16 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2014/2254(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
Citation 19
– having regard to the hearing of Frans Timmermans before the European Parliament on 7 October 2014, and to his appearance at its sitting of 11 February 2015,
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, under Article 2 TEU, the EU is founded on respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, values which are shared by all the Member States and which must be upheld by the EU, and by each individual Member State, in everything they do;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the manifestations of extreme nationalism, racism, xenophobia and intolerance have not yet disappeared from our communities; on the contrary, especially after the recent terrorist attacks they appear to be on the rise in many Member States which affects traditional minorities and new national minority communities as well;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas article 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union obliges the Union to "respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity",
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas fundamental freedoms, human rights and equal opportunities shall be provided for all citizens of the European Union including persons belonging to national and linguistic minorities;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
(b) clearly defining the criteria for its application and ensuring that it is implemented swiftly and transparently, making good use of the early warning tool and the political dialogue included in the framework, without waiting for fundamental rights violations to materialise;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c
Paragraph 6 – point c
(c) ensuring the full involvement, at the launch and dialogue stages, not only of the Commission and the Member State in question, but also of the European Parliament, the Council, national parliaments, and regional parliaments where the fundamental rights of national minorities represented in those parliaments are at stake, as well as the FRA and civil society, and guaranteeing the use of all available data;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on promoting understanding, acceptance and tolerance between the different national communities in the Member States through the principles of equality, non-discrimination and respect for diversity; calls on particularly the condemnation of hate speech and all forms of aggression;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Warns of the reluctance of the judicial authorities of some Member States to implement framework decisions relating to criminal justice and the impact this is having on the people being affected by these decisions; regrets, moreover, the effect these decisions are having on the mutual trust on which the construction of the third pillar is based;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the fact that even today people belonging to minorities are still victims of discrimination; calls for more consistency of the European Union in the field of minority protection; strongly believes that all Member States as well as candidate countries shall be bound by the same principles and criteria in order to avoid the application of double standards; Calls therefore, as a part of resolving the so- called Copenhagen dilemma, for the establishment of an effective mechanism to monitor and ensure fundamental and acquired rights of national and linguistic minorities both in candidate countries and in countries already admitted to the European Union;
Amendment 569 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its concerns regarding investigations and convictions in connection with hate crimes in the Member States; calls on the EU to make the fight against hate crimes a priority when drawing up European policies against discrimination and in the field of justice; calls for a review of the framework decision on racism and xenophobia and firmer deployment of the EU network against intolerance;
Amendment 579 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for measures to ensure that, in Member States that have experienced dictatorships or suffered totalitarian regimes, efforts are made to keep their historic memory alive, so as to prevent any glorification thereof; urges that any efforts by national authorities to impede exercise of universal jurisdiction over the perpetrators of crimes during these periods be brought to an end within the Union; considers these legal measures to be a guarantee of justice, truth, redress and non-recurrence in accordance with established UN doctrine;
Amendment 675 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 14 – indent 3 a (new)
- organise coordinated and efficient international rescue procedures intended to prevent loss of life resulting from the sinking of vessels carrying migrants;
Amendment 715 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for closer monitoring of migrant reception and detention centres, the treatment of migrants and asylum formalities in the Member States; expresses concern at 'hot return' procedures and at the violent incidents occurring in various 'hotspots' in southern Europe, necessitating the immediate launching by Commission within this framework of political dialogue with countries engaging in such practices with a view to upholding the rule of law;
Amendment 776 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU institutions to look into the impact on fundamental rights of the measures proposed or implemented to deal with the crisis and to take remedial action immediately; in response to the humanitarian crises that might be caused by spending cuts affecting social protection programmes;
Amendment 844 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Proposes the launching of a European anti-corruption code, a transparent system of indicators regarding corruption levels in the Member States and progress made in eradicating corruption as well as an annual comparative report on the extent to which this major problem has taken hold at European level;