Activities of Bronisław GEREMEK related to 2007/2271(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, in accordance with the Treaty of Rome, ‘any European state may apply to become a member of the Community’,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas a politically integrated European Union capable of developing ambitious solidarity and stability policies is necessary,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, whilst previous enlargements have undoubtedlys been a real success both forin the history of the European Union and for the Member States which joined it, this is no guarantee that such accelerated pace can be sustained furthershould even be considered an important factor in the European integration process,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the methodology and criteria outlined in the Commission Communication for pursuing accession negotiations deserve full support and should be implemented rigorously, and whereas political considerations should not override strict compliance with these criteria,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Union's Enlargement Strategy should be part of a more diversified array of external relations policies, reconcilinge the Union's geo- strategic interests with our neighbours' diverse expectations,
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its firm commitment to the countries with which it has started membership negotiations and to the countries which have been given clear membership prospects, with the understanding that full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria and compatibility with the Union's integration capacity must be fulfilled before these countries can join the Union; points out the utmost importance of the political criteria of democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RecallsTakes the view that integration capacity reflects the Union's ability at a given point in time to decide and thus to achieve its political objectives, in particular the aim of promoting economic and social progress and a high level of employment in its Member States, of asserting its identity and its ability to act onis subject to a political decision based on three aspects in particular: an appropriate institutional framework to allow the Union to function effectively; the finternational scene, of promoting the rights and interests of Member States' nationals, of developancial means to respond to the challenges of economic and social cohesion ing an area of freedom, security and justice, of fully maintaining and building on its acquis communautaire and of upholding fundamental rights and freedoms, as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Unionenlarged Union; and an ambitious communication strategy to ensure public support in the Member States;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is also convinced that any new Member State should try to resolve all itsits main internal issues, particularly those concerning its territorial and constitutional set-up,problems before it can join the Union;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. WarnConsiders, therefore, that further enlargement without adequate consolidation could lwead to a Union of multiple configurations, with core countries moving towards closer integration and others lying at its margins, and that this scenario would have seriously detrimental implications for the Union's capacity to act – since it would weaken its institutions, for the stability of some of its Member States – since it would make them more vulnerable to external pressure, and for its credibility as global actor – since it would undermine its already precarious unity in external affairsken the Union’s internal cohesion; points out, however, that the Lisbon Treaty will allow the Union to move forward by means of ‘enhanced cooperation’;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is also convinced that the Enlargement Strategy shcould be flalinked by a more diversified range of external contractual frameworks and that these frameworks could be structured as mutually permeable concentric circles, with countries being offered the opportunity, under strict but clear internal and external conditions, to move from one status to anoto certain aspects of the ENP and could make it possible to help neighbouring countries improve their if they so wish and if they fulfil the criteria pertaining to each specific frameworkaccession prospects;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes at the same time that countries which enjoy clear membership prospects but still have considerable ground to cover before they can attain the political, economic and social conditions necessary to achieve candidate status, could usefully benefit from an incremental approach in their EU integration process and that this approach could involve, besides increased assistance and cooperation measures, voluntary participation in arrangements similar to the above bilateral or multilateral framework as an intermediate step towards full membership;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Furthermore, urgeexpects the Commission to come up with concrete proposals for a more diversified external relations policy towards our neighbours, along the lines outlined in the present resolution, and to reconsider its own administrative structures in order to establish a structural link between the activities carried out by the Enlargement and the RELEX Directorates-General;