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

Amendment No. 18 | Doc. 13229 | 24 June 2013

Signatories:

Mr Márton BRAUN, Hungary, EPP/CD ; Mr Pedro AGRAMUNT, Spain, EPP/CD ; Mr Viorel Riceard BADEA, Romania, EPP/CD ; Mr Agustín CONDE, Spain, EPP/CD ; Mr David DAVIES, United Kingdom, EDG ; Mr Erich Georg FRITZ, Germany, EPP/CD ; Mr Gabino PUCHE, Spain, EPP/CD ; Ms Carmen QUINTANILLA, Spain, EPP/CD

Origin

2013 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 11.5 with the following paragraph:

"media legislation, to further comply with ECHR case-law, notwithstanding the improvements made to the relevant laws, in cooperation with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe."

Explanatory note

The report gives the false impression that the Hungarian authorities ignored the criticism and some Hungarian acts do not comply with the ECHR. In fact Hungary has undergone extremely strict examination. During the whole process, Hungary has always acted in a cooperative manner.