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RoP 132-p2Events
The European Parliament adopted by 438 votes to 152 with 71 abstentions, a resolution on the situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland.
The resolution was tabled by the EPP, ALDE, S&D, GUE/NGL and Greens/EFA groups.
Parliament considered that the current situation in Poland represents a clear risk of a serious breach of the values referred to in Article 2 of the TEU. It instructed its Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs to draw up a specific report with a view to holding a plenary vote on a reasoned proposal calling on the Council to act pursuant to Article 7(1) of the TEU to prevent a serious violation of the rule of law.
It expressed its support for the Commission's recommendations on the rule of law and the latter's infringement procedure against Poland for non-compliance with EU legislation.
Members were particularly concerned about changes in the areas of public media, criminal law, police law, civil service law, the law on counter-terrorism, NGO law, asylum law, freedom of assembly and women’s rights.
They regretted strongly and with growing concern the fact that no compromise solution has been found to the fundamental problem of the proper functioning of the Constitutional Tribunal (its independence and legitimacy, and to the redrafted legislation relating to the Polish judiciary , as regards specifically its potential to structurally undermine judicial independence and weaken the rule of law in Poland.
The resolution urged the government and the Polish parliament to:
not to adopt new laws unless they fully guarantee the independence of the judiciary ; implement fully all recommendations of the Commission and the Venice Commission expressing deep concern over the ‘worsening situation’ in Poland; ensure that anyone who expresses an intention to seek asylum or international protection at Poland’s borders enjoys full access to the Polish asylum procedure in line with international obligations and EU law; respect the right to freedom of assembly ; repeal the law on establishing a National Institute for Freedom - Centre for the Development of Civil Society, which hinders access to state funding from critical civil society groups; investigate media reports of police surveillance of opposition and civil society leaders ; take a firm stand on the rights of women and girls by providing them with free contraception and accessible without discrimination; take appropriate action on and strongly condemn the xenophobic and fascist march that took place in Warsaw on Saturday, 11 November 2017;
In general, Parliament asked the Polish Government to respect all provisions relating to the rule of law and fundamental rights enshrined in the Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights, international human rights laws, and to engage in direct dialogue with the Commission.
The latter was invited to keep Parliament regularly informed in a transparent manner of the progress made and the measures taken.
Documents
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0594/2017
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0595/2017
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0442/2017
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0594/2017
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0595/2017
Activities
- Ioan Mircea PAŞCU
Plenary Speeches (4)
- 2016/11/22 The situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland (debate)
- 2016/11/22 The situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland (debate)
- 2016/11/22 The situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland (debate)
- 2016/11/22 The situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland (debate)
- Marek JUREK
Plenary Speeches (2)Institutional Motions (1)
- Beata GOSIEWSKA
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Robert Jarosław IWASZKIEWICZ
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Urszula KRUPA
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Gianni PITTELLA
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Judith SARGENTINI
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Barbara SPINELLI
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Josef WEIDENHOLZER
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Jan Philipp ALBRECHT
Institutional Motions (1)
- Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA
Institutional Motions (1)
- David COBURN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Edward CZESAK
Institutional Motions (1)
- Gérard DEPREZ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Frank ENGEL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Eleonora FORENZA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Adam GIEREK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Ana GOMES
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS
Institutional Motions (1)
- Nathalie GRIESBECK
Institutional Motions (1)
- Czesław HOC
Institutional Motions (1)
- Gunnar HÖKMARK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Ian HUDGHTON
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Liisa JAAKONSAARI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Diane JAMES
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Benedek JÁVOR
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Sławomir KŁOSOWSKI
Institutional Motions (1)
- Barbara KUDRYCKA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Kostadinka KUNEVA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Patrick LE HYARIC
Institutional Motions (1)
- Curzio MALTESE
Institutional Motions (1)
- Michał MARUSIK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Notis MARIAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Angelika MLINAR
Institutional Motions (1)
- Louis MICHEL
Institutional Motions (1)
- Krisztina MORVAI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Péter NIEDERMÜLLER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Stanisław OŻÓG
Institutional Motions (1)
- Rolandas PAKSAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Jiří PAYNE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Bolesław G. PIECHA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY
Institutional Motions (1)
- Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Alyn SMITH
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Eleftherios SYNADINOS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Marie-Christine VERGIAT
Institutional Motions (1)
- Kristina WINBERG
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Cecilia WIKSTRÖM
Institutional Motions (1)
- Anna ZÁBORSKÁ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Gabriele ZIMMER
Institutional Motions (1)
Votes
B8-0595/2017 - § 1/2 15/11/2017 13:16:53.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - Am 9 15/11/2017 13:17:13.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - Am 11S 15/11/2017 13:17:34.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - Am 12S 15/11/2017 13:17:47.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - § 10 15/11/2017 13:18:00.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - Am 2 15/11/2017 13:18:12.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - Am 6/1 15/11/2017 13:18:31.000 #
GB | IT | ES | DE | EL | FR | SE | PT | CY | MT | FI | IE | AT | LV | SK | RO | BG | DK | SI | EE | HR | LU | LT | CZ | BE | HU | NL | PL | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
65
|
63
|
49
|
77
|
17
|
65
|
17
|
19
|
6
|
6
|
12
|
9
|
15
|
7
|
10
|
28
|
16
|
13
|
8
|
6
|
11
|
5
|
10
|
21
|
19
|
21
|
23
|
50
|
|
S&D |
165
|
United Kingdom S&DFor (20) |
Italy S&DFor (23)Andrea COZZOLINO, Brando BENIFEI, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Daniele VIOTTI, Elena GENTILE, Elly SCHLEIN, Flavio ZANONATO, Gianni PITTELLA, Isabella DE MONTE, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Mercedes BRESSO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Nicola DANTI, Patrizia TOIA, Pier Antonio PANZERI, Pina PICIERNO, Renata BRIANO, Renato SORU, Roberto GUALTIERI, Silvia COSTA, Simona BONAFÈ
Against (2) |
13
|
Germany S&DFor (23)Arndt KOHN, Arne LIETZ, Bernd LANGE, Birgit SIPPEL, Dietmar KÖSTER, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Gabriele PREUSS, Iris HOFFMANN, Ismail ERTUG, Jakob von WEIZSÄCKER, Jens GEIER, Jo LEINEN, Joachim SCHUSTER, Maria NOICHL, Martina WERNER, Norbert NEUSER, Peter SIMON, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Susanne MELIOR, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Udo BULLMANN, Ulrike RODUST
|
1
|
3
|
Portugal S&DFor (7) |
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
Austria S&D |
1
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
Poland S&DFor (5) |
|||
GUE/NGL |
48
|
1
|
3
|
Germany GUE/NGL |
Greece GUE/NGLFor (5) |
France GUE/NGL |
1
