Activities of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2018/2146(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2018 Report on Serbia (debate) FR
Amendments (11)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas NATO's attack on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, without a mandate from the United Nations Security Council, was an illegal act of aggression against that country, as illegal as the Anglo-American attack on Iraq in 2003; whereas this attack must be classified as a crime against peace, as defined by the Charter of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, signed in London on 8 August, 1945; whereas the politicians and officials who support this policy and its outcome are accomplices who, sooner or later, will come under the jurisdiction of the ad hoc special tribunals established to try these crimes;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas 5 Member States (Spain, Romania, Greece, Slovakia and Cyprus) and 2 permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China) do not recognise the independence of the mafia-like entity called the 'Republic of Kosovo', and whereas on 9 November 2015 the General Conference of UNESCO rejected the application for membership of this entity;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Serbia has been continuously engaged in the normalisation of relations with Kosovo, resultResolution 1244 of the United Nations Security Council reaffirms the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and thus of the Republic of Serbia, which is the successor State ing in the First Agreemeternational law, and therefore the restoration of the sovereignty on the Principles of Normalisation of Relations of 19 April 2013 and the August 2015 agreements; whereas Serbia has remained engaged in the dialoguef Serbia over its entire territory is a legally binding international obligation; whereas this obligation is being trampled on by the European Union, which is putting pressure on Serbia to renounce its right to respect for its territorial integrity and national sovereignty;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the European Union; calls on Serbia to actively promote this strategic decision among the Serbian public;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Serbia to progressively alignAffirms that foreign policy its foreign and security policy to that of the EU, includa sovereign competence of states, whether or not they are members of the European Union, that Serbia has the right to maintaing its policy on Russia, dictated by its own political, historical and cultural identity; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Commends Serbia’s constructive approach in managing the effects of the migration and refugee crisis, and the substantial efforts the country has made to provide shelter and humanitarian supplies, primarily with EU support; urges Serbia to progressively align its visa policy with that of the EU;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for upholding human rights is in place; stresses that consistent and efficient implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are necessary to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including children, persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS, and LGBTI persons; calls on Serbia to actively pursue investigations, prosecutions and convictions of hate-motivated crimes;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that Vojvodina’s cultural diversity contributes to Serbia’s identity; stresses that the autonomystatus of Vojvodina should be preserved and that the law on Vojvodina’s financing resources should be adopted without further delay, as provided for in the Constitutionis exclusively the prerogative of the Republic of Serbia;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains committed to constructive bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring Member States; takes positive note of the fact that Serbia has maintained its engagement in a number of regional cooperation initiatives such as the South-East European Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council, the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the European Union Macro-Regional Strategies for the Danube Region (EUSDR), the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR), the Brdo-Brijuni process, the Western Balkan Six initiative and its connectivity agenda, and the Berlin process; reiterates its call on Serbia to implement the connectivity reform measures associated with the connectivity agenda; stresses that outstanding bilateral disputes should not have a detrimental effect on the accession process;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes Serbia’s continued engagement in the normalisation process with Kosovo, and its commitment to the implementation of the agreements reached in the EU- facilitated dialogue; welcomes that President Vučić has launched an internal dialogue on Kosovo; reiteratesAsserts that the only way to normalise relations between Kosovo and Serbia its call to move forward with the full implementation, in good faith and in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reached including the ones on energy and to determinedly continue the normalisation process; highlights the importance of creating an association / community of Serb majority municipalities; stresses that the work on a new phase of the dialogue with a view to a comprehensive normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, to be defined in a legally binding agreement, needs to be accelerated; reiterates its call on the EEAS to carry out an evaluation of the performance of the sides in fulfilling their obligationsompliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, which reaffirms the territorial integrity of Serbia and therefore the restoration of Serbia's sovereignty over its entire territory;