges Member States to ~~launch a process of~~condemn forced sterilization, and where proven, to provide compensation for Roma women having been subject to systemic and state- supported sterilisation accompanied by a public apology to the victims of this crime against humanity;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Calls on Member State governments and local authorities to involve Roma women, through women’s organisations, Roma NGOs and relevant stakeholders, in the preparation, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of the National Roma Integration Strategies (NRIS), and to create links between gender equality bodies, women’s rights organisations and social inclusion strategies; calls on the Commission, furthermore, to address gender equality in a consistent manner when implementing the EU 2020 Strategy and national reform programmes;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

A c. whereas the size and the social and economic situation of the Roma population vary considerable between different Member States, whereas the Roma are a heterogeneous group,

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Is deeply alarmed by the phenomenon of unlawful removal of Roma children from their parents; calls on Member States to investigate such cases without delay;, and take appropriate measures in order to prevent them, also revisit national foster care and child protecting institutions, such as crisis homes, while guarding the child’s best interest is a priority,

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Is deeply alarmed by the phenomenon of unlawful removal of Roma children from their parents in the Member states as well as outside the EU (for example in Norway); calls on Member States to investigate such cases without delay;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Is deeply alarmed by the phenomenon of unlawful removal of Roma children from their parents; calls on Member States to investigate such cases without delay and take appropriate measures in order to prevent them;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Is deeply alarmed by~~Takes note of the phenomenon of unlawful removal of Roma children from their parents; ~~calls on~~suggests Member States to investigate such cases ~~without delay~~;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Calls on the Member States to increase coordination and cooperation with Roma civil society and to develop its capacity in order to address issues of trafficking in Roma communities; calls on the Member States to provide further training to law enforcement officers, coastguards, prosecutors and the judiciary on various aspects of trafficking, including through sessions aimed at overcoming negative stereotypes and attitudes towards Roma to highlight the fact they are often thevictims or potential victims of trafficking;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15 b. Encourages the Member States to promote and support the collection and dissemination of data on legal and other measures taken at national level to prevent and combat violence perpetrated against Roma women and girls;

Amendment 156 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Condemns Member States’ failure to secure Roma people’s equal access to justice and their equality before the law; calls on Member States to provide mandatory, service-oriented training to law enforcement officers and officials in the judicial system at all levels, to ensure that victim support programs address the specific needs of Roma, that assistance is provided to them when reporting crimes and filing complaints, and to continue and to extend the geographic scope of JUSTROM programme;deleted

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Condemns Member States’' failure to secure Roma people’'s equal access to justice and their equality before the law taking shape - in the failure or in the unacceptably slow procedures of ensuring justice for the victims of hate crimes, especially those perpetrated by police officers, - in the disproportionate criminalisation and incarceration of Roma, - in over-policing (ethnic profiling, excessive stop-and-search procedures, uncalled-for raids on Roma settlements, arbitrary seizure and destruction of property, excessive use of force during arrests; assaults, threats, humiliating treatment, physical abuse, and the denial of rights during police interrogation and custody), - and in under-policing of crimes committed against Roma providing little or no assistance, protection (such as in cases of trafficking and for victims of domestic violence) or investigation in cases of crimes reported by Roma; calls on Member States to - provide mandatory, human rights-based and service-oriented, in-service training to law enforcement officers and officials in the judicial system at all levels, to- provide best practices on identifying and investigating hate crimes, including those motivated specifically by anti-Gypsyism, - set up anti-hate crime units with knowledge of anti-Gypsyism in police forces, - encourage appropriate policing and in cases of police misconduct, to apply sanctions, - recruit dispute resolution professionals for work with police, - actively recruit Roma as members of the police force, - ensure that victim support programs address the specific needs of Roma~~, that~~ and assistance is provided to them when reporting crimes and filing complaints, and to- continue and to extend the geographic scope of JUSTROM ~~programm~~, a joint Commission- CoE programme on Roma women's access to justice;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. C~~ondemns~~alls on the Member States~~’ failure to secure Roma people’~~ to guarantee that all citizens are equal before the law, ensuring that everyone, including the Roma has equal access to justice, and ~~their equality before the law~~access to procedural rights; calls on Member States to provide mandatory, human rights-based and service-oriented training to law enforcement officers and officials in the judicial system at all levels, to ensure that ~~victim support programs address the specific needs of Roma, that~~they are if needed, assistance is provided to them when reporting crimes and filing complaints, and to continue and to extend the geographic scope of JUSTROM programme;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to combat and prevent human rights abuses and to protect victims, ensuring that legal aid and effective legal remedies are provided, and to devote particular attention to the situation of Roma women, children and LGBTI people, and Roma people with disabilities, who are often subject to multiple forms of discrimination;

Amendment 16 #

Soraya POST, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

~~C. whereas structural anti-Gypsyism can be detected at all levels of European society;~~deleted

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls on CEPOL to continue the provision of trainings in the field of fundamental rights and the related intersectional sensitisation of the police force;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls on Member States to investigate and prosecute hate crimes, including those motivated by anti- Gypsyism;

Amendment 162 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is concerned about widespread discrimination in housing; calls on Member States to take immediate steps to utilise EU funds to improve the housing situation of Roma; calls on the Commission to recognise its competence in the context of racially motivated forced evictions; calls for an increase in the number and availability of desegregation experts in the Member States most concerned in order to support authorities in ensuring that European structural and investment funds effectively promote desegregation, and calls for the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund (ESF-ERDF) to be earmarked for spatial desegregation measures;deleted

