42 Amendments of Kostas CHRYSOGONOS related to 2017/2125(INI)
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union expressly acknowledges that the Union is a community of values, and that citizen's fundamental rights lie at the heart of the European Union;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the flow of migration towards the EU is continuing and that it mostly consists of people from Africa, Near and Middle East who have not left a country which is at war or where their lives are at risk, but who have come to Europe in search of a better life;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to put solidarity and respect for the fundamental rights of migrants and asylum seekers at the core of EU migration policies;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Highlights the need for a holistic EU approach that will strengthen the coherence of the EU's internal and external policies; encourages the EU and the Member States to put respect for the right of migrants at the centre of any bilateral or multilateral cooperation agreement with non-EU countries, including readmission agreements, mobility partnerships and technical cooperation agreements;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. 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 effectively human trafficking and smuggling networks that profit from endangering the lives of migrants and from their sexual and labour exploitation;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Stresses the need to mainstream fundamental rights in every aspect of EU migration policies; calls on the Member States to respect the rights of vulnerable migrants;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Supports the establishment of an effective and harmonised EU asylum system for the fair distribution of asylum seekers among Member States;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7f. Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to establish concrete measures and best practices aimed at promoting equality of treatment and social inclusion so as to improve the integration of migrants into society;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 g (new)
Paragraph 7 g (new)
7g. Notes that certain Member States are disregarding their obligations in relation to asylum and migration; calls on the Member States to take into account also international conventions on human rights when accepting and allocating refugees; expresses the hope that the competent EU institutions will systematically monitor the application of the European Agenda on Migration by the Member States; recalls that an effective EU policy needs to be based on a balance between responsibility and solidarity among the Member States;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 g (new)
Paragraph 7 g (new)
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 h (new)
Paragraph 7 h (new)
7h. Calls on the Member States to follow the Commission guidelines for the implementation of Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification, including the immediate issue of a residence permit valid in its own right to family members who have entered for reasons of family reunification when there are particularly difficult circumstances, such as domestic violence;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 i (new)
Paragraph 7 i (new)
7i. Calls for assistance to be provided to those Member States situated at the external borders of the EU to help them address systematic weaknesses in reception conditions and asylum procedures, which are aggravated by the increase in the number of asylum seekers;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly condemns the upsurge in the trafficking of human beings in Africa and towards Europe, the perpetrators of which – including official and governmental players – should be made to feel the full force of the law;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes the view that legal channels should be available for migration, including from Africa, but not for all the men and women hoping to come to Europe; takes the view that the best way to protect the rights of persons who cannot legally enter Europe would be especially to bring about the rapid and robust development of Africa, as well as Near and Middle East, which Europe could promote by stepping up its involvement on the African continentse regions;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Solidarity in the economic crisis
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13b (new)
Paragraph 13b (new)
13b. Deplores the way in which financial, economic and sovereign debt crisis, together with intense measures and budgetary cuts to deal with the crisis, has negatively affected economic, civil, social and cultural rights, often resulting in increasing unemployment, poverty and precarious living conditions, as well as exclusion and isolation, particularly in the Member States in which economic adjustment programmes have been adopted;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Stresses that all EU institutions are bound by the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU; encourages the EU institutions to assume their duty to respect primary EU law, also when they create rules of secondary EU law, decide policies or sign agreements or treaties with institutions, and to assume their duty to assist EU Member States by all means available in their efforts to respect the values and principles of the EU, especially in times of crisis and budgetary constraints;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Notes that the economic crisis and measures implemented to address it have affected the fundamental right of many EU citizens and children 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 the EU institutions and the Member States to encourage the implementation of effective support measures to provide their people with decent living conditions and to combat social exclusion;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Recognises that the adoption of measures, including intense budgetary cuts, to address the crisis, as well as the excessive focus on fiscal consolidation by the EU and its Member States, have exacerbated poverty and social exclusion across Europe; underlines that recent Eurostat note points out that one European in four is at risk of poverty and exclusion; highlights the fact, that in its Concluding Observations on the initial report of the European Union the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has critically observed that financial restrictions adopted by the EU and its Member States have worsened the living standards of persons with disabilities and undermined the enjoyment of fundamental rights;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Stresses that the implementation of measures, such as intense budgetary cuts, to address the crisis, have led to a continuous deterioration in fundamental rights protection in the EU, causing among other things, alarming youth unemployment and poverty rates; calls for both the EU and its Member States to deliver targeted policies aimed at securing jobs and social protection measures, primarily focusing on citizens that are facing poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 g (new)
Paragraph 13 g (new)
13g. Stresses that the EU institutions, as well as the Member States are always under an obligation to observe the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and their international obligations; highlights therefore the need that economic adjustment programmes shall be in compliance with the EU objectives set out in Article 151 TFEU, including the promotion of employment 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 measures taken by the EU and Member States in reaction to the crisis;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 h (new)
Paragraph 13 h (new)
