9 Amendments of Andrey KOVATCHEV related to 2017/2281(INI)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the non-fulfilment of the political conditions related to democratic standards in Moldova, in particular the recent changes in national electoral legislation as well as the removalsuspension of Dorin Chirtoacă from the Chișinău mayor’s office and the invalidation of the election of Andrei Năstase, has led to the suspension of the disbursement of Macro Financial Assistance (MFA) and of outstanding payments of EU budget support;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Moldovan authorities to swiftly adopt and fully implement the new audiovisual code in line with European standards of media freedom and pluralism as recommended by the European Commission and the Venice Commission; emphasises the importance of genuine consultations with civil society and the independent media before the final adoption of the new audiovisual code,; expresses concern that important changes were introduced into the text of the Code shortly before its adoption on 26 July, which were not part of consultations with the media community and civil society; stresses the high importance of the Code being in line with the European standards of media freedom and pluralism as recommended by the European Commission and the Venice Commission; emphasises the need of assisting independent media, especially local outlets, to comply with the Code’s requirements regarding obligatory local content; stresses the importance of ensuring the genuine independence of the media regulatory agency and the need to discard all aspects that may undermine media pluralism; notes with concern the increased cartelisation of the media market;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes the need for the adoption of the new law on advertising, following a genuine consultation with civil society and independent media in order to promote the opening up of the advertising market, which is currently concentrated in the hands of few major actors;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. UNotes with concern the slow rate of reforms which could jeopardize the process as a whole; urges the Parliament to adopt the Constitutional amendments in line with the Venice Commission recommendations aimed at strengthening judicial independence; urges the authorities to ensure the independence and effectiveness of the judiciary and specialised anti-corruption institutions, including the Superior Council of Prosecutors, the National Integrity Authority and the Criminal Assets Recovery Agency, notably through maintaining the allocation of adequate resources and guaranteeing transparent selection procedures with the participation of independent expert recruiters;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its calls, based on the findings and recommendations of the first and second Kroll reports, for a swift prosecution of all those responsible for the USD 1 billion bank fraud unveiled in 2014, as well as the recovery of stolen assets; stresses the need for the courts to promptly examine the pending case of Ilan Shor in open hearings and for the prosecution to swiftly bring to court any other pending investigations on the bank fraud;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 g (new)
Paragraph 11 g (new)
11g. Calls on the Moldovan authorities to repeal the so-called tax amnesty legislation, which risks to encourage money laundering and corrupt behaviour, compromising the efforts to fight corruption in Moldova, and could also have a detrimental effect on the business climate in the country;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Moldovan authorities to respect international principles and uphold best practices that guarantee an enabling environment for civil society; expects, in particular, that no future legislation will curb funding forboth national and foreign funding for Moldovan NGOs or will unduly increase the administrative and reporting burden on Moldovan NGOs;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Expresses concern about signs of a further shrinking of space for the country’s civil society, and calls on the authorities to immediately halt undue or disproportionate criminal proceedings and selective justice against political opponents, their lawyers and/or their families; expresses specific concerns about proceedings that target human rights defenders, independent judges such as Domnica Manole and Gheorghe Balan, journalists and critics of the government or of the President of the Democratic Party of Moldova, Vladimir Plahotniuc;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the authorities to significantly step up efforts to uphold human rights and fundamental freedoms, notably for vulnerable groups, by fighting hate speech and discrimination against LGBTQI people, persons with disabilities and minorities such as the Roma population, as well as gender based or political affiliation-based hate speech and discrimination based;