11 Amendments of Fabienne KELLER related to 2023/2028(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights,
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly condemns that in 2022 another global record for the number of imprisoned journalists was set; calls for a swift agreement on the anti-SLAPP directive, which should offer substantive and broad protection against abusive lawsuits; calls on the Member States to implement the Commission Recommendation on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings, specifically to remove prison sentences for defamation cases, decriminalize defamation and favour civil or administrative procedures instead; stresses that SLAPPs are only one method used to silence journalists and calls on the Commission to further investigate other practices and intervene;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that in order to ensure the right to freedom of expression and information, which is foundational for any democracy, information must be universally accessible and diverse, and underscores that artistic freedom must be guaranteed; stresses the importance of media pluralism and journalistic freedom for a thriving democracy; denounces unjustified and disproportional interference into journalistic expression and editorial decision making by national regulatory authorities in some Member States; stresses that under Union law, national regulatory authorities and/or bodies must be functionally independant from their government and not seek or take any instructions from any other body;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly condemns the widespread fundamental rights violations and use of disproportionate violence by national authorities at Union borders; is appalled by the use of pushbacks at land and sea borders; deplores any action that leads to leaving persons in distress at sea; is very concerned about Member States codifying the use of push-backs into their national law; stresses that under Union law pushbacks are never legal or justified; calls on the Commission to investigate and intervene in Member States where pushbacks are used;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes with concern the large population of stateless persons in the EU, especially children being born stateless; calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy and action plan to address statelessness within the EU, including accession to the 1954 and 1961 Statelessness Conventions and the introduction of an EU wide statelessness determination procedure; further calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States properly identify, recognize and protect stateless people through introducing safeguards in EU legislation addressing the specific vulnerabilities of stateless persons, such as protection from expulsion for those stateless persons that have been born in a Member State or have resided there for a durable time;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Highlights that Article 19 of the Charter provides for protection in the event of removal, expulsion or extradition and guarantees that every decision of expulsion is based on a specific examination and that no single measure can be taken to expel all persons having the nationality of a particular State; condemns the rejection of international protection application solely based on nationality in certain Member States;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Notes that several Member States use national security as a determinant for internal policy, such as migration; stresses that any measures taken on the basis of national security must be necessary and proportionate and not undermine the rights guaranteed by the Charter;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Deplores the tragic loss of life that takes place at Europe's sea borders, in particular in the Mediterranean Sea; recalls that Member States have the obligation under the international law of the sea to assist persons in distress; reiterates its call on Member States to fully abide by their international obligations and standards of relevant of international and Union law; calls in this respect for Member States to ensure effective search and rescue operations and quick disembarkation of persons rescued, including by maintaining nearest safe ports open to NGO vessels; further calls for the respect of right to apply to asylum of all persons rescued by an assesment of individual circumstances on a case-by-case basis; calls on Member States to ensure that asylum seekers have appropriate access to necessary services such as healthcare and education;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses the role of national and local administrations, the Member States’ parliaments and law enforcement authorities in promoting and protecting Charter rights; underlines the need for Member States to implement the Strategy to strengthen the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU; notes in this regard the FRA observation that Member States appear to lack a structured engagement with the implementation of the Charter Strategy, such as definitions of clear targets, milestones and timelines; calls on the Member States to fully implement the Strategy;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Stresses that the Charter is a legally binding instrument addressed to the Member States only when they are implementing EU law; emphasizes that the limited scope of the Charter insufficiently protects fundamental rights and creates unclarity for persons whose rights have been breached; calls on the Member States to remove Article 51 from the Charter during the next Treaty revision, to ensure that fundamental rights are fully guaranteed throughout the entirety of the EU;