Activities of Panayiotis DEMETRIOU related to 2009/2012(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries concerning sectoral matters and covering applicable law in contractual and non-contractual obligations - Bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries on judgments and decisions in matrimonial matters, parental responsibility and maintenance obligations - Development of an EU criminal justice area (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the application, between Member States of the European Union, of the principle of mutual recognition to decisions on supervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention (17506/08),
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union1,
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Citation 16
Citation 16
- having regard to the Treaty of LisbChapter 4, Articles 82 to 86 (judicial cooperation in criminal matters) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the implementation of the mutual recognition principle, which has been the cornerstone of judicial cooperation since the Tampere European Council, is far from having been satisfactorily achieved,
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas many steps forward have been taken in the area of judicial training, in particular thanks to the contribution offered by the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) and its activities,
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas future action towards the development of the EU criminal justice spacearea cannot but be based on an objective, impartial, transparent, accurate and continuous monitoring of the implementation of EU policies and legal instruments as well as of the quality and efficiency of justice in the Member States,
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point a
Paragraph 1 - point a
(a) noting that an EU criminal justice area must be based on respect for fundamental rights, urges the Council to restart working on safeguarding fundamental rights and notably to adopt without delay:
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point a - indent 1
Paragraph 1 - point a - indent 1
- an ambitious legal instrument on procedural safeguards in criminal proceedings, based on the principle of presumption of innocence, such as the right to a "Letter of Rights", the right to legal advice, the right to adduce evidence, the right to be informed in a language understandable by the suspect/defendant of the nature of and/or the reasons for the charges and/or of the grounds for suspicion, the right of access to all relevant documents in a language which the suspect/defendant understands, the right to an interpreter, the right to a hearing and the right of defence;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point g - indent 1
Paragraph 1 - point g - indent 1
- take the form of an EU Agency, modelled on the Agency for Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and the European Police College within which a pre- eminent role should be given to national judicial schools and judicial networks and with the association of the Commission,
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point j
Paragraph 1 - point j
(j) take action with a view to the publication, every year, of a comprehensive report on crime in the EU, consolidating reports related to specific areas such as OCTA (Organised Crime Threat Assessment), the Eurojust annual report etc,