László TŐKÉS
Constituencies
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Romania
Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Romania
Independent
2007/12/10 - 2009/07/13
Groups
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PPE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/24 - 9999/12/31
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PPE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/14 - 2009/07/23
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Verts/ALE
Member
Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
2008/04/10 - 2009/07/13
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NA
Member
Non-attached Members
2007/12/10 - 2008/04/09
EP staff
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- Vice-President of European Parliament 2010/06/15 - 2012/01/16
- Member of Parliament's Bureau 2010/06/15 - 2012/01/16
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Culture and Education | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Subcommittee on Human Rights | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Foreign Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the United States | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe | 2008/01/31 | 2009/07/13 |
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Strasbourg
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2013/2007(INI) | Endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union |
| Shadow | 2012/2145(INI) | Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter |
| Responsible | 2011/2294(INI) | Modernising Europe's higher education systems |
| Opinion | 2011/2023(INI) | Towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance |
| Shadow | 2009/2199(INI) | EU policies in favour of human rights defenders |
| Opinion | 2008/2213(INI) | Better careers and more mobility: a European partnership for researchers |
Born
1952/04/01 Cluj- Institute of Protestant Theology, Cluj (1971 - 1975).
- Bishop, Reformed diocese of Piatra Craiului (1990 -). Pastor in Timişoara (1986 - 1990). Pastor in Braşov (1975 - 1977) and Dej (1977 - 1984).
- The people of Timişoara who joined him in his protest against the policy of the dictatorship sparked the 1989 Romanian revolution. He was briefly a member of the National Salvation Front (1990). Co-President of the Synod of the Reformed Church in Romania (1990). Honorary chairman of the Democratic Union of Magyars of Romania (1990-2003). President of the Hungarian Reformed World Federation (1996 -). Honorary President of the Hungarian World Federation (1996 -). Founded the Partium Christian University, holds the post of President of the University (1999 -). President of the Hungarian National Council of Transylvania (2003 -).
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Hungarian Republic (1999). Fidelity Prize (Hungary, 1999). Grand Leopold Kunschak Prize (Austria, 1998). Minorities Prize from the CIEMEN Centre in Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain, 1996). Hungarian Heritage Prize (Hungary, 1996). Bocskay Prize (Hungary, 1995). Pro Fide Prize (Finland, 1993). Member of the Johannit Order of Knighthood (1993). Member of the European Senate of Honour (1992). Geuzenpenning Award (Netherlands, 1991). Doctor honoris causa of Hope College (Holland, Michigan, USA, 1991). Doctor honoris causa of the Reformed Theological Academy of Debrecen (Hungary, 1990). Doctor honoris causa of Regent University (Virginia Beach, USA, 1990). Roosevelt Prize (Netherlands, 1990). Nominated for the Nobel Prize (1990). Bethlen Gábor Prize (Hungary, 1990). Berzsenyi Prize (Hungary, 1989). Freeman of the cities of Sárospatak (Hungary), Odorheiu Secuiesc (Romania), and the Vth and XIth districts of Budapest (Hungary).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/2199(INI) EU policies in favour of human rights defenders
2010/03/18
AFET
9 amendments...
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2a (new) 2a. Reminds that support for human rights defenders is a long-established component of the EU's human rights external relations policy, as reflected through the conception of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights and the Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Reiterates its request that through the Lisbon Treaty the promotion and protection of human rights defenders have to be better integrated at all levels and in all aspects and instruments of the Union's Foreign policy in order to increase coherence, effectiveness and credibility of the EU support for human rights defenders; considers that the development of specific country strategies on human rights and democracy could substantially contribute to this targeting approach
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that human rights defenders in third countries
source: PE-439.882
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2009/2219(INI) Human rights, social and environmental standards in international trade agreements
2010/05/19
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3a (new) 3a. Reminds the Commission that in the framework of article 207 of the Lisbon Treaty, EU legislation concerning external trade will be adopted jointly by the EP and the Council; therefore, the EP should make best use of its enhanced powers, either on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, to influence the Commission to suspend temporarily trade advantages, including those stemming from free trade agreements with third countries whenever it detects human rights or labour rights violations;
source: PE-441.077
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2009/2241(INI) Institutional aspects of accession by the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
2010/02/26
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
source: PE-439.296
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2010/0074(COD) Citizens' initiative
2010/04/10
CULT
4 amendments...
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. "Organis
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. In order to be eligible to support a proposed citizens' initiative, signatories shall be citizens of the Union and
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. The signatories of a citizens' initiative shall come from at least one
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. In one
source: PE-449.033
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2010/2013(INI) Key competences for a changing world: implementation of the education and training 2010 work programme
2010/07/04
CULT
5 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas education and training policies should enable all citizens, irrespective of their age, gender, linguistic, ethnic, national, religious and socio-economic background, to acquire, update and develop their skills and competences
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Draws attention to the importance of education in mother tongue especially in case of traditional minorities;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the need to continue to develop and confirm language acquisition at primary and secondary school and the importance to be taught in their mother tongue in the case of traditional minorities;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Considers that higher education institutions should become more diverse, the complementary character of the state, private and denominational institutions should be respected and sustained;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on the Member States to support by legislative, administrative and financial means education in their mother tongue in case of traditional minorities;
source: PE-439.935
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2010/2202(INI) Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2009 and the European Union's policy on the matter
2010/10/18
AFET
8 amendments...
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Urges the Iranian leaders to enact a law unequivocally banning stoning as a legal punishment; condemns the fact that the Iranian regime still sentences to death and executes juvenile offenders; condemns the Iranian regime’s use of the death penalty, which places Iran in second position, just after China, in the league table of countries with the highest number of executions; strongly condemns the increased number of executions following the peaceful demonstrations after presidential elections in Iran in June 2009; is concerned that China still carries out the greatest number of executions worldwide; welcomes the positive action of the Belarusian authorities in setting up a Working Group to draft proposals on imposing a moratorium on the death penalty; remains concerned that executions are still carried out in Belarus, which is the only country in Europe that continues to use the death penalty, leaving the families of those executed without information on the date of the execution or where the body is buried;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41a (new) 41a (new.) Expresses its deep concern about the entrenched gender-based discrimination and domestic violence in several countries, and points out that women living in rural areas are a particularly vulnerable group; similarly is greatly concerned about cases of sexual violence and high rates of rape of women and girls in South Africa, investigations often being inadequate and obstructed by gender bias, victims facing numerous obstacles in accessing healthcare and delays in the provision of medical treatment; strongly condemns violence against women and girls as a chronic problem in Guatemala and Mexico, where the majority of perpetrators are never brought to trial and victims who report rape or violence to the authorities are often treated with suspicion and disrespect;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Urges the Council, the Commission and the Member States to implement the measures proposed by Parliament in its resolution on EU policies in favour of human rights defenders, adopted in June 2010; with a gender perspective in the implementation of the guidelines in favour of women human rights defenders and other particularly vulnerable groups, such as defenders working to promote economic, social and cultural rights and those working with minorities' rights and indigenous people;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Acknowledges conclusions in many human rights reports that human rights defenders, while bringing an invaluable contribution to the protection and promotion of human rights at the risk of their own personal security, have been suffering from increasingly strong attacks in various forms, such as attacks on freedom of expression or association, arbitrary arrests, unfair trials and closure of the offices of civil society organisations;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58.
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68a (new) 68a (new). Stresses that international human rights law recognizes freedom of religion or belief regardless of registration status, so registration should not be a mandatory precondition for practicing one's religion; furthermore points out with concern that in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam religious groups need to register with the government and operate under government-controlled management boards, that interfere with their religious autonomy, and restrict their activity;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68b (new) 68b (new). Calls on Russia to put a moratorium on the implementation of the 2002 Law on Fighting Extremist Activity as it is used and abused to restrict religious freedom, to repress and attempt to ban non-violent religious groups; notes furthermore with great concern that 265 religious and faith-based organizations are on a black list of so-called extremist organizations;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68c (new) 68c (new). Urges furthermore the following countries to stop restrictions on freedom of association and assembly of religious groups and respect freedom of religion and belief: Saudi Arabia, Egypt , Eritrea, Iran, Somalia, Yemen, Belarus, North Korea, Laos;
source: PE-450.657
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2010/2234(INI) European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy
2010/09/12
CULT
4 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recommends boosting
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Considers that the challenges posed by the 2020 strategy create a need to provide adequate financial resources as well as increasing VET prestige through the promotion of new models and methods of training; considers, in this respect, that giving visibility to student success stories and sharing European best practices in the labour market would be of great value.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recalls that VET programs should be extended to comply with the principles of life-long learning, initial and continued training.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Considers that a better harmonization among the different educational systems of Member States, bridging these differences and the recognition of certificates and diplomas among member states should be emphasised in order to heighten cross-border collaboration and aid mobility.
source: PE-454.460
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2010/2276(INI) EU strategy on Roma inclusion
2010/12/16
CULT
10 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on national ministries of education as well as the Commission to establish innovative and flexible grants for talent nurturing and to increase support for existing grants and programmes;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that supporting mechanisms such as scholarships and mentoring support should be established for young Roma, to inspire them not only to obtain diplomas, but also to enrol in higher education and improve their qualifications;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Considers that a new type of scholarship programme should be developed to ensure the highest quality instruction for Roma students in order to educate a new generation of Roma leaders;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Believes that educational institutions whose underprivileged students win places in higher level institutions or whose graduating percentage is above the average should be rewarded and calls on the Commission to develop projects in this respect;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Believes that local governments must take care of the reintegration of students falling out of the school system up to the maximum age of compulsory education. To this end, educational institutions must inform local governments about school- leavers;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Believes that kindergartens and/or alternative forms of pre-school care and education should be established in communities where none exist, and expanded where there is a lack of places;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Believes that the system of training within workplaces must be expanded and enabled to provide the acquisition of necessary skills and abilities on a large scale;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Believes that it is necessary to harmonize the training supply with the labour-market demand, and therefore calls for middle-term national and regional forecasts on expected labour- demand;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Calls on the Commission to develop and implement joint monitoring systems of EU institutions, member states and Roma community leaders for the programmes and projects put into practice within the member states;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to promote best practices and positive models and experiences with implemented programmes and Roma self-initiatives in order to improve the perception and image of Roma within non-Roma communities as well as to boost active participation and creative collaboration on the part of the Roma communities with EU, member state and local programmes.
source: PE-454.462
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2011/0135(COD) Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs): tasks related to the protection of intellectual property rights
2011/10/17
CULT
4 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The constant rise of infringements of intellectual property rights constitutes a genuine threat not only to the Union economy, but also to the health and safety of Union consumers, as well as to European cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage and their sustainable protection and promotion. Therefore, effective, immediate and coordinated actions at European and global levels are needed to successfully combat this phenomenon.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) The Communication set out that the Observatory should become the central resource for gathering, monitoring and reporting information and data related to all intellectual property rights infringements. It should be used as a platform for cooperation between representatives from national authorities and all public and private stakeholders to exchange ideas and expertise on best practices, to develop joint enforcement strategies and to make recommendations to policy-makers. The Communication specified that the Observatory would be hosted and managed by the services of the Commission.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) collecting, analysing and disseminating relevant objective, comparable and reliable data regarding the economic value of intellectual property and its contribution to economic growth, welfare, innovation, creativity, cultural and linguistic diversity, the creation of high quality jobs and the development of high quality products and services within the Union;
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point k (k) working with national authorities to
source: PE-472.123
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2011/0371(COD) 'Erasmus for all' - Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport 2014-2020
2012/11/10
CULT
7 amendments...
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) The European Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security policy, in their joint Communication on a new response to a changing Neighbourhood outlined, inter alia, the aim
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – point e – introductory part (e) To improve the teaching and learning of languages, including traditional minority and sign languages, and promote linguistic diversity;
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - title (new) Article 5a Specific objectives in the field of education and training
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - introductory wording (new) 1. In the field of Grundtvig (adult learning), the programme shall aim to:
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) (a) address the learning needs of disadvantaged groups, including traditional national and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, early school leavers, low qualified adults and older adults.
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b)
Amendment 739 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c c)
source: PE-496.579
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2011/2036(INI) European Schools' system
2011/06/16
CULT
6 amendments...
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Regrets that the European Schools are often wrongly considered to be elitist schools, a luxury rather than a necessity, when their mission is to provide mother- tongue education for students whose parents may be required to change their place of work or return to their country of origin;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Considers that the European Schools should serve as an example and best practice in the dissemination of European culture, values and languages, and that exporting this model to the national education systems would assist professional mobility;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers that the European Schools should also function as promoters of multiculturalism and multilingualism, and as models in the protection and promotion of languages of lower international usage; believes that the small number of pupils requiring education in a certain language should not lead to ceasing education in that particular language, emphasizing the fact that mother-tongue education constitutes the founding principle of the European Schools;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Considers that the budget restrictions that the Schools will have to accept must be accompanied by a real increase in their management autonomy, also that the organisational reform to be implemented will not affect negatively the founding principles of the European Schools;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Invites the Member States to develop syllabuses for use in all EU countries, including European Schools, so that compatibility among national systems and the European Schools’ system may be achieved;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Considers that special training programmes and professional workshops for teachers coming from the different national systems should be organised in order to prepare them — according to common standards and criteria — for the work within the European Schools’ system;
source: PE-464.750
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2011/2052(INI) European Platform against poverty and social exclusion
2011/06/14
CULT
5 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Advises the Commission and the Member States to make a greater effort to reduce school drop-out rates, also for disabled people, in addition to promoting the integration of education and work, in order to eliminate economic, social, or any other kind of marginalization;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to implement lifelong, informal and distance training programmes and to step up the implementation of the EQF (European Qualifications Framework), in accordance with the flagship initiative ‘An agenda for new skills and jobs’;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for education, including sport and education in the arts, to be provided from the pre-school age, to prevent poverty from being passed on from one generation to the next; emphasises the role of sports and cultural activities in promoting inclusion, non-discrimination and volunteering, and calls on the Member States to make a greater effort in the funding, organisation and promotion of such programmes;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for an intercultural, multilingual approach to be endorsed, to facilitate the educational and formative integration of migrants; calls for training courses and workshops for teachers, institutional staff, social workers and NGOs active in this field in order to sensitize them and focus the attention in their work on the elimination of exclusion and/or marginalization;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Supports the promotion of second- chance education and training projects, also with NGOs, through the use of the Structural Funds; reiterates the crucial role of youth organizations in motivating the young to partake in programmes aiming social inclusion and equality;
source: PE-464.995
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2011/2067(INI) Agenda for new skills and jobs
2011/06/15
CULT
4 amendments...
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that measures should be implemented for setting up a system of informal and at-the-workplace training, e.g. a system of apprenticeship, also within traditional crafts and professions, in order to make acquiring new skills and jobs more accessible as well as to promote the diversification of the labour market.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Emphasises the need to raise the profile and attractiveness of professions and jobs where there exists a deficit of workforce on the labour market.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Points out that the ability to communicate in foreign languages is considered important for all EU citizens and regarded as a useful skill by employers assessing applicants; therefore encourages this literacy requirement and supports the development of language teaching, including acquiring communication skills in languages of lower international circulation and usage;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls for exchange of experience and presentation and promotion of best practice in the area of raising employability and education for the actual labour market demand.
source: PE-467.090
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2011/2087(INI) European dimension in sport
2011/09/09
CULT
8 amendments...
