Activities of András LÁSZLÓ
Plenary speeches (19)
Need to prevent security threats like the Solingen attack through addressing illegal migration and effective return (debate)
The Hungarian “National Card” scheme and its consequences for Schengen and the area of freedom, security and justice (debate)
The Hungarian “National Card” scheme and its consequences for Schengen and the area of freedom, security and justice (debate)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the Hungarian Presidency (debate)
Strengthening the security of Europe’s external borders: need for a comprehensive approach and enhanced Frontex support (debate)
Strengthening the security of Europe’s external borders: need for a comprehensive approach and enhanced Frontex support (debate)
2024 Annual Rule of law report (debate)
Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (debate)
Managing migration in an effective and holistic way through fostering returns (debate)
Foreign interference and hybrid attacks: the need to strengthen EU resilience and internal security (debate)
EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia (debate)
Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud (debate)
Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders (debate)
Recent legislation targeting LGBTQI persons and the need for protecting the rule of law and a discrimination-free Union (debate)
Recent legislation targeting LGBTQI persons and the need for protecting the rule of law and a discrimination-free Union (debate)
Recent legislation targeting LGBTQI persons and the need for protecting the rule of law and a discrimination-free Union (debate)
Strengthening children’s rights in the EU - 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (debate)
Toppling of the Syrian regime, its geopolitical implications and the humanitarian situation in the region (debate)
Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)
Written explanations (3)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
Egyetértek a Bizottság javaslatával, amely szerint a tagállamoknak támogatniuk kell a mikro-, kis- és középvállalkozások létrehozását és növekedését, többek között a finanszírozáshoz való könnyebb hozzáférés biztosítása révén. Ugyancsak egyetértek azzal, hogy jobban ki kell aknázni a fogyatékossággal élő személyek gazdasági növekedéshez és társadalmi fejlődéshez való hozzájárulásában rejlő lehetőségeket. Támogatom, hogy a tagállamok tegyenek a megfizethető és tisztességes lakhatás érdekében és ennek során a fogyatékossággal élő személyek sajátos szükségleteit – beleértve az akadálymentességet – is figyelembe vegyék. Támogatom a nők munkaerőpiaci részvételének elmozdítását egyenlő esélyek és szakmai előmenetel biztosításával, valamint a vezetői pozíciókhoz való hozzáférés útjában álló akadályok megszüntetésével.Sajnos mégsem tudtam szavazatommal támogatni a jelentést, mert a baloldal olyan módosításokat erőltetett a szövegbe, amelyek tagállami hatáskörbe avatkoznak és a migrációt szorgalmazzák. Elfogadhatatlan a progresszív adóztatás követelése, a felsőoktatási tantervekbe avatkozás pedig sérti az egyetemek autonómiáját. Az irányított bevándorlás, a migrációs lehetőségek megnyitása nem erőltethető a tagállamokra.
Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia
Örményország és Azerbajdzsán a közelmúltban megerősítette, hogy kétoldalú tárgyalásaikon számos előrelépés történt a kulcsfontosságú kérdések tisztázásában, így a két ország közel áll a régóta várt békeszerződés megkötéséhez, több évtizedes konfliktus után végre tartós béke lehet a Dél-Kaukázusban.Éppen ezért kontraproduktívnak és célszerűtlennek tartjuk, hogy a béke megszületésének küszöbén olyan határozat szülessen, amely egyoldalú nyelvezetével további feszültséget generálhat a két ország között. Az Európai Parlamentnek a kompromisszumkeresést kellene elősegítenie, nem pedig újabb akadályt gördíteni a békefolyamat elé.Magyarország több alkalommal is elítélte a keresztény örmény lakosságot ért jogsértéseket és a keresztény kulturális örökség pusztítását, ezen álláspontunkat továbbra is fenntartjuk. Ezért a Hungary Helps program keretében nagy összegű adományt juttattunk az örmény Vöröskeresztnek, karabahi gyermekek számára biztosítottunk nyári táboroztatást, valamint számos örmény származású egyetemi hallgató részesült kormányzati ösztöndíjban.A határozat azonban súlyos kijelentéseket tesz az Azerbajdzsánból érkező földgázzal kapcsolatosan, holott az energiabeszerzés diverzifikációja szempontjából kulcsfontosságú a dél-kaukázusi régióban kitermelt földgáz és különösen a megújuló energia importja az EU számára. Új energiaforrások és energiaszállítási útvonalak biztosítása nélkül Európa – és ezzel Magyarország – energiaellátásának biztonsága kerül veszélybe.Tekintettel arra, hogy a határozat összességében kontraproduktív szellemiséget tükröz a békefolyamat szempontjából, valamint szűklátókörű, az energiabiztonságunkat veszélyeztető megközelítést alkalmaz, a Fidesz-KDNP képviselők a szöveget nem támogatták.
Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud
A georgiai emberek a béke pártjára álltak. Elutasítják a Nyugat háborúpárti narratíváját és ki akarnak maradni az országuk szomszédságában dúló orosz-ukrán háborúból. A nyugati háborúpárti elit és a külföldről finanszírozott baloldali NGO-k képtelenek elfogadni a választások eredményét, ezért tüntetéseket szerveztek és megpróbálják destabilizálni Georgiát.A határozat a háborúpárti nyomásgyakorlás egy újabb eszköze, amely Georgiát is bele akarja rángatni a konfliktusba. Céljainak érvényesítése érdekében elutasítja a demokratikus választások eredményét, választási csalással vádolja a Georgiai Álom pártot és szankciókkal akarja sújtani a párt vezetését. Támogatja Georgia európai integrációjának és vízummentes státuszának felfüggesztését és durván beavatkozik az ország belügyeibe azzal, hogy az eredetileg a georgiai hatóságoknak szánt, majd befagyasztott 120 millió eurós uniós forrást a helyi civil társadalom támogatására akarja fordítani. Továbbá elítéli Orbán Viktor magyar miniszterelnök georgiai látogatását.Georgiát - mint ahogyan Magyarországot is - a békepárti álláspontja miatt támadják. A határozat súlyos ténybeli tévedéseket tartalmaz, Georgia szuverén álláspontjának megváltoztatására törekszik, aláássa Georgia EU-s csatlakozási tárgyalásait és az őszinte EU-Georgia párbeszéd lehetőségét. A határozat számunkra elfogadhatatlan, mert ellentétes Magyarország érdekeivel, két pontban is támadja a szuverén magyar külpolitikát. A Fidesz-KDNP képviselőcsoportja határozottan elutasítja ezt a nyomásgyakorlást, ezért a képviselők a szöveg ellen szavaztak.
