4 Amendments of Peter JAHR related to 2011/2069(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 3
Section 1 – paragraph 3
3. Recalls the role and the responsibility of Parliament towards European citizens generally, and in particular through the petitions process, established by the Treaty under Article 227, which creates an obligation to seek non- judicial remedies on behalf of petitioners, where appropriate and based upon the facts of each case, in order to assist citizens in the exercise of their fundamental rights, and to ensure that the values and principles contained in the Charter and the Treaties are properly applied;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6
Section 1 – paragraph 6
6. Deplores instances of discrimination against minorities, and calls on the Council to act effectively and responsibly to uphold the values of the Union in relation to Member States who fail to fully respect their Treaty obligations on such issues, and calls for stronger EU legislation, policies and actions on racism, xenophobia and homophobia;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9
Section 1 – paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to ensure as a matter of urgency that the Member States transpose and correctly apply Directive 2004/38/EC on the free movement of citizens, given the frequent recurrence of petitions on the subject of problems encountered, inter alia, by legally resident third-country national spouses, registered partners and partners of EU citizens in exercising their rights, as guaranteed by the Charter;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 10
Section 1 – paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the portability of social security benefits, pensions, health care and recognition of professional qualifications and civil status documents and of their effects are important rights that could ensure that citizens enjoy fully their fundamental rights, including on the basis of the completion of the internal market, but notes that many citizens still encounter problems in asserting these rights; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to ensure that these rights are properly respected, applied and developed;