4 Amendments of Francesca DONATO related to 2021/2180(INI)
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is deeply concerned about the status of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, the close connection between prosecutors and the government (in particular the Public Prosecutor General/Minister of Justice) and the complete disregard for not only EU law requirements, but also European Convention on Human Rights and Polish Constitutional requirements2; is further concerned about the impartiality of the judiciary in Hungary3 and the independence of the judiciary in Spain4; highlights the repeated and widespread violations in Italy of human rights regarding dignity, equality, non- discrimination, work, individual freedom, health, education, legal defence and protection of juveniles and the elderly, as well as a number of fundamental individual freedoms, resulting from restrictive and punitive measures against citizens speaking out against government policy; expresses particular concern at the segregation of inhabitants of the larger islands of Sicily and Sardinia and of all the smaller islands owing to a ban on the use of public transport by those without vaccination certificates, the financial hardship being created for the elderly by denying them access to public pensions offices to withdraw their entitlements without a third vaccine dose and prohibiting healthy members of parliament from voting, even outdoors, without a COVID vaccination certificate, while MPs who have tested positive for COVID are allowed to do so; _________________ 2 Petitions No 0559/2020, 1154/2020, 1246/2020, 1360/2020 and 0869/2021. 3 Petition No 1512/2020. 4 Petitions No 1180/2020, 1182/2020, 1326/2020, 1367/2020, 1561/2020 and 0353/2021.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Expresses alarm at the drift away from democratic values and at the strongly discriminatory policies being adopted by a number of Member States, especially Italy, as well as Austria, Germany, France and Latvia; strongly condemns all COVID countermeasures that infringe the fundamental rights of European Union citizens and calls on the Commission to urgently initiate any action, including infringement proceedings, that are necessary to bring them to a halt;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the fact that that the safety of journalists is not universally guaranteed; underlines the importance of media pluralism and the need to protect journalists against threats and attacks in order to assure freedom of expression and the right to information and safeguard the journalistic profession and its independence from any form of political pressure or lobbying; calls on the Commission accordingly to introduce and strictly enforce appropriate limits on public funding for the press and the media in general and to impose a cap on private funding by specific groups or individuals;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned about the increase in hate crimes against minorities, in particular those related to religious beliefs, political ideas and sexual orientation12; is aware of the difficult balance between hate speech and freedom of expression and acknowledges that the boundaries are hard to definebut nevertheless considers it necessary for the Commission to condemn and penalise any public utterances - especially by those in positions of particular influence or institutional prominence - that are seriously discriminatory, inciting hatred of minorities or certain categories of individuals, even where motivated by ideological, political or public health concerns; _________________ 12 Petitions No 0354/2020, 0657/2020, 1038/2020, 0471/2021, 0480/2021, 0667/2021, 0704/2021, 0725/2021, 0820/2021, 0855/2021 and 0894/2021.