# The Establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights

European Parliament procedure 2020/2072(INL) (INL - Legislative initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFCO / JURI / LIBE). Stage: Awaiting Parliament's vote. 519 committee amendments tabled by 86 Members between 2020-07-17 and 2020-07-27.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier proposes the establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights. Amendments debate the deterioration of these values in Member States, the design of an objective, evidence-based Annual Monitoring Cycle governed by transparency and impartiality, the role of a panel of independent experts and a joint interinstitutional body, and references to Treaty provisions on mutual sincere cooperation, subsidiarity and conferral.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | PPE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124861.md |
| Dietmar KÖSTER | Germany | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124822.md |
| Raphaël GLUCKSMANN | France | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197694.md |
| Katarina BARLEY | Germany | S&D | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197433.md |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124760.md |
| Jean-Paul GARRAUD | France | PfE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197628.md |
| Nicolaus FEST | Germany | ID | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197480.md |
| Vladimír BILČÍK | Slovakia | PPE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197771.md |
| Malin BJÖRK | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124992.md |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197392.md |
| Tanja FAJON | Slovenia | S&D | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96911.md |
| Pietro BARTOLO | Italy | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197808.md |
| Petar VITANOV | Bulgaria | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197844.md |
| Bettina VOLLATH | Austria | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197678.md |
| Elena YONCHEVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197842.md |

## Official source documents

- PE655.630: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-655630_EN.pdf
- PE655.681: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-655681_EN.pdf
- PE655.686: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-655686_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2072-INL · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2072-INL.json

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