Activities of Alexis GEORGOULIS related to 2019/2199(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union - Annual Report for the years 2018-2019
Amendments (14)
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that an independent judiciary, access to justice, freedom of expression and, freedom to access, receive and impart information and media pluralism are crucial components of the rule of law; calls on the Commission to enforce these core EU values when infringed by Member States; highlights the urgent need to effectively take steps to combat misinformation and ''fake news'' in order to ensure the proper performance of the fundamental role of media in a democratic society;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to further implement the principles of the Pillar of Social Rights, including via legislative measures, to ensure social fundamental rights at EU and national level, such as quality and inclusive education as well as life-long learning, the social and occupational the integration of persons with disabilities, just and fair working conditions, social benefits and , social assistance and cultural diversity;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Urges the Commission, within the context of the establishment of the 5G networks and the respective services and infrastructures in the EU, to ensure the highest protection of citizen’s rights, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Commission to promote the protection of the personal data of citizens as one of the key priorities of the EU toolbox on 5G Cybersecurity and to ensure that the standardization process foreseen in this framework will facilitate the achievement of this goal;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on all EU Member States to encourage the effective involvement of qualified civil society organisations in the enforcement of data protection rules, by providing the necessary legal standing for them to lodge complaints regarding data protection violations independently of vested interest or a specific data subject's mandate;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underscores that, in the foreseen development of common data spaces in the fields of agriculture and healthcare, the protection of private data, as specified in the GDPR, needs to be taken into account, and where it will be deemed necessary, the current legal framework should be updated and new legislation should be adopted in accordance with GDPR; Notes that, along with the respective legal framework, citizens’ education on the new digital developments is also necessary to ensure the effective protection of their rights, in terms of privacy; Urges the European Commission to further promote citizen’s digital education, specifically addressing the issue of data protection, through targeted and innovative initiatives as well as with the specific guidance documents that will enable health professionals avoid misconduct;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that current EU Legal framework provides protection against discrimination on grounds of gender and racial or ethnic origin, while other forms are only covered as related to the area of employment and occupation. Highlights the overwhelming evidence of discrimination on different grounds in areas such as education, social protection and access to goods and services, including housing, and deplores the stalemate in the adoption of the Equal Treatment Directive;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Council to urgently conclude the EU ratification of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violaence against women and domestic violence, on the basis of a broad accession, without any limitation; calls on as well the remaining Member States to ratify and implement the Convention; expresses its concerns that several Member States have incorrectly, or only partially, implemented the convention; cMember States should urgently address protection gaps and review national criminal legislation to criminalize all non-consensual sexual conduct as provided in Article 36 of the Istanbul Convention, not simply acts forced by use of violence, threats of violence or coercion; Calls on the Commission to review the implementing legislation.;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Calls on the Commission to promote the protection of the personal data and health of citizens as one of the key priorities of the EU toolbox on 5G policies and ensure that a thorough and detailed impact assessment is carried out in that regard;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Deplores the lack of comparable statistical data on violence against women; strongly supports the Eurostat pilot to develop full-scale surveys in Member States and calls upon the immediate collaboration and investment of resources in order to successfully and expeditiously carry out the surveys;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on Member States to continue their efforts to effectively implement victims' rights to ensure rights awareness, access to appropriate support services and effective remedies available to all victims of crime pursuant to Victim's Rights Directive (2012/29/ΕU);
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on all EU Member States that have not yet become party to the Optional Protocol to the CRPD to ratify and achieve a wide ratification of the Protocol in order to allow individual communications; Calls on the Council to take the necessary steps in order to ensure accession of the Union to the Optional Protocol;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Highlights the need to ensure inclusive education strategies at a European level for special educational needs (SEN) in order to allow the full realization of Article 14 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights on the rights to education in conjunction with the exercise of the fundamental freedoms concomitant with the citizenship of the Union;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on the Commission to adopt a single definition for cyberbullying in order to ensure common understanding of the phenomenon and promote initiatives to raise awareness on cyberbullying with Member States on the basis of Article 83 TFEU; calls on the Commission to issue guidelines on how to effectively detect, monitor and report incidents of cyberbullying, including online hate speech in the context and by revising its Digital Strategy;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls on EU Member States to ensure that any alleged hate crime, including illegal forms of hate speech is effectively recorded, investigated, prosecuted and tried in accordance with national, EU, European and international human rights law; Calls on the Commission to systematically promote the collection and publication of data on hate crimes and assist member states to develop effective, evidence-based legal and policy responses to this phenomenon;