4 Amendments of Giorgos DIMITRAKOPOULOS related to 2008/2149(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of easy access for the citizens of the Western Balkan countries to the European Union, which should not under any circumstances be impeded by an excessivbe facilitated by an appropriate visa regime; welcomes, in this context, the visa facilitation and readmission agreements which entered into force on 1 January 2008; underlines, however, that citizens of those countries continue to face problems in obtaining visas for EU countries; calls on the Commission to make full efforts to proceed with dialogue with the countries of the region and the implementation of the road maps with the objective of establishing a visa-free regime as soon as those countries fulfil the necessary criteria;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the vital role that regional organisations, and in particular the Regional Cooperation Council, can play in facilitating economic and trade cooperation in the region; calls on the Commission to continue to support their activities; in this context, stresses the importance of regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is worried about the poorStresses the importance of social cohesion in the Western Balkan region; highlights the fact that stability and sustainable economic growth can be achieved by addressing both economic and social reformseconomic and social reforms are crucial for stability and economic growth in the region;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the region has seen an increase in investment from international players, particularlyincluding in the fields of energy and natural resources; stresses the beneficial influence of foreign investment on the economies of countries in that region; underlines, however, that such investment should be fully transparent, with the same rules for all the investors, and that it should not be linked to any political pressure from the governments of the investing entities.