Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1RenewMotion for a resolution · Recital BE
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   BE. whereas historical injustices, including colonialism, slavery and the Holocaust, continue to shape structural racism in Europe today; whereas acknowledgement, remembrance and education about these injustices are essential to combating racism and promoting equality and fundamental rights;

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   BE. whereas the Holocaust and historical injustices, including colonialism and slavery, continue to shape structural racism in Europe today; whereas acknowledgement, remembrance and education about those are essential to combating racism and promoting equality and fundamental rights;

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2. Amendment 2The LeftMotion for a resolution · Recital BE a (new)
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   BEa. whereas any definition of antisemitism should make a clear distinction between a direct or indirect call for, or justification of, violence, hatred or intolerance towards Jewish people, and a criticism of the actions of the State of Israel;

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3. Amendment 3The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 26 a (new)
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   26a. Recalls several cases in which journalists with EU citizenship have been detained on spurious charges while carrying out their professional duties in non-EU countries, including candidate countries; urges the Commission and the Member States, in line with Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758, to increase their efforts to assist with the release and safe return of these arbitrarily detained journalists; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to cases of unjustified detention of journalists in candidate countries, including Türkiye, and to the legal proceedings against Swedish journalist Joakim Medin;

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4. Amendment 4The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 46
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   46. Calls on the EU and the Member States, in particular their competent authorities, to comply with international human rights obligations and commitments in their migration policies, promote prompt investigations, closely monitor the impact of these policies on fundamental rights, both within existing legal frameworks and in the development of future legislation, and refrain from adopting migration policies that exacerbate inequality and exclusion; encourages the EU and the Member States to take into account the situation and specific needs of vulnerable groups; calls for the establishment of a mechanism to monitor compliance with these obligations;

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   46. Calls on the EU and the Member States, in particular their competent authorities, to comply with international human rights obligations and commitments in their migration policies, promote prompt investigations, closely monitor the impact of these policies on fundamental rights, both within existing legal frameworks and in the development of future legislation, and refrain from adopting migration policies that exacerbate inequality and exclusion; encourages the EU and the Member States to take into account the situation and specific needs of vulnerable groups; expresses deep concern regarding the return by some Member States of children, including babies, or young people who have develop…

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5. Amendment 5The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 72 a (new)
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   72a. Recalls the body of documents published in connection with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which indicates that countless crimes have been committed and, consequently, that there is a large group of hidden perpetrators; notes that it is well documented that Epstein had a network extending deep into the corridors of power across Europe, including royalty, top diplomats and politicians; condemns the fact that it has not yet been established how many, and which, members of this network were aware of or involved in human trafficking, the sexual exploitation of children, fraud and financial crime; stresses not only that it is seriously concerning that these individuals remain at…

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6. Amendment 6The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 86 a (new)
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   86a. Is concerned by counter-terrorism policies that have led to discrimination and hostility against certain groups, including communities of colour, Muslim communities, and anti-racism movements, activists and organisations; denounces the fact that the effect of such policies includes the delegitimisation and, in some instances, criminalisation, or attempted criminalisation, of political, religious and other discourses, discriminatory legal and law enforcement practices, including racial and religious profiling, shrinking civil society space, self-censorship of civil society’s political views and a suppression of open and free political debate; calls on the Member States to refrain from su…

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7. Amendment 7The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 87 a (new)
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   87a. Strongly denounces the fact that the right to peaceful protest has been repeatedly threatened and violated across the EU, particularly in regard to climate activists and pro-Palestinian rights and anti-genocide demonstrators;

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8. Amendment 8The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 87 b (new)
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   87b. Strongly condemns the fact that in many Member States, authorities have enforced disproportionate measures, such as pre-emptive banning of public gatherings in solidarity with Palestine, based on risk to ‘public order’ and ‘security’; condemns, furthermore, the use of excessive force and violence by authorities, the detention of protesters and the conflation of criticism of Israeli authorities with antisemitism, leading to a chilling effect and an atmosphere of repression; stresses that, in several cases, the bans have been appealed against, and courts have intervened against banning protests in solidarity with Palestine; condemns, at the highest political level, unlawful restrictions o…

