10 Amendments of Željana ZOVKO related to 2017/2280(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 33 a (new)
Citation 33 a (new)
- having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of 6 February 2018 entitled ‘EU enlargement strategy - Western Balkans’(COM(2018)65),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2017 on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 20181a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0408.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the EU’s external financing instruments (EFIs) are a complex set of tools for the EU to support and enhance its action on the internationand reinforce its role on the global scentage, and that their complexity is coordinated by the Common Implementing Rules Regulation, which ensures a smooth and complementary approachflexibility at different levels, harmonised and horizontal regulation to the implementation of all instruments;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. where as the EU’s external financial assistance is a key instrument for supporting economic reforms, as well as for supporting democratic, political and institutional consolidation in partner countries;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls for conducting the lessons learned exercise in order to identify shortcomings in the coordination, and to improve coordination of the EU external financing instruments with financing instruments of other international institutions, such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and other development/financing institution, in order to create synergies and maximum impact of the financing instruments in the development countries;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that sufficient time is key to Parliament being able to properly and duly exercise its scrutiny powers with regard to draft implementing acts, which in the end has the goal to make better and efficient use of EU financing;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Reiterates the importance of IPA II as a key investment in economic, political and institutional reforms, as well as supporting key sectors in concerned countries to reach the EU standards in any of the concerned enlargement countries; given the importance of this instrument, underlines the necessity to allocate additional funds to the IPA II in order to achieve required reforms;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recommends a stronger emphasis on democratisation, and on fundamental political and institutional reforms, with the aim of strengthening the rule of law and good governance, and improving respect for universal human rights;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recommends enabling the direct transfer of funds to civil society when state authorities are unwilling to meet the EU’s stated objectives and calls on the Commission to suspend funding for countries not fulfilling the basic Copenhagen criteria;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the need to take into account the link between stabilisation, conflict prevention, respect for human rights and resolution in the immediate European neighbourhood, respect for the fundamental values, such as human rights and rule of law, and socioeconomic development;