104 Amendments of Kostas CHRYSOGONOS related to 2016/2009(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that ‘human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities’ are the values on which the EU is founded, as stated in Article 2 TEU; underlines the utmost importance of ensuring full respect for these values both at Union and Member State level and they are common to the Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men must prevail, as stated in Article 2 TEU; notes that these values must be shared by all the Member States and underlines the utmost importance of ensuring full respect for these values by the EU, and by each individual Member State, in all their policies, both at Union and Member State level; also recalls that under Article 17 TEU, the Commission must ensure application of the Treaties;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their families,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out that it is necessary to continue promoting and strengthening the protection and full development of fundamental rights in compliance with the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and, more specifically, to ensure that the values of the European Union set out in Article 2 and all relevant articles of the EU Treaty are respected and promoted by the EU, its institutions and all Member States; stresses that the European institutions should be at the forefront of this endeavour and underlines that the Member States should be exemplary in the effective implementation of these obligations;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
- having regard to the OHCHR Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)
Citation 8 c (new)
- having regard to its resolutions on the use of torture by the CIA, in particular the latest dated 8 June 2016,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 d (new)
Citation 8 d (new)
- having regard to the European Union guidelines on Human Rights Defenders,
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in case of systemic threats to the rule of law, Article 7 and Rule of Law Framework procedures should be launched as soon as possible to provide remedies; considers it important to establish a new consensus between the EU and its Member States regarding respect for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the fact that all legislative proposals, including international agreements and in general all EU policies, should be scrutinised to ensure that they comply with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU; calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that all EU legislation, in particular the economic and financial adjustment programmes which have adversely affected the living conditions and the situation of fundamental rights of many people, is continuously implemented in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the European Social Charter (Article 151 of the TFEU), in particular with regard to the protection of economic and social rights;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Considers that breaches of rights, abuses or inequalities in the Member States undermine democracy and the rule of law, as well as citizens' trust in the European Union institutions; emphasises the role of Parliament as the only directly elected institution in scrutinising the correct implementation of EU legislation to ensure that it complies with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU; calls on the EU legislator to promote the EU's values as required by Article 3 of the TEU and, specifically, inclusion and equality, as required by Article 8, 9 and 10 of the TFEU;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes the need to strengthen institutional transparency, democratic accountability and openness in the EU; calls therefore on the competent EU institutions and all Member States to: – take appropriate measures, also with a view to revising without delay Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents in order to ensure maximum transparency and simplified procedures for public access to information and documents; – bring forward a revision of the European Citizens' Initiative Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 211/2011) within this parliamentary term in order to improve its functioning, incorporating amendments so as to remove any administrative, organisational and financial obstacles as a result of which not all European citizens can properly exercise their democratic influence through the ECI as provided for in the Treaties; urges the Commission also to include in its proposal the necessary provisions to stop certain groups of citizens, such as those who are blind or living abroad, from being prevented from exercising their right to support citizens' initiatives, as such exclusion limits equality and engagement among citizens; – calls on Member States to enable all their citizens to vote in the European elections, including those living outside the EU, particularly by means of an information campaign carried out in good time;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the first two Rule of Law dialogues, held by the Council; looks forward to the expected evaluation of this mechanism, which should aim at improving its relevance as well as its complementarity with the other EU rule of law instruments; points, however, at the same time to the major obstacles in its implementation, in particular the fact that the formal establishment of the existence of a serious and persistent breach of the fundamental values of the Union in a Member State in accordance with Article 7(2) of the TEU requires unanimity in the Council;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Urges therefore the EU institutions and the Member States to introduce an additional mechanism for the effective monitoring of respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law in Member States; believes that, without prejudice to existing mechanisms already applicable in the event of serious and persistent infringements, the proposed alternative should: (a) widen the mandate of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency to include the monitoring of fundamental rights and the rule of law in all Member States, both within and beyond the application of European Union law, and so as to allow it to disclose publicly information on a breach of fundamental rights by a Member State; (b) enable the Commission, on the basis of the findings of the reports generated by the Fundamental Rights Agency, to initiate infringement procedures for violations of Article 2 of the TEU in order to effectively ensure a high level of protection of fundamental rights in the Member States;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Urges the competent authorities to unblock the Anti-Discrimination Directive, which seeks to implement the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; underlines the fact that specific needs of the most vulnerable citizens, such as people in poverty or social discriminated people, should be addressed in an appropriate way; calls on the Council and the Commission to act effectively and responsibly to uphold the values of the Union in relation to Member States which fail to fully respect their Treaty obligations on such issues;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 48 a (new)