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9. Amendment 9The LeftMotion for a resolution · Recital G a (new)
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   Ga. whereas corruption, by diverting public funds from their intended purpose of benefiting the public, reduces the level and quality of essential public services, including health, education, justice and social care, hence directly undermining the fundamental rights of citizens as enshrined in the Charter, and in particular the right to health (Article 35), the right to education (Article 14), the right to an effective judicial remedy (Article 47) and the right to social protection (Article 34); whereas this direct link between corruption and the violation of fundamental rights means that the combating of corruption must be viewed not only as an instrument of good governance but also as an…

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10. Amendment 10The LeftMotion for a resolution · Recital G b (new)
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    Gb. whereas organised crime poses a serious threat to fundamental rights and the functioning of the rule of law in several Member States; whereas the experience of some Member States has shown the effectiveness of specific preventive mechanisms designed to stop organised crime infiltrating public procurement processes and the management of EU funds by requiring that anti-mafia checks be conducted prior to access being granted to public grants and concessions; whereas the introduction of such preventive mechanisms across the EU would help to protect the integrity of EU funds, uphold the fundamental rights of the communities impacted by organised crime and strengthen citizens’ trust in public…

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11. Amendment 11The LeftMotion for a resolution · Recital L a (new)
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    La. whereas in several Member States clear conflicts of interest exist between ownership of large media groups and the exercise of political governing functions, and whereas these situations undermine editorial independence, distort public debate and prejudice citizens’ right to pluralistic and unbiased information; whereas such conflicts of interest, where not properly regulated and penalised, enable those who hold political power to use their media assets to influence public opinion for their own benefit, thereby undermining the foundations of healthy democracy; whereas the European Media Freedom Act imposes transparency and incompatibility measures in this regard and these must be fully a…

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12. Amendment 12The LeftMotion for a resolution · Recital L b (new)
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    Lb. whereas the direct funding of media by the state or by public bodies is liable to create dependencies between media outlets and the political powers that provide that funding, hence undermining editorial independence and information pluralism; whereas this financial dependence can produce self-censorship effects, steer the editorial line towards the positions of the government providing the funding and narrow the range of voices heard in the public debate, in violation of Article 11 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;

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13. Amendment 13The LeftMotion for a resolution · Recital M
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    M. whereas the Council of Europe’s 2025 annual assessment of press freedom in Europe shows that media capture, the lack of independence of public service media and AI-generated disinformation campaigns are growing threats across the EU, posing a direct risk to democracy; whereas preserving press freedom and ensuring the public’s access to independent, high-quality journalism is one of the key pillars of a democratic society; whereas SLAPPs remain a threat to media freedom; whereas the safeguards provided for in the Anti-SLAPP Directive should be extended to domestic and criminal cases; whereas the European Media Freedom Act entered fully into force on 8 August 2025; whereas in several Member…

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    M. whereas the Council of Europe’s 2025 annual assessment of press freedom in Europe shows that media capture, the lack of independence of public service media and AI-generated disinformation campaigns are growing threats across the EU, posing a direct risk to democracy; whereas preserving press freedom and ensuring the public’s access to independent, high-quality journalism is one of the key pillars of a democratic society; whereas SLAPPs remain a threat to media freedom; whereas the safeguards provided for in the Anti-SLAPP Directive should be extended to domestic and criminal cases; whereas the European Media Freedom Act entered fully into force on 8 August 2025; whereas, however, several…

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14. Amendment 14The LeftMotion for a resolution · Recital O
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    O. whereas disinformation is often part of a broader range of hybrid threats aimed at undermining or harming democratically established governments, countries or alliances; whereas the spread of misinformation and disinformation, including state-sponsored and coordinated online campaigns, contributes to polarisation, erodes trust in democratic institutions, threatens the integrity of electoral processes and public debate, poses a threat to key electoral principles such as voters’ freedom to form their opinion, transparency, equality of opportunity and fairness, and is amplified by the rise of social media and digital platforms, which accelerate the dissemination of false and manipulative con…

