6 Amendments of Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU related to 2009/2012(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, according to the Report on Implementation of the Hague Programme for 2007 (COM(2008)0373), the level of achievement in judicial cooperation in criminal matters has been rather low, with policy blockage and delays which are reflected in the diminishing number of instruments adopted, while satisfactory developments have been registered in other fields, such as cooperation in civil matters, border management, legal and illegal migration, asylum policies,
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas lawyers too are not currently given the means to properly defend their clients' rights, and should also be given access to information and training in relation to the new instruments and support to organise themselves, to establish networks to safeguard defence rights, from the investigation stage right through to the enforcement stage, in order to maintain a balance between the interests of the prosecution and those of the defence and to ensure continuity and effective defence in cross-border cases,
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point c
Paragraph 1 - point c
(c) effectively implement, together with the Member States, the mutual recognition principle in the area of criminal justice, giving due attention to difficulties and achievements in the implementation and daily application of the European Arrest Warrant, and making sure that in the application of the principle by the Member States they respect fundamental rights and the general principles of law as established in Article 6 of the EU Treaty,
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 - point c a (new)
(ca) take measures for more moderation and proportionality in the use European Arrest Warrant, avoiding excessive use by means of other appropriate instruments (such as hearings by videoconference, in absentia judgments, imposition of financial penalties, etc.),
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point e
Paragraph 1 - point e
(e) establish, together with the Commission and with Parliament, a committee of wise persons (jurlegal specialists) with the task of preparing a study on similarities and differences between the criminal law systems of all Member States and to submit proposals for the development of an EU criminal justice area that will balance effectiveness in criminal proceedings with safeguarding individual rights,
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point h
Paragraph 1 - point h
(h) urge Member States to fully implement without delay Council Decision on the strengthening of Eurojust and amending Council Decision 2002/187/JHA (5613/2008) and to encourage national authorities to involve Eurojust in the early stages of the cooperation procedures, to overcome the reluctance to share information and to fully cooperate which has been shown at national level, and calls on the Council, together with the Commission and with Eurojust, to fully involve Parliament closely in the forthcoming activities with a view to the correct implementation of the Decision implementing Eurojust,