Citation 48 a (new)
- having regard to the Report of the International Labour Office ‘The World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2016’,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 48 b (new)
Citation 48 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission's EU Anti-corruption Report (COM(2014)0038),
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 48 c (new)
Citation 48 c (new)
- having regard on the report SOER 2015 - European environment — state and outlook 2015,
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas respect for and promotion of human rights must be upheld by the EU and each individual Member State in everything they do;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas the importance of social fundamental rights is acknowledged in Articles 8, 9, 10, 19 and 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as it is in the case law of the CJEU, thus underscoring the fact that those rights, and in particular trade union rights, the right to strike, right of association and right of assembly, must be given the same safeguards as the other fundamental rights acknowledged by the Charter;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas migration is an unavoidable part of the EU’s future and one of the biggest challenges of our times, as it appat least 3 771 people died or went missing in 2015 while attempting to reach a safe place in Europe, bringing the total number of dead and missing over the last 20 yealrs to the EU’s international humanitarian responsibilitiover 30 000; whereas the EU carries a huge responsibility to act to save lives, and forms a key element for demographic reasonprovide legal avenues for migrants and assist and protect asylum seekers and refugees;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, following recent terrorist attacks on EU territory, certain anti- terrorism policies and measures are likely to compromise fundamental rights and freedoms in the EU; whereas it is essential to ensure that a balance is maintained between safeguarding fundamental freedoms and rights and strengthening security; whereas the EU and its Member States have the duty to protect European citizens, while ensuring respect for their fundamental rights and freedoms in the design and operation of security policies; whereas necessity and proportionality must be the overriding principles in this area so as to prevent policy actions from infringing civil liberties;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
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 and is explicitly prohibited by the Charter, human dignity and the fundamental principles of democracy and is explicitly prohibited by the Charter; whereas trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is still the most widespread form; whereas 76 % of registered victims in the EU are women;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the right to asylum is guaranteed under the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees (Geneva Convention) and the protocol of 31 January 1967;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the migration crisis has triggered mistrust and rising hatred towards national minority communities in Europe, which also affects traditional national minoritieanifestations of extreme nationalism, racism, xenophobia and intolerance have not yet disappeared from our communities; whereas on the contrary, especially they appear to be on the rise in many Member States, with rising hate crimes against refugees, migrants and minorities; whereas refugees reception centres have been increasingly attacked and burnt by far-right groups;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas people with disabilities continue to be excluded and discriminated against in the enjoyment of their fundamental rights and face barriers that prevent them from participating in the society on an equal basis with others;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the EU is undergoing a period of serious economic and financial crisis, the impact of which, in combination with certain measures, including drastic budget cuts, implemented to address it in some Member States, is negatively affecting fundamental social rights, as well as the living conditions of EU citizens – increasing unemployment, poverty levels, inequalities and precarious working conditions, limiting access to quality of services (especially access to healthcare services), demographic recession and criminality – and hence the wellbeing of citizens;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Recital O b (new)
Ob. whereas Articles 37 and 38 of the Charter recognise the right to a high level of environmental protection intrinsically linked to the deployment of the policies of the Union;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)
Recital O c (new)
Oc. whereas the physical and biological components of the earth/atmosphere system is contaminated in many cases to such an extent that normal environmental processes are adversely affected;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O d (new)
Recital O d (new)
Od. whereas corruption crime represents a serious fundamental rights violation and a threat to democracy and the rule of law;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that human dignity is inviolable and must be respected and protected; calls for awareness-raising amongst EU citizens on the inherent dignity of all persons in order to achieve a more sensitive and inclusive society;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls therefore on the EU and the Member States to recognise the fundamental right to universal access to health, as healthcare and protection is an integral prerequisite of human dignity; calls on the Member States to recognise environmental protection as being a key factor in guaranteeing the fundamental right to health;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Condemns all forms of discrimination and violence in the EU against all human beings, as that constitutes a direct violation of the human dignity; underlines that the sexual and reproductive health and rights of all human beings must be respected, including their right to their bodies and sexuality and to be free of coercion, discrimination and violence;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Migration, integration andnts, refugees and asylum seekers rights and social inclusion
