Activities of Anna FOTYGA related to 2019/2201(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova
Amendments (16)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament’s recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice- President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the Eastern Partnership, in the run-up to the June 2020 Summit,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
— having regard to the final statements and recommendations of the meetings of the Parliamentary Association Committees with Ukraine and Moldova of 19 December 2019,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Republic of Moldova’s constructive contribution to the cooperation within the Eastern Partnership, especially in the framework of the associated countries, and expresses hope that the statements as regards the country’s ambitious agenda and sectoral integration in transport, energy and other fields will turn into concrete decisions and actions, both from the side of Moldovan authorities and of the Union;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned by the high level of concentration and politicisation of the media and advertising sectors, leading to a low level of public confidence in the media; urges the Moldovan authorities to refrain from exploiting the COVID-19 pandemicis of the opinion that the pandemic cannot be exploited by the authorities to adopt measures curtailing freedom of speech and limiting the media’s ability to report facts in an independent and unbiased way;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Is of the opinion that the disbursement of the second instalment of the EU Macro Financial Assistance Program for 2017-2020 should be followed by the efforts of the Moldovan authorities in order to fulfil the relevant conditions in the areas related to strengthening the anti-money-laundering framework and should deliver tangible and lasting results;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Welcomes the fact that due to a smooth implementation of the visa-free regime more than 2,3 million Moldovan citizens benefited since 2014; acknowledges the efforts undertaken by the authorities in implementing the recommendations outlined in the annual visa suspension mechanism reports; calls on the continuation of the implementation of the benchmarks related to the visa liberalisation policy;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Moldovan authorities to put more efforts in order to ensure that the AA/DCFTA opportunities and EU assistance and programmes reach the local level, including in the remote parts of the country, in particular rural areas, so as to enable inhabitants to push for positive changes in their communities, in particular those more vulnerable to post- Soviet sentiments and Russian manipulation;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages the extension of the mandate of the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Ukraine and Moldova (EUBAM) and strengthen support customs and border guard authorities of both States on the central level and alongside the common border;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for the EU and Ukrainian and Moldovan authorities to speed up the process of blocking illegal trade and shutting down contraband channels in Transnistria as a safe haven for smugglers which has been exploited by criminals and oligarchs and served to strengthen Russian influence and has been one of the major factors protracting the conflict;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Is of the opinion, that, by guaranteeing tariff-free access to EU markets for Transnistrian businesses registered on the west bank of the Dniester and submitted to customs checks by Moldovan officials, the DCFTA resulted in a massive swing in the direction of trade from the Eurasian Economic Union to the EU; encourages the Moldovan authorities to further advance towards trade and engagement with EU markets in order to enhance market access, transparency, good business practices and reduce the capacity for market manipulation and monopolization by oligarchs;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on all interested parties to maintain consistent efforts in combating smuggling, money laundering, dismantling criminal networks and reducing the influence of oligarchs; calls for enhanced cooperation with Europol, Interpol, and customs organizations such as WCO and OECD's Anti-corruption Networks;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Urges more efforts to strengthen and establish legal and institutional guarantees for a pluralistic media landscape in the Republic of Moldova;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls to continue efforts to build a genuine digital market economy, including progress with open data development, broadening access to conditional access systems for digital television and virtual network services, increasing the number of electronic communication services for citizens and public registers; highlights that further work must be done to ensure that the rights and needs of Moldovan citizens using the internet are protected and to fully implement the Digital Single Market requirements;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Invites the European Commission to include the Republic of Moldova in the stress tests conducted for the internal energy market;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Welcomes the steps undertaken to asynchronously interconnect the electricity system of Moldova with the EU via Romania, being a significant milestone on the way to strengthening and diversifying Moldova’s energy infrastructure. Calls on all the authorities to fulfil the objective of connecting Moldova with Romania’s power grid by 2024 with the support of the EU;