Activities of Jytte GUTELAND related to 2018/2009(INI)
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Amendments (16)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to reports of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), in particular its Rule of Law Checklist8a _________________ 8a http://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/docu ments/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL- AD(2016)007-e
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament report of 12 March 2014 on evaluation of justice in relation to criminal justice and the rule of law (2014/2006(INI) (A7-0122/2014)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas independent, efficient and quality justice systems are key for upholding of the rule of law, the fairness of judicial proceedings and the trust of citizens and businesses in the legal system;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the establishment of a Justice Scoreboard in criminal matters will make a fundamental contribution to creating a common understanding of EU legislation in the field of criminal law among judges and prosecutors, thus strengthening mutual trust;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to continue expanding the Justice scoreboard’s scope through the use of objective indicators in more areas of justice, including criminal justice;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Member States that any justice reform should uphold the rule of law and comply with European standards on judicial independence;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Encourages the Commission to continue monitoring national justice reforms in the framework of the European Semester, which also draws on information from the EU Justice Scoreboard;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the aim of this exchange and stresses that an effective and independentindependent, efficient and quality justice system could give businesses incentives to develop and invest at national and cross-border level, while at the same time protecting consumers and workers, thus boosting their economic contribution;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the aim of this exchange and stresses that an effective and independent justice system could give businesses incentives to develop and invest at national and cross-border level, while at the same time protecting citizens, consumers and workers, thus boosting their economic contribution;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the importance of judicial benchmarking for cross-border mutual trust, for effective cooperation between justice institutions and for the creation of a common judicial area and a European judicial culture; encourages the Commission, therefore, to continue developing concrete indicators to assess, in practice, the upholding of EU values such as the rule of law orand respect for fundamental rights;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to develop new criteria for better assessing the conformity of judicial systems with the rule of law, drawing in particular on the Commission of Venice’s Rule of Law Checklist;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to examine the results of the 2017 Justice Scoreboard closely and to determine what lessons need to be drawn therefrom in order to improve their justice systems;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages Member States to invest in the continued development and use of ICT tools in their judicial systems, in an effort to make them more accessible and comprehensible to all EU citizens, including those with any form of disability, vulnerable groups and also made available in the languages of national minorities and/or migrants.; emphasises the benefit of ICT systems in reducing costs for all stakeholders involved and in improving the overall efficiency and quality of justice systems, and regrets that their full potential has not yet been reached in all Member States;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to introduce, during next year’s exercise, a new indicator on access to justice for the vulnerable groups and or minorities such as the LGBTI community, for example concerning access to legal aid, the length of proceedings in LGBTI discrimination cases or, where applicable, the impact of measures such as the reversed burden of proof;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. States that sufficient autonomy must be ensured to shield prosecutorial authorities from undue political influence. Calls therefore on 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 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Invites the Commission to continue assessing legal safeguards for judicial independence, including in cooperation with networks of the Supreme Courts and the Councils for the Judiciary;