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the social inclusion and cultural integration ofof migrants and refugees in the host society is a dynamic, two- and multi- dimensional process (involving rights and duties), representing a challenge and an opportunity that requires responsibilities and efforts both by thewhere migrants and refugees and by, the Member States, their local and regional administrations and, host communities all play a central role;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out to the urgent need of facilitating family reunification; condemns in this respect all changes in national legislations that have led to restricting the right to family life of persons fleeing persecutions and its dramatic consequences for families being separated and at risk of death or starvation in countries of origin and transit, and at risk of segregation and abandonment in detention centres located in EU member countries;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Whereas the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe in the issue paper "the right to leave a country" states that EU Member States have adopted a panoply of measures which have the effect of preventing people from leaving the country , including mandatory visa requirements which only prevent some people from leaving the state of origin and transit, to readmission agreements which have the effect of enabling EU Member States to send back anyone, citizen or foreigner, who is found irregularly present in the state of entry (and who has passed through or is a citizen of the state of origin and transit);
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Whereas the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe expressed in the issue paper "the right to leave a country" that the right to leave a State belongs not only to citizens of a particular state but also to foreigners; whereas States are not entitled to place obstacles in the way of foreigners leaving their countries irrespective of where the foreigners seek to go;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Urges the Commission to propose a revision of Regulation 862/2007 so that it will include gender-differentiated statistical data on the operation of detention facilities; this revision should also require collection of gender- disaggregated data at registration sites and in first-line and long-term reception facilities, as well as data on vulnerable groups including but not limited to LGBTI persons or with disabilities, in order to improve understanding of and response to the specific needs of refugees, and asylum-seekers;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Highlights the double discrimination that migrant women face, as both migrants and as women, and the special circumstances that they may face in detention or reception centres, such as physical safety and harassment concerns, and their need for access to feminine hygiene supplies, privacy, and reproductive healthcare;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States to apply cultural, political andensure social inclusion policies as swiftly as possible and with adequate dedicated resources; recalls that social inclusion policies must engage local, regional and national institutions and should focus on individus well as migrants and refugee communities; calls rather than on groups or communities, as this can lead to segregationin this regard for refugee and migrant communities to be consulted and involved in the design and implementation of social inclusion initiatives by state actors;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to propose a non-exhaustive of "humanitarian grounds" for the release of humanitarian visas to offer Member States a standardised solution to providing humanitarian visas;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that both international law and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights require Member States to examine alternatives to detention, as an application of the principles of necessity and proportionality in order to avoid arbitrary deprivation of liberty; Alternatives to detention include but are not limited to such as regular reporting to the authorities, the deposit of a financial guarantee, or an obligation to stay at an assigned place;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recalls that Article 3 of the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child provides that all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration. Calls therefore on Member States to the abolish of all forms of detention of minors;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls for the revision of Article 1.2 of Council Directive 2002/90/EC to provide for a mandatory exemption from criminalisation for 'humanitarian assistance' in cases of entry, transit and residence of third country nationals;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls on EU Member States to review their border and immigration control laws, policies and practices so that they do not interfere with the right of every individual to leave their country of origin, residence or transit;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take the necessary measures to provide information and ensure transparency concerning the detention of migrants and asylum-seekers in numerous Member States, including access to NGOs and journalists;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Beneficiaries of international protection should be allowed to extend their right to travel up to three months in other EU Member States to find employment if a local sponsor (individuals, companies, other entities) expresses his or her willingness to take care of the asylum seeker (i.e. through accommodation, facilitation of integration process and search for job) and give a financial guarantee and other evidence of credibility;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3h. Likewise, persons who have not been granted international protection in the Union but have received an offer of scholarship, employment or have regularly worked in a Member State while their protection claim was being processed should be able to avail themselves of a resident permit for third country nationals instead; urges the Commission to address this issue by providing innovative proposals in this direction;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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 organisationpossible actors and authorities;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for a common legislation to protect whistle-blowers, witnesses and persons who cooperate with the judicial process, including the establishment of a specific fund aimed at giving protection to the person lodging the complaint, in order to support legal fees, medical bills, psycho-social counselling as a resettlement programme; considers that whistleblowing and filing of complaints generally cause the loss of employment or deeply worsen the working conditions of the person;
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for the implementation of Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law. Invites the Member States to fully implement this directive, punishing with effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal penalties any kind of unlawful behaviour having negative impacts on human health or the environment included: discharge, emission or introduction into air, soil or water of dangerous materials; burning of waste; illegal trade, collection and transport of hazardous waste; construction of public and private buildings with poor quality construction materials which are inappropriate to deal with possible damages caused by earthquakes and avalanches . Invites Member States to consider waste combustion as a criminal offense punishable with criminal penalties, in the same way as those included in directive 2008/99/CE. Invites, the EU Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law (IMPEL), to inform periodically the European Parliament about the actions of Member States in the implementation of directive 2008/99/CE;
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that a European early warning and responsive system should be set up to identify groups that are at high risk of radicalisation in respect of democracy, human rights and the Rule of Law; calls on the EU and the Member States to make greater efforts to prevent radicalisation via the Internet and social media, in particular among young people, and to assist the families of those who are at risk; encourages Member States to exchange best practices and to use intelligence-sharing mechanisms in order to fight terrorist networks efficiently;
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
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; 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; 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;
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates its call to ensure accountability for massive violations of fundamental rights, in particular in the context of transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA, by means of open and transparent investigations;
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes following UNHCR's guidelines on international protection, that the statuses of victims of THB and of refugees are closely linked. Trafficking generally takes place in dangerous and degrading conditions and involves a range of human rights violations and abuses and severe exploitation such as abduction, incarceration, rape, sexual enslavement, enforced prostitution, forced labour, removal of organs, physical beatings, starvation, deprivation of medical treatment. Since such acts constitute serious violations of human rights which generally amount to persecution, these victims of trafficking should benefit from the same guarantees provided by the Qualifications Directive (2011/95/EU);
Amendment 490 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Highlights that women are trafficked at a much higher rate than men and that women living in poverty or with low socio-economic opportunities are more vulnerable to traffickers; a priority should be made to empower women with employment opportunities, economic security, and stronger legal protection against loss of assets or property so that they are less susceptible to be lured in by traffickers;
Amendment 497 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. CWelcomes the work of the EU Anti-Trafficking coordinator; 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 convene meetings within the framework the EU Network of National Rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms on trafficking in human beingsstrengthen their cooperation on trafficking in human beings, including exchanges of best practices, through the support of the EU Anti-Trafficking coordinator;
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States in which the exploitation of victims of trafficking in human beings has taken place to offer adequate and necessary gender-sensitive medical treatment based on individual needs, paying special attention to victims of trafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation;
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises the urgent need to open immediate legal, safe asylum routes, in order to avoid smuggling networks as well as to enable persons in need of international protection to seek refuge without risking their lives;
Amendment 505 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the EU and its Member States to recognise human trafficking for ransom with torture practices as a form of human trafficking; considers that the severely traumatised survivors should be recognised as victims of a form of prosecutable human trafficking and receive protection, care and support [1] . [1] This new type of trafficking has already been introduced by the EP "resolution of 10 March 2016 on the situation in Eritrea", Paragraph T
Amendment 530 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 532 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 556 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’'s announcement of the Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online; recommends Member states to put in place a simple procedure enabling people to report hate content on the internet;
Amendment 583 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on Member States to prevent, with all means, cases of hate crime and hate speech carried out by public security police forces and by all authorities linked to Public Safety organisations;
Amendment 588 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
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;
Amendment 596 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
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 relatedall other forms of intolerance, and calls for greater rights awareness;
Amendment 619 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Violence against women and women's rights
Amendment 659 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 673 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Highlights the dangerous potential for the internet, social media, and other types of technology to be used to control, threaten, and humiliate women such as instances of stalking, harassment, posting of sexual or nude photos without consent, which are also forms of violence against women that may fall under the definition of violence against women and gender- based violence against women in the Istanbul convention under Art. 3a and 3d;
