15 Amendments of Tonino PICULA related to 2018/2145(INI)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the ratification by the Parliament of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the strategic partnership agreement with Greece on 20 June 2018 and the second ratification on 5 July 2018 following the refusal of President of the country to sign the ratification law; condemns the refusal of the President of the country in violation to the constitution to sign the law; urges the parties to duly inform their citizens of the contents and implications of the agreement and to diligently complete all internal procedures for the ratification and implementation of this strategically important agreement, bringing an end to a protracted geopolitical limbo;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the 27 April 2017 attack on the Parliament of the country, during which several MPs sustained severe injuries, and calls for the organisers and perpetrators to be brought to justice; further condemns any form of obstruction and abuse of procedures of the Parliament and of Presidential powers that are not in line with the constitution; strongly discourages potential obstruction of justice that can lead to promotion of culture of impunity by, for example, adoption of Law on Amnesty or presidential pardon;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Condemns the hate speech and attack at the government delegation during the marking of the national holiday Ilinden in Kruševo on 2 August 2018; regrets the inflammatory address by President of the country at the same event;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the initial steps taken towards reinstating checks and balances and increasing inclusion through measures improving the environment in which independent oversight institutions, the media and civil society organisations operate;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Appreciates theEncourages government’s efforts to prevent backsliding and eliminate the remaining elements of state capture; recalls that the country was a frontrunner in the accession process in the 2000s;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes improvements in electoral legislation andbut stresses the need for a timely reviewsion of the Electoral Code by comprehensively addressing the remaining OSCE/ODIHR and GRECO recommendations on campaign financing and on political parties; urges political parties to democratise their internal decision-making processes;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends that the country’s Parliament make full use of its oversight and legislative functions andwhile strictly limiting the use of urgency procedures which undermine parliamentary and public scrutiny;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the significant steps the government has taken to gradually restore a culture of compromise by reaching out to all stakeholders, including the opposition, to strengthen democracy and rule of law and the genuine desire to reform in an inclusive and transparent manner;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for sustained efforts in increasing transparency, accountability andWelcomes the government’s efforts to promote good governance, accountability and free media environment, to increase transparency and improve access to public information, including through publication of the expenditures of the state institutions; in this regard notes that members of the state election commission and the state anti- corruption commission resigned upon strong public pressure following publication of expenditures; calls for sustained efforts in increasing inclusiveness of the decision-making process and improving interinstitutional coordination;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the judicial reform strategy aimed at restoring judicial independence and ending political interference and selective justice, and calls on the country’s Government and other actors to intensify efforts for proper implementation of the judicial reform strategy by making sure sound monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are in place; stresses the need to complete legislative alignment in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls for further improvement of the justice for children system; calls the competent authorities to make sufficient budget allocations for implementation of the Justice for Children Law, and to improve support services to girls and boys victims of violence and abuse, and children in conflict with the law;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Welcomes the increased efforts of the Government to intensify the process of de-institutionalisation and social sector reform; commends the commitment to end placement of children in large public institutions and to establish family and community based care services instead; calls the authorities to take urgent measures to reverse the growing perinatal mortality and establish a system for analysis of the causes of this alarming trend;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes modest improvements in the media environment and conditions for independent reporting; calls for initiatives to create a climate that is favourable to investigative journalism; welcomes the termination of state-sponsored advertising in the media based on political favouritism as an important measure to foster a level playing field in the sector and calls for further safeguards against politicisation of the media; stresses the need to strengthen the independence and capacity of the media regulator and the public service broadcaster; calls for measures to increase the protection of the labour and social rights of journalists;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. CWelcomes the adoption of the new Energy Law by the Macedonian Parliament, transposing the Third Energy Package and making it fully compatible with the Energy Community Treaty; calls upon the authorities to focus on energy market reforms, while ensuring to guarantee the security of supply and diversification of energy sources while ensuring that energy market deregulation does not lead to bigger inequality, increase in poverty levels, or the presence of market-monopolistic tendencies;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls for further trade and customs facilitation and diversification of exports, including by using the intra-regional trade potential; calls on the Commission to exempt the country from the steel and aluminium safeguard measures;