2016/2311(INI) 2016 Commission report on Serbia
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AFET |
MCALLISTER David ( PPE)
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FAJON Tanja ( S&D),
TANNOCK Timothy Charles Ayrton ( ECR),
VAJGL Ivo ( ALDE),
ŠOLTES Igor ( Verts/ALE),
CASTALDO Fabio Massimo ( EFDD)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Subjects
Events
2017/11/20
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2017/06/14
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
2017/06/14
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 524 votes to 70, with 79 abstentions, a resolution on the 2016 Commission Report on Serbia.
Parliament recalled that Serbia, like any country aspiring to join the Union, must be judged on its own merits in terms of fulfilling, implementing and complying with the same set of criteria.
Accession negotiations : Parliament welcomed the opening of negotiations with this country and the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations.
It underlined that the thorough implementation of reforms and policies remains a key indicator of a successful integration process. However, it noted delays in the absorption of pre-accession aid and called on Serbia to make progress in this area.
Economic reforms : Parliament welcomed the progress made by Serbia in developing a functioning market economy and the improvement of the overall economic situation in the country. It underlined the paramount role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for Serbia’s economy and encouraged Serbia to promote entrepreneurship, particularly among young people.
Political reforms : although Parliament welcomed the conduct of the parliamentary elections on 24 April 2016 which were assessed positively, it called on the authorities to fully address the recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission, in particular with regard to the lack of transparency of the financing of political parties and of the election campaign. Parliament stressed that the funding of political parties must be in accordance with the highest international standards. It called on the authorities to properly investigate claims of irregularities, violence and intimidation that arose during the electoral process.
Taking note of the results of the presidential elections held on 2 April 2017, Parliament strongly condemned the rhetoric used during the presidential campaign by government officials and pro-government media against other presidential candidates. It regretted the uneven access of candidates to the media during the election campaign as well as the parliament recess during the campaign , denying opposition politicians a public forum. It called on the authorities to properly investigate claims of various types of irregularities.
Plenary noted that Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić received 55.08 % of the vote in the presidential election of 2 April 2017 and that esses that a multiparty delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) observed the election, and that the OSCE/ODIHR deployed an election assessment mission (EAM).
Relations with Russia : Parliament reiterated its call on Serbia, in line with the requirements of its candidate status, to progressively align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU , including its policy on Russia. It considered the conduct of joint Serbia-Russia military exercises regrettable. It welcomed, however, Serbia’s important contribution to several EU CSDP missions and operations (EUTM Mali, EUTM Somalia, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, EUTM RCA) and its continued participation in international peacekeeping operations.
Parliament also commended Serbia’s constructive and humanitarian approach in dealing with the migration crisis . It called on Serbia to fully respect the rights of asylum applicants in Serbia and to ensure that unaccompanied and separated minors are protected.
It called on the Commission to continue the work on migration with all the countries of the Western Balkans in order to ensure that European and international norms and standards are followed.
Rule of law : Parliament called for effective reforms in the judiciary field, in particular by taking steps to promote judicial independence which is not assured in practice. It expressed concern at the lack of progress in the fight against corruption and urged Serbia to show clear political will and commitment in tackling this issue. Parliament also reiterated its call for proper reform of the offence of abuse of office and abuse of responsible position so as to prevent possible misuse or arbitrary interpretation.
Efforts are also called for in the following areas:
the fight against organised crime and criminal networks; the prosecution of war crimes; the fight against terrorism and money laundering.
Democracy and human rights : Parliament considered that the constitution needs to be revised so as to fully reflect the recommendations of the Venice Commission, notably with regard to the independence of key institutions. It stated that further effort is needed to depoliticise the public administration.
It noted that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including Roma, persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS, LGBTI persons, migrants and asylum seekers, and ethnic minorities.
Furthermore, measures are called for as regards the freedom of expression and the media . Parliament stressed that political interference, threats, violence and intimidation against journalists, including physical assaults, verbal and written threats and attacks on property, remain an issue of concern. It called on the authorities to publicly and unequivocally condemn all attacks, to provide adequate resources to investigate more proactively all cases of attacks against journalists and media outlets and to swiftly bring the perpetrators to justice.
Protection of minorities : Parliament underlined that Vojvodina (Northern Serbia) has maintained a high degree of protection for minorities and that the inter-ethnic situation has remained good. It stressed that the autonomy of Vojvodina should not be weakened and that the law on Vojvodina’s resources should be adopted without further delay, as prescribed by the constitution.
Parliament also noted the adoption of the new Roma social inclusion strategy 2016-2025 and called for its swift adoption. There is a large number of Roma people from Serbia seeking asylum in the EU due to their lack of protection.
Good neighbourly relations : Members encouraged Serbia to strengthen its proactive and positive engagement with its neighbours and the wider region. It called on Serbia to fully implement bilateral agreements with neighbouring countries and to enhance cooperation with the neighbouring EU Member States, in particular on border areas, in order to facilitate economic development.
It noted that Serbia has shown an increasingly constructive engagement in regional cooperation initiatives such as the Danube Strategy, the South-East Europe Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council, etc and called on it to implement the connectivity reform measures associated with the connectivity agenda and the conclusions of the 2016 Paris conference on the Western Balkans and TEN-T regulation.
International Criminal Tribunal : Parliament welcomed the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes. It called for enhanced regional cooperation in handling war crimes and solving all outstanding issues in this respect. It called for full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and urged the authorities to continue working on the issue of the fate of missing persons, locating mass graves and guaranteeing the rights of victims and their families. Members reiterated their support for the initiative to establish the regional Commission for the establishment of facts about war crimes and other serious violations of human rights committed in the former Yugoslavia.
Regional cooperation : Parliament commended the opening of three new border-crossing points between Serbia and Romania, as well as reconciliation with Albania. It welcomed Serbia’s continued engagement in the normalisation process with Kosovo . It regretted, however, the decision taken by the Serbian authorities not to allow former President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga to attend the ‘Mirëdita, Dobar Dan’ festival in Belgrade, at which she had been invited to deliver a speech on victims of sexual violence during the war in Kosovo. It also regretted the subsequent reciprocity measure adopted by the Kosovan authorities to ban Serbia’s Minister of Labour Aleksandar Vulin from entering Kosovo. Plenary stressed that such decisions are in breach of the Brussels Agreement on freedom of movement concluded by Serbia and Kosovo .
Members called on both parties to identify new areas of discussion for the dialogue, with the aim of improving the lives of people and comprehensively normalising relations. They expressed concern at the recent tensions between Serbia and Kosovo regarding the first train journey from Belgrade to Mitrovica North, including warmongering statements and anti-EU rhetoric.
They called on the Commission to make further efforts to support a true reconciliation process in the region, notably through support for cultural projects dealing with the recent past and promoting a common and shared understanding of history and a public and political culture of tolerance, inclusion and reconciliation;
Energy : lastly, Parliament called on Serbia to fully implement the connectivity reform measures in the energy sector and to ratify the Paris climate agreement.