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    O. whereas disinformation is often part of a broader range of hybrid threats aimed at undermining or harming democratically established governments, countries or alliances; whereas the spread of misinformation and disinformation, including state-sponsored and coordinated online campaigns, contributes to polarisation, erodes trust in democratic institutions, threatens the integrity of electoral processes and public debate, poses a threat to key electoral principles such as voters’ freedom to form their opinion, transparency, equality of opportunity and fairness, and is amplified by the rise of social media and digital platforms, which accelerate the dissemination of false and manipulative con…

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15. Amendment 15The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 a (new)
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    15a. Stresses that corruption is not only a violation of the law but also a concrete violation of fundamental rights since it diverts public funding away from health, education and social services, hence exacerbating inequalities and reducing effective access for the most vulnerable segments of the population to the rights guaranteed by the Charter; calls on the Commission and the Member States therefore to adopt an integrated approach to combating corruption that explicitly includes the fundamental rights dimension, to strengthen mechanisms for the recovery of illegally acquired assets and to ensure their restoration to the community through funds dedicated to replenishing public services t…

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16. Amendment 16The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 b (new)
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    15b. Calls on the Commission to introduce European preventive mechanisms to make access to EU funds conditional on prior checks on the absence of connections to organised crime, extending this approach to all public and private entities that are beneficiaries of EU-financed contracts, concessions and contributions; calls for these mechanisms to be incorporated into the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation and the Common Provisions Regulation so that protecting EU funds from infiltration by criminal organisations becomes a systematic cross-cutting requirement;

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17. Amendment 17The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 21 a (new)
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    21a. Condemns the conflicts of interest between ownership/control of large media groups and the exercise of governing functions or political representation, which besides violating transparency and incompatibility rules, concretely prejudice the fundamental right of citizens to free and pluralistic information; calls on the Commission to ensure that the European Media Freedom Act is enforced in such a way to effectively prevent and penalise such situations, including through the mandatory divestment of media assets for major public office holders, and to systematically check that media ownership structures comply with EU rules on conflicts of interest;

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18. Amendment 18The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 21 b (new)
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    21b. Condemns practices of direct public funding of the media that serve as tools for the political influencing of information, in violation of Article 11 of the Charter and the provisions of the European Media Freedom Act; calls on the Commission to systematically check that national public funding schemes for the media comply with EU law;

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19. Amendment 19The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 27
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    27. Urges the Commission to ensure the full and correct implementation of the European Media Freedom Act; further urges the Commission and the Member States to guarantee the swift and proper implementation of the Anti-SLAPP Directive and to take effective measures to put an end to all SLAPP cases across the EU;

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    27. Urges the Commission to ensure the full and correct implementation of the European Media Freedom Act; stresses that the failure of Member States to enforce the provisions of the European Media Freedom Act constitutes a breach of Union law, and calls on the Commission to promptly initiate infringement procedures where non-compliance is found, particularly with regard to the independence requirements for national regulatory authorities and to the prohibition of political interference in public service media newsrooms; further urges the Commission and the Member States to guarantee the swift and proper implementation of the Anti-SLAPP Directive and to take effective measures to put an end t…

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20. Amendment 20The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 33 a (new)
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    33a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take urgent measures to prevent and sanction social media interference in the democratic and electoral process, paying particular attention to the profiling of individuals for the purpose of political targeting, to the use of algorithms that amplify divisive content during election campaigns and to the use of recommender systems that limit the diversity of political information that reaches voters; calls for the Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising Regulation to be rigorously and promptly enforced, including requirements for independent audits of platforms’ algorithms during election periods; calls, further, for a ban on po…

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21. Amendment 21PfEMotion for a resolution · Citation 51 a (new)
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    – having regard to the report by the FRA of 11 July 2024 entitled ‘Jewish People’s Experiences and Perceptions of Antisemitism’,

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22. Amendment 22PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 a (new)
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    1a. Recalls that the Member States remain the masters of the Treaties and that the EU can only act in accordance with the principle of conferral;

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23. Amendment 23PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 2 a (new)
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    2a. Recalls that fundamental rights are best protected at national level, where they are grounded in the specific legal frameworks of each Member State; rejects the increasing tendency of the EU to use fundamental rights as a tool for legal activism to interfere in areas of exclusive national competence, such as healthcare, education, and the organisation of the judiciary; reiterates that the principle of subsidiarity is not a suggestion but a treaty-based obligation;