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is deeply concerned about widespread discrimination in ~~housing~~the field of housing characterised by a discriminatory rental and property ownership market, and social housing system, forced evictions and demolitions of the homes of Roma without the provision of adequate alternative housing, the placement of Roma in segregated camps and emergency shelters cut off from basic services, the erection of walls around Roma settlements, and the failure of public authorities to secure Roma people's full access to daily potable tap water and to sewage systems; calls on Member States to take immediate steps to utilise the EU funds at hand to improve the housing situation of the Roma; calls on the Commission to recognise its competence in the context of racially motivated forced evictions; calls for an increase in the number and availability of desegregation experts in the Member States most concerned in order to support authorities in ensuring that European structural and investment funds effectively promote desegregation, and calls for the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund (ESF-ERDF) to be earmarked for spatial desegregation measures;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is concerned about widespread discrimination in housing; calls on Member States to take immediate steps to utilise EU funds to improve the housing situation of Roma by self-built housing projects; calls on Member states to secure the rule of law for original owners of the properties which Roma communities have been illegally using; calls on the Commission to recognise its competence in the context of racially motivated forced evictions; calls for an increase in the number and availability of desegregation experts in the Member States most concerned in order to support authorities in ensuring that European structural and investment funds effectively promote desegregation, and calls for the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund (ESF-ERDF) to be earmarked for spatial desegregation measures;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is concerned about widespread discrimination in housing of Roma; calls on Member States to tmake ~~immediate steps to utilise~~full use of EU funds to improve the housing situation of Roma; calls on the ~~Commission to recognise its~~Member States to ensure that forced evictions are in full comp~~ete~~liance ~~in the context of racially motivated forced evictions;~~with Union law as well with other international human rights obligations, such as those of the European Convention on Human Rights; furthermore calls for an increase in the number and availability of desegregation experts in the Member States most concerned in order to support authorities in ensuring that European structural and investment funds effectively promote desegregation, and calls for the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund (ESF-ERDF) to be earmarked for spatial desegregation measures;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is concerned about widespread discrimination in housing; calls on Member States to take immediate steps to utilise EU funds to improve the housing situation of Roma through a consistent policy on public housing; calls on the Commission to recognise its competence in the context of racially motivated forced evictions; calls for an increase in the number and availability of desegregation experts in the Member States most concerned in order to support authorities in ensuring that European structural and investment funds effectively promote desegregation, and calls for the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund (ESF-ERDF) to be earmarked for spatial desegregation measures;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Calls on the Member States to take effective measures to ensure equal treatment of Roma in access to housing, in particular by promoting desegregation, eliminating any spatial segregation and by promoting community-led local development and integrated territorial investment supported by ESIF;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17 b. Urges Member States to ensure access to public utilities, such as water, electricity and gas, and infrastructure for housing in compliance with national legal requirements;

Amendment 169 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17 c. Welcomes pro-active initiatives that seeks to improve the situation of Roma in cities. Acknowledges the initiative of Eurocities that collects evidence of the situation of Roma in cities through a mapping exercise exploring the characteristics of Roma communities living in the cities, the challenges they face and the city responses to these,

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas persistent and structural anti-Gypsyism2 can be detected at all levels of European society; on a daily basis manifesting itself, e.g. in individual and institutional neglect, discrimination, belittling, othering and scapegoating; 2: Anti-Gypsyism is sometimes spelt differently, and in the various Member States it is sometimes referred to by a slightly different term, such as Antiziganismus

Amendment 170 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)

17 d. Encourages the cross-border cooperation of local stakeholders in order to explore and identify best practices on effective actions for Roma inclusion and actions of fighting anti-Gypsyism at local level,

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Deplores continuing school segregation~~; calls on Member States to take desegregation measures using adequate resource, paying attention also to intersectional discrimin~~, including the overrepresentation of Roma children in "special schools", Roma-only schools, separate classes, "container schools", etc.; calls on Member States to draw up and take specific school desegregation measures, paying attention also to intersectional discrimination, with the involvement of Roma experts and school mediators, and ensure adequate resource for such measures; calls on the Commission to continue launching infringement proceedings against all the Member States, without exception, which fail to secure equal access to high-quality integrated education services to Roma at all levels of education;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Deplores continuing school segregation; calls on Member States to – inter alia – take desegregation ~~measures using adequate resource, paying attention also to intersectional~~and other effective measures to ensure equal treatment and full access for Roma children to high quality and mainstream education and to ensure that all Roma children complete at least compulsory education, while addressing racism and discrimination;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Deplores continuing school segregation; calls on Member States to ~~take desegregation measures using adequate resource, paying attention also to intersectional discrimination~~ensure equitable high quality education for all and in order to achieve this goal take – inter alia – desegregation measures using adequate resource;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Encourages Member States to improve and where necessary to reform the education system, in particular by including digital literacy as well as Roma and non-Roma national and European shared history in the school curricula, ensuring the services of psychologists, carrier builders, and - where relevant - by encouraging greater parental involvement and improving teacher training;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Emphasizes the positive influence of extra-curricular development, including health, nutrition, sport and environment-conscious approach at all level of education, starting already at the early childhood education and care;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18 c. Calls on the Member States to promote policies that have proven to have a significant positive impact, such as vocational and on-the-job training, individual counselling services, social entrepreneurship and first work experience programmes, in order to prevent the intergenerational transmission of poverty in Roma communities;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)

18 d. Encourages Member States to provide access to second-chance education, adult learning, also calls for reforming vocational training by introducing measures such as talent support schemes, providing catching up classes;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)

18 e. Highlights the importance of exploring reasons of early school drop- out, in particular the role of anti- Gypsyism in this phenomena, which can be fought most effectively by extra- curricular and skill-development;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Considers the discrimination of Roma in employment alarming;~~deleted

