6 Amendments of Kinga GÁL related to 2012/2025(INI)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas true reconciliation between different nations and peoples and the establishment of good neighbourly relations between countries contribute substantially to a genuine European integration process, and are of key importance to the enlargement process; whereas a number of candidate and potential candidate countries continue to have unresolved issues with their neighbours;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the Copenhagen criteria continue to represent a valuable basis and should remain at the heart of enlargement policy, especially the respect for and protection of human rights including protection of rights of national minorities; underlines, however, the need to keep the economic subcriteria up to date in line with recent developments in the sphere of economic governance, while taking due account of their social implications for the candidate and potential candidate countries;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that strict conditionality requires that the progress of a country is effectively assessed at every stage of the process, and that countries wishing to join the EU should proceed from one stage to the next only once all the conditions have been met at each stage; notes,; stresses that all the requirements of the Copenhagen criteria should be considered to the same extent throughout the whole negotiation process; however, certain tendencies to exaggeration, and recommends avoiding requirdemanding of candidate and potential candidate countries higher standarddifferent requirements than those applying in the EU; stresses the importance of setting transparent and fair benchmarks throughout the process;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages greater participation by civil society and non-state actors from the candidate countries, as well as from the Member States; in the accession process; stresses that civil society can work as an engine of approximation with the EU and create bottom-up pressure for the implementation of the European agenda; calls for additional financial support, inter alia via the Civil Society Facility;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Strongly believes in the need to promote a climate of tolerance, peaceful co-existence, good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation, as prerequisites for stability and as means of facilitating reconciliation; stresses that the peaceful co-existence of the majority and the traditional national minority communities is an art of living together rather than just next to each other; suggests therefore that the promotion of the teaching and learning of each others' history, language and cultural heritage during and after the accession process would facilitate the mutual understanding and the historical reconciliation; considers that the prosecution of war crimes and the reintegration of refugees and displaced persons must be fundamental elements of the accession process in regions with a recent history of conflict;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the process is not concluded with the simple transposition of the acquis, and stresses the importance of effective implementation both of the acquis and of the Copenhagen criteria; considers that in order to maintain the credibility of the accession conditions, existing Member States should also be assessed for their continued compliance with the EU's fundamental values and the fulfilment of their commitments concerning the functioning of democratic institutions and the rule of law; calls on the Commission to work out a detailed proposal for a monitoring mechanism, building on the provisions of Article 7 TEU and Article 258 TFEU;