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Draft report (2024/2078(INI)) 2025-02-18

The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Amendment 1

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Articles 2, 3(1), 3(3), second subparagraph, 4(3), 5, 6, 7, 11, 19 and 49 thereof,	– having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Article 7,

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Amendment 2

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the constitutions of the Member States and the variety of national political and governmental systems;

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Amendment 3

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular to the articles thereof relating to respect for and the protection and promotion of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in the Union, including Articles 70, 258, 259, 260, 263, 265 and 267,	deleted

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Amendment 4

Emmanuel Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Citation 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular to the articles thereof relating to respect for and the protection and promotion of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in the Union, including Articles 70, 258, 259, 260, 263, 265 and 267,	– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular to the articles thereof relating to respect for and the protection and promotion of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in the Union, including Articles 70, 174, 258, 259, 260, 263, 265 and 267,

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Amendment 5

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the Charter),	deleted

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Amendment 6

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU),	deleted

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Amendment 7

Daniel Freund

Motion for a resolution

Citation 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (Financial Regulation), in particular Article 6(3) thereof,

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Amendment 8

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation),	– having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget,
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1 OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/2092/oj.	1 OJ L 433, 22.12.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/2092/oj.

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Amendment 9

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy2 (the Common Provisions Regulation),	deleted
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2 OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1060/oj.

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Amendment 10

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy2 (the Common Provisions Regulation),	deleted
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2 OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1060/oj.

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Amendment 11

Emmanuel Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy2 (the Common Provisions Regulation),	– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (the Common Provisions Regulation),
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2 OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1060/oj.	2 OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1060/oj.

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Amendment 12

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/692 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EU) No 390/2014,	deleted
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3 OJ L 156, 5.5.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/692/oj.

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Amendment 13

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/692 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EU) No 390/20143,	deleted
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3 OJ L 156, 5.5.2021, p. 1., ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/692/oj.

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Amendment 14

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1984, and later protocols;

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Amendment 15

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,	deleted

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Amendment 16

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the UN instruments on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the recommendations and reports of the UN Universal Periodic Review, as well as the case-law of the UN treaty bodies and the special procedures of the Human Rights Council,	deleted

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Amendment 17

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the UN instruments on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the recommendations and reports of the UN Universal Periodic Review, as well as the case-law of the UN treaty bodies and the special procedures of the Human Rights Council,	deleted

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Amendment 18

Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the UN instruments on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the recommendations and reports of the UN Universal Periodic Review, as well as the case-law of the UN treaty bodies and the special procedures of the Human Rights Council,	– having regard to the UN instruments on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dis-crimination (CERD), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRDP), the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities and the Recommendations of the UN Forum on Minority Issues; and the recommendations and reports of the UN Universal Periodic Review, as well as the case-law of the UN treaty bodies and the special procedures of the Human Rights Council,

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Amendment 19

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Social Charter, the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Committee of Social Rights, and the conventions, recommendations, resolutions, opinions and reports of the Parliamentary Assembly, the Committee of Ministers, the Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, the Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion, the Venice Commission and other bodies of the Council of Europe,	deleted

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Amendment 20

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Social Charter, the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Committee of Social Rights, and the conventions, recommendations, resolutions, opinions and reports of the Parliamentary Assembly, the Committee of Ministers, the Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, the Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion, the Venice Commission and other bodies of the Council of Europe,	deleted

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Amendment 21

Daniel Freund

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Social Charter, the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Committee of Social Rights, and the conventions, recommendations, resolutions, opinions and reports of the Parliamentary Assembly, the Committee of Ministers, the Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, the Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion, the Venice Commission and other bodies of the Council of Europe,	– having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Social Charter, the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the European Committee of Social Rights, and the conventions, recommendations, resolutions, opinions and reports of the Parliamentary Assembly, the Committee of Ministers, the Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, the Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion, the Venice Commission and other bodies of the Council of Europe,

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Amendment 22

Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Citation 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,	deleted

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Amendment 23

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,	deleted

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Amendment 24

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,	deleted

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Amendment 25

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,	deleted

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Amendment 26

Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution

Citation 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities of the Council of Europe,

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Amendment 27

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the memorandum of understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union of 23 May 2007 and the Council conclusions of 30 January 2023 on EU priorities for cooperation with the Council of Europe 2023-2024,	deleted

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Amendment 28

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the memorandum of understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union of 23 May 2007 and the Council conclusions of 30 January 2023 on EU priorities for cooperation with the Council of Europe 2023-2024,	deleted

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Amendment 29

Daniel Freund

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the memorandum of understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union of 23 May 2007 and the Council conclusions of 30 January 2023 on EU priorities for cooperation with the Council of Europe 2023-2024,	– having regard to the memorandum of understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union of 23 May 2007 and the Council conclusions of of 17 December 2024 on EU priorities for cooperation with the Council of Europe 2025-2026,

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Amendment 30

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the Commission’s reasoned proposal of 20 December 2017 for a Council decision on the determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by the Republic of Poland of the rule of law (COM(2017)0835), issued in accordance with Article 7(1) TEU,	deleted

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Amendment 31

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the Commission’s reasoned proposal of 20 December 2017 for a Council decision on the determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by the Republic of Poland of the rule of law (COM(2017)0835), issued in accordance with Article 7(1) TEU,	deleted

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Amendment 32

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the Commission’s reasoned proposal of 20 December 2017 for a Council decision on the determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by the Republic of Poland of the rule of law (COM(2017)0835), issued in accordance with Article 7(1) TEU,	deleted

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Amendment 33

Michał Wawrykiewicz

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the Commission’s reasoned proposal of 20 December 2017 for a Council decision on the determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by the Republic of Poland of the rule of law (COM(2017)0835), issued in accordance with Article 7(1) TEU,	deleted

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Amendment 34

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2016 with recommendations to the Commission on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights4,	deleted
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4 OJ C 215, 19.6.2018, p. 162.

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Amendment 35

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2016 with recommendations to the Commission on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights4,	deleted
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4 OJ C 215, 19.6.2018, p. 162.

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Amendment 36

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 1 March 2018 on the Commission’s decision to activate Article 7(1) TEU as regards the situation in Poland5,	deleted
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5 OJ C 129, 5.4.2019, p. 13.

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Amendment 37

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 1 March 2018 on the Commission’s decision to activate Article 7(1) TEU as regards the situation in Poland5 ,	deleted
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5 OJ C 129, 5.4.2019, p. 13.

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Amendment 38

Michał Wawrykiewicz

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 1 March 2018 on the Commission’s decision to activate Article 7(1) TEU as regards the situation in Poland5 ,	deleted
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5 OJ C 129, 5.4.2019, p. 13.

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Amendment 39

Mary Khan, Milan Uhrík, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 1 March 2018 on the Commission’s decision to activate Article 7(1) TEU as regards the situation in Poland5 ,	deleted
_________________
5 OJ C 129, 5.4.2019, p. 13.

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Amendment 40

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 1 March 2018 on the Commission’s decision to activate Article 7(1) TEU as regards the situation in Poland5,	deleted
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5 OJ C 129, 5.4.2019, p. 13.

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Amendment 41

Michał Wawrykiewicz

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the conclusion of the Article 7 procedure against Poland, as announced by the European Commission on 29 May 2024, following the steps taken by Poland to restore compliance with EU rule of law standards;

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Amendment 42

Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to its resolution of 7 February 2018 on protection and non-discrimination with regard to minorities in the EU Member States; 5a
	_________________
	5a OJ C 463, 21.12.2018, p. 21

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Amendment 43

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 19 April 2018 on the need to establish a European Values Instrument to support civil society organisations which promote fundamental values within the European Union at local and national level6,	deleted
_________________
6 OJ C 390, 18.11.2019, p. 117.

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Amendment 44

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 19 April 2018 on the need to establish a European Values Instrument to support civil society organisations which promote fundamental values within the European Union at local and national level6,	deleted
_________________
6 OJ C 390, 18.11.2019, p. 117.

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Amendment 45

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 19 April 2018 on the need to establish a European Values Instrument to support civil society organisations which promote fundamental values within the European Union at local and national level6 ,	deleted
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6 OJ C 390, 18.11.2019, p. 117.

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Amendment 46

Mary Khan, Milan Uhrík, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 19 April 2018 on the need to establish a European Values Instrument to support civil society organisations which promote fundamental values within the European Union at local and national level6 ,	deleted
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6 OJ C 390, 18.11.2019, p. 117.

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Amendment 47

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 18

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 12 September 2018 on a proposal calling on the Council to determine, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded7,	deleted
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7 OJ C 433, 23.12.2019, p. 66.

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Amendment 48

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 18

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 12 September 2018 on a proposal calling on the Council to determine, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded7 ,	deleted
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7 OJ C 433, 23.12.2019, p. 66.

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Amendment 49

Mary Khan, Milan Uhrík, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik

Motion for a resolution

Citation 18

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 12 September 2018 on a proposal calling on the Council to determine, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded7 ,	deleted
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7 OJ C 433, 23.12.2019, p. 66.

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Amendment 50

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 18

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 12 September 2018 on a proposal calling on the Council to determine, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded7,	deleted
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7 OJ C 433, 23.12.2019, p. 66.

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Amendment 51

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 19

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 13 November 2018 on minimum standards for minorities in the EU8,	deleted
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8 OJ C 363, 28.10.2020, p. 13.

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Amendment 52

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 14 November 2018 on the need for a comprehensive EU mechanism for the protection of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights9,	deleted
_________________
9 OJ C 363, 28.10.2020, p. 45.

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Amendment 53

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 14 November 2018 on the need for a comprehensive EU mechanism for the protection of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights9 ,	deleted
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9 OJ C 363, 28.10.2020, p. 45.

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Amendment 54

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 14 November 2018 on the need for a comprehensive EU mechanism for the protection of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights9,	deleted
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9 OJ C 363, 28.10.2020, p. 45.

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Amendment 55

Ana Catarina Mendes, Chloé Ridel, Sandro Ruotolo, Francisco Assis, Hannes Heide, Pina Picierno, Matjaž Nemec, Emma Rafowicz, Krzysztof Śmiszek, Katarina Barley, Evin Incir, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Marco Tarquinio, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Alessandro Zan

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Commission communication of 6 December 2023 entitled ‘No place for hate: a Europe united against hatred’ (COM(2023)0051),

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Amendment 56

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 21

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 7 October 2020 on the establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights10,	deleted
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10 OJ C 395, 29.9.2021, p. 2.

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Amendment 57

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 21

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 7 October 2020 on the establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights10 ,	deleted
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10 OJ C 395, 29.9.2021, p. 2.

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Amendment 58

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 21

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 7 October 2020 on the establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights10,	deleted
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10 OJ C 395, 29.9.2021, p. 2.

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Amendment 59

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 22

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 13 November 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 measures on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights11,	deleted
_________________
11 OJ C 415, 13.10.2021, p. 36.

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Amendment 60

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 22

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 13 November 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 measures on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights11 ,	deleted
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11 OJ C 415, 13.10.2021, p. 36.

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Amendment 61

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 23

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 17 December 2020 on the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Minority SafePack – one million signatures for diversity in Europe’12,	deleted
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12 OJ C 445, 29.10.2021, p. 70.

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Amendment 62

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 23

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 17 December 2020 on the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Minority SafePack – one million signatures for diversity in Europe’12,	deleted
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12 OJ C 445, 29.10.2021, p. 70.

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Amendment 63

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 24

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 10 June 2021 on the rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/209213,	deleted
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13 OJ C 67, 8.2.2022, p. 86.

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Amendment 64

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 24

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 10 June 2021 on the rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/209213 ,	deleted
_________________
13 OJ C 67, 8.2.2022, p. 86.

Or. en

Amendment 65

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 24

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 10 June 2021 on the rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/209213,	deleted
_________________
13 OJ C 67, 8.2.2022, p. 86.

Or. sk

Amendment 66

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 25

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 24 June 2021 on the Commission’s 2020 Rule of Law Report14,	deleted
_________________
14 OJ C 81, 18.2.2022, p. 27.

Or. pl

Amendment 67

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 25

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 24 June 2021 on the Commission’s 2020 Rule of Law Report14 ,	deleted
_________________
14 OJ C 81, 18.2.2022, p. 27.

Or. en

Amendment 68

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 25

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 24 June 2021 on the Commission’s 2020 Rule of Law Report14,	deleted
_________________
14 OJ C 81, 18.2.2022, p. 27.

Or. sk

Amendment 69

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 26

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 8 July 2021 on the creation of guidelines for the application of the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget15,	deleted
_________________
15 OJ C 99, 1.3.2022, p. 146.

Or. pl

Amendment 70

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 26

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 8 July 2021 on the creation of guidelines for the application of the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget15 ,	deleted
_________________
15 OJ C 99, 1.3.2022, p. 146.

Or. en

Amendment 71

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 26

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 8 July 2021 on the creation of guidelines for the application of the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget15,	deleted
_________________
15 OJ C 99, 1.3.2022, p. 146.

