Activities of Angelika MLINAR related to 2016/2009(INI)

Angelika MLINAR, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Condemns all forms of discrimination and violence against LGBTI people; calls for further action to push for the harmonisation of criminal and antidiscrimination laws across the EU in order to combat homophobia, biphobia and transphobia;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Citation 48 a (new)

- having regard to the European Court of Justice conclusion on the case CHEZ Razpredelenie Bulgaria AD v Komisia za zashtita ot diskriminatsia, of 16 July 2015, case C-83/14,

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Reiterates that access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe and legal abortion should be guaranteed to Every Woman in the EU;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas the European Union is a community of values, based on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, enshrined in its core principles and objectives in the first articles of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and in the criteria for Union membership;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. whereas, in accordance with Article 2, Article 3(1) and Article 7 TEU, the Union avails itself of the possibility to act in order to protect its ‘constitutional core’, reflected by the common values it shares with its Member States;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)

-Ab. whereas the accession of the Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Freedom is a Treaty obligation under Article 6(2) TEU;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas acts of terrorism constitute one of the most serious violations of fundamental rights and freedoms; whereas it is necessary to have adequate tools in place to protect EU citizens and residents and to respond ~~properly~~ to such violations within the framework of the rule of law and fundamental rights;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission ~~to introduce a gender equality pillar into the Europe 2020 strategy and~~ for greater inclusion of the gender mainstreaming perspective in the European Semester ~~by introducing a gender dimension in the annual growth survey and in the formulation process of the CSRs~~;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Regrets that levels of gender discrimination remain high, including in areas other than employment;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas trafficking in human beings is a serious crime often committed within the framework of organised crime, constitutes a gross violation of fundamental rights, disproportionately affects women and girls and is explicitly prohibited by the Charter;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the EU institutions to introduce specific indicators on gender equality, including the Gender Equality Index of EIGE, in the monitoring and safeguarding system of the future EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights.

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Expresses serious concern for the situation of migrants and asylum seekers who are smuggled to the EU, they are at risk of becoming victims of exploitation or abuse with women and children facing heightened risks of sexual and gender- based violence;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls on EU institutions and Member States for a concerted action to increase awareness of the already existing protection and to ensure better practical implementation and application of the Equality Directives;

2016/07/19
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~racism, xenophobia and hate crime~~discrimination, hate crime and hate speech, motivated by racism, xenophobia, or bias against a person' religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, threaten the values of the EU and its Member States; whereas there is an increase in hate speech among political forces and increasing xenophobia and other bias in important sectors of the population;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas gender-based violence and violence against women is still ‘silently’ tolerated in many places and a zero tolerance approach is necessary;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the EU institutions have already started procedures to overcome the so-called ‘Copenhagen dilemma’~~, not only for those countries applying for EU membership but also in Member States where the enforcement of fundamental rights values should be monitored and observed in all circumstances~~; whereas recent developments have shown it is urgent to revise and integrate existing mechanisms and develop an effective mechanism to ensure Treaty principles and values are upheld throughout the Union;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas a new mechanism should aim at offering a single, coherent framework, building on and incorporating existing instruments and mechanisms, and closing any remaining gaps; whereas this mechanism should be evidence based, objective, non-discriminatory and assessing on an equal footing, applying to both Member States and institutions of the Union, and based on a graduated approach, including both a preventative and corrective arm;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas based on Commission proposals, the Justice and Home Affairs Council adopted in September 2015 two Decisions to relocate 160,000 asylum seekers from Italy and Greece, to assist them in dealing with the pressures of the refugee crisis;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)

Ob. whereas in the European Union the respect of Fundamental Rights is guaranteed both at national level by Member´s State constitutional democratic systems and at the EU level by the Charter;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)

Oc. whereas the European Commission stated that in some Member States main issues which threaten the rule of law have not been resolved;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital O d (new)

Od. whereas the European Court of Justice in its ruling on 6 October 2015 declared the old Safe Harbour framework invalid; whereas the Court stressed in this regard the right, guaranteed by the Charter, to the protection of personal data and the task with which the national supervisory authorities are entrusted under the Charter;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital O e (new)

