14 Amendments of Alexander MIRSKY related to 2011/2069(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to Article 6 of Convention on the Participation of Foreigners in Public Life at Local Level,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
- having regard to Article 79(4) of the Lisbon Treaty,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)
Citation 8 c (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 11 March 2004 on the comprehensive monitoring report of the European Commission on the state of preparedness for EU membership,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 d (new)
Citation 8 d (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 22 April 20091 on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions during the year 2008, ___________________ 1 P6_TA(2009)0239
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 e (new)
Citation 8 e (new)
- having regard to the recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Committee, UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, European Commission against Racism and Intolerance and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, such EU Member States as, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom allow non-citizens, residing in a particular country for a certain number of years, to vote in local elections;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas in the Latvian Republic there exists a certain category of stateless people who account for 15% of the whole population and who live there for more than 20 years and are deprived of the right to participate in local elections while being obliged to pay taxes;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the UN Human Rights Committee, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly recommended making it possible for non-citizens to participate in local elections;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas, in the resolution on the comprehensive monitoring report of the European Commission on the state of preparedness for EU membership of 11 March 2004, the European Parliament proposed that the Latvian authorities envisage the possibility of allowing non- citizens who are long-time inhabitants to take part in local self-government elections;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas, in the resolution on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions during the year 2008 of 22 April 2009 the European Parliament urged the European Commission to closely monitor and encourage the regularisation of the status of non-citizens in Latvia,
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Calls on EU Member States to study experience and receive consultations and recommendations from those countries, which allow non-citizens to vote in local elections, to amend their constitutions in order to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)
Paragraph 44 b (new)
44b. Emphasizes, that in accordance with the equality principle, all EU residents who regularly pay taxes and are permanent residents should have the opportunity to participate in political life of the country;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 c (new)
Paragraph 44 c (new)
44c. Calls on the Commission to reflect the situation of non-citizens, in particular, in the Citizenship Report and the Report on the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 d (new)
Paragraph 44 d (new)
44d. Reiterates its recommendation that the Latvian authorities envisage the possibility of allowing non-citizens who are long-time inhabitants to take part in local self-government elections;