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24. Amendment 24PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 8 a (new)
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    8a. Reiterates that the procedure provided for in Article 7 TEU must not be used as political tool;

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25. Amendment 25PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 a (new)
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    11a. Welcomes the letter sent by several Member States expressing concerns regarding the evolving jurisprudence of the ECtHR, in particular as regards the perceived expansion of its interpretative approach beyond the original intent of the European Convention on Human Rights; underlines the importance of maintaining a balanced relationship between the ECtHR and the Member States, fully respecting the principle of subsidiarity and the margin of appreciation afforded to national authorities; stresses that the legitimacy and effectiveness of the ECtHR depend on its continued adherence to its mandate as defined by the Convention and the consent of the High Contracting Parties;

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26. Amendment 26PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15
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    15. Is deeply concerned by the increasing level of corruption observed in certain Member States and the emergence of corruption cases involving high-level officials and politicians; urges the Member States to combat corruption and to fully comply with GRECO’s recommendations, including those in its fifth evaluation round on persons with top executive functions and law enforcement agencies, and with recommendations issued by other relevant international and European bodies, including the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), as well as with those stemming from the UN and Council of Europe anti-corruption conventions;

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    15. Is deeply concerned by the increasing level of corruption observed in certain Member States and the emergence of corruption cases involving high-level officials and politicians; regrets the lack of cooperation between public institutions and judicial authorities in investigations involving government activities in some Member States, such as the removal of key physical evidence without judicial authorisation in the investigation into the high-speed train collision in Adamuz, Spain, as well as the investigation process regarding the Tempi train collision in Greece; urges the Member States to combat corruption and to fully comply with GRECO’s recommendations, including those in its fifth e…

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27. Amendment 27PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 20 a (new)
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    20a. Expresses grave concern regarding the weaponisation of fundamental rights to curtail the freedom of expression and warns against the EU constructing a centralised censorship apparatus under the guise of combating ‘disinformation’ and ‘hate speech’;

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28. Amendment 28PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 30
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    30. Highlights the growing trend of election manipulation in the EU by both domestic and foreign actors; calls on the Commission to carry out regular specific analyses of the tools available to, and used by, Member States to combat disinformation and foreign interference linked to electoral processes, recognising that such threats undermine fundamental rights, including the right to receive and impart information, democratic participation, and free and fair elections;

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    30. Recalls that organising national elections is a Member State competence; highlights the growing trend of election manipulation in the EU by both domestic and foreign actors, including EU institutions; calls on the Commission to carry out regular specific analyses of the tools available to, and used by, Member States to combat disinformation and foreign interference linked to electoral processes, recognising that such threats undermine fundamental rights, including the right to receive and impart information, democratic participation, and free and fair elections;

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29. Amendment 29PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 31
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    31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all measures taken to protect the EU against foreign interference and information manipulation include strong and resolute safeguards for fundamental rights, including freedom of expression; takes note of the Commission’s newly proposed ‘Democracy Shield’ mechanism and expresses its intention to engage constructively in its further development;

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    31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all measures taken to protect the EU against foreign interference and information manipulation include strong and resolute safeguards for fundamental rights, including freedom of expression; underlines that political differences should never be used as justification for censorship and that the EU should always be an area of free speech;

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30. Amendment 30PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 31 a (new)
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    31a. Notes with concern that the concepts of ‘misinformation’ and ‘disinformation’ lack a clear, universally agreed and objective legal definition; emphasises the fundamental legal principle of lex certa, which requires any restriction on the freedom of expression, as protected by Article 11 of the Charter, to be prescribed by law with absolute clarity and precision; warns that empowering governments or EU bodies to regulate poorly defined and inherently subjective concepts risks creating a chilling effect on legitimate political discourse and lays the groundwork for arbitrary censorship;

