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European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Petitions 2020/2209(INI) 28.4.2021 AMENDMENTS 1 - 112 Draft report Alex Agius Saliba (PE660.308v01-00) The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt (2020/2209(INI)) AM\1230355EN.docx PE692.629v01-00 EN United in diversityEN AM_Com_NonLegReport PE692.629v01-00 2/58 AM\1230355EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Ádám Kósa, Loránt Vincze Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to the Council measure setting up the Revised EU-level Framework required by Article 33.2 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities1a, _________________ 1a Council doc. No 6170/17 Or. en Amendment 2 Ryszard Czarnecki, Kosma Złotowski, Andrey Slabakov, Angel Dzhambazki, Emmanouil Fragkos Motion for a resolution Citation 19 Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to the Commission deleted proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (COM(2008)0426, ‘the Anti- Discrimination Directive’) and Parliament’s position thereon of 2 April 20096 , _________________ 6 OJ C 137 E, 27.5.2010, p. 68. Or. en Amendment 3 Ryszard Czarnecki, Kosma Złotowski, Andrey Slabakov, Angel Dzhambazki, Emmanouil Fragkos, Cristian Terheş AM\1230355EN.docx 3/58 PE692.629v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment A a. whereas there are approximately 87 million persons with disabilities in Europe1a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscor ner/detail/en/speech_21_1015 Or. en Amendment 4 Ryszard Czarnecki, Kosma Złotowski, Andrey Slabakov, Angel Dzhambazki, Emmanouil Fragkos, Cristian Terheş Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment A b. whereas 37 % of the EU population aged 15 and over reported (moderate or severe) physical or sensory limitations1b; _________________ 1b https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Functional_and_acti vity_limitations_statistics#Functional_an d_activity_limitations Or. en Amendment 5 Ryszard Czarnecki, Kosma Złotowski, Andrey Slabakov, Angel Dzhambazki, Emmanouil Fragkos, Cristian Terheş Motion for a resolution Recital B PE692.629v01-00 4/58 AM\1230355EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment B. whereas petitions on disability B. whereas petitions on disability issues reveal the difficulties encountered issues reveal the difficulties encountered by persons with disabilities and the fact by persons with disabilities and the fact that they face discrimination and obstacles that they face discrimination and obstacles in everyday life and that they do not enjoy in everyday life and that they do not enjoy the fundamental freedoms and rights laid the fundamental freedoms and rights laid down in the CRPD, such as access to down in the CRPD, such as access to public transport, accessibility of the built public transport, accessibility of the environment, use of sign languages, physical environment, use of sign financing and equal access to education languages, financing and equal access to and vocational training; education and vocational training; Or. en Amendment 6 Ádám Kósa, Loránt Vincze Motion for a resolution Recital E Motion for a resolution Amendment E. whereas the Committee on Petitions E. whereas the Committee on Petitions plays a ‘protection role’ to ensure EU plays a ‘protection role’ to ensure EU compliance with the CRPD within the compliance with the CRPD within the policymaking and legislative actions at EU policymaking and legislative actions at EU level; level; whereas the European Parliament’s Petitions Committee has been identified to form the EU Framework together with the European Ombudsman, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, and the European Disability Forum, as adopted by the Council at its 3513th meeting held on 16 January 2017; Or. en Amendment 7 Ryszard Czarnecki, Kosma Złotowski, Andrey Slabakov, Angel Dzhambazki, Emmanouil Fragkos Motion for a resolution Recital G AM\1230355EN.docx 5/58 PE692.629v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment G. whereas the Optional Protocol of deleted the CRPD has not been ratified by the EU and five Member States; Or. en Amendment 8 Ryszard Czarnecki, Kosma Złotowski, Andrey Slabakov, Angel Dzhambazki, Emmanouil Fragkos, Cristian Terheş Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment H a. whereas petitions have repeatedly highlighted the limitations in terms of access to education for persons with disabilities, which lead to lower participation in educational activities than the population average and, as a consequence, to a risk of social and economic exclusion; whereas one person with disabilities out of four leaves the education