30 Amendments of Loránt VINCZE related to 2023/2114(INI)
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the criteria all EU candidate countries must fulfil in order to accede to the Union, as established by established by the Copenhagen European Council in 1993 are: the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities, a functioning market economy and the ability to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the EU and the ability to take on the obligations of membership, including the capacity to effectively implement the rules, standards and policies that make up the body of EU law (the ‘ acquis ’), and adherence to the aims of political, economic and monetary union;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the criteria all EU candidate countries must fulfil in order to accede to the Union, as established by established by the Copenhagen European Council in 1993 are: the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities, a functioning market economy and the ability to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the EU and the ability to take on the obligations of membership, including the capacity to effectively implement the rules, standards and policies that make up the body of EU law (the ‘ acquis ’), and adherence to the aims of political, economic and monetary union;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas accession to the EU must always be a merit-based procedure whereby each applicant is assessed on their own merit in fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria, in particular those of ensuring full respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law; whereastheir entirety; whereas while positive outcomes should be sought as quickly as possible, while avoidingthere should be no fast-tracking or counterproductive fixed deadlines that go against the core logic of the accession process of only admitting a candidate country join the EU when it is ready to do so;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas accession to the EU must always be a merit-based procedure whereby each applicant is assessed on their own merit in fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria, in particular those of ensuring full respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law; whereastheir entirety; whereas while positive outcomes should be sought as quickly as possible, while avoidingthere should be no fast-tracking or counterproductive fixed deadlines that go against the core logic of the accession process of only admitting a candidate country join the EU when it is ready to do so;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the Council of Europe has historically been a key partner in the EU’s enlargement process due to its support provided to candidate and potential candidate countries in carrying out reforms and helping them meet the EU accession criteria on the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities and monitoring progress in these areas;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the Council of Europe has historically been a key partner in the EU’s enlargement process due to its support provided to candidate and potential candidate countries in carrying out reforms and helping them meet the EU accession criteria on the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities and monitoring progress in these areas;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas under the current institutional framework, the EU already faces considerable challenges in crisis management and strategic decision- making; whereas it is clear that the EU institutions and decision-making mechanisms were not designed for a Union that could be composed of up to 37 Member States; whereas before the next enlargement takes place, significant pre- enlargement reforms are needed to guarantee that the EU is able to absorb new members and to promote their successful integratbefore the next enlargement takes place, significant pre- enlargement reforms should be considered with the view to guarantee the efficient functioning of the enlarged Union; whereas this could impliesy significant changes in the EU’s institutional framework, including to decision-making procedures, and the possible introduction of differentiated integration solutions; whereas in order to achieve this, the EU should take full advantage of the flexibility afforded by the Treaty of Lisbon and consider the possibility of treaty change, including via adaptations introduced by the accession treaties;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas under the current institutional framework, the EU already faces considerable challenges in crisis management and strategic decision- making; whereas it is clear that the EU institutions and decision-making mechanisms were not designed for a Union that could be composed of up to 37 Member States; whereas before the next enlargement takes place, significant pre- enlargement reforms are needed to guarantee that the EU is able to absorb new members and to promote their successful integratbefore the next enlargement takes place, significant pre- enlargement reforms should be considered with the view to guarantee the efficient functioning of the enlarged Union; whereas this could impliesy significant changes in the EU’s institutional framework, including to decision-making procedures, and the possible introduction of differentiated integration solutions; whereas in order to achieve this, the EU should take full advantage of the flexibility afforded by the Treaty of Lisbon and consider the possibility of treaty change, including via adaptations introduced by the accession treaties;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Union’s credibility and ability to act in a timely and effective manner depends on efficient decision- making, and even more so in an enlarged EU of 30 or more Member States; whereas efficient decision-making leading to timely and coordinated internal and external action is vital for safeguarding the EU’s interests and its global geopolitical leadership; whereas reform of the EU’s governance structures, with simplified decision-making procedures, must be discussed and adoptconsidered in parallel with the ongoing accession negotiations;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Union’s credibility and ability to act in a timely and effective manner depends on efficient decision- making, and even more so in an enlarged EU of 30 or more Member States; whereas efficient decision-making leading to timely and coordinated internal and external action is vital for safeguarding the EU’s interests and its global geopolitical leadership; whereas reform of the EU’s governance structures, with simplified decision-making procedures, must be discussed and adoptconsidered in parallel with the ongoing accession negotiations;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas enlargement is also a major challenge for EU’s financial sustainability, in particular regarding cohesion and agriculture policies; whereas the current and the next multiannual financial frameworks should be strengthened considerably to enable EU enlargement without jeopardizing the support needed in existing