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 i (new)
Paragraph 13 i (new)
13i. Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to assess the impact of on fundamental rights and freedoms, including social 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 threatened or infringed;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 j (new)
Paragraph 13 j (new)
13j. Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to, 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 freedoms and to ensure minimum essential levels of those rights and freedoms, with special attention to the most vulnerable social groups;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 k (new)
Paragraph 13 k (new)
13k. Calls on the EU institutions and Member States to recognise that long- term investment in social inclusion is beneficial, as it tackles the high cost of discrimination and inequality;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 (new)
Subheading 5 (new)
Children's rights
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 m (new)
Paragraph 13 m (new)
13m. Recognises that the financial and economic crisis has had a serious impact on the realisation of children's rights and wellbeing; calls on the EU and the Member States to step up their efforts in tackling child poverty and social exclusion, among other, through effective implementation of the Commission Recommendation 'Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage through integrated strategies supporting access to adequate resources, enabling access to affordable, quality services and promoting children's participation in decision-making that affects them; call on the competent EU institutions to take further measures for monitoring the implementation of the recommendations;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 n (new)
Paragraph 13 n (new)
13n. Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States for supporting appropriate public investment to sustain education, healthcare, social care and ensure that these sectors as well as access to justice and redress are not put in danger by drastic funding cuts; calls on EU and national institutions not to undermine social inclusion by budgetary cuts;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 o (new)
Paragraph 13 o (new)
13o. Calls on the Member States, as States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, to take appropriate measures to protect children from all forms of physical and psychological violence, including physical and sexual abuse, forced marriages, child labour and sexual exploitation;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 p (new)
Paragraph 13 p (new)
13p. Strongly condemns the sexual exploitation of children, particularly the growing phenomenon of child sexual abuse material also on the internet; urges the EU institutions and the Member States to unite in their efforts to combat these serious infringements of children's rights; reiterates its call for those Member States which have not done so to transpose and implement effectively the directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography; calls, furthermore, on the Union and those Member States that have not yet done so to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual abuse;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 q (new)
Paragraph 13 q (new)
13q. Calls on the Member States to implement Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and to strengthen the legal ability, technical capabilities and financial resources of law enforcement authorities in order to increase cooperation, including with Europol, with a view to investigating and dismantling child sex offender networks more efficiently, while prioritising the rights and safety of the children involved;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 r (new)
Paragraph 13 r (new)
13r. Stresses the role of professionals who work with children, such as teachers, youth workers and paediatricians, when it comes to detecting signs of physical and psychological violence against children, including cyber bullying; calls on the Member States to ensure that such professionals have their awareness raised and receive training, to this end; calls on the Member States to establish hotlines where children can report any act of mistreatment, sexual violence, intimidation or harassment against them;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 s (new)
Paragraph 13 s (new)
13s. Recalls that the child's best interests as referred to in Article 24 of the Charter must always be a prime consideration in any policy and measure adopted in relation to children; recalls that the right to education is provided for in the Charter and that education is essential, not only for a child's welfare and personal development but also for the future of society; considers the education of children from low-income families to be an essential precondition for enabling children to escape from poverty; calls on the Member States to promote affordable high-quality education for all;
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 (new)
Subheading 6 (new)
Fight against corruption
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 u (new)
Paragraph 13 u (new)
13u. Reiterates that corruption crime represents a serious fundamental rights violations and a threat to democracy and the rule of law; 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;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 v (new)
Paragraph 13 v (new)
13v. Urges the EU institutions and the Member States to devise effective instruments for preventing, combating and sanctioning corruption and crime and to continue regularly to 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 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 w (new)
Paragraph 13 w (new)
13w. Stresses that corruption represents a serious fundamental rights violation; underlines that increased transparency and access to public documents by citizens and journalists is an efficient way to expose and combat corruption;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 x (new)
Paragraph 13 x (new)
13x. Urges the EU institutions to adopt an anti-corruption strategy that is complemented by effective instruments; 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;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 y (new)
Paragraph 13 y (new)
13y. Recommends the launching of a European anti-corruption code and a transparent system of indicators regarding corruption levels in the Member States and progress made in eradicating corruption, as well as an annual comparative report on the extent to which this major problem has taken hold at European level;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 z (new)
Paragraph 13 z (new)
13z. Urges the Member States to step up their fight against all kinds of serious organised crime, including money laundering, trafficking in human beings, sexual abuse and exploitation, torture and forced labour, in particular involving women and children;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph null (new)
Paragraph null (new)
Calls on the EU and the Member States to provide for offences to thwart environmental crimes committed by individuals or organised criminal groups which have an impact on the rights of human beings - the right to health, life and the enjoyment of a healthy environment -, as well as on the economy and on the use of public resources; 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;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph null (new)
Paragraph null (new)
Calls on the Commission and Member States to put an end to tax competition and effectively combat harmful tax practices, tax evasion and avoidance, as well as money laundering in the EU, which harm Member States' capacity to harness to a maximum their available resources in order fully to realise economic, social and cultural rights;