Activities of Francesca DONATO related to 2021/2186(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2020 and 2021 (debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that the measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic adopted by many of the Member States have interfered with the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Union’s legal order, such as the freedom of movement of persons, including travelling within the EU and within countries, the freedom of expression and information, the right to work, to attend educational establishments of all types and at all levels, and the right to privacy and data protection, especially in relation to public health and measures taken in order to safeguard it; stresses that the measures taken to contain the pandemic must be in accordance with the rules and principles of the Charter;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its grave concern about several exceptional actions, which seriously violate fundamental rights, taken by the Member States to combat the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic; calls on the Commission to monitor the emergency measures put in place to deal with the pandemic in the light of the EU’s founding values as laid down in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, including fundamental rights, and to take action, where necessary, to uphold the rule of law and democracy;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes with regret the high number of petitions concerning emergency quarantine measures that have been adopted by several Member States as a result of the pandemic and which may have restricted citizens’ rights and freedoms, such as the freedom of expression and information, the freedom of assembly and of association, and the freedom of movement and of residence; calls, therefore, on the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament to step up its work in relation to the texts submitted by citizens and calls on the Commission and the Member States to take urgent action to effectively tackle COVID-19-related discrimination, hate speech and racism against all individuals, including ethnic minority groups, migrants and refugees, or people with a migrant background;