Amendment 705 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Children's rights
Amendment 720 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
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;
Amendment 729 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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 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;
Amendment 735 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls Member States to implement Article 4 of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child which underlines their obligation to guarantee children's rights as set out in the text of the Convention;
Amendment 741 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 763 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights that the announcementinformation by Europol that at least 10 000 unaccompanied children went missing in the EU in 2015 has clearly shown that Member States and European agencies have to step up their efforts urgently in terms of cpross-border cooperation, information exchanges and joint investigations and operations in order to fight trafficking in human beings; notes that appointing guardians to unaccompanied children is an important safeguard to ensure their best interests; calls for registration and the use of convenient and dependable identification tools for children of all ages until they enter the inclusion process in order to prevent their disappearancetecting this particularly vulnerable group , including by providing safe and legal access to the EU notes that appointing guardians to unaccompanied children is an important safeguard to ensure their best interests;
Amendment 774 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8
Subheading 8
Amendment 784 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights that tradinational nationalor ethnic, religious and linguistic 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 tradi; believes that their rights should be upheld by Member States; calls Member States to ratify the Framework convention for the Protection of National mMinorities, as preserving European heritage gives added value to diversitynd the European charter for Regional or Minority Languages;
Amendment 815 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Amendment 842 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Urges Member States to abolish all limitations in the enjoyment of the right to full legal capacity for people with disabilities and to create a system in which persons with disabilities are supported in making decisions, as needed;
Amendment 844 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37 b. Calls on European Union and Member States to take appropriate measures to ensure that all persons with disabilities who have been deprived of their legal capacity can exercise all the rights enshrined in European Union treaties and legislation, such as access to justice, goods and services, including banking, employment and health care, as well as voting and consumer rights, in line with the CRPD and the Charter on Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which explicitly prohibit discrimination on the grounds of disability;
Amendment 845 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 c (new)
Paragraph 37 c (new)
37 c. Urges European Union and Member States to develop support services for boys and girls with disabilities and their families in local communities, prevent any new institutionalization, and promote deinstitutionalization, social inclusion and access to mainstream, inclusive, quality education for boys and girls with disabilities;
Amendment 846 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 d (new)
Paragraph 37 d (new)
37 d. Stresses the particular risks facing refugees, migrants and asylum seekers with disabilities, who lack access to information and communication in accessible formats and may be detained in conditions which do not provide appropriate support and reasonable accommodation;
Amendment 851 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Notes that active ageing and inter- generational solidarity are important issues with respect to Europe’s demographic changes that can be strengthened through a human rights-based approach;
Amendment 859 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to be actively involved in the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing and step up their efforts to protect the rights of older people, including by considering the elaboration of a new legal instrument;
Amendment 888 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Believes that for Roma inclusion to be effective, national and local authorities must prioritise policies to fight all forms of discrimination by putting an end to residential and scholastic segregation, banning ethnic profiling and fighting police brutality, addressing statelessness and ending forced evictions as well as ensuring access to justice and legal aid to those in need;
Amendment 891 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40 b. Invites Member States to implement the recommendations of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency according to which Member states shall enhance the active participation and engagement of Roma public authorities, particularly at local level, and take measures to improve community cohesion and trust involving local residents, as well as civil society, through systematic engagement efforts. Believes such measures should contribute to improving the participation of Roma in local level integration processes, especially through identifying their own needs, through formulating responses and through mobilising resources;
Amendment 919 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
Amendment 939 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
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; calls on Member Stated and on the EU to uphold the freedom of assembly and association as part of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU;
Amendment 973 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 12 a (new)
Subheading 12 a (new)
Protection of social rights
Amendment 974 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47 a. Notes that the financial, economic and sovereign debt crisis, together with the severe budgetary restrictions imposed, has negatively affected economic, civil, social, democratic and cultural rights, often resulting in increasing unemployment (especially youth unemployment), poverty, precarious working and living conditions, as well as exclusion and isolation, increasing suicides, criminality, demographic recession, extended labour migration combined with the phenomenon of braindrain, particularly in the Member States in which economic adjustment programmes have been adopted, and underlines that a recent Eurostat note points out that one European in four is now at risk of poverty and exclusion;
