15 Amendments of David LEGA related to 2022/2204(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 37 a (new)
Citation 37 a (new)
— having regard to UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas children with disabilities are overrepresented (70 %) among children living in residential large-scale institutions;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Deplores the fact that Serbia has still not aligned with EU sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; calls on the authorities to show real commitment to EU values as soon as possible and to align with the EU’s decisions and positions in foreign and security policy, including sanctions against Russia;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Reiterates calls on the Serbian authorities to provide more transparency on the role and activities of the so called Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center in Niš;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Is deeply concerned about the spread of disinformation about Russian aggression against Ukraine; calls on the Serbian authorities to take an active stand against the disinformation and to fight back the most circulated fake news; calls on the Serbian authorities and the Commission to bolster infrastructure to fight disinformation and other hybrid threats;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the significant representation of national minorities in the new parliament, but is concerned with the practice of pro forma representation of national minorities who are under government control, and calls on all newly elected members of parliament to ensure national minority rights are protected and legislation is implemented in practice;
Amendment 304 #
16 a. Calls on the Serbian authorities to step up efforts to ensure the non- discriminatory treatment of national minorities and to actively pursue investigations and convictions for hate- motivated crimes; moreover, regrets the fact that national minorities are protected only on paper; more has to be done to actively implement the anti-discrimination legislation;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes Serbia’s adoption of a Law on temporary social care residents, further aligning its legislation with the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the adoption of a new general protocol for the protection of children from abuse and neglect; encourages Serbiacalls on Serbia to also amend its Family Law to explicitly prohibit corporal punishment of children in the family and to ban child marriage and to take other concrete actions to improve the situation of all children;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Is concerned about violations of children's rights in large-scale institutions for children with disabilities despite a relatively small number of children placed in institutional care; condemns that women with disabilities in residential institutions continue to face specific forms of violence;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Notes that Serbia adopted a strategy on de-institutionalisation in January 2022; deplores that the related action plan and funding were due in April 2022 and are now overdue; urges the Serbian authorities to finalise the de- institutionalisation promptly;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Welcomes the continuation of the implementation of the Law on the restitution of heirless Jewish property, as well as the return of properties to churches and religious communities;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls for historical reconciliation and the overcoming of discrimination and prejudices from the communist past, especially in the educational, media, academic and social spheres, as a prerequisite to eradicate the language of hate against national minorities and neighbouring nations;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Reiterates its call on the authorities to continue their efforts to eliminate the legacy of the former Communist secret services by making its files open to the public, as a step towards the democratisation of Serbia; calls on Serbia to intensify the process of succession and implementation of obligations relating to the division of the common archive of the former Yugoslavia; reiterates, in this connection, that full access to all archival materials, especially those of the former Yugoslav Secret Services (UDBA) and the Yugoslav People’s Army Secret Service (KOS) is of vital significance; reiterates its call to the authorities to facilitate access to those archives that concern the former republics of Yugoslavia and to return them to their respective governments if they so request;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Serbian authorities to take measures to counter depopulation, notes with concern that additional efforts need to be invested in the socio-economic development of the border regions in order to prevent them from depopulation; reminds that to use IPA III Cross-border Co-operation Programmes could be utilised for this purpose;