All the pro-democracy forces in the European Parliament united today and overwhelmingly supported the report drafted by the S&D MEP and civil liberties committee chair Juan Fernando López Aguilar, which calls on member states to finally declare that there is a clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of law and European values by Poland.  

Zum gestern vom Europäischen Parlament verabschiedeten „Bericht über Waffenexporte und die Umsetzung des Gemeinsamen Standpunkts“ erklärt Özlem Alev Demirel, stellvertretende Vorsitzende im Ausschuss für Sicherheit und Verteidigung des Europäischen Parlaments (SEDE):

The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament denounce the conservatives and the liberals for demonstrating double standards on the protection of human rights. Yesterday, a coalition of EPP, Renew, ECR and far-right ID MEPs rejected the Socialists and Democrats’ proposal to establish a system of sanctions against member states that export arms to countries which violate the terms of the EU’s Common Position on arms exports.  

Following the approval today of the report on the Union Civil Protection Mechanism – with support from across the political groups in the European Parliament – the S&Ds want to highlight their satisfaction at the outcome of the vote. This proposal was based on a crucial principle: the need for greater solidarity within the EU, where all citizens in Europe can feel safe, no matter which member state they are from. Thanks to the Union Civil Prot