BETA


2021/2978(RSP) Resolution on fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 132-p2

Events

2021/12/16
   EP - Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
Documents
2021/12/16
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Documents
2021/12/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2021/11/24
   EP - Debate in Parliament

Documents

Activities

Votes

Droits fondamentaux et état de droit en Slovénie, en particulier le retard dans la nomination des procureurs du Parquet européen - Fundamental rights and Rule of Law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors - Grundrechte und Rechtsstaatlichkeit in Slowenien, insbesondere die Verzögerung bei der Benennung der Staatsanwälte für die EUStA - B9-0588/2021 - Après le § 1 - Am 1 #

2021/12/16 Outcome: -: 360, +: 306, 0: 20
PL IT HU BG EL LT AT SI HR LV CZ SK BE EE MT CY LU RO IE SE NL FI DK DE PT FR ES
Total
50
75
21
16
20
11
19
7
12
8
20
14
21
7
4
6
6
33
13
21
29
14
14
89
20
77
59
icon: PPE PPE
172

Hungary PPE

1

Latvia PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Malta PPE

For (1)

1
2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Denmark PPE

For (1)

1
icon: ID ID
68
3

Czechia ID

For (1)

Against (1)

2

Estonia ID

For (1)

1

Netherlands ID

Against (1)

1

Finland ID

2

Denmark ID

For (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
64

Bulgaria ECR

2

Greece ECR

1

Lithuania ECR

1

Croatia ECR

1

Latvia ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

Abstain (1)

1

Romania ECR

1
3

Germany ECR

1
icon: NI NI
36

Lithuania NI

Abstain (1)

1

Croatia NI

2

Slovakia NI

2

Germany NI

2
icon: The Left The Left
38

Czechia The Left

Against (1)

1

Belgium The Left

Against (1)

1

Cyprus The Left

2

Ireland The Left

4

Sweden The Left

Against (1)

1

Netherlands The Left

Against (1)

1

Finland The Left

Against (1)

1

Denmark The Left

Against (1)

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
71

Poland Verts/ALE

Against (1)

1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

2

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Latvia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

1

Czechia Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

Against (1)

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Portugal Verts/ALE

Against (1)

1

Spain Verts/ALE

3
icon: Renew Renew
101

Poland Renew

1

Italy Renew

3

Hungary Renew

2

Bulgaria Renew

3

Lithuania Renew

Against (1)

1

Austria Renew

Against (1)

1

Slovenia Renew

2

Croatia Renew

Against (1)

1

Latvia Renew

Against (1)

1

Estonia Renew

Against (2)

Abstain (1)

3

Luxembourg Renew

2

Ireland Renew

2

Sweden Renew

3

Finland Renew

3
icon: S&D S&D
136

Greece S&D

Against (1)

1

Lithuania S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

Against (1)

1

Latvia S&D

2

Czechia S&D

Against (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

3

Belgium S&D

3

Estonia S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

Against (1)

1

Finland S&D

2

Droits fondamentaux et état de droit en Slovénie, en particulier le retard dans la nomination des procureurs du Parquet européen - Fundamental rights and Rule of Law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors - Grundrechte und Rechtsstaatlichkeit in Slowenien, insbesondere die Verzögerung bei der Benennung der Staatsanwälte für die EUStA - B9-0588/2021 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #

2021/12/16 Outcome: +: 356, -: 284, 0: 40
ES FR DE DK NL PT IE FI BE LU SE EE MT CY RO SI BG CZ SK HR LV LT AT EL HU IT PL
Total
59
77
90
14
29
21
12
14
21
6
21
7
4
6
31
8
16
20
11
12
8
9
19
19
21
74
51
icon: S&D S&D
136

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Estonia S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

2

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Latvia S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Greece S&D

2
icon: Renew Renew
100

Ireland Renew

2

Finland Renew

3

Luxembourg Renew

2
3

Estonia Renew

3

Slovenia Renew

2

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Latvia Renew

For (1)

1

Lithuania Renew

1

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Hungary Renew

2

Italy Renew

3

Poland Renew

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
68

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
icon: The Left The Left
37

Denmark The Left

1

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Portugal The Left

4

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

Belgium The Left

For (1)

1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

1

Cyprus The Left

2
icon: NI NI
35

Germany NI

2

Slovakia NI

2

Croatia NI

2

Lithuania NI

1

Greece NI

Abstain (1)

3
icon: ECR ECR
64

Germany ECR

Against (1)

1
3

Romania ECR

Against (1)

1

Bulgaria ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

Abstain (1)

1

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

1

Latvia ECR

2

Lithuania ECR

Against (1)

1

Greece ECR

Against (1)

1
icon: ID ID
68

Denmark ID

Abstain (1)

1

Netherlands ID

Against (1)

1

Finland ID

2

Estonia ID

Against (1)

1

Czechia ID

Against (2)

2

Austria ID

3
icon: PPE PPE
172

Denmark PPE

Against (1)

1

Ireland PPE

Against (1)

4

Luxembourg PPE

2

Estonia PPE

Against (1)

1

Malta PPE

Abstain (1)

1

Cyprus PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

Abstain (1)

4

Slovakia PPE

4

Latvia PPE

2

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

docs/1
date
2022-05-02T00:00:00
docs
url: /oeil/spdoc.do?i=57522&j=0&l=en title: SP(2022)177
type
Commission response to text adopted in plenary
body
EC
docs/1
date
2021-12-16T00:00:00
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0512_EN.html title: T9-0512/2021
type
Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
body
EP
events/1
date
2021-12-16T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0512_EN.html title: T9-0512/2021
events/1
date
2021-12-16T00:00:00
type
Results of vote in Parliament
body
EP
docs
url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=57522&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
events/2
date
2021-12-16T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0512_EN.html title: T9-0512/2021
events/2/summary
  • The European Parliament adopted by 356 votes to 284, with 40 abstentions, a resolution on fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors.
  • The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and The Left groups.
  • Rule of law is one of the common values on which the EU is founded. An effective, independent and impartial judicial system is essential to ensure the rule of law and the protection of the fundamental rights and civil liberties of citizens in the EU.
  • Parliament is deeply concerned about the level of public debate, climate of hostility, distrust and deep polarisation in Slovenia, which has eroded trust in public bodies and between them.
  • EPPO
  • The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), as an independent and decentralised prosecution office of the European Union, has the competence to investigate, prosecute and bring to judgment crimes against the EU budget, such as fraud, corruption or serious cross-border VAT fraud. Parliament considers a fully functioning EPPO to be crucial for protecting the integrity of the EU’s budget and ensuring the prosecution of crimes against the EU’s financial interests.
  • The resolution welcomed, after a delay of six months, the appointment of the two Delegated Prosecutors from Slovenia to the EPPO College on 24 November 2021, which means that the EPPO has now been fully constituted and that Delegated Prosecutors have been appointed by all participating Member States. However, Parliament expressed its concerns on proposed amendments to the accompanying law that would allow retroactive changes to appointment criteria. This could lead to the risk of the two new Delegated Prosecutors being dismissed.
  • Slovenian Press Agency (STA)
  • The Slovenian Press Agency (STA), as the national and public information provider, has an important role in guaranteeing media freedom and media pluralism in the country. The independence of the agency, without political interference and benefiting from stable financing, is paramount for the public service it provides. It is the state’s duty to ensure the STA’s institutional autonomy, editorial independence and adequate funding for the performance of its public service function. However, the Slovenian Government withheld for 312 days in 2021 the STA’s funding for providing its public service. Parliament called on the Government to resume state funding and to make these payments regularly and in full accordance with national law, while guaranteeing the Agency’s editorial independence.
  • Media ownership
  • Parliament is concerned about the lack of transparency in media ownership. It called for clear rules on the state’s and state-owned companies’ advertising expenditure, and they want to ensure proper access to public information. It called on Slovenia to transpose into national law without delay the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, the European Electronic Communications Code and the EU Whistleblowers Directive.
  • SLAPPs
  • Continuing concerns about pressure on independent public institutions and on the media have been reported, including smear campaigns, slander, criminal investigations, as well as strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) brought by prominent public figures and politicians, including members of the Government. The resolution noted that Slovenia has not fully decriminalised defamation, which can have a chilling effect on the freedom of expression and on the reporting of abuses by those in public office and can lead to self-censorship. Parliament called on all actors to cease such actions.
docs/1
date
2021-12-16T00:00:00
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0512_EN.html title: T9-0512/2021
type
Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
body
EP
events/1
date
2021-12-16T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0512_EN.html title: T9-0512/2021
forecasts
  • date: 2021-12-16T00:00:00 title: Vote in plenary scheduled
procedure/stage_reached
Old
Awaiting plenary debate/vote
New
Procedure completed
procedure/title
Old
Fundamental rights and Rule of Law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors
New
Resolution on fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors
docs
  • date: 2021-12-13T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2021-0588_EN.html title: B9-0588/2021 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
forecasts
  • date: 2021-12-16T00:00:00 title: Vote in plenary scheduled
events
  • date: 2021-11-24T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CRE-9-2021-11-24-TOC_EN.html title: Debate in Parliament
forecasts
  • date: 2021-11-24T00:00:00 title: Debate in plenary scheduled
forecasts/0/title
Old
Indicative plenary sitting date
New
Debate in plenary scheduled