2 Amendments of Vural ÖGER related to 2008/2200(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the "European course"perspective approved by the European Council in Thessaloniki in June 2003 of all the states of the Western Balkans; emphasises the importance of a serious prospect of EU membership for the political and economic development of these countries; acknowledges that this prospect will further integrate the Western Balkans in the EU and will stimulate EU companies to increase their business in the region; stresses that Western Balkans society as a whole should benefit from stability and prosperity;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Council to implement all appropriate measures to encourage deeper integration of the Western Balkans into the world trade and economic system, in particular through WTO accession for Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro; underlines that the liberalisation of trade must go hand in hand with reducing poverty and unemployment rates, promoting economic and social rights and respecting the environment; calls on the Commission to duly submit in a timely manner for approval to the Parliament any new proposals aiming to provide exceptional budgetary assistance to Western Balkan states;