10 Amendments of Andrey KOVATCHEV related to 2018/2145(INI)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Commends the positive diplomacy and active trust-building efforts leading to compromise and to the settlement of open bilateral issues; strongly welcomes the entry into force on 14 February 2018 of the friendship treaty with Bulgaria, and the beneficial effect it has had on the relations between the two countries;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages the authorities to retrieve the relevant Yugoslav secret service archives from Serbia; takes the view that transparent handling of the totalitarian past, including the opening-up of the archives of the secret services, is a step towards further democratisation, accountability and institutional strength in both the country and the Western Balkan region as a whole;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the 27 April 2017 attack on the Parliament of the country, during which several MPs sustained severe injuries, and; welcomes the started investigation and trial on the case; calls for the organisers and perpetrators to be brought to justice; further condemns any form of obstruction and abuse of procedures of the Parliament;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the steps taken towards reinstating checks and balances and increasing inclusion of communities through measures improving the environment in which independent oversight institutions, the media and civil society organisations operate; welcomes the constructive dialogue between the government and civil society organisations and the role the latter have played in ensuring greater checks and balances;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages the authorities to undertake again the interrupted census which would provide accurate statistics on population data to serve as basis for government development programmes and adequate budget planning, along with organising elections and calculating election results;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. WNotes the legislative and institutional changes, which have been put in place in regard to fight against corruption; however, notes the remaining operational difficulties in applying these; welcomes the judicial reform strategy aimed at restoring judicial independence and ending political interference and selective justice, and stresses the need to complete legislative alignment in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls upon the authorities to intensify the fight against money laundering and conflicts of interest by establishing and strengthening the capacities of anti-corruption, counter-crime and financial investigation cells, and through freezing, confiscation and recovery of assets; urges the authorities to establish a track record on investigations and prosecutions and to improve the number of convictions in high-level money laundering and financial crimes cases; welcomes the adoption of the law on the protection of whistle-blowers and calls for an urgent review of laws on anti- corruption, financial control and public procurement;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. CNotes the sustained effort in bettering the status quo of the asylum system and migration management and calls for further improvements in the asylum system and migration management; encourages the country to step up regional cooperation and partnership with Frontex under a new status agreement with a view to dismantling human trafficking networks;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Notes with concerns that citizens of Bulgarian ethnicity have never been represented in legislature, state documentation, official forms or census entries, while at the same time more than 100 000 citizens of the Republic of Macedonia are holders of a Bulgarian passport;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Commends the Macedonian Parliament for the adoption of a new energy law transposing the Third Energy Package in May 2018;