16 Amendments of Lívia JÁRÓKA related to 2018/2036(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights’ (FRA) Fundamental Rights Report 2018 and its Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey (EU-MIDIS II)
Amendment 52 #
D. whereas according to Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU has laid down the principle of non-discrimination; whereas the values of the European Union are common to the Member States;any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited; and whereas Article 19 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) holds that the Council, acting unanimously, in accordance with a special legislative procedure and after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament, may take appropriate action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Racial Equality Directive (2000/43/EC) represents a key legal measure for combating ethnic and racial discrimination and its practical implementation is crucial for promoting equality by prohibiting all acts of harassment and discrimination, being direct or indirect, on the grounds of ethnicity or race, whereas several Member States have still not yet fully implemented it which hinders from the efficient protection of minorities against discrimination.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas in inclusive societies, individual identity as well as national identity are important, neither excludes the other. This extends also to the centrality of language as a marker of the identity of linguistic minorities as communities.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas according to the Eurostat the population group aged 60 and older is expected to grow from 18 percent to 30 percent in the same period and whereas there is no research addressing the complex aspect of multiple and intersectional discrimination affection older persons depending on their gender, disability, sexual orientation or minority status.
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas according to the FRA members of ethnic minorities in the EU experience discrimination on more grounds than their ethnicity, such as their sex, religious beliefs or origins, whereas persisting harassment, discrimination and violence limit the ability of people with a minority background to fully enjoy their fundamental rights and freedoms, and undermine their equal participation in society.
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas according to Article 5 of the Racial Equality Directive in order to ensure full equality, the principle of equal treatment shall not prevent any Member State from maintaining or adopting specific measures to prevent or compensate for disadvantages linked to racial or ethnic origin,
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to continue supporting and funding the collection of reliable and robust equality data by EU agencies and bodies, national statistical authorities, national equality bodies, other public authorities and academic institutions as robust and reliable data enable the EU to develop targeted programmes and measures through which to foster equal treatment and promote non- discrimination. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to further investigate the relevance of recording ethnic data for academic and research purposes on voluntary basis, as only ethnic data could give a reliable picture of the real situation of minorities.
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Member States to implement all national, European and international law on fighting and adequately addressing hate crimes and to ensure that any case of alleged hate crime, including hate speech is investigated, prosecuted and tried.
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on the Member States to ensure full and thorough implementation and application of the Racial Equality Directive, encourages them to engage in awareness-raising campaigns on anti- discrimination legislation and the redress mechanisms, in particular among those most likely to be affected by discrimination, such as member of ethnic minorities. Member States should ensure that sanctions are sufficiently effective, proportionate and dissuasive, as required by the Racial Equality Directive.
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Calls on the Member States to significantly improve the effectiveness of the measures and institutional arrangements for enforcing EU and national anti-discrimination legislation, in order to ensure that they meet their obligations under the Racial Equality Directive, calls on the Commission to properly monitor the implementation of the Directive.
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Asks the Commission and Member States to conduct research addressing the complex aspect of multiple and intersectional discrimination affection older persons depending on their gender, disability, sexual orientation or minority status
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States to guarantee equal opportunities for national minorities to participate in the political and social life of society. National minorities who participate effectively in the political and economic life of the state, and who see that they can achieve their goals through the institutions of the state, are more likely to give their loyalty to the state and to accept their responsibilities to it.
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on Member States to enhance intellectual property rights of ethnic minorities and impede the exploitation of their own culture. Ethnic minorities worldwide are faced with the appropriation of their collective heritage developed through the ages. Their traditional knowledge systems must be respected, promoted and protected and not to be commercialized unauthorizedly. Their collective intellectual property rights must be guaranteed and ensured by specific legal tools.
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission and Member States that the roadmap includes data collection, as well as field-work based, financial and quality oriented monitoring and reporting methodologies as they support effective evidence-based policies and can contribute to improving the effectiveness of strategies, actions and measures taken.