Written questions (1)
Commission seeking to fine all Elon Musk’s companies
Individual motions (2)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on enabling Member States to opt-out of EU migration policy
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the victory of president-elect Donald Trump
Amendments (118)
Amendment 2 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 1a; _________________ 1a OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj
Amendment 3 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/795 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 February 2024 establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), and amending Directive 2003/87/EC and Regulations (EU) 2021/1058, (EU) 2021/1056, (EU) 2021/1057, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) 2021/1060, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697 and (EU) 2021/241 1a; _________________ 1a OJ L, 2024/795, 29.2.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/795/oj
Amendment 4 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)
Citation 8 c (new)
– having regard to the complementary funding programme to Horizon Europe covering nuclear research and innovation “Euratom Research and Training Programme (2021–2025)”;
Amendment 14 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas SMEs in the EU-27 are the backbone of the economy, representing 98.9 per cent of enterprises in the EU's non-financial business economy; whereas the resources allocated to SMEs within the Horizon Europe Programme 2021-2027 in the first three years are around 20% of the overall budget, according to the European Commission’s July 2024 Report “Horizon Europe and SMEs”; whereas the European Innovation Council (EIC) has achieved the set goal of allocating 70% of the budget to SMEs;
Amendment 16 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the participation of all EU universities and companies, as well as their possibility to apply for funding in Horizon Europe is of fundamental importance to bridge the innovation gap and to maximise Europe's potential, wherever it comes from;
Amendment 20 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas creating a favourable environment for young researchers, to retain and attract talents within the European Union, is capital for the future of competitiveness;
Amendment 21 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas funding for R&D is essential for the development of net-zero technologies; whereas nuclear energy, in particular, represents an important component of the future energy mix;
Amendment 23 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas the Euratom Research and Training Programme 2021-2025, the complementary funding programme to Horizon Europe covering nuclear research and innovation, consists of a budget of €1.38 billion to implement the new programme for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2025, with direct and indirect actions, utilizing the same instruments and rules for participation as Horizon Europe;
Amendment 24 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Observations on the participation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Notes that the resources allocated to SMEs within the Horizon Europe Programme 2021-2027 in the first three years are around 20% of the overall budget; Observes that, despite the portion of Horizon funds being allocated to SMEs and the EIC having met its target for funds allocation to these, the overall participation of the category remains lower compared to Horizon 2020 and, in general, compared to the number of potentially interested and eligible SMEs; Underlines, therefore, that there are still untapped potentials and administrative barriers to be overcome in order to ensure greater participation of a wider range of subjects;
Amendment 47 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes with concern that according to Council Implementing Decision 2022/2056 the entities maintained by Hungarian public interest trust foundations, including 21 Hungarian universities, cannot receive direct EU funding, including Horizon Europe funds, thus, other than consortia members, they are excluded from Horizon Europe participation;
Amendment 78 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Points out that the Euratom Research and Training Programme still has limited funds, especially to finance actions on nuclear fission;
Amendment 99 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes with concern that the European Commission has not succeeded in communicating clearly which entities are eligible to participate in HEU, which has led to misunderstandings and further complexities in the R&I community;
Amendment 188 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recommends that the Commission, following constructive negotiations with all stakeholders concerned, immediately presents a proposal revising Council Implementing Decision 2022/2056, as it is our collective interest is to ensure the participation of all EU universities and companies in the HEU;
Amendment 220 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights the need to build a program that addresses bureaucratic complexity, considering the costs and resources required to remain competitive, and the uncertainty regarding projects’ approval and funding timelines;
Amendment 224 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Stresses the importance of building a programme suitable to break down administrative barriers and to ensure a more meaningful participation of SMEs;
Amendment 232 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
15. Recommends that the Commission ensure user-oriented, accessible, science- led, effective and efficient implementation of the programme, including by:
Amendment 323 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Affirms the importance of consolidating and strengthening funding for the achievement of technology neutrality; is convinced that actions related to the development of strategic technologies, as set out in the Net-Zero Industry Act, in particular nuclear technology, should be covered under the new FP10;
Amendment 331 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Notes that to date many funding lines are not accessible when it comes to nuclear R&D; believes, in this regard, that the funds currently available under Euratom Research and Training Programme should be increased and be accessible to a wider range of subjects;
Amendment 1 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to Article 24 of the Treaty on the European Union (TEU),
Amendment 41 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29
Citation 29
Amendment 58 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 44
Citation 44
Amendment 65 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the specific rules and procedures outlined in Article 24(1) of the Treaty on the European Union, as supplemented by the relevant Declarations of the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference, emphasizes that the provisions concerning the common foreign and security policy, including those related to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European External Action Service, will not affect the existing legal basis, responsibilities, or competences of each Member State regarding the formulation and conduct of its foreign policy, its national diplomatic service, its relations with third countries, and its participation in international organizations, including a Member State's membership in the United Nations Security Council;
Amendment 66 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Article 24(1) of the Treaty of the European Union states that the common foreign and security policy is subject to specific rules and procedures, therefore foreign policy decisions fall exclusively within the competence of the Member States;
Amendment 67 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the specific rules and procedures outlined in Article 24(1) of the Treaty on the European Union, as supplemented by the relevant Declarations of the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference, emphasizes that the provisions concerning the common foreign and security policy do not grant new powers to the Commission to initiate decisions nor do they increase the role of the European Parliament;
Amendment 68 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 85 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the rise in authoritarianism, illiberalism and popul and of religious extremism, such as Islamism, threatens the global rules-based order, the protection and promotion of human rights in the world, as well as the values and principles on which the EU is founded;
