Activities of Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ related to 2016/2009(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015 (A8-0345/2016 - József Nagy) ES
Amendments (11)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the report of 22 July 2014 of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non- recurrence,
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 44 a (new)
Citation 44 a (new)
– having regard to the procedure set out in the EU framework to strengthen the rule of law adopted by the Commission on 11 March 2014,
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas most of the unsolved disappearances that occur in the EU each year are related to trafficking in human beings,
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the legal, social and personal problems that a disappearance causes have a specific impact on those involved that must be recognised and addressed,
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Draws attention to the link between people-trafficking and the problem of missing persons in Europe; stresses the need for a comprehensive strategy to address the particular suffering of relatives of missing persons, given the particular legal, social and emotional nature of such cases; takes the view that this strategy should be launched with a Commission communication on this issue;
Amendment 489 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Considers that this strategy should focus on stepping up judicial and police cooperation, particularly during the initial phase following the reporting of disappearance suspected of being connected to a criminal offence, particularly in cross-border areas. Adds that training for the relevant staff should be promoted – with a special emphasis on caring for those affected by events – with the strong support of, and cooperation with, civil society organisations working in this field;
Amendment 578 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Deems it crucial that all EU Member States cooperate with national or international judicial investigations attempting to clarify responsibilities and endeavouring to ascertain the truth and secure justice and redress for the victims of crimes against humanity committed in the Union by totalitarian regimes. Calls on the Member States to provide the necessary training for legal practitioners in this area; urges the European Commission to conduct an objective assessment of the state of play in such processes to foster democratic remembrance in all Member States; Warns that failing to comply with international recommendations on democratic remembrance and the principles of universal jurisdiction is a breach of the basic principles of the rule of law;
Amendment 796 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on the governments of the Member States to condemn practices which, by means of linguistic discrimination or enforced or concealed assimilation, have in the past been – or are now – directed against the identity and language use of endangered linguistic communities or their cultural institutions;
Amendment 801 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30 b. In the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) adopted by Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in 1994, calls on the European Commission to elaborate a European level Directive in order to tackle language discrimination, as there are Directives on how to tackle racism and xenophobia;
Amendment 806 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30 c. Calls on the European Commission to strengthen its plan to promote the teaching and use of regional languages, as a potential way to tackle language discrimination in the EU;
Amendment 957 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Calls on the Commission to be more resolute in its use of the instruments at its disposal under the framework for the prevention of systemic threats to the rule of law in EU countries, by applying the prevention capacities provided for in the phases involving objective assessment and dialogue with the Member State concerned in cases of clear and serious breaches of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, even if those breaches are not strictly related to the implementation of EU law;