6 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2019/2199(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Suggests to amend the tasks of the European Agency for Fundamental Rights to allow it to alert the Court of Justice to the European Union in case Member States do not adhere to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union or the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Suggests that the Conference on the Future of Europe should consider providing the Court of Justice of the European Union with jurisdiction over all aspects of EU law, in accordance with the principle of separation of powers; points out that extending the jurisdiction of the Court would also facilitate the accession of the EU to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the importance of ensuring, in all Member States, effective and coherent protection of the rule of law and prevention of infringements of fundamental rights, and acknowledges that the rule of law plays a key role in preventing infringements of fundamental rights; recalls that fundamental rights are part and parcel of the EU's values and that Article 7 of the TEU contains a mechanism for responding to any serious, persistent breach or clear risk of a serious breach by a Member State of the values referred to in Article 2 of the TEU, and highlights that Article 7 should be applied uniformly to all Member States to ensure equality of treatment;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recalls however, that the major obstacle in applying Article 7(2) of the TEU, in case of the existence of a serious and persistent breach of the fundamental values of the European Union in a Member State in accordance with Article 7(2) of the TEU, is the requirement of unanimity in Council;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Proposes that the Conference of Europe reviews the sanctions mechanisms provided by Article 7(3) of the TEU in order to better guarantee the protection of rule of law and of fundamental rights; recalls that the proposal for a regulation on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards to the rule of law in the Member States1 would allow introducing sanctions aimed at Member States whose disregard of the rule of law endangers the sound implementation of the EU budget and the financial interests of the EU; highlights, however, the need for changes to the EU Treaty in order to reinforce the overall sanctions mechanisms provided by Article 7 (3); 1COM(2018)0324 -2018/0136(COD)
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Insists that the respect of the rule of law should be included as binding and enforceable criteria in the treaties concluding the accession of new Member States to the EU;