25 Amendments of Hilde VAUTMANS related to 2022/2051(INL)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. whereas a “right to health” should be established by guaranteeing all Europeans have equal and universal access to affordable, preventive, curative and quality health; whereas the resilience and quality of our healthcare systems should be reinforced and a European Health Union should be created; whereas the protection and improvement of human health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, should be added as a shared competence between the Union and the Member States;
Amendment 15 #
B. whereas combating gender-based violence is a key priority of the Union’s Gender Equality Strategy and of the Union’s external action; whereas gender- based violence should be added the list of the areas of particularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension set out in Article 83(1), second subparagraph, TFEU;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D (new)
Recital D (new)
D. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union enshrines the main fundamental rights and liberties for people living in the Union; whereas the protection of safe and legal abortion has direct implications for the effective exercise of the rights recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, such as human dignity, personal autonomy, equality and physical integrity; whereas the right to abortion should be included in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and a proposal should be submitted to the Council to amend the Charter;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 point a (new)
Paragraph 1 point a (new)
(1) The TEU shall be amended as follows: (a) in Article 2, the second sentence shall be replaced by the following: “These values are common to the Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and gender equality.”;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(1) The TEU shall be amended as follows: (b) In Article 3(3), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: “It shall combat social exclusion and discrimination, and shall promote social justice and protection, gender equality, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child.”.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the main citizens’ recommendations in the field of foreign and security policy, notably the need to switch to more efficient decision-making, through the use of qualified majority voting (QMV) instead of unanimity, and the need to improve the Union’s methods to impose sanctions, to be incorporated in a Treaty change; underlines that switching to QMV will ensure that the EU - instead of going with the lowest common denominator - acts quicker and more deliberate and will also shield the EU from third-country pressure and divide- and-rule tactics; stresses that this will help the EU develop into a credible geopolitical power, increase the effectiveness of its external action and hence will also strengthen the influence of Member States in an unstable, rapidly changing and increasingly multipolar world; recalls that Article 31(2) TEU, which is designed to ensure that no Member State could be imposed a decision on issues vital to its national interests if QMV were to be used in CFSP, would remain applicable;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(2) The TFEU shall be amended as follows: (a) in Article 4(2), point (k) shall be replaced by the following: “(k) common safety concerns in public health matters and the protection and improvement of human health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights.”;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that Article 48(7) and Article 31(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) contain passerrelle clauses that can make switching from unanimity to qualified majority voting possible in the area of common foreign and security policy (CFSP) without military implications; calls for a switch to QMV in all decisions in the field of CFSP, notably those concerning sanctions and human right, human rights and in areas relevant to the accession process such as when deciding on the start of the negotiation process as well as the opening and closing of individual negotiations clusters and chapters, as the passerelle clauses have never been used due to the lack of political will;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point c (new)
Paragraph 2 – point c (new)
(2) The TFEU shall be amended as follows: (c) Article 8 shall be replaced by the following: “Article 8 “In all its activities, the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote gender equality.”;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d (new)
Paragraph 2 – point d (new)
(2) The TFEU shall be amended as follows: (d) Article 10 shall be replaced by the following: “Article 10 “In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union shall aim to combat discrimination based on sex, gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.”;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point e (new)
Paragraph 2 – point e (new)
(2) The TFEU shall be amended as follows: (e) In Article 19, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: “1. Without prejudice to the other provisions of the Treaties and within the limits of the powers conferred by them upon the Union, the Council, acting unanimously in accordance with a special legislative procedure and after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament, may take appropriate action to combat discrimination based on sex, gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.”;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point g (new)
Paragraph 2 – point g (new)
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the need to reduce the EU's institutional complexity, in particular the EU's external representation; proposes in this regard to merge the function of President of the European Council and President of the European Commission and create a single Presidency of the EU to enhance the visibility, efficiency and consistency of EU external action; calls to make the relevant treaty provisions more explicit in this regard;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point h (new)
Paragraph 2 – point h (new)
(2) The TFEU shall be amended as follows: (h) In Article 153(1) TFEU, point (i) shall be replaced by the following: “(i) to promote gender equality with regard to labour market opportunities and treatment at work;”;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point i (new)
Paragraph 2 – point i (new)
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point j (new)
Paragraph 2 – point j (new)
(2) The TFEU shall be amended as follows: (j) Article 165 shall be amended as follows: (i) in paragraph 2, the seventh indent shall be replaced by the following: “- developing the European dimension in sport, by promoting fairness and openness in sporting competitions and cooperation between bodies responsible for sports, and by protecting the physical and moral integrity of sportspersons of all genders, especially the youngest sportspersons. ”
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point k (new)
Paragraph 2 – point k (new)
(k) Declaration on Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (no 19) shall be replaced as follows: “The Conference agrees that, in its general efforts to eliminate gender inequalities, the Union will aim in its different policies to combat all kinds of domestic violence. The Member States should take all necessary measures to prevent and punish these criminal acts and to support and protect the victims.”.
Amendment 86 #
3. The Charter of Fundamental Rights shall be amended as follows: (a) In Article 3(2), the following point shall be added: “(e) the universal and full access to sexual and reproductive health and rights”.
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point b (new)
Paragraph 3 – point b (new)
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point c (new)
Paragraph 3 – point c (new)
3. The Charter of Fundamental Rights shall be amended as follows: (c) In Article 21, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: “1. Any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, gender, gender identity and expression, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited.”;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point d (new)
Paragraph 3 – point d (new)
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point g (new)
Paragraph 3 – point g (new)
3. The Charter of Fundamental Rights shall be amended as follows: (g) Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights shall be replaced by the following: “Article 35 Health care Everyone has the right of access to preventive health care and the right to benefit from medical treatment under the conditions established by national laws and practices. A high level of human health protection, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities.”.
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for inclusion of the principle of “strategic autonomy” into the list of objectives to be achieved through the Union’s foreign and security policy enshrined in Article 21 or Article 22(2) TEU;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point h (new)
Paragraph 3 – point h (new)
3. The Charter of Fundamental Rights shall be amended as follows: (h) in Article 51, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: “1. The provisions of this Charter are addressed to the institutions and bodies of the Union with due regard for the principle of subsidiarity and to the Member States. They shall therefore respect the rights, observe the principles and promote the application thereof in accordance with their respective powers.”.
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls for the establishment of new formats of cooperation and discussion, such as a European Security Council and for the formalisation of an EU Council of Defence Ministers; believes that such new formats are particularly relevant in an increasingly unstable world and following Russia's illegal war in Ukraine which has affected Europe's security significantly; calls furthermore for the establishment of a fully-fledged Security and Defence Committee in Parliament;