Sittings · Compare

What changed

From · Adopted text · 2024-02-27 TA-9-2024-0085 Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings
To · Adopted text · 2023-07-11 TA-9-2023-0264 Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings
+265 added · −18 removed · 1 modified paragraphs

P9_TA(2024)0085

P9_TA(2023)0264

Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings

PE745.170

EuropeanAmendments Parliamentadopted legislativeby resolutionthe ofEuropean 27Parliament Februaryon 202411 July 2023 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (“Strategic lawsuits against public participation”) (COM(2022)0177 – C9-0161/2022 – 2022/0117(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

Amendment 1

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2022)0177),

Proposal for a directive

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 81(2)(f) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C90161/2022),

Citation 2 a (new)

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Amendment 2

– having regard to the reasoned opinion submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the French Senate, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,

Proposal for a directive

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 26 October 2022,

Recital 2

– having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 20 December 2023 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Amendment 3

– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

Proposal for a directive

– having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Culture and Education,

Recital 3 a (new)

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A9-0223/2023),

Amendment 4

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

Proposal for a directive

2. Suggests that the act be cited as 'the Wölken-Bolaños García Directive on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (“Strategic lawsuits against public participation”)';

Recital 3 b (new)

3. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

Amendment 5

4. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Proposal for a directive

P9_TC1-COD(2022)0117

Recital 4

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 27 February 2024 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2024/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’)

Amendment 6

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2024/1069.)

Proposal for a directive

Recital 5

Amendment 7

Proposal for a directive

Recital 6

Amendment 8

Proposal for a directive

Recital 7

Amendment 9

Proposal for a directive

Recital 7 a (new)

Amendment 10

Proposal for a directive

Recital 9

Amendment 11

Proposal for a directive

Recital 10

Amendment 12

Proposal for a directive

Recital 11

Amendment 13

Proposal for a directive

Recital 12

Amendment 14

Proposal for a directive

Recital 13

Amendment 15

Proposal for a directive

Recital 15

Amendment 16

Proposal for a directive

Recital 15 a (new)

Amendment 17

Proposal for a directive

Recital 16

Amendment 18

Proposal for a directive

Recital 18

Amendment 19

Proposal for a directive

Recital 19 a (new)

Amendment 20

Proposal for a directive

Recital 20

Amendment 21

Proposal for a directive

Recital 20 a (new)

Amendment 22

Proposal for a directive

Recital 20 b (new)

Amendment 23

Proposal for a directive

Recital 20 c (new)

Amendment 24

Proposal for a directive

Recital 22

Amendment 25

Proposal for a directive

Recital 22 a (new)

Amendment 26

Proposal for a directive

Recital 22 b (new)

Amendment 27

Proposal for a directive

Recital 23

Amendment 28

Proposal for a directive

Recital 26

Amendment 29

Proposal for a directive

Recital 29

Amendment 30

Proposal for a directive

Recital 30

Amendment 31

Proposal for a directive

Recital 31

Amendment 32

Proposal for a directive

Recital 31 a (new)

Amendment 33

Proposal for a directive

Recital 32

Amendment 34

Proposal for a directive

Recital 32 a (new)

Amendment 35

Proposal for a directive

Recital 33

Amendment 36

Proposal for a directive

Recital 33 a (new)

Amendment 37

Proposal for a directive

Recital 33 b (new)

Amendment 38

Proposal for a directive

Recital 34

Amendment 39

Proposal for a directive

Recital 34 a (new)

Amendment 40

Proposal for a directive

Recital 34 b (new)

Amendment 41

Proposal for a directive

Recital 34 c (new)

Amendment 42

Proposal for a directive

Recital 34 d (new)

Amendment 43

Proposal for a directive

Recital 34 e (new)

Amendment 44

Proposal for a directive

Recital 36

Amendment 45

Proposal for a directive

Recital 36 a (new)

Amendment 46

Proposal for a directive

Recital 36 b (new)

Amendment 47

Proposal for a directive

Recital 36 c (new)

Amendment 48

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1

Amendment 49

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1

Amendment 50

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 a (new)

Amendment 51

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Amendment 52

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

Amendment 53

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Amendment 54

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d

Amendment 55

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e

Amendment 56

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)

Amendment 57

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part

Amendment 58

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)

Amendment 59

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c

Amendment 60

Proposal for a directive

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)

Amendment 61

Proposal for a directive

Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a

Amendment 62

Proposal for a directive

Article 5 – paragraph 3

Amendment 63

Proposal for a directive

Article 5 a (new)

Amendment 64

Proposal for a directive

Article 5 b (new)

Amendment 65

Proposal for a directive

Article 7 – paragraph 1

Amendment 66

Proposal for a directive

Article 8 – paragraph 1

Amendment 67

Proposal for a directive

Article 9 – paragraph 2

Amendment 68

Proposal for a directive

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Amendment 69

Proposal for a directive

Article 15 – paragraph 1

Amendment 70

Proposal for a directive

Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Amendment 71

Proposal for a directive

Article 16 a (new)

Amendment 72

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 – paragraph 1

Amendment 73

Proposal for a directive

Chapter V a (new)

Amendment 74

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 a (new)

Amendment 75

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 b (new)

Amendment 76

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 c (new)

Amendment 77

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 d (new)

Amendment 78

Proposal for a directive

Chapter V b (new)

Amendment 79

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 e (new)

Amendment 80

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 f (new)

Amendment 81

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 g (new)

Amendment 82

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 h (new)

Amendment 83

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 i (new)

Amendment 84

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 j (new)

Amendment 85

Proposal for a directive

Article 18 k (new)

Amendment 86

Proposal for a directive

Article 20 – paragraph 1

Amendment 87

Proposal for a directive

Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Amendment 88

Proposal for a directive

Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)