Or. sk

Amendment 72

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 27

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 16 September 2021 with recommendations to the Commission on identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU16,	deleted
_________________
16 OJ C 117, 11.3.2022, p. 88.

Or. pl

Amendment 73

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 27

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 16 September 2021 with recommendations to the Commission on identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU16 ,	deleted
_________________
16 OJ C 117, 11.3.2022, p. 88.

Or. en

Amendment 74

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 27

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 16 September 2021 with recommendations to the Commission on identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU16,	deleted
_________________
16 OJ C 117, 11.3.2022, p. 88.

Or. sk

Amendment 75

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 28

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 11 November 2021 on strengthening democracy and media freedom and pluralism in the EU: the undue use of actions under civil and criminal law to silence journalists, NGOs and civil society17,	deleted
_________________
17 OJ C 205, 20.5.2022, p. 2.

Or. sk

Amendment 76

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 28

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 11 November 2021 on strengthening democracy and media freedom and pluralism in the EU: the undue use of actions under civil and criminal law to silence journalists, NGOs and civil society17 ,	deleted
_________________
17 OJ C 205, 20.5.2022, p. 2.

Or. en

Amendment 77

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 29

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 15 December 2021 on the evaluation of preventive measures for avoiding corruption, irregular spending and misuse of EU and national funds in case of emergency funds and crisis-related spending areas18,	deleted
_________________
18 OJ C 251, 30.6.2022, p. 48.

Or. sk

Amendment 78

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 30

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2022 on the shrinking space for civil society in Europe19,	deleted
_________________
19 OJ C 347, 9.9.2022, p. 2.

Or. sk

Amendment 79

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 30

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2022 on the shrinking space for civil society in Europe19 ,	deleted
_________________
19 OJ C 347, 9.9.2022, p. 2.

Or. en

Amendment 80

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 31

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2022 on the rule of law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling20,	deleted
_________________
20 OJ C 347, 9.9.2022, p. 168.

Or. sk

Amendment 81

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 31

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2022 on the rule of law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling20,	deleted
_________________
20 OJ C 347, 9.9.2022, p. 168.

Or. pl

Amendment 82

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 31

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2022 on the rule of law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling20 ,	deleted
_________________
20 OJ C 347, 9.9.2022, p. 168.

Or. en

Amendment 83

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 32

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 19 May 2022 on the Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law Report21,	deleted
_________________
21 OJ C 479, 16.12.2022, p. 18.

Or. pl

Amendment 84

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 32

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 19 May 2022 on the Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law Report21,	deleted
_________________
21 OJ C 479, 16.12.2022, p. 18.

Or. sk

Amendment 85

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 32

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 19 May 2022 on the Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law Report21 ,	deleted
_________________
21 OJ C 479, 16.12.2022, p. 18.

Or. en

Amendment 86

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 33

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 9 June 2022 on the rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national recovery plan (RRF)22,	deleted
_________________
22 OJ C 493, 27.12.2022, p. 108.

Or. pl

Amendment 87

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 33

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 9 June 2022 on the rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national recovery plan (RRF)22 ,	deleted
_________________
22 OJ C 493, 27.12.2022, p. 108.

Or. en

Amendment 88

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 33

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 9 June 2022 on the rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national recovery plan (RRF)22,	deleted
_________________
22 OJ C 493, 27.12.2022, p. 108.

Or. sk

Amendment 89

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 34

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2022 on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2020 and 202123,	deleted
_________________
23 OJ C 125, 5.4.2023, p. 80.

Or. sk

Amendment 90

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 34

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2022 on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2020 and 202123,	deleted
_________________
23 OJ C 125, 5.4.2023, p. 80.

Or. pl

Amendment 91

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 34

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2022 on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2020 and 202123 ,	deleted
_________________
23 OJ C 125, 5.4.2023, p. 80.

Or. en

Amendment 92

Daniel Freund

Motion for a resolution

Citation 34 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2022 on the proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded,

Or. en

Amendment 93

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 35

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2022 on the rule of law in Malta, five years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia24,	deleted
_________________
24 OJ C 149, 28.4.2023, p. 15.

Or. sk

Amendment 94

Emmanuel Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Citation 36

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2022 on growing hate crimes against LGBTIQ+ people across Europe in light of the recent homophobic murder in Slovakia25,	deleted
_________________
25 OJ C 149, 28.4.2023, p. 22.

Or. el

Amendment 95

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 36

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2022 on growing hate crimes against LGBTIQ+ people across Europe in light of the recent homophobic murder in Slovakia25,	deleted
_________________
25 OJ C 149, 28.4.2023, p. 22.

Or. sk

Amendment 96

Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Citation 36

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2022 on growing hate crimes against LGBTIQ+ people across Europe in light of the recent homophobic murder in Slovakia25 ,	deleted
_________________
25 OJ C 149, 28.4.2023, p. 22.

Or. it

Amendment 97

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 36

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2022 on growing hate crimes against LGBTIQ+ people across Europe in light of the recent homophobic murder in Slovakia25 ,	deleted
_________________
25 OJ C 149, 28.4.2023, p. 22.

Or. en

Amendment 98

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 10 November 2022 on racial justice, non-discrimination and anti-racism in the EU26,	deleted
_________________
26 OJ C 161, 5.5.2023, p. 10.

Or. sk

Amendment 99

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 37

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 10 November 2022 on racial justice, non-discrimination and anti-racism in the EU26 ,	deleted
_________________
26 OJ C 161, 5.5.2023, p. 10.

Or. en

Amendment 100

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 38

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 24 November 2022 on the assessment of Hungary’s compliance with the rule of law conditions under the Conditionality Regulation and state of play of the Hungarian RRP27,	deleted
_________________
27 OJ C 167, 11.5.2023, p. 74.

Or. pl

Amendment 101

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 38

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 24 November 2022 on the assessment of Hungary’s compliance with the rule of law conditions under the Conditionality Regulation and state of play of the Hungarian RRP27,	deleted
_________________
27 OJ C 167, 11.5.2023, p. 74.

Or. sk

Amendment 102

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 38

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 24 November 2022 on the assessment of Hungary’s compliance with the rule of law conditions under the Conditionality Regulation and state of play of the Hungarian RRP27 ,	deleted
_________________
27 OJ C 167, 11.5.2023, p. 74.

Or. en

Amendment 103

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 39

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 30 March 2023 on the 2022 Rule of Law Report – the rule of law situation in the European Union28,	deleted
_________________
28 OJ C 341, 27.9.2023, p. 2.

Or. pl

Amendment 104

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 39

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 30 March 2023 on the 2022 Rule of Law Report – the rule of law situation in the European Union28,	deleted
_________________
28 OJ C 341, 27.9.2023, p. 2.

Or. sk

Amendment 105

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 39

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 30 March 2023 on the 2022 Rule of Law Report – the rule of law situation in the European Union28 ,	deleted
_________________
28 OJ C 341, 27.9.2023, p. 2.

Or. en

Amendment 106

Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution

Citation 39 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to its resolution of 18 April 2023 on the institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe28a
	_________________
	28a OJ C, C/2023/442, 1.12.2023

Or. en

Amendment 107

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 40

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 28 February 2024 ‘Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report’29,	deleted
_________________
29 OJ C C/2024/6743, 26.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6743/oj.

Or. pl

Amendment 108

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 40

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 28 February 2024 ‘Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report’29,	deleted
_________________
29 OJ C, C/2024/6743, 26.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6743/oj.

Or. sk

Amendment 109

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 40

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 28 February 2024 ‘Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report’29,	deleted
_________________
29 OJ C, C/2024/6743, 26.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6743/oj.

Or. sk

Amendment 110

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 40

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 28 February 2024 ‘Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report’29 ,	deleted
_________________
29 OJ C, C/2024/6743, 26.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6743/oj.

Or. en

Amendment 111

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 41

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 1 June 2023 on the breaches of the Rule of Law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds30,	deleted
_________________
30 OJ C, C/2023/1223, 21.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1223/oj.

Or. pl

Amendment 112

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 41

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 1 June 2023 on the breaches of the Rule of Law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds30,	deleted
_________________
30 OJ C, C/2023/1223, 21.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1223/oj.

Or. sk

Amendment 113

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 41

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 1 June 2023 on the breaches of the Rule of Law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds30 ,	deleted
_________________
30 OJ C, C/2023/1223, 21.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1223/oj.

Or. en

Amendment 114

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 42

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its recommendation of 15 June 2023 to the Council and the Commission following the investigation of alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware31,	deleted
_________________
31 OJ C, C/2024/494, 23.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/494/oj.

Or. sk

Amendment 115

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 42

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its recommendation of 15 June 2023 to the Council and the Commission following the investigation of alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware31,	deleted
_________________
31 OJ C, C/2024/494, 23.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/494/oj.

Or. pl

Amendment 116

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 42

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its recommendation of 15 June 2023 to the Council and the Commission following the investigation of alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware31 ,	deleted
_________________
31 OJ C, C/2024/494, 23.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/494/oj.

Or. en

Amendment 117

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 43

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 11 July 2023 on the electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland32 ,	deleted
_________________
32 OJ C, C/2024/3995, 17.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3995/oj.

Or. en

Amendment 118

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 43

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 11 July 2023 on the electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland32,	deleted
_________________
32 OJ C, C/2024/3995, 17.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3995/oj.

Or. sk

Amendment 119

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 43

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 11 July 2023 on the electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland32,	deleted
_________________
32 OJ C, C/2024/3995, 17.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3995/oj.

Or. pl

Amendment 120

Emma Rafowicz, Birgit Sippel, Chloé Ridel, Krzysztof Śmiszek, Hannes Heide

Motion for a resolution

Citation 43 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the opinion of Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'homme on Public Space Surveillance of 20 June 20241a,
	_________________
	1a Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'homme, Opinion on Public Space Surveillance, 06.20.2024.

Or. en

Amendment 121

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 44

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 19 October 2023 on the rule of law in Malta: six years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, and the need to protect journalists33,	deleted
_________________
33 OJ C, C/2024/2656, 29.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2656/oj.

Or. sk

Amendment 122

Motion for a resolution

Citation 44 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Commission Communication of 6 December 2023 entitled ‘No place for hate: a Europe united against hatred’ (COM(2023)0051),

Or. en

Amendment 123

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 45

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 18 January 2024 on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union – annual report 2022 and 202334,	deleted
_________________
34 OJ C, C/2024/5739, 17.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5739/oj.

Or. sk

Amendment 124

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 45

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 18 January 2024 on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union – annual report 2022 and 202334 ,	deleted
_________________
34 OJ C, C/2024/5739, 17.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5739/oj.

Or. en

Amendment 125

Daniel Freund

Motion for a resolution

Citation 45 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to its resolution of 24 April 2024 on ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary to strengthen the rule of law and its budgetary implications,

Or. en

Amendment 126

Motion for a resolution

Citation 45 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to its resolution of 18 January 2024 on extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime,

Or. en

Amendment 127

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 46

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to Resolution 2262 (2019) of 24 January 2019 of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on promoting the rights of persons belonging to national minorities,	deleted

Or. sk

Amendment 128

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 47

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the recommendations and reports of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the High Commissioner on National Minorities, the Representative on Freedom of the Media and other bodies of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to the cooperation between the EU and the OSCE on democratisation, institution-building and human rights and to the annual OSCE hate crime report, in which participating states have committed themselves to passing legislation that provides for penalties that take into account the gravity of hate crime, to taking action to address under-reporting and to introducing or further developing capacity-building activities for law enforcement, prosecution and judicial officials to prevent, investigate and prosecute hate crimes,	deleted

Or. sk

Amendment 129

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 48

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its PEGA Inquiry Committee report and to its recommendation of 15 June 2023 to the Council and the Commission following the investigation of alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware35,	deleted
_________________
35 OJ C, C/2024/494, 23.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/494/oj.

Or. sk

Amendment 130

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 48

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its PEGA Inquiry Committee report and to its recommendation of 15 June 2023 to the Council and the Commission following the investigation of alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware35,	deleted
_________________
35 OJ C, C/2024/494, 23.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/494/oj.

Or. pl

Amendment 131

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 48

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to its PEGA Inquiry Committee report and to its recommendation of 15 June 2023 to the Council and the Commission following the investigation of alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware35 ,	deleted
_________________
35 OJ C, C/2024/494, 23.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/494/oj.

Or. en

Amendment 132

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Citation 48a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Jewish People’s Experiences and Perceptions of Antisemitism in the survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights35a
	35a. Jewish People’s Experiences and Perceptions of Antisemitism – EU Survey of Jewish People, 11.7.2024. https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2024/ experiences-and-perceptions- antisemitism-third-survey

Or. fi

Amendment 133

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Citation 49

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the feedback reports, mission reports, written questions and answers of its Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG)36,	deleted
_________________
36For all DRFMG monitoring activities, see: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe-democracy-rule-of-law-and-fundament/product-details/20190103CDT02662.

