28 Amendments of Claude MORAES related to 2013/2024(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, in its communication of 20 April 2010 entitled ‘Delivering an area of freedom, security and justice for Europe's citizens - Action Plan Implementing the Stockholm Programme’3 , the Commission argued in favour of a more ambitious response to the day-to-day concerns and aspirations of EU citizens, residents and migrants and emphasised that the Union must be able to react to unexpected events and be swift in seizing opportunities and in anticipating and adjusting to future trends;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls attention to the importance of the forthcoming Commission Report on the Transposition of the Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA on combating forms and expression of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law (due out by the 28th November 2013); encourages strengthened efforts to combat impunity and redress inconsistencies in Member States' laws and practices, as there is still no legislative provision in some Member States providing for the imposition of restrictions, including prohibition, on political parties involved in racism and hate, including Holocaust denial; Call on the Commission to step up efforts to condemn hate speech and Holocaust denial made by public and political figures and begin the process to launch infringement proceedings as early as 2014;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Considers that greater attention is needed to respond to the particular situation of vulnerable groups, as mentioned in point 2.3.3. of the Stockholm Programme and in strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, anti-Gypsyism, and homophobia in the European Union;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls on the European Commission to pursue existing plans to make proposals for an all-encompassing approach for the mutual recognition of the effects of civil status documents, in order for European citizens and residents and their families to carry throughout the European Union existing rights attached to civil statuses already legally recognised in several European jurisdictions
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Strongly believes that consistency in principles applied in the development of an EU criminal justice area should be a priority and that the EU institutions should cooperate closely with each other in this respect, as outlined in Parliament's resolution on an EU approach to criminal law9 ; believes that mutual trust between the Member States must be strengthened and that mutual recognition and harmonisation of EU criminal law cannot progress without serious feed-back on the implementation of these rules at Member State level;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Believes that the evaluation of the implementation of the Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA of 28 November 2008 on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law provides the opportunity to initiate and adopt further European-legislation on all forms of hate crimes1. __________________ 1 This is a clear reference to the 2009 EP report on Stockholm
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Acknowledges that cross-border crime is on the increase in the EU and therefore underlines the importance of European law enforcement information exchange; believes that the current ‘landscape’ of the different instruments, channels and tools is complicated and scattered, leading to inefficient use of the instruments available and to inadequate democratic oversight at EU level and insufficient accountability to citizens and migrants; calls for a future- oriented vision on how to shape and optimise law enforcement data sharing in the EU while guaranteeing a robust level of data protection, using collection methods respecting the right to privacy, dignity, and non-discrimination, and adhering to and respecting the fundamental rights of those under suspicion; calls on the Commission quickly to bring forward proposals to bring cross-border police cooperation instruments adopted under the former third pillar – such as the Prüm Decision and the Swedish Initiative – under the legal framework of the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Acknowledges that the Schengen area is a kind of laboratory that so far has been developed step by step; is nevertheless of the opinion that a long-term reflection about its further development is necessary; believes that the Schengen external borders should in the future be guarded by European border guards, trained in human rights standards of protection and supported by legal officers, human rights personnel, interpreters and medical workers;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Welcomes the reform of the mandate of FRONTEX and the agreement on Eurosur; considers that the new rules for the surveillance of sea borders need to be agreed on as soon as possible, that priority should be given to saving the lives of migrants and that the principle of non- refoulement is to be fully respectedwith respect to the principle in Article 13(2) of the 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the principle in the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, that priority should be given to saving the lives of migrants and that the principle of non-refoulement is to be fully respected, as well as the rights of children and victims of trafficking; welcomes the successful migration to the Schengen Information System II, the continued roll- out of the Visa Information System and the setting-up of the agency eu-LISA for their operational management; underlines that these new systems now need to stand the test of everyday use; recalls its request that 'new border management instruments or large-scale data storage systems should not be launched until the existing tools are fully operational, safe and reliable'; is looking forward to the evaluations of the systems foreseen in the respective