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31. Amendment 31PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 31 b (new)
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    31b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that any measures aimed at regulating online or offline speech, including the enforcement of the Digital Services Act, strictly adhere to the high threshold for freedom of expression set by the ECtHR; insists that citizens and politicians must never be penalised, de-platformed or censored merely for expressing views that others may find offensive, shocking or disturbing, as the policing of subjective sentiments is fundamentally incompatible with the Charter and the European Convention on Human Rights;

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32. Amendment 32PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 45
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    45. Recalls that the new legislative framework under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum establishes revised rules for asylum procedures, border management and solidarity; underlines that its effective implementation requires full respect for fundamental rights; highlights that respect for fundamental rights must continue to be closely monitored;

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    45. Recalls that the EU has, first and foremost, a duty to protect the fundamental rights of the citizens of the Member States; recalls, in this regard, that the EU’s migration policies should be aimed primarily at establishing the effective protection of national borders and ensuring the safety of European societies;

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33. Amendment 33PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 50
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    50. Urges the Commission and the Member States to end the systematic obstruction of non-governmental SAR efforts; recalls the urgent need to set up an EU search and rescue fund, and calls for the EU institutions to allocate appropriate funding for this purpose in the next MFF;

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    50. Emphasises that non-governmental organisations acting as a shuttle service in the Mediterranean create additional pull factors for people to risk their lives, and those of their children, to come to Europe for better economic opportunities, even if their chances of being granted asylum are extremely slim at best; reiterates that the rights of migrants have to be balanced with the rights of Europeans, specifically regarding their safety and security;

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34. Amendment 34PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 66 a (new)
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    66a. Recalls that the ECtHR has explicitly confirmed that the right to freedom of expression protects speech that may offend, shock or disturb; warns against the increasing political and institutional tendency to weaponise subjective concepts such as ‘hate speech’ to silence dissenting, unpopular or provocative political discourse;

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35. Amendment 35PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 106 a (new)
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    106a. Strongly condemns the persistent threat of physical violence targeting the Jewish community, noting that such attacks predominantly take place in public spaces by perpetrators unknown to the victims; notes with deep concern the findings of the 2024 FRA report entitled ‘Jewish People’s Experiences and Perceptions of Antisemitism’, which reveal the severe ideological dimensions of physical violence against Jewish individuals; highlights the fact that among victims of antisemitic physical attacks, around 50 % reported that the perpetrators held Islamist extremist views, while 22 % identified left-wing extremist views and 17 % identified right-wing extremist views; calls on the Member Stat…

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36. Amendment 36PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 106 b (new)
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    106b. Is deeply concerned by the findings of the FRA report1a that the ‘near-permanent deployment of special security measures – including heavily armed guards – at schools, synagogues and community centres’ has become a necessity, and that Jewish organisations are forced to use their ‘valuable human and financial resources to provide increased security’; stresses that it is completely unacceptable in a democratic society that a specific community must live under such permanent threat; _________________ 1a EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, ‘Jewish People’s Experiences and Perceptions of Antisemitism’, 2024, p. 17.

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37. Amendment 37PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 106 c (new)
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    106c. Urges the Member States to adopt a comprehensive action plan to eradicate the underlying threats to the Jewish community, with the explicit objective of rendering these extreme security measures completely unnecessary within the next five years;

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38. Amendment 38PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 106 d (new)
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    106d. Stresses that there must be zero tolerance for antisemitism across all segments of society, including those seeking international protection; insists that asylum seekers who commit antisemitic crimes be excluded from receiving international protection;

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39. Amendment 39ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 3 a (new)
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    3a. Recalls that discrimination based on sex and other grounds is prohibited under Article 21 of the Charter; expresses serious concern about the erosion of the meaning of fundamental rights and gender equality; calls on the Commission and the Member States to refrain from adopting the narrative of gender ideology and the LGBTIQ+ lobby, aimed at eliminating sex-based rights, language and legal categories in law and policy; warns against the risk of classifying highly controversial issues as fundamental rights, such as surrogacy or so-called gender-affirming interventions without age limits, and underlines the need to act, in this regard, in full respect of the Treaties and the principle of s…

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40. Amendment 40ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 a (new)
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    4a. Underlines that parents or legal guardians have the primary responsibility for the upbringing and development of their children, particularly regarding sensitive areas such as sexuality and relationships education; emphasises the importance of ensuring the right of parents to be fully informed, and to exercise an informed choice, regarding the participation of their children in such programmes, in full respect of the competences of the Member States in the field of education;

