14 Amendments of Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ related to 2015/2258(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas this is the first time that the EU has been monitored by a UN body in the fulfilment of its international obligations on human rights; whereas the concluding observations of the CRPD Committee published in 2015 regarding implementation of the Convention in the EU sent a strong message regarding the EU’s commitment to equality and respect for human rights;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the broad range of recommendations from the CRPD Committee provides a set of guidelines for legislative and policy-making measures falling within the remit of the EU;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas a number of Member States that have ratified the CRPD have yet to establish or designate bodies to implement and monitor the Convention pursuant to Article 33; whereas those already established are being hampered in the accomplishment of their tasks, especially with regard to monitoring under Article 33(2), by the lack of funding and manpower and the absence of a sound legal basis for their designation;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the EU to ratify the Optional Protocol to the CRPD; calls on Member States that have not yet done so to take the necessary measures to finalise their reforms with a view to ratification of the CRPD;
Amendment 45 #
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 and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the ‘EU Framework’) and setting out clear reform objectives and deadlines;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to assign sufficient funding and manpower to task fulfilment within the supervisory frameworks established under Article 33(2), guaranteeing their independence and ensuring that their composition and operational procedures take into account the Paris Principles regarding the functioning of national human rights institutions in line with Article 33(2) and that they are underpinned by the establishment of a formal legal basis clearly defining their remit;
Amendment 76 #
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 with disabilities and to those whose disabilities change over time; calls for the urgent measures to unfreeze the European anti-discrimination directive, concerning which no progress has been made in Council since 2008;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the proposal for a European Accessibility Act17 and is committed to its swift adoption with a view to ensuring the accessibility of goods and services, including the buildings in which those services are provided, together with effective and accessible national enforcement and complaint mechanisms; __________________ 17recalls the need for a comprehensive approach to accessibility and for measures to guarantee that those with any type of disability enjoy this right in accordance with Article 9 of the CRPD; __________________ 17 COM(2015)0615. COM(2015)0615.
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work with Parliament to achieve swift ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to works published by the blind or visually impaired, while reiterating its conviction that the EU is competent to conclude this Treaty without ratification being conditional on a review of the EU legal framework or the timing of a ruling by the Court of Justice;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work with Parliament to deliver a strong directive on the accessibility of public sector bodies’ websites, with a broad scope and a robust enforcement mechanism; expresses its concern at recent Council proposals to reduce significantly the scope of the EU Directive on the accessibility of public sector websites; fears that the exemptions proposed by the Council will not be sufficient to ensure that the 80 million people with disabilities and 150 million elderly people in the EU enjoy equal access to the digital single market and on- line public services for EU citizens, thereby infringing the right to equal access to information enshrined in the CRPD;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned that theCalls for European Structural and Investment Funds are being misused to foster institutionalisation, andto be used in a balanced way, promoting the development of more inclusive communities and institutionalisation where requested, so that in both cases persons with disabilities can be assured of suitable support and assistance; calls on the Member States and the Commission to strengthen their monitoring in line with the CRPD and in consultation with disability organisations;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Attaches the utmost importance to Article 33 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – CRPD - (‘National implementation and monitoring’) and to paragraphs 76 and 77 of the UN Committee’s concluding observations; welcomes therefore the approval by the UN Committee of European Parliament participation in independent monitoring;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Urges the European Parliament to strengthen the internal mechanism established to coordinate the implementation of the CRPD (UNCRPD network) so that it becomes a mechanism for the monitoring and implementation of the Convention, encompassing all parliamentary committees, with the constructive involvement of disability organisations and with its own secretariat and full-time staff assigned exclusively to it;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges all EU institutions, agencies and bodies to establish focal points, and stresses the need for a horizontal interinstitutional coordination mechanism across DGs and EU institutions; calls for the necessary arrangements to form part of a CRPD implementation strategy;