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the importance of encouraging participation in sports activities
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on sports organisations to pay attention to the needs of disabled sportspeople; to promote the inclusion into sports activities of underprivileged and under-represented communities and individuals;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points out that sports at all ages is beneficial to society through its great health enhancing effect, and therefore calls on the Member States to promote the active participation of all age groups in sports activities;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Underlines the importance of sports tourism for local and national economies and calls on the Member States to aid the development of this branch of economic and commercial activities;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Recalls that good governance in sport is a condition for the autonomy and self- regulation of sports organisations, in compliance with the principles of transparency and democracy; underlines the need for appropriate representation of all stakeholders in sports institutions, with special attention to the appropriate representation of women at the organisational level and in decision- making positions;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines that training for players at local level is needed for the sustainable development of European sport; emphasizes the need for the equivalence and recognition of diploma and qualifications in sports;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote in all cooperation with non-member states the global respect of Olympic rules and regulations;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 3 – to draw up a European map of local, traditional sports and support its dissemination; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the protection and promotion of traditional sports as part of our European heritage;
source: PE-470.057
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2011/2157(INI) Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
2011/09/09
CULT
1 amendments...
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Emphasizes the need to initiate, run and support cultural and educational programs aimed at disseminating and promoting basic values of participative democracy, including the respect of human rights and minority rights, accessible to citizens as well as cultural and educational institutions from ENP countries.
source: PE-472.077
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2011/2178(INI) Competitive digital single market - eGovernment as a spearhead
2011/11/10
CULT
4 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for special programmes and eGovernment platforms to be developed with the aim of protecting and promoting local, regional, ethnic and linguistic diversity;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to actively involve citizens, businesses and educational institutions in developing user-driven eGovernment platforms, using open source software and interoperable standards, thus promoting participatory democracy and building trust in democratic government forms;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on Member States and the Commission to publish publicly funded data in machine-readable form (and in real time) under open licences, to enable innovative re-use of public sector information by academia and for research, business development and the general public, thus also enhancing transparency;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to integrate digital literacy and transversal skills into education systems; to promote possibilities offered by EU programmes (such as the Lifelong Learning Programme – Grundtvig) in disseminating digital literacy and skills among all age groups (including the older generation) and all social groups.
source: PE-473.889
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2011/2180(INI) Contribution of the European institutions to the consolidation and progress of the Bologna process
2011/09/12
CULT
8 amendments...
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights the fact that the priorities set up within the Bologna process represent the conditions necessary to guarantee that every student enrolled in a European university has the right to graduate and to see his qualification recognised in any EU country, with the goal of creating a genuine sense of European University Citizenship;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for a commitment on the part of universities to new teaching and training strategies aimed at a learning-centred university system and to the continuous professional and methodological development of their academic staff;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Asks the EU, in order to guarantee mutual trust, to consolidate a system of quality assurance at both European and Member State level;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Draws attention to the particular needs of the Bachelor's degree, its curricula, its access paths to Masters programmes, and its employability, stresses in this respect the need for specific actions and for more effective cooperation between universities and the labour market with a view to developing more relevant curricula and enhancing employability;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal with reference to an Erasmus Masters Degree Mobility Scheme;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Regards academic PhD degrees, including those carried out in enterprises, as a key link between higher education and research, and recalls their potential as a key component in the creation of knowledge- based innovation and economic growth; welcomes the Commission's commitment to developing a European Industrial PhD Scheme within the Marie Curie actions;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for an effective strategy to be set up to support lifelong learning programmes and sustainable initiatives that are fully integrated into the institution and promote a lifelong learning culture;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Points out that the Bologna Process 2012 Biannual Ministerial Meeting in Bucharest must take into account the fact that the creation of EHEA has laid down the conditions for joint competence of the EU and the Member States on the issue of higher education, and should call for a more harmonious implementation of the Process throughout the Member States;
source: PE-472.248
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2011/2185(INI) Annual report on human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter including implications for the EU's strategic human rights policy
2012/02/22
AFET
53 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) - having regard to the Council Conclusions on intolerance, discrimination and violence on the basis of religion or belief in its 3069th Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, 21 February 2011,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) - having regard to the Partnership agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and its latter revisions in February 2005 and June 2010,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) - having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the European Neighbourhood Policy adopted on 20 June 2011 at its 3101st meeting,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 b (new) - having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2011 on Tibet, in particular self- immolation by nuns and monks1, _______________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA_PROV(2011)0474.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) - having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the European Endowment for Democracy adopted on 1 December 2011 at its 3130th meeting and the Declaration on the establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy agreed in COREPER on 15 December 2011,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas lessons must be learned from the European Union's past failures in promoting transition in countries with authoritarian regimes in particular where stability and security concerns have compromised a principled policy of promoting democracy and human rights, showing the need to redefine current EU instruments on the matter and establishing new tools like the European Endowment for Democracy - an expert, proactive, lightly structured and thus cost- , decision- and response-effective tool at EU arm's length, capable of utilising in- depth knowledge and insights on the local situation in the countries of impact, through direct cooperation with local partners and twinning European and local partners, utilising directly or through re-granting resources of the EU, Member States and beyond, to support civil society capacity for democratic opposition and political actors striving for democratic change in non-democratic countries and countries in transition, in a mutually safe, deniable if necessary, manner;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that for the European Union (EU) to be a credible actor in external relations, it must act consistently, in accordance with Treaty and acquis obligations and avoid double standards between its human rights policy and other external policies, between internal and external policies, and in the conduct of its relations with third countries combining this approach with the challenge of developing the human rights Country Strategy Papers and implementing action plans, which must also cover democratisation, reflecting the specificity of each country as regards impact, and making full use of the EU's relevant instruments;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the development of Country Strategy Papers on human rights and stresses that these should also cover democratisation; calls for their prompt implementation through action plans to complement these strategies, based on analyses of the situation and needs in each country and making full use of the EU's relevant instruments; reiterates its call for the Country Strategy Papers to be made available to Parliament; stresses the need for consistency and avoidance of double standards;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the crucial role played by civil society in the protection and promotion of democracy and human rights; welcomes the establishment of the European Endowment for Democracy as a means to effectively support development of civil society and its capacity for democratic opposition in non- democratic and in-transition countries; encourages the EEAS and the EED Working Group established under its auspices in cooperation with Member States and EU institutions, to intensify efforts to finalize a legal framework for the EED during the 2012 Danish presidency and to develop its operational readiness; stresses that EU contacts with civil society should be built on a genuine partnership, including systematic and regular dialogue on an equal footing;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the crucial role played by civil society in the protection and promotion of democracy and human rights; stresses that EU contacts with civil society should be built on a genuine partnership, including systematic and regular dialogue on an equal footing; in this respect welcomes initiatives such as, for example, the Eastern Partnership-Civil Society Forum set up to promote contacts among civil society organisations and facilitate their dialogue with public authorities, and encourages EU institutions to take greater advantage of the recommendations and declarations developed during the first 2009 EP-CSF in Brussels, Belgium, 2010 in Berlin, Germany and 2011 in Poznań, Poland;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Stresses the need for consistency and avoidance of double standards, combining this approach with the challenge of developing the human rights Country Strategy Papers and implementing action plans, which must also cover democratisation, reflecting the specificity of each country as regards the impact and making full use of the EU's relevant instruments;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses the importance of the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the analysis and evaluation of the EU's policy on the matter; notes with regret that the High Representative/Vice- President of the Commission (HR/VP) and/or the European External Action Service (EEAS) for the first time since the presentation of Annual Reports on Human Rights in the World did not present the report to the plenary at all this year
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Regrets the largely descriptive nature of the Annual Report and the excessive focus on one-off actions; reiterates its request that a more systematic approach be provided, including the development of a single catalogue of Human Rights and Democracy benchmarks shared throughout all EU institutions to be used as a point of reference on the matter not only in Annual Reports but in all EU documents and agreements, use of indices and benchmarks for individual countries, and that performance against these targets be analysed in the Annual Report, in order to facilitate a substantiated assessment of performance;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Regrets the largely descriptive nature of the Annual Report and the excessive focus on one-off actions; reiterates its request that a more systematic approach be provided, including the use of indices and benchmarks for individual countries, and that performance against these targets be analysed in the Annual Report, in order to facilitate a substantiated assessment of performance; suggests that the implementation of the European Convention of Human Rights could constitute a viable element of such a HR and Democracy EU single benchmark catalogue in reference to the Eastern Partnership countries;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Invites the HR/VP in her drafting of future Annual Reports to consult actively
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Warmly welcomes the HR/VP's statement to Parliament on 13 December 2011 following up on Parliament's long- standing call for the creation of an EU Special Representative on Human Rights; endorses her view that this would ‘act as a catalyst and raise our profile internationally’, and urges the creation of this function forthwith; calls for the post- holder to be an expert
