2 Amendments of Csaba Sándor TABAJDI related to 2013/2013(INI)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. Whereas there has been a considerable increase in the number of petitions concerned with violations of the principles of fundamental democratic rights and the rule of law protected by the Treaty on European Union in the Member States (such as those dealing with ex post facto legislation in Hungary and the Beneš decrees in Slovakia, which aggravate the violation of minority rights), which shows that European citizens have increasing faith in the Community institutions to uphold their fundamental rights;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that fundamental rights remain a key subject of the petitions submitted, notably raising issues related to the rights of persons with disabilities, children’s rights, property rights, the right of free of movement without discrimination on any grounds, the protection of freedom of expression and privacy, freedom of association, and the right of access to documents and information; calls on Member States to respect those rights as set out in the Treaty and calls on the European Commission to take the necessary measures to oblige non-compliant Member States to close the gap between national laws and the fundamental rights of EU citizens; urges in addition the immediate withdrawal of provisions which violate the fundamental rights laid down in the Treaty on European Union and the Copenhagen Criteria undertaken upon accession, since compliance with these also remains a requirement of EU membership following accession, so that failure to comply with them also constitutes failure to comply with EU law;