16 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2021/2245(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas BiH citizens aspire towards Euro-Atlanticpean integration for sustainable peace, democracy and prosperity;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the future of the Western Balkans region is within the EU; whereas the EU has always shown its clear support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s democratic transformation, underpinned by its strategic orientation and commitment to European integration;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Office of the High Representative (OHR) and EUFOR Althea are integral in preserving peace; whereas EUFOR Althea should be further reinforced in order to be truly effective, but there is a concrete risk of non- extension of its mandate within the UN Security Council as already happened to other EU-led missions and operations such as EUNAVFOR ATALANTA;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underscores that the pace of EU accession is determined by the implementation of reforms aiming at guaranteeing the due functioning of democratic institutions, grounded in the rule of law, good governance and fundamental rights;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly denounces the disregard for international and national norms and obligations, all hate rhetoric and disruptive action, including withdrawal from institutions, particularly by the leadership of the Republika Srpska entity, which destabilises the country, undermines its statehood in violation of the Dayton Peace Agreement and systematically hampers decisions on key laws and reforms; rejects all attempts to form parallel parastatal institutions, which undermine state institutions, legal order, judicial independence and, sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity; calls for a full, non-selective and unconditional return to all state institutions;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU and the international community to adopt a more for more and less for less approach and use all available tools, including targeted sanctions, against destabilising actors in the country;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the EU future of BiH depends on sustainable peace and genuine reconciliation, warranting its democratic, inclusive and multi-ethnic character; urges BiH to expedite effective and impartial prosecution of war crimes under the revised national war crimes processing strategy; calls on all regional political leaders to swiftly set up the relevant commission (RECOM);
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages authorities to intensify cooperation and data sharing on missing persons and to ensure redress and guarantees of non-repetition for the families of civilian victims, and the safe return of refugees and internally displaced people, the full respect of their rights and the return of their property;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of holding fair, open, transparent and inclusive elections this year as planned;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Supports transparent and inclusive constitutional and electoral reforms to ensure inclusion, equality and non- discrimination of all citizens, enhance accountability and transform BiH into a fully functional and inclusive state by immediately implementing rulings, opinions and recommendations of competent courts and international bodies; suppwortks transatlantic facilitation effin cooperation with like-minded countries and actorts to this end, including within the Transatlantic community;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for urgent action to tackle widespread selective justice, state capture, nepotism, cronyism, high-level corruption and criminal infiltration; reiterates the urgent need for judicial reform across BiH to improve the professionalism and integrity of the judiciary and ensure its full institutional and financial independence; calls for the implementation of measures aimed at restoring the public trust in the judiciary;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Deplores the continuing failure to safeguard media freedom and pluralism and the increased gender-based violence against women in the media including death threats, verbal and physical threats, and discrimination at work.; insists on eliminating political interference and protecting journalists from intimidation with systematic judicial follow-up;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Welcomes the provision, from the local cantonal government of funds for security during the third Sarajevo Pride event, a cost march organizers previously had to cover; regrets that the Sarajevo Open Center's research published in June found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons continue to face discrimination in education, employment, and housing and call on national authorities to efficiently protect LGBTIQ+ persons from discrimination;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for the EU to take concrete steps to integrate the Western Balkans and BiH within a broader strategic and security context, also in view of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, disinformation and malign interference destabilising the country and region; Welcomes the cooperation between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europol, and calls for a further enhancement in this cooperation also with the aim to fully operationalise the Joint Action Plan on Counter- Terrorism for the Western Balkans;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes EU-funded efforts to boost demining and the disposal of weapons, ammunition and explosives; calls for a meaningful support of the activities already set in place by the South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC);
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the recent reinforcement of EUFOR Althea and the support under the European Peace Facility to strengthen the armed forces of BiH; calls on Member States to fully align their position within the UN and the UN Security Council in order to create the preconditions for a renewal of EUFOR Althea’s mandate;