Amendment 86 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the rise in authoritarianism, illiberalism and populism threatens the global rules-based order,of the multipolar world order poses a challenge to the protection and promotion of human rights in the world, as well as the values and principles on which the EU is founded;
Amendment 91 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, according to Open Doors, more than 360 million Christians face persecution, harassment or discrimination; whereas, in 2023, 5 000 have been killed and 5 000 have been arrested due to their faith;
Amendment 113 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) and, civil society organisations (CSOs) and Faith-based Organizations (FBOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as to prevent conflicts globally; whereas governments around the world are increasingly censoring, silencing and harassing HRDs, CSOs and CSFBOs in their work; whereas this behaviour includes measures encompassing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), restrictive government policies, defamation campaigns, discrimination, intimidation and violence, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, and arbitrary arrests and detention; whereas attacks on HRDs are increasingly extending to their families and communities;
Amendment 132 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas environmental harm and the impacts of climate change are intensifying precariousness, and marginalisation and inequality, and increasingly displacing people from their homes or trapping them in unsafe conditions, thereby heightening their vulnerability and jeopardising their human rights;
Amendment 134 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reasserts the universality and indivisibilityAsks the Member States to promote and protect democracy and of human rights andin the inherent dignity of every human being; reaffirms the duty of the EU and its Member StEuropean Union; recalls that the European Union does not have the mandates to promote and protect democracy and the universality of human rights around the worldbe the human rights watchdog and uses the pretext of human rights to interfere in the internal affairs of third countries;
Amendment 141 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 143 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that the respect, protection, and fulfilment of human rights and fundamental freedoms musshould not be the sole cornerstone of the EU’s external policy; strongly encourages the EU, to that end, to strive for a continued ambitious commitment to make human rights a central part of all EU policies in a streamlined manner, which must also pursue the interests of the Member States; stresses that the EU’s approach to human rights in external relations could be perceived by some countries as neo-colonial and, to enhance the consistency between the EU’s internal and external policies in this fieldherefore, should prioritize respect for the cultural values and traditions of those countries;
Amendment 149 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that the EU's role is above all to protect the security and rights of European people in the EU and worldwide, but it is also important to promote respect for human rights in EU external policies, where possible;
Amendment 150 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 157 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the EU must be fully prepared to counter the rise of authoritarianism, illiberalism and populism,religious extremism, such as Islamism, which is spreading across Europe due to mass illegal immigration as well as the increasing attacks on the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law;
Amendment 172 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns the increasing trend of violations and abuses of human rights and democratic principles and values across the world, such as arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture, clampdowns on civil society and political opponents, excessive use of violence by public authorities, censorship and threats to independent media, political attacks againstnd pressure on international institutions, as well as organisations representing national minorities and their leaders, and increasing use of unlawful methods of war in grave breach of international humanitarian law and human rights law, among others; deplores the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and processes, and the shrinking space for civil societies around the world;
Amendment 179 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses concern over the human rights situation in the United Kingdom following the arrest of more than 1,000 individuals protesting migration policies, both in the streets and on social media, after the killing of three young British girls by an Islamic migrant from Rwanda; calls on UK authorities to respect the rights to freedom of expression, assembly, and peaceful protest;
Amendment 195 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is extremely concerned about the influence of third states and their interference and influence-buying through a network of NGOs in the European Parliament as revealed in the so-called Qatar-gate scandal; notes with deep concern the active involvement of the left-wing Members of the DROI subcommittee in the Qatar-gate scandal;
Amendment 226 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the fundamental role of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, including its thematic programme on human rights and democracy, as a flagship EU instrument in promoting and protecting human rights and democracy around the world; highlights the need to engage with civil society, including faith-based actors delivering lifesaving humanitarian aid and providing access to education as healthcare, in all the EU’s relevant external activities; reiterates the importance of streamlining a human- rights based approach in the EU’s external action instruments; underlines Parliament’s role in the instrument’s programming process and calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to share all relevant information in a timely manner in order to enable Parliament to play its role accordingly, in particular during high-level geopolitical dialogues with the Commission;
Amendment 229 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Deplores that many countries despite their international obligations and commitments to protect minorities are pursuing a policy of forced assimilation of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities by disregarding their fundamental and human rights; calls for the EU and its Member States to provide active support for EU candidate and partner countries to respect the fundamental human rights of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities, including their culture, language, religion, traditions and history in order to preserve diversity, linguistic and cultural identity, where these minorities can freely enjoy their individual and community rights, in all areas of education and public life; reiterates the need to fulfil the obligations and commitments based on international treaties and agreements;
Amendment 249 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the important role of human rights dialogues within the EU’s human rights toolbox and as a key vehicle for the implementation of the EU action plan on human rights and democracy; highlights that these dialogues should address the overall situation of human rights and democracy with the relevant countries; notes that human rights dialogues should be seen as a key element of sustained EU engagement and not as a free-standing instrument; recalls that these dialogues need to be used in conjunction and synergy with other instruments; reiterates the need to raise individual cases, in particular those highlighted by Parliament in its resolutions, and ensure adequate follow- up; calls to increase the visibility of these dialogues and their outcomes, including through the publication of a joint press statement;
Amendment 260 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8
Subheading 8
