10 Amendments of Claude MORAES related to 2012/2130(INI)
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AK
Recital AK
AK. whereas a non-parliamentary body, the Budget Council, with limited democratic legitimacy, has been granted the power to veto the adoption of the general budget, thus restricting the scope for action of the democratically elected legislature and allowing the President of the Republic to dissolve the Parliament;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BO
Recital BO
BO. whereas, despite the fact that the laws were amended in 2011 following negotiations with the European Commission and in May 2012 further to the decision of the Constitutional Court of December 2011 overturning several provisions as unconstitutional regarding the content regulation of the printed press, the protection of the sources of journalists, the requirement of data provision, and the institution of the Media and Telecommunications Commissioner, the OSCE Representative on freedom of the Media has deplored that several amendments were introduced and adopted at short notice without consulting stakeholders and that fundamental elements in the legislation have not been improved, notably the appointment of the president and members of the Media Authority and Media Council, their power over content in the broadcast media, the imposition of high fines and the lack of safeguards on the financial and editorial independence of public broadcasters;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BS
Recital BS
BS. whereas the respect for the rights of persons belonging to minorities is explicitly recognised among the values referred to in Article 2 TEU and the Union is committed to promoting these values and combating social exclusion, racism, anti- Semitism and discrimination;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BT
Recital BT
BT. whereas the responsibility of Member States to ensure that the fundamental rights of all are respected, irrespective of their ethnicity or belief, covers all levels of public administration as well as the law enforcement authorities and also implies actively promoting tolerance and firmly condemning phenomena such as racial violence and hate speech, anti-Semitic and anti-Roma hate speech, particularly when it is expressed in official or public forums including in the Hungarian parliament;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BW
Recital BW
BW. whereas, although intolerance against the members of Roma and Jewish communities is not a problem solely associated with Hungary and other Member States are faced with the same predicament, recent events have raised concerns as to the increase in anti-Roma and anti-Semitic discoursehate speech in Hungary;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls that the constitutional majority raised the number of constitutional judges from 11 to 15 and abolished the requirement of reaching an agreement with the opposition regarding the election of constitutional judges. Is concerned that due to these measures 8 out of the 15 current constitutional judges have been elected by the 2/3 majority exclusively (with one exception), including two new members who were appointed directly from their position of Member of Parliament.
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the continued constructive dialogue with international actors and stresses that the fruitful cooperation between the Council of Europe and the Hungarian Government bore tangible results, as reflected in Act XXXIII of 2013, which address severalome of the concerns previously highlighted in the legal assessments of media legislation, notably in relation to the appointment and election procedures for the presidents of the Media Authority and the Media Council, recalls however that there are still concerns regarding the independence of the media authority;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Notes that the Hungarian Parliament has enacted legislation in criminal and civil areas to combat racial incitement and hate speech;, points out, however, that legislation on its own cannot achieve the goal of creating a society free from intolerance and discrimination throughout Europe, especially when it is not being actively implemented;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Underlines that the authorities in all Member States have a positive obligation to act to avoid violation of the rights of persons belonging to minorities and, cannot remain neutral and should take the necessary legal, educational and political measures when faced with such violations;
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 – indent 20
Paragraph 61 – indent 20
– to take positive action and effective measures to ensure that the fundamental rights of all persons, including persons belonging to minorities, are respected;