Documents
2017/06/14
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2017/06/13
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2017/03/22
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2017/03/21
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Documents
2017/02/28
EP - Vote in committee
2017/01/19
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2017/01/19
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2016/12/19
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2016/10/27
EP - MCALLISTER David (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)574
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0261/2017
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0063/2017
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0063/2017
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE597.481
- Committee draft report: PE594.161
- Committee draft report: PE594.161
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE597.481
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0063/2017
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)574
Activities
- Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) DE
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) DE
- Krisztina MORVAI
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Zoltán BALCZÓ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Victor BOŞTINARU
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate)
- Edouard FERRAND
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) FR
- Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) HU
- Andrzej GRZYB
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) PL
- Gunnar HÖKMARK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate)
- Ivan JAKOVČIĆ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) HR
- Jaromír KOHLÍČEK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) CS
- Eduard KUKAN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) SK
- Ulrike LUNACEK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate)
- Notis MARIAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) EL
- Marijana PETIR
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) HR
- Cristian Dan PREDA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) RO
- José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) ES
- Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) FR
- Jasenko SELIMOVIC
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Csaba SÓGOR
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Igor ŠOLTES
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) SL
- Dubravka ŠUICA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) HR
- László TŐKÉS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 2016 Report on Serbia (debate) HU
Votes
A8-0063/2017 - David McAllister - Résolution 14/06/2017 13:13:51.000 #
2017/06/14 Outcome: +: 524, 0: 79, -: 70
NI
GUE/NGL
ENF| Amendments | Dossier |
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2016/2311(INI)
2017/01/19
AFET
325 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 Amendment 100 #
6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia; stresses that the alignment of foreign and security policy is the precondition to join the EU and regrets the continued refusal of Serbian authorities to align its policy towards Russia with the pro-European orientation of the country; welcomes Serbia
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia; is concerned about Serbia's continuing military cooperation with Russia, including procurement of strategic arms and joint military exercises in vicinity of the EU borders; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations; regrets that on the common commercial policy no progress was made on Serbia's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO);
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to align progressively its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including on restrictive measures and its policy on Russia; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 — having regard to the third meeting of the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Council held on 1
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to progressively align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to progressively align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to make an effort to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Maintains that no joint military exercises should be held with Russia, as these are a source of irritation to Serbia's neighbours that belong to the EU;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. C
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Commends Serbia’s constructive approach in dealing with the migration crisis; notes however, that constructive approach with neighbouring countries regarding migration should be fostered; takes positive note of the fact that Serbia has made substantial efforts to ensure that third country nationals receive shelter and humanitarian supplies with EU and international support; stresses that Serbia should adopt and implement the new asylum law; calls on the Commission and the Council to provide continued support for Serbia in addressing migration challenges; encourages Serbia to ensure that the downward trend in the number of asylum seekers coming into the EU from
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Commends Serbia’s constructive approach in dealing with the migration crisis; takes positive note of the fact that Serbia has made substantial efforts to ensure that third country nationals receive shelter and humanitarian supplies with EU and international support; stresses that Serbia should adopt and implement the new asylum law; calls on the Commission and the Council to provide continued support for Serbia in addressing migration challenges and helping to ensure and enable, under the pressure of the migrant flows, the good operation of transport, logistics and infrastructure links across its external borders; encourages Serbia to ensure that the downward trend in the number of asylum seekers coming into the EU from Serbia continues;
Amendment 119 #
7.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Commends Serbia’s constructive approach in dealing with the migration crisis; takes positive note of the fact that Serbia has made substantial efforts to ensure that third country nationals receive shelter and humanitarian supplies with EU and international support; stresses that Serbia should adopt and implement the new asylum law; calls on the Commission and the Council to provide continued support for Serbia in addressing migration challenges; encourages Serbia to ensure
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Commends Serbia’s constructive approach in dealing with the migration crisis; takes positive note of the fact that Serbia has made substantial efforts to ensure that third country nationals receive shelter and humanitarian supplies with EU and international support; stresses that Serbia should adopt and implement the new asylum law; calls on the Commission and the Council to provide continued support for Serbia in addressing migration challenges; points out that Serbia, as regards migration, is a transit country; encourages Serbia to ensure that the downward trend in the number of asylum seekers coming into the EU from Serbia continues;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Commends Serbia
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Commends Serbia’s constructive and humanitarian approach in dealing with the migration crisis; takes positive note of the fact that Serbia has made substantial efforts to ensure that third country nationals receive shelter and humanitarian supplies with EU and international support; stresses that Serbia should adopt and implement the new asylum law; calls on the Commission and the Council to provide continued support for Serbia in addressing migration challenges; encourages Serbia to ensure that the downward trend in the number of asylum seekers coming into the EU from Serbia continues;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Commends Serbia’s
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls on the Commission to continue the work on migration related issues with all the countries of the Western Balkans, in order to ensure that European and international norms and standards are followed; welcomes the work done so far and underlines that adequate IPA funding should be set aside to this end;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that, while some progress has been made in the area relating to the judiciary, in particular by taking steps to harmonise jurisprudence and further
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that, while some progress has been made in the area relating to the judiciary, in particular by taking steps to harmonise jurisprudence and further promoting a merit-based recruitment system, judicial independence is not assured in practice; calls on the authorities to bring the legal framework for the recruitment and the appointment of judges and prosecutors in line with European standards in order to reduce political influence on the judiciary; stresses that the quality and efficiency of the judiciary and access to justice remain undermined by an uneven distribution of the workload, a burdensome case backlog and the lack of a free legal aid system;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that, while some progress has been made in the area relating to the judiciary, in particular by taking steps to harmonise jurisprudence and further promoting a merit-based recruitment system, judicial independence is not assured in practice; regrets that the constitutional and legislative framework is not yet in line with European standards thus leaving scope for undue political influence in the recruitment and appointment of judges; stresses that the quality and efficiency of the judiciary and access to justice remain undermined by an uneven distribution of the workload, a burdensome case backlog and the lack of a free legal aid system;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that, while some progress has been made in the area relating to the judiciary, in particular by taking steps to harmonise jurisprudence and further promoting a merit-based recruitment system, judicial independence is not
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that, while some progress has been made in the area relating to the judiciary, in particular by taking steps to harmonise jurisprudence and further promoting a merit-based recruitment system, judicial independence is not assured in practice; calls for further action to protect the independence and integrity of the judicial system and access to justice; stresses that the quality and efficiency of the judicia
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that, while some progress has been made in the area relating to the judiciary, in particular by taking steps to harmonise jurisprudence and further promoting a merit-based recruitment system, judicial independence is not assured in practice, which prevents judges and prosecutors from implementing the adopted legislation; stresses that the quality and efficiency of the judiciary and access to justice remain undermined by an uneven distribution of the workload, a burdensome case backlog and the lack of a free legal aid system;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that, while some progress has been made in the area
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that, while some progress has been made in the area relating to the judiciary, in particular by taking steps to harmonise jurisprudence and further promoting a merit-based recruitment system, judicial independence is not assured in practice, particularly in the recruitment and appointment of judges and prosecutors; stresses that the quality and efficiency of the judiciary and access to justice remain undermined by an uneven distribution of the workload, a burdensome case backlog and the lack of a free legal aid system;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that, while some progress has been made in the area relating to the judiciary, in particular by taking steps to harmonise jurisprudence and further promoting a merit-based recruitment system, judicial independence is not assured in practice; stresses that the quality and efficiency of the judiciary and access to justice remain under
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that, while
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that, while
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is concerned by the lack of progress in the fight against corruption and urges Serbia to show clear commitment in tackling this issue; calls on Serbia to step up the implementation of the national anti- corruption strategy and action plan, and calls for the establishment of an initial track record on investigations, prosecutions and convictions for high-level corruption; calls on Serbia to swiftly adopt a new law on the Anti-Corruption Agency in order to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies; urges Serbia to amend and implement the economic and corruption crimes section of the criminal code with a view to providing a credible and predictable criminal law framework; notes with concern the lack of transparency in the financing of political parties and election campaigns; stresses that the funding of political parties needs to be transparent and in accordance with the highest international standards; call Serbian political parties to fully cooperate with the State Audit Institution and Auditor-General;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) - having regards to the address of ICTY President Carmel Agius to the United Nations Security Council in June 2016,
