9 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2014/2254(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Draws attention to the fact that all legislative proposals and policies should be scrutinised to ensure that they comply with the Charter of Fundamental Rights; calls on the Member States to ensure that all EU legislation, including the economic and financial adjustment programmes, is implemented in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter, whose centrality is even more pressing today because of the difficult conditions faced by European citizens on account of the economic crisis;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers it highly desirable for the European Union to adopt an internal strategy coordinated by the Commission to safeguard fundamental rights;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls the need, in this context more than ever, to ensure coherence between the EU’s internal and external actions, in compliance moreover with the Council’s Conclusions of 5 June 2014 on the Commission’s 2013 report on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and consistency between the internal and external aspects of the protection and promotion of human rights in the European Union, and calls therefore for an approach based on respect for fundamental rights to be an absolute precondition for any action by the EU (including agreements under negotiation); observes that, to this end, it is necessary that the legislative reform package on data protection, which is an objective of the European Union under Article 16 TFEU, should be adopted as soon as possible, so that the legislation itself becomes an inviolable limit for the negotiation of international agreements such as that on PNR;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recalls that the objective of security referred to in Article 67 TFEU cannot in any way be taken as grounds for a breach of fundamental rights, as emerges from the provision itself, and calls therefore on the Institutions to take this into account in planning any measure to safeguard the security of citizens (which also constitutes a fundamental right vested in them), including internal and external security strategies and measures against terrorism;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of ensuring, in all Member States, effective and coherent protection of the rule of law and prevention of infringements of fundamental rights; recalls that Article 7 of the EU Treaty contains a mechanism for responding to any serious, persistent breach of the fundamental rights by a Member Statestresses the importance of ensuring that the objectives referred to in Article 7 TEU are attained by introducing further deterrents and measures to penalise infringements;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the Regulation establishing the FRA to be amended so that the studies which it conducts concerning the fundamental rights situation in the Member States have a practical impact, in order to effectively ensure a high level of protection of fundamental rights in the Member States;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that correct transposition and implementation of the European Union’s law and the possibility of knowing about them are essential for the purpose of complying with the principle of legal certainty, which is referred to as one of the values of the EU in Article 2 TEU and which not only constitutes a fundamental right of citizens but is also a means of enabling European citizens to know their rights and obligations;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – Indent 1
Paragraph 6 – Indent 1
– step up their efforts with a view to revising without delay Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents in order to ensure maximum transparency;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – Indent 2
Paragraph 6 – Indent 2