1 Amendments of Younous OMARJEE related to 2021/2180(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that in accordance with the Regulation on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget, the rule of law must be understood in the light of the values and principles enshrined in Article 2 TEU, including fundamental rights and non- discrimination; is of the opinion that persistent violations of democracy and of fundamental rights, including attacks on freedom of the media and journalists, migrants, women’s rights, LGBTQIA+ rights and freedom of association and assembly, affect the projects that Member States decide to finance with Union funds and can have a sufficiently direct impact on the protection of the Union’s financial interests; calls on the Commission to act and to take this into account in the regulation;