5 Amendments of Lara WOLTERS related to 2021/2036(INI)
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Stresses that the European Union's commitment to respect media freedom and pluralism and to uphold freedom of expression — which includes the right to receive and impart information without interference by public authorities — are enshrined in Article11 of the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights which mirrors Article 10 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; recalls that Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) sets out core values on which the EU is founded including freedom, democracy, the rule of law and pluralism; stresses that further provisions to safeguard media freedom and protect journalists are laid down in the Rule of Law Mechanism, the Digital Services Act and the Audiovisual Media Services Directive; underlines that SLAPPs are at odds with these core values;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls the importance of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget, which has applied to all commitment and payment appropriations since 1 January 2021; underlines that the Union’s financial interests are to be protected in accordance with EU values and commitments and that the Commission should use the conditionality mechanism if Member States fail to protect these values; commends in this light the important work of investigative journalists in exposing cases of abuses of EU funds and emphasizes the importance of journalists being able to exercise their profession without being hindered by SLAPPs;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 3 – part II – point a
Annex – point 3 – part II – point a
(a) a recast of the Brussels I Regulation with an explicit rule that in defamation claims or other claims based in civil and commercial law which may constitute a SLAPP the habitual residence of the defendant ashould be the sole forum;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 3 – part II – point a
Annex – point 3 – part II – point a
(a) a recast of the Brussels I Regulation with an explicit rule that in defamation claims or other claims based in civil and commercial law which may constitute a SLAPP the habitual residence of the defendant ashould be the sole forum;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – point 3 – part II – point a a (new)
Annex – point 3 – part II – point a a (new)
(aa) A recast of the Rome II Regulation with an explicit rule that in defamation cases or other cases based in civil and commercial law which may constitute a SLAPP the applicable law is the law of the place to which the publication is directed and, supplementary, the place of editorial control and the place in which the main elements of harm are situated.