Activities of Loránt VINCZE related to 2019/2199(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union - Annual Report for the years 2018-2019
Amendments (12)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of the use of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by Member States at a national level by national courts and through inclusion in legislative procedures; regrets that there has only been a limited attempt at promoting the application of its provisions, even though it, when implementing EU law and regrets the uneven application by Member States of its provisions; reminds that the expectations of EU citizens regarding the protection of their fundamental rights, as demonstrated by petitions, go beyond the field of application of the Charter; considers that a better promotion of the Charter is needed in order to render its provisions more effective and to promote its an obligation stated in Article 51 of the Charteruse by legislators and judges as positive source of interpretation even in cases that do not fall within the scope of EU law;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that Article 51(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights states that the Member States must ‘respect the rights, observe the principles and promote the application thereof’; regrets that, according to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), some Member States do not appear to be making sufficient efforts to promote awareness, or the implementation, of Charter provisions; underlines that a better promotion of the Charter is needed in order to render its provisions more effective and possibly to encourage its use by national legislators and judges as a positive source of interpretation even in cases that do not necessarily fall within the scope of EU law;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that an independent judiciary is the cornerstone of the rule of law and of the right to effective legal protection2 ; recommends a departure from the existing approach of tackling rule of law cases in individual countries in an ad hoc manner, and calls for the development of criteria and contextual assessments to guide Member States in recognising and tackling any possible rule of law issues in a regular and comparative manner; considers that it would be desirable to arrive to a shared culture of the rule of law in the 27 Member States and in the Union institutions through the use of common definitions, standards and benchmarks; points out that the principle of rule of law applies not only to the quality of legislative processes, but also to the de- facto and non-discriminatory application of already existing legislation. _________________ 2Article 19 TEU, Article 67(4) TFEU and Article 47 of the Charter.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that a number of Member States have not fully or correctly implemented the Council Framework Decision of 28 November 2008 on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law1 and its minimum standards on offences of denying, condoning and grossly trivialising certain crimes; highlights that citizens belonging to vulnerable groups remain the main target of such actions; considers that hate speech and xenophobia should have no place in any aspect of social life, including sport events; _________________ 1 OJ L 328 of 6.12.2008, p. 55-58.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is concerned by the recurrent petitions, which show that EU citizens still encounter discrimination in the exercise of their fundamental rights, particularly in the field of linguistic rights, minority rights and the right to property; believes that the EU institutions and the Member States should do more to tackle all types of discrimination;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that respect of diversity is the founding principle of the EU and in order to preserve this diversity supportive actions should be promoted on both, Member State and EU level; believes that a strengthened promotion of use of regional and minority languages is one of the answers for tackling language discrimination;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to further implement the principles of the Pillar of Social Rights to ensure social fundamental rights at EU and national level, such as the integration of persons with disabilities, just and fair working conditions, social benefits and social assistance;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 13 November 2018 on minimum standards for minorities in the EU1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0447
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)
Citation 23 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 7 February 2018 on protection and non- discrimination with regard to minorities in the EU Member States1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0032
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Council to urgently conclude the EU ratification of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violaence against women and domestic violence, on the basis of a broad accession, without any limitation; calls on as well the remaining Member States to ratify and implement the Convention; expresses its concerns that severalncourages the Member States who have incorrectly, or only partially,not implemented the convention to do so; calls on the Commission to review the implementing legislation.;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for a concerted EU action in the field of European and international child protection; stresses the need to intensify cross-border cooperation among Member States and EU institutions to find adequate and prompt solutions in child abduction cases; believes that the EU has a role in the promotion of the rights of the child including at international level;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Regrets that so far the EU has not been able to sanction or prevent discriminative practices having a negative impact on the languages and cultures of persons belonging to autochthonous national or linguistic minorities; calls on member States to ensure mother tongue use in education, public services, healthcare and in the justice system for such minorities; reiterates its call on the EU institutions to lay down a comprehensive EU system for the protection of its autochthonous national and linguistic minorities with a functioning monitoring mechanism;