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The European Parliament adopted by 510 votes to 160, with 29 abstentions, a resolution tabled by the EPP, S&D, ALDE, GUE/NGL and Greens/EFA groups on the recent developments in Poland and their impact on fundamental rights as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
The report recalled that the EU is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. These values are common to the Member States. It also recalled that the Polish Constitution states that this country shall respect international law binding upon it.
However, recent events in Poland, in particular the dispute concerning the composition and functioning of the Constitutional Tribunal, and the non-publication of judgments handed down by the Constitutional Tribunal, have given rise to concerns regarding guarantees of respect for the rule of law.
The Venice Commission is composed of independent experts in constitutional law and aims to analyse and interpret the obligations of Council of Europe member states concerning the rule of law and democracy. It called on Polish state organs to publish, fully respect and implement the judgments of the Tribunal, while at the same time stressing that the aforementioned amendments would seriously undermine the Tribunal’s work and make it ineffective as a guardian of the Constitution.
The paralysis of the Constitutional Tribunal has led the Commission to open a dialogue with the Polish Government under the Rule of Law Framework.
However, following an intensive dialogue with the Polish authorities, the problems threatening the Rule of Law in Poland has not yet been resolved.
The European Commission is now convinced of the existence of a systematic threat to the rule of law in Poland.
Concerned about the situation in Poland, Parliament called on the Commission to open a dialogue with a view to solve the constitutional crisis and to monitor the follow-up given by the Polish authorities to the recommendations of the Venice Committee and the European Commission.
Parliament is concerned about the recent and rapid legislative developments taking place in other areas without proper consultations. It urged the Commission to carry out an assessment of the legislation adopted as regards its compatibility with primary and secondary EU law and with the values on which the Union is founded, in particular:
the Act on Public Media, bearing in mind the need for a framework governing public service media which would ensure that they provide independent, impartial and accurate content that reflects the diversity of Polish society; the Act amending the Police Act and certain other acts, bearing in mind its disproportionate interference with the right to privacy and the incompatibility of blanket mass surveillance activities and bulk processing of citizens’ personal data with the case law of the EU; the Act amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Prosecution Act, bearing in mind the need to comply with the EU acquis in the field of procedural rights; the Act amending the Civil Service Act, bearing in mind the serious risk of politicisation of the Polish administration: the Act on Counter-terrorism, bearing in mind the serious threat to the right to privacy and the right to freedom of expression.
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0344/2016
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0865/2016
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0977/2016
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0978/2016
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0865/2016
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0977/2016
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0978/2016
Activities
- Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Takis HADJIGEORGIOU
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Patrick LE HYARIC
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Marie-Christine VERGIAT
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Lars ADAKTUSSON
- Tim AKER
- Louis ALIOT
- Jean ARTHUIS
- Marie-Christine ARNAUTU
- Jonathan ARNOTT
- Zigmantas BALČYTIS
- Hugues BAYET
- Joëlle BERGERON
- José BLANCO LÓPEZ
- Mario BORGHEZIO
- Marie-Christine BOUTONNET
- Steeve BRIOIS
- Alain CADEC
- James CARVER
- Nicola CAPUTO
- Alberto CIRIO
- Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN
- Jane COLLINS
- Therese COMODINI CACHIA
- Javier COUSO PERMUY
- Michel DANTIN
- William (The Earl of) DARTMOUTH
- Rachida DATI
- Gérard DEPREZ
- Mireille D'ORNANO
- Norbert ERDŐS
- Georgios EPITIDEIOS
- Edouard FERRAND
- Lorenzo FONTANA
- Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ
- Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ
- Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET
- Elena GENTILE
- Arne GERICKE
- Sylvie GODDYN
- Bruno GOLLNISCH
- Rebecca HARMS
- Brian HAYES
- Marian HARKIN
- Mike HOOKEM
- Diane JAMES
- Benedek JÁVOR
- Petr JEŽEK
- Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ
- Marek JUREK
- Marc JOULAUD
- Ivan JAKOVČIĆ
- Barbara KAPPEL
- Afzal KHAN
- Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE
- Cécile Kashetu KYENGE
- Marine LE PEN
- Ulrike LUNACEK
- Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO
- Vladimír MAŇKA
- Ivana MALETIĆ
- Andrejs MAMIKINS
- Jiří MAŠTÁLKA
- Dominique MARTIN
- Notis MARIAS
- Louis MICHEL
- Bernard MONOT
- Marlene MIZZI
- Sophie MONTEL
- Alessia Maria MOSCA
- Péter NIEDERMÜLLER
- Liadh NÍ RIADA
- Franz OBERMAYR
- Margot PARKER
- Florian PHILIPPOT
- Marijana PETIR
- Gianni PITTELLA
- Franck PROUST
- Julia REID
- Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY
- Sofia RIBEIRO
- Liliana RODRIGUES
- Claude ROLIN
- Virginie ROZIÈRE
- Sofia SAKORAFA
- Tokia SAÏFI
- Judith SARGENTINI
- Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ
- Barbara SPINELLI
- Jaromír ŠTĚTINA
- Beatrix von STORCH
- Patricija ŠULIN
- Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS
- Eleftherios SYNADINOS
- Tibor SZANYI
- Dubravka ŠUICA
- Claudia ȚAPARDEL
- Isabelle THOMAS
- Pavel TELIČKA
- Helga TRÜPEL
- Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI
- Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI
- Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS
- Paavo VÄYRYNEN
- Daniele VIOTTI
- Udo VOIGT
- Miguel VIEGAS
- Josef WEIDENHOLZER
- Gabriele ZIMMER
- Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK
- Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ
Votes
B8-0865/2016 - Résolution #
B8-0977/2016 - § 7 #
B8-0977/2016 - § 8/2 #
B8-0977/2016 - Am 3 #
B8-0977/2016 - Am 4 #
B8-0977/2016 - Am 5 #
B8-0977/2016 - Am 6 #
B8-0977/2016 - Am 1 #
B8-0977/2016 - Considérant W #
B8-0977/2016 - Am 2 #
B8-0977/2016 - Résolution #
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