12 Amendments of Anders VISTISEN related to 2016/2310(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas reforms and accession preparations are being hampered by political polarisation; whereas backsliding in some important areas can be observed; whereas democracy and the rule of law have been constantly challenged, in particular due to state capture affecting the functioning of democratic institutions and key areas of society;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas fighting organised crime and corruption remains fundamental to countering criminal infiltration of the political, legal and economic systems;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the electoral process has improved, including the legal framework, voters’ lists and the media environment; hopes that the alleged irregularities and shortcomings, including voter intimidation, vote buying, abuse of public resources, will also be addressed effectively by the competent authorities in view of the local elections in May 2017; stresses the need for areiterates its view that ensuring separation of state and party activities, balanced media reporting and continuously updating voters' list are essential for holding credible elections; stresses the need for greater transparency and de-politicisation of the electoral administration in order to increase the public’s trust in future elections;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the continuous backsliding in the reform of the judiciary and the lack of progress on previous recommendations or on the outstanding issues and the "Urgent Reform Priorities"; deplores recurrent political interference in its work including in the appointment and promotion of judges and prosecutors, as well as the cases of selective justice in certain high-profile and politically sensitive court cases; urges once again that the political will be demonstrated to progress in judicial reform including by improving transparency in the appointment and promotion procedures and by reducing the length of court proceedings; calls on the authorities to ensure the professionalism of the Judicial Council and the functional independence of the justice system as a whole;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the Special Prosecutor has raised the first criminal indictments concerning wrongdoings arising from the wiretaps; is concerned about attacks andthe political attacks and the administrative and judicial obstructions against her work and the lack of cooperation from other institutions; considers it essential for the democratic process to enable the Special Prosecutor’s Office to carry out thorough investigations in full autonomy and prolong its mandate till the alleged wrongdoings are fully investigated;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Is concerned by the merging of media, political and government activities, particularly regarding public spending; strongly condemns the existence of unlawful links between economic, political and family ties in relation to the spending of public funds; calls on the government to adopt a legislative framework regulating conflicts of interest and making public the assets of persons occupying high state positions as an additional measure to fight corruption;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the fact that the legislative framework and strategies for fighting organised crime are in place; welcomes the dismantling of criminal networks and routes related to people smuggling, human trafficking and drug trafficking and calls for further stepping up the efforts in fighting organised crime; encourages further improvement of cooperation between law enforcement agencies and the strengthening of the powers and resources of the courts; considers it important to further develop the law enforcement capacity to investigate financial crimes and confiscate assets;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Appreciates the continued efforts to fight Islamic radicalisation; welcomes the adoption of the 2013-2019 strategy to fight terrorism, which also defines the concepts of violent extremism, radicalisation, prevention and reintegration; calls for more cooperation between security agencies and civil society organisations (CSOs) and, local communities and religious leaders; further calls for continued monitoring of returning foreign fighters by security services and improve the capacity to detect and stop financial flows feeding terrorism;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Remains concerned about radical and unjustified public attacks on CSOs and foreign representatives by politicians and the media; deplores the use of targeted investigations and infringement of privacy by law enforcement agencies on CSOs opposing the government; is concerned about limited government commitment to dialogue and insufficient cooperation with CSOs at all levels; urges the competent authorities to include CSOs in policymaking in a regular and structured manner, structured and unbiased manner; calls on the authorities not to discriminate CSOs on any grounds such as political affiliation, religious views or ethnic composition; believes that freedom of assembly and association should not be denied to any group of people without a serious justification;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is concerned over freedom of expression and the media, the use of hate speech, political interference and pressure, including through government advertising; underlines the need to ensure full transparency on government advertising, in particular the spending of public finances, its recipients and contents; calls on the government to ensure that intimidation or violence against journalists is investigated and that those responsible be brought to justice; underlines the need for the sustainability and autonomy of the public service broadcast to ensure its financial and editorial independence;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the authorities to strengthen the administrative and financing capacities in order to procure and implement EU funds properly and in a timely manner; notes with concern that the Commission has yet again reduced the IPA financial assistance by approximately EUR 27 millionis concerned about the findings of the Special Report of the European Court of Auditors of June 2016, which concluded that limited progress was made in strengthening the country's administrative capacity using IPA funds mainly due to the insufficient political will of the national authorities; notes with concern that the Commission has yet again reduced the IPA financial assistance by approximately EUR 27 million due to the inability of the government to deliver on necessary reforms in public financial management; calls on the Commission to include information about IPA support for FYRoM and the effectiveness of implemented measures in its reports, in particular the IPA support allocated to implementation of the key priorities and relevant projects;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Commends the country for constructive cooperation in addressing the migration crisis; recommends further actions to ensure capacities to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling; calls for ensuring effective border management and welcomes the cooperation with neighbouring countries in dealing with the mixed migration flows;