5 Amendments of Sofia SAKORAFA related to 2014/2214(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the strategic importance of promoting European integration, regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations through the tools and means of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR); expects new impetus to be given to the strengthening of economic and regional cooperation and development in the region, but also of cohesion between the participating States, thereby enhancing peace and security in South East Europe;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is of the view that good and stable governance mechanisms are crucial in order to provide strategic direction, take key decisions and oversee effective implementation of EUSAIR; supports the strengthening of the involvement of all relevant stakeholders, including civil society, in implementation; considers it important to ensure adequate visibility of EUSAIR on all levels; calls for close cooperation with relevant European organisations and programmes with regard to migration challenges, including the South East Europe 2020 Strategy, and for the duplication or overlapping of activities to be avoided;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential that EUSAIR contribute to the EU accession process of the South East Europe countriWestern Balkan countries, providing them with opportunities for close cooperation with the EU Member States, by addressing common regional challenges and exploiting the opportunities that characterise the region; calls for these countries to be fully and effectively involved in all steps of EUSAIR's implementation and for them to improve their connectivity among themselves and with the rest of the EU, including the Adriatic-Ionian Corridor; calls for their significant disparities and deficits in infrastructure to be tackled, in particular as regards road and rail networks, intermodal connections and traffic management systems; encourages the development of synergies and coordinated policies between the EU, the relevant Member States and the South East Europe countries;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the framework of EUSAIR provides an ideal opportunity for these countries to proceed with the diversification of their sources and supply routes, including reverse flows, drawing further, by environmentally friendly means, on the endogenous resources of the Union, Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency and developing its internal energy infrastructure, particularly in the more remote and / or less well connected areas, in order to end the isolation – where it exists – of the participating States from the European gas and electricity networks;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5