19 Amendments of Metin KAZAK related to 2007/2145(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
- having regard to Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin and Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, and to the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Underlines the importance of protecting and promoting regional or minority languages noting that the right to speak and to be educated in one's mother tongue is one of the most basic fundamental rights; and welcomes Member State activities on endorsement of intercultural and interreligious dialogue, which is vital for full enjoyment of the rights of cultural and religious minorities;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Considers that stateless persons permanently resident in Member States are in a unique position in the European Union, given that some Member States impose unwarranted demands on them or demands which are not strictly necessary, thus discriminating against them by comparison with citizens belonging to the majority community; calls therefore on all Member States concerned to ratify the United Nations Convention as relating to the status of stateless persons and on the reduction of statelessness (1954, 1961); calls on the Member States which gained or regained a new sovereignty in the 1990s to treat all persons previously resident in their territory in the same way as the majority communities, and calls on them to systematically bring about just solutions, based on the recommendations of international organisations, to the problems encountered by all victims of discriminatory practices; condemns , in particular, practices of deliberate erasure of registered permanent residents within the European Union and calls upon concerned governments to take effective measures to restore the status of those stateless persons.
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Considers that the Roma community needs special protection, since, following enlargement of the Union, it has become one of the largest minorities in the EU; stresses that that community has been marginalised, historically, and prevented from developing in particular key areas because of discrimination ,stigma and exclusion problems which have become more and more acute;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Stresses the need for a global, human rights based approach to non- discrimination reflecting the European dimension of discrimination against the Roma; takes the view that a European Union framework strategy for Roma inclusion should seek to tackle the following problems: - segregation of the Roma as regards access to housing, and their exclusion from employment and public education, - frequent denial of their rights by public authorities by providing a road map for member states setting up objectives and priorities, synchronising policies within the Union and facilitating the monitoring and evaluation processes: - segregation of the Roma as regards access to housing, widespread human rights violations such as forced evictions and their exclusion from employment, public education and social welfare by means of developing policies aiming at providing safer socially mixed houses, enforcing anti-discrimination laws and developing policies to address high levels of unemployment (i.e. encouraging self employed; designing microcredit schemes and diversity policies; taking positive measures and mainstreaming them into relevant EU policies; enhancing cooperation and sharing of good practices on Roma issues), - frequent denial of their rights by public authorities, their social exclusion triggered by violent rioting, social unrest, racist attacks, mass migration and Anti-Gypsism and their political under- representation, - the very inadequate guarantees against racial discrimination at local level and too few appropriate integration programmes; blatant discrimination in health care, including forced sterilisation, and segregation, a lack of appropriate information on family planning and access to contraception, as well as frequent violations of Romani women's rights, - discrimination by the police, in particular (deliberate) shootings, arson, assault or other violent acts, which are not impartially investigated and prosecutions are not brought; the police’s racial profiling – inter alia by taking fingerprints or other forms of data collection – and wide discretionary powers, which give rise to abuses with no disciplinary consequences; training and awareness-raising programmes on non- discrimination by the police, which are largely non-existent;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls on the Member States to increase respect for and protection and implementation of the rights set out in the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and asks the Member States concerned to set aside their reservations and ratify the Optional Protocol to that Convention; whilst underlining the need for firmly pursuing their commitments made in the United Nations Declaration and the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing 1995;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Calls for special attention to be given to the situation of women belonging to ethnic minorities and to immigrant women, since their marginalisation is made worse by multiple discrimination both within and outside their own communities; recommends the adoption of national integrated action plans so as to deal effectively with multiple discrimination, especially where different organisations address discrimination issues within a particular state; and notes the necessity of fighting against discrimination of the elderly women and of boosting their labour market participation (i.e. by life- long learning programmes) given their vulnerability and increasing number within the Union;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Stresses the need to raise public awareness of the right to reproductive and sexual health, and calls on the Member States to put in place appropriate sex education, information and confidential advisory services, and to facilitate access to contraception in order to prevent all unwanted pregnancies and illegal and high- risk abortions and to provide protection for single parents who are vulnerable to social exclusion;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Stresses that, although progress has been made on the employment of women and despite their high level of education, they continue to be clustered in certain professions, to be paid less than men for the same work and under-represented in decision-taking positions and continue to be regarded with suspicion by employers owing to pregnancy and maternity;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Stresses the need for women to be supported in their careers; presses the Commission and Member States to promote both shared parental leave and paternity leave, and to mutualise the cost of maternity and parental leave so that women no longer represent a workforce which is more costly than men; and underlines the need for awareness raising campaigns to avoid gender stereotyped family patterns while highlighting the importance of ensuring flexible working conditions, increasing access to childcare and guaranteeing full participation in pensions schemes for women with children;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Presses the Member States to resolutely prosecute any expression of hatred in racist media programmes and articles propagating intolerant views, in the form of hate crimes against Roma, immigrants, foreign nationals and other minority groups, or by bands and at neo-Nazi concerts, which can often take place in public without any repercussions; also urges political parties and movements who exercise strong influence over mass media to abstain from the discourse of hatred and from the use of defamation against minority groups within the Union;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Considers that it is important to make sure that anyone who needs geriatric care or treatment for an illness or disability has access to high-quality care and treatment; and points out the necessity to give particular attention to care provision and protection of disabled children;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83
Paragraph 83
83. Calls for greater coordination of national policies for integrating third- country nationals and of European initiatives in this area; stresses that common basic principles for a coherent European framework in this connection should ensure that integration policy encompasses, but also goes beyond, anti- discrimination policy and extends to a variety of areas, such as employment, education and eduvocational training;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
86. Is concerned that the lack of effective integration policies is causing the exclusion of hundreds of thousands of non-nationals and stateless persons from working life, society and politics; which undermines the EU's aim of increasing labour mobility in order to enhance competitiveness and economic prosperity;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93
Paragraph 93
93. Welcomes the overall satisfactory situation with regard to press freedom in the Member States, given that 25 of themall 27 Member States are among the top 506 in the World Wide Press Freedom Index 2007 produced by Reporters Without Borders, Bulgaria and Poland being ranked 51st and 56th respectively;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 103
Paragraph 103
103. Calls on the Commission to make efforts to incorporate all the various strategies specifically relating to child poverty, youth unemployment and social inclusion of minorities in all the relevant development policies, including the Strategy Documents on poverty reduction and the indicative programmes; and urges Member States to act effectively against child trafficking, increasing cross-border cooperation, providing specialised training and implementing legal standards to prevent to this end;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 132
Paragraph 132
132. Encourages businesses to adopt responsible, non-discriminatory recruitment and career development policies in order to stimulate employment for women, young and disadvantaged people on the employment market;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 133
Paragraph 133
133. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to propose strategies with the aim of offering high-quality employment to the people who are furthest from the employment market and to tackle the reality of ‘poor workers’; takes the view that such strategies should address the issues of fair wages, work-life balance, good working conditions, social protection and job security;