Erweiterung der Liste der EU-Straftatbestände um Hetze und Hasskriminalität

Eingereicht von Patricia Chagnon, Harald Vilimsky, Nicolaus Fest, Jaak Madison

10. Recalls that freedom of Entfernt: expression, Hinzugefügt: expression is a foundational value of democratic societies and should not be Entfernt: unjustifiably restricted; further recalls that any legislation on hate speech and hate crime should be grounded in the principles of necessity and proportionality; underlines that freedom of expression must be exercised within the law and in line with Article 11 of the Charter and should not be exploited as a shield for Hinzugefügt: exploited to commit hate speech and hate crimes; Hinzugefügt: stresses, however, that the lack of a precise and objective definition of ‘hate speech’ could lead to disproportionate and unjustified restrictions; stresses that hate speech is a highly subjective notion and could therefore be exploited to limit freedom of expression, which is fundamental to our democracies;

Wortlaut wie vom EP veröffentlicht, auf Englisch. PE756.671