5 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2012/2025(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas 20 years after the Copenhagen summit the moment has come for a general re-evaluation of the accession criteria, of the established procedures and of enlargement policy as a whole; whereas Parliament must contributes to improving the transparency and accountability of enlargement and the learning of lessons through organised social dialogue, thereby increasing public support for this process;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the Copenhagen criteria continue to represent a valuable basis and should remain at the heart of enlargement policy; underlines, however, the need to keep the economic subcriteriaexamine the criteria and keep them up to date in line with recent social and economic developments inand the sphere of economic governanceincreasing environmental challenges in the EU, while taking due account of their social implications for the candidate and potential candidate countries.
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the EU continues to be attractive, also because of its unique combination of economic dynamism with a social model, and regrets that this social dimension has been largely neglected in the enlargement process; invitescalls on the Commission to reflect on possible options, including developing a set of social criteria,enter into an open dialogue with social partners and representatives of civil society to develop criteria for strengthening social cohesion, combating poverty and developing social security systems and social dialogue that can be incorporated in the enlargement strategy, its instruments and benchmarks on a binding basis to address this deficiency and foster positive sociala socially balanced transformation in the future EU Member States; stresses that failure to comply with the EU’s common basic social standards constitutes a form of social dumping which is detrimental to European enterprises and workers;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages greater participation by civil society and non-state actors, particularly the social partners, in the accession process; stresses that civil societythese can work as an engine of approximation with the EU and create bottom-up pressure for the implementation of the European agenda; calls for additional financial support, inter alia via the Civil Society Facility;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Strongly believes in the need to promote a climate of tolerance, non- discrimination, protection and integration of minorities, good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation, as prerequisites for stability and as means of facilitating reconciliation; considers that the prosecution of war crimes and, the reintegration of refugees and displaced persons and the protection of minorities must be fundamental elements of the accession process in regions with a recent history of conflict;