A key report on the implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights has been rejected in the European Parliament’s constitutional affairs committee, prompting sharp criticism from the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group, which described the outcome as a political setback for fundamental rights.
The report, marking 25 years since the Charter became a cornerstone of EU law, failed to pass the committee stage after members of the European People’s Party (EPP) and far-right groups voted against it. The development has raised concerns about growing divisions among pro-European forces on issues relating to rights and the rule of law.
The rapporteur, Alessandro Zan, said he was “bitterly disappointed” with the result, arguing that the vote undermined recognition of the Charter as a binding constitutional element of the European Union. He noted that compromise amendments had been negotiated with several groups, including the EPP, in an effort to secure broader backing.
Despite these efforts, the report was ultimately rejected, with the S&D claiming that the EPP aligned with far-right MEPs to block its adoption. Zan argued that this outcome prevents the Parliament from formally assessing how the Charter has been implemented across the EU legal framework over the past quarter century.
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