22 Amendments of Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ related to 2017/2089(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the social provisions of the Charter are at the heart of the Union’s structure and reinforce respect, whereas it is important to ensure respect and highlight the importance for fundamental rights across the Union;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter, its provisions are addressed, inter alia, to the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union; whereas Article 51 (1) states that the provisions of the Charter are addressed to the Member States “only when they are implementing Union law”.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas all EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencithe Union and the Member States have the obligation to safeguard fundamental rights during the execution of their mandates and to fully comply with the Charter;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Article 51(1) states that the institutions and bodies of the Union shall “promote the application” of the Charter; stresses that the Charter is not merely a set of prohibitions but it also should be considered as a tool to take measures in order to ensure the effective fulfilling of its provisions.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights further enhstresses the importances of equal opportunities and access to the labour market, fair working conditions and social protection and inclusion;.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms that all legal acts adopted by the EUnion must fully include and comply with the Charter’s social provisions, particularly in economic governance, and its compliance must be systematically assessed on compliance;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas its study of November 2017 on the implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU institutional framework1 considers, inter alia, the relevance of the Charter for the Commission’s activities under the Treaty Establishing the European Stability Mechanism (ESM Treaty) and in the context of the European semester; whereas little attention is being paid to the social rights of the Charter in the economic governance of the Union; whereas they must be considered as genuine fundamental rights. __________________ 1 ‘The Implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU institutional framework’, European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department C – Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs, November 2017.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes, in the context of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the Commission proposals on work-life balance, on predictable and transparent working conditions and on the coordination of the social security systems;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that all EUnion actors should devote equal consideration to social rights and economic rights as to the other fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Commission to clarify the scope of Article 51 since different interpretations and case-law add to the confusion and make the application of the Charter unclear and unsatisfactory; Takes the view that it is of interest to every EU citizen to reinforce the application of the Charter by broadening its scope
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission, along with the necessary clarification of Article 51, to provide EU Member States with guidance as to how fundamental rights should be taken into account when they implement Union law.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that EU institutions and agencies needthe Union needs to further raise awareness of the Charter at both national and EU level, by enhancing communication on fundamental rights, values and freedoms with a special focus on employment and social issues and policies; calls for the EUnion’s institutions and agencies, in particular with a specific reference to agencies in the field of employment and social policies, to better align their practices with regard to Charterthe implementation of the Charter;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission to take action when a lack of harmonisation among EU Member States endanger or weaken the fulfilment of the rights, freedoms and principles laid down in the Charter.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the EU institutions to hold independent and comprehensive compatibility checks and impacts assessments of fundamental rights for each legislative proposal in the Union
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Court of Justice ruled4 that the Commission must fully respect the Charter also in the tasks allocated to it under the ESM Treaty, in particular when it comes to signing memoranda of understanding, and that the same applies to the country-specific recommendations in the context of the European semester; calls on the Commission to bettersystematically integrate fundamental rights impact assessments into EU socio-economic governance; with particular attention to the compatibility with the social provisions of the Charter __________________ 4 Judgement of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 20 September 2016, Ledra Advertising Ltd and others v European Commission and European Central Bank (ECB), ECLI:EU:C:2016:701.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that Member States should respect their obligations relating to the social and economic requirements of the Charter when seeking to fulfil compliance with EU instruments, such as the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (TSCG), in particular the Stability and Growth Pact.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that Member States should respect their obligations relating to the social and economic requirements of the Charter when seeking to fulfil compliance with EUnion instruments, such as the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (TSCG).
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reaffirms that the Charter`s social provisions guarantee adequate social and health coverage and protection for all workers, including platform workers;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the Charter’s application also extends to the EU agencies which must adopt a fundamental rights strategy ; Calls on every EU agency to set up independent mechanisms to detect and report violations of fundamental rights; encourages in particular Frontex and the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) to work on a culture of fundamental rights, not only for application in their general policies but also in the daily activities of the border and coast guards, as well as the asylum officers, assigned to these agencies;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the proposal for Charter- conditionality of EU funds under the multiannual financial framework 2021- 2027, which should be achieved inter alia bytresses the importance of the new mechanism ensuring respect for the values enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU); supports the introducingtion of strong and consistent fundamental rights clauses into the operational texts of the draft regulations establishing the large EU funds.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Condemns the unprecedented and isolated decision of Poland to oppose the Council conclusions on the application of the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights during the Justice Ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg on 11th October 2018.