13 Amendments of Roberta Alma ANASTASE
Amendment 9 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas on 17 February 2008 the Kosovo Assembly adopted a resolution which declared Kosovo to be independent; whereas overall EU assistance to Kosovo is estimated at over EUR 1 000 000 000 for the period 2007-2010 covering support to Kosovo’s political and economic development and financing the EU contribution to the international presence in Kosovo,
Amendment 18 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the European Union to continuously show its engagement with the Western Balkans, especially in this politically delicate period; urges the Council and the Commission to realize that it is not in the advantage of both the EU and the Western Balkans to create ‘black holes’ in Serbia or Kosovothis region; asks the EU Institutions, therefore, to be engaged with both entitiesfurther engaged in the region in order to avoid an intensification of tensions;
Amendment 32 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to duly submit in good time for approval to the Parliament any new proposals aiming to provide exceptional budgetary assistance to the Western Balkan countries; stresses that further financial assistance to the Western Balkans (and notably Kosovo) should be conditional on the establishment, with the support of international financial institutions, of a comprehensive and realistic long-term economic development plan;
Amendment 1 #
2007/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to its previous resolutions on the countries of the Western Balkans, Turkey and the European partners of the European Neighbourhood Policy,
Amendment 54 #
2007/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the Eastern partners of the European Neighbourhood Policy are clearly identifiable as European countries and some of them have expressed a European perspective goal,
Amendment 195 #
2007/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. TReiterates its position that participation in the European Neighbourhood Policy does not preclude, for those eastern partners which are clearly identifiable as European countries, any perspective related to possible EU membership; takes the view that the gap existing between the Union's Enlargement Strategy and its Neighbourhood Policy needs to be filled in order to respond to the expectations of our eastern neighbours; is convinced that the Commission's strengthened neighbourhood policy is not sufficient in this respect, although it represents an already positive step in the right direction, and that a more substantive qualitative change is required; stresses that such a new policy should not be used as an alternative to EU membership;
Amendment 207 #
2007/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests, therefore, that, as regards those eastern neighbours which, in view of their political, economic and social situation and of the Union's current integration capacity, at present do not enjoy membership prospects but at the same time fulfil certain democratic and economic conditions, the Union should establish an area based on common policies covering, in particular, economic and financial issues, trade, energy, transport, environmental issues, the rule of law, justice, security, mobility and freedom of movement, migration and education; takes the view that these common policies, whilst striving gradually to achieve EU standards and opening the way for closer integration of these countries, should be shaped jointly with the participating countries on the basis of specific decision-making mechanisms, and should be underpinned by adequate financial assistance;
Amendment 211 #
2007/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Reiterates the view stated in its previous resolutions that the imminent expiry of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Republic of Moldova should lead to a new framework of cooperation which contributes efficiently to its prospects in Europe, including the possibility of EU membership;
Amendment 39 #
2007/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is of the view that the importance of the foreign policy dimension of energy security, including the Union's dependence on energy and other strategic supplies from unstable or undemocratic countries and regions, will continue to increase in 2008; recommends wide-ranging diversification of energy sources and energy transport routes and increased energy efficiency as well as solidarity in energy policy among EU Member States; deplores the use of energy by third parties as a political instrument and the uncoordinated signing of bilateral energy agreements by Member States, which undermine the interests of the EU as a whole and of other Member States; underlines, therefore, the strategic importance of the Nabucco pipeline for the energy security of the European Union and calls upon the Commission and the Council to mobilise all efforts aimed at successful implementation of this project as soon as possible; reiterates its call for the creation of the post of High Official for Foreign Energy Policy under the authority of the future double- hatted High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission, with responsibility for coordinating the Union's activities in this field;
Amendment 86 #
2007/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that the situation of minorities in all the countries of the Western Balkans should be subject to further thorough monitoring by the EU in order to ensure effective protection of all minority groups and their rights, and that further consistent progress should be made in this field in line with European standards; believes that advantage should be taken of the 2008 Year of Intercultural Dialogue in order to promote mutual understanding and education designed to inculcate tolerance;
Amendment 88 #
2007/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Reiterates that the persistence of unresolved conflicts in the ENP countries represents a serious challenge to the security of the EU's external borders and to the effective implementation of the ENP; underlines that, with the 2007 enlargement, the EU's borders lie even closer to these areas of conflict; calls therefore for more active and comprehensive EU involvement in the ongoing efforts to resolve these conflicts, in particular that in the Transnistrian area of the Republic of Moldova, in accordance with international law and the principles of territorial integrity, and also for a deeper engagement on the part of the EU in conflict management;
Amendment 95 #
2007/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Amendment 170 #
2007/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)