Activities of Bernd POSSELT related to 2007/2267(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Croatia: 2007 progress report (A6-0048/2008, Hannes Swoboda) (vote)
Croatia: 2007 progress report - Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas membership of the European Union involves aCroatia is a democratic European state which supports European integration and is commitmentted to overcoming nationalistic divisions and achieving reconciliation between peoples, all of which entails a voluntary delegation of powers in certain key policy areas,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Croatia's serious commitment to accession negotiations has borne fruit and bodes well for the EU integration process of Croatia as well as of other countries in the region,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas increased efforts and renewed political commitment are required in order to address some of the more problematic sectors where serious reforms are necessary beforeon Croatia can join’s way into the European Union,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that Croatia has satisfied the benchmark for opening the chapter on Justice, Freedom and Security, and urgesupports the newly formed government to redouble itsin its intensive efforts to meet the benchmarks for the remaining chapters;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is aware of the negative impact which the judgments of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on the Vukovar war crimes cases have had on Croatia's public perception of the work of the ICTY; urges the Croatian governmentICTY and all relevant forces in the Croatian institutions and in the civil society, including the media, to take steps to restore popular support for the role of the ICTY in addressing thewar crimes perpetrated during the Yugoslav conflict;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. RegretsTakes note of the fact that the Croatian government has decided to introduce unilaterally the Ecological and Fishing Protection Zone (ZERP) in the Adriatic, thus reneging on the agreement reached in 2004 with the Italian and Slovenian authorities; reminds Croatia that, unless a commonly agreed solution is found, this could have serious repercussions on the pace of the accession negotiationasks Croatia to find, together with the neighbours concerned, a commonly agreed solution on pending problems;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Asks Croatia to show readiness in solving all the outstanding border issues and expects the same readiness and support on the part of all its neighbours; welcomes in this respect the general agreement reached by the Prime Ministers of Croatia and Slovenia on the issue of arbitration, and asks both sides to implement this agreement and to endorse the result of the arbitration by a clear decision by the two countries' parliaments;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Hopes that increased efforts on the part of Croatia and enhanced support by the EU institutions can still lead to the finalisation of an accession treaty in time for the European Parliament to consider ittake its final decision on the EU-membership of Croatia before the next European elections in June 2009, so as to start the ratification process as early as possible;