Activities of François ALFONSI related to 2022/2137(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe
Amendments (11)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the rights of vulnerable persons, such as women, people with disabilities, Roma, LGBTI+ people and the elderly, are still not fully respected in some Member States, and these groups are not fully protected against hatred and discrimination, which is a violation of the Union's values as set out in Article 2 TEU; whereas Parliament has repeatedly called for the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights covering all aspects of Article 2 of the TEU; whereas the establishment of such a mechanism would create an opportunity for formalised, structured and comprehensive cooperation between the EU and the CoE on the defence of these values by means of a dedicated partnership agreement;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. Whereas the EU has signed and ratified the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats and the Council of Europe, which hosts its Standing Committee, is shaping an appropriate legal framework for environmental human rights and for combating environmental crime; whereas the global environmental and climate challenges that we are currently facing will be better tackled with joint actions and coordination between the EU and the CoE;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
L b. Whereas the joint programmes and partnership cooperation frameworks implemented by the CoE and the EU in the candidate countries, the Eastern Partnership countries and the Southern partner countries concerned by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) are a crucial element of the Union's enlargement and neighbourhood policy;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it necessary to further strengthen the institutional cooperation between the EU and the CoE and give new impetus to bilateral cooperation in the promotion and defence of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, including the rights of minorities, as well as the defense of human rights in the field of the environment and environmental crimes;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Is concerned by the persistent failure by some Member States to implement judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which contributes to the erosion of the rule of law and weakens the Union’s external action in terms of Human rights, particularly with regard to third countries members of the Council of Europe; calls on the Commission to analyse systematically data on non-compliance with judgments of the ECtHR and apply relevant tools, such as the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation, in such cases;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Considers it necessary to improve the institutional cooperation between the EU and the CoE in the field of good governance and multilevel governance, further promoting local and regional democracy as well as regional and cross- border cooperation;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls for the strengthening of institutional cooperation between the EU and the CoE on gender equality and women's rights, tackling discrimination against LGBTI+ people and gender-based violence; calls for the accession of the EU, without any further delay, to the Istanbul Convention;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Calls for the strengthening of institutional cooperation between the EU and the CoE on media pluralism, media freedom and the protection of journalists. Stresses the importance of fostering a favourable environment for freedom of expression, offline and online, in Europe, in accordance with the Council of Europe recommendation of 7 March 2018 on media pluralism and transparency of media ownership;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates the EU’s broadest possible alignment with the CoE convention system through the finalisation of its accession to other CoE treaties, such as the Istanbul Convention and the Convention against Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Treatmen, the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption or the Civil Law Convention on Corruption. Reiterates its call for the European Union to become full member of the Group of States against Cor Punishmentruption (GRECO), in which the EU has held observer status since 2019; calls on the Commission to look into what steps are needed for the European Union to accede to the European Social Charter and to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and to propose a timeframe for achieving that objective;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the EU should also draw on the extensive expertise and recognised processes of the CoE bodies on human rights and the rights of persons belonging to minorities; Recalls that minorities contribute to the cultural and linguistic diversity of the Union and therefore need a legal framework in the Union to guarantee and monitor their rights;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Acknowledges the important aim of the ECRML in promoting and protecting regional and minority languages by, among other principles, respecting their geographical areas promoting their use both in private and in public life as well as their teaching, including through immersion, at various levels to guarantee the transmission of these languages.