6 Amendments of Sophia IN 'T VELD related to 2019/2199(INI)
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Condemns the present visible and organised backlash at global and European level against gender equality and women’s rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, including a concerning trend of retrogressive policy and legislative proposals in several Member States to restrict sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is deeply concerned about the increasingly shrinking space for independent civil society in some Member States; recalls the importance of ensuring adequate funding to support civil society activities; Calls upon the European Commission and the Council to increase EU support for civil society organisations defending the values of Article 2 TUE in the European Union through the Rights and Values Programme, the funding of which should be significant, as asked by the European Parliament;
Amendment 572 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines that the rule of law is a cornerstone of democracy, maintains the separation of powers, ensures accountability, contributes to trust in public institutions and guarantees the principles of legality, legal certainty, prohibition of arbitrariness of the executive powers, judicial independence, impartiality, and equality before the law; stresses that the rule of law and judicial independence in particular are critical for citizens’ ability to enjoy their fundamental rights and freedoms; points out that under Article 47 of the Charter, the fundamental right to an effective remedy requires access to an ‘independent’ tribunal;
Amendment 579 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Reiterates that Article 2 of the TEU prescribes that both the rule of law and fundamental rights are among the values the EU is founded on; highlights that violations of these values undermine mutual trust among the Member States and make cross-border judicial and police cooperation untenable; points out that the ineffectiveness of the EU’s action to protect these values endangers the entirety of EU law and citizens’ rights based thereon, weakens the EU’s credibility and encourages the contagion of violations; calls on the Commission to systemically investigate and fight in a timely manner any breaches of the rule of law and fundamental rights with all tools at its disposal, including by starting infringement proceedings and triggering Article 7 of the TEU;
Amendment 582 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Strongly condemns the ongoing attacks by the ruling governments against judicial independence in Poland and Hungary; calls on the Council to discuss without delay the most recent rule of law developments in Poland in the context of the ongoing Article 7(1) of the TEU procedure; calls on the Commission to urgently initiate infringement proceedings in response to the so-called 'muzzle law' which entered into force on 14 February 2020 and which threatens sanctions on Polish judges applying CJEU judgment of 19 November 2019 concerning guarantees of judicial independence1a; calls on the Commission to equally open infringement proceedings in response to the adoption of the so-called 'omnibus act' (Act CXXVII of 2019), which de facto subjects the regular court system in Hungary to the already politicized Constitutional Court by granting government authorities a right to appeal in politically sensitive cases as an extraordinary remedy; __________________ 1aJoined Cases C-585/18, C-624/18 and C-625/18 A.K. v Krajowa Rada Sądownictwa, and CP and DO v Sąd Najwyższy, Judgment of 19 November 2019.
Amendment 584 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Takes the view that the latest developments in several Member States continue to underline the imminent need for an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, as proposed by Parliament, in the form of an interinstitutional agreement consisting of an annual independent, systematic, evidence-based, non-discriminatory review which assesses, on an equal footing, the compliance of all EU Member States with the values stipulated in Article 2 of the TEU and includes country- specific recommendations, to be followed by an interparliamentary debate and a permanent policy cycle among the EU institutions; in this respect, calls on the Commission and the Council to enter without delay into negotiations with Parliament regarding the modalities of the interinstitutional agreement in accordance with Article 295 of the TFEU; reiterates that the mechanism must complement and reinforce, rather than substitute, the ongoing and future proceedings under Article 7 of the TEU;