Activities of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2021/2248(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2021 Report on North Macedonia (debate)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas European integration represents the aspirations of citizens of North Macedonia towards democracy and prosperity and serves as a powerful catalyst for reforms that would increase the State performances as a whole;
Amendment 19 #
B. whereas North Macedonia is a trustworthy partner, having continued to make consistent efforts on its path towards membership of the EU and towards meeting and sustaining the conditions required for the opening of accession negotiations; while also aligning with the EU inessential foreign policy endeavours, most notably with the adoption of sanctions on the Russian Federation following the invasion of Ukraine;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU remains fully committed to supporting North Macedonia’s strategic choice of European integration, reiterating the European future of the Country and the whole Western Balkans region;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the need to uphold the pace and credibility of European integration by promptly opening accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia, given that both countries have fulfilled the necessary conditions and delivered sustained results across fundamental areas; calls on the Member States to demonstrate full political commitment towards the enlargement through the opening of the accession negotiations for Albania and North Macedonia;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reaffirms the need to maintain constructive engagement with and a broad cross-party consensus on EU-related reforms, by strengthening the capacities of the Assembly of North Macedonia (Sobranie); urges lawmakers to swiftly implement the commitments made under the Jean Monnet Dialogue process, and to intensify the mutually benefitting dialogue with their Member States counterparts, as well as with the Members of the European Parliament;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to finalise the electoral reform in a timely fashion and in a way that guarantees proportionality, allowing a fair representation for all ethnic minorities;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Welcomes the establishment of the Commission for Prevention of and Protection against Discrimination and its work; urges the government to ensure sufficient funding to enable it to achieve its full potential;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls the need to strengthen investigative journalism, fact-checking and media literacy as means to tackle hate speech, disinformation and foreign interference campaigns which have intensified during the COVID-19 emergency;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Commends the government’s efforts to improve engagement with civil society and calls for a framework to ensure the financial sustainability of civil society organisations; strongly welcomes in this optic the creation of the Inter-Party Parliamentary Group for Improvement of the Rights of LGBTI People, which constitutes a positive synergy between civil society and institutions;
Amendment 153 #
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the relevant bodies to proactively prevent and systematically prosecute all instances of hate speech, hate crimes and intimidation, to thoroughly investigate related attacks and to ensure the safety and security of their targets, such as journalists, people belonging to minorities and other vulnerable groups; calls for the government and the judiciary to improve institutional capacity in this area and ensure increasing hate speech is addressed in accordance with international standards;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Is concerned by the stark increase of misinformation and discriminatory speech against LGBTI people and human rights defenders in the media and political sphere; condemns the hate speech and death threats levelled at LGBTI human rights defenders and urges full investigation and sanctioning of these incidents; stresses the importance of updating and adopting education laws which remove discriminatory and stigmatising contents and are harmonized with the Law on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the sustained progress made so far, which should lead to systemic improvements in tackling the trafficking of humans, drugs, firearms and goods, along with cybercrime and surveillance, violent crime, extremism and terrorist threats; urges North Macedonia to strengthen its resilience to hybrid threats and fake news; recommends further advancement in regional cooperation in the security, as well as an increase in cooperation between the relevant EU bodies (i.e. EUROPOL) and North Macedonian authorities;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Urges the country to step up efforts to upgrade transport and energy infrastructure and regional connectivity, including rail and road corridors and gas and electricity interconnectors; encourages the European Commission to offer full support to North Macedonia in drafting and implementing an action plan intended for reducing dependencies from gas and other energy sources imported from Russia with the aim to increase resilience and energy security, as well to cope with the European aspirations for climate neutrality;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Welcomes North Macedonia’s continued commitment to Euro-Atlantic security; commends the country’s increasing alignment with the EU’s foreign, security and defence policy and invites it to align itself with the restrictive measures related to Russiawelcomes North Macedonia’s decision to adopt sanctions on the Russian Federation after the invasion of Ukraine; encourages North Macedonia to keep on aligning with the EU in the future swiftly and concretely; welcomes its continued contributions to EU crisis management missions and operations;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Welcomes the ongoing process of historical reconciliation with neighbouring countries, and calls on all parties to continue the negotiations in a positive and collaborative spirit pursuing mutually beneficial agreements;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Strongly welcomes the political impetus for a renewed dialogue between Bulgaria and North Macedonia and encourages the partners to accelerate engagement in good faith in order to reach an acceptable and balanced compromise, thereby bringing societies closer together by enabling a common future in the EU;