Amendment 264 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 276 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomesIs deeply concerned about the increasing use of the EU GHRSR as a key political tool in the EU’s defence of human rights and democracy across the world; notes, however, the challenges that the requirement of unanimity poses in the adoption of sanctions and reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting for decisions on the GHRSR; fully supports the possibireminds that sanctions exacerbates the rise of bloc dynamics and global tensions, while endangering the economic, political, and social stability of the existing Member States; underlines that unanimity in the Council for all decisions related to foreign, security, and defence politcy of imposing targeted anti-corruption sanctions within the EU framework in this regard, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament, whether through its inclumust be maintained, as well as in all other areas where it currently applies in particularly regarding the adoption of sanctions and emphasises that the introduction of qualified majority voting for decision is on the GHRSR or underis a differenct regime; highlights the need for the complete enforcemeattack to the sovereignty of sanctions and calls for circumventions to be tackledMember States;
Amendment 280 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concern regarding the increasing attacks by authoritarian and illiberal regimes on democratic principles and values; stresses that the defence and support of democracy around the world is increasingly becoming of geopolitical and strategic interest; eEmphasises the importance of Parliament’s efforts in capacity-building for partner parliaments, promoting mediation and encouraging a culture of dialogue and compromise, especially among young political leaders, and empowering women parliamentarians, HRDs, FBOs and representatives from civil society and independent media; reiterates its call on the Commission to continue and expand its activities in these areas by increasing funding and support for EU bodies, agencies and other grant-based organisations; stresses the critical importance of directly supportingengaging with civil society and persons expressing dissenting views, particularly in the current climate of growing global tensions and repression in increasing numbers of countries; calls on the European Commission to demand full transparency from the NGOs that the Commission has cooperation with; reiterates the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls for enhanced collaboration between Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group, the relevant Commission directorates-general and the EEAS;
Amendment 285 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concern regarding the increasing attacks by authoritarian and illiberal regimes on democratic principles and values; stresses that the defence and support of democracy around the world is increasingly becoming of geopolitical and strategic interest; emphasises the importance of Parliament’s efforts in capacity-building for partner parliaments, promoting mediation and encouraging a culture of dialogue and compromise, especially among young political leaders, and empowering women parliamentarians, HRDs and representatives from civil society and independent media; reiterates its call on the Commission to continue and expand its activities in these areas by increasing funding and support for EU bodies, agencies and other grant-based organisations; stresses the critical importance of directly supporting civil society and persons expressing dissenting views, particularly in the current climate of growing global tensions and repression in increasing numbers of countries; reiterates the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls for enhanced collaboration between Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group, the relevant Commission directorates-general and the EEAS;
Amendment 313 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Reminds that the European Parliament has been implicated in acts of corruption and foreign interference, particularly in relation to the 'Qatargate' scandal; emphasizes that members of the DROI subcommittee have been involved in these acts, undermining its legitimacy and rendering its moral policing across the world hollow and hypocritical; stresses the need for transparency measures to address these issues; and notes the importance of holding responsible individuals accountable;
Amendment 317 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reaffirms that promoting the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights around the world requires strong international cooperation at a multilateral level; underlines the particularly important role of the UN and its bodies as the main forum which must be able to effectively advance efforts for peace and security, sustainable development and respect for human rights and international law; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue supporting the work of the UN, both politically and financially; reiterates the need for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice at the UN and in other multilateral forums; calls for EU delegations to play a stronger role in multilateral forums, for which they should have appropriate resources available;
Amendment 331 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Rejects the proposal to grant the EU a permanent seat in all multilateral forums, as it would contribute to the erosion of national sovereignty and limit the ability of Member States to act in their national interests; stresses that conferring disguised state attributes to the EU poses a direct threat to the national sovereignty of Member States and represents a further step toward federalization; underlines that, in accordance with Article 24(1) of the TEU, as supplemented by the relevant Declarations of the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference, the provisions concerning the Common Foreign and Security Policy do not allow the EU to encroach on the competencies of Member States in foreign policy, this includes the role of the High Representative and the European External Action Service, which should not affect the existing legal basis, responsibilities, or competencies of Member States in developing and conducting their foreign policies, managing their national diplomatic services, maintaining relations with third countries, or participating in international organizations, including membership on the UN Security Council;
Amendment 337 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses that France, as the only EU Member State with a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, already guarantees European representation therefore, granting the EU a seat is unnecessary and would constitute an act of sabotage against France’s sovereignty and national interests; warns that such a move would elevate the EU to the status of a state, undermining the sovereignty of Member States and shifting further toward federalization and constitutes a breach of Article 24(1) of the Treaty on European Union;
Amendment 338 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 347 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on EU institutions and Member States to promote ceasefire and peace talks on a multilateral level to halt armed conflicts around the world;
Amendment 352 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the political and financial support the EU has given to the International Criminal Court (ICC), including the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the ICC, not least through the launch of the ‘Global initiative to fight against impunity for international crimes’ offering EUR 20 million of support to the ICC; calls for the EU and its Member States to keep supporting the ICC with the necessary means and resources and to use all instruments at its disposal to strengthen the fight against impunity worldwide; calls on all the Member States to respect the actions and decisions of all organs of the ICC, including the OTP and the Chambers, and to support their work as an independent and impartial international justice institution;
Amendment 367 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates the strong support of the EU for the International Court of Justice and the ICC amid a particularly challenging time for the international justice; notes with deep concern the worrying and rising trend to undermine the decisions of international institutions and their employees by state officials;
Amendment 373 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Reiterates that international tribunals must be independent and impartial;
Amendment 381 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes with concern the increasing disregard for international humanitarian law and international human rights law, particularly in the form of ongoing conflicts around the world; underlines that it is of the utmost importance for humanitarian aid agencies to be able to provide full, timely and unhindered assistance to all people in vulnerable situations and calls on all parties to armed conflicts to protect civilian populations and humanitarian and medical workers; calls upon all states to unconditionally and fully conform with international humanitarian law; calls upon the international community and the Member States in particular to promote accountability and the fight against impunity for grave breaches of international humanitarian law; calls for the systematic creation of humanitarian corridors in regions at war and in combat situations, whenever necessary, in order to allow civilians at risk to escape conflicts, and strongly condemns any attacks on them; concerned that sexual violence against women and girls is widespread in conflicts;