Oe. whereas according to FRA's field work research with public officials and professionals prevailing negative social attitudes and stereotypes represent a major barrier to tackling discrimination and hate crime against LGBT persons;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Louis MICHEL, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Recital O f (new)

Of. whereas recent reports show an increase in fear and insecurity amongst the Jewish and Muslim communities in the EU; http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra-2015- paper-01-2015-post-paris-attacks-fundamental-rights- considerations-0_en.pdf;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Recital O g (new)

Og. whereas according to a research by the European Network Against Racism, people of African descent are particularly victims of discrimination and racism, in particular police violence and hate crime;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Strongly deplores the fact that the Council has still not adopted the 2008 proposal for a directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; welcomes the prioritisation of this directive by the Commission; reiterates its call to the Council to adopt the proposal as soon as possible;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recognises that secularism, in terms of the strict separation of church and State, and the neutrality of the State is essential for protecting freedom of religion or belief, guaranteeing equal treatment of all religions and beliefs and fighting discrimination on grounds of religion or belief;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Expresses its concerns over the application of blasphemy and religious insult laws in the European Union, which can have a serious chilling effect on freedom of expression; urges the Member States to abolish such laws;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Reiterates its call for respect for dignity at the end of life, notably by ensuring that decisions expressed in living wills are recognised and respected;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take account of demographic developments and changes in the size and composition of households when designing their policies; urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that their social and employment policies do not discriminate on the basis of size and composition of households;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the social inclusion and ~~cultural~~ integration of refugees in the host society is a dynamic, two-dimensional process, (involving rights and duties~~), representing a challenge and an opportunity that requires responsibilities and efforts both~~, by the refugees and by the Member States, their local and regional administrations and host communities;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the social inclusion and cultural integration of refugees and migrants in the host society is a dynamic, two-dimensional process (involving rights and duties), representing a challenge and an opportunity that requires responsibilities and efforts both by the refugees and by the Member States, their local and regional administrations and host communities;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Deplores that between September and December 2015 the Commission adopted 49 infringement decisions against Member States for inadequate implementation of legislation making up the Common European Asylum system;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Deplores that many Member Sates didn't respect their commitments under the temporary emergency relocation schemes and the European resettlement scheme;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Underlines the fundamental right to seek asylum; encourages the EU and the Member States to open up and devote sufficient resources to create new safe and legal possibilities and channels for asylum seekers to enter the European Union, so as to reduce the risks inherent in attempting to enter illegally and to combat human trafficking and smuggling networks that profit from endangering the lives of migrants and from their sexual and labour exploitation;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Urges Member States to guarantee reception conditions in compliance with existing fundamental rights and asylum legislation, with special attention paid to vulnerable people and to reducing the risk of social exclusion of asylum seekers; calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), and in particular of Directive 2013/32/EU, with specific attention to asylum seekers in need of special procedural guarantees;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Calls on Member States to refrain from inciting fear and hatred in their citizens towards migrants and asylum- seekers for political gains, therefore, calls on Member States to put an end to their strongly biased xenophobic communication strategies (such as anti- refugee billboard campaigns);

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on Member States to apply ~~cultural, political and social~~ inclusion policies as swiftly as possible and with adequate dedicated resources; ~~recalls that social inclusion policies must engage local, regional and national institu~~highlights the fact that the principles of equal treatment, non-discriminations and ~~should focus on individuals rather than on groups or communities, as this can lead to s~~equal opportunities should always be ensured when designing and implementing social inclusion and integregation policy and measure;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates that intercultural and inter-religious tolerance needs to be promoted via constant efforts and extensive dialogue ~~and that the crisis arising from the waves of migration cannot be tackled without the involvement of all relevant state and non-state actors, including churches and religious organisations~~;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to develop comprehensive policies to end all forms of violence against women and girls, and specific measures to ensure that women and girls refugees and asylum seekers are protected and get access to justice and to ensure that asylum policies and procedures are gender sensitive to help women and girls to escape or denounce male violence;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)

Religious freedom

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Deplores increasing Islamophobia and some political parties’ exploitation of terrorist acts and migration flows in order to arouse hatred of the Muslim community; deplores similarly the fresh upsurge in anti-Semitic acts and the renewed sense of insecurity that is causing within the Jewish community; calls on Member States to take a zero- tolerance approach and to impose appropriate and deterrent penalties for any act of hatred or discrimination against religious communities, and to promote religious tolerance through, in particular, intercultural dialogue involving all relevant stakeholders and awareness-raising campaigns in schools;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