Amendment 18 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas structural anti-Gypsyism can be detected at all levels of European society and throughout all geographical areas of Europe;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers the discrimination of Roma in ~~employment~~the field of employment, most often characterised by long-term unemployment, zero-hour contracts, precarious employment conditions which lack medical and social insurance or pensions, labour market barriers (existing even for Roma with tertiary education) and the lack of re-training possibilities, alarming;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers the discrimination of Roma in employment alarming, therefore urges Member States to take effective measures to ensure equal treatment of Roma in access to the labour market and to employment opportunities and dismantle direct and indirect barriers, including discrimination;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers the discrimination of Roma in employment ~~alarming~~unacceptable;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Highlights the positive added- value of promoting first work experience, self-employment and entrepreneurship to the long-lasting employment of Roma, therefore calls for promoting Roma self- employment in order to foster economic independency and ownership of Roma, furthermore emphasizes the positive impact of Roma start-ups and economic incubator clusters;

Amendment 184 #

Soraya POST, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Emphasises that improving the situation of Roma women and girls requires specific and targeted non- discriminatory policies which enable equal access to employment and education, including life-long learning, and which ensure quality housing – the key to improving their living conditions and combating poverty and exclusion;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Calls for Member States to engage with the private sector on the development of public-private partnerships to support educational, employment and business opportunities for Roma, especially in growing technology sectors;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19 b. Calls on the Member States to closely cooperate with the private sector in order to create new jobs, introduce on- the-job-training schemes, and to provide subsidies to those enterprises who employ Roma and disadvantaged groups; promote social entrepreneurship, to create training programmes which take into account the national labour force tendencies and quality requirements;

Amendment 187 #

Soraya POST, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19 b. Calls on the Member States to implement the provisions of the 2013 Council recommendation on promoting employment opportunities in the civil service for persons with minority ethnic origin, such as Roma, and particularly Roma women;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19 b. Notes the importance of early STEM education, especially for women and girls; calls on Member States to work with the private sector to advance science, technology and innovation initiatives for young Roma;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19 c. Highlights the importance of regional development as it contributes to the creation of sustainable job opportunities in the least developed regions;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas structural anti-Gypsyism can be detected at ~~all~~various levels of European society;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19 c. Encourages businesses and local authorities to create training schemes and work opportunities for Roma women;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)

19 d. Calls for Member States to invest into agricultural and renewable energy projects, create social land schemes and programmes with the aim to ensure full employment;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)

19 e. Calls on the Member States to ambitiously explore how new technologies can assist and contribute to the social and economic inclusion of Roma and to the fight against anti-Gypsyism;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 f (new)

19 f. Calls on the Member States to acknowledge the discrimination and racism affecting Roma and take measures at national and local levels to implement and enforce legal safeguards against discrimination, racism, xenophobia, hate crime and hate speech, in line with the Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA. Calls on the Member States to take effective measure to combat anti-Roma rhetoric and hate speech and addressing racist, stereotyping or otherwise stigmatising language or other behaviours that could constitute incitement to discrimination against Roma;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 g (new)

19 g. Deplores the rising criminalisation and radicalisation of Roma, calls on the Member State to prevent their criminalisation, in particular taking effective measures on their social and economic inclusion and addressing anti- Gypsyism,

Amendment 195 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

~~20. Urges the Commission and Member States to pay special attention to Roma facing multiple and intersectional discrimination;~~deleted

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Urges the Commission and Member States to pay special attention to~~Condemns multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination in case of Roma women, men, children, elderly people, LGBTI people, disabled people and based on national origin; urges the Commission and Member States to pay special attention to improving educational attainment, participation, the access to employment, housing, healthcare and to the prevention of discrimination in case of Roma facing multiple and intersectional discrimination and inequality;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Urges the Commission and Member States to pay special attention to Roma facing multiple and intersectional discrimin~~Calls on the Member States to implement measures to combat the multiple and intersectional discrimination and prejudice that Roma people are facing in all areas of society, in particular by raising awareness and sensitising measures aimed at the mainstream population, in particular on the benefits of Roma integration for both the Roma communities and the mainstream population;

Amendment 198 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Underlines the fact that a pre- condition for gender-sensitive Roma inclusion in the EU should be an EU-wide action plan which builds on aspects of fundamental rights, which highlights women’s rights and gender equality, access to rights (including education, health services, employment, housing and social protection), anti-racism and non- discrimination, and which is based on the objectives, principles and instruments defined by international human rights treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW);

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Regards equality bodies as vital to inform Roma about their rights, assist them in exercising their rights and report on discrimination; calls on the Commission to establish standards to secure that equality bodies have adequate powers and resources to monitor and act on cases of anti-Gypsyism; calls on Member States to ensure necessary powers, resources and independence to equality bodies;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

— having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union of 7 December 2000 (‘the Charter’), ~~which was proclaimed on 12 December 2007 in Strasbourg and entered into force with the Treaty of Lisbon in December 2009~~in particular Article 21(1),

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas anti-Gypsyism can be found in the workings of public authorities at all levels in the Member States, manifesting itself in the failure to provide Roma with equal access, rights and treatment, and the creation of discriminative programmes;deleted

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Urges the Member States to strengthen the role regional and local authorities in order to give them the competence, mandate and resources to fight for the social inclusion. Acknowledges the special role of local authorities as the discrimination and social exclusion is happening mainly at local level;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20 b. Calls for statistics on multiple discrimination, which is often covert and hidden; calls for the establishment of a special EU programme to combat multiple discrimination, with a special emphasis on vulnerable groups; calls for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) to publish a report on this subject;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20 b. Encourages Member States to promote Roma culture, language or history, where relevant, through addressing those aspects in school curricula and teaching materials, academic programmes, research and media;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20 c. Calls on the Member States to support the work and institutional capacity of bodies for the promotion of equality treatment by granting them adequate resources so that they can provide effective legal and judicial assistance;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20 c. Highlights that specific targeted policies are required to tackle the intersectional and multiple discrimination faced by Roma LGBTI people in particular;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)

