Activities of Jean LAMBERT related to 2017/2069(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU Citizenship Report 2017: Strengthening Citizens' Rights in a Union of Democratic Change (debate)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas according to article 21 of the European Charter of human rights, any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas in defining and implementing its policies and activities, the European Union aims to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the Proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation has been blocked by the Member States for almost over a decade.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the right to equal treatment is one of the founding principles of the European Union and a fundamental right of all people;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas approximately 8% of Union citizens belong to a national minority and approximately 10% speak a regional or minority language; whereas there is no Union legal framework to guarantee their rights as a minority; whereas the establishment of an effective mechanism to monitor their rights in the Union is of outmost importance; whereas there is a difference between the protection of minorities and anti- discrimination policies; whereas equal treatment is a basic right, not a privilege, of all citizens;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas equality bodies are key to combatting discrimination and ensuring the effective implementation of equal treatment legislation; whereas there is a lack of European standards for national equality bodies that ensure they have a sufficiently broad mandate and enjoy financial and organisational independence to perform their tasks.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU should make its citizens feel that their freedom is protected and their security ensured across its territory while ensuring that their freedoms, rights and privacy are equally respected and protected;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas since 2012, a growing number of people have reported experiencing some form of discrimination, despite EU efforts;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that EU legislation on security should be up-to-date, effective and efficient in preventing, detecting and reacting to evolving security threats; calls for the urgent implementation of the European Agenda on Security, the finalisation of pending legislation, better enforcement of existing EU legal instruments in this field, and more efficient information exchange among Member States and with EU agenciesWelcomes the Commission initiatives to strengthen security cooperation between Member States and fully supports more efficient information exchange among Member States and with EU agencies; certain proposed measures to pave the way towards an effective Security Union; stresses the importance of fully respecting the rule of law and fundamental rights in the fight against terrorism, in particular the freedom of movement, the freedom of expression and communication, as well as the right to data protection and privacy;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that in the period 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2016 the majority of complaints received by the European Ombudsman concerned an alleged lack of transparency, as highlighted by the Commission in its Report of 24.1.2017 “On progress towards effective EU citizenship 2013-2016”; is convinced that full transparency and integrity of the EU Institutions is an essential condition to build trust and confidence vis-à-vis EU citizens and to allow them to fully enjoy and exercise their citizenship’s rights; asks all the EU institutions and bodies to address the still existing shortcomings in line with the provisions, amongst others, of articles 9 and 10(3) TEU, 15 TFEU and 41-42 of the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that the protection of fundamental rights is a key dimension to enable EU citizens to fully participate in the democratic life of the Union; calls therefore on the EU institutions to implement a binding mechanism for the protection of fundamental rights in line with its resolution of 25 October 2016 with recommendations to the Commission on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Strongly deplores the fact that the Council has still not adopted the 2008 proposal for a directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; welcomes the prioritisation of this directive by the Commission; reiterates its call to the Council to adopt the proposal as soon as possible;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the European Commission to propose relevant legislation to guarantee the complete independence, effectiveness, sufficient powers and adequate resources of the national equality bodies, including EQUINET, to perform their role in terms of tackling discrimination and promoting equality of treatment. Recalls the importance of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020 to further provide practicable support for anti-discrimination at grassroots level.
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Recalls the European Parliament’s Resolution of 25 October 2016 proposing the conclusion of a Union Pact for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights is an additional tool able to improve the protection and promotion of human rights –including citizenship’s rights – and to increase citizens’ trust towards the EU institutions; asks the Commission to swiftly submit a proposal giving effect to the Parliament’s Resolution;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Notes the intersectionality between gender and other grounds of discrimination and the disproportionate impact of multiple discrimination on women; encourages Member States to work with regional and local authorities, law enforcement bodies, national equality bodies and civil society organisations to increase monitoring of the intersectionality between different grounds of discrimination and gender;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Condemns all forms of discrimination and violence against lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex people (LGBTI), as fostered by laws and policies that restrict the fundamental rights of LGBTI people; calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt laws and policies to combat homophobia and transphobia; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to issue an action plan or strategy for equality on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, as repeatedly called for by the Parliament; including in the EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that, in order to better reach the potential of EU citizenship, the EU must step up its efforts to guarantee the protection of the founding values of the EU, including in the case of minorities. Highlights that national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities have been living together with or alongside majority cultures for centuries in Europe; believes that it is necessary to establish EU standards on protecting the rights of such minorities; encourages the Member States that have not yet done so to ratify the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages without further delay and, where relevant, to withdraw reservations and restrictive declarations, as well as to implement the treaties in good faith; recalls also the need to implement the principles developed in the framework of the OSCE;