1 Amendments of Sophocles SOPHOCLEOUS related to 2011/2033(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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1. Reiterates the importance of an independent judiciary and of an efficient fight against corruption in strengthening the rule of law and democracy; welcomes the EU's new negotiating approach, for future negotiating frameworks, which firmly anchors these core fields at the heart of the accession process and includes an early opening of Chapters 23 and 24; stresses the need for setting transparent and fair benchmarks throughout the process, which translate the criteria into concrete steps towards accession;