20 d. Asks the Member States to empower the national Roma Contact Points by ensuring that they have an adequate mandate, the necessary resources and suitable working conditions in order to carry out their coordination tasks;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 207 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is concerned about the low level of participation of Roma as interlocutors with or seated representatives of local, regional and national governments and the failure of governments to guarantee their exercise of full citizenship; calls for targeted empowerment programmes aimed at increasing and ensuring the long-term participation of Roma women, youth and LGBTI persons as representatives of local, regional and national governments;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is concerned about the low level of participation of Roma people as interlocutors with or seated representatives of local, regional and national governments and the failure of governments to guarantee their exercise of full citizenship; it is the responsibility of governmental institutions and political parties to ensure the political participation and empowerment of Roma and their recruitment into public administrations;

Amendment 209 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Bodil VALERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas anti-Gypsyism can be found in the work and workings of public authorities and institutions in all spheres and at all levels in the Member States, manifesting itself most commonly in the failure to provide Roma with equal access, or any access to public utilities and services, their denial of equal rights and equal treatment, ~~and the creation of discriminative programmes~~the omission of Roma people from policy-making and knowledge-production processes, the creation of discriminative programmes and the misuse of funding opportunities for improving the lives of Roma;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Calls for the Commission and the Member States to take action to ensure that Roma women and girls’ participation in policy and decision- making is enhanced in the development of all policies and actions, and to promote the inclusion of Roma women’s rights organisations;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21 b. Calls for the Commission and the Member States to analyse whether and how policies are achieving the desired improvements, particularly for Roma women and girls; calls for corrective measures to be implemented should there be a lack of progress;

Amendment 212 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

~~22. Calls on Member States to provide mandatory, practical and intersectional fundamental rights and non- discrimination-related training for all public officials, who are duty bearers;~~deleted

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on Member States to provide mandatory, practical and intersectional fundamental rights and non-discrimination- related trainings for all public officials, who are duty bearers and key to the correct implementation of EU and Member State legislation, in order to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to be able to serve all citizens from a human rights-based perspective;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on Member States to provide mandatory, practical and intersectional fundamental rights and non-discrimination- related training for all those public officials, who are duty bearers;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

~~23. Calls on Member States, given the power of the media, to provide obligatory training on the challenges faced by Roma and harmful stereotypes and to promote the recruitment of Roma in public media;~~deleted

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on Member States, given the power of the media in creating or dismantling a biased picture of ethnic minorities, to - provide obligatory training onto those working in public broadcasting and media to raise their awareness about the challenges faced by Roma and harmful stereotypes ~~and to~~, - promote the recruitment of Roma in public media and - safeguard the representation of Roma organisations in media boards;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on Member States, given the power of the media~~, to provide obligatory training on the challenges faced by Roma and harmful stereotypes and to promote the recruitment of Ro~~ in influencing the public thinking, to provide obligatory training to those working in public broadcasting and media on the challenges and discrimination faced by Roma in order to sensitize the ma in ~~public media~~stream population;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on Member States to include mandatory human rights and democratic citizenship training in their school curricula, and to strengthen Roma people’s ability to exercise their equal rights by organising empowerment programmes for young Roma;deleted

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. CIn order to successfully stop the perpetuation of anti-Gypsyism, calls on Member States to include mandatory human rights ~~and~~, democratic citizenship and political literacy trainings in their school curricula~~, and to strengthen Roma people’s~~ at all levels; in order to end Roma people´s identity insecurity, strengthen their self-confidence and ability to exercise and demand their equal rights by, calls on Member States to organis~~ing~~e empowerment programmes for young Roma;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas anti-Gypsyism can be found at all levels of the European society and in the workings of public authorities at all levels in the Member States, manifesting itself in the failure to provide Roma with equal access, rights and treatment, and the creation of discriminative programmes;

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Calls on~~Encourages Member States to include mandatory human rights and democratic citizenship training ~~in their school curricula, and to strengthen Roma people’s ability to exercise their equal rights by organising empowerment programmes for young Rom~~as well as the history of European nations (European history) in their school curricula, and where relevant, depending on the size and social and economic situation of their Roma communities and the gap between Roma and non-Roma populations to add history and culture of Roma to their school curricula;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on Member States to include ~~mandatory~~ human rights and democratic citizenship training in their school curricula, and to strengthen Roma people’s ability to exercise their equal rights by organising empowerment programmes for young Roma;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. 25. Is deeply concerned by austerity policies and cuts in the public sector, which have affected dramatically the activities of both the State and State- funded NGOs to promote equality for Roma people and limited the reach of these projects; stresses that the State and its institutions have a fundamental role in promoting equality which cannot be substituted;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. Calls for targeted measures aimed at the economic empowerment of Roma women and girls, such as social entrepreneurship and micro-finance programmes, as well as increased access to services, in order to overcome poverty and social exclusion;

Amendment 225 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24 b. Highlights the need to encourage Roma women’s civic and political participation and leadership, including Roma women standing for elected office; calls on the EU and the Member States to support targeted programmes on civic education and leadership training for Roma women and girls;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

Putting anti-Gypsyism at the forefront of an improved post-2020 strategy

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. Notes with regret that despite all the efforts, measures made by the Commission and Member States, only limited progress has been made in advancing Roma integration, in particular at the local level; furthermore notes that among the reasons of the poor results are insufficient cooperation between stakeholders, a lack of commitment by local authorities and the ineffective use of available funds and continued discrimination against Roma;