SEnsuring a Fundamental Rights based approach to security and the fight against terrorism

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the Commission initiatives to strengthen security cooperation between Member States and fully supports ~~all proposed~~certain measures to pave the way towards an effective Security Union, in particular the directive on combatting terrorism;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls that exclusion and discrimination against religious communities in the European Union creates a fertile ground for individuals in vulnerable situations to join extremist organisations that can be violent; considers a consistent application of anti- discrimination legislation as a crucial element of strategies to prevent radicalisation or enable deradicalisation of those belonging to extremist organisations;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Recommends that security approaches be complemented by long- term policies to prevent radicalisation and recruitment of citizens of the Union by extremist organisations; calls for strategies on social inclusion, education, employment and housing and policies to tackle discrimination and exclusion to stop vulnerable individuals joining violent extremist organisations as well as educating the general population about other cultures and traditions;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Recommends that Member States' counter-radicalisation and counter- terrorism criminal or administrative measures ensure that responses are proportionate and that any restriction to the enjoyment of human rights are subject to judicial review and/or independent oversight; encourages Member States to ensure that such policies do not create 'suspect categories' broadly based on religious affiliations or practices, nor cultivate environments of stereotyping and religious hatred;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7d. Expresses its concern at legislative developments in several Member States extending surveillance capabilities of intelligence bodies, including, in France, the new intelligence law of 24th July 2015 and the law on international surveillance of 30th September 2015, several provisions of which, according to the Commission, raise important legal questions, in the UK, the adoption of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 and the subsequent 2015 court decision that certain articles were unlawful and to be disapplied, and, in the Netherlands, the proposals for new legislation to update the Intelligence and Security Act of 2002; reiterates its call on all Member States to ensure that their current and future legislative frameworks and oversight mechanisms governing the activities of intelligence agencies are in line with the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights and all relevant Union legislation; asks the Commission to launch without delay an assessment of all provisions of the French intelligence laws and to determine its compliance with European primary and secondary law;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)

7e. Reiterates that under Article 15(1) of Directive 2000/31/EC Member States shall not impose a general obligation on providers of transmission, storage and hosting services to monitor the information which they transmit or store, nor a general obligation actively to seek facts or circumstances indicating illegal activity; recalls in particular that the CJEU, in its Judgments C-360/10 and C- 70/10, rejected measures for the 'active monitoring' of almost all users of the services concerned (internet access providers in one case, a social network in the other) and specified that any injunction requiring a hosting services provider to undertake general monitoring shall be precluded;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 f (new)

7f. Insists that where it is apparent that national legislation is such as to obstruct the exercise of one or more fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the Treaty, it may benefit from the exceptions provided for by EU law in order to justify that fact only in so far as that complies with the fundamental rights enforced by the Court; Recalls in this regard that the use by a Member State of exceptions provided for by EU law in order to justify an obstruction of a fundamental freedom guaranteed by the Treaty must be regarded as 'implementing Union law' within the meaning of Article 51(1) of the Charter;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 g (new)

7g. Calls on the European Commission to assess the compatibility with EU primary and secondary law of emergency measures and other exceptional legal exemption regimes put in place by Member States to combat terrorism; takes the view that the broadening and prolongation of such exemption regimes constitute a serious and disproportionate interference with fundamental rights, in particular when it comes to the massive and prolonged use of administrative searches, the seizure and wholesale copying of personal data outside any procedural framework, the recourse to house arrest and bans on meetings without a prior judicial decision; reiterates that the prohibition of arbitrary action by the executive power and the existence of effective judicial controls and remedies are essential elements of the rule of law which should be guaranteed and enshrined in all counter-terrorism policies; expresses in this regards its concerns at the extension and prolongation of the state of emergency in France;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Points up the fact that migrants and refugees making use of irregular migration channels to come to Europe are especially at risk of being trafficked and that unaccompanied minors are being particularly targeted by criminal networks; points out that establishing legal migration channels is a key factor in combating irregular migration, smuggler and trafficker networks, and the violations of fundamental rights with which they are inextricably bound up; calls therefore on the EU and Member States to step up their efforts to establish legal migration channels and, in particular, to bring about an ambitious European resettlement programme;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that Commission’s report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings shows that ~~the Internet and~~ new technologies enable organised crime groups to access a large pool of potential victims on a much larger scale than ever before, as many victims of trafficking, especially for sexual and labour exploitation, are recruited online; calls on EU law enforcement agencies to step up their efforts in targeting criminal trafficking networks and facilitators, paying special attention to crimes against children;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on Member States to make equal efforts to identify, protect and assist victims of all forms of exploitation; calls on Member States to implement the EU Anti-trafficking Directive fully and correctly and encourages the Member States, EU institutions and agencies to co~~nvene meeting~~operate and exchange good practices within the framework the EU Network of National Rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms on trafficking in human beings;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

