Activities of Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI related to 2021/2025(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Commission’s 2020 Rule of Law Report
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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1. WelcomesNotes that the Commission’s first ever Rule of Law Report as a positiveconstitutes an addition to the EU’s toolbox to prevent and address rule of law issues inand urges the Commission that such an instrument has to be used in good faith, should be written objectively by reflecting only facts, and should guarantee the equal treatment of all Member States;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls that the Commission’s report is a response to the Council’s failure to trigger the procedure under Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), as requested by the Commission in 2017 and Parliament in 2018; regretnotes that the Council has failed tonot resumed hearings under Article 7 of the TEU since December 2019; notes that the failure to apply Article 7 of the TEU, also due to the requirement of unanimity for the sanctions mechanism, enables continued divergence from the values enshrined in Article 2 of the TEU;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
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3. Regrets that the report fails to fully address all Union values set out in Article 2 of the TEU, such as democracy and fundamental rights; reiterates the need to have a single monitoring system for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, as proposed by Parliament1 ; calls on the Council and the Commission to engage in discussions to set up such a mechanism via an interinstitutional agreement; _________________ 1European Parliament resolution of 7 October 2020 on the establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0251).’s subjects exceed the scope of the Treaties; regrets that the Commission instead of defending the letter of the Treaties, intended the report to serve as a lever for exerting pressure on the selected Member States;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
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4. WelcomesNotes that the methodology of the report, which focuses on four pillars: independence of the judiciary, the anti- corruption framework, media pluralism, and checks and balances, is seriously flawed and has to be revised; invites the Commission to include in the next editions an assessment of how the right to a fair trial is guaranteed in Member States, with particular attention paid to the right of defence, and equality between prosecution and defence parties; believes that the report should go beyond monitoring and include preventive and corrective elements with a clear outline of enforcement measures;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
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5. Calls on the Commission to use allonly Treaty-based tools at its disposal to counter violations of EU values, such as infringement procedures, including expedited procedures, actions to ensure compliance with the judgments of the Court of Justice and applications for interim measures before the Court; welcomesnotes that the new rule of law conditionality mechanism and asks that it be fully enforced with regard to all EU funds, including Next Generation EUshould fully respect the provisions of the European Council conclusions of December 2020;