Amendment 228 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24 b. Calls on the Commission when evaluating of the current Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies to explore the achievements and identify the shortcoming of the Framework, taking into account the recommendations of the Court of Auditors, FRA and all relevant stakeholders;

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to - continue the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies after 2020, tobuilding on the findings and recommendations of the Court of Auditors, the FRA, NGOs and watchdog organisations; - place anti-Gypsyism in ~~its~~the focus of the post-2020 EU Framework and to introduce anti-discrimination indicators in the ~~relevant fields; calls furthermore on the Commission to~~fields of education, employment, housing, health, etc., as anti-Gypsyism undermines the successful implementation of National Roma Integration Strategies; - treat anti-Gypsyism as a horizontal issue, and to develop – in partnership with Member States, the FRA and NGOs – an inventory of practical steps for Member States to combat ~~it, and to set up a Commissioner-level project team on Roma issues~~anti-Gypsyism; - complete the Roma Task Force of relevant Commission services by setting up a Commissioner-level project team on Roma issues, bringing together all the relevant commissioners working in the field of equal rights and non- discrimination, citizenship, social rights, employment, education and culture, health, housing, and their external dimension, in order to safeguard the creation of non- discriminatory and complementary EU funds and programmes; - to complement the work of the Non- discrimination and Roma coordination unit of the Commission by employing a coordinator on fighting anti-Gypsyism and on Holocaust remembrance;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas different forms of anti- Gypsyism can be ~~foun~~identified in the workings of some public authorities ~~at all levels in the Member States, manifesting itself~~, resulting in the failure to provide Roma with equal access, rights and treatment~~, and the creation of discriminative programmes~~;

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to stop continueing the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies after 2020, ~~to place anti-Gypsyism in its focus and to introduce anti-discrimination indicators in the relevant fields; calls furthermore~~forcing Member States in devising their own ~~the Commission to treat anti-Gypsyism as a horiz~~nationtal ~~issue, and to develop an inventory of practical steps for Member States to combat it, and to set up a Commissioner-level project team on Roma issues to safeguard the cre~~strategies for dealing with the Roma integration ofis no~~n-discriminatory and complementary EU funds and programmes;~~t acceptable.

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to ~~continu~~upscale the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies after 2020, to place anti-Gypsyism in its focus and to introduce anti-discrimination indicators in the relevant fields; calls furthermore on the Commission to treat anti-Gypsyism as a horizontal issue, and to develop an inventory of practical steps for Member States to combat it, and to set up a Commissioner-level project team on Roma issues to safeguard the creation of non-discriminatory and complementary EU funds and programmesinto an even more comprehensive approach by not focusing only on social and economic inclusion of Roma but also by extending the scope to anti-Gypsyism;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to continue the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies after 2020, to place both social inclusion and anti- Gypsyism in its focus and to introduce anti-discrimination indicators in the relevant fields; calls furthermore on the Commission to treat anti-Gypsyism as a horizontal issue, and to develop an inventory of practical steps for Member States to combat it, and to set up a Commissioner-level project team on Roma issues to safeguard the creation of non- discriminatory and complementary EU funds and programmes;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Calls on the Commission to continue to provide support, guidance and funding to national, regional and local authorities, Roma civil society and other relevant actors actively engaged in Roma integration, particularly local actors working directly with Roma communities, while these guidelines should include tools and measure for tackling anti- Gypsyism at different level of society;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Calls on the Commission to launch an evaluation of the projects funded through the National Roma Integration Strategies funded through the EU Framework; calls on the Commission to impose sanctions on institutions or organization who have misused such funding in order to promote segregation and/or aggravate the living conditions of Roma communities;

Amendment 235 #

Bodil VALERO, Soraya POST

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that a specific chapter on women’s rights and gender equality is included in their NRIS, and that gender mainstreaming measures aimed at promoting women’s rights and the gender equality perspective are applied in each section thereof;

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Calls on the EU institutions to mainstream Roma rights in the context of external relations; strongly insists on the need to fight anti-Gypsyism and promote Roma rights in the candidate countries and potential candidate countries;

Amendment 237 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Calls on EU institutions, such as the Commission, EP, the EEAS, EESC, CoR, FRA, etc., to actively recruit Roma employees and trainees, and support the retention of Roma in public administration;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25 b. Calls on the Commission to apply an intersectional view and take into account the specific forms of discrimination and violence that Roma women and Roma LGBTi people face. Urges the Commission to promote an inclusive policy and include specific programs for Roma women and LGBTi people in the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies after 2020;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25 b. Encourages the Member States to be ambitious in setting up National Roma Strategies, addressing not only the social and economic aspect but taking a more comprehensive approach and linking it with combating racism, while sensitising, working on mutual trust and empowering Roma;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas it is the Member States who have competence to define their policies in this field, while the EU acts as coordinator, whereas the Roma's active involvement at both levels is missing, even thought it is crucial,

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)

25 c. Notes that given the various size and socio-economic situation of Roma in the Member States, there cannot be one single European solution to the issue, therefore national approach should reflect these diversities, specific circumstances and needs on the ground;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)

25 d. Calls on the Member States to work closely with every stakeholder, including regional and local entities, academic, private sector, grassroots organisations and NGOs;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 e (new)

25 e. Urges the Commission and Member States to further develop the data collection, field-work based, financial and quality oriented monitoring and reporting methodologies as they support effective evidence-based policies and can contribute to improving the effectiveness of strategies, actions and measures taken;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 f (new)

25 f. Calls on the Commission to further investigate the relevance of recording ethnic data for academic and research purposes on voluntary basis;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

~~26. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt and disseminate the definition of anti-Gypsyism by the ECRI;~~deleted

