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Activities of François ALFONSI related to 2023/2028(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2022 and 2023 (debate)
2024/01/17
Dossiers: 2023/2028(INI)

Opinions (1)

OPINION on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2022 and 2023
2023/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2023/2028(INI)
Documents: PDF(126 KB) DOC(46 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'François ALFONSI', 'mepid': 96750}]

Amendments (9)

Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the EU's accession to the ECHR is more necessary than ever in order to consolidate and render more coherent the protection of human rights in Europe by subjecting all European institutions to the authority of the Convention and by enabling individuals to bring cases against the Union directly before the European Court of Human Rights;
2023/09/04
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the accession of the EU and its Member States to the Council of Europe conventions to be finalised, such as the Istanbul Convention, the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Lanzarote Convention, the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption and the Civil Law Convention on Corruption, as well as the European Social Charter, and for their cooperation on human rights with the Council of Europe to be strengthened;
2023/09/04
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the key role of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights for its contribution to the preservation and promotion of fundamental rights within the EU; urges to grant FRA the capacities and the resources in order to undertake the tasks it is entrusted to in accordance to its renewed mandate;
2023/09/04
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the need to apply the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights throughout the legislative process and to monitor the implementation of all its rights at all levels of governance; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide more training, awareness-raising and exchanges of experience in the application of the Charter;
2023/09/04
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Invites the Commission and the Member States to further involve and inform local and regional authorities as well as civil society actors in the implementation of the Charter; recalls that according to the FRA fundamental rights report 2022, the local level still has room for improvement in the protection and promotion of fundamental rights;
2023/09/04
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes note of the opinions, reports and studies from the Venice Commission; requests their compliance and appropriate follow-up;
2023/09/04
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Takes note of the reports from the OSCE/ODIHR on election observations in the EU participating States;
2023/09/04
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to take a very firm stance against persistent attacks on the rule of law or any of the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU in certain Member States;
2023/09/04
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Requests a proactive policy of access to documents, integrity and transparency from EU institutions in order to ensure that citizens can effectively exercise their right to scrutinise the work and activities of the EU institutions;
2023/09/04
Committee: AFCO