Or. pl

Amendment 134

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Citation 49

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the feedback reports, mission reports, written questions and answers of its Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG)36,	deleted
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36 For all DRFMG monitoring activities, see: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe-democracy-rule-of-law-and-fundament/product-details/20190103CDT02662.

Or. sk

Amendment 135

András László

Motion for a resolution

Citation 49

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the feedback reports, mission reports, written questions and answers of its Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG)36 ,	deleted
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36 For all DRFMG monitoring activities, see: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe-democracy-rule-of-law-and-fundament/product-details/20190103CDT02662.

Or. en

Amendment 136

Tomas Tobé, Mika Aaltola, Pekka Toveri

Motion for a resolution

Citation 49 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the joint letter drawn up at the joint meeting of the governments of Finland and Sweden in Stockholm on 16 September 2024 on A comprehensive approach to strengthening Rule of Law policy and instruments,

Or. en

Amendment 137

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Chloé Ridel, Abir Al-Sahlani, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Irena Joveva, Isabel Wiseler-Lima

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Citation 52 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the European Court of Auditors' recent reports on Enforcing EU Law (Special Report 28/2024), on the Commission's Rule of Law Reporting (Review 2/2024) and on the Rule of Law in the EU (Special Report 3/2024), and their recommendations,

Or. en

Amendment 138

Lukas Mandl

Motion for a resolution

Citation 52 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2024-2029, presented to the European Parliament on 18 July 2024 by Ursula von der Leyen, candidate for President of the Commission,

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Amendment 139

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Chloé Ridel, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Irena Joveva, Isabel Wiseler-Lima

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Citation 52 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the 2024 Eurobarometer surveys on corruption that shows that corruption remains a serious concern for citizens and businesses in the EU,

Or. en

Amendment 140

Isabel Serra Sánchez, Ana Catarina Mendes

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas the Union is founded on the common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU 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 – values that are common to the EU Member States;	A. whereas the Union is founded on the common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU 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 – values that are common to the EU Member States and are reflected in the Charter and embedded in international human rights treaties; whereas the Charter is part of EU primary law; whereas democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights are mutually reinforcing values which, when undermined, pose a systemic threat to the rights and freedoms of the people living in the EU;

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Amendment 141

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas the Union is founded on the common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU 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 – values that are common to the EU Member States;	A. whereas the Union is founded on the common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU 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 – values that are common to the EU Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail;

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Amendment 142

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas the Union is founded on the common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU 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 – values that are common to the EU Member States;	A. whereas the Union is founded on the common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU 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 – values that are common to the Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail;

Or. sk

Amendment 143

András László

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas the Union is founded on the common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU 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 – values that are common to the EU Member States;	A. whereas the Union is founded on the common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU 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 – values that are common to the EU Member States; whereas the Union institutions must also adhere to the rule of law when they act;

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Amendment 144

Klára Dobrev, Csaba Molnár, Birgit Sippel, Krzysztof Śmiszek

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas it is apparent from Article 49 TEU, which provides the possibility for any European state to apply to become a member of the European Union, that the Union is composed of states which have freely and voluntarily committed themselves to the common values referred to in Article 2 TEU, which respect those values and which undertake to promote them; whereas EU law is thus based on the fundamental premise that each Member State shares with all the other Member States, and recognises that those Member States share with it, those same values; whereas that premise implies and justifies the existence of mutual trust between the Member States that those values will be recognised and, therefore, that the law of the EU that implements them will be respected1a;2a
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	1a CJEU, Opinion 2/13 of 18 December 2014, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2454, par. 168.
	2a CJEU, judgement of 24 June 2019, Case C-619/18, European Commission v Republic of Poland, ECLI:EU:C:2019:531, par. 42.

Or. en

Amendment 145

Daniel Freund

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas as is apparent from Article 49 TEU, which provides for the possibility for any European state to apply to become a member of the European Union, the European Union is composed of states which have freely and voluntarily committed themselves to the common values referred to in Article 2 TEU, which respect those values and which undertake to promote them, with EU law being based on the fundamental premise that each Member State shares with all the other Member States, and recognises that those Member States share with it those same values; whereas the Member State are required to ensure that any regression in the protection of the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU is prevented;

Or. en

Amendment 146

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas approaching Europe’s past on the basis of the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU is of crucial importance; whereas history must never be relativised, distorted or falsified for political purposes; whereas cases of misappropriation and breaches of memory laws by Member States contribute to denying history and the crimes committed by totalitarian regimes whose repetition is to be avoided; whereas the Spanish Historical Memory Act has been breached by local authorities in some municipalities in Spain in the past year;

Or. en

Amendment 147

Michał Wawrykiewicz, Ana Catarina Mendes, Moritz Körner

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas civil society organisations, legal community, associations, independent media, and grassroots movements remain a cornerstone of the rule of law by promoting transparency, accountability and citizen participation in democratic processes; whereas these actors have been instrumental in safeguarding judicial independence, freedom of expression and other constitutional values, often operating under increasing political and legal constraints;

Or. en

Amendment 148

Marieke Ehlers, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas the Commission, on the one hand, seeks to bind the Member States to EU law, putting the Union hierarchically above the Member States, while, on the other hand, it seeks to replace the traditional content of the rule of law by constructing a subjective set of values and principles;

Or. en

Amendment 149

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Recital Aa (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Aa. whereas there is no accepted definition of the term ‘rule of law’ and no uniform system for assessing compliance with the rule of law at EU level which applies equally to all Member States and takes into account the variety of constitutional systems and traditions;

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Amendment 150

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Marieke Ehlers, Malika Sorel, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas separation of powers, equality before the law, transparency and accountability are key principles for any healthy democracy; whereas Union institutions shall promote these principles according to the Treaties;

Or. en

Amendment 151

András László

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas the annual Rule of Law Report is a tool created by the Commission which has no legal basis in the Treaties;

Or. en

Amendment 152

Mary Khan, Christine Anderson, Milan Uhrík, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas the Digital Services Act (DSA) is a clear threat to freedom of expression and freedom of speech;

Or. en

Amendment 153

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas the systematic theft of babies under the Franco dictatorship and during the early years of democracy, when thousands of newborns were forcibly taken from their mothers and illegally adopted, is a crime that remains largely unpunished and demands justice, truth, and reparation; whereas the persistence of impunity and institutional inaction in addressing these crimes constitutes a serious violation of the rule of law, undermining victims’ access to truth, justice, and reparation and highlighting the need for full alignment with the European values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, and international human rights obligations;

Or. en

Amendment 154

Daniel Freund

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas the principle of sincere co-operation in Article 4(3) TEU places an obligation on the Union and the Member States to assist each other in carrying out obligations that arise from the Treaties in full mutual respect, and on Member States to take any appropriate measure, general or in particular, to ensure the fulfilment of the obligations arising from the Treaties or resulting from the acts of the institutions of the Union; whereas Member States should refrain from any measures which could jeopardise the attainment of the Union’s objectives;

Or. en

Amendment 155

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Malika Sorel, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas freedom of expression and the right to information lack appropriate levels of protection in the Union; whereas media concentration, the lack of transparency of media ownership and public funding, the lack of independence of editorials from commercial and political influence, and viability problems constitute a risk to the right to information; whereas the promotion of legal content moderation and fact-checking by non-independent associations constitute an outright attack to freedom of expression;

Or. en

Amendment 156

Marieke Ehlers, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas there is no common European definition of the rule of law, since concepts like "the rule of law", "Rechtsstaatlichkeit" and "l'etat de droit" mean different things in accordance with different legal traditions; whereas trying to define the rule of law will be at the expense of the existing, long-standing legal traditions existing throughout Europe;

Or. en

Amendment 157

Mary Khan, Christine Anderson, Milan Uhrík

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas a number of foreign billionaires, such as Bill Gates and George Soros, invest millions in media outlets in Germany to steer public opinion; whereas the EU remains silent on such interference but is outspoken when the supposed interference comes from conservative sources it disapproves of, such as Elon Musk;

Or. en

Amendment 158

András László

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A b. whereas without an objective, fair, impartial and fact-based approach, the rule of law report is a tool which lacks credibility and cannot be taken into account in the context of any other mechanism;

Or. en

Amendment 159

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A c. whereas the Hungarian Government has failed to implement multiple judgments of the Hungarian Constitutional Court, the CJEU and the ECtHR related to violations by Hungary of values enshrined in Article 2 TEU and has not followed up on the large majority of the recommendations contained in the Commission's 2023 and 2024 Rule of Law Reports or the recommendations of other international bodies such as GRECO, the Venice Commission and others;

Or. en

Amendment 160

András László

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A c. whereas under the Treaties, the Commission has no competence to create additional mechanisms to monitor the rule of law in Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 161

András László

Motion for a resolution

Recital A d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A d. whereas the Commission uses inputs from foreign funded NGOs in drafting the annual Rule of Law Report;

Or. en

Amendment 162

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Chloé Ridel, Abir Al-Sahlani, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Irena Joveva, Isabel Wiseler-Lima

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Justice and corruption	Justice and anti-corruption framework

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Amendment 163

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
1. Underlines that fair and accessible justice is a basic rule of law (RoL) principle that requires an independent judiciary; reiterates that access to justice is essential for citizens to exercise rights, challenge discrimination and hold decision makers accountable;	1. Underlines that fair and accessible justice is a basic rule of law (RoL) principle that requires an independent judiciary; reiterates that access to justice is essential for citizens to exercise rights, challenge discrimination and hold decision makers accountable; points out that the judicial systems in certain Member States and EU candidate countries are still shaped by reciprocities dating back to the communist era; underlines the inconsistencies in the EU’s position, since it supports reform of the judiciary in EU candidate countries such as Moldova while at the same time protecting an equally inefficient, flawed and post-communist system in Poland; notes that although the systems for the appointment of judges in certain Member States are uncontroversial, reforms in other countries aimed at establishing similar systems have been criticised; calls on the Commission to refrain from interfering in reforms pertaining to the organisation of the judiciary; considers that the promotion by other countries, and also by the EU, of political actions by organisations composed of representatives of the justice system is unacceptable, demands a halt to such actions and calls for any interference to date to be disclosed transparently;

Or. pl

Amendment 164

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
1. Underlines that fair and accessible justice is a basic rule of law (RoL) principle that requires an independent judiciary; reiterates that access to justice is essential for citizens to exercise rights, challenge discrimination and hold decision makers accountable;	1. Underlines that fair and accessible justice is a basic rule of law (RoL) principle that requires an independent judiciary; reiterates that access to justice is essential for citizens to exercise rights, challenge discrimination and hold decision makers accountable; emphasises, therefore, that adequate remuneration is essential to attract and retain qualified judicial personnel; reiterates that adequate resources, including funding, infrastructure and qualified personnel, are crucial for the efficiency and accessibility of the justice system; underlines the important role of digitalisation in the transformation of national judiciaries;

Or. en

Amendment 165

Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Javier Moreno Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
1. Underlines that fair and accessible justice is a basic rule of law (RoL) principle that requires an independent judiciary; reiterates that access to justice is essential for citizens to exercise rights, challenge discrimination and hold decision makers accountable;	1. Underlines that fair and accessible justice is a basic rule of law (RoL) principle that requires an independent judiciary; welcomes the initiatives taken by some Member States to ensure the independence of the judiciary, particularly through the effective functioning of the Council for the Judiciary; reiterates that access to justice is essential for citizens to exercise rights, challenge discrimination and hold decision makers accountable;

Or. en

Amendment 166

Alessandro Ciriani, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
1. Underlines that fair and accessible justice is a basic rule of law (RoL) principle that requires an independent judiciary; reiterates that access to justice is essential for citizens to exercise rights, challenge discrimination and hold decision makers accountable;	1. Underlines that fair and accessible justice is a basic rule of law (RoL) principle that requires an independent judiciary; reiterates that access to justice is essential for citizens to exercise rights, challenge discrimination and hold decision makers accountable; reiterates that the Treaties establishing the European Union place the organisation of justice systems within the competence of the Member States;

Or. it

Amendment 167

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
1. Underlines that fair and accessible justice is a basic rule of law (RoL) principle that requires an independent judiciary; reiterates that access to justice is essential for citizens to exercise rights, challenge discrimination and hold decision makers accountable;	1. Underlines that fair and accessible justice is one of the basic rules of law (RoL) principles that require an independent judiciary; reiterates that access to justice is essential for citizens to exercise rights, challenge discrimination and hold decision makers accountable;

Or. sk

Amendment 168

Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
1. Underlines that fair and accessible justice is a basic rule of law (RoL) principle that requires an independent judiciary; reiterates that access to justice is essential for citizens to exercise rights, challenge discrimination and hold decision makers accountable;	1. Underlines that fair and accessible justice is a basic rule of law (RoL) principle that requires an independent judiciary; reiterates that access to justice is essential for citizens to exercise rights, be guaranteed equality before the law and hold decision makers accountable;