Amendment 386 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Strongly condemns the attacks against humanitarian workers, recalls that humanitarian workers, as well as medical personnel needs to be protected in times of conflict in line with the International Humanitarian Law; reiterates that humanitarian workers must not be targeted in conflicts;
Amendment 394 #
Amendment 395 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 396 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recognises the potential for stronger alignment in approaches to human rights protection and promotion between Member States’ embassies and EU delegations in non-EU countries; emphasises the opportunity for Member States’ embassies to take an increasingly active role in advancing and safeguarding human rights, while also supporting civil society in these countries; highlights the importance of shared responsibility between Member States and EU delegations in these efforts; calls for the EU and its Member States to intensify their collective efforts to promote the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights and to support democracy worldwideNotes that attempts to take precedence over the foreign policy of the Member States by establishing an autonomous EU diplomacy through the 'Team Europe' approach are a direct attack on their sovereignty and another step toward federalization;
Amendment 405 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls that EU Delegations cannot, under any circumstances, duplicate the role of Member States' embassies in foreign relations, which are the primary actors in diplomatic engagement and bilateral relations, representing the national interests of Member States; emphasizes the importance of maintaining distinct responsibilities and functions to ensure effective collaboration and representation;
Amendment 447 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all of the EU’s external policies; calls for more concerted efforts to promote the respect, protection and fulfilment of children’s rights in crisis or emergency situations; condemns the decline in respect for the rights of the child and the increasing violations and abuses of these rights, including through violence, early and forced marriage, sexual abuse including genital mutilation, trafficking, child labour, recruitment of child soldiers, lack of access to education, including the right to education in the mother tongue, and healthcare, malnutrition and extreme poverty; further condemns the increase in death of children in situations of armed conflict and stresses the need for effective protection of children’s rights in active warfare; reiterates its call for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all EU external policies;
Amendment 448 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all of the EU’s external policies; calls for more concerted efforts to promote the respect, protection and fulfilment of children’s rights in crisis or emergency situations; condemns the decline in respect for the rights of the child and the increasing violations and abuses of these rights, including through violence, early and forced marriage, sexual abuse including feminine genital mutilation and online sexual abuse, trafficking, child labour, recruitment of child soldiers, lack of access to education and healthcare, malnutrition and extreme poverty; further condemns the increase in death of children in situations of armed conflict and stresses the need for effective protection of children’s rights in active warfare; reiterates its call for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all EU external policies;
Amendment 454 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Deplores any initiatives by NGOs and media organisations that violate children's right to healthy and natural development through the promotion of so- called affirmative care; calls on EU institutions to defend the healthy and natural development of minors across the world;
Amendment 455 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) states that the child has the right, as far as possible, to know and be cared for by his or her parents; condemns methods of procreation that are in breach of this right, such as surrogacy;
Amendment 460 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that women’s rights and gender equality are indispensable and indivisible human rights, as well as a basis for the rule of law and inclusive resilient democracies; deplores the fact that millions of women and girls continue to experience discrimination and violence, condemns the use of violence against women and children, including rape, murder, sexual slavery, forced pregnancy and forced sterilization as weapon of war, especially in the context of conflicts, and are denied their dignity, autonomy and even life; calls for the EU, its Member States and like- minded partners to step up their efforts to ensure the full enjoyment and protection of women’s and girls’ human rights; condemns in the strongest terms the increasing attacks on sexual and regender-based violence; strongly reiterates its call to fight sex-selective abortions which in particular targets girls and women; calls for a stronger EU commitment and support to the produtective health and rights around the world, as well as gender-based violence; welcomes the accession of the EU to the Istanbul Conventionon of motherhood in third countries, in particular of mothers who suffer hostility, discrimination or stigmatization due to their condition of being mothers, in pregnancy or with born children, or are in a situation of unemployment or poverty; calls for the EU and its international partners to strengthen their efforts to ensure that women fully enjoy human rights and are treated equally to men; stresses the need to pursue efforts to fully eradicate the practice of female genital mutilation;
Amendment 473 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. 27. Stresses that women’s rights and gender equality are indispensable and indivisible human rights, as well as a basis for the rule of law and inclusive resilient democracies; deplores the fact that millions of women and girls continue to experience discrimination and violence, especially in the context of conflicts, and are denied their dignity, autonomy and even life, as illustrated by the persistence of sex- selective abortions in some countries, including in Europe; calls for the EU, its Member States and like- minded partners to step up their efforts to ensure the full enjoyment and protection of women’s and girls’ human rights; condemns in the strongest terms the increasing attacks on sexual and reproductive health and rights around the world, as well as gender-based violence; welcomes the accession of the EU to the Istanbul Convention; calls for the EU and its international partners to strengthen their efforts to ensure that women fully enjoy human rights and are treated equally to men; stresses the need to pursue efforts to fully eradicate the practice of female genital mutilation;
Amendment 480 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Condemns the practice of surrogacy, which compromises human dignity, exploiting the woman's body and its reproductive functions, as well as considering the unborn child as an object; calls on the Member States to follow the example of Italy, which recently adopted a law strengthening the ban on surrogacy by making it illegal abroad; welcomes the initiative of the Casablanca Declaration, an international group of experts, researchers, lawyers and doctors who have drawn up a proposal for an international convention for the universal abolition of surrogacy;
Amendment 485 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls for the EU to defend girls, women and women’s rights based on the individual’s biological sex;
Amendment 495 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 520 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes the duplicity and complicity of NGOs in facilitating human smuggling in the European Union; stresses that private entities should not be involved in carrying out search and rescue operations which constitutes a breach of national laws; reiterates its calls to block funding to these so-called society groups that act as an illegal shuttle service to smuggle migrants and reiterates its call to hold criminally these NGOs for migrants smuggling and human trafficking;
