13 Amendments of Cristian TERHEŞ related to 2020/0112R(APP)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the proposal for a Council regulation represents a step forward in making the work of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) effective by enabling it to operate fully in all areas of Union competencewithin well-defined boundaries and Union competences, while respecting Member States' sovereignty and constitutional order and by clarifying its tasks and working methods;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas anti-Semitism and other ethnic or religious related hate crimes are on the rise in the EU and whereas FRA has already done good work on this subject and there is added value in adding anti-Semitism and other ethnic and religious related hate crime to the predefined areas of work of the Agency.
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas building trust among EU citizens in the work of police and justice authorities can be achieved when the acts and activities of the Union and its Member States are sufficientaccurately monitored and scrutinised to ensure that they are in line with fundamental values, and FRA activity in the area of freedom, security and justice is therefore of the utmost importance;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Points out that hate speech against several ethnic and religious groups has risen and should be taken into consideration and that there is a general need to act in this respect.
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms its strong willingness to enable the FRA to operate fully in all areas of Union competencewithin well-defined boundaries and Union competences, while respecting Member States’ sovereignty and constitutional order and to fulfil its role as designed by the EU legislators, and therefore to identify the principles and conditions under which it might give its consent;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point i – paragraph 1
Paragraph 4 – point i – paragraph 1
In line with the changes that result from the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the word ‘Community’ should be replaced by the word ‘Union’ throughout the entire regulation. This implies that Union or Member State acts or activities relating to or within the framework of the common foreign and security policy, as well as in the area of freedom, security and justice, should be covered by the FRA;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point iii – paragraph 1
Paragraph 4 – point iii – paragraph 1
In addition to the fight against racism, xenophobia and related intolerance, the fight against antisemitism and other ethnic or religious related hate crimes should be specifically mentioned in the areas of activities of the FRA, and not only in the recital; this would be very much in line with the activities carried out by the FRA in relation to antisemitic incidentsand other hate- related incidents directed at different ethnic or religious groups, since 2009, with yearly updates on the situation in each Member State;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point iii – paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point iii – paragraph 1 a (new)
Acknowledges and strongly supports the Agency’s work in defending the fundamental rights with respect to the situation of the Roma, rights of the child, migration, AI etc and considers it should be formally mentioned in the areas of the activities of the Agency.
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Calls on the Commission to consider a broader revision of the FRA Regulation following a thorough impact assessment and consultations with the Agency's stakeholders, in order to strengthen the independence of the FRA; calls for the Commission to reflect in particular on:
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point ii – paragraph 1
Paragraph 5 – point ii – paragraph 1
Every five years, the acts and activities of the FRA should be submitted for an independent external evaluation not commissioned by the Commission. The objective of the independent external evaluation should be to assess in particular the impact, effectiveness, efficiency and working practices of the FRA’s activities and achievements; the Management Board must examine the conclusions of the evaluations referred to in Article 30(3) and issue to the Commission such recommendations as may be necessary regarding changes to the FRA, its working practices and the scope of its mission; the Commission must transmit the evaluation reports and recommendations to Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions and make them public; after having assessed the evaluation report and recommendations, the Commission may submit any proposals for amendments to the regulation which it considers necessary;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point iii – paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point iii – paragraph 1 a (new)
FRA should be able to collect and analyse alleged breaches of fundamental rights in a Member State at the request of a Member of the European Parliament, bar associations, professional organizations of magistrates or attorneys, as well as civil society organisations; Member States should support and facilitate FRA in the collection of the data about such requests.