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that the mainstreaming of international justice must include systematically taking account of the fight against impunity in the broader context of trade, development and rule-of-law assistance; stresses that victims must be the central concern; highlights the importance of establishing constitutional structures, including an efficient legal system, the separation of powers and a recognized and independent judiciary in order to strengthen the promotion of human rights in any country; recommends that the Rome Statute of the ICC be added to the package of international treaties on good governance and the rule of law to be ratified by third countries admitted to the System of Generalised Preferences Plus (GSP+); recommends the consistent inclusion of ICC clauses in EU agreements with third countries;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Reiterates its conviction that all EU external actions must combine a development dimension which focuses on socio-economic progress for all based on sustainable development, including the basic need for food, and a political dimension which supports pluralism, democracy rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Reiterates its conviction that all EU external actions must combine a development dimension which focuses on socio-economic progress for all based on sustainable development, and a political dimension which supports pluralism, democracy and respect for human rights; reiterates that the European Endowment for Democracy as referred to in the European Parliament's documents will be particularly effective in this matter and a viable complement to the current EU and Member State instruments;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Stresses the importance of a political support process not simply focussed on the period immediately before and after elections, but based on continuity; welcomes the HR/VP's attention to ‘deep democracy’, which links democratic processes with human rights, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law and good governance; expects that the European Endowment for Democracy, the new tool at arm's length of the EU, to effectively support the development of civil society and its capacity for democratic opposition in non-democratic and in-transition countries;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Stresses again the importance of choosing priority countries for election observation missions on the basis of a mission's potential for impact on the promotion of genuine long-term democratisation
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses the importance, at the end of each election observation mission, of drawing up realistic and achievable recommendations in cooperation with other international actors, with the dissemination and monitoring of these recommendations to be carried out by EU Delegations; considers that Parliament's standing delegations and the joint parliamentary assemblies should play an enhanced role in following up these recommendations and analysing progress with regard to human rights and democracy; supports therefore the promotion of a sustainable and regular dialogue with these third country parliaments;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32 a. Stresses the importance and urgency of improving the modalities and substance of these dialogues in consultation with civil society; reiterates that dialogues can be constructive and can have real impact on the ground only if followed up with concrete steps taking account of the EU's objectives and the EU Guidelines on human rights dialogues with third countries, as well as if corrective measures are put in place;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 b (new) 32 b. Recalls that the EU should use these dialogues as an instrument to raise individual cases of human rights violations in third countries, such as cases of political prisoners and detainees as for example in Vietnam and China, imprisoned for the peaceful exercise of basic rights, such as freedom of expression, assembly, association and religion; furthermore calls on the EU to make regular use of this opportunity and follow up responses to individual cases it has raised, monitor these cases, and closely coordinate with human rights organisations involved as well as other countries having human rights dialogues with the country in question;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Calls for all contractual relationships with third countries, both industrialised and developing, and including sectoral agreements, trade and technical or financial aid agreements, to include clearly worded clauses on human rights and democracy, without exception; in order to give an unambiguous point of reference for the clauses, reiterates the need to develop a single catalogue of Human Rights and Democracy benchmarks shared throughout all EU institutions, to be used in a descriptive manner but also for evaluation purposes and to programme future expectations in all EU documents and agreements with third countries;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Calls for all contractual relationships with third countries, both industrialised and developing, and including sectoral agreements, trade and technical or financial aid agreements, to include clearly worded clauses on human rights and democracy, without exception; suggests that the implementation of the European Convention of Human Rights could constitute a viable element of such a HR and Democracy EU single benchmark catalogue;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Considers that the ‘Arab Spring’ has served to demonstrate the inadequacy of the EU's policies hitherto to effectively support people's strong desire for accountable and representative government in countries where this is denied; welcomes therefore the Joint Communications by the Commission and the HR/VP on ‘A new response to a changing Neighbourhood’, expressing among other points, the need for the establishment of the European Endowment for Democracy, and ‘A partnership for democracy and shared prosperity with the Southern Mediterranean’, and the approach taken of shared commitments and mutual accountability, stronger conditionality, differentiation of policies, the advancing of multilateral and sub-regional cooperation and the principle of further involving civil society;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Considers that the ‘Arab Spring’ has served to demonstrate the inadequacy of the EU's policies hitherto to effectively support people's strong desire for accountable and representative government in countries where this is denied; welcomes therefore the Joint Communications by the Commission and the HR/VP on ‘A new response to a changing Neighbourhood’ and ‘A partnership for democracy and shared prosperity with the Southern Mediterranean’, and the approach taken of shared commitments and mutual accountability
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38 a. Welcomes the new approach to the ENP aiming for greater support for partners engaged in building deep and sustainable democracy, support for inclusive economic development, and strengthening the two regional dimensions of the European Neighbourhood Policy;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39.
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises the crucial importance of active civil society participation considering all parts of society, in and contribution to processes of governance, and insists that, in future, civil society must be engaged so as to contribute directly through an institutionalised ‘civil society monitoring mechanism’;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Welcomes the Commission's Communication on an Agenda for Change and its emphasis on the intertwined nature of the objectives of development, democracy, human rights, good governance and security; welcomes the enhanced focus on partner countries' commitments in determining the mix of instruments and modalities at country level; simultaneously stresses the need to eliminate current and avoid future double standards; welcomes the translation of this policy into the Commission's Communication on The Future Approach to Budget Support to Third Countries, which states that general budget support will only be provided when partner countries commit to meeting international human rights and democracy standards; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to translate this policy framework into concrete, operational, time-bound and measurable activities, mainstreamed throughout the different areas of cooperation and accompanied by the necessary strengthening of institutional frameworks and administrative capacities;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Notes that, in order to maximise coherence and effectiveness, a strategic approach is needed to combining different geographic and thematic instruments to protect and promote human rights, based on a solid analysis of the local context eliminating current and avoiding future double standards; welcomes, in this respect, the commitment given in the 12 December 2011 Joint Communication on Human Rights and Democracy at the Heart of EU External Action: Towards a More Effective Approach to take the human rights country strategies into account in the programming and implementing cycles of the EU's assistance, and invites the HR/VP to draw up a more detailed methodology to implement this commitment;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Notes that, in order to maximise coherence and effectiveness, a strategic bottom-up approach is needed to combining different geographic and thematic instruments to protect and promote human rights, highlighting that one of the basic conditions for any political engagement is guaranteed food security ideally through local food production, based on a solid analysis of the local context; welcomes, in this respect, the commitment given in the 12 December 2011 Joint Communication on Human Rights and Democracy at the Heart of EU External Action: Towards a More Effective Approach to take the human rights country strategies into account in the programming and implementing cycles of the EU's assistance, and invites the HR/VP to draw up a more detailed methodology to implement this commitment;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Welcomes the successful result of UN General Assembly resolution 65/206 of 21 December 2010 on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48 a. Calls on the EU to continue using cooperation and diplomacy towards the abolition of the death penalty in all possible forums worldwide in line with the EU Guidelines on the death penalty; concerning countries where the death penalty still exists, further calls on the EU to do its outmost for a progressive restriction leading to abolition, as well as for executions to be carried out according to international minimum standards, and also to ensure that the right to a fair trial is fully respected for each and every person facing execution, without the use of torture and other ill-treatment used to extract confessions;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 b (new) 48 b. Stresses the importance for the EU to continue monitoring the conditions under which executions are carried out in those countries that still retain the death penalty, and to support legal and constitutional reform towards full and total abolition;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Welcomes the EU's political commitment to supporting human rights defenders, as a long-established component of the EU's human rights external relations policy, and the many positive examples of demarches, trial observations, prison visits, and other concrete actions undertaken by EU missions and delegations, but remains concerned at the lack of implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders in some third countries; considers that the HR/VP should make recommendations for enhanced action to those missions where implementation has been noticeably weak;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 a (new) 53 a. Urges the EU and its Member States to encourage EU missions and delegations to show their support and solidarity for the work undertaken by HRDs and their organizations, by regularly meeting and proactively engaging with them and incorporating their contributions into the development of the specific country strategies on human rights and democracy, and regularly engaging with the European Parliament;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 b (new) 53 b. Reiterates its call on the EU to systematically raise individual cases of HRDs in the on-going human rights dialogues it has with those third countries where human rights defenders continue to suffer harassment and attacks;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Reiterates its call for greater inter- institutional cooperation on human rights defenders; considers that the EU's response capacity and the coherence between the actions of the different institutions on urgent crises for human rights defenders would be well served by a shared alert system based on focal points, and encourages the Council and Commission to explore this avenue further; stresses the important role of the Sakharov Prize Network in this and other areas; welcomes the initiative to move the idea of the Network further through, among other activities, the Sakharov Network Conference organised in the European Parliament on 23 November 2011; calls on all EU institutions to exercise greater involvement and cooperation;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Calls on the HR/VP to promote equal geographically and gender-balanced opportunities in the EEAS, as set out in the Staff Regulations; urges the HR/VP and the Member States to propose high-level women candidates for leadership functions in the EEAS and Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions; welcomes the progress made in the context of CSDP missions in the appointment of Gender Advisors in almost all missions and in providing in-mission training; calls on the Council to include a reference to UNSCR 1325 in Council decisions establishing mission mandates; recommends that Member States provide all military and seconded civilian staff with standardised gender training modules prior to the missions;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63.