Or. fr

Amendment 169

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1 a. Notes that the Commission also finds that several member states have allocated additional resources to strengthen the resilience of justice systems; welcomes, in this context, the actions to allocate additional resources to their judiciary, as well as efforts to increase the salaries in the judiciary; notes that the Commission finds in some member states, levels of remuneration continue to pose challenges, often leading to shortages and vacancies; emphasises, therefore, that adequate remuneration is essential to attract and retain qualified judicial personnel; reiterates that adequate resources, including funding, infrastructure and qualified personnel, are crucial for the efficiency and accessibility of the justice system; underlines the important role of digitalisation in the transformation of national judiciaries;

Or. en

Amendment 170

Giuseppe Antoci, Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1a. Is deeply concerned by the attempts of the Italian Government to undermine the independence and autonomy of the judiciary; believes that the recent reform on the separation of careers and the establishment of the High Disciplinary Court violates Italy’s Treaty obligations stemming from Articles 2, 19 and 49 TEU and from Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights; recalls the case law of the European Court of Justice that define specific guarantees of independence for judges within disciplinary proceedings; calls on the Commission to assess the compliance with Treaty principles of the recent reform of the judiciary in Italy;

Or. en

Amendment 171

Javier Zarzalejos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1 a. Underlines the important role of the Councils of the Judiciary in safeguarding judicial independence; considers it necessary to evaluate the reforms that are in the process of being adopted in different Member States and encourages the adaptation of the composition and functioning of these bodies to the standards established by the Commission and the Council of Europe, and which have been endorsed by the Court of Justice of the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 172

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1a. Calls for the strengthening of protection for individuals fighting against corruption at the highest levels of government; regrets that in certain Member States, including Poland, individuals fighting against corruption are subject to revanchism and persecution, even a dozen years or more after disclosing cases of corruption at the highest levels of government;

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Amendment 173

Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1a. Underlines that the judiciary lies within the competence of the Member States, and yet the Commission is engaging in activities in this area which are contrary to the principles of the EU Treaties and contrary to decisions by the democratically legitimate parliaments of the Member States;

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Amendment 174

Alessandro Ciriani, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1a Notes that the Commission has found evidence in different Member States of progress with the digitalisation of justice and an increase in the financial and human resources available to the justice system, through reforms designed to improve its independence and effectiveness;

Or. it

Amendment 175

Tomáš Zdechovský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1 a. Welcomes the pivotal role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in upholding the RoL across the EU; endorses further initiatives to enhance the resources and the capabilities of the CJEU to effectively address further challenges to the RoL;

Or. en

Amendment 176

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1 a. Condemns the use of the judicial system for political purposes, which seek to damage, delegitimise and silence political dissent; calls on the Member States to refrain from abusing the criminal justice system for the persecution of political opponents;

Or. en

Amendment 177

Marieke Ehlers, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1 a. Expresses its concern about the fact that the Commission applies its own interpretation of the rule of law without a clear definition agreed upon by the Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 178

Marieke Ehlers, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1 b. Draws attention to the fact that the several legal jurisdictions of Member States attach different definitions to the concept of the ‘rule of law’ and that this divergence in national law should be respected and celebrated rather than ignored or eliminated; emphasises that there is ample academic research on comparative law that shows that there is no unified understanding of the rule of law; considers that this lack of conceptual consensus at an EU level will give rise to legal uncertainty and opens up the possibility of political interference, which is in itself a violation of the rule of law; calls on all Member States to respect the separation of powers as an essential aspect of the rule of law;

Or. en

Amendment 179

Javier Zarzalejos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1 b. Points out that the prosecution service is a key element for the capacity of the judiciary to fight crime and corruption; highlights the importance of guaranteeing the autonomy and independence of the prosecution service; stresses the need for safeguards to be put in place to help preserve the independence of the prosecution service so that it is free from undue political pressure, especially from the Government;

Or. en

Amendment 180

Marieke Ehlers, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1 c. Regrets that the Commission only assesses the application of the rule of law by Member States, and not by EU institutions themselves; underlines that there are plenty of alleged breaches of the rule of law by European institutions themselves, not in the least by the Commission, that require proper scrutiny;

Or. en

Amendment 181

Javier Zarzalejos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	1 c. Observes that the setting up of parliamentary committees to investigate if so called “lawfare” or judicialisation of politics have occurred means, in practice, subjecting judicial procedures and decisions to parliamentary review with evident interference in the judicial independence and the separation of powers;

Or. en

Amendment 182

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Chloé Ridel, Abir Al-Sahlani, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Irena Joveva, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Daniel Freund

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37 ; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference;	2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency, the accessibility and the quality of the judiciary of some Member States37; recalls that the efficiency of the justice system requires the implementation of measures to reduce the length of proceedings and the judicial backlog; calls on Member States to follow up on corruption cases within a reasonable time limit as to not foster a feeling of impunity among their citizens; recalls that without sufficient resources - whether in financial, infrastructure or personnel terms - the judicial system cannot be efficient; invites member states to seize the opportunities offered by digitalisation to simplify, improve efficiency and accessibility, save time and reduce storage costs;
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37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.	37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.

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Amendment 183

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference;	2. Notes that the Commission is not competent to examine or assess the organisation of the judiciary in the Member States;
	stresses that the Member States are competent to lay down the procedures governing appointments for high-level judicial positions, in a transparent manner and without political interference; emphasises that it is unacceptable for the Commission to interfere in the activities of Member States which are aimed at reforming the organisation and improving the efficiency of the judiciary;
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37Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.

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Amendment 184

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Malika Sorel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37 ; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference;	2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37 ; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference; recalls the standards of the Council of Europe regarding the election of the judge members for judicial councils, which should be elected by their peers to ensure the separation of powers;
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37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.	37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.

Or. en

Amendment 185

András László

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37 ; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference;	2. Notes that the Commission's annual Rule of Law Report is yet another tool for political pressure; regrets the fact that the report does not present an objective and substantiated picture of the rule of law situation in Member States; highlights that this report cannot serve as a basis for any further EU mechanisms and procedures; regrets that the Commission includes inputs from foreign funded NGOs when drafting the annual Rule of Law Report;
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37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.

Or. en

Amendment 186

Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37 ; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference;	2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37 ; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference, including the Commission, which must scrupulously respect national sovereignties and prerogatives;
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37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.	37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.

Or. fr

Amendment 187

Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference;	2. Notes that the Commission has exceeded its competences by taking actions that can be regarded as interference in the judiciary of some Member States37; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference by the group holding power within the European Union’s institutions;
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37Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.	37Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.

Or. pl

Amendment 188

Michał Wawrykiewicz

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37 ; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference;	2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37 ; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference that would endure their impartiality;
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37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.	37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.

Or. en

Amendment 189

Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Fabienne Keller, Sophie Wilmès, Moritz Körner, Abir Al-Sahlani, Sigrid Friis, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37 ; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference;	2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37 ; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based nominations and appointments for judicial positions, without political interference, in all Member States;
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37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.	37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.

Or. en

Amendment 190

Moritz Körner, Malik Azmani, Dainius Žalimas, Lucia Yar, Fabienne Keller, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Abir Al-Sahlani, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37 ; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference;	2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37 ; stresses the need for fully transparent, published criteria for merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference;
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37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.	37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.

Or. en

Amendment 191

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37; stresses the need for transparent and merit-based appointments for high-level judicial positions, without political interference;	2. Notes that the Commission has found structural challenges to improving the efficiency of the judiciary of some Member States37, respects the competence of Member States to establish rules for the appointment of high-level judicial positions;
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37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.	37 Commission communication of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report’ (COM(2024)0800), Annex with recommendations, pp. 1, 9, 11, 19 and 24.

Or. sk

Amendment 192

Alessandro Zan, Cecilia Strada, Sandro Ruotolo, Pina Picierno, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2 a. Notes that the Commission finds that the perceived level of judicial independence in Italy remains low; expresses concern over the adoption of implementing legislation within the framework of the reform of the Italian judicial system and the consequent weakening of the judiciary; expresses concern about the proposed constitutional reforms concerning, respectively, the separation of judicial careers and the proposal to create a High Disciplinary Court to monitor judges' conduct; underlines the importance of safeguarding judicial independence and the separation of powers;

Or. en

Amendment 193

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Irena Joveva, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Daniel Freund

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2 a. Deplores the fact that there are still concerns about the remuneration levels of judges and judicial staff in several Member States, making posts unattractive and therefore difficult to fill; recalls that transparent procedures for the appointment and dismissal of judges, as well as the powers and composition of Judicial Councils, are essential to safeguard judicial independence; calls on the Member States to introduce adequate safeguards against undue political influence, including from third countries;

Or. en

Amendment 194

Giuseppe Antoci, Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2 a. Believes that the situation in Italy deserves particular attention as the rule of law in the country is deteriorating by the day; condemns the reform of the criminal code that abrogated the offence of abuse of public office; stresses how this abrogation is negatively impacting the fight against corruption and organised crime, in Italy and at EU level; calls on the Commission to closely monitor the situation in Italy in this respect and report on it in the 2025 Rule of Law report;

Or. en

Amendment 195

Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2a. Considers that the Commission is engaged in its own partisan politics, using the rule of law as a slogan in order to favour – in terms of funding and communications and in formal terms – its preferred politicians in the Member States, and blatantly flouting the principle whereby each of the branches of government, including the judiciary, should be required to demonstrate democratic legitimacy;

Or. pl

Amendment 196

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2 a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the conditions in prisons in future rule of law reports, given the serious and growing concerns across Europe regarding overcrowding, inadequate living conditions, and the alarming rates of suicides within prisons;

Or. en

Amendment 197

Moritz Körner, Malik Azmani, Dainius Žalimas, Lucia Yar, Fabienne Keller, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Abir Al-Sahlani, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2 a. Recalls that the appointment and promotion of judges and prosecutors must be determined solely by their qualifications and must not be influenced by political or personal considerations;

Or. en

Amendment 198

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Marieke Ehlers, Malika Sorel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2 a. Stresses the importance of the independence and autonomy of the public prosecution;

Or. en

Amendment 199

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Chloé Ridel, Abir Al-Sahlani, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Irena Joveva, Isabel Wiseler-Lima

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2 b. Recalls the need to guarantee the autonomy of the prosecution service, thereby preventing any political interference in its work; urges that the system of disciplinary procedures be reformed to preclude their use by political authorities to control the judiciary; insists in this respect that these procedures be carried out by an independent body;

Or. en

Amendment 200

Moritz Körner, Malik Azmani, Dainius Žalimas, Lucia Yar, Fabienne Keller, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Abir Al-Sahlani, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Ana Catarina Mendes

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2 b. Underlines the need to guarantee the autonomy and accountability of prosecution services, shielding them from any undue political pressure; highlights the role of transparent appointment processes for prosecutors as a key factor in maintaining public confidence in criminal justice;

Or. en

Amendment 201

Moritz Körner, Malik Azmani, Dainius Žalimas, Lucia Yar, Fabienne Keller, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Abir Al-Sahlani, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Michał Wawrykiewicz

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2 c. Calls on the Commission to maintain constant oversight, ensuring that judges and prosecutors remain independent of the authorities responsible for appointing or reappointing them;

Or. en

Amendment 202

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2 d. Urges that disciplinary procedures for judges be handled by independent bodies free from political influence;

Or. en

Amendment 203

Moritz Körner, Malik Azmani, Dainius Žalimas, Lucia Yar, Fabienne Keller, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Abir Al-Sahlani, Michał Wawrykiewicz

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	2 e. Notes with concern that politically driven amnesty laws create public doubts regarding compliance with constitutional provisions and EU standards; regrets any governmental or political interference in corruption investigations and recalls that no one is above the law;

Or. en

Amendment 204

Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Calls on the Member States to implement pending judgments promptly and urges the Commission to assess the consequences for compliance with EU law and to launch infringement procedures if needed;	deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 205

Mary Khan, Milan Uhrík, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Calls on the Member States to implement pending judgments promptly and urges the Commission to assess the consequences for compliance with EU law and to launch infringement procedures if needed;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 206

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Calls on the Member States to implement pending judgments promptly and urges the Commission to assess the consequences for compliance with EU law and to launch infringement procedures if needed;	3. Calls on the Member States to implement pending judgments promptly and urges the Commission to assess the consequences for compliance with EU law and to launch infringement procedures if needed; stresses that the non-implementation of domestic and international court judgments leads to human rights violations that are left without remedy and that are possibly even recurring; highlights also that it creates a perception in the public that judgments can be disregarded, undermining the independence of the judiciary and the general trust in the force of fair adjudication, especially when state agencies are the ones that defy compliance with the judgments handed down by their own domestic courts, or when states start to tear up the fabric of international agreements by not complying with the judgments of international courts;

Or. en

Amendment 207

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Calls on the Member States to implement pending judgments promptly and urges the Commission to assess the consequences for compliance with EU law and to launch infringement procedures if needed;	3. Calls on the Member States to implement pending judgments promptly and urges the Commission to assess the consequences for compliance with EU law and to launch infringement procedures if needed; suggests the establishment of a monitoring unit to oversee the execution of judgments, ensuring collaboration with the Council of Europe;

