13 Amendments of Jelko KACIN related to 2007/2268(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the 2005 Law on the Use of Community Flags allows communities’ national symbols be placed on and near local government offices; notes that disquiet arose followinga minority community which is in the majority within a municipality to use its flag; carefully notes the Constitutional Court judgement of 24 October 2007 on the use of national community symbols by local authorities, which gave the impression that, contrary to the Ohrid Framework Agreement, use of the flag depicting the Albanian eagle would no longer be allowed, and welcomes the government’s interpretation that the Constitutional Court judgment on national symbols does not mean that flags at local government offices, including Albanian symbols, must be removedand calls on all parties to discuss this issue in the spirit of the Ohrid Framework Agreement and international standards;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the draft Law on Revision of the Electoral Code, which was given a reading on 27 September 2007 and would provide for the parliament to be enlarged by 13 seats in the interests of both representation of small ethnic minorities and representation of nationals living abroad, could help bring about a relative weakening of rewas given a reading on 27 September 2007; notes the concern expressentation for the Albanian speaking community, and regards the factd that the proposed Law would have the effect of bypassing the use of the Badinter majority rule as intended by the Ohrid Framework Agreement, and trusts that the reading has been suspended as a contribution towards domestic stability will be further consultations in order to achieve a consensus;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the recent progress made on 3 December 2007 with the adoption of the Law on Prosecutors, the Law on the Council of Public Prosecutors and the Law on the Committee on Inter- Community Relations as well as, on 25 December 2007, the decision on the final appointment to the Judicial Council;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Welcomes the entry into force of the visa facilitation and readmission agreement with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; urges the Commission to prioritise dialogue on visa liberalisation with the objective of creating visa-free travel as soon as the necessary conditions are met;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the call by Amnesty International to set up an inquiry into the events on 7 NoNotes the events surrounding the police operation which took place in Brodec, north of Tetovo, and acknowledges that, according to the EU Monitoring Mission and the OSCE, the operation was carried out in a professional manner resulting in no police or civilian casualties and that the composition of the police forces was ethnically mixed; welcomes the fact that the government has publicly stated that it will rebuild the mosque and other damaged infrastructure and expects prompt action in this regard; expresses concern about some reports that detainees may havem ber 2007, north of Tetovo, during which at least six possible intruders from Kosovo died; en subjected to maltreatment on being arrested; therefore calls on the Ombudsman to fully investigate the situation; further underlines that any outstanding questions relating to the police operation in Brodec must be addressed in an open, transparent and legally consistent manner;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that, in the years since independence, close economic relations have developedWelcomes the increased bilateral cooperation, as well as people-to-people contacts between the fFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece, that Greece is now the largest investor and trading partner and that Greece can provide significant support for coping successfully with the process; regrets, however, that since the adoption of Parliament's above-mentioned resolution of 12 July 2007 no progress has been made in the bilateral talks held under the auspices of the United Nations and assisted by Special Envoy Matthew Nimitz to find a mutually acceptable solution to the differences that have arisen over the name of the country; calls on both sides to increase efforts to resolve the issues; reiterates that in no circumstances should the name issue become an obstacle to membership of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Maccession to the European Unionedonia of international organisations, as provided for in the Interim Accord of 1995;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that, of the three countries which have been European Union candidate Member States since 2005, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is the only country with which no accession negotiations have taken place to date, considers it desirable that this exceptional situation should end, and calls on the European Commission to develop a roadmap leading to commencement of those negotiations, after which, if there are no new domestic conflicts, the Council can take a decisi; believes that all political parties have endeavoured to implement the recommendations of the last Resolution of 12 July 2007 and have shown good progress and made up for lost time, not least through the formation of the National Council for EU Integration and completion of appointments to the Judicial Council; strongly believes that should this good progress con tin 2008 ue, Macedon ia starting date for the negotiationshould be invited to open accession negotiations in the course of this year;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a (new). Welcomes preparations by the Government for the implementation of the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) which have facilitated signature of the Financing Agreement for IPA 2007 and the Framework Agreement for 2007- 2013; reiterates the importance of the instrument for preparation for future EU membership; calls on both the Government and the Commission to speed up preparatory work to allow for early implementation of a decentralized system for the management of IPA in order to create greater efficiency and local ownership of the process;