11 Amendments of Barry MADLENER related to 2012/2025(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, in accordance with Article 49 TEU, any European state which respects and remains committed to the promotion of the values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, may apply to become a member of the Union; whereas these values are common to the Member States; should a European state fail to comply with this it may not apply;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas each country has to be judged on its own merits in fulfilling the same set of criteria; whereas the pace of the accession process should be dictated by effective compliance with the accession criteria, as well as fulfilment of the priorities of the Accession Partnership and the negotiating framework; whereas the degree of; whereas compliance with the requirements for membership has to be assessed in the most fair and transparent fashion;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly believes that enlargement needs to continue to be a credible policy; considers it, therefore, important for the EU to fulfil the promises already made and to create the conditions for ensuring that future enlargements are successfulstrictly abide by the accession criteria;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that, in order to maintain the credibility of the enlargement process, the EU’s integration capacity should be evaluated at an early stage and should be properly considered in the Commission’s ‘opinion’ for each potential candidate state, outlining the major concerns in this regard; is of the view that a comprehensive impact assessment should then follow; points out that enlargement should not be an end in itself;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it important to give adequate priority within enlargement policy to the building of an efficient, independent and impartial judicial system that can strengthen the citizens’ confidence in the rule of law; underlines, at the same time, the need to ensure freedom of the media and the internet in law and in practice, as well as to effectively fight corruption and organised crime;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 bis (new)
Paragraph 8 bis (new)
8 a. Points out that if a country scores lower than 6.0 in the Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International1, that country should not be allowed to apply for EU membership; __________________ 1 Corruption Perceptions Index (Transparency International: http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2011/result s).
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. TSadly, takes note of initiatives such as the positive agenda on Turkey and the high- level accession dialogue with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; welcomesis disappointed with the aim of creating a fresh dynamic in the reform process, but stresses that these initiatives must in no way replace the formal negotiation procedures;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 bis (new)
Paragraph 13 bis (new)
13 a. Asks to put an immediate end to Turkey’s accession process because it is occupying an EU Member State, namely Cyprus;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Remains fully committopposed to the prospect of enlargement, and calls on the Member States to maintain the momentum of the enlargement process by reconfirming the European perspective of every candidate and potential candidate country, notwithstanding the requirement of strict compliance with the Copenhagen criteria; stresses its conviction that with the Lisbon Treaty the EU can both pursue its enlargement agenda and maintain the impetus of deeper integrput an immediate end to enlargement in any form and to stop straight away the current accession negotiations;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that the global financial crisis and the difficulties in the eurozone have highlighted the interdependence of national economies, both within and beyond the EU; emphasises, therefore, the importance of further consolidating economic and financial stability and fostering growth, also in the candidate and potential candidate countries; in these difficult circumstances, stresses the need to provide adequate pre-accession financial aid to candidate and potential candidate countries; welcomes the increase proposed by the Commission for the financial perspective 2014-2020; stresses, in this regard, the need to simplify and speed up procedures, as well as to strengthen the administrative capacity of the beneficiary countries, in order to ensure a high level of participation in EU programmes and to enhance absorption capacityat countries whose level of prosperity is not at least the same as the average for the EU may not apply for possible EU membership;