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 a (new) 63 a. Is convinced that the right to freedom of religion or belief is one of the fundamental principles of all modern democracies and contributes to creating the conditions required for peace, democratisation and development and for the promotion of other human rights; in this light remains deeply concerned that discrimination based on religion or belief still exists in all regions of the world, and that persons belonging to particular religious communities, including religious minorities, continue to be denied their human rights in many countries such as North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, the Maldives, Yemen, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Laos, Pakistan, Eritrea, Egypt, and Nigeria; remains deeply concerned about legislation on defamation of religion and blasphemy laws that limits freedom of expression and are particularly used against religious minorities; in this respect welcomes the increased attention given to the fundamental right to freedom of religion or belief, the Council's confirmation of its conclusions on freedom of Religion or Belief in 2009, and the EU's promise to enhance action to promote and protect this right in its external policy;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 b (new) 63 b. Urges the EEAS to develop a permanent capacity within the Global and Multilateral Directorate General to mainstream the issue of freedom of religion or belief across the geographical directorates and units as well as linking the issue into general human rights promotion within the same DG and advancing the issue in international and multilateral organisations; encourages the EEAS to report on an annual basis on progress on freedom of religion or belief in the world;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 c (new) 63 c. Calls on the EU Fundamental Rights Agency to provide Parliament with accurate and reliable data on infringements of freedom of religion or belief in the European Union, and to advise as to how these could be tackled;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 64. Commends the Council, the EEAS, the HR/VP, the Commission and Member States on their engagement in favour of LGBT people's human rights in bilateral relations with third countries, in multilateral fora, and through the EIDHR; welcomes the reintroduction of sexual orientation as a ground for protection from extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions by the UNGA, and welcomes EU efforts to this end;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 66. Calls on the EU to encourage governments of developing countries to commit to land reform where relevant in order to secure the land titles of indigenous people, nomadic populations especially women, and to prevent land-grabbing practices by corporations; stresses that it is necessary to protect the land, tenancy and land use rights of small local farmers and the access of local communities to natural resources, in order to prevent further land takeovers; highlights in this regard the importance of securing income for small farmers in order to empower them to contribute to the socio-economic and democratic development of these countries; urges the EU to assert the right of access to natural resources, in particular for native and indigenous peoples, in the negotiation of trade agreements;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 69. Notes that the Internet has become one of the most important vehicles through which individuals exercise their right to freedom of opinion and expression, and that it has played a crucial role in promoting human rights, democratic participation, accountability, transparency and economic development; bearing in mind that not all parts of society, in particular the elderly and rural population, have access to the Internet;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Acknowledges, in the wake of the Arab Spring, the focus on ‘bottom up’ tailor- made approaches and the need to move respect for human rights to the centre of EU foreign policy; therefore stresses that the EU needs to support and involve the governments, parliaments and civil society in the process of respecting and monitoring human rights; considers that the EU must learn from past mistakes epitomised by the fact that right up to the outbreak of civil war in Libya, negotiations were underway on a framework agreement with Libya, despite evidence of the murder of 1 200 prisoners over a decade before and a litany of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Acknowledges, in the wake of the Arab Spring, the focus on ‘bottom up’ tailor- made approaches and the need to move respect for human rights to the centre of EU foreign policy; considers that the EU must learn from past mistakes epitomised by the fact that right up to the outbreak of civil war in Libya, negotiations were underway on a framework agreement with Libya, despite evidence of the murder of 1 200 prisoners over a decade before and a litany of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions; at the same time reiterates the fact that the EU's partnership in democratization processes and economic prosperity in the South needs to run in parallel with its engagements in the Eastern neighbourhood;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Acknowledges, in the wake of the Arab Spring, the focus on ‘bottom up’ tailor- made approaches and the need to move respect for human rights to the centre of EU foreign policy; considers that the EU must learn from past mistakes epitomised by the fact that right up to the outbreak of civil war in Libya, negotiations were underway on a framework agreement with Libya, despite evidence of the murder of 1 200 prisoners over a decade before and a litany of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions; stresses that the funds that could not be allocated or transferred to the European Neighbourhood countries due to a negative evaluation, should be redistributed to other projects taking place in European Neighbourhood partner countries both in Southern and Eastern dimension;
source: PE-480.864
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2011/2294(INI) Modernising Europe's higher education systems
2012/02/02
CULT
16 amendments...
