Activities of Heidi HAUTALA related to 2020/2072(INL)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights, once again, that the EU still requires more effective legal instruments to prevent and address threats and violations of the common values, principles and rights enshrined in Article 2 TEU and the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union; recalls, in this regard, that the European Parliament has already submitted a far-reaching proposal aimed at establishing an objective, impartial, evidence-based and non-discriminatory EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the steps undertaken by the Commission to set up a horizontal monitoring system - in the form of a Rule of Law review Cycle - to oversight the respect of the rule of law at the EU level, but calls on the Commission to further develop such proposal under the framework of Article 295 TFEU, as repeatedly requested by the Parliament; considers that such an arrangement wold favour a better coordination among the EU institutions while providing for clear rules in terms of interinstitutional cooperation, tasks and responsibilities;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Considers it of paramount importance that the periodic review under the mechanism be based on the inextricable relationship between democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, encompassing all the aspects enlisted in Article 7 of the Parliament's proposal for a draft interinstitutional agreement on a European Union Pact on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the Commission to reconsider its evaluation concerning the establishment of a representative panel of independent experts supporting the drafting of the annual report on democracy, the rules of law and fundamental rights, as a mean to strengthen the actual and perceived objectivity and independence of the periodic assessment;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that training of justice professionals is essential to the proper implementation and application of Union law and thus to the strengthening of a European common legal culture based on the principles of mutual trust and the rule of law; considers that the upcoming European judicial training strategy must put additional focus on promoting the rule of law and, judicial independence and fundamental rights and include training on skills and non-legal issues so that judges are better prepared to resist undue pressure; Calls also on the Commission to further strengthen its awareness-raising activities concerning the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union by promoting and funding Charter-focused training modules for national judges and legal practitioners;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the potential of judicial training for improving the dialogue between national courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union, particularly through the use of references for a preliminary ruling and the interaction between the principles of subsidiarity and primacy of Union law; encourages the Commission and the Member States to further promote and facilitate the dialogue between Courts and legal practitioners, by fostering the regular exchange of information and best practices in order to strengthen and advance an EU area of justice based on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the European Public Prosecutor's Office is granted sufficient resources, to enable it to function effectively;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points to the complementarity that should exist between the EU Justice Scoreboard, which allows for an overview comparison between Member States, and the Annual Monitoring Report on Union Values as an in-depth qualitative mapping of the concrete situation in each Member State; suggests, once again, incorporating the EU Justice Scoreboard within the annual report drafted in the framework of the Union mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to consider linking the Union mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights to the proposed regulation on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States, in order to strengthen the synergy between the different EU instruments aimed at protecting and promoting the rule of law and fundamental rights;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that whistleblowers play a critical role in the protection of the rule of law in the EU and the Member States; calls on the Commission to closely monitor the transposition and application of Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law;