Activities of Sophia IN 'T VELD related to 2022/2051(INL)
Plenary speeches (2)
Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties (debate)
Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the proposals made by the plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe (‘the Conference’) of 9 May 2022 in relation to the field of civil liberties, justice and home affairs1 ; reiterates its support for a proper follow-up to the Conference, with the aim of delivering on the Conference’s conclusions and on citizens’ expectations; calls upon the Union to more systematically uphold the rule of law principles and ensure fundamental rights protection, and to scrutinize respect for these values and principles, both in the accession of new members and continually across all Union policies and across the Member States; _________________ 1 In particular the following proposals: 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. CPoints out that the adoption of legislative proposals in the area of freedom, security and justice has been slow or even blocked, despite the urgent need for action; calls for the abolishment of all unanimity requirements in the Treaties for adopting legislation in these area of freedom, security and justices, including for the use of passerelle clauses; calls for the Commission to prepare a report examining the cost of non-action at European level in these areas;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes the Commission’s lack of initiative or effective action to address violations or non-application of Union law in the areas of freedom, security and justice, despite evidence of deteriorating situations in several Member States; notes that Parliament’s repeated calls for action have gone unanswered; therefore, considers it necessary to strengthen the Parliament’s means of scrutinising the Commission’s activities regarding the monitoring and enforcement of Union law;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the Treaties currently do not contain a legal basis to introduce legislation to defend the common values expressed in Article 2 TEU and that this absence has seriously limited the Union in creating suitable mechanisms to redress national threats to the common values; considers it essential for the protection of all Europeans that the Union has the ability to address effectively any democratic backsliding in the Member States; calls for the inclusion of such a provision, which would allow the Union, through the ordinary legislative procedure, to introduce new mechanisms for the structural monitoring and assessment of the developments as regards the common values in each Member State, including annual reports on the situation as regards the Article 2 TEU values in each of the Member States, and to issue country- specific recommendations and impose measures in case of lack of remedial action;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. CRecalls that the expectations of citizens go beyond the strict implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and that the objective should be to render fundamental rights as effective as possible; calls for a widening of the scope of application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in relation to the Member States; to that effect, Article 51(1) Charter could be revised so as to state that EU fundamental rights should protect Union citizens whenever Member States act within the scope of a Union competence, whether exclusive or shared, even if such a competence has not yet been exercised by the Union;5 _________________ 5 In light of AG Sharpston’s opinion of 30 September 2010 in Case C-34/09, Zambrano.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Points out that EU Citizenship is granted on the basis of nationality of a Member State, which restricts access for a considerable amount of Europeans, in particular stateless persons with EU long- term residency status; calls for a revision of Article 20(1) with a view to extending EU Citizenship rights to stateless persons with EU long-term residency status and ensuring greater equality amongst Europeans;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Notes that mobile Union voters do not enjoy full political rights in their host Member States, which is contrary to European democratic values; recommends extending the right of mobile Union voters to vote under the same conditions as nationals to regional elections in their host Member State; further recommends extending the right of mobile Union voters to vote to national elections in their host Member States, in particular for such voters that are deprived of their right to vote in national elections in the home Member State;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that horizontal EU legislation on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation has still not been adopted since the 2008 Commission initiative due to the absence of unanimity in Council; recommends thereforetherefore considers it necessary that EU action to combat discriminations on the basis of Article 19 TFEU be taken in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure;
Amendment 396 #
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Calls for the Union to include that everyone has the right to safe and legal abortion as a fundamental right in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 396 #
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Calls for the Union to include that everyone has the right to safe and legal abortion as a fundamental right in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 405 #
Annex to the motion for a resolution Treaty on European Union – Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Treaties and law adopted by the institutions of the Union in exercising competences conferred on it shall have primacy over the law of the Member States.
Amendment 405 #
Annex to the motion for a resolution Treaty on European Union – Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Treaties and law adopted by the institutions of the Union in exercising competences conferred on it shall have primacy over the law of the Member States.