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Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17

– having regard to the State of the Union address by Mr Barroso to the European Parliament on 11 September 2013 and the speech by Mrs Reding on the European Union and the rule of law on 4 September 2013 at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels,deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18

– having regard to the letter of 6 March 2013 sent by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands to the Commission President, Mr Barroso, calling for the establishment of a mechanism to foster compliance with fundamental values in the Member States,deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20

– having regard to the conclusions of the conference on ‘A Europe of equal citizens: equality, fundamental rights and the rule of law’, organised by the Irish Presidency of the Council on 9 and 10 May 2013,deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21

~~– having regard to the fourth annual symposium of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) of 7 June 2013 on ‘Promoting the rule of law in the EU’,~~deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24

~~– having regard to NGO reports and studies on human rights and to the relevant studies requested by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs,~~deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 26

– having regard to its resolution of 22 April 2004 on the risks of violation, in the EU and especially in Italy, of freedom of expression and information (Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)10 , __________________ 10 Texts adopted, P5_TA(2004)0373.deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29

~~– having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2008 on the census of the Roma on the basis of ethnicity in Italy13 , __________________ 13~~deleted Texts adopted, P6_TA(2008)0361.

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 30

– having regard to its resolution of 17 September 2009 on the Lithuanian Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effects of Public Information14 , __________________ 14 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2009)0019.deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31

~~– having regard to its resolution of 9 September 2010 on the situation of Roma and on freedom of movement in the European Union15 , __________________ 15 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2010)0312.~~deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 32

– having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2011 on violation of freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania16 , __________________ 16 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0019.deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 34

~~– having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2011 on media law in Hungary18 , __________________ 18~~deleted Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0094.

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 35

~~– having regard to its resolution of 21 May 2013 on the EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU19 , __________________ 19~~deleted Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0203.

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 37

~~– having regard to its resolution of 12 June 2013 on the deadlock on the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1049/200121 , __________________ 21 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0271.~~deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 38

~~– having regard to its resolution of 3 July 2013 on the situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (pursuant to its resolution of 16 February 2012)22 , __________________ 22~~deleted Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0315.

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 39

~~– having regard to working documents I and II on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2012 (rapporteur Louis Michel),~~deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the European Union is going through a period of economic and financial crisis, and also a democratic and constitutional crisis, as demonstrated by recent events in certain Member States, and whereas these tensions have highlighted the lack of appropriate instruments to cope with this crisis, as well as the difficulties in applying the mechanisms provided for in the existing treaties, in particular Article 7 of the EU Treaty;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the Commission has indicated its desire to strengthen the rule of law in the European Union and whereas it could propose the use of letters of formal notice under Article 7(1) of the existing EU Treaty; whereas it has also spoken of the need to amend the treaties and has announced that it might propose amendments before the end of 2013, or in early 2014;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas any decision on the matter should guarantee, as soon as possible, the proper application of Article 2 of the EU Treaty 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, of differential treatment and of political bias;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas numerous fundamental rights violations are still occurring in the European Union and in the Member States, as detailed in (annual and special) reports by the Commission~~, NGOs and the Council of Europe, in UN documents, etc.~~;

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point d

~~(d) cooperate in a more systematic and coordinated fashion with the Council of Europe and other international institutions based on their specialised expertise in order to avoid any duplication;~~deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point e

(e) ~~establish a new~~make full use of existing mechanisms to ensure that the fundamental rights and the values of the Union referred to in Article 2 of the EU Treaty and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights are respected, protected and promoted;

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that this new mechanism could be activated immediately, on the basis of a Commission decision, and that it should: (a) set indicators (FRA and Commission); (b) monitor the situation in the EU, as well as in the Member States (FRA, Commission, Council, Parliament); (c) carry out objective and comparative assessments, for each fundamental right or subject and for each Member State individually, of all instruments relating to human rights, such as the ECHR, Council of Europe and UN documents, NGOs, etc. (FRA reports, Commission annual reports, Parliament annual reports, Council annual reports); (d) establish a European policy cycle on the application of Article 2 of the EU Treaty (democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights, equality) to provide an annual and multiannual framework, and an open annual interinstitutional forum on these European values, in particular the protection of fundamental rights; (e) develop and adopt a set of recommendations and penalties (e.g. the temporary suspension of Fund commitments, the application of certain acts, etc.) to deal with violations of Article 2 and Article 7 of the EU Treaty; (f) incorporate an early-warning system, political and technical dialogue, letters of formal notice and a ‘freezing procedure’;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a

~~(a) set indicators (FRA and Commission);~~deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b

~~(b) monitor the situation in the EU, as well as in the Member States (FRA, Commission, Council, Parliament);~~deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c

(c) carry out objective and comparative assessments, for each fundamental right or subject and for each Member State individually, of all instruments relating to human rights, such as the ECHR, Council of Europe and UN documents, NGOs, etc. (FRA reports, Commission annual reports, Parliament annual reports, Council annual reports);deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d