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines the complementary role of state, private and religious forms of higher education across Europe;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Endorses the Commission's initiative to launch a multi-dimensional tool for the classification and ranking of higher education institutions based on characteristics such as the quality of teaching, regional engagement and knowledge transfer;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Emphasises the role of promoting democratic values, stressing the importance of acquiring a solid knowledge of European integration, and understanding former totalitarian regimes of Europe as common history;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Points out that public funding is of primary importance for higher education; emphasises that increased investment in higher education in Europe is crucial to overcoming the current economic crisis and fostering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; calls on the Member States and higher education institutions to develop innovative funding mechanisms to complement public funding without increasing the pressure on households, as the latter could lead for example to lower participation, to undesirable shifts in the social make-up of the student population and to the creation or exacerbation of imbalances in mobility flows between Member States or regions;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates that higher education has the potential to promote social inclusion and upward social mobility; calls on Member States and higher education institutions to widen access and foster study success for students from all social backgrounds, persons living with disabilities, students belonging to national, ethnic or linguistic minorities and to recognise multiculturalism and multilingualism as a fundamental value of the EU that needs to be fostered;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Member States to pay increased attention and to support higher education and institutions serving traditional national, ethnic or linguistic minorities with special focus on endangered cultures and languages;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Encourages higher education institutions to engage more intensively with their regions and establish collaborative actions with
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Member States, their central and regional authorities, to include and to support in cross-border cooperation higher education institutions;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Welcomes the Commission's support for ‘Knowledge Alliances’ and ‘Sector Skills Alliances’ in which higher education institutions and businesses jointly develop curricula to address skills shortages; calls upon businesses and entrepreneurs, including small and medium-sized enterprises, actively to develop partnerships with higher education institutions, by providing high-quality internships for students and lecturers, by capitalising on the general transferable skills of lecturers;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Emphasises the need to develop mechanisms and management strategies that facilitate the transfer of innovative ideas and research results into business and allow business to provide input to higher education regarding current and expected needs for skills and innovations, taking into account best practices from all over the world;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Underlines the importance of sport in the education process; calls on Member States to support and encourage sport activity among students and to increase support for grass-root sport programmes;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to create a financial instrument to help students secure funding for a Masters degree outside their home Member State, regardless of their social background and financial possibilities; demands fair and transparent access to the scheme throughout the Member States;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on the Commission to elaborate a professional and financial action plan to diminish these disparities;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Reiterates that higher education is a common European public good and that Member States, regional governments and local authorities and the EU share a common responsibility in developing and strengthening the EHEA and the Bologna Process;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Endorses the Commission's proposal to increase the EU budget available for education, training and research in the next multiannual financial framework, given the fact that investment in education, training and research is key to reaching the EU 2020 targets and achieving smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe;
source: PE-480.629
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2012/2062(INI) Review of the EU's human rights strategy
2012/09/28
AFET
16 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions from 25 October 2011 entitled 'A renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility' (COM(2011) 681),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 b (new) - having regard to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 c (new) - having regard to its resolution of 18 April 2012 on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World and the European Union's policy on the matter, including implications for the EU's strategic human rights policy1, __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0126
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 d (new) - having regard to its resolution of 20 January 2011 on the situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion1, __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0021
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) - having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the European Endowment for Democracy adopted on 1 December 2011, at its 3130th meeting and the Declaration on the establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy agreed in COREPER on 15 December 2011,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 b (new) - having regard to the European Parliament recommendation of 29 March 2012 to the Council on the modalities for the possible establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy (EED),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 c (new) - having regard to the recent establishment of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED),
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU has developed an extensive toolbox of instruments as a policy framework to support this obligation, including human rights guidelines, a global financial instrument on human rights and democracy (the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR)), a requirement for all external financial instruments – such as the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), the Instrument for Stability (IfS), the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), the Pre-Accession Instrument (IPA) and the Partnership Instrument (PI) – to promote human rights and democracy within their remit, establishment of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) and appointment of the new EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Council declarations and conclusions, statements by the High Representative, EU démarches, EU sanctions in the event of severe human rights violations and, more recently, human rights country strategies;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the events of the ‘Arab Spring’ as well as experience gained with countries of the Eastern Partnership both during and in pre-transition period have demonstrated the need to reshape the Neighbourhood Policy in order to give higher priority to dialogue with societies, which is indispensable to democratisation and transition processes; whereas this renewed policy should aim at further engaging partner countries in deeper democratic reforms and respect for fundamental rights on the basis of the ‘more for more’ approach and of mutual accountability between partner countries, the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Underlines the role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the field of Human Rights as epressed in the EC communication on renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility referring among others to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; stresses the need of inclusion of CSR to EU human rights strategies;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses that human rights and democracy objectives necessarily require specific, measurable, achievable, time- bound criteria aimed at assessing the level of respect for fundamental freedoms, human rights and rule of law; considers, in this connection, that the EU should make full use of the relevant instruments and expertise of the UN and of the Council of Europe including implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights as a viable element of such HR and Democracy single benchmark catalogue for the member countries of Council of Europe, and should clearly differentiate its political conclusions from a legal and technical evaluation;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Recalls the policy lessons learned from the Arab Spring as well as experience gained with countries of the Eastern Partnership both during and in pre- transition period , including the need to reverse previous policies focused mainly on relations with authorities and to establish an effective partnership between the EU and the governments and civil societies of partner countries, in this regard underlines the important role of the newly established EED both in EU neighbourhood countries and in other regions; stresses the importance of creating programmes and supporting projects that allow for contact between civil societies in the EU and in third countries; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to use the model of an institutionalised civil society consultation mechanism set out in the EU- South Korea Free Trade Agreement as a starting-point for the development of even more inclusive mechanisms for all agreements; understands the core of the EU's new approach as strengthening societies by means of active domestic accountability so as to support their capacity to take part in public decision- making and democratic governance processes; believes that this domestic accountability should become a central pillar of the external financial instruments currently under review;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Notes that although the events of the Arab Spring were expected to bring pro- democratic transformation, in many cases they resulted in the deterioration of the freedoms and rights of religious minorities; therefore strongly condemns all acts of violence against Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other religious communities, as well as all kinds of discrimination and intolerance based on religion and belief against religious people, apostates and non believers; stresses once again, in line with its earlier resolutions, that the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion is a fundamental human right;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that these events have demonstrated wilful blindness on the part of the EU to the realities of Arab Spring societies, including the situation of young people in those countries, which suggests the need to create exchange programmes or open up European programmes to Arab Spring youth, and for civil-society-based reflection on the causes and consequences of the lack of awareness in relation to these societies; points out that such reflection could be enhanced by the establishment of a Euro-Arab Youth Convention; underlines that strong bonds with civil society in the countries of the Eastern Partnership fostered among others by the exchange programmes, traineeships in EU's and EU Member State's institutions and scholarships at European universities are indispensable for future development and consolidation of democracy in those countries;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Stresses a crucial role of the National Human Rights Institutions and cooperation of those bodies in EU and Neighbourhood Countries; encourages initiatives aimed at transferring of good practices, coordinating and animating cooperation between UE and Neighbourhood NHRI such as the programme for cooperation between Ombudsmen from Eastern Partnership countries 2009-2013 that was jointly set up by the Polish and French Ombudsmen with a view to enhancing the ability of Ombudsmen's offices, government bodies and non-governmental organisations in Eastern Partnership countries to protect individual rights and build democratic states based on the rule of law; stresses the need for such action to be coordinated within the EU and for the EU institutions to draw on the experience gained in connection therewith; underlines the need of encouraging creation of NHRI in the Neighbourhood Countries that do not have them in their legal systems;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Recommends that Parliament improve its own procedures in relation to human rights issues, including through the revision of its Guidelines for EP Interparliamentary Delegations on promoting human rights and democracy; is of the opinion that each standing delegation of Parliament should have a Member, selected among its Chair and Vice-Chairs, specifically tasked with monitoring the human rights portfolio on the region or country concerned, and that the persons designated should report regularly to Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights; stresses the need for a revision of the model for the plenary debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in order to allow for more frequent debates with broader participation by Members, a greater degree of responsiveness to human rights violations and other unforeseen events on the ground, and greater potential for follow-up to past debates and resolutions; stresses the need for better utilisation of the potential of the Sakharov Prize Network by the EP and other EU institutions;
source: PE-496.432
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2012/2088(INI) EU Special Representative for Human Rights. Recommendation to the Council
2012/05/16
AFET
2 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) in order to achieve these objectives, the EUSR, while acting under the authority of the High Representative, should be granted a strong, independent and flexible mandate not defined by narrow and specific thematic responsibilities but rather allowing the EUSR to act swiftly and effectively; in line with the actions and priorities set out in the Action Plan, the EUSR for HR should also address different horizontal issues contributing to more effective and coherent action in EU external policies; the scope of the EUSR's mandate should be fully in line with the principles of universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point k (k) the EUSR for HR, while implementing his/her mandate, should cooperate with
source: PE-489.532
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2012/2130(INI) Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (pursuant to the European Parliament resolution of 16 February 2012)
2013/05/22
LIBE
2 amendments...