Amendment 525 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Condemns the activities of pseudo- NGOs that facilitate mass illegal immigration to the European continent; calls on these organisations to stop conflating illegal immigrants and genuine asylum seekers as it undermines the tolerance and protection efforts the latter deserve;
Amendment 528 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Emphasizes that continued migration from radical Islamic countries, such as Afghanistan, to Europe risks importing fundamentalist Sharia laws thus undermining women's rights in Europe; urges Member States to halt the mass influx from these countries, primarily composed of young adult males; calls for the rapid and effective implementation of measures to readmit migrants posing a threat to European security and the enforcement of readmission agreements for illegal migrants;
Amendment 529 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Condemns governments engaging in hybrid attacks using illegal immigrants to strain the European asylum system; calls on Member States to stop funding organisations that facilitate the transport of illegal immigrants into ports of EU Member States and to the external Schengen borders;
Amendment 531 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Calls on EU missions worldwide to ensure that refugees receive assistance and refugee status in the first safe country, in accordance with the Geneva Convention, and to seek ways in which the EU can help refugees return to their countries of origin as soon as possible after the end of the conflict;
Amendment 532 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Reminds that the return and repatriation of foreign criminals is essential to maintaining public safety, safeguarding the rule of law and upholding the integrity of immigration and asylum systems within the European Union;
Amendment 533 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 d (new)
Paragraph 28 d (new)
28d. Urges Member States and the EU to exert diplomatic, economic, and political pressure on third countries to promptly readmit their nationals who have committed crimes in the European Union, especially those subject to legal and administrative expulsion orders; stresses that cooperation agreements, trade, visa policies, and financial assistance to third countries should be made conditional on compliance with readmission obligations; calls, in this regard, for an increase and better cooperation between Member States;
Amendment 537 #
Amendment 541 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Deplores the human rights violations, including discrimination, persecution, violence and killings, against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) persons around the world; is extremely concerned by the spreading of hatred and anti- LGBTIQ+ narratives and legislation that target LGBTIQ+ persons and HRDs; reiterates its calls for the full implementation of the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 as the EU’s tool for improving the situation of LGBTIQ+ people around the worldany person on the grounds of sexual orientation;
Amendment 542 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Deplores the human rights violations, including discrimination, persecution, violence and killings, against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) persons around the world; is extremely concerned by the spreading of hatred and anti- LGBTIQ+ narratives and legislation that target LGBTIQ+ persons and HRDs; reiterates its calls for the full implementation of the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 as the EU’s tool for improving the situation of LGBTIQ+ people around the world;
Amendment 557 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Rights and protection of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities Emphasizes the importance of protecting national, ethnic and linguistic minorities as a fundamental aspect of human rights and democratic governance; deplores that many countries, despite their international obligations and commitments to protect minorities, are pursuing policies of forced assimilation of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities by disregarding their fundamental rights; emphasises that minorities should not become a target or instrument of any military tension or conflict; recalls the obligations of states based on international treaties and agreements to protect the rights of these minorities within their respective territories; calls on the governments of the EU’s partner countries to respect the rights of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities, including their cultures, languages, religions, traditions and histories in order to preserve diversity and linguistic and cultural identity; calls on the governments of EU partner countries to adopt and enforce comprehensive policies and legal frameworks that guarantee the rights of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities; this must include, inter alia, guaranteed access to mother-tongue education at all levels of education, and the right to use minority languages in both public and private spheres; additionally, governments must ensure the participation of minority representatives in political processes at all levels, so minority voices are fully considered in decision-making, and protect these communities from discrimination and hate speech; calls for the EU and its Member States to enhance diplomatic efforts and collaboration with partner countries in promoting the rights of minorities and provide active support for these partner countries to this end; calls on the Commission to support the protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons belonging to minorities worldwide, including within the human rights and democracy thematic programmes of NDICI – Global Europe;
Amendment 564 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates its condemnation of all forms of racism, intolerance, xenophobia and discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, disability, caste, religion, belief, age, sex and sexual orientation or gender identity; condemns the growing international threat of hate speech, including online; reiterates the crucial role of education and dialogue in promoting tolerance, understanding and diversity; calls for the EU and its Member States to lead the global fight against all forms of extremism and welcomes the adoption of an EU strategy to this enddefend human rights across the globe;
Amendment 599 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Condemns escalations of coercion, discrimination, harassment and violence perpetuated against members of thought, conscience, religious or belief minorities, their properties and places of worship; denounces the recourse to blasphemy, apostasy or other accusations based on religious grounds, including the possibility of the death penalty against the convicted, in relation to religious minorities and legitimate human rights activities, including on the internet and social media; condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the discrimination and/or persecution of cultural and religious minorities including Christians all around the world;
Amendment 603 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Notes with concern that Christians remain the most persecuted religious group in the world, mainly by Islamists; condemns in the strongest terms all the attacks against Christian communities around the world; reminds that the EU shares a Christian heritage and is therefore obligated to confront these attacks;
Amendment 612 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Considers that peaceful coexistence among religious groups in the Middle East plays a crucial role for the Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Nexus; reaffirms that by maintaining peaceful coexistence among religious groups, tensions are reduced allowing humanitarian efforts and development initiatives to thrive while laying the groundwork for lasting peace; recalls that peaceful coexistence is thus fundamental for the stability of the region and essential for peaceful development;
Amendment 613 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Notes with concern the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the world; condemns in the strongest terms attacks by Islamic fundamentalists against Christians communities in the world and others such as the Hindu community in Bangladesh; condemns the persisting desecration and vandalism of sacred religious sites around the world;
