Activities of Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG related to 2008/2046(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT on monitoring the application of Community law – 24th annual report from the Commission PDF (185 KB) DOC (96 KB)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the principle of non- discrimination is one of the cornerstones of the European integration process and is directly linked to the operation of the internal market, with particular reference to the principle of the free movement of persons, services, goods and capital, and whereas it guarantees equal rights and opportunities for all European Union citizens,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ka (new)
Recital Ka (new)
Ka. whereas the deadline for transposing Directive 2004/38/EC, concerning the right of all citizens to move and reside freely within the territory of the European Union, was fixed at 2006,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Kb (new)
Recital Kb (new)
Kb. whereas students continue to experience difficulties in enjoying free movement or gaining access to higher education in other Member States of the European Union, such as administrative barriers or quota systems (which discriminate against foreign students wishing to register at universities) and whereas the EU can intervene only in the event of discrimination based on nationality,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Kc (new)
Recital Kc (new)
Kc. whereas Article 39 of the Treaty establishing the European Community stipulates that the free movement of workers entails the abolition of any discrimination against workers from other Member States as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work, and whereas secondary Community law includes a series of provisions designed to combat this type of discrimination effectively,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Kd (new)
Recital Kd (new)
Kd. whereas, although the deadline for its transposition expired in October 2005, only one Member State - Spain - has fully transposed the provisions of Directive 2002/73/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions, and whereas the Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities is currently drawing up a report on this matter,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ke (new)
Recital Ke (new)
Ke. whereas infringements of Community law on equal treatment for men and women relate essentially to problems which arise as a result of inadequate adaptation to existing legislation and whereas the proceedings initiated by the Commission in 2006 for infringement of Community law and failure to notify national transposition measures concern Directives 86/378/EEC and 96/97/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in occupational social security schemes, as well as Directive 96/34/EC on parental leave,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Kf (new)
Recital Kf (new)
Kf. whereas, because of the lack of harmonisation of direct taxation at European level, the functioning of the common market is affected by distortions caused by the decision of some businesses to establish their headquarters in another Member State and by tax fraud,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls onWelcomes the Commission to submit’s adoption on 2 July 2008, as provided for in the annual policy strategy for 2008, aof the proposal for a horizontal directive implementing the principle of equal treatment outside the scope of employment and ensuring equal access to goods, services, housing, education, social protection and social advantages, and takes the view that this would constitutes an important addition to the current anti- discrimination package;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Points out that the problem of discrimination should not be seen only in the context of free movement of persons, but also with due regard for other freedoms set out in the Treaty establishing the European Community, namely the freedom of establishment and the free movement of capital and that, in this connection, the problem is also of concern to European enterprises;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Notes that, on the basis of the most recent case law of the Court of Justice and the petitions submitted to Parliament, it is the problem of inadequate harmonisation of direct taxation which leads to discrimination against European enterprises;