Or. en

Amendment 208

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Calls on the Member States to implement pending judgments promptly and urges the Commission to assess the consequences for compliance with EU law and to launch infringement procedures if needed;	3. Calls on the Member States to implement pending judgments by the constitutional courts promptly;

Or. pl

Amendment 209

Michał Wawrykiewicz, Ana Catarina Mendes, Moritz Körner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Calls on the Member States to implement pending judgments promptly and urges the Commission to assess the consequences for compliance with EU law and to launch infringement procedures if needed;	3. Calls on the Member States to implement pending judgments of the CJEU and the ECtHR promptly and urges the Commission to assess the consequences for compliance with EU law and to launch infringement procedures if needed together with motions for interim measures;

Or. en

Amendment 210

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Calls on the Member States to implement pending judgments promptly and urges the Commission to assess the consequences for compliance with EU law and to launch infringement procedures if needed;	3. Calls on the Member States to implement pending judgments promptly, including those of the European Court of Human Rights, and urges the Commission to assess the consequences for compliance with EU law and to launch infringement procedures if needed;

Or. en

Amendment 211

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
3. Calls on the Member States to implement pending judgments promptly and urges the Commission to assess the consequences for compliance with EU law and to launch infringement procedures if needed;	3. Calls on the Member States to implement all pending judgments promptly, while respecting the Commission’s discretion to initiate infringement procedures if it deems it justified;

Or. sk

Amendment 212

Jaume Asens Llodrà, Diana Riba i Giner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	(1) Whereas the rule of law is undermined when democratically adopted laws face institutional obstruction or resistance from certain judicial or administrative sectors, preventing their proper implementation;

Or. en

Amendment 213

Jaume Asens Llodrà, Diana Riba i Giner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 – point 2 (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	(2) Whereas the Spanish Parliament adopted in May 30th 2024 an Amnesty Law aimed at resolving the political and judicial consequences of the Catalan crisis, reflecting the will of the democratically elected representatives to pursue a path of dialogue and normalization; whereas it entered into force on the 11th of June 2024; whereas the Spanish courts and tribunals had two months from its entry into force to implement it;

Or. en

Amendment 214

Jaume Asens Llodrà, Diana Riba i Giner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 – point 3 (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	(3) Is concerned over the reluctance of certain judicial and administrative actors in Spain to fully implement the Amnesty Law, which risks undermining legal certainty, the primacy of democracy, and the separation of powers; stresses that the failure to enforce democratically enacted laws can constitute a threat to the rule of law and fundamental rights, as well as to social and political stability;

Or. en

Amendment 215

Jaume Asens Llodrà, Diana Riba i Giner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 – point 4 (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	(4) Whereas the Spanish Constitutional Court has already dispelled the doubts about the constitutional fit of amnesty as a legal figure in sentences 63/1983, 147/1983 and 147/1986 in reference to the 1977 Amnesty Law (reviewed in 1984);

Or. en

Amendment 216

Jaume Asens Llodrà, Diana Riba i Giner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 – point 5 (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	(5) Warns that less than half of the people who have applied for amnesty have received a favorable decision; underlines that courts and tribunals have hardly acted on their own initiative to apply the law; notes that, in some instances, procedural labyrinths have emerged following amnesty requests, partly due to the novelty of the law and partly due to a lack of willingness to resolve cases swiftly;

Or. en

Amendment 217

Jaume Asens Llodrà, Diana Riba i Giner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 – point 6 (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	(6) Denounces that, almost half of the applications for Amnesty remain unresolved seven months after the law came into effect; 13% are suspended pending responses to legal questions referred to the Constitutional Court (TC) or the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU); and nearly 15% of applications have been directly denied, often without clear justification or based on arbitrary and ideological criteria;

Or. en

Amendment 218

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	3 a. Calls on all Member States to adopt a code of conduct for judges following the recommendations by the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) and taking into account such codes being applicable at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the CJEU, to create independent mechanisms to investigate alleged violations of the code of conduct and other laws, to improve disclosure and transparency in conflicts of interest and in gifts received by the judiciary, to address the issue of revolving doors and to require justices to explain their recusal decisions publicly;

Or. en

Amendment 219

Marieke Ehlers, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	3 a. Encourages Member States to enhance their capacity to scrutinize and challenge Union actions effectively, ensuring that any legislative initiatives respect the balance of powers between the Union and its Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 220

Moritz Körner, Malik Azmani, Dainius Žalimas, Lucia Yar, Fabienne Keller, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Abir Al-Sahlani, Ana Catarina Mendes, Michał Wawrykiewicz

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	3 a. Stresses that systematic non-compliance with EU law should lead to tangible financial penalties to ensure genuine deterrence;

Or. en

Amendment 221

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	3 b. Strongly believes that training is a key element that guarantees the independence of judges, as well as the quality and efficiency of the judicial system; strongly believes that training should be multidisciplinary, as judges need everyday knowledge on new subject matters and it helps to open judges' mindsets to cultural diversity and diverse social realities; calls on the Member States to provide mandatory trainings to judges on gender equality, gender discrimination, gender violence and gender-sensitive methods that they can employ in their practice, and on children's rights and on the principle of the best interest of the child in order to contribute to ensuring a child-friendly justice;

Or. en

Amendment 222

Moritz Körner, Malik Azmani, Dainius Žalimas, Lucia Yar, Fabienne Keller, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Abir Al-Sahlani, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	3 b. Calls on Member States to allocate sufficient resources for the judiciary to ensure the timely resolution of cases and reduce backlogs; notes that underfunding and understaffing can undermine the accessibility and effectiveness of judicial systems, thus eroding trust in the rule of law;

Or. en

Amendment 223

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	3 c. Stresses that serious concerns persist in Hungary regarding judicial independence and highlights that its judicial system does not meet the standard of independence set out in the Charter and the TEU;

Or. en

Amendment 224

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	3 d. Recalls that the Commission's 2024 Rule of Law Report states that in Hungary political influence on the prosecution service remains, with the risk of undue interference with individual cases, and that the freedom of expression of judges remains under pressure and smear campaigns against judges continue in the media;

Or. en

Amendment 225

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
4. Welcomes the revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive38 to close legal gaps, ensuring that victims can access justice and receive support;	4. Welcomes the revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive38 to close legal gaps, ensuring that victims can access justice and receive support, including avenues to review decisions in criminal proceedings concerning victims, provisions on support and protection of victims, access to compensation, as well as an effective collection of data, a better allocation of resources for upholding the rights of the victims of crimes, and the respect of their privacy and the protection of their personal data including for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers;
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38 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj).	38 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj).

Or. en

Amendment 226

Alessandro Ciriani, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
4. Welcomes the revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive38 to close legal gaps, ensuring that victims can access justice and receive support;	4. Welcomes the revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive38 to close legal gaps, ensuring better protection and support for victims throughout the EU; The complexity of national laws should be taken into consideration to ensure that the changes can actually be implemented and lead to tangible support for millions of victims of crime throughout the EU;
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38 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj).	38 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj).

Or. it

Amendment 227

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Malika Sorel, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
4. Welcomes the revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive38 to close legal gaps, ensuring that victims can access justice and receive support;	4. Welcomes the revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive38 to close legal gaps, ensuring that victims can access justice and receive support; stresses in this regard that, to protect the dignity of victims, Member States should prevent the glorification of criminal acts and paying tribute to convicted offenders;
_________________	_________________
38 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj).	38 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj).

Or. en

Amendment 228

Michał Wawrykiewicz

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
4. Welcomes the revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive38 to close legal gaps, ensuring that victims can access justice and receive support;	4. Welcomes the revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive38 to close legal gaps, ensuring that victims can access justice and receive support; expects that colegislators will reach solutions that will put victims at the centre;
_________________	_________________
38 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj).	38 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj).

Or. en

Amendment 229

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
4. Welcomes the revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive38 to close legal gaps, ensuring that victims can access justice and receive support;	4. Welcomes the revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive38 to ensure that victims can access justice and receive support;
_________________	_________________
38 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA, OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj).	38 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA, OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj).

Or. sk

Amendment 230

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to swiftly conclude negotiations on the EU’s membership of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) and demands that the annual RoL report cover EU institutions;	5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to swiftly conclude negotiations on the EU’s membership of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO); acknowledges that in the light of recent scandals, none of the EU institutions are free from corruption; demands that the annual RoL report cover EU institutions, in particular with regard to matters of corruption, abuse of powers, lobbying, favouritism towards chosen countries or companies and unacceptable ideological bias; encourages investigative journalists and civil society to scrutinise in even greater detail the functioning of the EU institutions; calls on the EU institutions to put in place a credible mechanism for whistleblowers reporting irregularities in the functioning of the EU institutions;

Or. pl

Amendment 231

András László

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to swiftly conclude negotiations on the EU’s membership of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) and demands that the annual RoL report cover EU institutions;	5. Demands that the annual RoL report cover EU institutions;

Or. en

Amendment 232

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to swiftly conclude negotiations on the EU’s membership of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) and demands that the annual RoL report cover EU institutions;	5. Demands that the annual RoL report cover all EU institutions and their activities;

Or. sk

Amendment 233

Moritz Körner, Malik Azmani, Dainius Žalimas, Lucia Yar, Fabienne Keller, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Abir Al-Sahlani, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to swiftly conclude negotiations on the EU’s membership of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) and demands that the annual RoL report cover EU institutions;	5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to immediately finalize negotiations on the EU’s membership of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) and demands that the annual RoL report cover EU institutions;

Or. en

Amendment 234

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Chloé Ridel, Abir Al-Sahlani, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Irena Joveva, Daniel Freund

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	5 a. Calls on the Member States to adopt, update, monitor, implement and revise their national anti-corruption strategies in order to ensure that action against corruption is mainstreamed in all relevant policy sectors; recalls the importance of cooperation between national authorities and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO); recommends that Member States which do not participate in the EPPO should be ineligible to manage funds directly;

Or. en

Amendment 235

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	5 a. Reiterates its call on all Member States to adopt a code of conduct for judges following the GRECO recommendations and taking into account such codes being applicable at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR);

Or. en

Amendment 236

Javier Zarzalejos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	5 a. Considers that "ad hominem" legal reforms violate basic principles of the rule of law such as equality before the law and judicial independence;

Or. en

Amendment 237

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	5 b. Reiterates that corruption is a serious threat to democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law; underlines that corruption erodes citizens’ trust in public institutions; deplores that the 2024 Eurobarometer on corruption shows that corruption remains a serious concern for EU citizens and businesses, with 68% of Europeans considering corruption to be widespread in their country and 65% of Europeans believing that high-level corruption cases are not pursued sufficiently and 41% believing that the level of corruption has increased; considers it a call for the EU to step up its efforts to combat corruption;

Or. en

Amendment 238

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Chloé Ridel, Abir Al-Sahlani, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Irena Joveva, Isabel Wiseler-Lima

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	5 b. Calls on European bodies such as Europol, Eurojust, the European Court of Auditors, EPPO and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to improve their cooperation;

Or. en

Amendment 239

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised;	deleted

Or. fi

Amendment 240

Alessandro Ciriani, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised;	deleted

Or. it

Amendment 241

Daniel Freund

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised;	6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU and ECtHR judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised; urges the Commission, as the guardian of the Treaties, to meet its responsibility for the enforcement of EU human rights law, and not to rely only on citizens going to court themselves to ensure the application of EU law; calls on the Commission to set up a scoreboard dedicated to monitoring the implementation of each and every CJEU and ECtHR judgment relating to democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, and to fully integrate it into the annual rule of law report; recommends that the Commission, in particular, take action regarding failures to implement CJEU judgments under Article 260(2) TFEU and apply the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation in cases of non-compliance with CJEU and ECtHR judgments; calls on the Commission to analyse systematically data on non-compliance with views of the UN Treaty Bodies concerning individual communications;

Or. en

Amendment 242

Michał Wawrykiewicz, Ana Catarina Mendes, Moritz Körner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised;	6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised; emphasizes that Member States and EU institutions must systematically integrate and implement the latest CJEU jurisprudence to uphold the rule of law and ensure the uniform application of EU law; calls for the swift adaptation of national legislation and institutional frameworks to comply with court rulings; urges the Commission to monitor compliance and take action in cases of persistent non-implementation;

Or. en

Amendment 243

Javier Zarzalejos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised;	6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for their timely implementation; stresses that respect for the rule of law includes full compliance with CJEU rulings, particularly in matters affecting the separation of powers and judicial independence; calls on the Commission to assess whether delays or non-compliance with such ruling warrant infringement proceedings under Article 258 TFEU;

Or. en

Amendment 244

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised;	6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised; reiterates that effective implementation of judgments is essential to ensuring protecting the fundamental rights and economic freedoms enshrined in the TEU, the TFEU and the Charter; calls on all Member States to prioritize the timely and effective implementation of CJEU judgments;