Amendment 614 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 c (new)
Paragraph 34 c (new)
34c. Notes with deep concern the dramatic decrease of oriental Christian communities affected by multiple crisis and wars in Middle-East which is going to continue and even accelerate with the current war in Israel-Palestinian and Lebanon; recalls that in the past 20 years, more than half of the Christian populations in Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian, and Syria have emigrated; calls on the EU to take appropriate measures to protect age-old minorities;
Amendment 616 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 c (new)
Paragraph 34 c (new)
34c. Deplores that the Commission does not have a specific strategy to combat Christianophobia, while Christianism is the most persecuted religion in the world; notes that the Commission has, however, established a coordinator responsible for combating Islamophobia;
Amendment 617 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 d (new)
Paragraph 34 d (new)
34d. Considers that the position of the Special Envoy should be integrated into the EEAS in a similar way to the other special envoys and EU special representatives; recalls that last year marked the 10th anniversary of the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of religion or belief; regrets the fact that although the Guidelines provide for their own three-year evaluation by the Council, no evaluation has been made public so far; calls on the Council to conduct this evaluation and to share the results with Parliament; fully supports the EU’s practice of leading related thematic resolutions at the UN Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly; calls on the EEAS and EU Delegations, where appropriate, to raise general issues and specific cases relating to the persecution of or discrimination against belief or religious minorities during human rights dialogues with partner countries and at UN human rights forums, while following a result-oriented approach;
Amendment 618 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 e (new)
Paragraph 34 e (new)
34e. Fully supports the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, to hold a belief, or not to believe, and the right to manifest and to change or leave one’s religion or belief without fear of violence and discrimination; calls for the EU and its Member States to increase their efforts to protect these rights;
Amendment 619 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 f (new)
Paragraph 34 f (new)
34f. Recognizes the value of interfaith and inter-religious dialogue that leads to peaceful co-existence and mutual understanding between various religious, belief and ethnic groups, and encourages the EU and Member States to promote them;
Amendment 620 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 g (new)
Paragraph 34 g (new)
34g. Is extremely concerned about the rise of anti-Semitism across the world; condemns that Islamic extremists threaten and attack other religious groups in the Middle East and Africa;
Amendment 642 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 652 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Deplores that the right to participate in free and fair elections is not respecfreedom of speech and to participated in authoritarian and illiberal regimes; highlights that these regimes conduct fake elections with the aim of entrenching public discourse is deteriorating which furtheir power, as they lack real political contestation and pluralismuts human rights in jeopardy;
Amendment 659 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Stresses the role of trade as a major instrument to promote and improve the human rights situation in the EU’s partner countries; notes, however, that there has been little to no improvement in some of the countries concerned; deplores the detrimental effects of some excessive and exploitative business activities on human rights and democracy; welcomes the harmonisation resulting from the adoption of the Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence with binding EU rules on responsible corporate behaviour with regard to human, labour and environmental rights; further welcomes the Regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market11 and calls for its swift implementation at Member State level; _________________ 11 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market (COM(2022)0453).
Amendment 678 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Is concerned by the threat that artificial intelligence (AI) can pose to democracy and human rights, especially if it is not duly regulated; welcomes the Council conclusions on Digital Diplomacy of 26 June 2023 to strengthen the EU’s role and leadership in global digital governance, in particular its position as a shaper of the global digital rulebook; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act which aims to harmonise the rules on AI for protecting human rights, and the advantages that AI can bring to human wellbeing; notes with concern the adverse effects of the ‘fake content industry’ on the right to information and press freedom, including the rapid development of AI and the subsequent empowerment of the disinformation industry12 ; _________________ 12 Reporters Without Borders, ‘2023 World Press Freedom Index – journalism threatened by fake content industry’ https://rsf.org/en/2023-world-press- freedom-index-journalism-threatened-fake- content-industry.
Amendment 28 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges the Commission’s continuousNotes with concern the Commission’s double standards when monitoring of rule of law benchmarks through the rule of law toolbox, including the annual rule of law report, while remaining concerned that, by adopting an overly diplomatic approach and failing to distinguish between individual and systemic issues, the annual rule of law report risks trivialising some of the most serious breaches of the rule of law; reiterates its regret and serious concern with respect to the lawfulnes; calls on the Commission to refrain from political bias; recalls that Hungary is entitled to all EU funds that have been withheld by the Commission; calls on the Commission to release the remaining €20 billion EU funds that Hungary is rightfully entitled to; is deeply concerned about the situation of the rule of law within the European institutions; calls ofn the Commission’s decision concluding that, in Hungary, the horizontal enabling condi to investigate the increasing violations of the Charter had been fulfilled in relation to judicial independence which decision enabled the Hungarian authorities to start claiming reimbursrule of law in these institutions; notes with deep concern the alleged involvements of up to approximately EUR 10,2 billion from Union funds; calls on the Commission to take steps towards the full implementation of Parliament’s recommendations on the establishment of an EU mechanism for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, contained in its resolution of 25 October 20161 , and to ensure that assessments of rule of law benchmarks are more precise and qualitative than is presently the case, relying not only on legislative changes, but also on real and independent evidence of their implementation in practice; _________________ 1 European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2016 with recommendations toformer Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders in a money laundering scheme allegedly worth more than €1 million; is extremely concerned that Didier Reynders was responsible for upholding the rule of law in the European Union; stresses that in 2019, as Commissioner-designate, Didier Reynders has already been accused of money- laundering and corruption by the Belgian authorities; calls on the Commission on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, tho explain how could Didier Reynders be trule of law and fundamental rights (2015/2254(INL)) (OJ C 215, 19.6.2018, p. 162).sted with the justice portfolio between 2019 and 2024 despite these serious allegations;
Amendment 52 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children, including child sexual abuse material , are barbaric acts that cause huge suffering to victims. They shock and outrage society by targeting the most innocent and vulnerable in its midst, who represent its future. From a legal perspective, they constitute serious violations of fundamental rights, in particular of the rights of children to the protection and care necessary for their well-being, as provided for by the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union2. _________________ 2 OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.
