Activities of Geoffroy DIDIER related to 2021/2025(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Commission’s 2020 Rule of Law Report
Amendments (8)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Union is founded on the values enshrined in Article 2 of the TEU and without prejudice to Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and in a respect of Article 4 TEU and the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Reminds that the principle of legal certainty is essential to the confidence in the judicial systems and the rule of law. It is also essential to productive business arrangements to generate development and economic progress.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is deeply preoccupied by the fact that judicial independence continues to be a subject of serious concern in some Member States; expresses its regreTakes note of the fact that Hungary and Poland lodged an action for annulment of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget in March 2021, which aims to address breaches of the rule of law with an impact on the Union’s financial interests;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation has entered into force and is binding in its entirety for all commitment appropriations and payment appropriations in all Member States and for the EU institutions; underlines the importance of the direct applicability of the Regulation since 1 January 2021, particularly in the context of the disbursement of the Next Generation EU funds, which will occur early in the budget cycle;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the periodic review of the rule of law is of great significance and commends the efforts of the Commission to encourage structural reforms in the areas covered by the Report; believes, however, that while it is an essential monitoring tool, clear recommendations on the challenges identified and the required follow-up action is indispensable; urges the Commission to make robust use of infringement procedures where appropriate, to prevent backsliding on the rule of law in national justice systems and urges the Council to resume all pending procedures under Article 7(1) of the TFEU and to inform the Parliament thereof;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that a tight cooperation with the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe is of great importance in order to receive concrete recommendations on how to improve the rule of law in the EU;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with satisfaction that the Report contains separate national chapters attempting to lay down a common methodology; calls on the Commission, however, to provide a meaningful comparison between the different national justice systems, to underline where best practices for comparable systems might be applied and how similar deficiencies could be addressed;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Underlines that hearings must be objective, fact-based and transparent, and that the Member States concerned must cooperate in good faith throughout the process in accordance with the principle of sincere cooperation enshrined in Article 4(3)of the TEU.