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41. Amendment 41ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 a (new)
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    5a. Recognises the importance of safeguarding pluralism in democratic societies, including through the role of civil society organisations contributing to public debate on issues such as human dignity, the protection of life, family policies and social values; underlines that the free expression of differing ethical, philosophical or religious positions must be respected and protected, in accordance with the fundamental rights to freedom of thought, conscience, religion and association; highlights that such expressions should not be subject to stigmatisation, discrimination or undue restrictions;

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42. Amendment 42ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 31 a (new)
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    31a. Reiterates that freedom of expression constitutes one of the fundamental pillars of democratic societies and includes the right to express opinions that may be controversial or challenge prevailing views; stresses that any limitations to this freedom must be provided for by law, be strictly necessary and proportionate, and must not be used to restrict legitimate public debate on matters of general interest, including those of an ethical, moral and religious nature;

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43. Amendment 43ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 53 a (new)
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    53a. Underlines that the practice of surrogacy is increasing on a global level and also within the EU, and raises serious ethical and legal concerns, as it risks reducing the child to an object of transaction and instrumentalising the body of the woman; reiterates that, in accordance with the principle of the best interests of the child, all Member States are required to ensure the full protection of the rights of children and to prevent any form of exploitation; recalls the condemnation of surrogacy expressed by the European Parliament in its resolution on the EU Gender Equality Strategy 20251a, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to counter the practice of surrogacy in all it…

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44. Amendment 44ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 71 a (new)
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    71a. Underlines that healthcare policies must be grounded in respect for the intrinsic dignity of every human being; highlights the importance of respecting the right to conscientious objection, in accordance with national legal frameworks; calls for the promotion of healthcare approaches that take into account the protection of human life from conception and the well-being of both the mother and the child, in full respect of the competences of the Member States in the field of health;

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45. Amendment 45ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 107 a (new)
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    107a. Reaffirms the essential contribution of religious communities to social cohesion, democratic life and the promotion of solidarity and charitable action; stresses the need to clearly distinguish between the peaceful expression of religious belief and acts of violence or coercion; warns against the use of language that may associate, even indirectly, religious teachings or participation in public life with forms of extremism; calls for the full protection of freedom of religion or belief, both in the private and public spheres, in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

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46. Amendment 46ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 107 b (new)
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    107b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a common definition to recognise and address anti-Christian hatred, including through the establishment of the term ‘Christianophobia’ in EU monitoring, reporting and policy instruments on hate crime and discrimination; strongly condemns all forms of anti-Christian hatred and discrimination across the EU and notes with deep concern that, according to data from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, thousands of anti-Christian incidents are reported annually in Europe; calls for improved data collection and the effective prosecution of such crimes; further calls on the Commission to establish a coordinator for a…

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47. Amendment 47ESNMotion for a resolution · Recital P a (new)
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    Pa. whereas any regulatory action in this area must strictly respect freedom of expression, media pluralism and the free formation of opinions, and must not lead to censorship or undue political interference in public debate; whereas primary responsibility for regulating public discourse remains with the Member States in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity;

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48. Amendment 48ESNMotion for a resolution · Recital S
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    S. whereas new technologies, including AI systems, offer significant opportunities for innovation, economic growth and improved public services, but may also risk exacerbating discrimination and amplifying existing inequalities and creating new forms of bias; whereas they may raise concerns with regard to privacy and fundamental rights and should be subject to strict safeguards and clear legal frameworks;

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    S. whereas new technologies, including AI systems, offer significant opportunities for innovation, economic growth and improved public services, but may also risk exacerbating discrimination and amplifying existing inequalities and creating new forms of bias; whereas they may raise concerns with regard to privacy and fundamental rights and should be subject to strict safeguards and clear legal frameworks; whereas such frameworks should remain proportionate and innovation-friendly in order not to hinder technological development, economic competitiveness and the Union’s strategic autonomy; whereas fostering the emergence of European AI actors is essential to strengthening technological sovere…

