14 Amendments of Emil RADEV related to 2018/2009(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard that safeguarding the rule of law and effective independent justice systems play a key role in creating a positive political environment, regaining public trust in institutions, attracting investments, providing greater legal and regulatory predictability and sustainable growth
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard that measures to improve the effectiveness of judicial systems in the Member States is a key aspect of the structural reforms in the context of the European Semester, the annual cycle for the coordination of economic policies at Union level.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas justice systems must be adapted to meet the new challenges faced by the EU, in particular the fight against terrorism;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to assess, for the first time, certain aspects of criminal justice relating to the fight against money laundering, but deplores the fact that this assessment will last only as long as the relevant judicial proceedings; and it recommends to the Commission to gather more information regarding the length of the judicial proceedings in this area, in view of the entering into force of the Fourth, and later on, of the Fifth Anti- Money Laundering Directive.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8а. Welcomes the transparency in most Member States regarding the publication of court rulings; at the same time, calls on the Member States to publish online all court rulings in civil/commercial and administrative cases as this will help citizens and businesses become better acquainted with the judicial system;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls onEncourages the Commission to include, in the part of the Scoreboard that deals with the independence of the judiciary, a section devoted to the status of public prosecutors and their autonomy;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9а. Calls on the Member States to encourage specialised training for legal professionals and to introduce periodic or specialist training for judges. Calls in this context for more training opportunities to be provided for judges in another Member State with the aim of exchanging experiences and good practices.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RemPoindts the Commission that a European surveillanceout that in its resolution of 25 October 2016 it recommends the establishment of a European mechanism onfor democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights needs to be developed, as Parliament suggested in its own- initiative report of October 2016. and calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal to establish such a mechanism in line with the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality, assuring objective assessment of all Member States on equal footing and incorporating existing instruments, such as the Justice Scoreboard, the anti-corruption report and others and replacing the Cooperation and Verification for Bulgaria and Romania.
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights that legal aid for consumers below the poverty threshold remains an essential balancing factor; underlines the role of legal aid in guaranteeing that weaker parties may also have access to justice, a fundamental right under EU law; in this context, encourages the Member States to provide legal aid to citizens, based on their income, in consumer protection cases, as this will help citizens better protect their rights as consumers;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12