Activities of Maria GRAPINI related to 2019/2199(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union - Annual Report for the years 2018-2019
Amendments (8)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that Article 51(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights states that the Member States must ‘respect the rights, observe the principles and promote the application thereof’; regrets that, according to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), somenotes that not all Member States do not appear to be making sufficientthe same efforts to promote awareness, or the implementation, of Charter provisions;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the European Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights; stresses the importance of ensuring, consolidating and promoting full respect for these values at Union and Member State level; recalls that human rights are universal and indivisible;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the importance of ensuring full compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights throughout the legislative process; recalls that the effective and detailed implementation of EU law is essential to safeguarding EU values, on which the credibility of the EU as a whole depends; points out that national governments will also have to heighten public awareness to ensure that EU citizens are fully aware of their rights and know how to act if they are infringed;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the conclusions and opinions of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the case law established by the Court of Justice of the European Union constitute a good basis for the interpretation of Article 2 TFEU and the scope of the rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights to be mandated to present a biannual report on measures to ensure respect for the fundamental rights of European Union citizens where these have been infringed, as provided for in Charter of Fundamental Rights; calls for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights to highlight the absence in certain countries of national policies to promote and raise awareness of the Charter;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates the importance of strengthening human rights and the rights of the child in each Member State, which must be made accountable for any infringements thereof detected in its territory;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that an independent judiciary is the cornerstone of the rule of law and of the right to effective2 legal protection2; recommends a departure fromchange in the existing approach of tacklingd hoc approach to rule of law cases in individual countries in an ad hoc manner, and calls for the development of criteria and contextual assessments to guide Member States in recognising and tackling any possible rule of law issues in a regular and comparative manner; recommends that the concept of 'rule of law' be defined and a way found of verifying the proper functioning thereof; _________________ 2Article 19 TEU, Article 67(4) TFEU and Article 47 of the Charter.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates the need for measures to ensure that the voice of EU citizens is taken into account in deciding the future of Europe and for genuine open, inclusive and democratic consultation reaching out to all citizens in all regions and cities of the Union; points out that the EU must continue, after the Conference, to engage directly with its citizens in order to establish a permanent dialogue mechanism.