# Criminal proceedings: strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at trial

European Parliament procedure 2013/0407(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 282 committee amendments tabled by 31 Members between 2014-03-25 and 2015-03-06.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns a directive on the presumption of innocence and the right to be present at trial in criminal proceedings. The amendments revise recitals and articles on the burden of proof, the right not to incriminate oneself and to remain silent, inadmissibility of evidence obtained in breach, and minor offences, citing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ICCPR, the ECHR and the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura FERRARA | Italy | NI | 65 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124833.md |
| Jan Philipp ALBRECHT | Germany | Verts/ALE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96736.md |
| Therese COMODINI CACHIA | Malta | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124968.md |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/88882.md |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96932.md |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124861.md |
| Kinga GÁL | Hungary | PfE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28150.md |
| Pál CSÁKY | Slovakia | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124930.md |
| Timothy KIRKHOPE | United Kingdom | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4542.md |
| Jean-Pierre AUDY | France | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33775.md |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Jean-Marie CAVADA | France | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28206.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |
| Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI | Poland | NI | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23791.md |

## Official source documents

- PE532.333: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-532.333+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE546.821: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-546821_EN.pdf
- PE549.446: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-549446_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-0407-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-0407-COD.json

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