Hate crime, hate speech and xenophobia on the rise

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Is concerned by increasing racism and xenophobia in the form of Afrophobia, anti-Gypsyism, Anti- Semitism, Islamophobia and anti-migrant sentiment;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Condemns incidents of hate crime and speech motivated by racism, xenophobia or religious intolerance or by bias against a person's disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, which occur in the EU on a daily basis; calls for the adoption of the proposed 2008 Equal Treatment Directive which is still pending for approval by the Council; considers it a condition to secure a consolidated and coherent EU law framework against discrimination, also protecting from discrimination on the grounds of religion and belief, disability, age and sexual orientation outside of employment;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Deplores increasing levels of hate speech from within certain institutions, political parties, individuals and media;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)

13d. Expresses its concern at the lack of reporting of hate crimes by victims due to inadequate safeguards and failure of authorities to properly investigate and bring convictions for hate crimes in Member States;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)

13e. Expresses its concern that several Member States have not correctly transposed the provisions of Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA; calls on Member States to implement the Framework Decision on Combatting Racism and Xenophobia and the new Victims of Crime Directive and for the Commission to monitor the transposition of these instruments and to launch infringement procedures against those Member States that fail to transpose them;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)

13f. Calls on the Commission to propose a review of the Framework Decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law to include other forms of bias-motivated crime, including on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes the annual EU Colloquium on Fundamental Rights and the appointment of Coordinators on anti- Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred; encourages the Commission to appoint Coordinators on Afrophobia and anti- Gypsyism and recommends adoption of European frameworks for national strategies to combat Afrophobia, anti- Gypsyism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls on the Commission to support training programmes for law enforcement and judicial authorities, and for the relevant EU agencies, in preventing and tackling discriminatory practices and hate crime; calls on the Member States to provide the authorities responsible for investigation and prosecution with practical tools and skills to enable them to identify and deal with the offences covered by the Framework Decision, and to interact and communicate with victims;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the EU and the Member States to strengthen the role of human rights education in national curricula as a tool for preventing racism and ~~related~~ intolerance, and calls for greater rights awareness; considers that a complete human rights education must also adequately include education on past human rights injustices and institutional racisms such as the Roma holocaust, and the importance of memory for formerly oppressed groups such as the victims of slavery;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the EU and the Member States to strengthen the role of human rights education in national curricula as a tool for preventing racism, homophobia and related intolerance, and calls for greater rights awareness;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Gender Equality and LGBTI Rights

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Notes that FRA's fieldwork research shows that public officials see EU law and policy as major drivers supporting national efforts to promote LGBTI equality, although in several countries respondents claim that national provisions are not always effectively implemented on the ground;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Notes with concern that FRA's findings show that many public officials and professionals, including healthcare professionals, perceive homosexuality as a pathological condition or disease. This can undermine efforts to protect and promote the fundamental rights of LGBTI persons;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Calls on EU Member States to pursue efforts to effectively implement relevant legislation prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment. This includes ensuring that LGBTI people, in particular, are fully informed of their rights, that discrimination victims are encouraged to lodge formal complaints, and that they are supported in doing so;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)

15d. Notes that discrimination based on sexual orientation is still widely underreported, hampering assessments of the effi-ciency of national laws implementing Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (Employment Equality Directive) in this field;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)

