Activities of Bas BELDER related to 2008/2149(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on Trade and Economic relations with Western Balkans PDF (225 KB) DOC (141 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Croatia is currently engaged in accession negotiations with the EU and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia obtained candidate status in 2005,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Croatia’s accession negotiations have entered into a decisive phase so that both the Croatian government and the EU Institutions have to increase their efforts so that Croatia can fully met the Copenhagen political and economic criteria by 2009; whereas Croatia as a functioning market economy and a solid partner in the Stabilisation and Association Process must be able to conclude these accession negotiations within the common agreed time schedule but recalls that this schedule operates as a target and not as an automatic obligation for concluding the negotiations for both negotiating partners,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the service sector, especially tourism, is playing an important role in the economies of the Western Balkan countries,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that there is a real need to improve and establish well-functioning visa and customs regimes in order to improve the investment climate and ensure closer economic and trade cooperation; , scientific, technological and trade cooperation; welcomes the Commission decision to offer an increasing number of scholarships for students from the Western Balkans under the Erasmus Mundus programme;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the need to grant more support to the region’s private sector development and infrastructure investment through, inter alia, intensified cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB), as well as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and other International Financial Institutions (IFI);
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that environmental protection is an important element of sustainable development in the Western Balkan region; calls on the Commission and the Western Balkan governments to promote sound environmental policies and strategies in line with the EU environmental legislation; supports in this respect the regional initiatives underway and organisations (and in particular the International Commission for the protection of the Danube River – ICPDR) working towards environmental protection, better use of inland waterway transport capacity and a higher level of disaster prevention for the Danube river;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Urges the Commission and the Western Balkan countries to develop a global strategy for rural development and the diversification of agricultural activities; acknowledges the huge deficits in food trade notwithstanding the high potential of the region for agriculture, cattle-breeding and forestry and urges both the EU and the governments of the Western Balkan countries to improve competitiveness in this sector and assist farmers through financial and infrastructure support and better access to credit;