16 Amendments of Andrea BOCSKOR related to 2014/2254(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the protection of national minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Directive 2000/43/EC of June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 8 June 2005 on the protection of minorities and anti-discrimination policies in an enlarged Europe;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)
Citation 25 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 11 September 2013 on endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the manifestations of extreme nationalism, racism, xenophobia and intolerance have not yet disappeared from our communities; on the contrary, especially after the recent terrorist attacks they appear to be on the rise in many Member States which affects traditional minorities and new national minority communities as well;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, under Article 6 TEU, the EU has a responsibility to uphold and enforce fundamental rights in any action it takes, regardless of its powers in the area concerned; whereas Member States are also encouraged to do the same;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas article 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union obliges the Union to "respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity",
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas Roma, the largest ethnic minority in Europe, continue to be the victims of severe discrimination, racist attacks, hate speech, poverty and exclusion;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas fundamental freedoms, human rights and equal opportunities shall be provided for all citizens of the European Union including persons belonging to national and linguistic minorities;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on promoting understanding, acceptance and tolerance between the different national communities in the Member States through the principles of equality, non-discrimination and respect for diversity; calls on particularly the condemnation of hate speech and all forms of aggression;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the fact that even today people belonging to minorities are still victims of discrimination; calls for more consistency of the European Union in the field of minority protection; strongly believes that all Member States as well as candidate countries shall be bound by the same principles and criteria in order to avoid the application of double standards; Calls therefore, as a part of resolving the so- called Copenhagen dilemma, for the establishment of an effective mechanism to monitor and ensure fundamental and acquired rights of national and linguistic minorities both in candidate countries and in countries already admitted to the European Union;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Member States to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention);
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Condemns any forms of discrimination and violence against children and calls on the Commission and Member States to make a united action to eradicate violence against children.
Amendment 477 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission and the FRA to take targeted actions to monitor the situation of traditional national minorities in the EU by systematic collection of specified data and reporting;
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Condemns all forms of discrimination on grounds of language use; calls on those Member States who have not yet done so to ratify and effectively implement the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages;
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10e. Urges the European Union and the Member States to intensify their efforts to guarantee that the fundamental rights of all Roma in the EU are respected; urges the Member States to invest more effort in the design and selection of sustainable and ambitious Roma integration projects;