Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2015/2258(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (debate) EL
Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (A8-0203/2016 - Helga Stevens) EL
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with special regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN CRPD Committee
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Attaches the highest importance to Articles 33 and 34 of the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities — CRPD— (‘National implementation and monitoring’) and to the United Nations Committee’s concluding observations 76 and 77, and accordingly welcomes the approval given by the United Nations Committee to the European Parliament’s presence in the independent monitoring framework;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the European Disability Strategy (2010-2020).
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that all persons with disabilities have the right to live in a society in which they enjoy equal opportunities compared with others so as to ensure their full integration and participation therein.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Commission to take effective action to measure and increase the employment rate of those with disabilities on the labour market.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States to provide training for those with disabilities with a view to to improving their employability.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to take urgent action in cooperation with the Member States and the organisations representing persons with disabilities to ensure social protection and proper living standards for such persons and protect them from the consequences of the austerity measures taken as a result of the economic crisis.