Or. en

Amendment 245

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised;	6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments; considers that certain CJEU judgments are ultra vires and in breach of the competences of the Member States; calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to respect the constitutional solutions adopted by the Member States and the national case-law of the constitutional courts;

Or. pl

Amendment 246

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised;	6. Calls for an investigation into the Commission’s actions regarding allegations of indirect lobbying practices to support the European Green Deal, in which the Commission allegedly allocated European funds to non-governmental organisations to enable them to influence other European institutions and promote its policies;

Or. sk

Amendment 247

Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised;	6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments;

Or. fr

Amendment 248

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised;	6. Notes the trend of some Member States selectively applying, delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised;

Or. en

Amendment 249

Mary Khan, Milan Uhrík, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and calls for the implementation of these judgments to be prioritised;	6. Notes the trend of some Member States delaying or not implementing CJEU judgments and respects the sovereign decision to do so;

Or. en

Amendment 250

Daniel Freund

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6 a. Underlines that democratic states ensure mechanisms for political and social reconciliation, including through amnesty and pardon measures, that foster coexistence, prevent the excessive judicialization of political conflicts, and reinforce democratic dialogue; indicates that serious human rights violations must be excluded from the scope of amnesty, and it cannot be used to shield officials from liability in cases of appropriation of public property; stresses that amnesty has the effect of cancelling or preventing judicial decisions and procedures, and judges are bound to apply the law, both in case of changes in the criminal legislation and in case of amnesty; believes that shifting the conflicts from the political to the judicial level is not coherent with the purpose of the amnesty as such; is concerned over the reported reluctance of certain actors to fully implement the approved amnesty laws, thus undermining legal certainty and the separation of powers;

Or. en

Amendment 251

Michał Wawrykiewicz

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6 a. Highlights the need for targeted measures that address specific threats to the principle of mutual recognition in judicial and administrative cooperation, ensuring the continued integrity and trust within the EU internal market; recommends that any new regulation include provisions for effective mechanisms to block or modify cooperation between Member States and/or EU institutions based on principle of mutual trust with a Member State found to be in serious violation of the rule of law;1a
	_________________
	1a As determined in CJEU, judgment of 23 October 2014, Case C-577/12, Sped-Pro GmbH v. Finanzamt Linz.

Or. en

Amendment 252

Marieke Ehlers, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6 a. Recalls that only two procedures under the Early Warning Mechanism led to proceedings before the Court of Justice of the EU, none of which led to rulings in favour of the Member State; acknowledges that this creates the impression that the Court holds a bias against the Member States and favours the Commission; acknowledges that such a bias would constitute a serious breach of the principles of the rule of law;

Or. en

Amendment 253

Moritz Körner, Malik Azmani, Dainius Žalimas, Lucia Yar, Fabienne Keller, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Abir Al-Sahlani, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6 a. Condemns the persistent lack of progress in certain Member States in investigating and prosecuting high-level corruption cases; stresses that final convictions and deterrent penalties are necessary to demonstrate genuine commitment to tackling corruption;

Or. en

Amendment 254

Alessandro Ciriani, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6a. Calls on the Member States to implement the CJEU’s judgments;

Or. it

Amendment 255

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States;	deleted

Or. sk

Amendment 256

Alessandro Zan, Cecilia Strada, Sandro Ruotolo, Pina Picierno, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States;	7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States; regrets that Italy has not implemented the recommendations made by the Commission regarding corruption, rules on political party and election campaign financing, and lobbying activity regulation; notes that the abrogation of the crime of abuse of public office and reduction of scope of the offence of trading in influence weaken the anti-corruption and transparency framework and also contravene international anti-corruption conventions;

Or. en

Amendment 257

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Chloé Ridel, Alessandro Zan, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Irena Joveva, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Daniel Freund

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States;	7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption and integrity legal frameworks and reporting processes to ensure the effective investigation and prosecution of corruption cases - including for high-level corruption cases with a particular attention to high-risk areas such as ports or the land borders, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 258

Daniel Freund, Jaume Asens Llodrà, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States;	7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, independence and proper functioning of existing agencies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States, including those linked to public procurement procedures;

Or. en

Amendment 259

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Malika Sorel, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States;	7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States, and the use of amnesty laws or pardoning for high level officials involved in corruption cases;

Or. en

Amendment 260

András László

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States;	7. Calls on the Commission to enhance transparency and accountability in the EU institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in the EU institutions;

Or. en

Amendment 261

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States;	7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States and in EU institutions;

Or. pl

Amendment 262

Michał Wawrykiewicz

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring the establishment of independent oversight bodies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States;	7. Calls on the Member States to enhance transparency and accountability in public institutions by strengthening anti-corruption frameworks, reinforcing oversight mechanisms and bodies, fostering protection for whistle-blowers, improving integrity frameworks and lobbying for legislation; regrets the lack of relevant progress made in tackling high-level corruption in some Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 263

Chloé Ridel, Emma Rafowicz, Sandro Ruotolo, Eric Sargiacomo, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Alessandro Zan, Giuseppe Antoci, Klára Dobrev, Csaba Molnár, Bruno Gonçalves, Nora Mebarek, Raphaël Glucksmann, Nikola Minchev, Estelle Ceulemans, Krzysztof Śmiszek, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Marta Wcisło, Daniel Freund, Birgit Sippel, Katarina Barley, David Casa, Evin Incir, Matjaž Nemec, Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Reiterates that corruption is a serious threat to democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law; underlines that corruption erodes citizens’ trust in public institutions; deplores that the 2024 Eurobarometer on corruption shows that corruption remains a serious concern for EU citizens and businesses, with 68% of Europeans considering corruption to be widespread in their country and 65% of Europeans believing that high-level corruption cases are not pursued sufficiently and 41% believing that the level of corruption has increased; considers it a call for the EU to step up its efforts to combat corruption;

Or. en

Amendment 264

Javier Zarzalejos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Calls on the legislative and executive powers of the Member States to refrain from making public statements that could undermine public confidence in the judiciary; recalls that the Commission, in previous reports, has warned that such statements damage citizens' perception of judicial independence; emphasizes that this deterioration is particularly concerning when criticism comes from the legislative and executive branches themselves; highlights that all branches of government have the responsibility to promote and preserve public trust in constitutional institutions, including the independence of the judiciary;

Or. en

Amendment 265

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Insists that the absence of effective investigations into violations committed by state and non-state actors against human rights defenders remains a major concern; condemns that some governments prioritise national security and public safety concerns over human rights; is concerned that human rights activists and political opponents face judicial harassment, prosecution, abusive controls and surveillance by state actors; condemns the espionage against political opponents by state actors in Spain;

Or. en

Amendment 266

Mary Khan, Christine Anderson, Milan Uhrík

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. deplores the blatant omission of government lawfare, that is the Member States governments systematically exploiting the justice system to shield the executive from citizens' criticism; points out in particular the infringements on free speech of the German government, where the incumbent Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Robert Habeck, has alone filed more than 800 complaints during his tenure;

Or. en

Amendment 267

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7a. Expresses deep concern at the lack of progress in investigating the Qatargate affair, and also at the sweeping under the carpet of other scandals uncovered by the media, including questions about the involvement of the President of the Commission in the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines, as well as the conflicts of interests and influence peddling observed among CJEU judges and the irregularities attributed to Members of the European Court of Auditors;

Or. pl

Amendment 268

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Marieke Ehlers, Malika Sorel, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Notes with concern recent revelations in the so-called 'Green lobby scandal' on the use of EU funds by the European Commission to interfere in the EU legislative branch seeking support for the European Green Deal; calls in this regard for a thorough investigation of the case, and for the recovery of all the taxpayer's money unduly spent;

Or. en

Amendment 269

Lukas Mandl, Hannes Heide

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Recognises the role of notaries in numerous Member States, which functionally exercise court tasks; believes that notaries’ contribution to rule of law standards should be addressed in relevant country chapters of subsequent editions of the rule of law report;1a
	_________________
	1a Text from the European Parliament resolution of 28 February 2024 report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report (2023/2113(INI)).

Or. en

Amendment 270

Tomáš Zdechovský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Approves that European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) successfully manages its tasks regarding tackling corruption in Member States; endorses the reinforcement monitoring and coordinative powers of the EPPO for improving its abilities in combating corruption in Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 271

Michał Wawrykiewicz, Ana Catarina Mendes, Moritz Körner, Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Urges all Member States that have not yet done so to join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in order to enhance the effectiveness of the fight against corruption, particularly in relation to the protection of EU funds;

Or. en

Amendment 272

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Welcomes the Agreement to establish the Interinstitutional Ethics Body; calls upon all EU institutions and advisory bodies who have not joined the Body to do so; looks forward to the first annual report of the Body;

Or. en

Amendment 273

Romana Tomc

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Calls on the Commission to enhance transparency and accountability in all their documents, visits and meetings, especially in communications with national high-level actors;

Or. en

Amendment 274

Chloé Ridel, Emma Rafowicz, Sandro Ruotolo, Eric Sargiacomo, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Alessandro Zan, Giuseppe Antoci, Klára Dobrev, Csaba Molnár, Bruno Gonçalves, Nora Mebarek, Raphaël Glucksmann, Nikola Minchev, Estelle Ceulemans, Krzysztof Śmiszek, Daniel Freund, Birgit Sippel, Katarina Barley, David Casa, Evin Incir, Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 b. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a directive on combatting corruption which harmonizes the definition of corruption offences in the public and private sector and the corresponding penalties; highlights the need to include illicit political financing in the list of punishable corruption-related offences in this directive; welcomes the inclusion of preventive measures and training in the directive on combatting corruption, such as effective rules for the disclosure and management of conflicts of interest, open access to information and effective rules regulating the interaction between the private and the public sector; calls on the Member States to also put in place effective rules to address revolving doors, establish codes of conduct for public officials, establish a public legislative footprint, ensure transparency in the funding of candidatures for elected public officials and political parties; appreciates that almost all Member States now have anti-corruption strategies in place; regrets at the same time that implementation and effectiveness vary; calls on the Member States that have not yet done so to develop and implement robust and effective anti-corruption strategies with the involvement of civil society; underlines the importance of the identification, notification, representation and coordination of victims of corruption; calls on the Member States to protect and enable victims of corruption to have their views and concerns presented and considered at appropriate stages during criminal proceedings; calls on the Member States to ensure that victims of corruption have the right to adequate and proportionate compensation;

Or. en

Amendment 275

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 b. Acknowledges the important role of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in safeguarding the rule of law and in combating corruption in the Union, and encourages the Commission to closely monitor Member States’ level of cooperation with the EPPO in subsequent reports, in particular with regard to the settlement of disputes of competence and corruption offences;

Or. en

Amendment 276

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Marieke Ehlers, Malika Sorel, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 b. Regrets the authorisation given by the Commission to former Commissioner Thierry Breton to work for the Bank of America, despite the two-year cooling-off period; calls in this regard to strengthen the application of the Commissioner's Code of Conduct to prevent the damaging effects of revolving doors;

Or. en

Amendment 277

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7b. Calls on the Commission to cooperate closely with the Belgian authorities on the case involving the former Commissioner for Justice who is under suspicion of money laundering; calls on the Commission to conduct its own investigation into any conflicts of interest on the part of Reynders that may have influenced how he fulfilled his remit;

Or. pl

Amendment 278

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 c. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a directive on combatting corruption which harmonizes the definition of corruption offences in the public and private sector and the corresponding penalties; highlights the need to include illicit political financing in the list of punishable corruption-related offences in this directive; welcomes the inclusion of preventive measures and training in the directive on combatting corruption, such as effective rules for the disclosure and management of conflicts of interest, open access to information and effective rules regulating the interaction between the private and the public sector; calls on the Member States to also put in place effective rules to address revolving doors, establish codes of conduct for public officials, establish a public legislative footprint, ensure transparency in the funding of candidatures for elected public officials and political parties; appreciates that almost all Member States now have anti-corruption strategies in place; regrets at the same time that implementation and effectiveness vary; calls on the Member States that have not yet done so to develop and implement robust and effective anti-corruption strategies with the involvement of civil society; underlines the importance of the identification, notification, representation and coordination of victims of corruption; calls on the Member States to protect and enable victims of corruption to have their views and concerns presented and considered at appropriate stages during criminal proceedings; calls on the Member States to ensure that victims of corruption have the right to adequate and proportionate compensation;

Or. en

Amendment 279

Chloé Ridel, Emma Rafowicz, Sandro Ruotolo, Eric Sargiacomo, Alessandro Zan, Giuseppe Antoci, Klára Dobrev, Csaba Molnár, Bruno Gonçalves, Nora Mebarek, Raphaël Glucksmann, Nikola Minchev, Estelle Ceulemans, Krzysztof Śmiszek, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Birgit Sippel, Katarina Barley, David Casa, Evin Incir, Matjaž Nemec

