35 Amendments of Iliana IOTOVA related to 2010/2276(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member State governments to encourage the Roma to attend school, at least until the mandatory minimum age set by the country in which they are resident; notes that the Roma should not be hived off into special schools or classes, as that will affect their full integration into society;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the areas in which the Roma settle benefit, at a minimum, from adequate conditions such as drinking water, sanitation and roads;
Amendment 33 #
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, to analyse the reason for only 1/6 of the funds being used, 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 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4а. Calls on the Commission to establish incentives, such as grants or other financial assistance, to encourage the Roma to attend school;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes the sound initiative to provide housing for the Roma, but calls on the Commission to check whether the Roma families living in that housing are integrating, and to assess the extent to which they are adapting to their new way of life, in order to ensure that they do not lose the housing they have been provided;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CRegrets the bureaucratic and lengthy application for European funds for Roma projects; therefore calls on the Commission to change the regulatory framework of cross-financing, decrease bureaucratic burdens, simplify the application procedures for EU fundthe financing of Roma projects, and also require Member States to introduce simple and normative funding procedures and utilise Global Grants;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to move to a 100% financing of European projects in order to ensure a greater use of the available funds in order to enable a better and quicker integration of the Roma population;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10а. Calls on the Commission to frame projects of a duration of at least one year, to see to their development and to continue to monitor the situation in the Member States once they have run their course;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11а. Calls on the Commission to encourage the Member States to work out strategies and action plans for Roma education and for better cooperation and implementation;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that complex programmes and programmes adapted to the specific needs of Roma communities are crucial, and that in this context there is a need to provide the Roma with access to personalised services on the site; calls on the Commission to ensure necessary the conditions for Roma participation in those programmes and projects;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to propose, and the Council to adopt, an EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion (hereinafter: ‘the Strategy’) as well as an indicative, inclusive and place-based action plan, which is prepared and implemented on a multi-level basis and can evolve as needed; it should be based on the tasks, objectives, principles and instruments defined by the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, as referred to above, and on the shared competences, as well as the supporting, coordinating and complementary actions, of the Union;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 а (new)
Paragraph 1 а (new)
1а. Calls on the Commission to ensure respect for the principle of the free movement of people in the European Union, the protection of personal data and human rights;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13а. Notes that there are two types of Roma – nomadic and settled; calls on the Commission, therefore, to develop programmes and projects suited to both groups and corresponding to their needs;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point а – indent 6
Paragraph 2 – point а – indent 6
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2
combating of prejudices, stereotypes, racism and anti- gypsyism,
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4
access to quality basic education,
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 7
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 7
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 8 а (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 8 а (new)
provision of extracurricular and outside school activities for pupils,
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 13
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 13
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 14 а (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 14 а (new)
upgrading of existing, and development of new, settlement construction plans, and assistance to Roma families to regularise those dwellings that meet legal standards,
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 15 а (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 15 а (new)
installation of technical infrastructure, where this is lacking – electricity and water supply, sewerage, road networks, street lighting and telephone services,
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16
equal access to quality healthcare and preventive measures,
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 а (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 а (new)
provision of the necessary social infrastructure, where this is lacking – health and education facilities and green areas, etc.,
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 b (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 b (new)
guaranteed healthcare for women during pregnancy and early motherhood,
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 18
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 18
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 19
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 19
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 21
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of endorsing and controlling the Strategy and Action Plan in a transparent manner, with the primary responsibility falling on democratically accountable ministers within the Council, and emphasises that the Strategy should in no way be divisive for the EU, creating splits among Member States;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 а (new)
Paragraph 3 а (new)
3а. Reminds the Commission that Roma must not be discriminated against or deported to their countries of origin, or be fingerprinted, unless it is proven they have committed a crime;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
ensure the involvement of concerned stakeholders and Roma communitiesivil society from all levels through the European Roma Platform, and work in partnership with the other institutions, Member States and regions, international financing institutions, transnational programming bodies and intergovernmental organisations;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Member States to appoint a government official or an administrative body to act as ‘National Contact Point’ for the implementation of the Strategy; calls on the Commission, similarly, to monitor closely the implementation of the Strategy by the Member States, and to take appropriate action if need be;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 10 а (new)
Paragraph 8 – indent 10 а (new)
low level healthcare provision,
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to create a direct link between the allocation of financing and resultsexisting problems and the results achieved by requiring that a certain percentage of commitment appropriations under each national indicative breakdown should be allocated as the Performance Reserve in accordance with the regulations governing the Funds;