Activities of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2019/2173(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2019-2020 Reports on Montenegro (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Invites the Montenegrin government to consistently consult their European Partners before amending crucial pieces of legislation previously drafted with the support of the European Commission and the Venice Commission, including in the case of the proposed amendments to the Law on Prosecutor's Office and the Law on Special Prosecutor's Office;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Takes note of the re-decision on the Law on Amendment to the Law on Religious Freedom which reversed December 2019 decision thus restoring places of worship across the country to the Serbian Orthodox Church;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Regrets that disinformation campaigns in Montenegro aimed at exacerbating ethnic tensions, harm the country’s international relations and reputation, and distort electoral processes; Calls on national authorities to enforce a deeper oversight of the media landscape in order to tackle fake news and other disinformation activities, hence increasing its transparency and access to reliable sources;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Welcomes the endorsement of the Common Regional Market 2021-2024 Action Plan at the Berlin Process Summit of 10 November 2020 in Sofia; strongly believes such initiatives are complementary with the EU integration process and could be an important tool to increase the potential, the attractiveness and the competitiveness of the region and in particular could help the regional economies in their post pandemic recovery process;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Expresses its concerns on Montenegro debt sustainability, taking into consideration that China accounts for more than 40% of Montenegro liabilities (which stands at 80% GDP), as well as on the growing role of China in the country, particularly when it comes to infrastructure financing, like for example in the Bar-Boljare Highway project; is concerned by debt-trap diplomacy that may force the government to hand over to the Chinese the control of strategically important assets in the case the government can't repay the granted loans by the agreed deadlines;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. CTakes note of Montenegro's foreign minister Djordje Radulovic saying earlier in February that the government had not yet received a single dose of COVID-19 vaccines approved by the EU, despite requests made to EU officials; calls on the Commission and the Council to include Montenegro in joint EU procurement for vaccinations, and to allocate a sufficient amount of COVID-19 vaccines to the citizens of all Western Balkan countries; as soon as possible;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Takes notes of the decision of the government of China to donate 30000 doses of vaccine to Podgorica and the negotiations to procure Chinese vaccines to Montenegro; strongly believes that vaccine policies should be purely humanitarian and should not serve geopolitical interests of any kind; is worried by the "geopolitical" use of vaccines by a number of countries that are cherry picking target countries for vaccine donations or procurement for geopolitical purposes;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 d (new)
Paragraph 36 d (new)
36d. Calls on Montenegro, the 4th European Country for forest coverage, to improve the management of its forests, in particular by dedicating more resources to them and actively combating illegal logging;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 e (new)
Paragraph 36 e (new)
36e. Takes note of a recent study underlying that about one hundred thousand cubic meters of wood waste, that can be easily re used, are produced in Montenegro every year; calls on the authorities to reflect on ways to promote circular economy models in this and other sectors of the economy;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 g (new)
Paragraph 36 g (new)
36g. Warmly welcomes Western Balkans commitment to reaching climate neutrality by 2050 in line with EU climate goals; underlines the importance of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans that has the potential to drive the transition towards a sustainable, carbon- neutral economy; calls on Montenegro to continue introducing and implementing the necessary legislation to achieve the agreed common goals on the digital and green transformation;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 h (new)
Paragraph 36 h (new)
36h. Calls on the Montenegrin Authorities to ensure the right to access to environmental information regarding infrastructural projects, in line with its Constitution and the Aarhus convention which Montenegro ratified in 2009;