10 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2021/2025(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas without effective and informed follow- up with the same assessment criteria for all EU Member States under an annual monitoring cycle, the 2020 report may fail to address systemic challenges and backsliding on the rule of law as witnessed in several EU Member States in recent years;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that the functioning of the justice systems, the anti-corruption framework, media pluralism and certain institutional issues related to checks and balances, including civic space, are all part of the Commission’s annual overview of the rule of law situation in the Member States; encourages the Commission to also highlight positive trends in Member States that could serve as good examples for others to follow;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the potential preventive benefits of the annual Rule of Law Report; considers that a more thorough evaluationand objective evaluation, taking account of input from each Member State, is needed to assess whether the report has had a preventive effect; considers that in any event this is clearly not the case as regards the Member States under the Article 7(1) TEU procedure; believes that the 2020 report should have provided more in-depth and transparent assessments, stating whether there is a risk of or actual breach of the Union values; considers these assessments necessary to identify follow- up actions and remedial measures and tools for each of the Member States; the CVM should accordingly be eliminated to avoid duplicating Member State evaluation systems;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a moren integrated analysis on the interlinkages between the four pillars included in the report and of how combined deficiencies may amount to systemic breaches of the rule of law; given that no democracy can function without independent courts, the independence of the judiciary in the Member States must be monitored;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to implement an appropriate set of policies to combat judicial corruption in the Member States and, at the same time, provide for the exclusion and prosecution of corrupt magistrates in order to prevent serious breaches of the rule of law;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Decries the fact that the initiation of preliminary ruling proceedings before the Court of Justice of the EU has been declared unlawful in Member States subject to Article 7 of the TEU; is appalled by the growing resistance of some Member States to comply with CJEU rulings on the grounds of sovereignty or unconstitutionality; believes that these developments pose a systemic threat to the Union; considers, therefore, that forthcoming annual reports should consider challenges to the Union’s legal architecture and principles as serious violations in the assessment;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the inclusion in the report of a specific chapter on monitoring media freedom and pluralism; urges the Commission to provide an assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of the national frameworks for the protection of media freedom and media pluralism and an assessment of the degree of respect for the right of freedom of expression and opinion in the Member States;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the report’s pillar on checks and balances and its examination of exceptional measures taken to fight the COVID-19 pandemic; encourages the Commission to ensure that, during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, the rights of EU citizens are respected, protected and upheld by the Member States;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates its insistence on the need for a single monitoring mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, in line with the same evaluation criterion for all EU Member States, as proposed by Parliament, to cover the full scope of Article 2 TEU values;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission to assess objectively, on the basis of common criteria accepted by all Member States, the degree of respect for the rule of law and the consolidation thereof;