Doc. 9351

4 February 2002

The European Convention on Human Rights of the Council of Europe and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

Motion for an order

presented by Mr. György Frunda and others

1.       Regarding the European Convention on Human Rights of the Council of Europe;

2.       Regarding the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

3.       Pointing out that there can only be one fundamental conception on human rights, the freedom of expression and the rights of minorities;

4.       Regarding the fact that the Council of Europe and its Court is the first responsible European institution for the defence of human rights, being active in 43 European countries,

      The Assembly

i.       asks the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights to study both declarations and to compare the different elements;

ii.       asks this committee to propose elements that could be added to the European Convention on Human Rights to make sure that, in the interest of the European population, both declarations will be based on the same human and fundamental rights.

Signed (see overleaf)

Signed : ¹

Frunda, Romania, EPP/CD

Agramunt, Spain, EPP/CD

Brejc, Slovenia, EPP/CD

Brunhart, Liechtenstein, EPP/CD

Díaz de Mera, Spain, EPP/CD

Dromberg, Finland, EDG

Eyskens, Belgium, EPP/CD

Gatterer, Austria, EPP/CD

Grzesik, Poland, EPP/CD

Grzyb, Poland, EPP/CD

Himmer, Austria, EPP/CD

Janowski, Poland, NR

van der Linden, Netherlands, EPP/CD

Paegle, Latvia, EPP/CD

Patarkalishvili, Georgia, EPP/CD

Smorawiński, Poland, EPP/CD

Spindelegger, Austria, EPP/CD

Zieliński, Poland, EPP/CD

Zierer, Germany, EPP/CD

¹        SOC: Socialist Group

      EPP/CD/CD: Group of the European People’s Party

      EDG: European Democratic Group

      LDR : Liberal, Democratic and Reformers’ Group

      UEL: Group of the Unified European Left

      NR: not registered in a group