Activities of Stelios KOULOGLOU related to 2021/2248(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2021 Report on North Macedonia (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the 2021 Commission Report on North Macedonia
Amendments (19)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the rule of law and human rights are a key benchmark for assessing the progress towards the EU accession;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas past OSCE/ODIHR recommendations to further improve the conduct of elections in the North Macedonia and bring them fully in line with the OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards have not yet been fully addressed;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges North Macedonia to sustain and intensify efforts to strengthen the rule of law and judicial independence, good governance,counter corruption, strengthen the rule of law, guarantee the rights of minorities and address the worryingpersecution of the LGBTQI community, reform its public administration and consolidate media freedom;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes that there was cross- party support in the adoption of legislation on the prevention and protection against discrimination, the Law on prevention and protection from violence against Women and Domestic Violence and amendments to the Law on the rights of the child;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Welcomes the establishment of the Commission for Prevention of and Protection against Discrimination and its work; urges the government to ensure sufficient funding to enable it to achieve its full potential;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Recalls that labour rights of journalists still needs to be addressed;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Commends the government’s efforts to improve engagement with civil society and calls for a framework to ensure the financial sustainability of civil society organisations; strongly welcomes in this optic the creation of the Inter-Party Parliamentary Group for Improvement of the Rights of LGBTI People, which constitutes a positive synergy between civil society and institutions;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Recalls that further efforts needs to be made in order to ensure a timely, meaningful and transparent consultation process with civil society;
Amendment 153 #
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the relevant bodies to proactively prevent and systematically prosecute all instances of hate speech, hate crimes and intimidation, to thoroughly investigate related attacks and to ensure the safety and security of their targets, such as journalists, people belonging to minorities and other vulnerable groups; calls for the government and the judiciary to improve institutional capacity in this area and ensure increasing hate speech is addressed in accordance with international standards;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Is concerned by the stark increase of misinformation and discriminatory speech against LGBTI people and human rights defenders in the media and political sphere; condemns the hate speech and death threats levelled at LGBTI human rights defenders and urges full investigation and sanctioning of these incidents; stresses the importance of updating and adopting education laws which remove discriminatory and stigmatising contents and are harmonized with the Law on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls for the fully implementation of the recommendations of the European and international human right bodies, particularly regarding the treatment of detained and convicted persons; Calls for the improvement of the situation in prisons and to further increase alternatives to detention;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines the need to push forward the rule of law reform. Notes that limited progress was made in addressing the outstanding recommendations from OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission over the last year;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines the importance of pursuing consistent and proactive investigations, prosecution and final convictions in cases of high-level corruption in order to dissipate the idea of impunity;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for decisive action against money laundering and financial crime; urges the strengthening of the capacity of law enforcement bodies to fight organised crime;. Stresses that coordination remains crucial for all stakeholders involved in combatting organised crime:
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Encourages the authorities to guarantee universal and improved access to social and healthcare services;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Welcomes North Macedonia’s updated climate pledges; recalls that additional efforts are needed to meet the targets for energy efficiency, renewable energy, security of supply and emission reductions; urges the authorities to align environment and climate change legislation with the EU acquis and to ensure its enforcement. Notes that this alignment will speed up the implementation of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47 a. Reiterates its full support to the consistent implementation of the Prespa agreement with Greece as an important part of bilateral relations. Urges the two parts to αaccelerate the implementation of their commitments, including the pending on behalf of Greek Government ratification of the three memoranda signed between the two countries, preventing in that manner of foreign interferences. Calls the partners to continue engaging and to resolve bilaterally all out standing bilateral issues, bearing or not the accession process, to act in a constructive manner, and to refrain from actions that might undermine European integration and the EU’s wider interests.;