16 Amendments of Urmas PAET related to 2016/2313(INI)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas there are still 74 000 internally displaced persons and a significant number of refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring countries, whole Europe and world-wide, as well as 6 808 missing persons;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the progress on the implementation of the 2015-2018 Reform Agenda, as well as the country’s determination to pursue further institutional and socio-economic reforms; stresses that harmonised implementation of the Reform Agenda is needed to achieve real change across the country and to improve the lives of all BiH citizens; calls for the reform momentum to be maintained in order to transform BiH into a fully effective, inclusive and functional state; regrets that common reform efforts often continue to be hampered by ethnic and political divisions, and through further politicization of public administrations; considers it essential to maintain consensus on EU integration and to advance in a concerted manner on the rule of law, including the fight against corruption and organised crime, the reform of the judiciary and public administration;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the local elections of 2 October 2016 have been broadly conducted in an orderly manner; regrets that the citizens of Mostar have again been deprived of their democratic rights to elect their local representatives owing to continued disagreements between political leaders, and urges swift implementation of the Constitutional Court ruling on Mostar; condemns the unacceptable incident in Stolac and calls on all sides to resolve the situation by respecting the rule of law; reiterates that all acts of violence or election irregularities should be investigated and condemned in the clearest possible terms, and any unlawful activities prosecuted;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Strongly condemns the still effective Law on Order in RS which undermines the fundamental democratic rights of the freedom of assembly, freedom of association and freedom of media, as well as the provision on the death penalty in the RS; urges the full implementation of the Freedom of Access of Information Act; urges the authorities to swiftly implement the additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes satisfactory cooperation on war crimes cases with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and encourages more regional cooperation with regard to processing war crimes cases; welcomes the fact that the backlog of domestic war crimes cases is being tackled and that some further progress was achieved in the successful prosecution of war crimes involving sexual violence; reminds all political leaders and institutions in BiH that they have a responsibility to assess war-time events objectively, in the interests of truth, reconciliation and a peaceful future, and to avoid misuse of judiciary for political purposes; strongly condemns the decision of the RS National Assembly in October 2016 to express appreciation to former leaders of the RS convicted of war crimes, as well as entity- wide glorification of persons convicted for the gravest crimes against humanity; calls, as a matter of urgency, for respect for victims of war crimes and for reconciliation to be promoted;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes some progress in fighting organised crime; is concerned, however, about the absence of a consistent approach in tackling organised crime owing to the numerous action plans by the various law enforcement agencies at different levels; highlights the need to strengthen the framework for inter-agency cooperation; welcomes joint investigations but calls for more coordinated operations and better exchange of information; calls for enhancing capacities of law enforcement bodies including on counter-terrorism; welcomes the signing of the operational and strategic cooperation agreement with Europol aimed at combating cross-border criminality; calls on the Federation entity to make swift changes to the criminal code that would ban all forms of human trafficking, whose victims are 80% women and girls;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for boosting efforts to combat radicalisation and further measures to identify, prevent and disrupt the flow of foreign fighters as well as channels of untraceable money intended for further radicalization, including by close cooperation with relevant services of the Member States and countries in the region; calls for the introduction of programmes on de-radicalisation and preventing youth radicalisation; is of the opinion that linking various central institutions with local actors would enable early detection of radicalism; calls on the authorities to defend the country's secular Constitution;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deems it essential to enhance public participation in decision-making and to better engage citizens in the EU accession process; notes that civil society is fragmented, institutionally and financially weak; calls for better cooperation mechanisms between government and civil society organisations, including the developing of a strategic framework for cooperation; condemns repeated smear campaigns and violent attacks on CSO representatives and human rights defenders;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the need for a substantial improvement in the strategic, legal, institutional and policy frameworks on the observance of human rights; calls for the adoption of a countrywide strategy on human rights and non-discrimination; is concerned about continued discrimination against persons with disabilities in the fields of employment, education and access to health care; calls for developing a comprehensive and integrated approach to the social inclusion of Roma, and the introduction of programmes on de- radicalisation and the prevention of the radicalisation of Roma population; welcomes the fact that some governments and parliaments have begun discussing LGBTI rights and drawing up specific measures for their protection; welcomes changes to the BiH anti-discrimination law extending the listed grounds for discrimination to age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for efforts to increase the participation of women in political life and employment, to improve their socio- economic situation and to strengthen women’s rights on the whole; notes that legal provisions providing equality between women and men are broadly in place but their implementation continues to be ineffective; is concerned about lack of systematic recording of gender-based violence and calls for urgent harmonisation of adopted laws in that regard (free legal aid, court representation, protective measures, support to victims); is extremely worried about underfunding of safe houses and continuation of work of safe house in Mostar, which closed in early 2016 due to the absence of official financial support, and is now only reopened thanks to donations of international NGOs;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on the Government to harmonise legislation and public policies with the Istanbul Convention: to inform women survivors of violence about the available forms of support and assistance, to establish crisis centres for victims of rape or other forms of sexual violence, to criminalise offences of stalking, forced marriage and genital mutilation;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Remains concerned by the continued fragmentation, inefficiency and complexity of the education system; calls for countrywide common core curricula and better coordination between the different levels of education governance; continues to be concerned about high proportion of early leavers from education and training, especially males, and the persistently high school-drop-out rates of Roma pupils; regrets the slow progress in addressing and resolving the issue of ‘two schools under one roof’ and other forms of segregation and discrimination in schools;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the slight reduction in unemployment; remains concerned, however, that unemployment continues to be largely of a structural nature and that youth unemployment continues to be high, resulting in very high levels of brain drain; calls on the competent authorities to introduce active labour market policies targeting in particular the youth, women and the long-term unemployed as well as reinforcing the capacities of the employment services; underlines how market conditions remain adverse for women, with lingering maternity-related discrimination;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Commends the adoption of the country-wide Framework transport strategy and action plan in July 2016; calls on the authorities to align the legal framework on transport with the relevant EU legislation to provide the functional transport chains and remove the bottlenecks on corridor Vc;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22 c. Notes active engagement of the Joint Parliamentary Committee for Security and Defence in ensuring democratic control over the armed forces of BiH; is concerned by the widespread presence of weapons held illegally by the population and still large stockpiles of ammunition and weapons under the responsibility of the armed forces; urges a comprehensive approach to address the remaining challenges of clearing the country of mines by 2019; calls on the Commission and HR/VP to enhance its aid in these activities;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes BiH’s continued constructive and pro-active role in promoting bilateral and regional cooperation; calls for further efforts to resolve outstanding bilateral issues, including on border demarcation with Serbia and Croatia; commends BiH for further increasing its alignment with relevant EU statements and decisions under the Common Foreign and Security Policy from 62 % to 77 %; considers it important to coordinate BiH foreign policy with EU foreign policy and that the EU remain actively engaged in preserving safety and security in BiHnotes with disappointment that BiH did not align itself with Council decisions introducing EU restrictive measures in the context of Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and events in eastern Ukraine; considers it important to coordinate BiH foreign policy with EU foreign policy and that the EU remain actively engaged in preserving safety and security in BiH; welcomes the continued presence of Operation Althea, which retains the capability to contribute to the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities' deterrence capacity if the situation so requires while focusing on capacity building and training;