5 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2018/2103(INI)
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Affirms that the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary are essential to ensure the effective functioning of the rule of law in any society; recalls that this concept is enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the principles of equality before the law, the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established before the lawconstitution;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. recalls that the principle of the rule of law is deemed to be complied with where legislation is subject to the opinion of the Constitutional Court and when there is a separation of powers.
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that the rule of law is part of and a prerequisite for the protection of all values listed in Article 2 of the TEU; calls on all relevant actors at national level, including governments, parliaments and the judiciary to step up efforts to uphold and reinforce the rule of law; recalls that these actors have the responsibility to address rule of law concerns and that they play an important role in preventing any erosion of the rule of law, which is not a blind application of law but our democratic acceptance of being ruled by lawthe constitution;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls that the Commission, as guardian of the Treaties, has the legitimacy and authority to ensure that all Member States are upholding the principles of the rule of law and the other values referred to in Article 2 of the TEU; insists that Article 7 of the TEU should be employed if all other remedies have failed and where there is incontestable evidence of non- compliance with the principle of the rule of law;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the European Commission to abolish the use of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) applied only to two Member States, as it is a discriminatory tool that is often abusively used for political purposes rather than acting as a European mechanism to safeguard and promote the rule of law;