58 Amendments of Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS related to 2019/2975(RSP)
Amendment 5 #
Citation 2
— having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, particularly to Articles 3, 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26 and 2647 thereof,
Amendment 25 #
Citation 5
— having regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD Committee) of 2 October 2015 on the initial report of the European Union, including those on the European Union institutions’ compliance with the Convention as public administration,
Amendment 28 #
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the General Comments of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as the authoritative guidance on the implementation of the UN CRPD,
Amendment 42 #
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to the exploratory opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee requested by the European Parliament on the situation of disabled women,
Amendment 47 #
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the study of the European Parliament Policy Department C of 2016 on European Structural and Investent Funds and people with disabilities in the European Union,
Amendment 48 #
Citation 22
— having regard to the Annual Report 2018 of the European Ombudsman, and specifically her strategic inquiries into how the European Commission ensures that disabled people can access its websites (OI/6/2017/EA), how the European Commission treats disabled people under the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme for EU staff (OI/4/2016/EA), and the Decision in the joint inquiry in cases 1337/2017/EA and 1338/2017/EA on the accessibility for visually impaired candidates of selection procedures to recruit EU civil servants, organised by the European Personnel Selection Office,
Amendment 59 #
Citation 28 a (new)
- having regard to the Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provision on the European Structural and Investments Funds, particularly to articles 4, 6 and 7 12
Amendment 68 #
Citation 28 d (new)
- having regard to the Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development(EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/200515a _________________ 15aOJ L 347/ 20.12.2013, p. 487-548, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32013 R1305
Amendment 74 #
Recital A
A. whereas, as full citizens, all persons with disabilitiedisabled persons have equal rights in all fields of life and are entitled to inalienable dignity, equal treatment, independent living, autonomy and full participation in society;
Amendment 88 #
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 93 #
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas article 19 of the UN CRPD states that "States Parties to the present Convention recognize the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others, and shall take effective and appropriate measures to facilitate full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of this right and their full inclusion and participation in the community";
Amendment 96 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
F c. whereas the EU Disability Strategy 2010-2020 failed to include and address the specific situation of disabled women and girls that face discrimination and other violations because of both their gender and identity;
Amendment 109 #
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas a considerable proportion of the four million people experiencing homelessness every year have disability, having been largely overlooked as a target group of the UNCRPD and the EU Disability Strategy;
Amendment 158 #
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Calls on the Commission to proposepare a comprehensive, ambitious and long-term post-2020 European Disability Strategy (the post-2020 Strategy)
Amendment 162 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
- with clearly designated priority areas covering all the provisions of the UNCRPD in all areas of EU policy and addressing the Concluding Observations of the UNCRPD Committee adopted in 2015,
Amendment 168 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
- with ambitious and clear and measurable targets,
Amendment 175 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
- reflecting the diversity of persons with disabilitiesdisabled people,
Amendment 177 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- reflecting the guidance and interpretation of the UNCRPD given by the General Comments of the UNCRPD Committee, including definitions of the key terms,
Amendment 180 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
- mainstreaming the rights of the children with disabilities into all areas, disabled elders, women and children into all areas; regarding children making sure that the educational institutions are fully inclusive and there will be measures against the Member States that fail to fully include them in their educational systems,
Amendment 196 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
Amendment 199 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 b (new)
Amendment 200 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 b (new)
- recognising and addressing the multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination they may face, and in particular the challenges faced by women, girls, children, older and LGBTI disabled people, as well as persons from racial and ethnic minorities.
Amendment 202 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 c (new)
- setting new rules for the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in order to protect the rights of the disabled passengers concerning the safety of the integrity of both their body and equipment when transferred, and the recognition of the need for extra seats in cases of a personal assistant or laying,
Amendment 203 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 5 c (new)
- regarding the accessibility of buildings, transportation and media;
Amendment 205 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 6 a (new)
- by creating mechanisms for the coordination of portability and adaptability of benefits and services for the disabled people between Member States inside the EU;
Amendment 210 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 8
- allocating an adequate budget for the implementation of the post-2020 Strategy; and ensuring continuity of financing in the New Multiannual Financial Framework,
Amendment 215 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 a (new)
- facilitating connection between different policy areas at the EU level,
Amendment 220 #
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 e (new)
- acknowledging the evolution of new technologies and its potential for persons with disabilities including ICT applications,
Amendment 235 #
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the post -2020 Strategy should be based on a cross-cutting, comprehensive review of all EU legislation and policy in order to ensure full harmonisation with the provisions of the UNCRPD; insists that it should include a revised declaration of competences including all policy areas in which the EU has legislated or adopted soft law measures that have an impact on persons with disabilitiesdisabled people;
Amendment 252 #
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to prepare the post-2020 Strategy with the close and systematic involvement of persons with disabilities and of their representative organisations, and to ensure their accessible and meaningful participation in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the post-2020 Strategy also through funding their capacity-building;
Amendment 253 #
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to prepare the post-2020 Strategy with the close and systematic involvement of persons with disabilitiesdisabled people and of their representative organisations, and to ensure their accessible and meaningful participation in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the post-2020 Strategy also through funding their capacity-building;
Amendment 274 #
