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

Amendment No. 14 | Doc. 13229 | 24 June 2013

Signatories:

Mr Luca VOLONTÈ, Italy, EPP/CD ; Mr Márton BRAUN, Hungary, EPP/CD ; Mr Attila GRUBER, Hungary, EPP/CD ; Mr Gergely GULYÁS, Hungary, EPP/CD ; Mr Imre VEJKEY, Hungary, EPP/CD

Origin

2013 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 10, replace the second sentence with the following sentence:

"The Assembly calls upon the Hungarian authorities to continue the open and constructive dialogue with the Venice Commission and all other European institutions."

Explanatory note

At the request of the Council of Europe and the European Commission, on 14 June 2013 the Hungarian government submitted the draft of the Fifth Amendment of the Fundamental Law. Accordingly, the institution of transfer of cases and the possibility of levying a special tax will be eliminated.