(d) establish a European policy cycle on the application of Article 2 of the EU Treaty (democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights, equality) to provide an annual and multiannual framework, and an open annual interinstitutional forum on these European values, in particular the protection of fundamental rights;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point e

(e) develop and adopt a set of recommendations and penalties (e.g. the temporary suspension of Fund commitments, the application of certain acts, etc.) to deal with violations of Article 2 and Article 7 of the EU Treaty;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point f

~~(f) incorporate an early-warning system, political and technical dialogue, letters of formal notice and a ‘freezing procedure’;~~deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the FRA, to adopt a decision establishing this new mechanism, as it did for the monitoring of corruption in the EU and in the Member States, and to revise the rules of the Fundamental Rights Agency to give it enhanced powers and competences;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recommends the opening of a dialogue between the European institutions and a Member State where there is a risk of a serious breach of the values of the Union, as well as the possibility for the European institutions to make recommendations as provided for in Article 7(1) of the EU Treaty; fully supports the Commission's proposal to use letters of formal notice in this context;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to propose the announced amendments to the treaties with a view to strengthening fundamental rights and revising Article 7 of the EU Treaty, drawing on Article 121 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the extension of the possibilities for redress and the powers of the Commission and the Court of Justice, a revision of the unanimity rule for amending the rules of the FRA and the deletion of Article 51 of the Charter; calls, also, for Article 7 of the EU Treaty to be substantially revised, with the addition of an ‘application of Article 2 of the EU Treaty’ stage, separating the ‘risk’ stage from the ‘violation’ stage, with different thresholds for the majorities provided for, a strengthening of the technical and objective (not only political) analysis, enhanced dialogue with the Member States' institutions and a wider range of detailed and predictable penalties which are applicable throughout the procedure; calls for Parliament to be able to launch these procedures on an equal footing with the Commission and the Council; asks for the FRA to be able to contribute its necessary specialised support to the procedure;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Expresses its concern about the instances of violation of human dignity which are still occurring in the Union and in certain Member States, whose victims particularly include minorities, asylum- seekers, migrants, people suspected of having links with terrorism and people who are deprived of their freedom; stresses that the public authorities must abide by the absolute prohibition on torture and inhuman or degrading treatment, carry out swift, effective, independent in-depth investigations into any breach and prosecute those responsible;Deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expresses its concern about the numerous instances of ill-treatment by police forces, particularly in relation to the disproportionate use of force against peaceful participants and journalists in connection with demonstrations;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Reiterates its call for a full investigation into collaboration by European States in the ‘extraordinary rendition’ programme of the United States and the CIA, flights and secret prisons within the territory of the Union, and insists that Member States must perform effective, impartial, in-depth, independent and transparent investigations and that there is no place for impunity; reminds the Member States that the ban on torture is absolute and, therefore, that State secrecy cannot be invoked to limit the obligation on States to investigate serious human rights violations;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Edit BAUER, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON, Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Reiterates its call for a full investigation into collaboration by European States in the ‘extraordinary rendition’ programme of the United States and the CIA, flights and secret prisons within the territory of the Union, and insists that Member States must perform effective, impartial, in-depth, independent and transparent investigations and that there is no place for impunity; reminds the Member States that the ban on torture is absolute and, therefore, that State secrecy cannot be invoked to limit the obligation on States to investigate serious human rights violations;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the fact that a growing number of Member States are respecting the right to found a family through marriage, civil partnership or registered cohabitation and adoption, without discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, and calls on the Commission and all Member States to adopt legislation and policies to combat homophobia, transphobia and hate crimes; reiterates its calls for the Commission to draw up a European roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Expresses its concern about the numerous breaches of the right of asylum and of the obligation to extend protection in the event of removal, expulsion and extradition of any migrant; stresses the obligation to comply with international human rights conventions, particularly the Geneva Convention and the principle of non-refoulement, and the obligation to come to the assistance of people at sea who are risking their lives to reach the European Union, and to arrange for reception conditions and procedures which respect their dignity and fundamental rights; welcomes the adoption of the ‘asylum’ package; deplores, however, the fact that minors can still be placed in detention and calls for them to be systematically excluded from expedited procedures; calls for the establishment of common minimum standards for the reception of unaccompanied minors;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Marco SCURRIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Expresses its concern about the situation of the Roma in the European Union and the numerous instances of persecution, violence, stigmatisation, discrimination and expulsion, contrary to fundamental rights and European Union law; calls for more vigorous action to promote integration, particularly in the field of protection of fundamental rights, and calls for an end to illegal expulsions and to segregation of Roma children in schools;deleted

2013/11/13
Committee: LIBE

Activities of Marco SCURRIA related to 2013/2078(INI)

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Amendments (38)

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