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

~~26. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt and disseminate the definition of anti-Gypsyism by the ECRI;~~deleted

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt ~~and disseminate~~ the definition of anti-Gypsyism ~~by the ECRI~~of ECRI, to publish it on their website and to disseminate it widely in order to provide clear guidance to state authorities;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

~~27. Calls on all political groups in Parliament and political parties in the Member States to respect the revised charter of European political parties for a non-racist society;~~deleted

Amendment 248 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on all political groups in Parliament and political parties in the Member States to respect the revised charter of European political parties for a non-racist society, and asks them to regularly renew their commitment;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas discrimination is more acute for Roma women and girls who do not have identity papers;

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27 a. Calls on governments to encourage and support the effective participation of Romani women in public and political life through a wide range of measures, including by considering the establishment of minimal quotas for the representation of women in elected bodies;

Amendment 251 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

~~28. Calls on the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights to focus on anti-Gypsyism during their work on Roma issues and to monitor it in all relevant fields;~~deleted

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls on the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights to prepare a study on anti-Gypsyism in the EU and candidate countries, to focus on anti- Gypsyism during their work on Roma issues and to monitor it in all relevant fields;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas the EU has developed a wide range of useful tools, mechanisms and funds that contribute to fostering Roma integration, whereas the EU supports the work of Member States through the European Structural and Investment Funds, principally the ESF, ERDF and EAFRD,

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

D c. whereas in 2011 the Commission launched an EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies by 2020, calling on Member States to adopt national strategies following common targets in four key areas of inclusion, namely education, employment, healthcare and housing,

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)

D d. whereas research shows that there is a lack of absorption of EU funds, and numerous financial resources are misused,

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)

D e. whereas in spite of all the invested efforts and financial means, the numerous European and national programmes and funds which have addressed the Roma community, have not contributed significantly to the improvement of their living conditions, whereas the reasons need to be clearly stated and whereas anti-Gypsyism is still present in the society, therefore more tailor-made measures are need to be taken and applied to tackle this phenomenon,

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22

— having regard to the Council recommendation of 69 December 2013 on effective Roma integration measures in the Member States, to the Council conclusion of 8 December 2016 on Accelerating the process of Roma integration and of 13 October 2016 on the European Court of Auditors Special Report No 14/2016,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)

D f. Whereas according to research it is 5 times cheaper to integrate the poor, among them the mostly unskilled Roma of Europe than not doing so, while the integration contributes to GDP, balances the demographic and job market tendencies and is an effective tool against growing radicalization in European urban and rural ghettos,

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas inadvertent anti-Gypsyism can even be observed in the workings of the EU institutions, as numerous EU programmes that could have a positive impact on the life prospects of Roma do not reach them, as well as in the EU acquis, which often fails to take into consideration the challenges faced by Roma, who, due to their having been subject to multiple forms of discrimination for centuries, are unable to enjoy the same rights and opportunities, and the same level of protection as other EU citizens;deleted

Amendment 32 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas inadvertent anti-Gypsyism can even be observed in the workings of ~~the~~ EU institutions, as numerous EU programmes and funds that could have a positive impact on the living conditions and life prospects of Roma do not reach them, as well as in the EU acquis, which often fails to take into consideration the challenges faced by Roma, who, due to their having been subject to multiple forms of discrimination for centuries, are unable to enjoy the same rights and opportunities, and the same level of protection as other EU citizens or they symbolically designate the Roma as one of their beneficiaries but do not take into account their realities, and the discrimination they face in all walks of life;

Amendment 34 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas the existing tools and policies often fail to take into consideration the realities and challenges faced by Roma and they do not provide a complex and holistic approach, lacking in particular the active involvement of the Roma people, the use of new technologies, alternative job making, the update of crisis maps and the use of existing human capacity, natural and other resources,

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas anti-Gypsyism, however unconscious it might be, can be revealed in the EU acquis, which often fails to take into consideration the realities and challenges of Roma, who, due to their having been subject to multiple discrimination for centuries, are unable to enjoy the same rights and opportunities, and the same level of protection provided by the EU acquis as other EU citizens;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

E b. whereas proper monitoring of European tools, mechanisms and funds is crucial as it is essential to identify why the existing national and European programmes, strategies on Roma malfunction and do not deliver the long- hoped results,

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

E c. whereas Roma are underrepresented in official bodies at all levels of society, at local, regional, national but even at European level,

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)

E d. whereas anti-Gypsyism is on the rise, whereas in some Member States the political parties of extreme right and left are gaining popularity with heavy anti- Roma and anti-poor sentiments, whereas - due to the failed measures taken - radicalisation against the mainstream population is also on the rise among the Roma,

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)

E e. whereas more research needs to be done into successful local practices and programmes with the active involvement of Roma in order to reveal the development of their situation, realities and challenges faced, with special attention to anti-Gypsyism and its consequences with the aim to develop an improved, comprehensive and holistic approach to the issue,

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 13 December 2016 on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015, in particular paragraphs 117-122 on Roma rights,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E f (new)

E f. whereas it is necessary to upgrade the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies after 2020 with an improved, updated comprehensive approach, based on the findings of field- work based monitoring and research into the Roma integration process of the last 20 years in the Member States,

Amendment 41 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

~~F. whereas there is a persistent paternalistic treatment of Roma in our society;~~deleted

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas there is a persistent paternalistic treatment of Roma ~~in our society~~detectable both in language and actions in our society, only stressing the need for Roma "inclusion" or "integration", when, in fact, what is needed is a fundamental shift in approach; we need to focus on the failure of states to stop the deprivation of Roma and ensure their access to and full enjoyment of their fundamental rights and citizenship;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas there is a persistent F. paternalistic treatment of Roma in our society, offering rather instant solutions with a spoiling impact and straining future generations rather than long term programs requiring Roma’s active participation and equal approach;

