19 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2022/2064(INI)
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted three countries with EU Association Agreements – Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova – to submit membership applications; whereas Ukraine and Moldova have already received the candidate status, while Georgia will achieve it as soon as the priorities specified in the Commission’s opinion on Georgia’s membership application are addressed;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the Western Balkans remain the region with the highest number of candidate countries (4) and potential candidate countries (2); whereas the Western Balkans countries have already initiated a serious process of reforms; whereas the EU perspective for all the Western Balkans countries has been reaffirmed several times;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the Western Balkans are turning into an area of strategic and geopolitical competition between major global and regional powers who are aiming at increasing their influence in the region as well as on the individual countries located therein; whereas these attempts are orchestrated through various means, ranging from strategic investments to military cooperation, which usually marred with pervasive propaganda, mis- and disinformation campaigns that aim to minimise the role of the EU as a privileged partner for the region; whereas the immediate and long- term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been instrumentally used by third actors as a way to reinforce their influence on the region at the expenses of the EU’s role;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) recognise that the EU’s prosperity and security rests on its ability to defend and advance democracy, human rights and the rules- based multilateral order;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) retain the geostrategic relevance and credibility of the EU by enhancing integration in the areas of common foreign, security and defence policies, and by streamlining its decision-making processes overcoming the unanimity rule and adopting a voting system based on qualified majority;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) undertake a thorough assessment of the EU’s enlargement capacity and enhance it with the new EU strategy for enlargement, including through necessary institutional reformsand decision-making reforms with the aim to overcome the unanimity rule which is still required in order to open negotiations with a country;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ensure that the EU remains an evolving community of democratic European states open to the accession of like-minded democracies, sharing common values and interests;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) strengthen Member States’ commitment to enlargement by delivering on EU’s obligations towards the Western Balkan countries; reaffirm the unhindered political will to proceed further in the accession process, making sure that the much-needed speed-up in the accession process of countries in the Eastern Partnership (Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia) is not misperceived in the Western Balkans;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) overcome the enlargement gridlock by revamping the accession process both as a political goal and in terms of its methodology, making full use of the potential of the new Methodology, increasing credibility, predictability and dynamism of the whole process;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) establish clear, transparent and consistent performance benchmarks, improve the measuring of progress and ensure consistent, clear and continued political and technical support throughout the accession process;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) reward progress with a wider phasing-in of candidate countries into respective EU policies and initiatives while sanctioning any backtracking or unjustified delay in the reform process;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) recognise that the threat created by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine made it necessary to speed-up the accession process of countries in the Eastern Partnership, which has resulted in the granting of by immediately granting EU candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, and a renewed commitment towards continuing to provide political and technical support to Moldova and Georgia’s accession with a view to enabling them the three countries to reach this important milestone as soon as possible, as a clear political signal of support to the people of these countries, and a means to accelerate internal reform processes;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) prioritise the alignment of accession countries with the EU’s common foreign and security policy and continue accession negotiations with Serbia only if the country aligns with EUscale-up diplomatic engagement with Serbia in order to encourage a more comprehensive alignment with EU’s external action in every domain, including in what concerns sanctions against Russia;;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
(s a) recognise the role of historical intergovernmental bodies and fora such as the Adriatic Ionian Initiative (AII), the Centre-European Initiative (CEI), and the Berlin Process, and promote synergies among them in order to increase the multilateral ties between the Western Balkans and several EU Member States as a means to advance integration;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) bring democratic transformation and the rule of law back to the very centre of the EU accession process, prioritising judicial independence, regional cooperation and transnational justice, including judicial cooperation, the fight against corruption and organised crime, good governance, human rights, fundamental freedoms and media freedom;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) strategically apply targeted conditionality based on clearly defined progress benchmarks, rewarding successful and concrete reforms and sanctioning regression or a persistent lack of progress in various forms including the suspension of funding in case of severe regression in what concerns the political criteria ;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aa
Paragraph 1 – point aa
(aa) strengthen the culture of political pluralism and inclusion, as well as constructive political dialogue;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad
Paragraph 1 – point ad
(ad) make sure that the enlargement process delivers on the goals of stabilisation, democratic consolidation, institutional integrity, long- term growth and socio-economic cohesion;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae
Paragraph 1 – point ae
(ae) considerably reinforce efforts towards sustainable reconciliation, good neighbourly relations, inclusive and effective regional cooperation and solidarity;