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 c. Calls on all the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies to strengthen their preventive measures concerning the disclosure and management of conflicts of interest, open access to information, rules regulating the interaction with the private sector, address revolving doors and the code of conduct for public officials; considers that during their mandate, Members of the European Parliament should not engage in paid side activities with for-profit organisations or businesses that are seeking to influence EU policymaking; calls on all EU institutions and advisory bodies to join the Interinstitutional Ethics Body;

Or. en

Amendment 280

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7c. Calls on Donald Tusk’s government to refrain from any further infringements of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland and from any further dismantling of the independent institutions upon which the Polish legal order is based, including attacks on the Constitutional Tribunal, which serves as the backbone of the Polish legal system; notes that Donald Tusk’s government will face penal consequences for radically altering the constitutional order of the Republic of Poland and introducing systemic lawlessness;

Or. pl

Amendment 281

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 d. Acknowledges the important role of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in safeguarding the rule of law and in combating corruption in the Union, and encourages the Commission to closely monitor Member States’ level of cooperation with the EPPO in subsequent reports, in particular with regard to the settlement of disputes of competence and corruption offences; welcomes the objective of the new Irish government to join EPPO and calls on the remaining Member States to follow suit; considers that membership of the EPPO should be a precondition for receiving EU funds; calls on the Commission to propose, under Article 86(4) TFEU, an expansion of the mandate of the EPPO to avoid circumvention of EU restrictive measures and cross-border environmental crimes, as well as to accelerate the revision of the EPPO Regulation and the PIF Directive, in order to safeguard and clarify the primary competence of EPPO regarding corruption offences affecting the EU financial interests or committed by EU officials;

Or. en

Amendment 282

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7d. Regrets that the government of Donald Tusk has acted unlawfully with a view to the political subordination of the Public Prosecution Service, including an attempt to remove from office the National Public Prosecutor, whose dismissal requires the Prosecutor General to obtain the written consent of the President of the Republic of Poland, which means that this action is contrary to the Act on the Public Prosecution Service, and also an infringement of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland and the principle of legality; calls on the government of Donald Tusk to stop attacking the Public Prosecution Service and undermining the powers of the National Public Prosecutor, and consequently also of all the public prosecutors supervised by the latter; points out the need to allow the National Public Prosecutor to perform his duties immediately, and notes at the same time that the actions of the Prosecutor General, Adam Bodnar, will otherwise result in thousands of criminals being relieved of criminal liability;

Or. pl

Amendment 283

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7e. Regrets that in countries such as Poland, following the seizure of power by a political camp purporting to be democratic, the principles of a democratic rule-of-law state are being replaced by a politics of revanchism, persecution of the opposition, political trials, ‘extractive’ arrests and even cases involving the use of torture;

Or. pl

Amendment 284

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7f. Calls on the government of Donald Tusk to observe the Constitution of the Republic of Poland and the laws, and to observe and implement the judgments of the Constitutional Tribunal, which are final and universally binding;

Or. pl

Amendment 285

Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Javier Moreno Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Recognizes the crucial role whistle-blowers play in exposing corruption and promoting transparency across both public and private sectors; stresses the need to protect whistle-blowers from retaliation and harassment; calls for further strengthening independent and autonomous whistle-blower protection authorities and for further integrating them into broader national anti-corruption frameworks, ensuring a unified and robust approach to combating corruption throughout all Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 286

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Alessandro Zan, Chloé Ridel, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Irena Joveva, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Daniel Freund

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Recalls that robust national legal systems are indispensable, given that the Commission relies on national judicial authorities to enforce EU law, and that they are fundamental to judicial cooperation across the EU and to fostering mutual trust;

Or. en

Amendment 287

Alessandro Ciriani, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7a Notes that the Commission has found evidence in different Member States of the existence of a sound regulatory framework that governs the media sector and also ensures an independent regulator functions effectively;

Or. it

Amendment 288

Daniel Freund, Diana Riba i Giner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA;	8. Welcomes initiatives to promote free, independent and pluralistic media and a safe and enabling environment for journalists such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising and to follow the recommendations contained in Commission Recommendation of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA and complying with the Commission’s Recommendation;
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39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).	39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).

Or. en

Amendment 289

Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Javier Moreno Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA;	8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39, calls for its swift implementation, and to establish the criteria that define what constitutes a media outlet as opposed to other platforms whose purpose is not to inform; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA; welcomes initiatives at national level to create a media registry to contain public information about ownership and the advertising investment in order to ensure transparency, impartiality and verifiability;
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39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).	39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).

Or. en

Amendment 290

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA;	8. takes note of initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39;
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39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).	39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).

Or. sk

Amendment 291

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Chloé Ridel, Abir Al-Sahlani, Alessandro Zan, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Daniel Freund

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA;	8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on Member States to introduce specific provisions on media ownership transparency and independent functioning of public service media; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA;
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39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).	39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).

Or. en

Amendment 292

Romana Tomc

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA;	8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA; calls on Member States to avoid adopting national laws before transposing EMFA into their legislation;
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39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).	39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).

Or. en

Amendment 293

András László

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA;	8. Is concerned about initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39, which is yet another attempt by the Brussels' elite to censor opposing voices and to interfere in the sovereignty of Member States;
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39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).	39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).

Or. en

Amendment 294

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA;	8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; recommends that national authorities make full use of these resources to ensure legally sound, consistent and effective implementation;
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39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).	39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).

Or. en

Amendment 295

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Malika Sorel, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA;	8. Notes that initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 do not provide adequate levels of protection for the right to information and freedom of expression; calls on the Member States to improve transparency and fairness in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to submit proposals to properly address these problems;
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39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).	39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).

Or. en

Amendment 296

Michał Wawrykiewicz

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA;	8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA and to monitor its implementation;
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39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).	39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).

Or. en

Amendment 297

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA;	8. Welcomes initiatives such as the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)39 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the Member States to improve transparency in the allocation of state advertising online and offline; calls on the Commission to provide the Member States with the necessary assistance for transposing the EMFA;
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39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).	39 Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act) (OJ L, 2024/1083, 17.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1083/oj).

Or. en

Amendment 298

Giuseppe Antoci, Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8a. Believes that the legislative initiatives of the Italian government reforming the code of criminal procedure that concern journalists' access to judicial documents and wiretaps undermines the freedom of media and unduly restricts freedom of information; denounces the arbitrary extensive interpretation of Directive (EU) 2016/343 used by the Italian Government to justify the reforms; notes that the Commission has indicated this issue in the country chapter on Italy; calls on the Commission to closely monitor the effects of the law on the freedom of expression and information in Italy as values protected by Article 11 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;

Or. en

Amendment 299

Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Javier Moreno Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Acknowledges that citizens perceive signs of democracy erosion fueled by misinformation and disinformation, and that the spread of false information through social media could lead to the erosion of the European idea of Rule of Law, fundamental rights and values;

Or. en

Amendment 300

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Calls on the Member States to fully implement the Anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation) Directive40 and Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’)41 , and to adopt comprehensive domestic anti-SLAPP measures to protect journalists and provide support for those facing risks;	9. Calls on the Member States to fully implement the Anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation) Directive40;
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40 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj).	40 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj).
41 OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30., ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj.

Or. sk

Amendment 301

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Calls on the Member States to fully implement the Anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation) Directive40 and Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’)41 , and to adopt comprehensive domestic anti-SLAPP measures to protect journalists and provide support for those facing risks;	9. Calls on the Member States to fully implement the Anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation) Directive40 and Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’)41 , and to adopt comprehensive domestic anti-SLAPP measures to protect journalists and provide support for those facing intimidations, defamations and limitations in the exercise of their profession; recommends Member States, when transposing the Directive, to extend its application to also include national cases, since the majority of SLAPPs occur at the national level;
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40 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj).	40 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj).
41 OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30., ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj.	41 OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30., ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj.

Or. en

Amendment 302

Daniel Freund, Diana Riba i Giner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Calls on the Member States to fully implement the Anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation) Directive40 and Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’)41 , and to adopt comprehensive domestic anti-SLAPP measures to protect journalists and provide support for those facing risks;	9. Calls on the Member States to fully implement the Anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation) Directive40 and Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’)41 , and to adopt comprehensive domestic anti-SLAPP measures to protect journalists and provide support for those facing risks; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals to address SLAPP cases not covered under the current Directive;
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40 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj).	40 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj).
41 OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30., ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj.	41 OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30., ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj.

Or. en

Amendment 303

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 a. Expresses deep concern over the increasing number of attacks against journalists, with a disproportionate impact on women journalists; highlights that the most common forms of threats include verbal attacks, online harassment, and intimidation through social media and email; is deeply concerned notes with the occurrence of legal threats, including SLAPP cases, as well as instances of stalking and personal harassment; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the effective enforcement of anti-harassment measures, and hold digital platforms accountable for enabling the spread of such threats;

Or. en

Amendment 304

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Chloé Ridel, Abir Al-Sahlani, Alessandro Zan, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Irena Joveva, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Daniel Freund

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 a. Expresses concern about the risks to journalists’ safety, including their digital safety and working conditions in some Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 305

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 b. Condemns the proliferation of targeted hate campaigns against journalists on social media, including cases where such attacks were paid advertisements; calls on digital platforms to take immediate action by ensuring compliance with their own community standards and European laws, including the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Or. en

Amendment 306

Alessandro Zan, Cecilia Strada, Sandro Ruotolo, Pina Picierno, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media; expresses concern over the persistent government and political interference faced by the Italian public service media, RAI, and the resulting negative impact on media independence as already noted by the Commission; condemns the shrinking of media freedom in Italy; condemns the pressures and alleged cases of censorship against journalists, as well as the new 'par condicio' rules that favour the media visibility of the current governing parties;

Or. en

Amendment 307

Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism;

Or. fr

Amendment 308

Emmanuel Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; Notes that the current system of appointing the leaders of independent authorities is not working and turns them into a tool for implementing government policy; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;

Or. el

Amendment 309

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Malika Sorel, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership, promote editorial independence and the transparency of media ownership through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent media and of the preparedness to counter propaganda operations from both state and non-state foreign actors; calls on the EU institutions and Member States to end funding and subsidies to media providers;

Or. en

Amendment 310

Daniel Freund, Diana Riba i Giner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Urges the Member States to protect and promote media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent and stable public broadcasting and regulators; further calls on Member States to ensure adequate, sustainable and predictable funding based on transparent and objective criteria for public service media;

Or. en

Amendment 311

Mary Khan, Christine Anderson, Milan Uhrík

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism; raises concerns that some publically funded broadcasters show clear political bias, such as the ARD in Germany;

Or. en

Amendment 312

Javier Zarzalejos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and ensure the independence of public broadcasting services from political interference.

Or. en

Amendment 313

Emmanuel Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; Calls for particular vigilance against instrumentalised television networks owned by third countries; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;

Or. el

Amendment 314

Tomáš Zdechovský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; encourages the full transparency of media ownership; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;

Or. en

Amendment 315

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Chloé Ridel, Abir Al-Sahlani, Alessandro Zan, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Irena Joveva, Isabel Wiseler-Lima

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership, protect editorial independence and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;

Or. en

Amendment 316

Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Fabienne Keller, Sophie Wilmès, Moritz Körner, Abir Al-Sahlani, Sigrid Friis, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding and budgetary stability of public service media;

Or. en

Amendment 317

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; emphasises that the fight against disinformation should not lead to censorship or prevent the expression of different political views;

Or. fi

Amendment 318

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Calls on the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat censorship and unjustified interference with freedom of expression; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;

Or. sk

Amendment 319

Romana Tomc

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws and independent regulators; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;	10. Urges the Member States to protect media freedom and pluralism, prevent the concentration of media ownership and combat disinformation, particularly through robust laws; underlines the democratic importance of independent, stable public broadcasting and the need to ensure the funding of public service media;

Or. en

Amendment 320

Alessandro Zan, Cecilia Strada, Sandro Ruotolo, Pina Picierno, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10 a. Notes that the situation for journalists in Italy is worsening, including the increasing cases of SLAPPs and legal intimidation by political figures; deplores the increasing difficulties journalists face in obtaining information and accessing documents in Italy; observes that no progress has been made in reforming the defamation regime and that there is a trend of abusing judicial tools and other precautionary procedures against journalists, to the detriment of press freedom;

Or. en

Amendment 321

Emma Rafowicz, Chloé Ridel, Krzysztof Śmiszek, Hannes Heide

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10 a. Notes with concern the existence of threats to media pluralism and freedom in France; in particular the draft law reforming the public audiovisual sector with the aim of merging all public audiovisual bodies by the French Government, stresses that media concentration, both through public and private actors, poses a danger to access to reliable, objective information that is independent of political and ideological pressure;

Or. en

Amendment 322

Chloé Ridel, Emma Rafowicz

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10 a. Notes that challenges regarding transparency of media ownership persist in Bulgaria, Czechia, France, the Netherlands and Cyprus; calls on all Member States to fully implement EU standards on media ownership transparency, including by establishing comprehensive and publicly accessible ownership registries;

