Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response

Tabled by Milan Uhrík, Milan Mazurek

4. Removed: Expresses deep concern about Added: Fully respects the constitutional amendments in Slovakia, Removed: in particular those restricting fundamental rights, the rule of law and the primacy of EU law; notes with concern that civil society organisations have warned that these amendments may violate fundamental rights; stresses that constitutional provisions must be formulated with sufficient precision to prevent arbitrary interpretation and must fully comply with obligations under EU law, including the Charter, as well as international human rights standards; recalls that the primacy of EU law and the binding nature of international obligations must be fully respected and that no constitutional provision can justify non-compliance with judgments of the CJEU or the European Court of Human Rights; calls on the Slovak authorities to ensure that its Constitution complies fully with EU law and international human rights law and to take into account the recommendations of the Venice Commission and international human rights bodies, in particular as regards the primacy of EU law, the rights to private and family life, non-discrimination on grounds of gender and sexual orientation and Added: emphasising that the right to Removed: education; Added: amend and adopt a national constitution is a sovereign and exclusive prerogative of each Member State; underlines that such processes are an expression of national constitutional identity, which the EU is bound to respect under the Treaties; recognises that the internal organisation of public authorities and the formulation of constitutional provisions fall within the primary competence of the Member States;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.288