11 Amendments of Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ related to 2018/0902R(NLE)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to the Rule of Law Checklist, adopted by the Venice Commission at its 106th plenary session (Venice, 11-12 March 2016),
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses deep concern about the deliberate and systematic efforts of the Hungarian Government to undermine the founding values of the Union enshrined in Article 2 TEU, in particular through the removal of the constitutional checks and balances, by the limitation of the independence of the judiciary, by intentional alterations of the national electoral system and by hampering freedom of expression, education and academic freedom as well as university autonomy; highlights that these trends have substantially worsened since the triggering of Article 7(1) TEU and have been severely amplified by the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission Communication of 11 November 2014 entitled ‘A new EU Framework to strengthen the Rule of Law’,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the country chapter on Hungary in the 2020 Rule of Law Report,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
— having regard to country chapter on Hungary in the 2021 Rule of Law Report,
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that the Council’s constitutional obligation to organise hearings, enshrined in Article 7(1) TEU, should be implemented in an open, regular and structured manner; regrets therefore that the Council, invoking the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impossibility to hold physical Council meetings, only organised two hearings under Article 7 TEU since December 2019; insists that in all proceedings related to Article 7 TEU, Parliament and the Commission should be treated equally; calls on the Council to systematically provide the Member State concerned with recommendations including deadlines, and to oversee the implementation thereof on a regular basis, following the hearings under Article 7 TEU;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls that only qualified majority is required to determine that there is a clear risk of a serious breach by a Member State of the values referred to in Article 2; notes that the failure to progress in Article 7 TEU procedure enables continued divergence from the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, undermining those values and mutual trust between Member States and the EU as a whole; urges the French presidency of the Council to take the appropriate steps in order to move further the procedure under Article7(1) TEU;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Thoroughly condemns the criticism of the re-elected Prime Minister of Hungary of the President of Ukraine and deplores the increasing ties of Hungary with Russia, given the invasion of Ukraine by the latter;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
- media pluralism,
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 10 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – indent 10 a (new)
- LGBTQI rights,
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to make full use of the tools available to address the clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded, in particular expedited infringement procedures, applications for interim measures before the Court of Justice and actions regarding non- implementation of the Court’s judgments; recalls the importance of the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation and welcomes the decision to trigger it in the case of Hungary, albeit after a long delay and with a limited scope; calls on the Commission to take immediate action under the regulation as regards other breaches of the rule of law, particularly those relating to the independence of the judiciary; notes the risk of misuse of funds under the Recovery and Resilience Facility and reiterates its call for the Commission to refrain from approval of the Hungarian plan;