Activities of Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA related to 2017/2089(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU institutional framework
Amendments (5)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that an increasing number of petitions submitted to Parliament after the entry into force of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in December 2009 invoke the Charter as the legal basis for the alleged violation of their fundamental rights as EU citizens; notes that these petitions are evidence of a serious structural lack of a fundamental rights- based approach in the drafting of legislation and policymaking both at EU level and in the implementation of legislation in Member States;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that the Charter of Fundamental Rights only applies in Member States when implementing EU law; reiterates that many citizens have found its implementation to be unclear and unsatisfactory; recalls that, in order to ensure the effective exercise of fundamental rights, Member States must also enforce the provisions of the Charter when applying EU law;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the European Commission's efforts to combat discrimination against women; recalls that Article 23 of the Charter provides that 'Equality between women and men must be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay'; points out that the principle of equality does not stop us from maintaining or taking measures providing specific advantages for the under-represented sex;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that Member States themselves can, and have the moral obligation to, implement the provisions of the Charter in their legislation, even when they are not directly transposing EU law; also deplores the deteriorating situation regarding media freedom in several Member States; urges Member States to respect, and the Commission to take, the necessary measures to monitor and enforce media freedom and pluralism;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly differs with the Commission on its restrictive interpretation of Article 51(1) when assessing a number of petitions submitted to Parliament, in particular those on alleged breaches of Article 28 of the Charter on the right to collective bargaining and collective action, and reiterates strongly that the EU institutions need to respect the Charter under all circumstances and in whichever role they play, for instance within the Troika, including when implementing adjustment programmes that are not based on primary EU law, as stated in its resolution of 13 March 2014 on the role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countries;