Activities of Paulo RANGEL related to 2023/2028(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2022 and 2023
Amendments (8)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the Council of Europe’s report of 6 October 2022 entitled ‘Freedom of political speech: an imperative for democracy’; stresses that freedom of expression in the EU must not be limited by the interests, constitutional framework or political choices of a Member State; reiterates the need for a single and coherent monitoring system for democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights in the EU that would establish an annual monitoring cycle and therefore insists on the need for a mechanism for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, which should be established through an interinstitutional agreement;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the Northern Ireland Protocol is a prerequisite for a smooth relationship between the EU and the UK; calls for continued vigilance in order to preserveguarantee the rights enshrined in the Good Friday Agreement; welcomes the Windsor Framework;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine places the EU in a new situation, namely that of a prospective enlargement to include Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, with the Copenhagen criteria as a fundamental basis; calls for all refugees to be treated with humanity, and solidarity and generosity;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for all the consequencerepercussions of these scandals to be addressthoroughly tackled, and foriming to fully reinstate Parliament’s credibility to be fully restored.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the six Member States who have not yet ratified the Istanbul Convention to do so without further delay; stresses the importance of the Istanbul Convention for the protection of fundamental rights of women, combating violence and domestic violence.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. In line with Art. 19 TEU, Art. 67(4) TFEU and Art. 47 of the Charter, underlines that an independent judiciary is the cornerstone of the rule of law and of the right to effective legal protection; recommends a departure from the existing approach of tackling rule of law cases in individual countries in an ad hoc manner, and calls for the development of criteria and contextual assessments to guide Member States in recognising and tackling any possible rule of law issues in a regular and comparative manner;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Stresses that the rule of law is intrinsically linked to respect for democracy and for fundamental rights and that therefore the three principles must be jointly monitored;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Suggests that the respect of the rule of law as one of the criteria for accession of new Member States should not be merely a precondition for accession, but a binding and enforceable criterion in order to monitor Member States’ compliance therewith throughout their membership of the EU in line with the European Parliament resolution of 12 February 2019 on the implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU institutional framework.