Amendment 44 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas Roma are continually referred to as a vulnerable people, when, in fact, depriving Roma of their inalienable human rights and denying them equal treatment and access ~~suggest that it is the structures established and maintained by those in power that render Roma vulnerable~~to welfare, services, information, justice, education, healthcare, employment, etc. suggest that it is the structures established and maintained by those in power that are discriminatory, that render Roma vulnerable, that this demonstrates that the relevant authorities have ignored their human rights responsibilities;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas Roma are continually referred to as a vulnerable people, when, in fact, depriving Roma of their human rights and denying them equal treatment and access suggest that it is the structures established and maintained by those in power that render Roma vulnerable; whereas due to segregation, there is a lack of first-hand knowledge of mainstream population on Roma, therefore the role of media and other opinion leaders have a huge responsibility on how Roma are perceived in the society,

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas Roma are estimated to be the largest minority group in the European Union; whereas discrimination against and negative stereotypes about Roma are deeply rooted in Europe; whereas Roma women are exposed to multiple and intersectional discrimination for being women, and for belonging to the Roma ethnic minority group;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas every Member States together with the European institutions of Roma have a joint responsibility in improving the lives of the EU’s Roma citizens with the active involvement of Roma,

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

G b. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union prohibits any discrimination practised on any grounds, including ethnic origin, and enshrines respect for cultural diversity and equality between men and women; whereas combating social exclusion, racism, discrimination and gender inequality must be an explicit commitment of the European Union;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31

— having regard to the Court of Auditors’ special report 14/2016 on EU policy initiatives and financial support for Roma integration: significant progress made over the last decade, but additional efforts needed on the ground,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

G b. whereas no other minority has been addressed with so comprehensive attention, having in mind the wide range of studies, research, measures, funds and strategies neither on national nor on European level,

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)

G c. whereas every Member States of the EU is multi-ethnic, whereas direct and indirect discrimination concerns other minorities too, therefore it is highly expected from the Commission to draft a comprehensive strategy addressing the issue of hate speech, hate crimes and other manifestation against minorities, while also including the education of majority communities against hate speech.

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)

G c. whereas investment in the education of Roma women and girls and enhancement of their literacy and numeracy skills, their increased engagement in the labour force and enhanced access to resources, ranging from a greater political voice in society to improved access to loans and the right to land ownership, have been identified as means to empower Roma women and girls;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)

G d. whereas the Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 requires the Commission to support the promotion of gender equality in the implementation of all aspects of the Europa 2020 strategy; whereas the Council conclusions on an EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies (NRIS) ‘demand a gender perspective to be applied in all policies and actions for advancing Roma inclusion’;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)

G d. whereas there is a lack of ethnic data, which is essential for proper evaluation, monitoring and research of the situation and progress of Roma inclusion,

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G e (new)

G e. whereas racism, economic disadvantages and other discriminatory systems contribute to creating layers of inequality and a dynamic of disempowerment for Roma women;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G f (new)

G f. whereas women in general and marginalised women, including Roma women in particular, still face numerous obstacles to participating meaningfully at a political level;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G g (new)

G g. whereas according to data from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)1a, in2016 only 16 % of Roma women were employed, compared with 34 % of Roma men; whereas the data also showed that in 2016 72 % of young Roma women aged 16-24 were neither in employment nor in education or training, compared with 55 % of young Roma men; whereas 71 % of Roma women aged 18-24 leave education or training early; _________________ 1a http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2016/e umidis-ii-roma-selected-findings

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G h (new)

G h. whereas Roma are particularly vulnerable to trafficking as they are disproportionately affected by discrimination and the barriers they face in accessing public services such as schools, health and social services, and employment opportunities; whereas Roma children are particularly at risk of being trafficked and re-trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation and street crimes;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G i (new)

G i. whereas violence, including domestic violence, forced marriage, forced sterilisation and verbal violence against Romani women and girls remains widespread in Europe;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 34

— having regard to the reports and recommendations of watchdog and civil society organisations, primarily those of the International Romani Union, ENAR, JALTE, Ágota Foundation, Czinka Panna Foundation, Roma intelligentia, Roma Policy Coalition, European Roma Rights Centre, Fundación Secretariado Gitano, OSF, ERGO, and Amnesty International,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that in order to fight against the subconscious societal consensus to exclude Roma and to tear down stereotypes, it is essential to educate mainstream societies by awareness- raising campaigns on anti-Gypsyism;deleted

Amendment 61 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that in order to fight ~~against the subconscious~~discrimination and societal ~~consensus to exclude Roma and to tear down~~exclusion of Roma people and to combat stereotypes, it is essential to educate mainstream societies by awareness-raising campaigns on anti- Gypsyism; and to better involve Roma people in society; recognises the crucial role of civil society and the Council of Europe in in raising awareness and promoting inclusion of Roma people; calls for a broader cooperation among national and local authorities concerned, the EU, the Council of Europe and NGOs in order to join forces to combat poverty and marginalization of Roma people across Europe.

