Activities of Kinga GÖNCZ related to 2014/2006(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT on evaluation of justice in relation to criminal justice and the rule of law PDF (176 KB) DOC (84 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Memorandum of understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to the Revised Statute of the European Commission for Democracy through Law;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the Commission Communication of 2813 November 20123 entitled ‘Annual Growth Survey 20134’ (COM(2012)0753)800),
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the functioning of criminal justice has important repercussions on fundamental rights and furthermore is strongly linked to respect for the rule of law, more so than any other area of justice;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. Whereas the Council of Europe and the European Union reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen their cooperation in areas of common interest, in particular the promotion and protection of pluralistic democracy, the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law; to make full use of the specialised bodies such as the Venice Commission; and to develop appropriate forms of co-operation in response to new challenges;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas any decision on the matter should guarantee, as soon as possible, the proper application of Article 2 TEU and ensure that every decision is taken on the basis of objective criteria and an objective evaluation, in order to address criticisms of a lack of indicators and evaluation criteria, differential treatment and political bias;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU Justice Scoreboard drawn up by the Commission; calls for the justice scoreboard exercise to assessgradually expand its scope to all areas of justice, including criminal justice and all justice- related horizontal issues, such as independence and the career of judges; calls on the Commission to draw from the work already carried out by the bodies of the Council of Europe in this field, as well as that carried out by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to address Parliament’'s repeated request and propose an effective mechanism for the regular assessment of Member States’ compliance with the fundamental values of the EU, as set out in Article 2 TEU, providing a basis for an early warning toolcrisis situations with appropriate interventions should systematic breaches of the principles of democracy and rule of law occur, and should the appropriate checks and balances fail to function in a Member State; as well as a regular assessment of Member States' compliance with the fundamental values of the EU, as set out in Article 2 TEU, providing a basis for an early warning tool;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that any such a mechanism should be applied to all Member States on a uniform and equal footing, and should seek complementarity with the work of other international institutions, such as the Council of Europe and, in particular, its Venice Commission; calls for a role for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in the assessment;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for an increased, institutionalized cooperation between the European Parliament and the Venice Commission, invites the Parliament and the Council of Europe to develop an appropriate mechanism for submitting requests for opinion of particular concern to the Venice Commission and to ensure its participation in the work of the Venice Commission;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Deems it necessary to strengthen co- operation between the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament and the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe in the forms of regular and ad hoc meetings as well as to appoint focal points on both sides;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Council and the Member States to assume fully their responsibilities in relation to fundamental rights, as enshrined in the Charter and the relevant articles of the Treaties, in particular Articles 2, 6 and 7 TEU; believes that this is a pre-condition if the EU is to deal effectively with situations where the principles of democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights are curbed by Member States; calls for a role for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in this mechanism, as well as for guidance to be drawn from the existing work of the various bodies of the Council of Europe;