6 Amendments of Zoltán BAGÓ related to 2011/2069(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1
Section 1 – paragraph 1
1. Believes that the expectations of many European citizens and residents addressing EU institutions to denounce violations and calling for the protection of fundamental rights and European values enshrined in the Charter and in the Treaties are often dashed as a result of the restrictive interpretation and in some cases the selective interpretation of EU powers and roles in the field of fundamental rights by some EU institutions, and underlines that this creates a risk for the credibility of the EU, the Commission as ‘guardian of the Treaties’ and the EU legal order based on the Treaties and the Charter as a whole2 ;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2
Section 1 – paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms, in this context, that the EU and its institutions have a duty and responsibility to respect, guarantee, protect and promote the fundamental rights of European citizens in the EU, on the basis of the Charter and of Articles 2, 7 and 9-12 TFEU, notably in cases where these rights are not effectively and appropriately guaranteed at national level; recalls that Article 51 of the Charter should not be used to minimise the importance of the Charter and of its application, and underlines that this article does not abrogate the role and powers that EU institutions have in relation to the protection of European fundamental principles and values of democracy, rule of law, citizenship and equality;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 4
Section 1 – paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to fulfil their obligations to protect their citizens‘ fundamental rights, to modify or delete those terms which are not clearly related to the fundamental rights of the citizens and urges Member States to live up to their commitment made under the terms of the Lisbon Treaty3 for the EU to sign up to the European Convention on Human Rights, thus closing gaps in legal protection by giving European citizens the same rights vis-à-vis the acts of the Union as they presently enjoy vis-à-vis the Member States of the Union;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5
Section 1 – paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Council to respect its commitments in relation to fundamental rights, to unblock as a matter of urgency the Commission proposal of 2 July 2008 for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion, culture, language, education or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; emphasises in this context the rights of people with disabilities, who strive to live a life as close to normal as possible, and the rights of children, in particular in the context of cross-border custody disputes and parental visiting rights;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6
Section 1 – paragraph 6
6. DBased on the principle that human dignity is inviolable, deplores instances of discrimination against minorities, and calls on the Council to act effectively and responsibly to uphold the values of the Union in relation to Member States who fail to fully respect their Treaty obligations on such issues, and calls for stronger EU legislation, policies and actions on racism, xenophobia and homophobia;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 8
Section 1 – paragraph 8
8. Highlights in particular the issue – the subject of a very large number of petitions to Parliament – of expropriation without fair compensation of real propertyand offset or undue forfeit of real property or personal belongings acquired by citizens exercising their own freedom of movement and that of their capital;