7 Amendments of Miriam DALLI related to 2014/2239(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
A. Having regard to the 1979 convention on the Elimination of All forms of discrimination against Women (CEDAW, Art.14(2)) and the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (RC, Art.24)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Recognises the human right to water, entailing everyone to sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic use as described by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural rights, as a basic human right protected under international human rights law.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Recognises the importance of the right to water to Women and Children as stressed in the United Nations Convention’s on eliminating all forms of discrimination against women and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that every year its Committee on Petitions receives a significant number of petitions from EU citizens expressing their concerns about water quality and waste- water management; considers that these petitions demonstrate a genuine interest on the part of citizens in thorough enforcement and further development of sustainable water-related EU legislation;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes that particular importance should be given to low-income areas and geographical regions which have high and vast instances of poverty accumulation, especially in regions where extreme poverty can be noted.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to identify Member States, Regions and areas where water shortage is an existent or potential issue and help the identified Member State, regions and areas to properly address this issue.
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Committee of Regions to get more involved in this European Citizen Initiative in order to help regional authorities get more involved in the issue.