8 Amendments of Tamás DEUTSCH related to 2015/2258(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that Article 7 and Article 96 (7) of the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR)1 promote equal opportunities, non- discrimination and inclusion of persons with disabilities in the implementation of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) in general and in the Operational Programmes in particular and requests an integrated approach to addressing the specific needs of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or social exclusion, with special regard to persons with disabilities; stresses that ex ante evaluation shall appraise the adequacy of planned measures to promote equal opportunities between men and women and to prevent any discrimination, in particular as regards accessibility for persons with disabilities; stresses that national or regional strategic policy framework for lifelong learning shall be in place that contains concrete measures for the provision of skills development for people with disabilities; recalls that the monitoring committee shall examine in particular actions to promote equal opportunities and non-discrimination, including accessibility for persons with disabilities; __________________ 1 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights, in view of the shared management system of Cohesion Policy implementation, the need for effective multilevel governance and coordination of measures in the fight against discrimination; urges the European Union to consider the establishment of an inter- institutional coordination mechanism and the designation of focal points in each European Union institution, agency and body;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that persons with disabilities make a valuable contribution to society as a whole, and that this contribution can be even greater if the (working) environment is properly adapted, for which ESI Funds are needed; therefore urges the EU to take effective action to measure the employment of persons with disabilities and to increase their employment rate in the open labour market, including by providing training for member States on reasonable accommodation and accessibility in the context of employment;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States as well as regional and local authorities to increase their efforts in the area of prevention of discrimination and exclusion of persons with disabilities, including equal access to health care; stresses that discrimination shall explicitly be prohibited on the grounds of disability in the field of health care and measures shall be taken to ensure access to quality health care for all persons with all types of disabilities; requests that the European Union evaluate the impact of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union Directive 2011/24/EU on patients' rights in cross-border health care with regard to gaps in access for persons with disabilities, including accessible information, reasonable accommodation and training of professionals;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to cooperate closely with Parliament regarding the areas of concern raised by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in its ‘Concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union’2 and urges the European Union take the necessary measures to set up a structured dialogue with an independent budget line and sufficient funding for coordination among European Union institutions, agencies and bodies and for meaningful consultation with and the participation of persons with disabilities, including women, and girls and boys with disabilities, through their representative organizations; __________________ 2 United Nations, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Concluding observations on the initial report of the European Union, 4 September 2015 (CRPD/C/EU/CO/1).
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that ESI funding should be used to supportfoster deinstitutionalisation and, prevent any new institutionalization, develop support services and living arrangements in local communities for persons with disabilities in l, especially for children and their families and to promote social communinclusion and access to mainstream, inclusive, quality education for boys and girls with disabilities;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges policy makers at local, regional, national and EU level to ensure efficient monitoring of the implementation of the provisions aimed at non-discrimination, as well as the accessibility of ESI funding and services to persons with disabilities; stresses in particular that the EU shall develop an approach to guide and foster deinstitutionalization and to strengthen the monitoring of the use of the ESI Funds so as to ensure that they are used strictly for the development of support services for persons with disabilities in local communities and not for the redevelopment or expansion of institutions;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all actors involved to pay particular attention to the integration of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities. and to develop a comprehensive campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD and combat prejudice against persons with disabilities, including women and girls, and especially persons with psychosocial disabilities, intellectual disabilities, people with autism spectrum disorders and older persons with disabilities; requests that all materials related to capacity-building, training, awareness raising and public statements, among others, be made available in accessible formats;