Or. en

Amendment 323

Marco Tarquinio, Alessandro Zan, Damien Carême, Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10 a. Condemns the spread of racist and xenophobic hate speech, including in mainstream and social media, as it poses a serious threat to democracy and the rule of law; calls for stronger enforcement of media regulations to combat racist narrative and safeguard a diverse and inclusive media landscape;

Or. en

Amendment 324

Sandro Ruotolo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10 a. Notes that the Commission finds that continued concerns about the independence or impartiality of regulators exist in Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Poland and Greece;

Or. en

Amendment 325

Moritz Körner, Malik Azmani, Dainius Žalimas, Lucia Yar, Fabienne Keller, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Abir Al-Sahlani, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10 a. Recommends the creation of a dedicated EU Media Freedom Fund supporting independent journalism and local media outlets;

Or. en

Amendment 326

Alessandro Zan, Cecilia Strada, Sandro Ruotolo, Pina Picierno, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10 b. Is deeply concerned by the recent cases of illegal use of spyware against journalists and activists in Italy and other citizens in Europe; notes that press freedom is one of the key pillars for upholding the rule of law in EU Member States; strongly condemns any acts, such as the illegal use of spyware by governments, to control, surveil and restrict press freedom, individual rights, and fundamental freedoms;

Or. en

Amendment 327

Romana Tomc

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists;	11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists; underlines the fact that prominent public figures and politicians, including members of the governments, have to lead by example and need to ensure a respectful debate, free from intimidation, attacks, slurs and harassment; in this view, condemns statements of the Slovenian Prime Minister to plan to clean the public broadcaster and the police of the members of particular political party;

Or. en

Amendment 328

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists;	11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists; in particular, considers incompatible with European standards the unlawful and forcible takeover of the public media in Poland, involving the use of secret service methods and the violation by Donald Tusk’s government of all laws and standards, and calls for these decisions to be lifted, for the relevant legal consequences to be drawn and for any damage caused to be made good;

Or. pl

Amendment 329

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists;	11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists, as well as safeguard press freedom; calls for the introduction of specific aggravating circumstances in criminal law for offenses committed against journalists when such acts are motivated by or connected to their professional activities;

Or. en

Amendment 330

Marieke Ehlers, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Tom Vandendriessche, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists;	11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists; calls, therefore, on the EU to cease all funding to media operations through the EU budget, as a means to protect media independence;

Or. en

Amendment 331

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists;	11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations; emphasises that the material produced by public service broadcasters should be genuinely impartial and not lean in any one political direction; Calls for more effective action to ensure and protect security;

Or. fi

Amendment 332

Daniel Freund, Diana Riba i Giner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists;	11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the safety and protection of journalists, in particular, investigative journalists;

Or. en

Amendment 333

Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists;	11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists and fact-checkers who are particularly exposed;

Or. en

Amendment 334

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Marieke Ehlers, Malika Sorel, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists;	11. Strongly condemns censorship as well as state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists;

Or. en

Amendment 335

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Strongly condemns state control and political interference in media operations and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists;	11. Strongly condemns political interference in the operations of media that respect journalistic ethics and calls for greater efforts to ensure the safety and protection of journalists;

Or. sk

Amendment 336

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11a. Expresses concern at the exclusion by the Tusk government of opposition media outlets – in particular the television station ‘Telewizja Republika’ – from press conferences, contrary to international standards, and the associated restrictions on access to information and accountability of the government; in particular, condemns the refusal to allow the largest television news channel (‘Telewizja Republika’) to attend the emergency press conferences held in connection with the recent flooding in Poland, since this was not only an infringement of the right to access information, but also had an adverse impact on the safety of certain sections of society; condemns the actions taken by the Tusk government with a view to exerting pressure on public and private firms to withdraw from advertising contracts concluded with opposition media outlets;

Or. pl

Amendment 337

Michał Wawrykiewicz, Ana Catarina Mendes, Moritz Körner, Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Expresses deep concern over the misuse of surveillance technologies, including spyware, in several Member States, particularly when deployed against journalists, opposition figures, civil society actors, and human rights defenders; underlines that the arbitrary or unlawful use of such technologies poses a serious threat to fundamental rights, democratic governance, and judicial independence; calls on Commission to implement the recommendations of the European Parliament’s PEGA Inquiry Committee, particularly concerning the prohibition of politically motivated surveillance;

Or. en

Amendment 338

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Calls on the Commission to analyze the impact of social media platforms on the economic viability and democratic sustainability of the media sector; highlights concerns that algorithmic amplification, shifts in advertising revenue, and platform-driven content distribution may undermine independent journalism and media pluralism; calls on the Commission to assess the extent to which digital platforms contribute to market imbalances, financial precarity of media outlets, and the spread of disinformation;

Or. en

Amendment 339

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Urges Member States to ensure that the transposition of Directive (EU) 2016/343 on the presumption of innocence does not introduce restrictions on the right to report and inform the public on matters of public interest, including judicial investigations, that are not foreseen by the Directive; calls on Member States to review and, if necessary, modify existing national provisions that could limit journalistic freedoms;

Or. en

Amendment 340

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Marieke Ehlers, Malika Sorel, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Strongly condemns any attempt to censor legal content or to control the political discourse on social media; calls on the Commission to immediately submit a proposal to repeal and replace the current DSA to end the promotion of content moderation and the use of non-independent fact checkers, for a new Regulation that promotes freedom of expression and the right to information;

Or. en

Amendment 341

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Stresses that there is an urgent need to tackle the use of right-wing media in silencing political opponents and anyone that challenges those in power, creating anti-migrant and racist rhetoric, and deliberately fabricating false or misleading information for political gain;

Or. en

Amendment 342

Daniel Freund, Diana Riba i Giner

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Stresses that the freedom of information and the access to information of public interest is not just a fundamental right but also one of the essential guarantees of the transparency of the state;

Or. en

Amendment 343

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Highlights that media regulators must be adequately protected by legal safeguards to ensure their independence, sufficient budgetary resources, and freedom from political pressure;

Or. en

Amendment 344

Romana Tomc

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Condemns the Slovenian Government which adopted a new Media Law that aims to transfer judicial powers to inspectors and introduces the base for politicized allocation of state funding;

Or. en

Amendment 345

Emmanuel Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Civil society organisations	deleted

Or. el

Amendment 346

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Chloé Ridel, Abir Al-Sahlani, Alessandro Zan, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Daniel Freund

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Calls on the Member States to establish a framework that guarantees people’s freedom to seek, receive and impart information, and to ensure that the national coordinators foreseen under the Digital Services Act are able to fully perform their role in facilitating information exchange and cooperation at the European level;

Or. en

Amendment 347

Emmanuel Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power;	deleted

Or. el

Amendment 348

Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power;	deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 349

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power;	12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power, as they act as watchdogs against violations of the rule of law and actively contribute to the promotion and protection of the fundamental values of the Union; recalls that, in this context, the Commission urged Member States to create an environment conducive to the work of these organizations and human rights defenders; urges the Commission to take action to strengthen the protection of civil society organizations, safeguarding activists and continuing efforts to ensure that the necessary conditions for the promotion of human rights activities are guaranteed;

Or. en

Amendment 350

András László

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power;	12. Is extremely concerned by the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) backed by George Soros' Open Society Foundations are essential for the balance of power; calls on the Commission to demand full transparency from the NGOs that the Commission has cooperation with;

Or. en

Amendment 351

Moritz Körner, Hilde Vautmans, Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Chloé Ridel, Abir Al-Sahlani, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Irena Joveva, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Daniel Freund

on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power;	12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs), independent authorities, ombudspersons, and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power; recalls the necessity of a safe, supportive and enabling environment for them;

Or. en

Amendment 352

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Marieke Ehlers, Malika Sorel, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power;	12. Civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power when they are truly independent and represent the interests of the citizens of the Member States; stresses in this regard the need for transparency on their funding and the proper labeling of foreign organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 353

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power;	12. Underlines that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the proper functioning of democracy; regrets the fact that the EU institutions are pushing through support for liberal and leftist organisations, in so doing exceeding their powers and taking sides in ideological disputes;

Or. pl

Amendment 354

Michał Wawrykiewicz

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power;	12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power and for the protection of fundamental values that are cornerstone of the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 355

Romana Tomc

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power;	12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are important for the balance of power;

Or. en

Amendment 356

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Agrees with the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) are essential for the balance of power;	12. Acknowledges the Commission’s assessment that civil society organisations (CSOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) have an impact on the balance of power;

Or. sk

Amendment 357

Alessandro Zan, Cecilia Strada, Sandro Ruotolo, Pina Picierno, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 a. Is deeply concerned about the challenges faced by civil society in Italy; highlights the criticisms expressed by the Council of Europe, the OECD, and the United Nations regarding the Italian draft law 'Provisions on Public Security' and the resulting removal of legal protections and human rights; expresses serious concerns about the limitations this draft law implies for the right to liberty and security, the prohibition of arbitrary detention, the right to liberty of movement, the right to a fair trial, the right to privacy, the right to freedom of expression and opinion, the freedom of assembly and association, and fundamental rights;

Or. en

Amendment 358

Mariusz Kamiński, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Jacek Ozdoba

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12a. Expresses deep opposition to the funding, by the Commission and its agencies, of organisations whose remit is to influence the positions of other EU institutions, including the European Parliament; considers this unacceptable, calls on the Commission to publish a detailed report on this topic and proposes that the European Court of Auditors should carry out controls in this area; considers that the Commission and the other EU institutions are not at liberty to earmark funding or other forms of support for ideological measures of any kind whatsoever, including measures designed to influence the EU institutions and the Member States;

Or. pl

Amendment 359

Isabel Serra Sánchez, Ana Catarina Mendes

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 a. Expresses deep concern over the increasing persecution and criminalisation of climate activism across several EU Member States; condemns the classification of climate activists as members of ‘criminal organisations’ and the misuse of anti-terrorism and organised crime laws to repress peaceful protest movements; highlights that such measures not only violate the fundamental right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, but also create a chilling effect that discourages civic engagement and democratic participation; calls on the Member States to refrain from disproportionate legal actions against climate activists;

Or. en

Amendment 360

Mary Khan, Christine Anderson, Milan Uhrík, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 a. Is concerned about the ever increasing funding of NGOs through the Union budget; underlines that the notion of government funded non-government organisations is paradoxical; calls for a thorough review of all payments from the Union budget to NGOs, especially in the light of the former Commissioner' Timmerman's Lobby-Loop scheme, where the Commission has been financing NGOs that have lobbied MEPs to rally behind the Commission's proposals;

Or. en

Amendment 361

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Marieke Ehlers, Malika Sorel, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 a. Condemns the use of CSOs and HRDs to implement foreign agendas from third-country state and non-state actors; stresses that the Commission should not rely on foreign funded organisations when designing new policies, as their objectives do not necessarily align with those of the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 362

Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Is concerned by the growing trend of CSOs and HRDs facing further legal restrictions, a lack of funding, and attacks; Calls for an enabling and supportive framework for civil society and reiterates the importance of adopting the Anti-SLAPP Directive and Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 to protect CSOs; considers that the Commission and the Member States should expand funding for CSOs;	deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 363

Emmanuel Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Is concerned by the growing trend of CSOs and HRDs facing further legal restrictions, a lack of funding, and attacks; calls for an enabling and supportive framework for civil society and reiterates the importance of adopting the Anti-SLAPP Directive and Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 to protect CSOs; considers that the Commission and the Member States should expand funding for CSOs;	deleted

Or. el

Amendment 364

Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Marieke Ehlers, Malika Sorel, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Is concerned by the growing trend of CSOs and HRDs facing further legal restrictions, a lack of funding, and attacks; calls for an enabling and supportive framework for civil society and reiterates the importance of adopting the Anti-SLAPP Directive and Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 to protect CSOs; considers that the Commission and the Member States should expand funding for CSOs;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 365

Erik Kaliňák

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Is concerned by the growing trend of CSOs and HRDs facing further legal restrictions, a lack of funding, and attacks; calls for an enabling and supportive framework for civil society and reiterates the importance of adopting the Anti-SLAPP Directive and Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 to protect CSOs; considers that the Commission and the Member States should expand funding for CSOs;	13. Is concerned by the growing trend of misuse of CSOs and HRDs as a means of fighting against legitimately elected governments;

Or. sk

Amendment 366

Michał Wawrykiewicz

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Is concerned by the growing trend of CSOs and HRDs facing further legal restrictions, a lack of funding, and attacks; calls for an enabling and supportive framework for civil society and reiterates the importance of adopting the Anti-SLAPP Directive and Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 to protect CSOs; considers that the Commission and the Member States should expand funding for CSOs;	13. Is concerned by the growing trend of CSOs and HRDs facing further legal restrictions, a lack of funding, and attacks; calls for an enabling and supportive framework for civil society and reiterates the importance of adopting the Anti-SLAPP Directive and Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 to protect CSOs; considers that the Commission and the Member States should expand funding for CSOs ensuring their ability to operate freely and independently as key defenders of democratic values and the rule of law;

Or. en