Amendment No. 13 | Doc. 13229 | 24 June 2013

Request for the opening of a monitoring procedure in respect of Hungary

Signatories: Mr David DAVIES, United Kingdom, EDG ; Mr Pedro AGRAMUNT, Spain, EPP/CD ; Mr Viorel Riceard BADEA, Romania, EPP/CD ; Ms Theodora BAKOYANNIS, Greece, EPP/CD ; Mr Márton BRAUN, Hungary, EPP/CD ; Mr Agustín CONDE, Spain, EPP/CD ; Ms Ismeta DERVOZ, Bosnia and Herzegovina, EPP/CD ; Mr Erich Georg FRITZ, Germany, EPP/CD ; Ms Pelin GÜNDEŞ BAKIR, Turkey, EDG ; Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Georgia, EPP/CD ; Mr Thierry MARIANI, France, EPP/CD ; Mr José Ignacio PALACIOS, Spain, EPP/CD ; Mr Gabino PUCHE, Spain, EPP/CD ; Mr Spyridon TALIADOUROS, Greece, EPP/CD ; Mr Luigi VITALI, Italy, EPP/CD

Origin - 2013 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, delete paragraph 9.

Explanatory note

Paragraph 9 contains one-sided statements. Several well-known German and French experts assessed the Fourth Amendment as a positive act, while others formulated criticism. Compared to the draft resolution, the Venice Commission's opinion represents a more balanced view. The Hungarian government already has declared its intention to modify the Fundamental Law