Activities of Bettina VOLLATH related to 2020/0112R(APP)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: interim report (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Amendments (16)
Amendment 5 #
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) more broadly effective by enabling it to operate fully in all areas of Union competence and by clarifying its tasks and working methods;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the role of the FRA represents an important contribution to upholding fundamental rights and as an independent and fully-fledged EU agency and fundamental rights watchdog should be further strengthened at all costs;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas EU ambitions for developing a stronger external dimension should be reflected in the further involvement of the FRA in the monitoring and scrutiny of the acts and activities of the Union and its Member States in the area of the common foreign and security policy;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in a globalised world, it is essential, through international cooperation with third countries is increasingly important in order, to guarantee sufficient protection of fundamental rights;
Amendment 28 #
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 sufficiently monitored and scrutinised by the FRA to ensure that they are in line with fundamental values, andrights; whereas FRA activity in the area of freedom, security and justice is therefore of the utmost importance and should therefore also cover the area of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the objective of the FRA in providing information, assistance and expertise on fundamental rights and in defending and protecting fundamental rights in the EU; underlines its important role as a facilitator in supporting the Union and its Member States when taking measures or formulating courses of action relating to fundamental rights;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that antisemitismdiscrimination is a complex phenomenonroblem and requires a holistic response across policy areas; recalls that the rise of Jew-hatred and antisemitism poses a threat to our democratic values; notes with serious concern the increase in antisemitic hate speech; emphasises in particular the commitment of the agency to helping groups in need of protection and combating discrimination of all kinds, and stresses the need for action in that regard;
Amendment 52 #
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 competence 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 58 #
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 coveredi.e. police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters and acts or activities of police and judicial authorities, as well as all areas for protecting and safeguarding the values set out in Article 2 TEU and Article 7 Rule of Law procedures, should also be covered, without restriction, by the FRA;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point ii – paragraph 1
Paragraph 4 – point ii – paragraph 1
Observer membership on the Management Board should not be restricted to candidate countries or countries with a Stabilisation and Association Agreement, but should be open to other third countries, such as European Economic Area/European Free Trade Association countries, the UK post- Brexit and countries covered by the European neighbourhood policy;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point iii – paragraph 1
Paragraph 4 – point iii – paragraph 1
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Calls on the Commission to considerput forward a broader revision of the FRA Regulation following a thorough impact assessment, in order to strengthen the independence of the FRA; calls for the Commission to reflect in, in so doing, to take particular onaccount of:
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point i – paragraph 1
Paragraph 5 – point i – paragraph 1
As is the case with many other EU agencies, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs should have the right to nominate one additional member of the FRA Management Board; members of the Management Board should have the right to be reappointed once, and the restriction on non-consecutive terms is unnecessary; the Management Board should feature a balanced representation of genders.
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point iii – paragraph 1
Paragraph 5 – point iii – paragraph 1
Upon the request of the Council, the Commission or Parliament, the FRA should be able to carry out scientific research, surveys, and preparatory and feasibility studies and formulate and publish conclusions and opinions on specific thematic topics; this should also be possible on the initiative of the FRA, and not only upon the request of an EU institution; furthermore, individual Member States or a group of Member States should have thea right of initiative;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point iii – paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point iii – paragraph 1 a (new)
Considers that the support of the FRA for implementing the evaluation and monitoring mechanism in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 (the Schengen Evaluation and Monitoring Mechanism) as one of the objectives of the agency, with particular regard to management and external border measures, has proved beneficial and that, in view of its widely-recognised specialist knowledge and the development of its operational contribution in hotspot areas, the FRA should also play a part in monitoring fundamental rights, particularly at the external borders.