13 Amendments of Jean-Luc BENNAHMIAS related to 2010/2276(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. whereas a ‘Decade of Roma inclusion’ was launched in 2005 to combat discrimination and improve the economic and social situation of the Roma; whereas the signatories to the Declaration of the Decade – Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – undertook to work toward eliminating discrimination and closing the unacceptable gaps between Roma and the rest of society;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. whereas there are still economic and social disparities between the various regions of the European Union and whereas a significant proportion of the Roma community live in regions which are among the least economically and socially advanced in the Union;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls – in the interest of ensuring that funds effectively reach the Roma in need and make long-lasting advances in their lives - for real commitment on the part of the Commission and the Member States to launching more target-oriented, complex and flexible programmes with a longer time coverage and more territorial relevance, addressing the problem of suburban and rural poverty, assuring sustainability, and with special emphasis on improving substandard housing and the desegregation of Roma neighbourhoods;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to establish a special body to monitor Member States’ performance in absorbing EU funds, in particular those funds specifically intended for marginalised groups, and also calls urgently for the collection of data, taking into consideration the data protection directives, on the effectiveness of EU funds, in order to develop evidence- based policies;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deems that there is also a need for new regulations on the allocation of the Structural Funds to set conditionality concerning the elimination of segregation and the assurance of equal access of the Roma to public services; equal opportunity and anti-segregation plans should be prepared also at local level, based on measurable indicators and concrete actions;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to gradually introduce compulsory institutional guarantees for the mainstreaming of non- discrimination and anti-segregation measures, and also to monitor such mainstreaming and to fight stigmatisation;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the setting up of EU Development bodies with local decision- making powerorganisations that should work together with local public authorities and representatives of the civil society in Member States with large Roma communities in order to secure development-oriented EU funding in support of good local initiatives; stresses the importance of identifying and exchanging good practices with regard to Roma integration and to increase the visibility of the success stories;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States and Accession countries to use the experiences of the first period the decade of Roma Inclusion and calls on the Commission to incorporate these into the European Roma Strategy;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that adequate income support, inclusive labour markets and access to quality services are basic pillars of the active inclusion strategy presented in the Recommendation 2008/867/EC;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses that social assistance, early development programs and high quality education accessible for all, including for Roma girls, are essential to ensure equal opportunities and to have the chance of full participation in society; stresses the need for combating truancy and early school leaving; stresses that education, training opportunities and job assistance offered to adults are crucial to avoid the reproduction of social exclusion and to facilitate access to the labour market;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls on Member States to improve economic opportunities of Roma including the promotion of the microcredit facility among entrepreneurs; calls on Member States to build on the experience of successful projects for example where undeclared businesses were turned into legal economic activities with the help of experts;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that social inclusion of the Roma is not possible without creating and strengthening their interest representation and, including in political decision making, and their civil activities through NGOs at national and European level;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deems it necessary to design, develop, implement and evaluate Roma inclusion policies in cooperation with local authorities and with Roma and non-Roma population groups in order to improve acceptance and effectiveness of policies;