12 Amendments of Peter POLLÁK related to 2023/2028(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– Inter alia - D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic - Judgment of the Court from 13.11.2007 on placing Roma children in special schools
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin ( 1 ) (the Racial Equality Directive) and ongoing infringement proceedings launched by the Commission based on this Directive against several Member States, out of which one has been reffered by the Commission to the Court of Justice
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Communication of 9.1.2023 entitled Assessment report of the Member States’ national Roma strategic frameworks COM(2023) 7 final
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
– having regards to its resolution of 5 October 2022 on the situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU (2022/2662(RSP))
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the prevalence of discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin remains consistently high, both over time and across different population groups in different Member States; whereas antisemitism, islamophobia and racism are, antigypsyism and other forms of racism represent persistent forms of hatred and discrimination; whereas far- right extremism poses a particular threat to persons affected by discrimination and to society as a whole;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is deeply concerned by the increasing level of corruption in certain Member States, in particular of cases involving high-level officials and politicians; is concerned about the varying levels of implementation of the EU anti- corruption framework in Member States; undue influence over decision-making, poor enforcement of integrity safeguards and threats to the rule of law continue to undermine governments’ effectiveness;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the use of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the horizontal enabling conditions for the freezing of EU funding to fight corruption and rule of law backsliding in Member States which should be however applied on an equal basis principle; stresses that funds restricted through different conditionality measures must only be released when key rule of law, corruption and human rights concerns are genuinely and adequately addressed; calls on the European Council to determine whether Hungary has committed serious and persistent breaches of EU values under Article 7(2) TEU;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Condemns the rise in antisemitic, anti-Islamic and, antiRoma and other racist incidents in the EU; deplores that incidents of discrimination, racist and xenophobic crimes are often not reported to the authorities, which leads to de facto impunity; condemns and deplors the racist acts, violence and brutality committed by law enforcement authorities in the EU when performing their duties;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly condemns the widespread fundamental rights violations and use of disproportionate violence by national authorities at Union borders committed toward third country nationals;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recalls that everyone has the right to education, with the guarantee of the right to equal opportunities in access to and success in schooling; deplores the situation of Roma children in several Member States in which this right is denied to them and calls on them to take an immediate remedy effective measures;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that hate crimes and hate speech motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance or a person’s ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics are extreme examples of discrimination;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises that poverty is another form of discrimination that leads to the violation of fundamental rights and inequality; calls on the Commission, the Council and primarly the Member States to developeffectively implement the policies to reduce poverty, paying particular attention to children; elderly and other social groups, including Roma that often face intergenerational poverty in segregated Roma settlements with with serious ramifications for their physical and mental health and well-being, life opportunities and enjoyment of their fundamental human rights;