20 Amendments of Konstantinos ARVANITIS related to 2020/2086(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that the CRPD also lays down for positive discriminatory measures to be implemented and monitored by the Member States, when required; stresses that the EU may impose a higher recruitment quota on the vocational rehabilitation of people with disabilities instead of the current 10% average, especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the award of more exclusively public procurement to social economy in accordance with Directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the right of persons with disabilities to benefit from measures designed to ensure their independence, social and occupational integration and participation in the life of the community is also enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, which the EU and the Member States must promote and support by providing the necessary awareness and information;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that Article 19 of the CRPD sets out the right to live independently and be included in the community, bringing together the principles of equality, autonomy and inclusion; calls on the Member States to ensure a process that provides for a shift in living arrangements for persons with disabilities, from institutional and other segregating settings to a system enabling social participation where services are provided in the community according to individual will and preference; calls on the Member States to include specific targets with clear deadlines in their deinstitutionalisation strategies and to adequately finance the implementation of these strategies; calls on the Member States to develop mechanisms to ensure effective coordination between relevant municipal, local, regional and national authorities and to facilitate the transfer of support services across different administrative sectors;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the promotion of equality in the field of employment and occupation can be effective only if discrimination is comprehensively combated and immediately addressed by European and national institutions in all areas of life;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Proposes the introduction of incentives for employers to include people with disabilities in their workforce and to consider the use of disciplinary measures for those employers who do not facilitate that people with disabilities have access to jobs, practice and advancement in their profession;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that Union law does not protect individuals from discrimination on the ground of disability outside the workplace and that the implementation of any measures is not regularly monitored with specific and measurable results and indicators;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. EncouragesCalls on the Council to unblock the negotiations on the proposed horizontal equality directive;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the CRPD prohibits discrimination in a broad sense regardless of any grounds it may be derived upon, including multiple and intersectional discrimination and the denial of reasonable accommodation;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Member States and the EU to develop awareness-raising and accessible-information campaigns to raise awareness of the CRPD, promote diversity, combat prejudice and tackle the societal stigma and isolation of persons with disabilities, especially children; believes that such campaigns should target the general public, parents, children, as well as public officials and professionals working with these children;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Regrets that persons with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities experience multiple legal, institutional, communicational and social barriers to exercise their rights that prevent them from voting, from standing for election for public office, from exercising their civic participation, or simply from having a say in their own lives; recalls that Member States must guarantee the political rights of persons with disabilities and the opportunity to enjoy them on an equal basis with others as enshrined in Article 29 of the CRPD; encourages the Member States to take immediate measures to reform their legal framework in order to ensure the right to legal capacity of all persons with disabilities;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls on the Member States to ensure, in line with their obligations under the CRPD, that the voice of children with disabilities is represented, directly and through representative and family organisations, in the design, implementation and monitoring of laws, policies, services and measures addressing violence against them; calls on the Member States to consider strengthening existing consultative mechanisms, for example by setting up advisory bodies that include children with disabilities and their representatives;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Calls on the Member States to address violence against children with disabilities through an integrated approach; stresses that general policies targeting children or persons with disabilities should recognise that children with disabilities face a higher risk of violence and set out concrete, specialised measures and accessible support services;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Stresses the need to include specific and adequate provisions in the New Pact on Migration and Asylum to properly address the needs of persons with disabilities at all stages and processes;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that people with disabilities continue to experience discrimination in various domains, that this has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and that all forms of discrimination are generally under-reported; notes with concern the lack of awareness of the victim’s rights and of the possibility of seeking redress and psychosocial support and empowerment; is also concerned by the insufficient investment and the lack of action by authorities during the COVID- 19 pandemic period in this regard;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Regrets that during the COVID-19 crisis in some Member States persons with intellectual disabilities have been denied medical treatment, have been locked down in institutions, were excluded from daycentres and schools with no support for their families, faced social isolation and discriminatory triage guidelines have been introduced;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Stresses that psychosocial support is very much needed to combat the effects of isolation, which has proven particularly severe for people with disabilities, the increase of domestic violence as well as addictions, which have also significantly increased among people with disabilities during the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Stresses that the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative (CRII and CRII +) must include specific guidance to help Member States ensure such resources, including the European Social Fund, which are used to support persons with disabilities and other persons with support needs; calls for targeted efforts to ensure that both front-line professionals in care and support and the users they support have access to personal protective equipment thus enabling them to work safely;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Call on the Commission to take new actions to mobilise essential investments and resources to guarantee the continuity of care and support services, in line with the principles of the CRPD and the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Believes that public information concerning the COVID-19 pandemic should be accessible to the widest range of persons with disabilities, and that persons with disabilities should be included in all income protection measures, which should be based on consultations and involvement of persons with disabilities, through their representative family members or organisations;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Proposes that the implementation of any relevant measures must be regularly monitored with specific measurable results and indicators by EUROSTAT and that specific targets must be set for the relevant indicators for the next decade by updating the EU2020 indicators;