Member States; whereas this financial groundwork must be in place before enlargement takes place;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas enlargement is also a major challenge for EU’s financial sustainability, in particular regarding cohesion and agriculture policies; whereas the current and the next multiannual financial frameworks should be strengthened considerably to enable EU enlargement without jeopardizing the support needed in existing Member States; whereas this financial groundwork must be in place before enlargement takes place;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that accession to the EU must always be a merit-based procedure and that each applicant must be assessed on their own merit in fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and inin their entirety, including ensuring full respect for human rights, democracy and, the rule of law and rights of minorities; stresses that while positive outcomes should be sought as quickly as possible, there shouldcan be no fast- track or fixed deadlines for membership; underscores that there can be no short- cuts on fundamental values; points out that alignment with the common foreign and security policy, which would affect the integrity of the accession process; stresses that maintaining a merit-based approach is important in order to ensure equal treatment among candidate countries, to maintain public trust isn also a way of showing full adherence to the EU’s fundamental principles and an important indicator for sustainable futurend support for the enlargement process in the EU and, ultimately, to ensure readiness of candidate countries to take on their obligations deriving from membership;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that accession to the EU must always be a merit-based procedure and that each applicant must be assessed on their own merit in fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and inin their entirety, including ensuring full respect for human rights, democracy and, the rule of law and rights of minorities; stresses that while positive outcomes should be sought as quickly as possible, there shouldcan be no fast- track or fixed deadlines for membership; underscores that there can be no short- cuts on fundamental values; points out that alignment with the common foreign and security policy, which would affect the integrity of the accession process; stresses that maintaining a merit-based approach is important in order to ensure equal treatment among candidate countries, to maintain public trust isn also a way of showing full adherence to the EU’s fundamental principles and an important indicator for sustainable futurend support for the enlargement process in the EU and, ultimately, to ensure readiness of candidate countries to take on their obligations deriving from membership;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. underscores that there can be no short-cuts on fundamental values; points out that alignment with the common foreign and security policy is also a way of showing full adherence to the EU’s fundamental principles and an important indicator for sustainable future membership;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. underscores that there can be no short-cuts on fundamental values; points out that alignment with the common foreign and security policy is also a way of showing full adherence to the EU’s fundamental principles and an important indicator for sustainable future membership;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a robust monitoring mechanismthorough screening for the reforms and progress made by the candidate countries in all the negotiating chapters; urges, in particular, the setting up of a specific and effective monitoring mechanism for protecting fundamental values and the financial interests of the Union in the context of accession procedures; reiterates in this regard its calls to include candidate countries in the EU rule of law mechanism and its annual reporting exercise, automatically activating pre- accession cooperation and verification mechanisms;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a robust monitoring mechanismthorough screening for the reforms and progress made by the candidate countries in all the negotiating chapters; urges, in particular, the setting up of a specific and effective monitoring mechanism for protecting fundamental values and the financial interests of the Union in the context of accession procedures; reiterates in this regard its calls to include candidate countries in the EU rule of law mechanism and its annual reporting exercise, automatically activating pre- accession cooperation and verification mechanisms;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Reiterates its position1a that cooperation between the EU and the Council of Europe in the area of supporting candidate and potential candidate countries in carrying out reforms and helping them meet the EU accession criteria on the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities should be further strengthened in order to become more formal, structured and systematic; points out the importance of the Venice Commission in the provision of assistance in the reform of judicial, governance and electoral processes in the candidate and potential candidate countries; stresses that the EU should ensure without fail that accession candidate countries comply with all its recommendations on their path towards membership; _________________ 1a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on the institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe (2022/2137(INI)), article 48
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Reiterates its position1a that cooperation between the EU and the Council of Europe in the area of supporting candidate and potential candidate countries in carrying out reforms and helping them meet the EU accession criteria on the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities should be further strengthened in order to become more formal, structured and systematic; points out the importance of the Venice Commission in the provision of assistance in the reform of judicial, governance and electoral processes in the candidate and potential candidate countries; stresses that the EU should ensure without fail that accession candidate countries comply with all its recommendations on their path towards membership; _________________ 1a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on the institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe (2022/2137(INI)), article 48
