11 Amendments of Tonino PICULA related to 2018/2148(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the statement of 8 October 2018 by VP/HR Mogherini and Commissioner Hahn on the elections in BiH,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that no compromise has been reached with regard to changes to the electoral legislation required to implement the Constitutional Court decision in the Ljubić case on the election of the members of the Federation House of Peoples, calling for political representation to be based on a democratic election of members who legitimately advocate the interests of those whom they represent on all administrative and political levels; urges all political leaders to show responsibility and amend swiftly the electoral framework in order to ensure the necessary alignment of the electoral law with the Constitutional Court decision and smooth implementation of the results of the elections; stresses that holding credible elections and implementing the results is an essential feature of a well-functioning democracy, as well as a requirement for any country aspiring to join the EU;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates the need to continue with constitutional, political and electoral reforms that would transform BiH into an effective, inclusive and fully functional state, guaranteeing equality and democratic representation of all its constitutive peoples and citizens based on the principles of federalism, subsidiarity and legitimate representation, in accordance with the principles expressed in previous resolutions;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores the fact that BiH remains in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights by not implementing the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić, Pilav and Šlaku cases, which allows overt discrimination between citizens in BiH in flagrant contradiction with EU values; maintains that implementing these rulings would help to establish a functioning democratic society in which the equal rights of the constitutive peoples and all citizens of BiH would be guaranteed; recalls that the Commission should pay attention to this issue when preparing its opinion; stresses that, as in the case of any aspiring member of the EU, BiH is expected to progressively align its Constitution and legal system with the requirements of the EU acquis regarding non-discrimination, and expects progress to be made on these essential issues in due coursemmediately after the elections; insists that implementing these rulings must not affect further implementation of the Reform Agenda;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the lack of progress on freedom of expression and the independence of the media; clearly rejects continued attempts to put political and financial pressure on the media; strongly condemns the recurrent cases of intimidation, threats, and verbal and physical attacks against journalists; calls on the authorities to collect data on these cases, ensure swift investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators and promote an environment conducive to freedom of expression; reiterates its call for the independence and sustainable financing of the public broadcasters, as well as the availability of content in all official languages to be ensured; deplores the fact that due to political obstruction a functional public broadcasting service, could not be established; renews its call for the transparency of media ownership to be ensured, notably through a dedicated lawexpresses its concern about the lack of transparency of media ownership and reiterates its call to ensure full transparency by adopting the appropriate legislative framework;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the lack of progress with regard to the reform of public administration; acknowledges the steps taken towards the development of the new country-wide public administration reform strategy and calls for its swift adoption; draws attention again to the fragmentation of the policy-making system in BiH and stresses the need for a reform of the constitutional framework and to improve the quality, coherence and financial affordability of public policies throughout the country; calls for the adoption of a country-wide strategy on public financial management and for increased budget transparency in BiH, as well as for stronger mechanisms to prevent inefficiency and waste of public resources, including in the area of public procurement; calls in particular for action to be taken to reduce the risk of politicisation of civil service, through an effective human resources management system at all administrative levels;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the further reduction in the backlog of war crime cases, the continued positive trend in the prosecution of war crime cases involving sexual violence and improvements in in-court victim and witness support; maintains that the prosecution of war crimes has to be based on the concept of judicial independence and must not be exploited for politicisation in order to serve everyday political ends, engage in historical revisionism or exacerbate divisions within society; calls for prompt amendment of the national war crimes strategy, in order to ensure a more efficient distribution of cases between different levels of governance, along with new criteria and timelines for processing the most complex cases;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Acknowledges that somecertain, yet still insufficient, progress has been achieved in the implementation of Annex VII to the Dayton Peace Agreement on refugees and internally displaced persons; calls again for significant attthe implementation to be devoted to damages compensation for property that cannot be returned, access to healthcare and employment, social protection, safety and educationof additional measures and concrete programmes concerning the sustainable return of refugees, access to healthcare and employment, social protection, safety and education, and for significant attention to be devoted to damages compensation for property that cannot be returned;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Supports the proposal to reduce roaming fees in the Western Balkans;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Advocates continuing investment in infrastructure projects to improve transport links within BiH and with neighbouring countries; calls, when contractors are to be chosen, for tendering rules and the principle of transparency to be observed in order to prevent abuse of power and corruption and to guarantee that the best tenders will be selected;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Calls on BiH to constructively and proactively approach the promotion of bilateral and regional cooperation; welcomes the signing of bilateral agreements with countries in the region, thus improving cooperation on issues related to EU accession, the recognition of documents and the opening of diplomatic and consular representations; calls for further efforts to resolve open bilateral issues, including border demarcation with Serbia and Croatia and cases of cross-border pollution; regrets the fact that bilateral issues in terms of neighbourly relations have been politicised and used for pre-election purposes, thus negatively affecting dialogue within the country;