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that in order to fight against the subconscious societal consensus to exclude Roma and in order to tear down stereotypes~~, it is essential to educate mainstream societies by awareness-raising campaigns on anti-Gypsyism~~ created and reinforced through popular literature, media, arts and language through centuries, it is essential to educate mainstream societies about the diversity of Roma, their history, and the extent and severity of the anti-Gypsyism that they face in their everyday lives; in that respect, calls on Member States to take full responsibility for their Roma citizens and launch long-term awareness-raising and intersectional sensitising campaigns;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that in order to fight against the subconscious societal consensus to ~~exclud~~discriminate Roma and to tear down stereotypes, it is essential to educate mainstream societies about the Roma, their history, culture and the forms of the anti-Gypsyism that they face in their everyday lives through programmes aiming at social and economic inclusion and by awareness-raising campaigns on anti-Gypsyism;

Amendment 64 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that in order to fight against the subconscious societal consensus to exclude Roma and to tear down stereotypes, it is essential to educate mainstream societies through programs aiming at social inclusion and by awareness-raising campaigns on anti- Gypsyism;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Considers active, meaningful participation by Roma as key in tackling anti-Gypsyism effectively and creating much-needed mutual trust for the benefit of the whole society; calls on the Commission and Member States to design strategies featuring both proactive and reactive measures on the basis of real, systemic consultations with Roma representatives and NGOs, and involve them in the running, monitoring and evaluation of mainstream programmes and projects launched;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Acknowledges that the active involvement and empowerment of Roma is essential for improvement of their living conditions, advancement of their social inclusion and tackling anti-Gypsyism effectively, therefore supports the active citizenship of Roma by promoting their social, economic, political and cultural participation in society, also through their representatives and organisation, including at the local level,

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Deeply regrets the fact that Roma people, and in particular Roma women and girls, continue to suffer from widespread discrimination and anti- Gypsyism, which feeds a cycle of disadvantage, exclusion, segregation and marginalisation; underlines the need to combat anti-Roma racism at every level and by every means; stresses that this phenomenon is an especially persistent, violent, recurrent and commonplace form of racism;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the establishment of independent Roma civil organisations and public institutions and the empowerment of a young progressive Roma intelligencia and leadership, as a strong tool for fighting against discrimination, radicalization, criminalization and victimization, and which could also contribute to the preservation of language and cultural heritage;

Amendment 69 #

Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Bodil VALERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Notes that a long-lasting solution could be reached only by means of mutual recognition of rights and obligations of the communities concerned;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 36 a (new)

- having regard to the newly established European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) in Berlin, which aims to establish the artistic and cultural presence of Europe's 12 million Roma people, enables their self- expression and through this, contributes to the fight against anti-Gypsyism,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. Welcomes the efforts made by the Commission, in particular its comprehensive and cross-cutting approach and the dialogue led with the different stakeholders, furthermore acknowledges the proactive measures, recommendation made for the social and economic inclusion of Roma;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1 e. Calls on the Commission to explore possibilities of further improvement of tackling social inclusion of Roma by including the aspect of anti- Gypsyism, as they are closely interconnected. Calls on the Commission to actively involve into this process all the relevant stakeholders, in particular the European Platform for Roma Inclusion;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1 f. Calls on the Commission to promote dialogue, cooperation and sharing best practices among relevant stakeholders, including through the National Roma Platforms and the European Platform for Roma Inclusion;

Amendment 73 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Commission to set up a truth and reconciliation commission at EU level to acknowledge the persecution of Roma throughout the centuries, and to document these in an official white paper and to engage with Parliament in carrying out research on how to launch such a process, with the involvement of Roma experts;deleted

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. UFor the sake of creating essential, mutual trust, urges the Commission to set up a truth and reconciliation commission at EU level to acknowledge the persecution, exclusion and disownment of Roma throughout the centuries, and to document these in an official white paper and to engage with Parliament in carrying out research on how to launch such a process at EU level, with the involvement of Roma experts;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Urges the Commission to set up a truth and reconciliation commission at EU level to ac~~Stresses that a general knowledge of the ~~persecution of Roma throughout the centuries, and to document these in an official white paper and to engage with Parliament in carrying out research on how to launch such a proces~~history of Roma might improve the understanding of the issue of Roma, therefore ask the Roma Academic Expert Group set up by DG CULT to prepare a study on the history and the persecution of Roma throughout the centuries, with the involvement of Roma experts;

Amendment 76 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

~~3. Calls on Member States to set up national truth and reconciliation commissions and to make the history of Roma part of school curricula;~~deleted

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on Member States to set up national truth and reconciliation commissions ~~and to make the history of Roma part of school curricula~~with the involvement of members of Parliament, government officials, lawyers and Roma representatives to acknowledge the human rights violations of Roma, and to make the history of Roma part of the curricula in schools; commemorate the victims of the Roma Holocaust and mark 2 August as Roma Holocaust Memorial Day; grant appropriate, immediate restitution to living Holocaust survivors through a simplified procedure, accompanied by an awareness-raising campaign;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Member States to ~~set up national truth and reconciliation commissions and to make the history of Roma part of school curricula~~ameliorate the current structures addressing the Roma, in particular by improving the coordination of existing bodies, the cooperation and dialogue with Roma, NGOs and grassroots organisations;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on Member States to set up national truth and reconciliation commissions and to make the history and culture of Roma part of school curricula;

Amendment 8 #

Soraya POST, Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN, Bodil VALERO, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas Roma are the largest ethnic minority of Europe, with an estimated population of 6,2 in the EU, whereas they have been subject to multiple forms of discrimination for centuries, and are unable to enjoy the same rights and opportunities, and the same level of protection as other EU citizens;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to include Roma victims in their commemorations held on 27 January each year to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day and to organise trainings for civil servants on the Roma Holocaust;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Reiterates its call in Resolution 2015/2615, for recognising and commemorating the victims of the Roma genocide that took place during World War II, in accordance with their national practices;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Regrets that a robust quality- focused, long-term monitoring and financial accountancy scheme is still not in place neither in national nor in EU funded projects, notes that it is essential to actively involve the Roma addressees of the project in the evaluation process of the projects and the use of modern technologies in making the monitoring more effective, cost-efficient and on-the- spot;

Amendment 83 #