5 Amendments of David MCALLISTER related to 2018/2146(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the declaration and recommendations adopted at the seveneighth EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) meeting of 20-21 December 2017 and the sixth SAPC meeting of 13-14 September13-14 June 20178,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
– having regard to the seveneighth meeting of the Accession Conference with Serbia at Ministerial level held on 11 December25 June 20178,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas since the opening of negotiations with Serbia twelvefourteen chapters have been opened, two of which have been provisionally closed;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists remain an issue of concern; notes, in this regard, that while several cases have been solved and some criminal charges have been filed, convictions are still rare; calls on the authorities to investigate and prosecute any cases of attacks against journalists and media outlets; calls for the full implementation of media laws and the strengthening of the independence of the country’s Regulatory Body for Electronic Media; welcomes the renewed efforts to adopt a media strategy to create a pluralistic media environment, and stresses, in this regard, the importance of a transparent and inclusive consultation with stakeholders; underlines the need for complete transparency in media ownership and funding; calls for further amendments to the Law on Restitution; stresses the importance of non-discriminatory treatment of restitution claimants in comparison with other beneficiaries, in particular in the area of registration of public property;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes; welcomes the appointment in May 2017 of a new war crimes prosecutor; reiterates its call for the implementation of this strategy, in particular by means of bringing forward indictments, and for the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy; calls on Serbia to again cooperate fully with the current Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals; urges the Serbian authorities to continue working on the issue of the fate of missing persons; reiterates its support for the initiative to establish the Regional Commission for the establishment of facts about war crimes and other gross human rights violations in the territory of the former Yugoslavia; highlights the importance of the work carried out by the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and its local branches in promoting reconciliation among the youth;