9.ª legislatura Miriam DALLI

I voted in favour of this proposal to amend Directive 2016/798 on the application of railway safety in order to deal specifically with the situation of the Channel Fixed Link after the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.

This Decision seeks to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the Channel Fixed Link, the guarantee that the Intergovernmental Commission will remain the single safety authority and will continue to apply the Union rules on railway safety but above all to ensure that when disputes raise questions related to the interpretation of Union law, the arbitral should refer the matter to the Court of Justice. I voted in favour of this report.

. ‒ This resolution sheds a light on the deteriorating state of the rule of law, fundamental rights and corruption in Bulgaria. I voted against the amendments put forward by the PPE Group which water down the resolution as a whole simply because the government of Bulgaria is part of their own political family. I voted in favour of the resolution because I believe in equally assessing the situation of rule of law in each European Member State, whatever the political group of the government in question.