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is concerned by the lack of progress in the fight against corruption and urges Serbia to show clear political will and commitment in tackling this issue as well as limit the political influence over law enforcement agencies; regrets that corruption remains prevalent in many areas and continues to be a serious problem; calls on Serbia to step up the implementation of the national anti- corruption strategy and action plan, and calls for the establishment of an initial track record on investigations, prosecutions
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is concerned by the lack of progress in the fight against corruption and urges Serbia to show clear commitment in tackling this issue; calls on Serbia to step up the implementation of the national anti- corruption strategy and action plan, and calls for the establishment of an initial track record on investigations, prosecutions and convictions for high-level corruption; calls on Serbia to swiftly adopt a new law on the Anti-Corruption Agency in order to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies; urges Serbia to amend and implement the economic and corruption crimes section of the criminal code with a view to providing a credible
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is concerned by the lack of progress in the fight against corruption and urges Serbia to show clear commitment in tackling this issue; calls on Serbia to step up the implementation of the national anti- corruption strategy and action plan
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is concerned by the lack of progress in the fight against corruption and urges Serbia to show clear commitment in tackling this issue; calls on Serbia to step up the implementation of the national anti- corruption strategy and action plan, and calls for the establishment of an initial track record on investigations, prosecutions
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Repeats its call for proper reform of the offense of abuse of office and abuse of responsible position, such as to prevent possible misuse; notes that neither of previous reforms have addressed these calls and that the new wording of offense of abuse of a responsible position (article 227) still leaves room for arbitrary interpretation; calls on responsible authorities to either abolish, or sufficiently define the offense of abuse of responsible position in order to prevent its possible misuse in private sector; calls once again on independent and through review of reclassified cases related to abuse of responsible positions so that long-standing unjust prosecutions can be dropped immediately;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Notes that public enterprises remain particularly vulnerable to corruption; urges the further development of independent supervision for the detection of potential cases of conflicts of interest in the management of state-owned companies, in privatization procedures, public-private partnerships and in relation to strategic investment partnerships; stresses that the excessive recourse to the provision on abuse of office in the private sector in the criminal code is harmful to the business climate and hampers legal certainty;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the progress made in the fight against organised crime and the adoption of Serbia
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the progress made in the fight against organised crime and the adoption of Serbia’s first national serious and organise crime threat assessment (SOCTA); calls on Serbia to step up efforts to investigate wider criminal networks, improve financial investigations and intelligence-led policing and develop a solid track record of final convictions;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the progress made in the fight against organised crime and the adoption of Serbia’s first national serious and organise crime threat assessment (SOCTA); calls on Serbia to step up efforts to investigate wider criminal networks, improve financial investigations and intelligence-led policing and develop a solid track record of final convictions;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 b (new) - having regards to the Agreement on Normalization of Relations between the then-Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of Serbia and Montenegro, and the Republic of Croatia, signed in 1996,
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the progress made in the fight against organised crime and the adoption of Serbia’s first national serious and organise crime threat assessment (SOCTA); calls on Serbia to step up efforts to investigate wider criminal networks, improve financial investigations and intelligence-led policing and develop a solid track record of final convictions;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the progress made in the fight against organised crime and the adoption of Serbia’s first national serious and organise crime threat assessment (SOCTA); calls on Serbia to step up efforts to investigate wider criminal networks, improve financial investigations and intelligence-led policing and develop a solid track record of final convictions; has taken note of the controversial events in Belgrade’s Savamala district and calls for their swift resolution; urges Serbia fully to implement the recommendations in the evaluation report on Serbia by the Council of Europe MONEYVAL group, in particular the FATF/GAFI recommendations on measures to combat terrorist financing and money laundering;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the progress made in the fight against organised crime and the adoption of Serbia’s first national serious and organise crime threat assessment (SOCTA); calls on Serbia to step up efforts to investigate wider criminal networks, improve financial investigations and intelligence-led policing and develop a solid track record of final convictions; points also to the need to track down and prosecute criminal people-trafficking and people-smuggling networks and to improve protection and support for victims of people trafficking; has taken note of the controversial events in Belgrade’s Savamala district and calls for their swift resolution;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes Serbia's active role in the fight against terrorism, and in international and regional police and judicial cooperation, and the progress made in the fight against organised crime and the adoption of Serbia
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the progress made in the fight against organised crime and the adoption of Serbia’s first national serious and organise crime threat assessment (SOCTA); calls on Serbia to step up efforts to investigate wider criminal networks, improve financial investigations and intelligence-led policing and develop a solid track record of final convictions; calls on authorities to address numerous cases of excessive use of power by police against citizens; has taken note of the controversial events in Belgrade’s Savamala district and calls for their swift resolution;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes Serbia's active role in police and judicial cooperation on international and regional level and the progress made in the fight against organised crime and the adoption of Serbia’s first national serious and organise crime threat assessment (SOCTA); calls on Serbia to step up efforts to investigate wider criminal networks, improve financial investigations and intelligence-led policing and develop a solid track record of final convictions; has taken note of the controversial events in Belgrade’s Savamala district and calls for their swift resolution;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the progress made in the fight against organised crime and the adoption of Serbia’s first national serious and organise crime threat assessment (SOCTA); calls on Serbia to step up efforts to investigate wider criminal networks, improve financial investigations and intelligence-led policing and develop a solid track record of final convictions;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new) 10 a. Welcomes recent changes on the law on public property; stresses that transparent and non discriminatory implementation of both laws has to be ensured and that further measures should be taken to fully establish legal clarity over property rights;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Notes that the application of the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings violates the generally accepted principles of criminal and international law - the principle of legal certainty and the principle of non- intervention in the internal affairs of other states, and hinders the process of reconciliation in South Eastern Europe; calls on the Serbian authorities to immediately repeal the relevant articles and abandon a concept of quasi-universal jurisdiction for war crimes in neighbouring countries; in this regards, calls on the European Commission and Member States to invest additional efforts in addressing this issue in the process of EU-Serbia negotiations, particularly within the scope of Chapter 23;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 c (new) - having regard to the European Parliament's resolution on Serbia: the case of accused war criminal Šešelj of 27 November 2014,
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Expresses concern over the failure of the authorities to bring to justice the organizers and perpetrators of the unlawful demolition of properties in the Belgrade Savamala district on 24 April 2016; underlines that the authorities must carry out thorough investigations and bring those responsible to justice;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Points out that corruption and organized crime are widespread in the region and also represent an obstacle to Serbia's democratic, social and economic development; considers that a regional strategy and enhanced cooperation between all the countries in the region are essential to tackle these issues more effectively;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. Expresses its concern at the incidents that took place last April concerning the "Savamala" project with regard, in particular, to the demolition of private property by masked people; urges the competent authorities to fully cooperate with the ongoing judicial investigation and calls for the perpetrators to be brought to justice;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. Recalls that Serbia criminalised already in 2014 the activity of foreign fighters in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2178(2014); urges the adoption of the national strategy to prevent and fight terrorism finalised in March 2016;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the measures taken to improve transparency and the consultation process within the parliament
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the continued initiatives by the Government Office for Cooperation with Civil Society aimed at improving cooperation between the state and the civil sector and at enhancing the legal, financial and institutional framework for the development of civil society; welcomes the measures taken to improve transparency and the consultation process within the parliament in the area of EU negotiations, including public hearings and regular meetings and consultations
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the measures taken to improve transparency and the consultation process within the parliament, including public hearings and regular meetings and consultations with the National Convent on European Integration; remains concerned about the extensive use of urgent procedures in adopting legislation; stresses that the frequent use of urgent procedures undermines parliamentary effectiveness; underlines that the parliament’s oversight of the executive needs to be strengthened; calls for the adoption of parliament’s code of conduct; regrets that, due to disruption, the EU Delegation was not able to present the Commission’s report in the European Integrations Committee of the Serbian Parliament; stresses that the Head of EU Delegation should be able to present this report without undue obstacles and that this will also enable proper oversight on the accession process by the Serbian parliament;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the measures taken to improve transparency and the consultation process within the parliament, including public hearings and regular meetings and consultations with the National Convent on European Integration; remains concerned about the extensive use of urgent procedures in adopting legislation; stresses that the frequent use of urgent procedures and last-minute changes to the parliamentary agenda undermine
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the measures taken to improve transparency and the consultation process within the parliament, including public hearings and regular meetings and consultations with the National Convent on European Integration; remains concerned about the extensive use of urgent procedures in adopting legislation; stresses that the frequent use of urgent procedures undermines parliamentary effectiveness while does not always allow for sufficient stakeholders and wider public consultation; underlines that the parliament’s oversight of the executive needs to be strengthened; calls for better coordination at all levels and immediat
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the measures taken to improve transparency and the consultation process within the
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the measures taken to improve transparency and the consultation process within the parliament, including
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the measures taken to improve transparency and the consultation process within the parliament, including public hearings and regular meetings and consultations with the National Convent on European Integration; remains concerned about the extensive use of urgent procedures in adopting legislation; stresses that the frequent use of urgent procedures undermines parliamentary effectiveness and the overall quality, inclusiveness and transparency of the law making process; underlines that the parliament’s oversight of the executive needs to be strengthened; calls for the adoption of parliament’s code of conduct; regrets that, due to disruption, the EU Delegation was not able to present the Commission’s report in the European Integrations Committee of the Serbian Parliament;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the measures taken to improve transparency and the consultation process within the parliament, including public hearings and regular meetings and consultations with the National Convent on European Integration; remains concerned about the extensive use of urgent procedures in adopting legislation; stresses that the frequent use of urgent procedures undermines
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the measures taken to
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the constitution needs to be revised so as to fully reflect the recommendations of the Venice Commission, notably with regard to the parliament’s role in judicial appointments,
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the constitution needs to be revised so as to fully reflect the recommendations of the Venice Commission,
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the constitution needs to be revised
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Calls on the authorities to ensure fair and free elections in April 2017 and, in this respect, to swiftly implement the OSCE/ODIHR recommendations following the elections in 2014 and 2016; is particularly concerned about smear campaigns against some opposition figures and presidential candidates, which have undermined democratic standards and procedures;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the adoption of the public financial management reform
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas Serbia, like every country aspiring to
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the adoption of the public financial management reform programme, e-government strategy, a strategy on regulatory reform and policy- making, new laws on general administrative procedures, public salaries and civil servants at provincial and local government level; calls on Serbia to enforce and amend the current civil service framework to guarantee the neutrality and continuity of the public administration and to ensure merit-based recruitment, promotion and dismissal procedures by eradicating exceptions and transitional arrangements in appointments; notes that the implementation of the public administration reform action plan has been slow in some areas, and that no progress has been made in amending the legal framework for central government civil servants;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the adoption of the public financial management reform programme, e-government strategy, a strategy on regulatory reform and policy- making, new laws on general administrative procedures, public salaries and civil servants at provincial and local government level; notes that the implementation of the public administration reform action plan has been slow in some areas, and that no progress has been made in amending the legal framework for central government civil servants; underlines that more effort is needed to further professionalize and depoliticize the administration and make recruitment and dismissal procedures more transparent;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates the importance of independent regulatory bodies
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates the importance of independent regulatory bodies
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates the importance of all independent regulatory bodies,
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates the importance of all independent regulatory bodies
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates the importance of independent
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates the importance of independent regulatory bodies, including the Ombuds
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates the importance of independent regulatory bodies, including the Ombudsman, the State Audit Institution, the Anti-Corruption Agency and the Anti-Corruption Council, in ensuring oversight and accountability of the executive; calls on the authorities to provide the Ombudsman with full political and administrative support for
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates the importance of independent regulatory bodies
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas Serbia's progress under rule of law chapters 23 and 24 and in the process of normalisation of relations with Kosovo under chapter 35 remains essential for the overall pace of the negotiating process, in line with the Negotiating Framework;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates the importance of independent regulatory bodies, including the Ombudsman, in ensuring oversight and accountability of the executive; calls on the authorities to provide the Ombudsman with full political and administrative support for his work; notes with regret that the Ombudsman is constantly exposed to severe verbal attacks by leading government officials;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates the importance of independent regulatory bodies, including the Ombudsman, in ensuring oversight and accountability of the executive; calls on the
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates the importance of independent regulatory bodies, including the Ombudsman, in ensuring oversight and accountability of the executive; calls on the authorities to provide the Ombudsman with full political and administrative support for his work and to refrain from unfounded political attacks;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates the importance of independent regulatory bodies, including the Ombudsman, in ensuring
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Recognizes unfavourable demographic situation since Serbia is ranked among the countries with highest negative population growth rate ( -5.4 per 1000 inhabitants in 2015 ) while also facing massive brain drain, especially among youngsters; calls on the authorities to introduce the national programs focused on higher youth employment and take appropriate measures to stimulate birth rate;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Underlines the necessity of ensuring an accessible education system with a full and balanced curriculum including on the importance of human rights and anti-discrimination, work and training opportunities for young people and of promoting European study programmes, such as the ERASMUS programme;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Stresses the need to further ensure systematic inclusion of civil society in policy dialogue, including in the accession process;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is mostly in place; calls on authorities to adopt Law on the Protection of Rights and Liberties of Persons with Mental Disabilities, Law on Registered Same-Sex Civil Partnerships and Law on Gender Identity without delay; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. having regard to the undertaking by the Commission to put its enlargement process on hold;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS and
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS and LGBTI persons; welcomes the successful organization of three editions of Pride Parade;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS and LGBTI persons, migrants and asylum- seekers, and ethnic minorities;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve LGBT human rights and the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities,
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including Roma, persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS and LGBTI persons;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including Roma, persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS and LGBTI persons;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists are
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that political interference, threats, violence and intimidation against journalists including physical assaults, verbal and written threats and attacks on property remain an issue of concern; calls on the authorities to investigate any cases of attacks against journalists and media outlets; is concern that civil defamation lawsuits are disproportionately targeting critical media outlets and journalists; calls for the full implementation of media laws; underlines the need for complete transparency in media ownership and funding of media and encourages the government to guarantee the independence and the financial sustainability of both public service media organisations; recalls the need for a functioning Regulatory Body for Electronic Media;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists remain an issue of concern; stresses that the government must refrain from hostile rhetoric towards critical and investigative media and must do everything in its power to defend the freedom of media and protect journalists; notes that self-censorship is a worsening phenomenon that journalists attribute to concerns about both harassment and economic pressures; calls on the authorities to investigate any cases of attacks against journalists and media outlets; calls for the full implementation of media laws; underlines the need for complete transparency in media ownership and funding of media;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists remain an issue of concern; calls on the authorities to provide adequate resources for investigat
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists remain an issue of concern
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists remain an issue of concern; calls on the authorities to fully investigate any cases of
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media and that the overall environment is not conductive to the full exercise of these rights; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists remain an issue of concern; calls on the authorities to publicly condemn and investigate any cases of attacks against journalists and media outlets; calls for the full implementation of media laws and for the completion of nominations for the regulatory Body for Electronic Media; underlines the need for complete transparency in media ownership and funding of media;
Amendment 22 #
B. whereas Serbia has taken some important administrative steps towards the normalisation of relations with Kosovo, resulting in the First Agreement on the Principles of Normalisation of Relations of 19 April 2013 and the August 2015 agreements; remarks however, that recent events regarding the first train ride on the direct link between the Serbian capital, Belgrade, and Mitrovica, in northern Kosovo, since 2008, as well as the remarks by the Serbian President, have resulted in a politically precarious situation of military dynamics and which undermine other efforts taken towards a normalisation of the relations between Kosovo and Serbia;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media where the Serbian authorities hold crucial responsibility in actively contributing to the unimpeded exercise of freedom of expression; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists remain an issue of concern; calls on the authorities to investigate any cases of attacks against journalists and
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists and minority groups remain an issue of concern; calls on the authorities to investigate any cases of attacks against journalists
Amendment 222 #
16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists remain an issue of concern; calls on the authorities to investigate any cases of attacks against journalists and media outlets; calls for the full implementation of media laws; underlines the need for complete transparency in media ownership and funding of media; expresses disquiet about the possible impact of court rulings concerning libel in the press;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that political interference, threats, violence
