Activities of Anne-Sophie PELLETIER related to 2022/2051(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties
Amendments (6)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the Union’s main political instrument to address and reverse systemic rule of law threats and violations in the Member States, Article 7 TEU, has been wholly ineffective as the rule of law situation further deteriorated since the activation of the procedure in relation to both Poland and Hungary;2 therefore, considers it necessary to reform Article 7 TEU as follows: to change the Council voting thresholds of Article 7(1) TEU from four-fifths majority to qualified majority voting, and of Article 7(2) TEU from unanimity to a four-fifths majority; to involve, and promptly and fully inform at every stage of the procedure the institution which triggers Article 7(1) TEU throughout the procedure;3 to require the Council to periodically organize hearings in a regular, structured and open manner, and at least once per presidency, draft country-specific recommendations and evaluate their implementation under Article 7(1) TEU; to involve the Parliament and the Commission in drafting modalities for the 7(1) TEU hearings;4 to allow the Parliament to triggerinvite the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (‘FRA’) to give its input during the Article 7(21) TEU; to invite the European Union Agency for Fhearings and to carry out a regular monitoring exercise and produce periodic reports on the situation of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental Rrights (‘FRA’) to give its input durin the Union and its Member States, and that such reports should be taken into account ing the Article 7(1) hearing TEU proceedings and by national and European authorities; _________________ 2 European Parliament resolution of 16 January 2020 on ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (2020/2513(RSP)); European Parliament resolution of 5 May 2022 on ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (2022/2647(RSP)). 3 European Parliament resolution of 16 January 2020 on ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (2020/2513(RSP)). 4 European Parliament resolution of 7 October 2020 on the establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (2020/2072(INI).
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the Treaties currently do not contain a legal basis to introduce legislation to defend the common values expressed in Article 2 TEU and that this absence has seriously limited the Union in creating suitable mechanisms to redress national threats to the common values; calls for the inclusion of such a provision, which would allow the Union, through the ordinary legislative procedure, to introduce new mechanisms for the structurally monitoring and assessment of the developments as regards the common values in each Member State, including annual reports on the situation as regards the Article 2 TEU values in each of the Member States, and to issue country- specific recommendations and impose measures in case of lack of remedial action;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for making FRA responsible for ensuring that fundamental rights and freedoms are respected by Union institutions and bodies and by the Member States when implementing Union law, including by promoting, monitoring and enforcing the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union and by advising, on its own initiative or on request, all Union institutions and bodies on fundamental rights and freedoms in the context of EU legislative and administrative measures; calls for introducing in the Treaties an obligation for the to consult and systematically use the data produced by the FRA when preparing proposals for legislative acts or recommendations which have an impact on fundamental rights;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. NoteStrongly regrets that horizontal EU legislation on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation has still not been adopted since the 2008 Commission initiative due to the absence of unanimity in Council, despite the repeated calls from the Parliament on the need for concrete measures to promote the adoption of the directive and, if the directive is not adopted, for alternative legislative measures to address discrimination; recommends therefore that EU action to combat discriminations on the basis of Article 19 TFEU be taken in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure;