21 Amendments of Michal ŠIMEČKA related to 2022/2005(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
— having regard to European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2020 on the need for a dedicated Council configuration on gender equality (2020/2896(RSP));
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there are barriers to access justice for victims of racial discrimination; whereas equality bodies in the Member States lack the human and financial resources and/or political will and independence to bridge this gap; whereas the EU’s anti-discrimination framework is unevenly transposed into Member State legislation limiting the efficacy of equality bodies;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas new technologies and the digital transition can bring new challenges to racial equality and non- discrimination as well as become an effective tool in fighting against racism and structural discrimination;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas there has been a steady increase in hate speech and hate crime in Europe; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the factors contributing to this increase; whereas hate speech can lead to hate crime; whereas according to the FRA up to 9 in 10 hate crimes and hate motivated attacks in the EU are not reported and therefore not sanctioned;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the urgent need for the Union to develop a robust and comprehensive agendamultifaceted approach for effectively combating racism and discrimination on all grounds and in all areas in the EU; insists that the Union and its institutions must lead by example in the fight against structural and institutional racism and anti- discrimination; calls for more and continued political leadership at the highest political level, including by firm and speedy reactions against hate speech and crime, and for in-person attendance at anti-racism summits;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Council to set upestablish a Council configuration on Gender Equality and Equality group in order to allow high-level discussions on these issues in a regular and permanent forum and to ensure anti- racism and gender mainstreaming into all policies;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to ensure the full implementation of the Racial Equality Directive; condemns the fact that racial, ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities face structural racism, discrimination, hate crime and hate speech, a lack of access to justice, and sustained socioeconomic inequalities in areas such as but not limited to housing, healthcare, employment and education, which need to be acknowledged as major barriers to full enjoyment of fundamental rights and key barriers to inclusion and equality;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that 14 years after the adoption of the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia, several Member States have not yet fully and correctly transposed its provisions into national law; calls on the Member States to put measures in place that encourage victims and witnesses to come forward and report hate crime, and strengthen the ability of national law enforcement systems to correctly identify and record itfor example through safe spaces or confidential hotlines, to exchange best practices on measures that have proven to be effective in this regard and strengthen the ability of national law enforcement systems to correctly identify and record it; underlines in this regard the importance of specialised hate crime training for state and local law enforcement and criminal justice authorities;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the communication of the European Commission of 9 December 2021 on extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crimes; calls on the Council to swiftly agree on the adoption of a decision, with the consent of the European Parliament, after which the Commission can propose legislation to criminalise hate speech and hate crime at EU level;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines that hate speech is included as an example of offensive language prohibited under Rule 10 of the European Parliament Rules of Procedure alongside defamatory language and incitement to discrimination based on any ground referred to in Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights; calls on the President of the European Parliament to ensure that the EP rules of procedure regarding the conduct of members are implemented and that incidents of hate speech by Members of the European Parliament are properly investigated and addressed;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Welcomes the agreement on the Digital Services Act, which will ensure that what is illegal offline is also dealt with online and will therefore also contribute in the fight against illegal hate speech on the internet;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the EU Member States to exchange best practices on alternative punishments for hate speech and hate crimes such as community service, compulsory education or victim-offender mediation;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Acknowledges that racialized groups are disproportionally represented among the lower income strata of the European population and calls on the Commission to address the specific needs of racialized groups in areas such as education, housing, health, employment, policing, social services, the justice system and political participation and representation;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Encourages, therefore, Member States to make full use of the child guarantee to also tackle the structural racism against racialised children and work out specific national programmes aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty which overwhelmingly affect racialised children;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the need to ensure meaningful participation of all groups affected by intersectional discrimination in policymaking at EU, national and local levels, especially racialised groups; underlines furthermore the importance of regular and structured dialogue with civil society organisations working on racial justice and equality on European, national and local levels;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance ofCalls on all EU Member States to collecting comparable and robust disaggregated equality data in order to fully understand and to document discrimination and to tackle inequality holistically, based on voluntary participation, self-identification and informed consent, while protecting anonymity and confidentiality, respecting the key principles of EU data protection legislation and fundamental rights and complying with national legislation; calls on the Commission to continue developing a common methodology on this with Member States in order to ensure the comparability, accuracy and reliability of the data collected; supports the FRA’s work on analysing this data and welcomes further developments in this field, in line with its new mandate and through cooperation with affected groups;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls onUrges all Member States to adopt national action plans against racism and discrimination by the end of 2022, as provided for in the EU Anti-racism Action Plan; highlights the need to continue this EU Action Plan beyond 2025 and encourages the Commission to begin this work before the end of its current mandate;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the importance of representation and diversity as a tool for the development of inclusive societies; recalls that the media have a responsibility to reflect societies in all their diversity, and regrets the current lack of diversity at all levels; stresses furthermore the importance to encourage the participation of racialized people in television programmes and other media, in order to adequately address their lack of representation, as well as the lack of role models for children of racialized groups;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Underlines the role of education, culture and sports in countering racial and ethnic stereotypes and promoting equality and social inclusion; takes the view that Member States should tackle racism and discrimination since an early stage and mainstream inclusive education in all national official curricula, so as counter stereotypes, unconscious bias and structural racism;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission's initiative on minimum standards for equality bodies, which has the aim to ensure equal protection against discrimination across the EU; Calls on the Commission to adopt concrete legislative measures to strengthen the role and independence of equality bodies in Member States;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission’s appointment of the first anti-racism coordinator in 2021 and the continuous re- appointment since 2015 of the coordinator on combating anti-semitism and fostering Jewish life; but deplores that the position of anti-muslim hatred coordinator has been left vacant since July 2021; reminds that these positions should be permanent and therefore coordinators should be sustained and supported; underlines the central role of the anti-racism coordinator and EU high-level working group on combating racism, xenophobia and intolerance in mainstreaming racial equality across all EU policies;