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and self-censorship of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists remain an issue of concern; calls on the authorities to investigate any cases of attacks against journalists and media outlets; calls for the full immediate implementation of media laws; underlines the need for complete transparency in media ownership and funding of media;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Notes that approximately 600.000 refugees and migrants, including vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly, have so far travelled through Serbia on their way to Europe; deplores that asylum seekers, lacking legal channels of migration, face abuse, ill- treatment, discrimination and bribes by border policy, while crossing the Serbian border; notes that Serbian refugee camps are often overcrowded, leaving thousands on the streets in freezing conditions and lacking sufficient basic amenities such as blankets, food and medical supplies; calls on the European Commission to ensure that sufficient funds are available to (potential) candidate member states under IPAII funds, in particular when these states are dealing with large numbers of refugees and migrants within and on the border of their territories; urges Serbian authorities to ensure migrants and refugees applying for asylum in Serbia or traveling through Serbian territory are treated in accordance with international and EU law, including the 1951 Refugee Convention and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Calls on the government of Serbia and high ranking officials to stop smear campaigns and verbal attacks against critical journalists and media outlets, to unequivocally condemn all attacks against journalists and media outlets and make clear that violence and threats against journalists will not be tolerated and to take concrete steps to accelerate the work of the commission established to investigate the murder of prominent journalists and the trial against state security officials suspected of involvement; encourages the EU delegation and the embassies of the Member States to regularly attend and monitor trials against journalists and media professionals;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Deplores constructed requirement for the use of IPA funds that demands from CSOs to become partners with the state for its application to be successful;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas Serbia has taken important steps towards the normalisation of relations with Kosovo, resulting in the First Agreement on the Principles of Normalisation of Relations of 19 April 2013 and the August 2015 agreements; whereas further steps are urgently needed in order to deal with, move forward and solve all pending issues between the two countries;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16 b. Condemns government's and government managed media's negative campaign towards CSOs; is concerned about governmental setting up of fictitious CSOs institutions in opposition to independent CSOs; finds unacceptable that partnership with the government is needed for successful application to IPA funds by CSO's;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Welcomes the adoption of an action plan for the realisation of the rights of national minorities, and the adoption of a decree establishing a fund for national minorities which now needs to be made operational; calls for the full implementation of the action plan in a comprehensive, timely inclusive and transparent manner, with the constructive engagement of all sides; reiterates its call on Serbia to ensure consistent implementation of legislation on protection of minorities, including in relation to education, use of languages, adequate representation in public administration
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Welcomes the adoption of an action plan for the realisation of the rights of national minorities, and the adoption of a decree establishing a fund for national minorities; welcomes the signing of the annex to the agreement guaranteeing to the Croatian national minority that they will have Croatian as an optional language and providing for the distribution of textbooks; calls for the annex to the agreement to be fully implemented; calls for the full implementation of the action plan; reiterates its call on Serbia to ensure consistent implementation of legislation on protection of minorities, including in relation to education, use of languages, representation in public administration and access to media and religious services in minority languages;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Welcomes the adoption of an action plan for the realisation of the rights of national minorities, and the adoption of a decree establishing a fund for national minorities; calls for the full implementation of the action plan; still regrets the lack of statistics about religious minorities and calls Serbia to update its records in this regard as soon as possible; reiterates its call on Serbia to ensure consistent implementation of legislation on protection of minorities, including in relation to education, use of languages, representation in public administration and access to media and religious services in minority languages;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Welcomes the adoption of an action plan for the realisation of the rights of national minorities, and the adoption of a decree establishing a fund for national minorities; calls for the full implementation of the action plan; reiterates its call on Serbia to ensure consistent implementation of legislation on protection of minorities and pay particular attention to non- discriminatory treatment of national minorities throughout the country, including in relation to education, use of languages, representation in public administration and access to media and religious services in minority languages;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Welcomes the adoption of an action plan for the realisation of the rights of national minorities, and the adoption of a decree establishing a fund for national minorities; calls for the full implementation of the action plan and non-discriminate access to the fund; reiterates its call on Serbia to ensure consistent implementation of legislation on protection of minorities
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Welcomes the adoption of an action plan for the realisation of the rights of national minorities, and the adoption of a decree establishing a fund for national minorities; calls for the full implementation of the action plan; reiterates its call on Serbia to ensure consistent implementation of legislation on protection of minorities across the entire territory, including in relation to education, use of languages, representation in public administration and access to media and religious services in minority languages;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Welcomes the adoption of an action plan for the realisation of the rights of national minorities, and the adoption of a decree establishing a fund for national minorities; calls for the full implementation of the action plan and its annex; reiterates its call on Serbia to ensure consistent implementation of legislation on protection of minorities, including in relation to education, use of languages, representation in public administration and access to media and religious services in minority languages;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Welcomes the adoption of new educational standards for the subject Serbian as non-mother tongue and calls the authorities to swiftly adopt a new curriculum accordingly, thus enabling national minorities to acquire the language of majority on the appropriate level helping their inclusion and participation in the Serbian society and public life;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas Serbia has taken important steps towards the normalisation of relations with Kosovo, resulting in the First Agreement on the Principles of Normalisation of Relations of 19 April 2013 and the August 2015 agreements, but there is still lot to be done in this manner;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Welcomes the finalization of the long delayed process of school textbooks translation into Bulgarian to make possible the education for the Bulgarian national minority in mother tongue; encourages the Serbian authorities to ensure the sustainability of this process by providing sufficient number of textbooks to adequately address the needs of pupils from the minority;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Expresses disquiet at the lack of progress as regards respect for, and the protection of, national minorities, in particular the Croatian national minority;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17 b. Is concerned by the lack of progress on the translation of internal school documentation (school diaries, student grade books, school registers, etc.) for the Bulgarian minority which is enshrined in law, but not followed in practice; calls Serbian authorities to approve the opening of the requested number of Bulgarian-taught classes by the respective schools of the minority;
Amendment 243 #
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that Vojvodina’s cultural diversity also contributes to Serbia’s identity;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that Vojvodina
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that Vojvodina
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that Vojvodina’s cultural diversity also contributes to Serbia’s identity; underlines that Vojvodina has maintained a high degree of protection for minorities and that the inter-ethnic situation has remained good; stresses that the autonomy of Vojvodina should not be weakened, but only in so far as it poses no threat to the unity of the Serbian State, and that the law on Vojvodina’s resources should be adopted without further delay, as prescribed by the constitution;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Invites Serbian government to fully implement all international treaties concerning minority rights such as agreement with Republic of Croatia from 2005 on protection of rights of Croatian national minority in Serbia; calls on the authorities to protect existing media and programs in minority languages during the process of privatisation;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas Serbia has taken important steps towards the normalisation
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the adoption of the new Roma social inclusion strategy 2016-2025, which covers education, health, housing
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the adoption of the new Roma social inclusion strategy 2016-2025, which covers education, health, housing
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Insists that after the war in Kosovo which ended in June 1999, 107 Orthodox buildings were completely destroyed or seriously damaged, reminds that the post riots only in March 2004 supposed the destruction of 34 Serbian Orthodox buildings in addition to the 392 Serbian Orthodox cemeteries which were completely destroyed regarding the OSCE; calls, in this regards, on the interested parties, to find a system for the promotion, protection and conservation of Serbian cultural and religious heritage in Kosovo, defining clearly the protection of the "Serbian Orthodox Church" proprieties and clearly specifying its historical identity by the Kosovar authorities; highlights that there were about 200 mosques in Kosovo after the war in 1999 and today there are around 800; reiterates that in late 2014, police closed 14 Arabic NGOs that suspected of having close ties with radical Islamic groups; underlines the seriousness of extremism and calls for a new approach by the international community;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Stresses that the progress in the field of ensuring rights of national minorities is not satisfactory and reiterates that the promotion and protection of human rights, including rights of national minorities is the basic precondition for joining the EU;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas Serbia has taken
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member States; has taken positive note of the fact that Serbia has shown an increasingly constructive engagement in regional cooperation initiatives such as the South- East Europe Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council, the Central European Free Trade Agreement, the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Brdo process, the Western Balkan Six initiative and its connectivity agenda and the Berlin process; calls on Serbia to implement the connectivity reform measures associated with the connectivity agenda; commends the role of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia in promoting regional cooperation by taking a lead in setting up and developing the Western Balkan Chamber Investment Forum which plays important role in the framework of the Berlin Process and calls upon the Commission and other regional organizations to support the efforts of the Forum and facilitate its capacity building; underlines that outstanding bilateral disputes should not have a detrimental effect on the accession process; welcomes the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes; notes that the mandate of the former War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member States; has taken positive note of the fact that Serbia has shown an increasingly constructive engagement in regional cooperation initiatives such as the South- East Europe Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council, the Central European Free Trade Agreement, the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Brdo process, the Western Balkan Six initiative and its connectivity agenda and the Berlin process; calls on Serbia to implement the connectivity reform measures associated with the connectivity agenda; underlines
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member States; has taken positive note of the fact that Serbia has shown an increasingly constructive engagement in regional
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas bilateral issues should be addressed as early as possible in the accession process in accordance with the negotiating framework, in a constructive and neighbourly spirit, taking account of the EU's overall interests and values;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member States; has taken positive note of the fact that Serbia has shown an increasingly constructive engagement in regional cooperation initiatives such as the South- East Europe Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council, the Central European Free Trade Agreement, the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Brdo process, the Western Balkan Six initiative and its connectivity agenda and the Berlin process; calls on Serbia to implement the connectivity reform measures associated with the connectivity agenda; underlines that outstanding bilateral disputes should not have a detrimental effect on the accession process; welcomes the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes; notes that the mandate of the former War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern; calls for the implementation of this strategy and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy; calls for full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); urges the authorities to continue working on the issue of the fate of missing persons, including through systematic excavations and investigations at sites suspected to contain mortal remains and by empowering witnesses to come forward;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to bilateral relations with other
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member States; has taken positive note of the fact that Serbia has shown an increasingly constructive engagement in regional cooperation initiatives such as the South- East Europe Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council, the Central European Free Trade Agreement, the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Brdo process, the Western Balkan Six initiative and its connectivity agenda and the Berlin process; calls on Serbia to implement the connectivity reform measures associated with the connectivity agenda; underlines that outstanding bilateral disputes should not have a detrimental effect on the accession process; welcomes the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes; notes that the mandate of the former War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern; calls for the implementation of this strategy and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member States; has taken positive note of the fact that Serbia has shown an increasingly constructive engagement in regional cooperation initiatives such as the South- East Europe Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council, the Central European Free Trade Agreement, the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Brdo process, the Western Balkan Six initiative and its connectivity agenda and the Berlin process; calls on Serbia to implement the connectivity reform measures associated with the connectivity agenda; underlines that outstanding bilateral disputes should not have a detrimental effect on the accession process; welcomes the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes; regrets, however, that there is not enough political support for establishing criminal justice for war crimes; notes that the mandate of the former War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern; calls for the implementation of this strategy and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy; calls for full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); urges the authorities to continue working on the issue of the fate of missing persons;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Notes that the mandate of the former War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the delayed appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern; calls for a necessary revision of the national strategy for an investigation and prosecution of war crimes and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy in line with generally accepted international standards and principles and rules of international law; noting with concern repeated reports of Serbia's non- cooperation with the ICTY; calls for full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) which remains essential; calls for handling war crimes without any discrimination, addressing impurity and insuring accountability and fully and unequivocally accepting and implementing the ICTY's ruling and decisions, as well as insuring proportionality of sentences and a sentencing policy in line with international criminal law standards;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Reiterates its call on the authorities to continue their efforts to eliminate the legacy of the former Communist secret services by making its files open to the public, as a step towards the democratisation of Serbia; calls on Serbia to intensify the process of succession and implementation of obligations relating to the division of the common archive of the former Yugoslavia; reiterates, in this connection, that full access to all archival materials, especially those of the former Yugoslav Secret Services (UDBA) and the Yugoslav People's Army Security Service (KOS) is of vital significance; reiterates its call to the authorities to facilitate access to those archives that concern the former republics of Yugoslavia and to return them to their respective governments if they so request;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Reiterates its call on the authorities to continue their efforts to eliminate the legacy of the former Communist secret services by making its files open to the public, as a step towards the democratisation of Serbia; calls on Serbia to intensify the process of succession and implementation of obligations relating to the division of the common archive of the former Yugoslavia; reiterates, in this connection, that full access to all archival materials, especially those of the former Yugoslav Secret Services (UDBA) and the Yugoslav People's Army Security Service (KOS) is of vital significance; reiterates its call to the authorities to facilitate access to those archives that concern the former republics of Yugoslavia and to return them to their respective governments if they so request;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Welcomes the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes; is concerned about scope, implications and implementation of the Law on Organization and Jurisdiction of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings and calls for its change; notes that the mandate of the former War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern; calls for the implementation of this strategy and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy; calls for full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY);
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Welcomes the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes; regrets, however, recent actions aiming at rehabilitating war criminals; notes that the mandate of the former War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern; calls for the implementation of this strategy and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy; calls for full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); urges the authorities to continue working on the issue of the fate of missing persons;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas fighting organised crime and corruption in Serbia remains fundamental to countering criminal infiltration of the political, legal and economic systems and is one of the priorities in the EU accession process;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Regrets the decision of Serbia's president Tomislav Nikolic along with some ministers of Serbia to attend the official ceremony marking the National Day of the Republik Srpska; points out that the proclamation of this festivity was declared in breach of the Constitution of Bosnia-Herzegovina by the relevant court in Sarajevo; urges the Serbian authorities to refrain from acts that undermine the legitimacy and integrity of the Bosnian state;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Expresses its concern with the participation of various Serbian officials in the 9th of January celebrations of the Day of Republika Srpska, which have been held in defiance of Bosnia and Herzegovina Constitutional court decisions; stresses that both Serbia, as candidate country, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as potential candidate, should defend and promote the rule of law by their actions;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Calls on authorities to promote a climate of tolerance and to condemn all forms of hate speech, public approval and denial of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes through amendments of the Criminal Code; calls for effective investigation of high-profile war crimes cases; calls for improving regional cooperation in war crime cases;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on Serbia to resolve the outstanding issues with neighbouring countries and Croatia in particular, including for example missing persons, seized art treasures, and the border issue;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20 b. Calls on Serbia to engage in meaningful regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations in handling of war crimes by avoiding conflicts of jurisdictions and ensuring that war crimes are prosecuted without any discrimination and ensuring that all outstanding issues in that regard be fully resolved, urges the authorities for strengthening efforts in finding and identifying missing persons and locating mass graves from the wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo as well as ensuring the right of victims' families to know the fate of their missing family members; to resolve the issue of the fate of missing persons, including through swift information sharing and opening of archives, as well as on preparing a reparation scheme for victims and their families as an important precondition for reconciliation; points out that a law on civilian victims should be adopted without any undue delay bearing in mind that the existing legislation does not recognise several groups of war crime victims; notes that controversies still occur, particularly in the context of different interpretations of recent history;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20 b. Calls on Serbia to intensify efforts to sign co-operation and good neighbourliness agreements with neighbouring countries and to step up on implementing the already existing ones; encourages the Serbian government to participate in joint government meetings with Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Bulgaria which will contribute to tackling any outstanding bilateral issues with neighbouring EU states;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20 b. Is concerned about the message being conveyed by forces within Serbia by means of a train, adorned with nationalist slogans, (religious) symbols and the words 'Kosovo is Serbia', sent from Serbia towards Kosovo; stresses that such actions are unconstructive and severely damage relations between Kosovo and Serbia;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20 b. Reiterates its support for the initiative to establish the Regional commission for the establishment of facts about war crimes and other serious violations of human rights committed in the former Yugoslavia (RECOM) and urges the government of Serbia to take the lead on its establishment;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20 b. Calls on enhancing cooperation with neighbouring states in border areas, in particular by developing transport and communication links that will improve cross-border relations, stimulate economic cooperation, and create incentives for direct investments in these areas;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Expresses concern at the failure to resolve outstanding issues with Croatia;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas process of privatisation of the media in Serbia has led to the concentration of the ownerships of the media, specially endangering media and programs in minority languages;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20 c. Reiterates its call on the Serbian authorities to initiate further measures for crossborder cooperation with the neighbouring EU Member States, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary and Romania, including through the Cross- border and Transnational Cooperation Programmes 2014-2020 and the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, in order to facilitate inter alia the economic development of border regions and areas populated by minorities; underlines, in this respect, the importance of opening a terminal for commercial trucks and goods at the border crossing at Ribarci- Oltomantsi and completion of the missing highway section of Corridor X between Nis and Sofia;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20 c. Condemns medaling of the high- profile war crimes suspect by the President of Serbia and greeting and praising the ICTY convict for crimes against humanity by government officials; condemns rehabilitation of WW2 war criminal Draža Mihajlović;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 d (new) 20 d. Condemns interference of President of Serbia in internal politics of BiH, especially undermining BiH's sovereignty and institutions by celebrating unconstitutionally proclaimed day of RS in BiH entity Republika Srpska, as well as supporting succession plans of leadership of RS;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 d (new) 20 d. Commends the opening of three new border-crossing points between Serbia and Romania as a positive development and recommends the opening of the three delayed border points with Bulgaria at Salash-Novo korito, Bankya-Petachinci and Treklyano- Bosilegrad;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Commends both Serbia and Albania for their continued commitment to improving bilateral relations and strengthening regional cooperation on the
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Reiterates the crucial importance of reconciliation and resolution of the bilateral issues with neighbouring countries; in this sense calls on Serbia to intensify efforts in implementing all bilateral agreements with neighbouring countries, including the Agreement on Normalization of Relations between the then-Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of Serbia and Montenegro, and the Republic of Croatia, signed in 1996; Urges Serbia to promote Bosnia and Herzegovina's territorial integrity and to condemn, openly and strongly, any separatist notions, particularly within the Republika Srpska;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas Serbia and Russia held joint military exercises on Serbian territory close to the Croatian border in August 2016;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes Serbia’s continued engagement in the normalisation process with Kosovo, and its commitment to the implementation of the agreements reached in the EU- facilitated dialogue; reiterates
