12 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2022/2204(INI)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has further underlined the importance of common foreign and security policy (CFSP) alignment in the enlargement process;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets Serbia’s continued low level of alignment with the CFSP, in particular in the context of the Russian war on Ukraine; regrets Serbia's continuos refusal ro align with the EU position in what concerns sanctions against Russia; underlines the fact that, as a candidate country, Serbia must adhere to the EU’s principles and policies, and alignment with a warmongering autocratic regime is unacceptable;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes Serbia’s alignment with the EU in voting in favour of relevant UN General Assembly resolutions and Russia’s suspension from the Human Rights Council; regrets, however, the fact that Serbia has consistently failed to align with the EU’s restrictive measures against Russia; deplores Serbia’s close relationship with Russia in political, economic, and military terms;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses concern about the decreasing public support for EU membership in Serbia, which is fuelled by the spread of fake news and anti-EU propaganda;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the conclusions of the final report of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe / Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights election observation mission, according to which the 3 April 2022 parliamentary elections presented diverse political options, but a number of shortcomings resulted in an uneven playing field, favouring the incumbents; calls on the Serbian authorities to fully address the outstanding recommendations well ahead of the next elections in order to guarantee and enhance the democratic functioning of the country;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes some progress in the fight against corruption; stresses the fact that more effort and political will are needed to achieve tangible results, in particular with regard to the fight against serious and organised crime both domestically and at the regional level;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that Serbia’s adequate legislative and institutional framework for upholding fundamental rights needs to be put into practice; urges the Serbian authorities to intensify their efforts to safeguard and promote human rights;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. WIs concerned about cases of discrimination, hate speech and hate motivated incidents against LGBTI people, including physical attacks, and the precarious situation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people in Serbia; reiterates its call for the intensification of efforts to provide minority groups with equal opportunities; welcomes the holding in Belgrade of the first-ever EuroPride march in south- east Europe; deeply regrets the contradictory communication by the Serbian authorities, including the initial ban on the march;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes Serbia’s engagement in regional cooperation initiatives; encourages it to step up its reconciliation efforts and seek solutions to past disputes through diplomatic means, while refraining from adopting muscular postures and threatening the use of military means; underlines that there is no place for genocide denial or the glorification of war criminals in a candidate country;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the recent agreements in the framework of the Berlin Process; stresses the need to reinforce and find synergies of action between the EU initiatives for the region, such as the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR), and the other bi- or multilateral initiatives, such as the Adriatic Ionian Initiative (AII), the Central European Initiative (CEI), and the Berlin Process;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is deeply concerned about the investments in strategic sectors in Serbia by Russia and China and their influence on the political and economic processes in the region;
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Expresses concern about the environmental impact of new infrastructure constructions in Serbia by Chinese companies, which also create strategic dependencies; calls on the Serbian authorities to address the legitimate concerns expressed in the environmental protests;