Activities of Jozo RADOŠ related to 2016/2310(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2016 Report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia HR
Amendments (7)
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Remains concerned about radical and unjustified public attacks on CSOs and foreign representatives by politicians and the media; is concerned about limited government commitment and insufficient cooperation with CSOs at all levels; urges the competent authorities to include CSOs in policymaking in a regular and structured manner; calls on the authorities to encourage CSOs to actively participate in overview of whole electoral process;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned about the lack of implementation of the Law on Equal Opportunities, the underrepresentation of women in key decision-making positions on all levels and the limited effectiveness of institutional mechanisms to advance gender equality; urges the competent authorities to make sufficient budget allocations for its implementation and to improve support services to victims of domestic violence; is concerned about the lack of women's access to the basic services, like public gynaecological services, which protect their sexual and reproductive health rights, and persistently high infant mortality rate; is extremely concerned about the restrictive and discriminatory law on termination of pregnancy that compels women to resort to illegal abortions and violates human rights; calls on swift repeal of restrictive abortion laws and policies as urged and by UN Human Rights Office of High Commissioner;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the maintenance of macro-economic stability but is concerned that unemployment remains high with very low labour market participation, especially among youth and women; further urges competent authorities to tackle long-term and structural unemployment, to promote economic policy cooperation, to better align education with labour market demands and to develop a targeted strategy on how to better integrate young people and women into the labour market; is concerned about the outflow of highly educated young professionals; strongly calls on the government to dedicate particular attention to improving the perspectives of youth; calls on authorities to adopt a strategy promoting women's entrepreneurship, a strategy for SMEs and a strategy for tourism;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Welcomes the country's constructive role in regional cooperation, particularly in Western Balkans six initiative and connectivity agenda; notes however that transport and energy infrastructure linkages to the regional neighbours and the connection to the TEN-T are still limited; calls on authorities to strengthen the financial and technical capacity of the national accident investigation body for air and rail transport particularly, and administrative capacity for all modes of transport; is concerned that no progress was made on the opening of the electricity market; is of opinion that in this regard the government should focus on full implementation of Energy Community Treaty obligations and should adopt legislation compliant with the third energy package and unbundling of the electricity and gas system operators, as well as opening of the market;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the authorities to strengthen the administrative and financing capacities in order to procure and implement EU funds properly and in a timely manner; notes with concern that the Commission has yet again reduced the IPA financial assistance by approximately EUR 27 million and calls for the reversal of that decision;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on the European Commission to continue the work on migration related issues with all the countries of the Western Balkans, in order to make sure that European and international norms and standards are followed; welcomes the work done so far and underlines that adequate IPA funding should be set aside to this end;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes Macedonia’s continued constructive role in regional and international cooperation; commends the increased alignment with EU foreign policy (73 %); urges authorities to swiftly align its foreign policy with the Council decisions including the EU restrictive measures related to Russia; reminds about the need to align with the EU Directive on Defence and Sensitive Security Procurement and the 2014 EU rules on public procurement; urges authorities to finalise a Cyber-Security Strategy and reminds about the need to align it with the European Cyber Security Strategy; reiterates the importance of finalising the negotiations on a bilateral treaty with Bulgaria;