15 Amendments of Kinga GÁL related to 2009/2161(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to the Commission cCommunication on the Strategy for the effective implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, by the European Union1, 1 COM(2010)0573.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reaffirms that the Charter has the same legal value as the Treaties and represents the most modern codification of fundamental rights, offering a good balance between rights and solidarity and encompassing civil, political, economic and social rights as well as ‘third generation’ rights (i.e. the rights to good administration, a healthy environment and consumer protection);
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reaffirms that EU accession to the ECHR will provide an additional mechanism for enforcing human rights, namely the possibility of lodging a complaint with the ECtHR in relation to an act, or a failure to violation of human rights derived from an act, by an EU institution or a Member State implementing EU law, falling within the remit of the ECHR; and that ECtHR case law will thus provide significant input for current and future EU action on civil liberties, justice and home affairs;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes, furthermore, the new general obligations created by the Treaty of Lisbon to combat social exclusion and discrimination and to promote social justice and protection, equality ofbetween women and men, protection of the family, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child, as well as its explicit reference to persons belonging to minorities, which reflects another founding value of the Union; also welcomes the fact that the Union has acquired legal personality allowing it to accede to international treaties, the improvement in judicial protection with the extension of the jurisdiction of the CJ to areas of obvious relevance to the protection of fundamental rights, such as police and judicial cooperation in the field of criminal law, the strengthened role of the European Parliament and national parliaments in the European decision-making process, especially in evaluating the implementation of EU policy in the AFSJ, and the increased role of European citizens, now invested with the power to initiate EU legislation through the European Citizens‘ Initiative;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises the importance of the Commission's annual monitoring of compliance with the Charter, and notes that its monitoring reports should contain an assessment of the implementation of the various rights and, an evaluation of the most contentious issues and of the situation of the most vulnerable groups in the Union; recommends the, existing protection gaps, key trends and structural problems, with a view to proposing concrete initiatives and measures at EU level, to disseminationg of good practice to the Member States;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes the Commission Communication on the Strategy for the effective implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights by the European Union1 referring among others to its preventing approach in the effective implementation, the importance of internal training on fundamental rights, the systematic check of the fundamental rights aspect of the Commission's impact assessments by the Impact Assessment Board, as well as the targeted communication measures tailored to various situations needed in this respect; furthermore welcomes the emphasis of the above-mentioned Commission Communication regarding the importance of the political criteria for accession laid down by the 1993 Copenhagen European Council requiring candidate countries to have stable institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities; the preservation of this criterion is supporting the protection of fundamental rights in the future Member States; 1 COM(2010)0573.
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Council to adapt to the changes required by the Treaty and to comply with the Charter when legislating; therefore welcomes the establishment of a standing Working Party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens Rights and Free Movement of Persons; and hopes that the work of this new body will workbe transparently and efficiently;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Reaffirms the inter-institutional agreement Common Approach to Impact Assessment1 referred to in the Commission Communication on the Strategy for the effective implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights by the European Union, which states that the Parliament and the Council are responsible for assessing the impact of their own amendments; 1 Council document 14901/05 of 24.11.2005.
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for enforcement of its democratic scrutiny based on the treaties; insists on the necessity of enhancing transparency in the inter-institutional dialogue and access to documents between EU institutions, in order to develop more effective interinstitutional cooperation on matters related to fundamental rights; underlines its role in evaluating the work of other EU institutions when assessing developments in the field (e.g. through annual reports), combining as it does political messages with a facts-based approach;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reaffirms the fact of the CJ's enhanced role in ensuring that all institutions and Member States implementing EU law applyrespect the Charter accordingly, and notes that this will enable the CJ to develop its case law on fundamental rights; stresses the need for enhanced cooperation between national courts, the CJ and the ECtHR in furthering the development of a coherent system of case law in the field;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Emphasises that the FRA constitutes a guarantee ofe role of the FRA in the congoing protectiontinued observance of fundamental rights within the Union and that it, which requires quality, objectivity, effective impartiality and transparency; its work should therefore have adequate resources for its increased tasks following the implementation of the Charter; points out that its monitoring role should extend to the acceding countries; reiterates its request to be fully associated in revising the multi- annual programme of the FRA;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on all other European agencies, especially Frontex, to uphold their commitment to the protection of fundamental rights and to integrate fundamental rights approach into all their activities; in this regard, welcomes the cooperation agreement signed between Frontex and the FRA in 2010;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises the importance of the judiciary bodies in the Member States, which play a primary role in the insurance of compliance and enforcement of humanfundamental rights, and therefore suggests the provision of easy access to the courts as a means of strengthening the protection of fundamental and human rights; urges the Member States to invest effort in the ongoing training of national judges on fundamental rights and freedoms;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to redouble their efforts to raise awareness, as fundamental rights can be protected more effectively if citizens themselves are aware of their rights; calls for active use of the experience of civic bodies and (relevant NGOs, churches, platforms of civil society) and for the maintenance of an ongoing working relationship with all such bodies in implementing the new architecture of fundamental rights and in taking action on specific cases;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – indent 6
Paragraph 35 – indent 6
– prohibiting and eliminating all forms of discrimination against a large number of minorities, protecting the language rights of national minorities,