Amendment 79 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Disability, by itself, does not automatically constitute an impossibility to consent to sexual relations. However, the abuse of the existence of such a disability in order to engage in sexual activities with a child should be criminalisedregarded as an aggravating circumstance of the offence itself.
Amendment 110 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Victims of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children are often unable to report the crime for several decades after its commission due to the shame, guilt and self-blame, which can be related, among others, to the social and cultural stigma that still surround sexual abuse, the secrecy in which the abuse takes place, threatening or blaming conduct by the perpetrator, and/or trauma. Perpetrators of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children, unlike perpetrators of other violent crimes, tend to remain active until old age, continuing to pose a threat to children. In light of this, effective investigation and prosecution of offences involving sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children, as well as appropriate victims’ assistance and support, can only be provided if statutes of limitations allow victims to report the crime for a significantly extended period of time, without prejudice to Member States' ability to establish an even longer statute of limitations.
Amendment 111 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Victims of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children are often unable to report the crime for several decades after its commission due to the shame, guilt and self-blame, which can be related, among others, to the social and cultural stigma that still surround sexual abuse, the secrecy in which the abuse takes place, threatening or blaming conduct by the perpetrator, and/or trauma. Perpetrators of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children, unlike perpetrators of other violent crimes, tend to remain active until old age, continuing to pose a threat to children. In light of this, effective investigation and prosecution of offences involving sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children, as well as appropriate victims’ assistance and support, can only be provided if the statutes of limitations allow victims to report the crime for a significantly extended period of timfor the crime committed does not expire.
Amendment 146 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) Member States should take the necessary measures to create mechanisms for data collection at the national, local or regional levels and in collaboration with civil society, for the purpose of observing and evaluating the phenomenon of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children , building also on the broader data collection obligations set in the Directive […/…] [Victims rights Directive, Recast], and Regulation (EU) [Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse] . In order to be able to properly evaluate the results of actions to combat sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material , the Union should continue to develop its work on methodologies and data collection methods to produce comparable statistics that take into account, in particular, the different limits for defining criminal offences, and carry out research into the scope of a consistent definition (perpetrator and victims of specific ages or with a specific age gap) versus a variable definition (identical legal classification despite different age limits). The EU Centre, as a central knowledge hub on child sexual abuse in the Union, should play a key role in this respect.
Amendment 187 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – point i (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – point i (new)
(i) Considering in particular: – recordings made of real persons and later manipulated; – recordings depicting artificial persons that were produced wholly artificially; and – sex dolls, robots and other devices that realistically represent children.
Amendment 245 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Engaging in sexual activities with a child who has not reached the age of sexual consent or causing the child to engage in sexual activities involving just the child or with another person shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 8 years.
Amendment 268 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Coercing, forcing or threatening a child into sexual activities on their own or with a third party shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 12 years if the child has not reached the age of sexual consent, and of at least 7 years of imprisonment if the child is over that age.
Amendment 289 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 9
Article 3 – paragraph 9
Amendment 297 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 9 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 9 – point c
(c) the absence of consent cannot be refutdeduced exclusively byfrom the child’s silence, past sexual conduct, or lack of verbal or physical non-resistance or past sexual conduct.
Amendment 389 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) proposing , by means of information and communication technology, to meet a child either online or in person , for the purpose of committing any of the offences referred to in Article 3(4) , (5), (6) and (7) andor Article 5(6), where that proposal was followed by material acts leading to such a meeting, shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 1 year;
Amendment 440 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 504 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) at least 20 years from the date the victim has reached the age of majoritythe statute of limitations does not expire for the offences punishablof sexual abuse uander this Directive by a maximum penalty of at least 3 years of imprisonment sexual exploitation against minors, as set out under this Directive;
Amendment 508 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 514 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Amendment 579 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Victims shall bMember States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that victims are provided with coordinated, age- appropriate medical care, emotional, psychosocial, psychological and educational support, as well as any other appropriate support tailored in particular to situations of sexual abuse.
Amendment 585 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. WMember States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, where it is necessary to provide for interim accommodation, children shallare, as a priority, be placed with other family members, where necessary in temporary or permanent housing, equipped with support services.
Amendment 591 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. VMember States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that victims of offences punishable under this Directive shall have access to the referral centres established under Article 28 of Directive […/…/EU Proposed violence against women Directive]26. _________________ 26 COM(2022) 105 of 08.03.2022.
Amendment 690 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take appropriate measures to enhance the prevention of child sexual abuse in community settings, including schools, hospitals, social care services, sports clubs or religious communities, with strict regard, in the latter case, for the specific nature of their activity and the national legislation applicable to religious practice.
Amendment 705 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 5
Article 28 – paragraph 5