2 Amendments of Giulietto CHIESA related to 2007/2268(INI)
Amendment 35 #
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 representation for the Albanian -speaking community, and regards the fact that the reading has been suspended as a contribution towards domestic stability; wishes any decision taken on this matter to be discussed by the political parties in the light of the Ohrid agreements, as otherwise the Badinter majority will be not be involved in any way;
Amendment 172 #
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 decision in 2008 on a starting date for the negotiations; points out that the name of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should not be an obstacle to starting accession negotiations;