13 Amendments of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2016/2314(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU has repeatedly reiterated its willingness to assist in the economic and political development of Kosovo through a clear European perspective, in line with the European perspective of the regKosovo does not meet the criteria for membership of the EU, and there will be no long-lasting or just peace in the Balkans for as long as the dangerous international precedent set by the recognition of Kosovo is not called into question;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the entry into force of the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) on 1 April 2016 as the first contractual relationship and an essential step for the integration of Kosovo into the EU; welcomes the launch of the European Reform Agenda on 11 November 2016 as a platform to facilitate implementation of the SAA and calls on Kosovo to show clear political will and determination to implement the agreed roadmap including the setting up of the coordination mechanism for the SAA, and to seize the positive momentum created by the SAACondemns the EU's signing of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement at a time when several Member States do not recognise Kosovo; demands that the EU act, in its external relations, exclusively under the direct mandate of the Member States;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses concern at the persistent extreme polarisation of the political landscape in Kosovo; calls on all the parties to create ththe European Union to draw the appropriate conditclusions for a fruitful, solution and result-oriented dialogue with a view to defusing tensregarding the ungovernable nature of this region, and reaching a sustainable compromise aimed at facithus its inability to assume international oblitgating the progress of the country on its European pathons, such as the Copenhagen criteria;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the leadKosovan leaders to ensure the safety of the members of the Kosovo- Serbian community to take full ownership of their place and role in the institutions of the country, acting independently from Belgrade and constructively for the benefit of all the people of Kosovo, who are still victims of discrimination, harassment and sometimes crimes;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the remaining five Member States to proceed with the recognition of Kosovo; stresses that recognition would be beneficial to the normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina; encourages a positive approach with regard to Kosovo’s participation in international organisationsinstitutions of the European Union to respect the independence of the Member States and their freedom of action;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the proposal by the Commission to grant visa liberalisation, which would be a very positive step for Kosovo on the path to European integration; is concerned by the stalemate in the Assembly with regard to the ratification of the demarcation agreement with Montenegro, and stresses that visa liberalisation can only be granted once Kosovo has fulfilled all criteria, including with regard to building up a track record of high-level convictions for corruption and organised crimeCondemns visa liberalisation, which exposes the Member States to terrible dangers associated with illegal migration and criminality; notes that, once again, the Union's policy is undermining the security of the Member States;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the progress made in implementing the various agreements signed since August 2016 in the normalisation process wiRegrets the fact that the European Union, in the negotiations between the Serbia, after months of little to no progress; calls and Albanians oin both Kosovo and Serbia to show more engagem, permanently and sustained political will as regards the normalisation of relations and recalls that this is a condition for accession to the EU; takes note of some progress on other technical issues such as cadastre, university diplomas and licence plates and on the implementation of the agreement on the Mitrovica Bridge; welcomes the allocation of an independent international telephone code to Kosovo; reiterates its call on the European External Action Service to carry out an evaluation of the performance of the sides in fulfilling their obligatioexclusively advocates the claims of Kosovo to the detriment of the Member States and diplomatic practices; recalls that its policy represents a permanent assault on the state of Serbia and on Serbian populations in the Balkans;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomeCondemns the signing of the framework agreement for Kosovo’s participation in EU programmes and encouragescalls for the swift entry into forceabandoning of the agreement;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Expresses serious concerns at the lack of progress with regard to the protection of freedom of expression and media freedom, and at the increased political interference and pressure and intimidation exerted on the media; urges the Kosovo authorities to fully recognise and protect freedom of expression in line with EU standards and to end impunity for attacks against journalistscalls on the European Union to draw the appropriate conclusions from its observations by giving up on the integration of Kosovo;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the increased efforts to counter violent extremism and radicalisation and recognises the important work carried out by Kosovo in this area; notes that many foreign fighters have returned to Kosovo and calls on the authorities to establish effective policies for prevention, de-radicalisation and reintegrationRecalls that radical Islamism was the weapon used to establish the entity of Kosovo; recalls, furthermore, that Islamism has always found a logistical refuge in Kosovo; concludes, on the basis of the above, that no trust should be placed in the entity of Kosovo in the fight against radical Islam;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Warmly welcomes the Council of Europe’s decision to grant Kosovo observer status in its Parliamentary Assembly as of January 2017 in respect of Kosovo-related sessions; supports Kosovo’s efforts to integrate into the inRecalls that, from the perspective of international customs, diplomatic practices and International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisprudence, Kosovo represents a dangerous precedent that could threaten the integrity of numerous Member States; recalls, furthermore, that the case of Kosovo has nothing to do with the self-determinational community; calls, in this connection, for the participation of peoples, but rather it represents the removal, on false humanitarian grounds, of a part of the territory of Koa sovo in all the relevant regional and international organisations and urges Serbia to stop interfering in this procesereign state (Serbia) by great powers (Germany, USA and Saudi Arabia); calls on the European institutions to refrain from jeopardising the international legal order by imposing the participation of Kosovo on international organisations;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26