22 Amendments of Tatjana ŽDANOKA related to 2015/2258(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes the hundreds of petitions received on the field of disabilities over the years, which help showing the reality of millions of people across Europe, and the constraints and challenges they face daily to be able to enjoy a life in dignity; reminds that full inclusion of persons with disabilities is not only a right and a deserved benefit for the concerned individuals, but an asset for the society as a whole as it benefits from the values and diverse skills these persons bring forward;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the initiative of the Committee on Petitions to organise an annualtargeted events focusing on petitions in the field of disabilities, in cooperation with multiple stakeholders, including other relevant committees of the European Parliament, members of the EU Framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), members of civil society and academics;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the EU, as a party to the UN CRPD, has the duty to ensure the close involvement and active participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in the development and implementation of legislation and policies to implement the Convention and in all decision making processes concerning issues that relate to persons with disabilities;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to implement the provisions of the UNCRPD, revise their legislation accordingly and ensure proper enforcement; calls for national information tools to be developed and enhanced in order to best assist people with disabilities and their families; calls on those Member States that have not ratified the UNCRPD to do so as soon as possible;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that the petitions that have received most attention have often been backed by civil society organisations representing people with disabilities, and there is thus a need to promote and publicise the protection role and effectiveness of petitions based on infringements of these rights; praises the role played by these organizations when it comes to promoting social inclusion and an improvement of quality of life of persons with disabilities, and considers that this task should be further supported by the public institutions, also at the level of targeted funding;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges a comprehensive and cross- cutting review of EU legislation and funding programmes with a view to complying fully with the CRPD by constructively involving disability organisations representing persons with disabilities and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the ‘EU Framework’); calls on the European Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to mainstream disability in all legislation, policies and strategies;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to promote and enhance the use of Structural Funds by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities and ensuring the transition from institutional care to community-based care, fostering the aims of greater autonomy within each individual's possibilities and ensuring the necessary social inclusion;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Commission to propose an update of the declaration of competence in light of the Concluding Observations, to be repeated periodically with the formal involvement of disability organisations representing persons with disabilities and the European Parliament;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Takes note of petitions portraying cases of wrongdoing in some Member States when it comes to ensuring the subsistence of persons with disabilities, not only concerning the lack of payment of subsidies granted by law, but even cases such as in petition 1062/2014 where authorities have allegedly made arbitrary administrative decisions in order to reduce the allowances previously granted on the basis of dubious medical assessments effectively reducing the degree of disability; asks the concerned national, regional and local authorities to be more sensitive of the implications of such actions on the life of the individuals affected and their families, and requests the Commission to monitor thoroughly the different policies and related measures that take place in the different Member States concerning disabilities;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to set up a structured dialogue with disability organisations representing persons with disabilities and from different Member States and to put forward a proposal for structured dialogue between the other EU institutions and these organisations, with an independent budget and sufficient funding for consultation with and participation of persons with disabilities, in line with the Concluding Observations of the UN CRPD Committee;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to review the European Disability Strategy and to develop a comprehensive EU CRPD strategy with a clear timeframe, benchmarks and indicators, looking also at how the European Semester can contribute positively to the implementation of the UNCRPD;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a swift ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, without making the ratification conditional upon the; urges the Member States who have established a blocking minority in the Council to reconsider their position and to facilitate the ratification, independently of whether there is a need for a revision of the EU legal framework or upon the timing of thethe expected decision of the Court of Justice on the matter of competences which may take still several months;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to revise the Guide to Social Considerations in Public Procurement to highlight the social obligations, but also to point out the opportunities and benefits of investing in high-quality support services for people with disabilities;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recommends the development of a comprehensive campaign to raise awareness about the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and combat prejudice against persons with disabilities;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of discrimination, including multiple and intersectional discrimination based on disability, with special regard to women and, children and aged persons with disabilities and to those whose disabilities change over time;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned that the Employment Equality Directive does not explicitly make the denial of reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities a form of discrimination. Calls on public authorities to work with experienced employers and service providers to share good practice and dispel stigma;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned that the European Structural and Investment Funds are being misused to foster institutionalisation, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen their monitoring in line with the CRPD and in consultation with disability organisations, to ensure that the Funds promote the right of persons with disabilities, including persons in need of high level support, to live in the community with access to high quality services and social protection. Recommends that ESIF payments are suspended, withdrawn and recovered if the obligation to respect fundamental rights is breached;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned that the European Structural and Investment Funds are being misused to foster institutionalisation, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen their monitoring in line with the CRPD and in consultation with disability organisations representing persons with disabilities;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to develop real mechanisms in order to prevent or alleviate poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion among persons with disabilities and their families in the context of a European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for the strengthening of the inter-institutional coordination between the implementation mechanisms of the different EU institutions;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the development of human rights-based indicators and comparable disaggregated disability data; underlines the need to disaggregate data by gender, age, rural or urban population and impairment type; calls for research and data collection on violence, abuse and exploitation of persons with all types of disabilities including in institutions;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recommends that comprehensive CRPD training modules for staff be drawn up in consultation with disability organisations representing persons with disabilities, focusing on frontline personnel, management and public procurement;