legal instruments;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42 a. Calls European institutions and Member States to increase the mobility of workers by allowing for temporary visas and by facilitating the re-application process of those already in the system; this would effectively increase worker mobility by guaranteeing legal certainty and increasing EU internal mobility;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Urgently calls for greater transparency, requiring each Member State to report annually on the progress of each specific minority group in matters of labour market integration and equality policy impacts; encourages the European Commission to deliver an "annual trend report" reflecting the comparable indicators on social cohesion that have been agreed upon and put forth as targets, including an EU-wide monitoring of the situation of newcomers, long-term residents, naturalised migrants, the children of migrants and broken down by equality grounds (i.e. ethnic/racial, religion/belief, gender, age, sexual orientation and disability), so as to measure progress in social inclusion policies over time. The Open Method of Coordination should be applied to this end;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Calls European institutions and Member States to evaluate the transposition of the EU Blue Card Directive and follow this up with European Commission Guidelines; urgently calls for the European Commission to initiate infringement proceedings in a timely manner should a Member State not comply with the requirements of the Directives;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 b (new)
Paragraph 46 b (new)
46 b. Calls European institutions and Member State governments to raise attention among the wider public and employers about the EU Immigration Portal, which provides EU and national guidelines, procedural steps and lists the required documentation third country nationals need for working in the EU; governments need to elaborate on this online information by providing relevant information for third country nationals already residing in the EU to work either in the country of EU residence or in another EU country, including relevant information about pension schemes, unemployment benefits, workers' rights and job postings; and made available in multiple languages;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49 a. Stresses the continued need for the Union to provide practical support and best practices to Member States, so they can effectively ensure the correct application of existing EU migration as well as anti-discrimination legislation; draws attention to some existing efforts made by the Commission to help Member States ensure that existing legislation is properly applied to tackle discrimination (notably, the preparation of a Council Recommendation on practical measures to help Member States integrate the Roma in the wider community, which has been adopted by the Commission in June 2013; tools such as the LIME Assessment Framework to assess the economic impact of migration and integration policies, as this has the potential to put migration and integration firmly on national and EU agendas by demonstrating the importance of sound migration policies and the need for comprehensive efforts to increase labour market and educational outcomes for migrants);
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Welcomes the initiative of the Commission in drawing up the EU Justice Scoreboard which aims at ensuring a high- quality justice system in the area of civil, commercial and administrative law since, at the end of the day, the concrete application of laws is in the hands of the courts; calls for the justice scoreboard exercise to assess all justice areas, including criminal justice and all horizontal issues;, proposes that the Scoreboard be updated to also prioritise the monitoring of discrimination against ethnic minorities, migrants, and other disadvantaged groups, proposes that data regarding the state of the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights, and the fulfilment of European values (Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU)) in all Member States be included as well;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Requests the Commission to put more emphasis on overseeing and ensuring the concrete implementation of EU legislation by the Member States; notes that, when the rights of citizens, residents and migrants are concerned, this needs to be done as of the first day an act enters into force; considers that more needs to be done in this area, and that the reasons for any failure to implement EU legislation should be identified;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Is of the opinion that improving the quality of EU legislation in the area of freedom, security and justice requires a joint effort by the Member States and the European institutions in order to improve the exchange of information on each national system and to provide accurate legal information (on national/regional applicable legislation and standards) while ensuring the protection of fundamental rights as well as information on implementation and practises;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Considers that the development of a European judicial culture is a key prerequisite for making the area of freedom, security and justice a reality for citizens; calls, with this in mind, for much greater emphasis on, and funding for, EU judicial training for all legal professionals; notes the importance of using a ‘bottom-up approach’ for judicial training schemes, of ensuring the greater accessibility of European law information resources via web technology (i.e. an e-justice portal), of improving knowledge of European law among the judiciary as well as of the linguistic skills of judicial practitioners, and of establishing and maintaining networks in this field; notes that the training of police forces with a European and interculturally sensitive perspective is equally important;