19 Amendments of Baroness Sarah LUDFORD related to 2012/2130(INI)
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 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes the Commission's proposal for a permanent scoreboard on justice in all 27 EU Member States as put forward by Vice-President Reding, which shows that safeguarding the independence of the judiciary is a general concern of the EU, but calls for its enlargement to cover also criminal justice, fundamental rights, the Rule of law and democracy, as already requested by the European Parliament;
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 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Concludes – for the reasons explained above – that the systemic and general trend of repeatedly modifyingication of the constitutional and legal framework in very short time frames, and the content of such modifications, are incompatible with the values referred to in Article 2 TEU, Article 3, paragraph 1 and Article 6 TEU and deviate from the principles referred to in Article 4, paragraph 3 TEU; considers that -this constitutes a clear risk of a serious breach of the values referred to in Article 2 TEU and considers that, unless corrected in a timely and sufficient manner -, this trend will result in a clear risk of a serious breachwill lead to the existence of a serious and persistent breach by a Member State of the values referred to in Article 2 TEU;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. States that it is ready – and cCalls on the Council and Commission to also be prepared – in the event that Hungary does not implement the recommendations set out in paragraph 61, to take action under Article 7(12) TEU to determine the existence of a clear risk of a seriousserious and persistent breach by Hungary of the common values of the Union as set out in Article 2 TEU;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 – indent 5
Paragraph 60 – indent 5
– to create – as soon as risks of violations of Article 2 TEU are identified – an ‘'Article 2 TEU/Rule of Law Alarm Agenda’' to be dealt with by the Commission with exclusive priority and urgency, coordinated at the highest political level and fully taken into account in the various EU sectoral policies until full compliance with Article 2 TEU is restored and any risks of violation thereof are defused;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 – indent 8
Paragraph 60 – indent 8
– to updateimplement its 2003 communication on Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union (COM(2003) 606) and to draw up a detailed proposal for a swift and independent monitoring mechanism and an early warning system;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 – indent 8 a (new)
Paragraph 60 – indent 8 a (new)
- to draw up a detailed proposal for a swift and independent monitoring mechanism applying to all Member States, based on objective indicators developed on Article 2 TEU; an evaluation and early warning system; a list of proportionate and progressive measures and sanctions, including freezing or withdrawal of EU funds, to be taken in cases of clear risk of a serious breach, or existence of a serious and persistent breach, by a Member State of the values referred to in Article 2 TEU;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 – indent 13
Paragraph 60 – indent 13
– to address these issues in the framework of the implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in order to improve cooperation between regulatory bodies of the Member States and the Commission, bringing forward as soon as possible a legislative proposalrevision and aimed at reviewing Article 30 of that Directivendment of the Directive and notably of its Articles 29 and 30;
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;
Amendment 508 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Given the current institutional mechanism laid down in Article 7 TEU, reiterates the calls it made, in its resolution of 12 December 2012 on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2010- 2011), for the establishment of a new mechanism (‘Copenhagen high-level group’which could take the form of a strengthened Commission-FRA monitoring, evaluation and recommendation exercise and a strengthened Commission-Council- European Parliament-Member States dialogue on measures to be taken, a 'Copenhagen high-level group', a "wise men group" as precedently foreseen by the Treaties, an Article 70 TFEU evaluation, etc) to ensure compliance by all Member States with the common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU;
Amendment 511 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. ReiteratBelieves that the setting- up of such a mechanism cshould fully involve the rethinking of the mandate of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, which should be enhanced to include regular monitoring of Member States' compliance with Article 2 of the TEUcarry out horizontal and regular monitoring and evaluation of EU and Member States' compliance with Article 2 of the TEU; reiterates its request to review the mandate of the FRA to strengthen its competences and powers;
Amendment 521 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Instructs its committee responsible for the protection within the territory of the Union of citizens' rights, human rights and fundamental rights, and for determining clear risks of a serious breach by a Member State of the common principles, to submit a detailed proposal in the form of a report to the Conference of Presidents and to theCalls on the Council to act pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, Rule 74e of the European Parliament Rules of Procedure and on the basis of the present detailed proposal and specific report to Plenary;
Amendment 522 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 a (new)
Paragraph 72 a (new)
72a. invites also Member States and the European Commission, pursuant to Article 7(1) TEU to take up their responsibilities and issue reasoned proposals for the Council in the view of the determination that there is a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values referred to in Article 2, hear the Member State in question and address recommendations to it;
Amendment 523 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 b (new)
Paragraph 72 b (new)
72b. Instructs its committee responsible for the protection within the territory of the Union of citizens' rights, human rights and fundamental rights, and for determining clear risks of a serious breach by a Member State of the common principles, as well as its committee responsible for the determination of the existence of a serious and persistent breach by a Member State of the principles common to the Member States, to follow up the developments of the situation in Hungary;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. AskCalls the Conference of Presidents to activate the mechanism laid down inmmission and Member States to activate Article 7(12) TEU in case the replies from, shall the Hungarian authorities to the above- mentioned recommendations do not comply with the requirements of Article 2 TEUfail to comply with the requirements of Article 2 TEU and with the above mentioned concerns and recommendations;