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Recital BS a (new) BSa. whereas the Hungarian government adopted the Act CCIII of 2011 (currently Act XXXVI of 2013) on the elections of the Members of Parliament of Hungary, which allows minority representatives for the first time to gain a seat in the Parliament, thus finally assures the political representation of minorities, requested over almost for two decades; and whereas the adopted Act CLXXIX of 2011 on the Rights of Minorities recognises and guarantees rights to its thirteen recognised nationalities and their members in the main areas of interest for the protection of their identity - education, culture, private and public use of the mother tongue, access to media and participation - and aims to improve and strengthen the available institutional arrangements for nationality self- government in these areas; and whereas in its Opinion CDL-AD(2012)011 the Venice Commission confirms that "Hungary has continued to pay particular attention to the promotion and protection of minority rights and to make specific efforts to ensure protection and preservation of the ethnic, cultural and linguistic identity, traditions and cultural heritage of its nationalities";
source: PE-510.840
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2012/2137(INI) EU-China relations
2012/07/11
AFET
14 amendments...
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F.
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I.
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O a (new) Oa. Whereas the rising tensions over the disputed islands and overlapping and conflicting claims exist in the East Asia's maritime areas;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) (a) Acknowledges that through its opening to the world and increased engagement with the international community in the past three decades, China's human rights stance has moved closer to internationally accepted standards, seen through the country's signing of several international human rights agreements, such as the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights (ICSECR), but also apparent in official statements of Chinese leaders as well as in increasing scholarly interest and analysis on China's approach to human rights; deplores however the fact that China's embracing of international norms has been selective, and urgently calls for further and increased effort to bring genuine progress in human rights in practice, furthermore it urges the Chinese government to respect its international obligations as well as to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) (a) Recognizes the significant efforts made by the Chinese Government for the socio-economic development of Tibet and Xinjiang aimed at reducing unemployment and increasing the quality of living of the people; however remains deeply concerned about the devastating impact such efforts have had on the everyday lives, the traditional livelihoods of the nomad communities and the environment of the region; urges the Chinese Government to act in a politically responsible way by meaningfully engaging the Tibetan and Uyghur peoples in governance issues, including resource management and economic development priorities, by including their valuable local knowledge into the drafting and implementation of development policies working in partnership, considering that such local knowledge is indispensable for the sustainable development of the region, it further calls on the Chinese authorities to respect rather than dilute the rich cultural heritage of the Tibetan and Uyghur people, including their language and religion; strongly asserts that the Chinese Government will not achieve lasting stability in Tibet or Xinjiang among Chinese, Tibetan and Uyghur peoples through forcible assimilation, cultural destruction or repressive police and security methods;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that, notwithstanding a harsh policy of repression, a religious revival is taking place in China which is demonstrated by the reopening or reconstruction of
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) (c) Acknowledges efforts made in the area of controlling and carefully applying the death penalty in China, but remains concerned that the Chinese government still maintains its policy of not releasing details on the prisoners reportedly executed annually, keeping information on the death penalty a state secret, further urges the Chinese authorities to stop the politicized use of the death penalty and to ensure procedural safeguards in its legal system guaranteeing the protection of those sentenced to death, including the right to a fair trial conform to international standards;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 h (new) (h) Welcomes the increasing contacts between the PRC and Taiwan; stresses that the improvement in Cross-Strait relations is still seriously undermined by PRC's missiles aimed at Taiwan and China's international isolation of Taiwan; calls on China and the EU to respect Taiwan's right to meaningful participation in international organisations, as endorsed by the Council's declaration 9486/09 of 8 May 2009;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 d (new) (d) Due to the European Union's significant interests in the security and stability of East Asia, calls upon all parties concerned (China, Japan and Taiwan) to demonstrate restraint and to take steps to calm the situation; urges all parties concerned to settle disputes peacefully in a spirit of cooperation and in respect of international law, in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Appreciates the Chinese leadership's acknowledgement of the serious criticism of its imbalanced, raw-material-centred African policy during the Forum of Chinese-African Cooperation (FOCAC), held on 20 July 2012 in Beijing, which is shown by its current open promotion of a diversification of its activities on the continent; points to the obvious ethical and strategic flaws of China's non-intervention principle in Africa's domestic policies in cases of popular resistance against repressive regimes (e.g., Sudan), or in cases of regime change (e.g., Libya);
source: PE-497.775
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2012/2145(INI) Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter
2012/02/10
AFET
25 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) - having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the European Neighbourhood Policy adopted on June 20th, 2011 at its 3101st meeting
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 b (new) - having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the European Endowment for Democracy adopted on December 1st 2011, at its 3130th meeting and the Declaration on the establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy agreed in COREPER on 15th of December 2011
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 28 a (new) - having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 20 January 2011 on the situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion1; __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0021
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 29 a (new) - having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions from 25 October 2011 entitled "A renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility";
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 29 b (new) - having regard to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Regrets that selective justice frequently manifests itself in new and transitional democracies under the guise of the rule of law and war on corruption; regrets that selective justice has become little more than a means to seek political revenge and to settle accounts with political dissenters by intimidating and marginalising opposition, especially in the run-up to elections; remains concerned about the crime allegations and politically motivated charges against members of the opposition in Ukraine, and urges the Ukrainian authorities to put an end to the ongoing harassment of the opposition which is a serious obstacle in the country's efforts to guarantee rule of law and democratic values;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Reiterates its strong support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes of international concern; calls on the EU and its Member States to continue their political, diplomatic, logistical and financial backing of the ICC and other international criminal tribunals, including the ad hoc international tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon; regrets that without UN Security Council agreement, a referral of Syria to ICC is impossible
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Emphasises the mutually reinforcing nature of human rights and democracy, as it is through respect for human rights that societies create the free political space needed for peaceful democratic contestation; welcomes the decision to create European Endowment for Democracy expressed in: 2011 in Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the European Neighbourhood Policy adopted on June 20th, 2011, the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the European Endowment for Democracy adopted on December 1st 2011 and the Declaration on the establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy agreed in COREPER on 15th of December 2011, which with the support and input expressed in European Parliament recommendation of 29 March 2012 to the Council on the modalities for the possible establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy (EED) (2011/2245(INI)), led to the establishment of European Endowment for Democracy in following year 2012, to support pro-democratic agents of change in pre-transition and in democratic transition countries
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. welcomes measures undertaken and plans developed in 2011 by UE institutions and Member States aimed at creation of a more coherent and coordinated policy supporting Corporate Social Responsibility among others for human rights in the world and implementation of 2011 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Reiterates its concern, however, with the persistently disappointing lack of progress in a number of human rights dialogues, and the lack of transparent benchmarks to genuinely assess improvements or deterioration in human rights; notes the continued EU difficulties to negotiate improved modalities for
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Remains disappointed that there has been no systematic involvement of Parliament in the assessments of the human rights dialogue
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Recommends, in order to enhance the credibility of the human rights clause and the predictability of EU action, that the clause be further developed to include political and legal procedural mechanisms to be used in the event of a request for the suspension of bilateral cooperation on the grounds of repeated and/or systematic human rights violations in breach of international law;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Notes that the EU is developing a human rights monitoring mechanism to be included as part of new partnership and cooperation agreements, and other trade agreements, with a number of countries;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Reiterates its recommendation that the EU adopt a more
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. Regrets that persecution and marginalisation of human rights defenders remain a widespread tendency in