15e. Notes the intersectionality between gender and other grounds of discrimination and the disproportionate impact of multiple discrimination on women; encourages Member States to work with regional and local authorities, law enforcement bodies, national equality bodies and civil society organisations to increase monitoring of the intersectionality between different grounds of discrimination and gender;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Louis MICHEL, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Highlights that improvements are still needed to combat violence against women, and calls on~~Urges the Member States and the EU to sign and ratify the Istanbul Convention following the launch of the procedure by the Commission in March 2016; to combat violence against women and girls, as a systematic fundamental rights violation, including marital rape, domestic violence, sexual exploitation and harmful traditional practices, such as forced marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM) and honour crimes, while ensuring support and protection for victims;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights that improvements are still needed to combat violence against women and girls, and calls on the Member States and the EU to sign and ratify the Istanbul Convention following the launch of the procedure by the Commission in March 2016;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Recognises that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are fundamental rights and an essential element of human dignity, gender equality and self-determination; urges the European Commission to include SRHR, as basic human rights, in its next EU Health Strategy to ensure coherence between EU's internal and external fundamental rights policy;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Recognises that sexual and reproductive rights are grounded in basic human rights and that the denial of life- saving sexual and reproductive health services, among which abortion, amounts to a serious breach of human rights;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Urges Member States to lead more targeted awareness-raising campaigns, to prevent ~~and~~violence, to encourage women to report offences, to impose appropriate and deterrent penalties on offenders, to protect victims of violence and to protect their rights without delay in line with the Victims’ Rights Directive;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to assess the implementation of the Directive 2011/99/EU on the European Protection Order with regards to violence against women;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Highlights that no cultural, religious, national or ethnic background can justify any form of gender-based violence and that EU and national authorities should strengthen their cooperation, in particular through stepped-up exchanges of good practices and improved gathering and comparability of data on all forms of violence against women;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Highlights that ~~no cultural, religious, national or ethnic background can justify any form of~~all forms of violence against women and girls and gender-based violence can~~d that EU and national authorities should strengthen their cooperation~~ never be justified and should be criminalised and punished;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Stresses that female genital mutilation is an extremely serious form of violence against women; calls on the Member States to raise the awareness of all those concerned by focusing their anti- FGM measures on prevention; further urges Member States to cooperate fully with one another so as to improve data collection and understanding of the phenomenon, in order to optimise the results of their action to protect women and girls from such mutilation;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7

Children and unaccompanied children

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls for a focus on violence against children at all levels, from homes to schools, public places and detention centres for migrants; encourages the European Commission to strengthen peer-learning between Member States on how to best address school bullying, in particular when it affects specific groups such as children with disabilities, LGBTI children or children from minority ethnic background;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for a multi-stage system in child protection based on the best interests of the child~~, which should not be designed to punish parents and care-givers, but~~ and the full respect of his or her Fundamental Rights, which should be designed to send a clear message that all forms of physical and emotional violence against children are unacceptable~~, and in which the separation of the child from the family would be the very last step~~;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recalls that children and babies are often used in begging to trigger greater sympathy and more money; calls for the criminalisation of forced begging and of all forms of using children for this practice in the EU Member States, as it endangers the child’s health and its social and mental integrity;deleted

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Highlights that child protection should be enhanced in the digital world and calls for further cooperation between the private and public sectors; encourages those involved to follow good examples of prevention and complaint mechanisms in online social media and to implement these EU-wide; further takes the view that children should, as a matter of course, be properly informed about the dangers of the internet, for example by means of awareness raising campaigns and school programmes;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Louis MICHEL, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for a code of conduct on protecting children’s rights online and offline in cyber space, and recalls that in the fight against cybercrime by law enforcement authorities special attention needs to be paid to crimes against children; stresses in this connection the role of Europol and the importance of Member States cooperating with one another and with Europol to combat this type of crime, and in particular to combat the online sexual exploitation of children;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28 a. Highlights that According to the Commission Report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings (2016) at least 15 % of the registered victims were children;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Highlights that traditional national minorities who have been living together with or alongside traditional majority cultures for centuries in Europe are facing the negative consequences of the migration crisis, i.e. mistrust towards non- majority autochthonous minorities; believes that the solution to this problem lies in the establishment of minimum standards on protecting the rights of traditional minorities, as preserving European heritage gives added value to diversitynational or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities are still facing discriminations in the EU;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29 a. Stresses that in its resolution of 11 September 2013, the European Parliament reminded that the Commission should pay attention to the fact that with their policies, some Member States and regions are endangering the survival of languages inside their borders, even if those languages are not in danger in the European context and called on the Commission to consider the administrative and legislative obstacles posed to projects relating to these languages. Deplores that this is still an ongoing issue and urges the Member States to take all necessary actions in order to take into thorough consideration the minority rights perspective and to ensure the right to use a minority language and protect linguistic diversity within the Union.

