9 Amendments of Terry REINTKE related to 2015/2258(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that Article 7 and Article 96 (7) of the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR)1 promoterequire Member States and the Commission to ensure that equal opportunities, non- discrimination and inclusion of persons with disabilities are taken into account and promoted in the implementation of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) in general and in the Operational Programmes in particular; __________________ 1 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that particular attention should be paid to ensure the ESI Funds never contribute in any way to segregation; calls on the Commission to monitor closely whether the principle of non-discrimination and related legislation is respected and fully applied when ESI Funds are used;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to monitor closely the application of the general ex- ante conditionalities on anti- discrimination and disability and to make sure that, in accordance with Article 19 of the CPR, Member States fulfil the criteria set latest by 31 December 2016; recommends the Commission to suspend payments if the obligation to protect the rights of persons with disabilities or prevent discrimination is breached;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of involving partners at all stages of the funding cycle; Recalls that bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, gender equality and non-discrimination have to be included in the partnership and need to be empowered to play their role in order to ensure that the interests and concerns of persons with disabilities or at risk of discrimination are effectively taken into account;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notices that the discrimination of persons with disabilities make a valuable contribution to society as a whole, and that this contribution can be even greaterremains a daily reality in the European Union and that full equality and protection from discrimination can only be achieved if discrimination and legal uncertainties for potential victims are tackled in all areas of life and if the (working) environment is properly adapted, for which ESI Funds are needed;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that ESI funding should be used to support deinstitutionalisation and services and living arrangements for persons with disabilities in local communitiestake the necessary steps to move away from institutional care and facilitate the process of deinstitutionalisation while establishing inclusive services and living arrangements for persons with disabilities in local communities as well as to promote social inclusion and combat poverty and all forms of discrimination;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that the ESI Funds should promote the right of persons with disabilities, including persons in need of high-level support, to live in the community with access to high-quality services;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that all necessary measures have to be taken to guarantee barrier-free access in the mobility and transport sector, in particular when ESI Funds are involved;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all actors involved to pay particular attention to the integrationneeds of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities.;