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 64. Welcomes the assessment by human rights organisations that the use of the death penalty in 2011 broadly confirms the global trend towards abolition;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 a (new) 64a. Regrets, however, that there was a significant increase in executions in particular in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia; expresses serious disappointment at the refusal of China to disclose credible information about its use of death penalty and executions that, according to Amnesty International, number in the thousands, further urges the Chinese authorities to stop the extensive and politicized use of the death penalty and to ensure procedural safeguards in its legal system guaranteeing the protection of those sentenced to death, including the right to a fair trial conform to international standards; recalls with concern that Belarus is the only European country to continue use the death penalty; urges the EU and its Member States consistently to bring this issue up in their dialogues with these countries and request more transparency with regard to death penalty sentences and executions and in accordance with international standards of fairness to guarantee the protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty;;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 a (new) 72a. Emphasises that traditional national minority communities have specific needs different from other minority groups and there is a need to safeguard equal treatment of these minorities with regard to education, healthcare, social services and other public services, furthermore to promote in all areas of economic, social, political and cultural life full and effective equality between persons belonging to a national minority and those belonging to the majority;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 81 81. Remains deeply concerned that discrimination based on religion or belief continues and has increased in many regions of the world, and that persons belonging to particular religious communities, including religious minorities, continue to be denied their human rights;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 81 a (new) 81a. Notices that paradoxically the events of the Arab Spring expected to bring pro democratic transformation at the same time brought in many cases the deterioration of the freedoms and rights of religious minorities and therefore strongly condemns all acts of violence against Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other religious communities as well as all kinds of discrimination and intolerance based on religion and belief against religious people, apostates and non believers; stresses once again in the context expressed in its resolution of January 20, 2011 on the situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion and its resolution of 18 April 2012 on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World and the European Union's policy on the matter, including implications for the EU's strategic human rights policy, that the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion is a fundamental human right;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 81 b (new) 81b. Is particularly concerned by the situation in China where individuals who practise their religion outside officially sanctioned channels, including Christians, Muslims, Buddhists systematically face persecution, despite the constitutional guarantee for freedom of religion in China; further calls on the Chinese governments to put an end to its campaign of ill-treatment and harassment directed at Falun Gong practitioners who face long prison terms and re-education through labour facilities for exercising their right to freedom of religion and belief, aimed at forcing them to renounce their spiritual beliefs, despite China's ratification of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 81 c (new) 81c. Urges China to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) as it has promised, as well as to respect all its human rights related international obligations and constitutional provisions for religious freedom for all its citizens;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 81 d (new) 81d. Urges the Chinese authorities to suspend and subsequently amend, through genuinely consultative processes with Tibetans, the policies that are destructive to Tibetan Buddhism, culture and tradition and instead allow Tibetans to preserve, practice and develop their religious traditions; it further urges the authorities to stop imposing restrictions on religious education, training of clergy, day-to-day management of monasteries and nunneries, and on the conduct of religious practice and festivals, as methods part of official systematic efforts to eradicate religious belief;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 83. Stresses that international human rights law recognises freedom of religion or belief regardless of registration status, so registration should not be a mandatory precondition for practising one's religion; points out with concern, furthermore, that in China
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 a (new) 83a. Notes with concern the low level of respect for religious freedom in many countries, and in some cases increasing restrictions of religious freedom leading to societal intolerance in countries such as Nigeria, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, North Korea; further urges governments to stop using blasphemy laws to restrict the rights of religious minorities, as in the case of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and to stop the use of extremism charges to target minority religions as in Russia
source: PE-496.431
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2013/2007(INI) Endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union
2013/04/26
CULT
25 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 – having regard to Articles 2 and 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) – having regard to Articles 21(1) and 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) – having regard to Report 12423/2010, Resolution 1769/2010 and Recommendation 1944/2010 of the Council of Europe,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas therefore in some countries and regions minority or regional languages exist which are endangered or dying out but which in other, neighbouring, countries are official, majority, languages;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas linguistic diversity and respect for it makes a positive contribution to social cohesion by boosting self-esteem, and whereas linguistic diversity fosters access to culture and contributes to creativity and to the acquisition of intercultural skills, especially in border areas, as well as promoting cooperation between peoples and countries;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas every integration process entails uniformisation, and this may have a particularly adverse impact on minority or endangered communities;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas the official languages of the Member States may also be endangered languages in certain areas of the Union;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas communities that speak endangered languages are still subject to a good deal of prejudice and suspicion in society;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas linguistic, cultural and ethnic assimilation bears much of the blame for causing endangered languages to die out;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J c (new) Jc. whereas teaching in people’s mother tongue is the most effective;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J d (new) Jd. whereas endangered languages can only be saved from extinction by systematically ensuring the institutional opportunity to gain a mastery of the language as a mother tongue and to provide fully-fledged education in it;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas if children
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on the governments of the Member States to condemn practices which, by means of linguistic discrimination or enforced or concealed assimilation, have in the past been – or are now – directed against the identity and language use of endangered linguistic communities or their cultural institutions;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission and the governments and regional authorities of the Member States to establish programmes to promote tolerance of endangered linguistic or ethnic communities, respect for their linguistic and cultural values and respect for those communities in society;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Draws the attention of the governments and regional authorities of the Member States to the fact that the survival of an endangered language is tantamount to the survival and development of the community which uses it and that, accordingly, for the purpose of formulating policies to protect it, account should be taken not only of cultural and educational aspects but also of the economic and social dimensions;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Takes the view that the European Union should support
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes the Commission’s multilingualism programmes; takes the view that promoters of projects connected with minority languages must be able to take advantage of the opportunities they offer, and, given that language communities fighting for the survival of endangered languages often consist of small groups of people, urges the Commission not to deem programmes involving these communities ineligible for funding on the grounds of low levels of financial commitment and considers that, in order to protect these languages better, the Commission should also apply positive discrimination from the material point of view;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that a language revitalisation policy is a long-term effort that must be based on a diverse, coordinated schedule of activities in various fields such as the media, the arts, education (including pre-school education
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that, in order to revitalise languages, it is likewise important that languages which have become peripheral and whose use is largely confined to family circles should have the right to be used publicly in society;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to provide constant support, via its various programmes, for transnational networks and European-level initiatives and activities that are designed to promote endangered languages, and emphasises that active participation is needed in order to ensure that UNESCO’s Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger is rendered more complete and remains a permanent fixture;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to establish a monitoring service of its own to observe, as it unfolds, the language rights situation in the European Union Member States, which is an aspect of human rights, the state of endangered languages, the number of speakers that they have, their rootedness in society and their educational and cultural institutions that help to preserve such languages;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the Commission to take measures to secure the signature and ratification of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992) and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (1995) by those Member States which have not yet taken this action;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Calls on the Commission to continue the research which began with the Euromosaic study, to survey positive examples and best practices in Europe and to recommend them to the governments of the Member States for the purpose of application;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Calls on the Commission to draft a legally binding directive concerning the protection of endangered languages in the Union;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to support both pilot projects that help promote the use of endangered languages and action plans drawn up by the individual language communities themselves;
source: PE-510.542
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2013/2082(INI) European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the draft EU guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief
2013/05/13
AFET
5 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the right to freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental freedom of each human being, interrelated with other human rights and fundamental freedoms, as enshrined in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly called for an ambitious toolkit to advance the right to freedom of religion or belief as part of an efficient EU external policy, that recognizes that ensuring freedom of religion or belief and promoting tolerance and understanding are indispensable elements in reaching its overall external action goals;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas according to the standards of international law, countries have the duty to provide effective protection to all their citizens and all other inhabitants; whereas discrimination based on religion or belief
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) Violence against religious communities, with political, socio- economic or ideological roots, persists in many parts of the world; clear and prompt condemnation by the European Union of all forms of violence and discrimination should be a basic element of EU policy in the area of freedom of religion or belief.
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) The purpose and scope of the EU Guidelines should be to promote and protect freedom of religion or belief in third countries, to mainstream freedom of religion or belief in all the EU's external actions and human rights policies and to develop clear benchmarks, criteria, standards and a practical orientation in order to enhance the promotion of freedom of religion or belief in the work of civil servants and EU officials, and thus contribute to more coherence, effectiveness and visibility in the EU's external relations.
source: PE-510.655
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