14 Amendments of Ana GOMES related to 2018/2111(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas consolidating the rights of citizens and democratic institutions also entails combating all forms of discrimination and gender inequality;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the successful exercise of citizenship rights presupposes that Member States uphold all rights and freedoms enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas EU citizenship is gained through nationality of a Member State, and clearly supplements national citizenship in accordance with Article 9 of the TEU; whereas EuropeaUnion citizenship does not, and cannot, supersede national citizenshipis additional to and does not replace national citizenship; whereas Member States should make use of their prerogative to grant citizenship in a spirit of fair cooperation, in keeping with the Treaties; whereas Article 20 TFEU provides that any person who holds the nationality of a Member State is also a citizen of the Union, with the rights and obligations enshrined in the Treaties and the Charter;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the right of European citizens who have exercised their right to freedom of movement to vote in European and local elections is not facilitated and promoted equally in all Member States;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas freedom of movement is one of the most important objectives of the European integration process and the exercise of that right is a key element of EU citizenship;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas many EU citizens face a multitude of obstacles which prevent them from exercising to the full their right to freedom of movement;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas one of the key aspects of European citizenship is being able to vote in local and European elections;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote citizens' participation in democratic life by keeping them better informed about their voting rights and removing barriers to their participation;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issues of accessibility, participation, non- discrimination and equality by adopting laws at Union level so that all EU citizens with a disability can exercise their fundamental rights in the same way as other citizens;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to take appropriate measures to eliminate obstacles to freedom of movement, thereby enabling all EU citizens to enjoy freedom of movement to the full without encountering the obstacle of border checks;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission, in the context of its proposal, to consider closely 'national schemes for granting EU citizenship to investors' and to emphasise the procedures which Member States are required to follow in exercising their power to grant citizenship in a manner fully consistent with EU law;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Condemns in forceful terms the increasing number of incidents of racism, xenophobia, discrimination and incitement to hatred and the instances of violence perpetrated by neo-fascist and neo-Nazi organisations in a number of EU Member States;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges Member States to abandon the sale of residence permits and nationality via golden visas and investors programmes schemes given the high risk of corruption, abuse and misuse of the Schengen area for criminal purposes;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Asks the Commission to act sternly and swiftly demanding from Member States all relevant data and controls to ensure that the integrity and security of the Schengen system is not compromised;