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49. Amendment 49ESNMotion for a resolution · Recital AG
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    AG. whereas certain Member States’ responses to irregular migration risk undermining fundamental rights and may perpetuate racialised narratives; whereas the EU and the Member States should ensure the protection of the lives of refugees and migrants and take credible steps to deliver accountability for violations;

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    AG. whereas certain Member States’ benevolent responses to irregular migration risk undermining fundamental rights, safety and the protection of the lives of their own citizens;

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50. Amendment 50ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 a (new)
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    5a. Strongly condemns the lack of transparency at the highest levels of the European Commission, notably in relation to President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizergate; recalls the 2025 CJEU judgment finding a breach of EU transparency rules regarding access to text messages linked to COVID-19 vaccine negotiations; calls on the Commission to ensure full transparency in COVID-19 vaccine procurement by disclosing all relevant communications without undue delay; notes the ongoing investigation of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and calls for its swift and transparent conclusion;

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51. Amendment 51ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 6 a (new)
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    6a. Deplores the growing wave of violence and disorder by far-left extremist groups, which is often downplayed or ignored; condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on ordinary citizens, the police, public property and critical infrastructure carried out in the name of radical ideologies; declares Antifa to be a terrorist organisation posing a direct threat to European security and welcomes initiatives in Member States to classify it as such; calls on the Council to add Antifa to the EU terrorist list;

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52. Amendment 52ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 10 a (new)
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    10a. Strongly condemns the growing practice of ‘debanking’, whereby individuals and organisations are denied access to their payment accounts or have them terminated without credible, transparent or proportionate justification; considers that such practices are often initiated on the basis of opaque risk assessments or for political and reputational considerations; stresses that access to payment accounts constitutes a fundamental prerequisite for participating in economic and social life; calls on the Member States to put in place robust safeguards to prevent such abuses, ensure full transparency of decision-making and guarantee effective remedies;

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53. Amendment 53ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 33 a (new)
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    33a. Emphasises that the implementation and enforcement of this regulation must fully respect the freedom of expression, media pluralism and the freedom of opinion, and must not result in disproportionate restrictions or indirect censorship of lawful content, including content that may be controversial, dissenting, or challenging to prevailing views in democratic debate;

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54. Amendment 54ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 45 a (new)
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    45a. Welcomes the progress made on the returns regulation towards establishing a legal framework for return hubs in third countries;

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55. Amendment 55ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 46 a (new)
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    46a. Reaffirms the sovereign right of the Member States to control their external borders and to determine their own migration policies in accordance with their national interests;

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56. Amendment 56ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 59 a (new)
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    59a. Underlines that matters relating to family law, legal gender recognition and civil status remain within the competence of the Member States, in accordance with their constitutional traditions and national legal systems;

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57. Amendment 57ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 67 a (new)
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    67a. Expresses grave concern that the fundamental right to freedom of expression is increasingly being eroded under the guise of combating disinformation and alleged harmful content, leading to censorship and the silencing of legitimate public debate; stresses that in a true democracy, citizens must be free to express dissenting, controversial or unpopular views without fear of suppression or reprisal; recalls that freedom of speech is not a privilege granted by authorities, but a core right that must be robustly defended;

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58. Amendment 58ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 69
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    69. Calls on the Commission to promote comprehensive, age-appropriate sexuality and relationship education in schools to counter gender-related misinformation and disinformation and to address gender stereotypes;

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    69. Reaffirms that education policy, including the content and organisation of sexuality and relationship education, falls within the exclusive competence of the Member States;

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59. Amendment 59ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 122
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    122. Recalls that the foundations of the EU project included the well-being of people as a pillar and considers that, regardless of any geopolitical, security and socioeconomic challenges, the EU cannot disregard the social and fundamental rights dimensions on which it was built; requests that the Commission duly take into account the well-being of individuals, including the most vulnerable, in all existing and upcoming EU policies, and to include food and health security in its political security agenda;

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    122. Recalls that the well-being of Europe’s peoples is the sole responsibility of sovereign Member States and firmly rejects any further encroachment by EU institutions into areas such as social policy, health and welfare; calls on the Commission to cease competence creep, to strictly respect subsidiarity and to leave such matters to be determined at national level in line with each country’s own priorities and democratic will;

