27 Amendments of Charlie WEIMERS related to 2022/2005(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the principles of conferral, proportionality and subsidiarity, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, as set out in Article 2 of the TEU; whereas the right to equal treatment and non- discrimination is a fundamental right enshrined in the Charter and must be fully respected;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas according to the FRA, racial discrimination and harassment remain demographic revolution is underway and is normalised throughout the EU10 ; whereas racism, anti- semitism, and extreme right-wing sentiments and ideology such as islamism will continues to pose increasingly serious challenges in our Union; _________________ 10 https://fra.europa.eu/en/news/2019/rising- inequalities-and-harassment-fundamental- rights-protection-faltersas long as migration policy is not changed drastically;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas according to the FRA, racial discrimination and harassment remain normalised throughout the EU10 ; whereas racism and extreme right-wing sentiments and ideology continue to pose serious challenges in our Union; _________________ 10 https://fra.europa.eu/en/news/2019/rising- inequalities-and-harassment-fundamental- rights-protection-falters
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 84 #
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 gapare a reality;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the RMember States are best suited to decide over sensitive matters such as racial Eequality Directive has been insufficiently implemented by the Member States; recognizes the cultural, moral and religious diversity in the EU and emphasizes that the EU lacks expertise and competence to regulate this policy area;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU institutions need to take concrete steps to ensure sustainable changes towards a fully inclusive and respectful workplace; whereas discrimination is often multidimensional and only an intersectional approach can pave the way to sustainable changesshould maximise equality of opportunity and promote meritocracy instead of intersectional approaches derived from Marxism;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Republicans during the Reconstruction period provided civil rights protection in the South for freedmen, African-Americans who had formerly been slaves; whereas Democrats enacted discriminatory Jim Crow laws to support racial segregation in everyday life;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas intersectionality is a form of left-wing identity politics and cultural Marxism which determines one's level of oppression by the number of oppressed groups a person falls into, and/or where that group falls on the oppression hierarchy;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas intersectionality determines one's level of oppression by the number of oppressed groups a person falls into, and/or where that group falls on the oppression hierarchy;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
Hd. whereas one of the most ridiculous examples of intersectionality is "Queers for Palestine";
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)
Recital H e (new)
He. whereas intersectionality has influenced the U.S. education system to such an extent that race-based disciplinary policy has been introduced in some school districts;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H f (new)
Recital H f (new)
Hf. whereas anti-racism is a political philosophy derived from Marxism which seeks to address the inherent tension between affirmative action and other forms of discrimination on the one hand and the overall goal of equality of outcome and social justice on the other hand;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H g (new)
Recital H g (new)
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the urgent need for the Union to focus on its core objective of facilitating free trade, and recognizes that developing a robust and comprehensive agenda for effectively combating racism and discrimination on all grounds and in all areas in the EU; and insistsing that the Union and its institutions must lead by example in the fight against structural and institutional racism and anti- discrimination would be a distraction;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to critically assess the implementation of the current EU legal framework for combating discrimination, racism, xenophobia and other types of intolerance in order to determine how to improve it where needed, and to take part in a regular dialogue and exchange of best practices with Member States and stakeholders;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Demands that the Member States end racial or ethnic profiling in all forms, encompassing artificial intelligence (AI) tools and including in criminalNotes the potential benefits of profiling for law enforcement, counter-terrorism measures and immigration controls, and to officially recognise and combat practices of unlawful discrimination and violence through anti-racism and anti-bias training for the authoritieoperations and immigration controls;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to monitor racial bias, including in AI datasets, in criminal justice, education systems and social services, and toWelcomes initiatives by Member States takeing proactive steps to ensure equal justice in order to improve relations between authorities and minority communities; calls, furthermore, for the creation of independent complaint mechanisms for all administrative, judiciary and executive branches of the state, in particular law enforcementall communities;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the EU institutions to not address intersectional forms of discrimination in EU anti-discrimination legislation and policies and to not promote an EU framework on intersectional discrimination with cross- cutting objectives and measures because intersectionality is a form of left-wing identity politics and cultural Marxism which determines one's level of oppression by the number of oppressed groups a person falls into, and/or where that group falls on the oppression hierarchy;
Amendment 256 #
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, narespect the rule of law, the legislative process as laid out in the Treaties and the principles of conferral, proportionality and local levels, especially racialised groupssubsidiarity;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls onNotes that all Member States tocan adopt national action plans against racism and discrimination byif 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 mandatey deem such plans to be beneficial or necessary;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to adopt concrete legislative measures to strengthen the role and independence of equality bodies in Member States; respect the principles of conferral, proportionality and subsidiarity and not interfere in Member States social or cultural policies;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for structural and institutionalised racism, discrimination and the underrepresentation of minorities within the structures of the European institutions to be addressed and for the adoption of a workforce divthe adoption of a workforce strategy emphasizing equality of opportunity whereby employment and promotion is purely mersity and inclusion strategy based;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. WelcomNotes 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;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the need for additional monitoring and accountability mechanisms to ensure the effective application of EU anti-racism legislation and policyEU respects its own Treaties, rules and regulations, especially with regard to the division of competences between the EU and Member States;