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that European institutional reforms mustcould include simplified decision-making procedures, moving away from unanimity and replacing it with qualified majority voting provisions in areas such as the protection of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, sanctions and relevant foreign policy decisions;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that European institutional reforms mustcould include simplified decision-making procedures, moving away from unanimity and replacing it with qualified majority voting provisions in areas such as the protection of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, sanctions and relevant foreign policy decisions;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the mechanism to protect the rule of law and the EU’s fundamental principles and values, and the monitoring capacity to ensure compliance, with all the Copenhagen criteria, even after accession to be strengthened ahead of the next enlargement;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the mechanism to protect the rule of law and the EU’s fundamental principles and values, and the monitoring capacity to ensure compliance, with all the Copenhagen criteria, even after accession to be strengthened ahead of the next enlargement;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that differentiated integration is part of the solution for an efficient and deepened enlarged EU; underlines, however, that respect for the Union’s values as set out in Article 2 TEU should not be subject to any derogations or opt-outs; considers also that a broad area of European common ground must always be ensured, covering areas such as the Customs Union, the single market and its four freedoms, the core social acquis, and agricultural, competition and trade policies; notes that beyond this common ground, Member States willing to move European integration forward should be allowed to do so; underlines that under such a system of differentiated integration, while all Member States would take part in decisions about issues in the area of common ground, only Member States willing to participate in areas of deepened integration would take part in the decisions concerned; notes that differentiated integration also implies differentiated financial arrangements and raise concerns about the transparency and accountability of the different layers of decision-making;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that differentiated integration is part of the solution for an efficient and deepened enlarged EU; underlines, however, that respect for the Union’s values as set out in Article 2 TEU should not be subject to any derogations or opt-outs; considers also that a broad area of European common ground must always be ensured, covering areas such as the Customs Union, the single market and its four freedoms, the core social acquis, and agricultural, competition and trade policies; notes that beyond this common ground, Member States willing to move European integration forward should be allowed to do so; underlines that under such a system of differentiated integration, while all Member States would take part in decisions about issues in the area of common ground, only Member States willing to participate in areas of deepened integration would take part in the decisions concerned; notes that differentiated integration also implies differentiated financial arrangements and raise concerns about the transparency and accountability of the different layers of decision-making;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that institutional pre- enlargement reforms must also address the implications of enlargement on the composition of Parliament; recalls that the European Parliament is already one of the largest parliaments in the world and underlines that in any case it must remain at a workable scale; points out, however, that a reasonable increase in the size of Parliament cannot be ruled out in order to ensure sufficient democratic representativeness; insists on a new system for seat allocation based on a permanent mathematical formula;, which, while it must ensure appropriate domacratic representativeness it should remain at a workable scale; Reiterates its position1a that seat allocation in the European parliament should be considered together with the voting system in the Council; insists on a new system for seat allocation based on a permanent mathematical formula; _________________ 1a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION on the composition of the European Parliament 2021/2229(INL) – 2023/0900(NLE)) - article 2; European Parliament resolution of 7 February 2018 on the composition of the European Parliament (2017/2054(INL) – 2017/0900(NLE),) Article 3.
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that institutional pre- enlargement reforms must also address the implications of enlargement on the composition of Parliament; recalls that the European Parliament is already one of the largest parliaments in the world and underlines that in any case it must remain at a workable scale; points out, however, that a reasonable increase in the size of Parliament cannot be ruled out in order to ensure sufficient democratic representativeness; insists on a new system for seat allocation based on a permanent mathematical formula;, which, while it must ensure appropriate domacratic representativeness it should remain at a workable scale; Reiterates its position1a that seat allocation in the European parliament should be considered together with the voting system in the Council; insists on a new system for seat allocation based on a permanent mathematical formula; _________________ 1a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION on the composition of the European Parliament 2021/2229(INL) – 2023/0900(NLE)) - article 2; European Parliament resolution of 7 February 2018 on the composition of the European Parliament (2017/2054(INL) – 2017/0900(NLE),) Article 3.
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that enlargement is a major financial challenge for the EU, in particular regarding cohesion and agriculture policies; points out that thise challenge of supporting the needs of existing member States while extending to new member countries cannot be met without a larger EU budget and sufficient own resources; notes that this adds to growing demands on EU funding in the fields of financial stability, health, energy, decarbonisation, digital, research and defence and security; underlines that such financial reforms must be discussed in parallel with the ongoing accession negotiations and adopted before enlargement takes place; defends its position that the current and future multiannual financial frameworks should be strengthened considerably to enable EU enlargement, and that this financial groundwork must be in place before enlargement takes place;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that enlargement is a major financial challenge for the EU, in particular regarding cohesion and agriculture policies; points out that thise challenge of supporting the needs of existing member States while extending to new member countries cannot be met without a larger EU budget and sufficient own resources; notes that this adds to growing demands on EU funding in the fields of financial stability, health, energy, decarbonisation, digital, research and defence and security; underlines that such financial reforms must be discussed in parallel with the ongoing accession negotiations and adopted before enlargement takes place; defends its position that the current and future multiannual financial frameworks should be strengthened considerably to enable EU enlargement, and that this financial groundwork must be in place before enlargement takes place;