20 Amendments of Sophia IN 'T VELD related to 2020/2072(INL)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention against Corruption;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that the Annual Monitoring Cycle should be governed, at all its stages, by the principles of transparency, impartiality, and equality between Member States, be based on objective evidence, protected from any malicious disinformation strategy and lead to effective and realistic measures;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses that the Council of Europe plays a crucial role in monitoring the respect of fundamental rights and the rule of law in Europe. Insists therefore that consultations with the Council and foremost the Venice Commission should take place on a regular basis and that their assessment should inform the evaluations and recommendations of the new joint monitoring mechanism.
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, as set out in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU); whereas those values are values which are common to the Member States and to which all Member States have freely subscribed; whereas those values are based on objective criteria;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the rule of law has been proclaimed as a basic principle at universal level by the United Nations;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas vulnerable groups such as women, Roma and LGBTI persons continue not seeing their rights fully respected in some Member States, and are not fully protected from hate and discrimination, in disregard of Union values provided for in Article 2 TEU and the right to non-discrimination, provided for in Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas breaches of the values referred to in Article 2 TEU without proper response and consequences on European level weaken the cohesion of the European project, the rights of all Union citizens and mutual trust among the Member States;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights that the Conference on the Future of Europe provides a momentum for better understanding the need to protect Union values in this context; therefore, in the event of Treaty changes being made and address the crisis of the Union founding values in this context; proposes to enhance the effectiveness of the Article 7 by ensuring the future, the effectiveness of the Article 7 procedure should be enhancedpresence of the Parliament in Article 7 hearings, and in the event of Treaty changes being made in the future, by removing the requirement for unanimity and reinforcing the sanction mechanism;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas any monitoring mechanism must closely involve stakeholders active in the protection and promotion of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, including civil society, Council of Europe and United Nations bodies, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, national human rights institutions, national parliaments and local authorities; whereas therefore an adequate European funding is necessary to the civil society particularly through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. emphasises the urgent need for the Union to develop a robust, comprehensive and positive agenda for protecting and reinforcing democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights for all itsEuropean citizens effectively; insists that the Union must remain a champion of freedom and justice in Europe and the world;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. warns that the Union is facing an unprecedented and escalating crisis of its founding values, which threatens its long- term survival as a democratic peace project; is gravely concerned by the rise and entrenchment of autocratic and illiberal tendencies, further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and, the economic recession, and malicious interference, disinformation and diminishing media pluralism as well as corruption and state capture, in several Member States; underlines the dangers of this trend for the cohesion of the Union’s political and legal order, the functioning of its single market, the effectiveness of its common policies and its international credibility;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. warns that the Union is facing an unprecedented and escalating crisis of its founding values, which threatens its long- term survival as a democratic peace project; is gravely concerned by the rise and entrenchment of autocratic and illiberal tendencies, further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recession, as well as corruption and state capture, in several Member States; underlines the dangers of this trend for the cohesion of the Union’s legal order, the functioning of its single market, the effectiveness of its common policies, the protection of its citizen’s fundamental rights and its international credibility;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. recognisealls that so far the Union remainsand its institutions have been structurally ill- equipped to tackle democratic and rule of law backsliding in the Member States; regrets that the Commission did not consider it necessary to open Article 7 TEU procedures in the case of Hungary despite the emerging signs since 2010; regrets the inability of the Council to make meaningful progress in enforcing Union values in ongoing Article 7 TEU procedures regarding Poland and Hungary; notes with concern the disjointed nature of the Union’s toolkit in that field;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. recognises that the Union remains structurally ill-equipped to tackle democratic, fundamental rights and rule of law backsliding in the Member States; regrets the inability of the Council to make meaningful progress in enforcing Union values in ongoing Article 7 TEU procedures; notes with concern the disjointed nature of the Union’s toolkit in that field;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. welcomes the Commission’s work on the Annual Rule of Law Report; welcomes that besides the rule of law, corruption and media freedom is part of the annual assessment; notes, however, that it fails to encompass the most of the areas of democracy and fundamental rights; particularly regrets that the freedom of association and the shrinking space of civil society is not incorporated in the procedure; reiterates the need for a comprehensive monitoring mechanism enshrined in a legal act binding Parliament, the Council and the Commission to a transparent and regularised process, with clearly defined responsibilities, so that the protection and promotion of Union values becomes a permanent and visible part of the Union agenda;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. underlines that the Annual Monitoring Cycle must be comprehensive, objective, impartial, evidence-based and applied equally and fairly to all Member States, contain country- specific recommendations, with clear timelines and targets for implementation, to be followed up in subsequent annual or urgent reports; stresses that failures to implement the recommendations must be targeted and concrete, and linked to concrete Union enforcement measures;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Takes the view that an ambitious Mechanism should also aim at effectively upholding press freedom and media pluralism thus leading to concrete improvements for journalists and the media sector;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. recalls the indispensable role played by civil society, national human rights institutions and other relevant actors in all stages of the Annual Monitoring Cycle, from providing input to facilitating implementation; points out that the accreditation status of national human rights institutions and the space for civil society may themselves serve as indicators for assessment purposes; considers that national parliaments must hold public debates and adopt positions on the outcome of the monitoring cycle; reiterates its call on the Commission to provide an adequate European funding to the civil society, particularly though the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. is of the view that, in the long-term, strengthening the Union’s ability to promote and defend its constitutional core will require deepening the European integration and a Treaty change; looks forward to the reflection and conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe in that regard;