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23 Amendments of Tonino PICULA related to 2019/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

– having regard to the Final Agreement for the Settlement of the Differences as described in the UN Security Council resolutions 817 (1993) and 845 (1993), the termination of the Interim Accord of 1995 and the establishment of a Strategic Partnership on 17 June 2018 between Greece and ~~the former Yugoslav Republic of~~North Macedonia, also known as the Prespa Agreement,

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

– having regard European Committee of the Regions opinion on the Enlargement package 2019, adopted on 13 February 2020,

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the EU is the largest/leading investor, trading partner and donor in the region;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas during their hearings in the European Parliament both the Vice- President/High Representative Borrell and Commissioner Várhelyi committed to prioritise enlargement process, undertaking to accelerate structural and institutional reforms and integration processes in the Western Balkans;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas the Political guidelines of the Commission 2019-2024 reaffirm the European perspective of the Western Balkans;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the European Parliament is committed to intensifying its democracy support activities in the region and assisting the Western Balkan countries in the process of EU accession; to accelerate the accession process of the countries committed, both politically and administratively, to the implementation of the EU related reforms;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) to increase political incentives for the Western Balkan countries and improve coherence between the enlargement process and political ~~developments in the EU~~initiatives in the EU via regional meetings in the margins of the European Council with Western Balkans leaders on an annual basis, regular participation of Western Balkans representatives in the meetings of the European Council, in Political and Security Committee as well as in Commission working groups;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) to encourage gradual participation in EU sectoral policies and programmes prior to accession, including through targeted financial support, in order to bring tangible benefits for citizens, particularly for children and young people and enhance the EU’s assistance and presence in these countries;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) to insist on the alignment of accession countries with the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Commercial Policy;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

(r) to foster creation of level playing field for inclusive political environments and to facilitate efforts in all Western Balkan countries to overcome political polarisation and protracted parliamentary boycotts~~, and to strengthen parliamentary oversight~~; to develop inclusive and constructive parliamentary culture and to strengthen parliamentary control and oversight; to promote responsible approach towards representing citizen’s interests within the parliaments, in order to steer democratic scrutiny and better quality of legislation;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

(s) to foster electoral reforms that ensure free, fair and transparent elections, in line with international standards and recommendations of international observation missions; to follow-up on the implementation of Venice Commission opinions; to contribute to the European Parliament’s democracy support programmes in the region;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

(t) to strengthen civil society in its role as an indispensable actor in the process of democratic consolidation and regional cooperation ;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x

(x) to increase EU engagement in solving outstanding bilateral issues and to urge the Western Balkan countries to commit to reconciliation and peaceful solutions to longstanding disputes; to stress the importance of good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x

(x) to increase EU engagement in solving outstanding bilateral issues in the region through confidence-building and mediation efforts and to urge the Western Balkan countries to commit to reconciliation and peaceful solutions to longstanding disputes;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y

(y) to urge the Western Balkan countries to increase their efforts in the prosecution of war crimes and the resolution of missing persons cases; to condemn all attempts to glorify war criminals and to deny historical facts, to support in this respect the RECOM initiative;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aa a (new)

(aaa) to call for a stronger legal framework to prevent and actively prevent and combat violence against children;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a c

(ac) to encourage the Western Balkan countries to raise the standard of their labour and social rights, to promote growth and implement the EU’s social acquis; to include a wide range of stakeholders such as Trade Unions, the Chambers of Commerce and the Chambers of Labour in the negotiation process with EU partners;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ac a (new)

(aca) to promote and enhance regional economic integration in the Western Balkans, as already implemented within the framework of CEFTA and modelled after EU acquis, and to actively support economic integration between the EU and the region by extending of EU policies and the Internal Market to the Western Balkans countries when preconditions are met;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a d

(ad) to tackle the brain drain with concrete measures such as promoting quality and inclusive educational reforms ~~and~~, so that the education sector better matches requirements in the labour market and contributes to the creation of job opportunities for young people;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a f

(af) to call upon authorities to take urgent measures on ~~the~~air and water pollution monitoring, mitigation and prevention ~~of air and water pollution;~~ ; to ensure ex ante strategic environmental assessments and environmental impact assessments to ensure sustainable hydropower and tourism development, balanced with the conservation efforts;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ai a (new)

(aia) to call on the Western Balkan countries to fully and swiftly implement obligations of the Energy Community Treaty; to facilitate regional energy integration, increasing diversification and security of supply sources;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ao a (new)

(aoa) to support a vigorous conditionality mechanism, enabling suspension of a funding in cases of systematic democratic backsliding and rule of law infringements;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a p

(ap) to strengthen strategic communication of the values of the Union and the overall visibility of EU support in the region, while in the Member States to develop an understanding for the benefits of the accession process and the unification of the continent;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET