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17 Amendments of Beata KEMPA related to 2022/2898(RSP)

Amendment 1 #

Citation 6
— having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget1 (the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation), _________________ 1 OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 1.deleted
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

Citation 11
— having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the European Social Charter, the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Committee of Social Rights, and the conventions, recommendations, resolutions, opinions and reports of the Parliamentary Assembly, the Committee of Ministers, the Human Rights Commissioner, the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance, the Steering Committee on Anti- Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion, and the Venice Commission and other bodies of the Council of Europe,
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 4 #

Citation 12
— having regard to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union of 23 May 2007 and the Council conclusions of 8 July 2020 on EU priorities for cooperation with the Council of Europe 2020-2022,deleted
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 5 #

Citation 13
— having regard to the Commission’s reasoned proposal for a Council decision of 20 December 2017 on the determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by the Republic of Poland of the rule of law, issued in accordance with Article 7(1) TEU (COM(2017)0835),deleted
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 6 #

Citation 14
— having regard to the reports of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) of 19 July 2022 entitled ‘Europe’s civil society: still under pressure’, of 8 June 2022 entitled ‘Fundamental Rights Report 2022’ and of 19 August 2022 entitled ‘Protecting civic space in the EU’, and its other reports, data and tools, in particular the European Union Fundamental Rights Information System (EFRIS),deleted
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 7 #

Citation 16
— having regard to its resolution of 1 March 2018 on the Commission’s decision to activate Article 7(1) TEU as regards the situation in Poland4, _________________ 4 OJ C 129, 5.4.2019, p. 13.deleted
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 8 #

Citation 18
— having regard to its resolution of 12 September 2018 on a proposal calling on the Council to determine, pursuant to Article 7(1) TEU, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded6, _________________ 6 OJ C 433, 23.12.2019, p. 66.deleted
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 14 #

Citation 30
— having regard to its resolution of 9 June 2022 on the rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national recovery plan (RRF)18, _________________ 18 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2022)0240.deleted
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 15 #

Citation 31
— having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2022 on the proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded19, _________________ 19 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2022)0324.deleted
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 28 #

Recital B
B. whereas the Conference on the Future of Europe clearly expressed a desire for the EU to systematically uphold the rule of law across all Member States, to protect citizens’ fundamental rights and to retain the EU’s credibility when promoting its values abroad;deleted
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 55 #

Paragraph 2
2. Notes some improvements compared to previous annual reports, such as the addition of country-specific recommendations; notes alsoincluding the special attention paid to the public service media and to measures to ensure the transparency of media ownership, including the Media Pluralism Monitor ranking, the assessment of the implementation of the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights by the Member States, the attention paid to political party financing, the focus on equality bodies, national human rights institutions and ombudspersons, the monitoring of high-level appointments in the justice system and the increased attention paid to the legal profession;
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 72 #

Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that the intentional targeting of minority groups’ rights in some Member States has created and established momentum elsewhere, as can be evidenced by backtracking on the rights of women, including a deterioration in the situation in relation to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and of LGBTIQ+ persons, migrants and other minority groups; calls for a summary of the implementation of the EU anti-racism action plan in the report’s country chapters and an analysis of how the backlash in the rule of law affects different minority groups;
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 83 #

Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to initiate the relevant procedures without hesitation or delay, especially when governments show no willingness to comply with the country-specific recommendations;deleted
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 90 #

Paragraph 9
9. Commends the efforts by the Commission to engage better with national stakeholders; recognises civil society as an essential actor for the rule of law, with an important role to play in the follow-up to the annual report and its implementation; calls on the Commission to pursue the consistent involvement of civil society in the follow-up to the report at national level, in cooperation with the FRA;
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 106 #

Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates its call on the Commission to expand the scope of its reporting to cover all values enshrined in Article 2 TEU; reiterates the intrinsic link between the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights; urges the Commission and the Council to immediately enter into negotiations with Parliament on an interinstitutional agreement on an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, which should cover the full scope of Article 2 TEU values, in particular the issue of freedom of expression online and the unlawful restriction of freedom of expression by large online platforms by blocking accounts and so-called shadow banning; stresses the need to include in future reports issues relating to respect for religions and places of worship;
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 116 #

Paragraph 14
14. Strongly condemnsUnderstands, in the absence of a Treaty basis, the position of Member States’ authorities that refuse to engage in the Commission’s annual Rule of Law Dialogue;
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 128 #

Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates that the annual rule of law cycle should serve as input for the activation of other instruments to respond to threats or breaches of the rule of law at national level, such as Article 7 TEU, the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation; infringement procedures or instruments under EU financial legislation; reiterates its call on the Commission to create a direct link between the annual rule of law reports, among other sources, and the Rule of Law Conditionality Mechanism;deleted
2023/01/05
Committee: LIBE