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes Serbia’s continued engagement in the normalisation process with Kosovo, and its commitment to the implementation of the agreements reached in the EU- facilitated dialogue; reiterates its call to move forward with the full implementation, in good faith and in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reached and to determinedly continue the normalisation process; calls for the establishment of the Association of Serbian Municipalities in line with the agreement reached under the EU- facilitated dialogue; underlines the need for both Belgrade and Pristina to refrain from any actions that might jeopardize progress achieved so far in this process; encourages Serbia and Kosovo to identify new areas of discussion for the dialogue, with the aim of improving the lives of people and comprehensively normalising relations; reiterates its call on the EEAS to carry out an evaluation of the performance of the sides in fulfilling their obligations;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes Serbia
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes Serbia’s continued engagement in the normalisation process with Kosovo, and its commitment to the implementation of the agreements reached in the EU- facilitated dialogue; reiterates its call to move forward with the full implementation, in good faith and in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reached and to determinedly continue the normalisation process; greatly regrets recent aggressive public statements, however, and calls on all Serbian and Kosovar leaders to eschew such pointless and counter-productive excesses; encourages Serbia and Kosovo to identify new areas of discussion for the dialogue, with the aim of improving the lives of people and comprehensively normalising relations; reiterates its call on the EEAS to carry out an evaluation of the performance
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes Serbia’s continued engagement in the normalisation process with Kosovo, and its commitment to the implementation of the agreements reached in the EU- facilitated dialogue; reiterates its call to move forward with the full implementation, in good faith and in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reached and to determinedly continue the normalisation process; urges the establishment of the Community of Serbian Municipalities; encourages Serbia and Kosovo to identify new areas of discussion for the dialogue, with the aim of improving the lives of people and comprehensively normalising relations; reiterates its call on the EEAS to carry out an evaluation of the performance of the sides in fulfilling their obligations;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes Serbia
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Regrets the presence of the President of Serbia, along with other senior government officials, at the so called "Republika Srpska Day", a celebration which has been declared unconstitutional by BiH´s Supreme Court; calls on the Serbian authorities to support constitutional reforms in BiH in order to strengthen the country´s capacity to function and carry out EU accession talks; underlines that the unequivocal and principled condemnation of war crimes committed in the region is the cornerstone of regional stability and essential for EU integration; reiterates its call on government officials to refrain from gestures such as publicly endorsing individuals convicted for war crimes;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Welcomes the Serbian Authorities support of Montenegro in its investigation into the failed attacks planned for the day of Montenegro's elections in 2016; notes that the Serbian Authorities have arrested two suspects following the issuing of an arrest warrant by Montenegro; encourages the Serbian Authorities to continue to cooperate with Montenegro to arrange for the suspects extradition to Montenegro in accordance with the terms of the countries bilateral agreement on extradition;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Is concerned about the recent events regarding the first train ride on the direct link between the Serbian capital, Belgrade, and Mitrovica, in northern Kosovo, since 2008, and resulting tensions between Serbia and Kosovo, going as far as military threats; notes the remarks by Serbian authority figures, stating Kosovo to appertain to Serbia;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) C b. whereas the implementation of the legal framework on the protection of minorities needs to be fully ensured, notably in the areas of education, use of language, access to media and religious services in minority language, and adequate political representation of national minorities at local, regional and national levels;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. calls on Serbia to intensify efforts in implementing all bilateral agreements with neighbouring countries, including the Agreement on Normalization of Relations between the then-Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of Serbia and Montenegro, and the Republic of Croatia, signed in 1996;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Regrets, however, the recent tensions between Serbia and Kosovo and calls upon both sides to refrain from provocative steps and negative rhetoric;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22 b. Notes that a non-authorized train, covered with Serbian political and religious symbols and launched by the director of Serbia´s 'Office for Kosovo and Metohija', was scheduled to travel from Belgrade to Kosovska Mitrovica on 14 January 2017 and was stopped by Kosovar authorities; expresses deep concern over this incident and over the inflammatory rhetoric of Serbia´s highest ranking politicians linked thereto; underlines that similar gestures cannot be justified by the upcoming elections in Serbia and can seriously jeopardize the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina; urges both the Serbian and Kosovar authorities to refrain from hostile actions and statements which could hamper the normalisation process;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22 b. Commends the role of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia in promoting regional cooperation by taking a lead in setting up and developing the Western Balkan Chamber Investment Forum which plays important role in the framework of the Berlin Process; calls upon the Commission and other regional organizations such as Regional Cooperation Council and CEFTA to support the efforts of the Forum and facilitate its capacity building;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22 b. Strongly condemns the act of sending a Serbian nationalist train from Belgrade to Northern Kosovo; interprets this as an act of provocation and a step back in Serbia-Kosovo relations; calls on Serbian authorities to refrain from using the rhetorics resembling that of Milošević which includes using minorities in sovereign states as a tool for manipulation;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on Serbia to fully implement the connectivity reform measures in the energy sector;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on Serbia to fully implement the connectivity reform measures in the energy sector; encourages Serbia to develop competition in the gas market and to take measures to improve alignment with the acquis in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy; calls on authorities to use additional EU funding of €50 million for developing the region's hydropower potential and energy efficiency in residential buildings in a transparent manner; commends Serbia for establishing the financing system for the environment via the Green Fund; notes with regret that there are no safeguards ensuring that the Fund's resources will be spent on environmental measures; calls on the authorities to improve the structure of the Fund so that appropriate safeguards are put in place;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on Serbia to fully implement the connectivity reform measures in the energy sector; encourages Serbia to develop competition in the gas market and to take measures to improve alignment with the acquis in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy; stresses the need to develop Serbia's gas and electricity interconnections with its neighbours; encourages Serbia to speed up technical and budgetary preparations of the Bulgaria-Serbia gas interconnector, which will allow EU funding for this project;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on Serbia to fully implement the connectivity reform measures in the energy sector; encourages Serbia to develop competition in the gas market and to take measures to improve the alignment with the acquis in the fields of energy efficiency
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on Serbia to fully implement the connectivity reform measures in the energy sector; encourages Serbia to develop competition in the gas market and to take measures to improve alignment with the acquis in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy; furthermore, calls on the Serbian authorities to adopt comprehensive countrywide climate policy and strategy in line with the targets of the European Union;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) C c. whereas the application of Article 2 and Article 3 of the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings of Republic of Serbia represents violation of commonly accepted principles of international criminal law;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on Serbia to fully implement the connectivity reform measures in the energy sector; encourages Serbia to develop competition in the gas market and to take measures to improve alignment with the acquis in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy, and calls on Serbia to focus more strongly on green energy and to decrease the country's dependency on energy imports;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on Serbia to fully implement the connectivity
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Points out that Serbia has yet to adopt formally the Water Management Strategy and has not yet revised the Law on Waters and the National Danube River Basin Management Plan; stresses that these laws are of fundamental importance for further aligning with the EU acquis and for improving the implementation of the EU directives in the water sector;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Welcomes the preparatory work on the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the gas interconnector between Serbia and Bulgaria and recommends acceleration of the project in order to diversify Serbia's gas supply and energy independence;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23 b. Expresses its concern at the reports from the Batut medical institute that have shown that since the NATO bombing in 1999 the number of leukaemia-related deaths and new diagnosis has sharply increased; urges the Commission to support further investigation and research on this problem and to explore the possibility to provide the Serbian authorities with the adequate technical and medical assistance to cope with this emergency situation;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C d (new) C d. whereas since January 2016 Serbia refuses to extradite three wanted Serbian Radical Party members to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for trial on witness intimidation charges;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C e (new) C e. whereas the ICTY President Carmel Agius stressed that Serbia is violating cooperation agreements and undermining justice efforts by not arresting three Serbian Radical Party members accused of interfering with witnesses and expressed the view that this development is a grave step backwards in matters of cooperation with the Tribunal and an unacceptable disregard of the primacy of Tribunal law over the domestic law;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C f (new) C f. whereas in January 2017 of ex- Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj was arrested in France based on the international arrest warrant issued by Serbia for alleged war crimes on the territory of Kosovo, based on the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings that allows Serbia to assume the role of a „little Hague";
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C g (new) C g. whereas a Serbian train with inscription „Kosovo is Serbian" took off on January 14th from Belgrade to Northern Kosovo and was eventually stopped close to border with Kosovo;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the opening of negotiations on Chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) as the key chapters in the EU approach to enlargement based on the rule of law
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the opening of negotiations on Chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) as the key chapters in the EU approach to enlargement based on the rule of law; welcomes the signing of the annex to the agreement regulating the matter of textbooks for the Croatian national minority; calls on the Serbian Government to apply the annex consistently at the practical level; welcomes the opening of Chapters 32 (Financial Control) and 35 (Other Issues), the opening of negotiations on Chapter 5 (Public Procurement) and the opening and provisional closure of Chapter 25 (Science and Research); calls on the Council to open Chapter 26 (Education and Culture);