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Notes that children and women with disabilities disproportionately experience a variety of human rights violations, including the denial of access to basic services such as education and healthcare or placement in institutions away from their families and communities, and are at a higher risk of becoming victims of violence, exploitation and other forms of ill-treatment and abuse; highlights the need for comprehensive and gender sensitive policy action by the EU and the Member States to ensure the thorough implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, in conjunction with the CRPD;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Highlights that discrimination on the basis of age is often combined with other forms of discrimination, such as discrimination on grounds of race and ethnicity, religion, disability, health, sexual orientation and gender identity or socio- economic conditions;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)

40 a. recalls the European Court of Justice conclusion on the case CHEZ Razpredelenie Bulgaria AD v Komisia za zashtita ot diskriminatsia stating that the principle of equal treatment contained in the Directive "protects not only persons who are themselves a member of a particular race or ethnic group, but also those who are not members of such a group but suffer particular disadvantage or less favourable treatment on one of those grounds";

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)

40 b. calls on Member States, in the light of the Commission's Report on the implementation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies 2015, to put in place specific measures to fight racial discrimination against Roma, and to mainstream non-discrimination policies within other EU policies such as employment and structural funds;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Gérard DEPREZ, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11 a (new)

Upholding procedurals rights, judicial system and the rule of law (new heading)

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)

41 b. Believes that to address the rule of law concerns raised about some EU Member States in 2015 and prevent further rule of law crises, all relevant actors at national level, including governments, parliaments and the judiciary, need to step up efforts to uphold and reinforce the rule of law;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 c (new)

41 c. Notes that regular exchange with the EU, and among the Member States themselves, based on objective comparative criteria (such as indicators) and contextual assessments, could be an important element to mitigate or prevent any rule of law problems in the future;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11 a (new)

New technologies and fundamental rights

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)

41a. Stresses the need to consider the impact which some new technologies – such as drones – can have on fundamental rights and in particular on the right to privacy; also highlights the challenge presented by the implications of widespread internet access for fundamental rights, particularly as regards protecting personal data and combating online harassment and trafficking in human beings;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Notes the rise in euroscepticism and violent political views, and therefore urges the EU and its Member States to strengthen participation by citizens ~~in EU matters so that Europeans understand that their voices are being heard in the EU and that policymakers are responsive to public opinion expressed~~and civil society organizations' in EU matters so that Europeans can voice their concerns and express their opinions through democratic channels;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)

42a. Stresses the need to inform European citizens and residents, as well as migrants and refugees, of the importance of the values on which the Union is founded and which are set out in Article 2 of the Treaty; takes the view that awareness-raising campaigns should be set up, e.g. as part of school curricula and migrant assistance programmes;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR, Louis MICHEL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Gérard DEPREZ, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)

42b. Expresses deep alarm at recent developments in some Member States vis- à-vis respect for the rule of law; stresses that the rule of law is one of the EU’s founding values and is inseparably yoked to respect for human rights; also stresses that it is the responsibility of the Union to ensure that it is fully respected both by accession candidates and by Member States; notes in this connection that every Member State should be continually, officially and objectively monitored as to its respect for the rule of law;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Notes that civil society organisations, including volunteering and youth work, play a key role in social and civic participation and calls on the EU and the Member States to support and to promote their work;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. Believes that civic education improves citizens’ understanding of the importance of social and political participation, while human rights and gender equality education raises awareness of their own rights and teaches them respect for the rights of others; calls on Member States to draw up national plans of action for fundamental rights education and to implement the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education;

2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE