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Activities of Marek JUREK related to 2017/2209(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Media pluralism and media freedom in the European Union (short presentation) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2209(INI)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on media pluralism and media freedom in the European Union PDF (525 KB) DOC (93 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2017/2209(INI)
Documents: PDF(525 KB) DOC(93 KB)

Amendments (8)

Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,deleted
2018/01/30
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
— having regard to the Policy Brief entitled ‘Defining Defamation: Principles on Freedom of Expression and Protection of Reputation’ published by ARTICLE 19,deleted
2018/01/30
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
— having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2016 with recommendations to the Commission on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights4, _________________ 4 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0409.deleted
2018/01/30
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that countries in which people have endured years of totalitarian governments have a particular duty to play an active role in building a pluralist and representative media landscape; calls on the authorities of those countries to actively prevent the media exclusion of social groups that have previously been discriminated against, and to prevent the dominance of groups that held privileged positions under non-democratic governments, and of financially advantaged social groups, including those with foreign capital;
2018/01/30
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EU institutions to guarantee full implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in all their decisions, actions and policies, as a means to thoroughly uphold media pluralism and media freedom; asks the Commission, in this regard, to introduce human rights impact assessments for the evaluation of its legislative proposals and to present a proposal for the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in line with the relevant Parliament resolution;
2018/01/30
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is gravely concerned by new legislation – such as penalising the exertion by journalists of ‘moral and psychological pressure’ – that may directly restrict public debate and freedom of expression;
2018/01/30
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses its concern, once again, at the negative and chilling effects of criminal defamation laws vis-à-vis the right to freedom of expression, freedom of the press and public debate – tools which put pressure on journalists and are essentially designed to protect public figures from criticism; reiterates its call to abolish, without delay, any criminal defamation laws and replace them with appropriate civil provisions, while avoiding excessively punitive measures and penalties;deleted
2018/01/30
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the participation in democratic processes is founded, first and foremost, on effective and non- discriminatory access to information and knowledge; calls for the EU and its Member States to develop adequate policies to attain universal access to the internet and to recognise internet access – including net neutrality – as a fundamental right;
2018/01/30
Committee: LIBE