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for continuous monitoring of the implementation of the UNCRPD; calls for the collection of robust, disaggregated, comparable data on the situation of persons with disabilities to facilitate proper monitoring of progress; urges the Commission to provide adequate resources to the EU CRPD Framework to enable it to perform its functions independently and adequately;For that purpose, calls for:
Amendment 282 #
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 (new)
- the collection of robust, disaggregated, comparable data on the situation of disabled people to facilitate proper monitoring of progress,
Amendment 284 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 (new)
- adequate resources to the EU CRPD Framework to enable it to perform its functions independently and adequately,
Amendment 285 #
Paragraph 6 – indent 3 (new)
- a flexible mechanism that can provide incentives for the optimal implementation of the CRPD. To that extent, commends initiatives like the Access City Awards and calls for relevant initiatives on the national level;
Amendment 300 #
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to systematically mainstream the rights of persons with disabilitiesdisabled people in all the relevant EU laws, policies and programmes;
Amendment 318 #
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the UNCRPD-compliant use of EU funds and to ensure that EU funds, in a specific time period of five years, will not contribute to the construction or refurbishment of institutional care settings or any other kind of settings that could easily turn into an institution;
Amendment 327 #
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of legislative and non-legislative proposals regarding the Independent Living strategy that reflects the European Way of Life for the disabled people, by mainstreaming best practices - concerning Independent Living and Personal Assistance, - regarding the assistance for starting a family, - in the field of employment, - in removing all barriers (physical, intellectual, psychological, financial), that prevent disabled people from accessing quality and affordable healthcare services, and provide information in accessible formats, especially for people with lifelong disabilities, - in familiarising disabled and non- disabled people with the social model of disability and combating all stereotypes, like in the area of sexuality, through the development of campaigns and cooperation with the creative industries;
Amendment 343 #
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Commission to adopt a strong position to make clear that the general availability of (mainstream) Community-based services (CBS) is essential for the transition from institutional care to living in the community;
Amendment 347 #
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8 f. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the availability and quality of CBS and PA are included as an indicator in the EU Social Scoreboard;
Amendment 348 #
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8 g. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the European and national rules regarding working time and working conditions recognise the importance of the transition towards CBS and PA. This includes working with Member States to make sure that the national social security systems provide sufficient funding to allow PA users to comply with EU regulations;
Amendment 351 #
Paragraph 8 j (new)
8 j. Calls on the Commission to promote initiatives to ensure that the support services funded by EU Funds start from the needs of individuals, not the interests of service providers or the authorities;
Amendment 353 #
Paragraph 8 l (new)
8 l. Calls on the Commission that the current European Code of Conduct on Partnership is replaced with a new one for 2021 –2027 and is fully implemented. This should include using co-production to fully involve (disabled) citizens in the set- up, monitoring and evaluation of projects;
Amendment 361 #
Paragraph 8 t (new)
8 t. Calls on the Commission to use the European Accessibility Act (EAA) as a basis to adopt a strong European framework for an accessible and inclusive (built) environment with fully accessible services, including transport, communication and financial services;
Amendment 364 #
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive campaign in accessible format to raise awareness of the UN CRPD among the persons with disabilitiesdisabled people and the society in general, and promote, coordinate and create educational material that can be used by the national systems;
Amendment 371 #
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the EU Disability Strategy post-2020 includes the end of acts of gender-based violence, such as forced sterilisation and forced institutionalisation;
Amendment 381 #
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Calls on the Commission to create, in cooperation with the private sector, one portal that collects all the instruments provided for the optimal social participation of disabled people,
Amendment 385 #
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to affirm their commitment to promoting, protecting and ensuring the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to free movement and residence, by all persons with disabilities, and to promoting respect for their inherent dignity also by implementing the post-2020 Strategy and to allocate adequate human and financial resources to its implementation;
Amendment 387 #
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to re- affirm their commitment to promoting, protecting and ensuring the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, including the right to free movement and residence, by all disabled people, and to promoting respect for their inherent dignity also by implementing the post-2020 Strategy and to allocate adequate human and financial resources to its implementation;
Amendment 394 #
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Member States to take concrete actions to ensure the full and proper implementation of the Directive (EU) 2019/882 (European Accessibility Act); calls on the Commission to set up effective monitoring and enforcement mechanisms for the implementation of the European Accessibility Act.
Amendment 395 #
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the post-2020 Strategy will specially promote guaranteed access to employment, trainings, inclusive education, to affordable quality healthcare services, to digital services, to sport activities for disabled people;
Amendment 401 #
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure the mutual recognition of the right to Personal Assistance for disabled people granted by a Member State, when enjoying their right of free movement in the Union; stresses that the right to Personal Assistance should be enforceable throughout the whole Union.
Amendment 407 #
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Stresses the need for concrete measures within the post-2020 Strategy for an inclusive labour market; stresses in this regard the importance of new technologies and new ways of working.
Amendment 409 #
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Calls on the Commission to provide targeted support from the European Social Fund in the social economy in order to improve the employability for disabled people in this sector.
Amendment 424 #
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the European Commission and all Member States to ratify the Optional Protocol of the UNCRPD;
Amendment 429 #
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the term 'disabled people' rather than persons with disabilities and replace it in official documents and websites;
Amendment 446 #
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Member States to grant voting rights to every disabled person regardless of intelligence impairments or their ability capacity and facilitate them in the voting process;
Amendment 447 #
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on all Member States to develop their own national disability strategies for promoting disability equality mainstreaming and address the implementation of the UN CRPD;