system prematurely1c; _________________ 1c https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Archive:Disabi lity_statistics_- _access_to_education_and_training&oldi d=413588 Or. en Amendment 9 Ryszard Czarnecki, Kosma Złotowski, Andrey Slabakov, Angel Dzhambazki, Emmanouil Fragkos, Cristian Terheş Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment PE692.629v01-00 6/58 AM\1230355EN.docx EN H b. whereas petitions have repeatedly highlighted the limitations regarding the employment opportunities of persons with disabilities; whereas the average gap between the employment rates of people with and without disabilities in the EU is 25%1d; _________________ 1d COM(2019)653/F1 - PL (europa.eu), p.89 Or. en Amendment 10 Ryszard Czarnecki, Kosma Złotowski, Andrey Slabakov, Angel Dzhambazki, Emmanouil Fragkos, Cristian Terheş Motion for a resolution Recital I Motion for a resolution Amendment I. whereas the creation of the role of I. whereas the Commissioner for Commissioner for Equality played an Equality played an important role in instrumental role in establishing the new establishing the new Strategy for the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021- Disabilities 2021-2030; 2030; Or. en Amendment 11 Cristian Terheş Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment J a. Whereas the European Parliament must guarantee that the Coronavirus measures are in line with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, the Oviedo Convention and the UN Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities. AM\1230355EN.docx 7/58 PE692.629v01-00 EN Or. en Amendment 12 Ryszard Czarnecki, Kosma Złotowski, Andrey Slabakov, Angel Dzhambazki, Emmanouil Fragkos Motion for a resolution Recital M Motion for a resolution Amendment M. whereas the Anti-Discrimination deleted Directive, which would provide greater protection against discrimination of all kinds through a horizontal approach, still remains blocked in the Council, and whereas this has been the case for over a decade; Or. en Amendment 13 Ryszard Czarnecki, Kosma Złotowski, Andrey Slabakov, Angel Dzhambazki, Emmanouil Fragkos, Cristian Terheş Motion for a resolution Recital N a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment N a. whereas initiatives at EU level such as The Access City Award promote the adaptation of public spaces to the needs of the elderly and persons with disabilities; whereas the competition has rewarded cities that make commitments at the level of political decision-making to be inclusive for persons with disabilities and respectful of their rights, are responsive to the needs of persons with disabilities and hold a social dialogue with organisations for persons with disabilities and the elderly; whereas the adaptation of public spaces will not only help to combat social exclusion, but will also contribute to economic growth; PE692.629v01-00 8/58 AM\1230355EN.docx EN Or. en Amendment 14 Stelios Kympouropoulos Motion for a resolution Recital O Motion for a resolution Amendment O. whereas several petitions illustrate O. whereas several petitions illustrate the problems of accessibility for persons the problems of and the need to improve with disabilities to the built environment, accessibility for persons with disabilities to to transport, as well as accessibility to the built environment, to transport, as well information and communications as accessibility to information and technologies and systems (ICT), and other communications technologies and systems facilities and services provided to the (ICT), and other facilities and services public; provided to the public; Or. en Amendment 15 Ryszard Czarnecki, Kosma Złotowski, Andrey Slabakov, Angel Dzhambazki, Emmanouil Fragkos, Cristian Terheş Motion for a resolution Recital O Motion for a resolution Amendment O. whereas several petitions illustrate O. whereas several petitions illustrate the problems of accessibility for persons the problems of accessibility for persons with disabilities to the built environment, with disabilities to the physical to transport, as well as accessibility to environment, to transport, as well as information and communications accessibility to information and technologies and systems (ICT), and other communications technologies and systems facilities and services provided to the (ICT), and other facilities and services public; provided to the public; Or. en Amendment 16 Anne-Sophie Pelletier, Alexis Georgoulis AM\1230355EN.docx 9/58 PE692.629v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital O a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment O a. Whereas it is indispensable for the European Institutions’ websites to set up the necessary technical specifications