11 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2017/2281(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the signature, in November 2017, of a Memorandum of Understanding, a Loan Facility Agreement and a Grant Agreement on micro-financial assistance worth €100 million for the 2017-2018,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses grave concern about backsliding in relation to democratic standards in Moldova, with core values, to which Moldova had subscribed as part of the AA, such as democracy – including fair and transparent elections respecting the will of the citizens, as well as multi-party democratic system – and the rule of law – including the independence and impartiality of the judiciary – being undermined by the ruling political leaders colluding with business interests and unopposed by much of the political class and the judiciary; reiterates its determination to focus on the fulfilment of commitments to uphold common values rather than unconvincing so-called ‘geopolitical’ arguments;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the non-fulfilment of the political conditions related to democratic standards in Moldova, in particular the recent changes in national electoral legislation - which did not address some of the key recommendations of the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR joint opinion - as well as the removal of Dorin Chirtoacă from the Chișinău mayor’s office and the invalidation of the election of Andrei Năstase, has led to the suspension of the disbursement of Macro Financial Assistance (MFA) and of outstanding payments of EU budget support;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its position that any decision on future MFA disbursement should only take place after the planned parliamentary elections and on condition that they are conducted in line with internationally recognised standards and assessed by specialised international bodies, and that the payment of all budget support programmes should remain on hold until meaningful progress in democratic standards takes place; calls, in the meantime, on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to continue reallocating funds to support civil society in Moldova, in particular to the free and independent media, as well as the private sector and local authorities, and to coordinate efforts with other organisations, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to ensure greater coherence in terms of financial assistance conditionality; calls on the European Commission to develop a mechanism to monitor reforms in key sectors, as well as qualitative results coming from the macro-financial assistance;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the authorities to ensure the independence, impartiality and effectiveness of the judiciary and specialised anti-corruption institutions, including the Superior Council of Prosecutors, the National Integrity Authority and, the Criminal Assets Recovery Agency, the National Anticorruption Centre (CNA) and the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Office, notably through maintaining the allocation of adequate resources and guaranteeing transparent selection procedures with the participation of independent expert recruiters;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its calls, based on the findings and recommendations of the first and second Kroll reports, for a swift prosecution of all those responsible for the USD 1 billion bank fraud unveiled in 2014, as well as the recovery of stolen assets; encourages the authorities to publish the full version of the second Kroll report on the fraudulent schemes; calls on the Moldovan authorities for an international investigation regarding the USD 1 billion bank fraud;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges authorities to strengthen public participation in the decision- making process as well as dialogue with civil society and local authorities; regrets that in a number of cases citizens participation has been restricted as it was in March 2018 when the Central Electoral Commission rejected the application to organise a referendum over the recent and questionable changes of the electoral system;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Expresses concern about signs of a further shrinking of space for the country’s civil society, and calls on the authorities to immediately halt undue or disproportionate criminal proceedings against political opponents, their lawyers and/or their families, such as Grigore Petrenco’s lawyers, Ana Ursachi and Eduard Rudenco; expresses specific concerns about proceedings that target human rights defenders, independent judges such as Domnica Manole and Gheorghe Balan, journalists and critics of the government or of the President of the Democratic Party of Moldova;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges the authorities to guarantee the right to a fair trial and the respect of human rights in detention premises; expresses concern about the wide-spread use of pre-trial detention and condemns any form of torture and ill-treatment against detainees;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Urges the authorities to further protect freedom of assembly as cases of intimidation of people willing to participate in public protests still occur; expresses serious concern for the restrictions on LGBT demonstrations as well as for the homophobic statements also made by high-level political figures;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the promulgation of the Energy Law in 2017 as a further step towards the transposition of the Third Energy Package; acknowledge the efforts towards promoting renewable energy sources and energy efficiency;