fundamental freedom [ basic freedom ]

rights of the individual [ citizens' rights | enjoyment of political rights | fundamental freedom | fundamental rights | personal freedom | citizen rights(GEMET) | Fundamental right(STW) ]

Committee on the development and consolidation of democracy and the rule of law and on the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms | Human Rights and Democracy Committee

Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Fundamental Freedoms and Mobility Rights [ Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Fundamental Freedoms ]

Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms | Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms

Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, securing certain rights and freedoms other than those already included in the Convention and in the first Protocol thereto

civil liberty | fundamental freedom

The fundamentals of our fundamental freedoms: a primer on civil liberties and democracy

European Convention on Human Rights [ Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | ECHR (European Convention on Human Rights) ]

political rights [ political freedom | civil and political rights(UNBIS) ]

This Directive respects human rights and fundamental freedoms and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, including the protection of personal data, the right to privacy, freedom of expression and information, the right to a fair trial, the presumption of innocence and the rights of the defence, as well as the principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties.

Recalls that respect for the core values of the EU and protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms constitute common ground in the Union’s relations with third countries, and stresses that the EU is bound by the Charter also in this respect; in this regard, recalls that the promotion of democracy and of the rule of law goes hand in hand with the respect, protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms; underlines the fact that, within the new institutional structure of the EU, the European External Action Service (EEAS) can only offer an opportunity to enhance coherence and effectiveness in the s ...[+++]phere of external policy efforts to promote human rights and democracy if a human-rights-based approach to the service’s structure, resources and activities is endorsed; emphasises that the Union plays a leading role in the promotion of human rights in the world; in this regard, calls on the EU to ensure the effectiveness of the human rights clauses in the international agreements and to take into account the principles of the Charter when entering into agreements with third countries, as well as to maintain coherence between its internal and external human rights policy;

1. In accordance with Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, the European Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, principles which are common to all Member States and it respects fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, as general principles of Community law.

Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is World Press Freedom Day, reminding us of the profound importance of freedom of expression, the lifeblood of a democracy and consecrated as a core freedom in constitutional and international human rights law.