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|||||||||||||||
Verts/ALE |
45
|
United Kingdom Verts/ALEFor (6) |
4
|
Germany Verts/ALEFor (10) |
4
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|||||||||||
EFDD |
41
|
United Kingdom EFDD |
Italy EFDD |
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
NI |
17
|
3
|
2
|
Greece NIFor (2)Against (3) |
2
|
3
|
2
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
ECR |
65
|
United Kingdom ECRFor (7)Against (4) |
2
|
Germany ECRFor (2)Against (2)Abstain (1) |
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
Denmark ECRAgainst (1)Abstain (3) |
1
|
1
|
2
|
Belgium ECRAgainst (2)Abstain (2) |
2
|
Poland ECRAgainst (19)
Anna FOTYGA,
Beata GOSIEWSKA,
Bolesław G. PIECHA,
Czesław HOC,
Edward CZESAK,
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA,
Karol KARSKI,
Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI,
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI,
Marek JUREK,
Mirosław PIOTROWSKI,
Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO,
Ryszard CZARNECKI,
Stanisław OŻÓG,
Sławomir KŁOSOWSKI,
Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA,
Urszula KRUPA,
Zbigniew KUŹMIUK,
Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI
|
||||||||||||
ENF |
31
|
1
|
Italy ENFFor (1)Against (2)Abstain (2) |
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
||||||||||||||||||||
ALDE |
61
|
1
|
Spain ALDEAgainst (5) |
2
|
France ALDEAgainst (5) |
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
Belgium ALDEAgainst (6) |
Netherlands ALDEAgainst (6) |
|||||||
PPE |
195
|
13
|
Spain PPEAgainst (11)Abstain (2) |
Germany PPEFor (2)Against (25)
Andreas SCHWAB,
Axel VOSS,
Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN,
Burkhard BALZ,
Daniel CASPARY,
David MCALLISTER,
Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH,
Elmar BROK,
Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL,
Ingeborg GRÄSSLE,
Jens GIESEKE,
Joachim ZELLER,
Karl-Heinz FLORENZ,
Markus FERBER,
Markus PIEPER,
Michael GAHLER,
Monika HOHLMEIER,
Norbert LINS,
Peter JAHR,
Renate SOMMER,
Sabine VERHEYEN,
Sven SCHULZE,
Thomas MANN,
Werner KUHN,
Werner LANGEN
Abstain (1) |
Greece PPEFor (5) |
France PPEFor (10)Against (2)Abstain (7) |
Sweden PPEAgainst (1) |
Portugal PPEAgainst (6)Abstain (1) |
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
Romania PPEFor (1)Against (10) |
Bulgaria PPEFor (1)Against (5) |
1
|
Slovenia PPEFor (1)Against (4) |
1
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
Czechia PPEAgainst (7) |
3
|
Hungary PPEAgainst (12) |
Netherlands PPE |
Poland PPEFor (7)Against (7) |
B8-0595/2017 - Am 6/2 15/11/2017 13:18:44.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - Am 7 15/11/2017 13:18:57.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - Am 3 15/11/2017 13:19:12.000 #
GB | IT | ES | FI | SE | EL | CY | BE | PT | AT | DK | IE | LU | DE | LV | EE | BG | SI | RO | LT | SK | CZ | HR | MT | HU | NL | FR | PL | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
64
|
62
|
51
|
12
|
17
|
17
|
6
|
19
|
19
|
15
|
13
|
9
|
6
|
72
|
7
|
6
|
16
|
8
|
26
|
10
|
10
|
21
|
11
|
6
|
21
|
24
|
64
|
50
|
|
S&D |
161
|
United Kingdom S&DFor (20)Against (1) |
Italy S&DFor (21)Andrea COZZOLINO, Brando BENIFEI, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Daniele VIOTTI, Elena GENTILE, Elly SCHLEIN, Flavio ZANONATO, Gianni PITTELLA, Isabella DE MONTE, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Mercedes BRESSO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Pier Antonio PANZERI, Pina PICIERNO, Renata BRIANO, Renato SORU, Roberto GUALTIERI, Silvia COSTA, Simona BONAFÈ
Against (4)Abstain (1) |
13
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
Portugal S&DFor (6)Abstain (1) |
Austria S&D |
3
|
1
|
1
|
Germany S&DFor (16)Abstain (2) |
1
|
1
|
Bulgaria S&DFor (3)Abstain (1) |
1
|
Romania S&DFor (7)Abstain (4) |
2
|
Slovakia S&DFor (2)Against (1)Abstain (1) |
4
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
Poland S&DAbstain (1) |
|
GUE/NGL |
48
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
Greece GUE/NGLFor (5) |
2
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
Germany GUE/NGL |
3
|
3
|
France GUE/NGL |
|||||||||||||||
Verts/ALE |
45
|
United Kingdom Verts/ALEFor (6) |
4
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
Germany Verts/ALEFor (10) |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|||||||||||
