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Activities of Sergey LAGODINSKY related to 2021/2103(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Shrinking space for civil society in Europe (debate)
2022/03/07
Dossiers: 2021/2103(INI)

Legal basis opinions (0)

Amendments (13)

Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the main responsibility for this regression lies with Member States as they must enable civil society to thrive;
2021/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that Union legislation supporting civil society associations and non-profit organisations is needed;
2021/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly condemns, in particular, the adoption by Hungarian and Polish authorities of acts that restrict the access of non-governmental organisations to funding and that target in particular LGBTIQ+ persons and activis, migrants, refugees, ethnic minorities and women as well as the activists defending their rights;
2021/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Maintains that European civil society needs to be able to make use of adequate and easily accessible funding both at national and at European level; Notes that often funds available for non- profit organisations require co-financing and that requiring too high a share of own resources leads to difficulties for some organisations, therefore the share of co-financing should be limited and different means need to be taken into account which could be monetarised;
2021/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Condemns the severe restrictions imposed by Member States on the right to protest, the disproportionate use of violence by public authorities, and the arbitrary on- and offline surveillance and arrests of protesters;
2021/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that journalists and civil society actors are increasingly subjected to targeted violence, hate speech and other forms of harassment whether by police forces or private parties, both on- and offline; highlights also the chilling effects that surveillance targeting journalists and civil society actors can have in that regard;
2021/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Condemns the increasing criminalisation and judicial harassment of civil society actors; is concerned about the growing use of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) by powerful public and private actors, and strongly recommends the adoption of an anti- SLAPPs directive protecting all partieactors legitimately engaging in public participation;
2021/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes civil society engagement in public interest advocacy, political activism, and active social life;
2021/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Supports the Commission in continuing its annual rule of law assessment and reporting work. Calls on the Commission to monitor the challenges and attacks faced by civil society as part of this assessment and to include conclusions and targeted recommendations in its report. Urges the Commission to examine also in this context how the framing, interpretation or implementation of EU regulations and directives may lead to undue restrictions of civic space at national level and provide guidance to ensure that Member States comply with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights when implementing EU law;
2021/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the Commission in launching infringement procedures against Member States that unduly restrict the freedoms of assembly and associationundamental freedoms of expression, assembly and association and believes an extensive annual rule of law assessment will enhance the Commission’s timeliness and effectiveness;
2021/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the creation of an EU alert and response mechanism for attacks on civil society, which should also provide input to the Commission’s annual rule of law assessment. Calls in this context on the Commission and Member States to ensure regular and meaningful contact with civil society actors, both at national and EU-level;
2021/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Denounces the extreme inequality in access to information and, decision- makers and official Commission expert groups and fora, between industry representatives on the one hand, and civil society actors on the other, including within the EU institutions;
2021/11/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the EU to lead by example by developing at European level both a proactive strategy to promote freedom of expression, association and assembly as well as a comprehensive policy framework for enabling meaningful civil dialogue and protecting civil society actors both through its words and concrete actions;
2021/11/11
Committee: JURI