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Activities of João PIMENTA LOPES related to 2021/2180(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law Report
2022/03/21
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2021/2180(INI)
Documents: PDF(123 KB) DOC(48 KB)
Authors: [{'name': "Sophia IN 'T VELD", 'mepid': 28266}]

Amendments (7)

Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the annual Rule of Law Report is a keyn element of the EU’s Rule of Law Toolbox;
2022/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the supremacy or primacy of EU law over Member States' domestic law – established in the 'Constitutional Treaty', which was rejected by the peoples of a number of Member States – has no basis in the EU treaties;
2022/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Takes the view that, despite that, the EU has sought to impose policies responsible for eroding rights, worsening social inequalities, increasing imbalances between countries, and imposing unequal relationships (of dominance and dependence), on the constitutions of the Member States by means of economic and political conditionality in access to funds, and through pressure, blackmail and the threat of sanctions;
2022/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Denounces and firmly condemns attacks on democracy, social rights, freedoms and guarantees for citizens of any country and points out that every national population has the sovereign right to decide on its development path;
2022/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes Commission proposals to include country-specific recommendations as of 2022, as per Parliament’s resolution of 25 October 2016; calls on the Commission to monitor and report on their implementation;deleted
2022/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to link the Rule of Law Report and its recommendations to the instruments ensuring the application of EU law, such as infringement proceedings, Article 7 TEU procedures, and the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation;deleted
2022/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that constitutional checks and balances at EU level should be included in the report; cCommits to requesting a Venice Commission opinion on key principles of democracy in EU governance, in particular the separation of powers, accountability and checks and balances;
2022/02/01
Committee: AFCO