Amendment 975 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)
Paragraph 47 b (new)
47 b. Stresses that the economic crisis and the austerity measures implemented to address it have seriously affected fundamental social and civil rights, among others. the right to access to basic necessities such as education, housing, healthcare and social security, as well as having a negative impact on the overall health condition of the population in some Member States; stresses the need to respect the right to protection against poverty and social exclusion as stated in Article 30 of the European Social Charter; calls on all Member States to introduce support measures, in accordance with national practices, to provide their citizens with decent living conditions and to effectively combat unemployment social exclusion, poverty and insufficient healthcare;
Amendment 976 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 c (new)
Paragraph 47 c (new)
47 c. Reiterates that the EU institutions, as well as Member States which implement structural reforms in their social and economic systems, are always under an obligation to observe the Charter and their international obligations, and are therefore accountable for the decisions taken; reiterates its call to align economic adjustment programmes with the EU objectives set out in Article 151 TFEU, including the promotion of employment, health protection and improvement of living and working conditions; reiterates the need to ensure that there is full democratic oversight through the effective involvement of parliaments over the austerity measures taken by the EU institutions and Member States in reaction to the economic and financial crisis;
Amendment 977 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 d (new)
Paragraph 47 d (new)
47 d. Recalls on the EU institutions and the Member States to look into the impact on fundamental rights of austerity measures, proposed or implemented, in a gender-sensitive manner, taking into account the disproportionate impact of austerity measures in particular on women and children; calls on the EU institutions to take remedial action immediately where austerity measures have had a negative impact on women's and children's economic, social and cultural rights;
Amendment 978 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 e (new)
Paragraph 47 e (new)
47 e. Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to look into the impact on fundamental rights and freedoms, including social, civil and labour rights, of the measures proposed or implemented to deal with the crisis and to take remedial action if necessary should it emerge that the protection of rights is regressing or that international law, including ILO conventions and recommendations, is being infringed;
Amendment 979 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 f (new)
Paragraph 47 f (new)
47 f. Calls therefore on the EU institutions and the Member States, when adopting and implementing corrective measures and budget cuts, to conduct an impact assessment on fundamental rights and to guarantee that sufficient resources are still made available to safeguard respect for fundamental rights and to ensure minimum essential levels of civil economic, cultural and social rights, with special attention to the most vulnerable and socially disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 980 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 g (new)
Paragraph 47 g (new)
47 g. Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to recognise that long- term investment in social inclusion is beneficial, as it tackles the high cost of discrimination and inequality; calls on the Member States for appropriate public investment to sustain education and healthcare and ensure that access to justice and redress in cases of discrimination are not put in danger by drastic funding cuts in equality bodies' budgets; calls on EU and national institutions not to undermine social inclusion by budgetary measures affecting the functioning of community-based organisations working for equality;
Amendment 981 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 12 b (new)
Subheading 12 b (new)
Environmental protection
Amendment 982 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 i (new)
Paragraph 47 i (new)
47 i. Calls on the Commission to provide to tackle environmental crimes, as sustainable environment plays a key role in the healthy development of personality; urges the Commission to examine the effective implementation in the EU of the right of access to justice in the context of the right of every person of present and future generations to live in an environment conducive to his or her health and wellbeing; calls therefore on the EU authorities and the Member States especially - but not limited - for the implementation of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (signed on 25 June 1998 and entered into force on 30 October 2001) and for the implementation of directive 2008/99/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law;
Amendment 983 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 j (new)
Paragraph 47 j (new)
47 j. Protection against corruption
Amendment 984 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 k (new)
Paragraph 47 k (new)
47 k. Stresses that corruption by diverting public funds from the public use for which they are intended reduces the level and quality of public services, thereby seriously harming the fair treatment of all citizens; reiterates the need of Member States and European institutions to devise effective instruments for preventing, combating and sanctioning corruption and crime and to properly and regularly monitor the use made of public funds, be they European or national; to that end, calls on the Member States and the institutions to facilitate the rapid establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, thus providing appropriate guarantees of independence and efficiency;
Amendment 985 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 l (new)
Paragraph 47 l (new)
47 l. Stresses the irrefutable need of transparency and access to public documents by citizens and journalists as an efficient way to expose and combat corruption; calls on European Union and Member States to establish effective instruments in order to strengthen transparency and to facilitate citizens access to public documents;
Amendment 986 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 m (new)
Paragraph 47 m (new)
47 m. Calls on all Member States and the EU to join the Open Government Partnership and to devise concrete strategies to promote transparency, empower citizens and fight corruption; calls on the Member States to follow up on the recommendations of the European Commission's Anti-Corruption Report COM(2014) 38 and to strengthen police and judicial cooperation in fighting corruption;