Activities of Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI related to 2021/2180(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law Report
Amendments (11)
Amendment 3 #
1. UnderlinNotes that the annual Rule of Law Report is a keyn element of the EU’s Rule of Law Toolbox; 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 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Deplores that the subject of the report exceeds the scope of the Treaties; notes that the methodology of the Rule of Law Report is seriously flawed and has to be revised;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RecallNotes that the important elements of Parliament’s resolutions of 25 October 2016 and of 7 October 2020 on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights areis still missing, in particularnamely the panel of independent experts, widening the scope to include all values set out under Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and the interinstitutional agreement for an annual monitoring cycle;.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes with concern that the report involves both objective reporting of the facts and highly subjective evaluations without making clear distinction between those two elements; strongly opposes the fact that the Commission applies double standards when it differently assesses similar legal regulations, those already in force in some Member States and those yet to be implemented in other Member States.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to conclude each country chapter with a ‘traffic light’ assessment of the fulfilment of the conditions ofuse only Treaty-based tools to address the breaches of EU values; ; stresses that the Rrule of Llaw Cconditionality Regulation (Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092)mechanism should fully respect the provisions of the European Council conclusions of December 2020;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomesTake note of Commission's proposals to include country-specific recommendations as of 2022, as per Parliament’s resolution of 25 October 2016; calls onunderlines that the Commission to monitor and report on their implementationhas no competences in this regard and the only recommendations regarding the rule of law may be addressed to a Member State in accordance with procedure set up Article 7(1) TEU;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Council to discuss the report, in all transparency and engage in dialogue with the European Parliamentts methodology, and its findings; calls on the European Council, too, to discuss the findings of the report, as the values of end the Article 27(1) TEU are a matter to be addressed at the highest political levelprocedure within the strict framework of the Treaties.