8 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2017/2131(INL)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly emphasises that all Member States share and must uphold the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, as these values are the core of the European Union;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reminds that the Venice Conventmmission defines the essential characteristics of the Rule of Law as legality, legal certainty and prohibition of arbitrariness, access to justice, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and equality before the law; recalls that Hungary recognises the Venice Commission since its accession to the Council of Europe in 1990;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that the term citizenship itself entails a clear political will of equality between individuals; underlines that the values and principles on which the Union is based are defining a sphere where every European citizen can identify himself or herself with, irrespective of the political or cultural differences linked to national identity; is concerned about the public use of nationalist considerations based on exclusive identities coming from Hungarian officials;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deeply regrets the antagonistic and misleading rhetoric sometimes used by the Hungarian institutions referring to the European Union; recalls the objectives stated in Article 3(1) and (2) TEU that Hungary accepted to attain when joining the Union in 2004; reminds that joining the European Union was a voluntary act based on the national sovereignty with a broad consensus all over the Hungarian political spectrum;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas the free participation of a fully developed civil society is a key aspect of a democratic decision-making process;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. Whereas Union legislation is the product of collective decision-making in which all Member States participate;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 TEU and Article 20 TFEU, every person holding the nationality of a Member State shall be a citizen of the Union; whereas the European Citizenship shall be additional to and not replace national citizenship;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. Whereas AFCO Committee visited Hungary in November 2016;