7 Amendments of Joachim SCHUSTER related to 2018/0058(COD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Adopts its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal hereinafter set out.
Amendment 2 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Approves its statement annexed to this resolution; For information, the text of the statement is the following: "The European Parliament recalls that the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 3(1) must focus on fighting corruption and on social and economic stabilization.In this regard the European Parliament underlines that Ukraine must establish an independent anti-corruption court in line with the recommendations from the Venice Commission.Furthermore, the European Parliament requests the Ukrainian Parliament to ensure that anti-corruption measures do not hinder the work of independent civil society, notably within the system of e-declarations.In addition, the structural reforms to be laid down in the Memorandum of Understanding should not lead to further impoverishment and increasing poverty for the population. The Commission is expected to present the Memorandum of Understanding to the European Parliament as soon as possible and, in any case, prior to the disbursal of the first tranche of the macro-financial assistance.”
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) A pre-condition for granting the Union’s macro-financial assistance (MFA) should be that Ukraine fulfills the conditions attached to past and future MFA programmes, notably the fight against corruption and the establishment of an independent anti-corruption court in line with the recommendations from the Venice Commission, respects effective democratic mechanisms – including a multi-party parliamentary system – and the rule of law, and guarantees respect for human rights. In addition, the specific objectives of the Union’s macro-financial assistance should strengthen the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the public finance management systems in Ukraine and should promote structural reforms aimed at supporting sustainable and inclusive growth, poverty reduction of the large part of the population, employment creation, reduction of shadow economy and of illegal employment creation and fiscal consolidation. Both the fulfillment of the preconditions and the achievement of those objectives should be regularly monitored by the Commission and the European External Action Service throughout the period of the MFA programme. The Commission is expected to present the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to the European Parliament as soon as possible and, in any case, prior to the disbursal of the first tranche of the macro-financial assistance.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament and the Council of developments regarding the Union’s macro-financial assistance, including disbursements thereof, and shall provide those institutions with the relevant documents in due time(Memorandum of Understanding, report of reform programmes etc.) in due time, notably before the release of the first instalment.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. A pre-condition for granting the Union’s macro-financial assistance shall be that UkraineMFA shall be that Ukraine fulfills the conditions attached to past and future MFA programmes, notably the fight against corruption and establishment of an independent anti-corruption court in line with the recommendations from the Venice Commission, respects effective democratic mechanisms – including a multi-party parliamentary system – and the rule of law, and guarantees respect for human rights.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 7(2), shall agree with the Ukrainian authorities on clearly defined economic policy and financial conditions, focusing on structural reforms and sound public finances, to which the Union’s macro-financial assistance is to be subject, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding (“the Memorandum of Understanding”) which shall include a timeframe for the fulfilment of those conditions. The economic policy and financial conditions set out in the Memorandum of Understanding shall be consistent with the agreements or understandings referred to in Article 1(3), including the macroeconomic adjustment and structural reform programmes implemented by Ukraine with the support of the IMF. The Memorandum of Understanding shall be presented to and discussed with the European Parliament before the first disbursement.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The MoU shall therefore indicate as preconditions for the disbursement of instalments, inter alia, that: a) legistation is adopted on the establishment and functioning of the anti- curruption court in line with the recommendations from the Venice Commission, most notably on the competences of the court, the eligibility and competences of the candidates for the post of judges, the candidate selection process, which shall involve the participation of international experts and the Status of the judges; b) civil society organisations working in the field of anti-corruption are exempted from e-declaration of assets; c) the composition of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine reflects a political Balance representing all relevant political forces and is replicated in the composition of all Election Commissions at regional and municipal level.