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60. Amendment 60ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 122 a (new)
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    122a. Opposes any measures aimed at restricting or prohibiting access to social media and websites through mandatory age verification or identity verification requirements; rejects, in particular, the deployment of digital ID-based systems, such as mobile applications, enabling the generalised identification of users online, in the light of the disproportionate risks such mechanisms pose to fundamental rights, notably the right to privacy and freedom of expression; stresses that the protection of minors should primarily rely on parental authority and appropriate control tools, rather than on broad state surveillance mechanisms;

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61. Amendment 61ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 10 a (new)
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    10a. Recalls that freedom of religion or belief includes the freedom to change one’s religion or belief or to have none, as recognised in Article 10 of the Charter and Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that individuals in the EU are fully protected from intimidation, violence or coercion linked to the exercise of this freedom;

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62. Amendment 62ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 12 a (new)
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    12a. Acknowledges the legitimate efforts of certain Member States to protect traditional family values and national identity and to safeguard minors against ideological propaganda, in full conformity with Article 4(2) TEU;

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63. Amendment 63ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 40 a (new)
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    40a. Underlines that freedom of expression, as protected by Article 11 of the Charter, includes the right to criticise migration policies, gender ideology and woke activism without that criticism being labelled as hate speech or disinformation;

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64. Amendment 64ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 40 b (new)
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    40b. Underlines that freedom of expression, as a cornerstone of democracy protected by Article 11 of the Charter, must not be unduly restricted by excessive enforcement of the Digital Services Act or platforms’ content moderation policies that risk repressing legitimate political debate;

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65. Amendment 65ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 40 c (new)
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    40c. Recalls that Article 14 of the Charter guarantees the freedom to found educational establishments and the right of parents to ensure the education and teaching of their children is in conformity with their religious, philosophical and pedagogical convictions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to respect educational pluralism and the diversity of education systems across the EU;

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66. Amendment 66ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 51 a (new)
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    51a. Insists that the Member States have the sovereign right to effectively control their external borders, to refuse asylum and to return persons staying illegally; condemns the instrumentalisation of asylum procedures by smugglers and certain non-governmental organisations;

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67. Amendment 67ECRMotion for a resolution · Recital H
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    H. whereas in its annual report, GRECO underlined concerns in several Member States, particularly as regards a lack of transparency in the law-making process, a robust framework to prevent conflicts of interest, a code of conduct for members of government and public officials, access to information on law reforms, and the strengthening of anti-corruption and integrity frameworks within law enforcement agencies; whereas in its study on the examination of persons with top executive functions and law enforcement agencies, GRECO stressed that the absence of integrity checks for top executives in governments and issues related to the recruitment and career of law enforcement personnel, particular…

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    H. whereas in its annual report, GRECO underlined concerns in several Member States, particularly as regards a lack of transparency in the law-making process, a robust framework to prevent conflicts of interest, a code of conduct for members of government and public officials, access to information on law reforms, and the strengthening of anti-corruption and integrity frameworks within law enforcement agencies; whereas in its study on the examination of persons with top executive functions and law enforcement agencies, GRECO stressed that the absence of integrity checks for top executives in governments and issues related to the recruitment and career of law enforcement personnel, particular…

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68. Amendment 68ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 a (new)
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    5a. Considers it unacceptable, both morally and legally, that certain countries grant special privileges, including pensions, to members of criminal organisations from the period of totalitarian regimes, including the Nazi SS and communist security services; calls for an end to these disgraceful practices of financially privileging perpetrators, which directly undermine the dignity of victims, and for the allocation of funds to commemorate the victims of these regimes, and to ensure appropriate redress for them;

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69. Amendment 69ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 49 a (new)
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    49a. Strongly condemns the increasing violence against police officers, border guards and other law enforcement personnel, including in the line of duty and while participating in operations aimed at countering hybrid attacks against the EU, such as the weaponisation of migration; notes with deep concern that such violence has led to the death of a Polish soldier on the border with Belarus, and to serious injuries to other law enforcement personnel; calls for enhanced support and protection for such personnel in the performance of their duties to the state and society;

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