Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION

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on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025

(2025/2135(INI))

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU),

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),

– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the Charter),

– having regard to the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU),

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2024/1385 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on combating violence against women and domestic violence,

Added– having regard to 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 (Victims’ Rights Directive), the Commission proposal of 12 July 2023 for the revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive (COM(2023)0424) and the deal reached on the provisional agreement resulting from the interinstitutional negotiations,

Added– having regard to Directive (EU).../... [on combating corruption],

– having regard to 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),

– having regard to 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’)(Anti-SLAPP Directive),

Added– having regard to 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’),

– 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 (Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation),

Changed– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural personpersons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation),

– having regard to Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA of 28 November 2008 on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law,

Changed– having regard to the Commission proposal of 2 July 2008 for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (COM(2008)0426)(Horizontal(COM(2008)0426) (Horizontal Anti-discrimination Directive), as reconfirmed by the Commission in July 2025 following its earlier withdrawal announcement, and noting its pending status in Council,

Changed– having regard to Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin,origin (Racial Equality Directive),

– having regard to the EU LGBTIQ equality strategy 2020-2025 (COM(2020)0698), the gender equality strategy 2020-2025 (COM(2020)0152), the strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030 (COM(2021)0101), the EU anti-racism action plan 2020-2025 (COM(2020)0565), the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation 2020-2030 (COM(2020)0620), and the announcement from the Commission to update and strengthen them,

Added– having regard to the new LGBTIQ equality strategy 2026-2030,

– having regard to the EU strategy to strengthen the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights (COM(2020)0711) and the Commission’s annual reports, in particular the 2024 Annual report on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights – Funding to promote, protect and enforce fundamental rights (COM(2024)0456),

Added– having regard to the EU strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life (2021–2030) (COM(2021)0615),

Added– having regard to the new EU anti-racism strategy 2026-2030,

– having regard to the Commission communications of 24 July 2024 entitled ‘2024 Rule of Law Report – The rule of law situation in the European Union’ (COM(2024)0800) and of 8 July 2025 entitled ‘2025 Rule of Law report –The rule of law situation in the European Union’ (COM(2025)0900), and to the 27 Country Chapters annexed thereto,

– having regard to the Commission communication of 7 March 2025 entitled ‘A Roadmap for Women’s Rights’ (COM(2025)0097), which outlines a long-term vision for achieving gender equality,

Changed– having regard to the UN human rights treaties and 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, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the recommendations and reports of the UN Universal Periodic Review, and the case-law of the UN treaty bodies and the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, including the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief (A/HRC/49/L.18),

Removed– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) which was ratified by the EU on 23 December 2010 and to which all Member States are parties, the Optional Protocol to the CRPD which has been ratified by 22 Member States, as well as the General Comments on the CRPD and the observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

Added– having regard to Recommendation Rec(2006)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member states of the Council of Europe on the European Prison Rules of 11 January 2006,

Added– having regard to the 34th General Report of the Council of Europe’s European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of April 2025,

Added– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which was ratified by the EU on 23 December 2010 and to which all Member States are parties, the Optional Protocol to the CRPD, which has been ratified by 22 Member States, as well as the General Comments on the CRPD and the observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

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– having regard to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

– having regard to the Yogyakarta Principles on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics,

– 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),

– having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR),

Added– having regard to the judgments and case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), including case-law concerning pre-trial detention, such as Letellier v. France (1991), Ilijkov v. Bulgaria (2001) and Buzadji v. Moldova (2016), and to the annual reports of the Committee of Ministers on the supervision of their execution,

Added– having regard to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC),

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– having regard to the recommendations, opinions, reports and resolutions of the Council of Europe, in particular of the Venice Commission, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO), the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), the Steering Committee on Anti-discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion, the Parliamentary Assembly, the European Committee of Social Rights and other bodies of the Council of Europe,

– having regard to the statements, recommendations, reports and country visits of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, including his report of 4 September 2025 entitled ‘Externalised asylum and migration policies and human rights law’,

– having regard to the Council of Europe Safety of Journalists Platform,

– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention), which was ratified by the European Union on 28 June 2023,

– having regard to the European Social Charter of the Council of Europe,

– having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights and its action plan,

Added– having regard to its Decision (EU) 2022/480 of 10 March 2022 on setting up a committee of inquiry to investigate the use of the Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware, and defining the subject of the inquiry, as well as the responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office of the committee, the resolutions and recommendations it adopted on the basis of the work of the Committee on the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA), and in particular 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 spyware,

Added– having regard to the reports, opinions and recommendations of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS),

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– having regard to the reports, surveys and opinions of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), in particular its Fundamental Rights Report 2024 and Fundamental Rights Report 2025,

– having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU,

– having regard to its resolutions on the Commission’s rule of law reports,

– having regard to its resolutions on specific Member States, including Greece, Hungary and Slovakia,

– having regard to its resolution of 8 February 2024 on the implementation of the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025,

– having regard to its resolution of 13 December 2022 towards equal rights for persons with disabilities,

– having regard to its resolution of 10 November 2022 on racial justice, non-discrimination and anti-racism in the EU,

– having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2022 on the shrinking space for civil society in Europe,

– having regard to its resolution of 14 December 2021 with recommendations to the Commission on combating gender-based violence: cyberviolence,

– 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) TFEU, and to its resolution of 18 January 2024 on extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime,

– having regard to its resolution of 7 October 2020 on the establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights,

– having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,

Changed– having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A100000/2025),(A10-0042/2026),

Change 1

RemovedA. whereas democratic backsliding is being observed in several Member States;

AddedA. whereas democratic backsliding is being observed in several Member States, while others are also experiencing challenges affecting democratic standards; whereas the deterioration of the rule of law, the lack of judicial independence, the lack of anti-corruption efforts and of the protection of fundamental rights, the weakening of democratic checks and balances, and the instrumentalisation of constitutional norms are some worrying characteristics of this trend;