10 Amendments of Andrey KOVATCHEV related to 2015/2258(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the strong correlation between disability, which touches about 13 % of the EU’s population, and ill-health, with difficulties and barriers in access leading to the inadequate or unmet provision of healthcare services to people with disabilities; notes that the lack of access to quality health services has a negative effect on the ability of those with disabilities to live independently, inclusively and on an equal basis with others;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the mid-term evaluation of the external financing instruments to assess how effectively these have contributed to the inclusion of persons with disabilities; demands an end to any expenditure in EU programmes that perpetuates the segregation ofcalls for more streamlined use of the EU Structural Funds complemented, where necessary, by EU countries’ national measures as one of the tools to improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the recommendations that the EU achieve a human rights-based approach to disability in situations of risk and emergency; strongly urges the mainstreaming of disabled peoples’ human rights in EU migration and refugee policies; reiterates the importance of the Council Conclusions on disability- inclusive disaster management's integration across the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Member States in all relevant actions on emergency management and disaster risk reduction; calls for raising awareness among persons with disabilities, emergency and civil protection actors in Europe regarding disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives and providing psychological support to persons with disabilities in the recovery phase of the disasters;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses concernRecommends that EU delegations and agencies do not display a sufficient understanding of EU disability strategies and thus do not work in an inclusive and accessible way; suggests the creation of a ‘focal point’ for CRPD in the European External Action Service;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for more streamlined use of the EU Structural Funds complemented, where necessary, by national measures as one of the tools to improve the quality of life and promote accessibility of health care, including electronic services, applications and devices, for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RegretsExpresses its concerns about the absence of sufficient consultation by the EU with disabled people’s organisations in its preparations for the review process by the UN CRPD Committee in 2015 and in drafting its progress report; calls for disabled people’s organisations to be fully involved in future, including participation in official EU delegations for future reviews.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that the EU is the largest donor of Official Development Assistance and one of the most influential stakeholders at international level and its commitment to disability inclusion across all EU External Action is vital for persons with disabilities living in developing countries; encourages further mainstreaming of the needs of persons with disabilities into the humanitarian response provided by the Member States and the European Union and calls for setting mechanisms to share knowledge and good practices between different EU institutions and between the EU and its Member States on disability inclusion;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that the lack of disaggregated data and statistics at sub-national level and by sub-groups in the population is a barrier to formulating adequate policies to reduce inequalities in access; calls on the Commission to support Member States by harmonising the definition of and collection of waiting time indicators and by setting and enforcing standards for accessibility of health facilities for people with disabilities;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to evaluate the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive and its implementation from the perspective of the needs of people with disabilities and their right to know, and effectively avail of on an equal basis with others, the provisions and instruments contained therein, awareness of which is low even among the general population;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for disabled people's organisations to be fully involved in the development and review of disability policies;