EFDD |
38
|
United Kingdom EFDDAgainst (2) |
Italy EFDDFor (12)Against (1)Abstain (1) |
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
NI |
17
|
3
|
Greece NIFor (2)Against (3) |
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
ECR |
64
|
United Kingdom ECRFor (5)Against (2) |
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
Denmark ECRAgainst (1)Abstain (3) |
Germany ECRFor (2)Against (2)Abstain (1) |
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
Poland ECRAgainst (19)
Anna FOTYGA,
Beata GOSIEWSKA,
Bolesław G. PIECHA,
Czesław HOC,
Edward CZESAK,
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA,
Karol KARSKI,
Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI,
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI,
Marek JUREK,
Mirosław PIOTROWSKI,
Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO,
Ryszard CZARNECKI,
Stanisław OŻÓG,
Sławomir KŁOSOWSKI,
Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA,
Urszula KRUPA,
Zbigniew KUŹMIUK,
Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI
|
||||||||||||
ENF |
31
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
France ENFAgainst (14)Abstain (1) |
1
|
|||||||||||||||||||
ALDE |
60
|
1
|
Spain ALDEAgainst (5) |
3
|
3
|
Belgium ALDEFor (2)Against (4) |
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
Netherlands ALDEAgainst (6) |
France ALDEAgainst (5) |
|||||||
PPE |
198
|
Italy PPEFor (3)Against (10) |
Spain PPEAgainst (17)
Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA,
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE,
Carlos ITURGAIZ,
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS,
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA,
Francisco José MILLÁN MON,
Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET,
Gabriel MATO,
José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA,
Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL,
Pilar AYUSO,
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA,
Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO,
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT,
Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ,
Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO,
Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ
|
3
|
Sweden PPEAgainst (1) |
Greece PPEFor (5) |
1
|
3
|
Portugal PPEAgainst (6)Abstain (1) |
4
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
Germany PPEAgainst (28)
Albert DESS,
Andreas SCHWAB,
Angelika NIEBLER,
Axel VOSS,
Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN,
Burkhard BALZ,
Daniel CASPARY,
David MCALLISTER,
Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH,
Elmar BROK,
Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL,
Ingeborg GRÄSSLE,
Jens GIESEKE,
Joachim ZELLER,
Karl-Heinz FLORENZ,
Markus FERBER,
Markus PIEPER,
Michael GAHLER,
Monika HOHLMEIER,
Norbert LINS,
Peter JAHR,
Reimer BÖGE,
Renate SOMMER,
Sabine VERHEYEN,
Sven SCHULZE,
Thomas MANN,
Werner KUHN,
Werner LANGEN
|
4
|
1
|
Bulgaria PPEFor (1)Against (5) |
Slovenia PPEAgainst (4)Abstain (1) |
Romania PPEFor (1)Against (10) |
2
|
4
|
Czechia PPEAgainst (5)Abstain (2) |
5
|
3
|
Hungary PPEFor (1)Against (11) |
Netherlands PPEAgainst (5) |
France PPEAgainst (19)
Alain CADEC,
Alain LAMASSOURE,
Angélique DELAHAYE,
Anne SANDER,
Arnaud DANJEAN,
Brice HORTEFEUX,
Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER,
Franck PROUST,
Françoise GROSSETÊTE,
Jérôme LAVRILLEUX,
Marc JOULAUD,
Maurice PONGA,
Michel DANTIN,
Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE,
Nadine MORANO,
Philippe JUVIN,
Rachida DATI,
Renaud MUSELIER,
Tokia SAÏFI
|
Poland PPEFor (3)Against (11) |
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B8-0595/2017 - § 13 15/11/2017 13:19:44.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - Am 15 15/11/2017 13:19:58.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - § 14 15/11/2017 13:20:11.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - § 15 15/11/2017 13:20:28.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - Am 4 15/11/2017 13:20:52.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - Considérant D 15/11/2017 13:21:04.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - Considérant H/2 15/11/2017 13:21:22.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - Am 5 15/11/2017 13:21:34.000 #
B8-0595/2017 - Résolution 15/11/2017 13:21:46.000 #
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