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) - having regard to the Resolution 1244 of the Security Council of the United Nations,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the opening of negotiations on Chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) as the key chapters in the EU approach to enlargement based on the rule of law; welcomes the opening of Chapters 32 (Financial Control) and 35 (Other Issues), the opening of negotiations on Chapter 5 (Public Procurement) and the opening and provisional closure of Chapter 25 (Science and Research); calls on the Council to open Chapter 26 (Education and Culture) and stresses its importance in the process of promoting European values among the young generation;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the opening of negotiations on Chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) as the key chapters in the EU approach to enlargement based on the rule of law; welcomes the opening of Chapters 32 (Financial Control) and 35 (Other Issues), the opening of negotiations on Chapter 5 (Public Procurement) and the opening and provisional closure of Chapter 25 (Science and Research); following the adoption of Annex to the agreement on education rights of the minorities, calls on the Council to open Chapter 26 (Education and Culture);
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the opening of negotiations on Chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) as the key chapters in the EU approach to enlargement based on the rule of law; welcomes the opening of Chapters 32 (Financial Control) and 35 (Other Issues)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the opening of negotiations on Chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) as the key chapters in the EU approach to enlargement based on the rule of law; welcomes the opening
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the opening of negotiations on Chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) as the key chapters in the EU approach to enlargement based on the rule of law; welcomes the opening of Chapters 32 (Financial Control) and 35 (Other Issues), the opening of negotiations on Chapter 5 (Public Procurement) and the opening and provisional closure of Chapter 25 (Science and Research); calls on the Council to open Chapter 26 (Education and Culture) as well as opening those chapters that has been technically prepared;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the opening of negotiations on Chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) as the key chapters in the EU approach to enlargement based on the rule of law; welcomes the opening of Chapters 32 (Financial Control) and 35 (Other Issues), the opening of negotiations on Chapter 5 (Public Procurement) and the opening and provisional closure of Chapter 25 (Science and Research); calls on the Council to open Chapter 26 (Education and Culture); looks forward to the opening of additional chapters when possible;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the opening of negotiations on Chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) as the key chapters in the EU approach to enlargement based on the rule of law; welcomes the opening of Chapters 32 (Financial Control) and 35 (Other Issues), the opening of negotiations on Chapter 5 (Public Procurement) and the opening and provisional closure of Chapter 25 (Science and Research)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) - having regard to the Lisbon Treaty and its Article 24/4,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations, which is a clear sign of determination and political will; calls on Serbia to actively promote this strategic decision among the Serbian population; notes improvement in dialogues and public consultations with all relevant stakeholders and civil societies for full transparency of the EU negotiations; invites Serbian authorities to refrain from anti-EU rhetoric, especially to cases connected to EU facilitated dialogue for the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina and chapter 35 negotiations; calls on Serbia to enable the EU Delegation and the Head of the EU Delegation unrestricted access to all state institutions, including the National Assembly;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations, which is a clear sign of determination and political will; calls on Serbia to actively promote this strategic decision among the Serbian population; calls on the European Commission and the Serbian government to take coordinated steps in order to intensify visibility of investments and funding from the EU budget so that increase the awareness of citizens of the EU funds directed to Serbia;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations, which is a clear sign of determination and political will; calls on
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations, which is a clear sign of determination and political will; calls on Serbia to actively promote this strategic decision among the Serbian population; notes improvement in public consultations with relevant stakeholders and civil society, encourage to enhance further transparency in the process of accession negotiations;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations, which is a clear sign of determination and political will; notes the improvement in dialogue and public consultations with relevant stakeholders and civil societies as well as their engagement in the euro-integration process; calls on Serbia to actively promote this strategic decision among the Serbian population;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the E
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations, which is a clear sign of determination and political will; calls on Serbia to actively promote this strategic decision among the Serbian population; underlines the need for informed and constructive debates on the EU, its institutions and what EU membership entails;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations, which is a clear sign of determination and political will; calls on Serbia to actively communicate and promote this strategic decision among the Serbian population;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations, which is a clear sign of determination and political will; calls on Serbia to continue to actively promote this strategic decision
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the thorough implementation of reforms and policies remains a key indicator of a successful integration process; calls on Serbia to supply Croatia with all available data on missing persons; calls on Serbia to return seized art treasures to Croatia, along with the Vukovar Hospital records; calls on Serbia to mark out the sites of wartime detention camps for Croatian civilians and defenders on Serbian territory; calls on Serbia to publish a map of minefields in Croatia; calls on Serbia to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the thorough implementation of reforms and policies remains a key
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the thorough implementation of reforms and policies remains a key indicator of a successful integration process; calls on Serbia to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies; commends the adoption of the Revised National Programme for the Adoption of Acquis (NPAA) on 17 November 2016;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the thorough implementation of reforms and policies remains a key indicator of a successful integration process; calls on Serbia to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies and to undertake further efforts to ensure the systematic inclusion of civil society in policy dialogues;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the thorough implementation of reforms and policies remains a key indicator of a successful integration process; calls on Serbia to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies, including on the proper functioning of cross-border transport, logistics and infrastructure links;
Amendment 68 #
3. Underlines that the thorough implementation of reforms and policies remains a key indicator of a successful integration process; commends the adoption of Revised National Programme for the Adoption of Aquis (NPAA); calls on Serbia to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the thorough implementation of reforms and policies remains a key indicator of a successful integration process; calls on Serbia to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies and to set up, in this respect, an adequate and efficient administrative capacity;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the thorough implementation of reforms
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the thorough implementation of reforms and policies remains a key indicator of a successful
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Encourages Serbia to contribute on an ongoing basis to regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations, stability, reconciliation and a climate conducive to addressing open bilateral issues;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the progress made by Serbia in developing a functioning market economy and the improvement of the overall economic situation in the country; stresses that Serbia has made good progress in addressing some of its policy weaknesses, in particular with regard to the budget deficit; highlights that growth prospects have improved and domestic and external imbalances have been reduced; underlines that the restructuring of publicly owned enterprises has advanced; notes the paramount importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to Serbia's economy; notes that unemployment has fallen, but that nonetheless the large number of jobless young people remains disquieting; points therefore to the importance of acquiring skills and organising training more in keeping with labour market demand;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the progress made by Serbia in developing a functioning market economy and the improvement of the overall economic situation in the country; stresses that Serbia has made good progress in addressing some of its policy weaknesses, in particular with regard to the budget deficit; highlights that growth prospects have improved and domestic and external imbalances have been reduced; underlines that the restructuring of publicly owned enterprises has advanced, though insists on the importance of respecting the rights of workers and the significance of public sector employment to Serbian citizens and their wellbeing, as well as their reliance on essential public services; notes the paramount importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to Serbia's economy;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the progress made by Serbia in developing a functioning market economy and the improvement of the overall economic situation in the country; stresses that Serbia has made good progress in addressing some of its policy weaknesses, in particular with regard to the
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the progress made by Serbia in developing a functioning market economy and the improvement of the overall economic situation in the country; stresses that Serbia has made good progress in addressing some of its policy weaknesses, in particular with regard to the budget deficit; highlights that growth prospects have improved and domestic and external imbalances have been reduced;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the progress made by Serbia in developing a functioning market economy and the improvement of the overall economic situation in the country; stresses that Serbia has made good progress in addressing some of its policy weaknesses, in particular with regard to the budget deficit; highlights that growth prospects have improved and domestic and external imbalances have been reduced; underlines that the restructuring of publicly owned enterprises has advanced; notes the paramount importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to Serbia's economy; calls on Serbia to further improve the business environment for the private sector;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the progress made by Serbia in developing a functioning market economy and the improvement of the overall economic situation in the country; stresses that Serbia has made good progress in addressing some of its policy weaknesses, in particular with regard to the budget deficit which is now below Maastricht criteria; highlights that growth prospects have improved and domestic and external imbalances have been reduced;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the progress made by Serbia in developing a functioning market economy and the improvement of the overall economic situation in the country; stresses that Serbia has made good progress in addressing some of its policy weaknesses, in particular with regard to the budget deficit, which is now below Maastricht criteria; highlights that growth prospects have improved and domestic and external imbalances
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Underlines the paramount role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for Serbia's economy; calls the Serbian government and the EU institutions to expand their funding opportunities for SMEs, especially in the field of IT and digital economy; commends its efforts concerning dual and vocational education in order to address youth unemployment and encourages it to promote entrepreneurship, particularly among young people;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Regrets that Serbia was not able to establish an agency for implementing the Instrument for Pre-Accession in Rural Development (IPARD) programme since due to the lack of staff the Department for Agrarian Payments could get access to all the funds available;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the conduct of the parliamentary elections on 24 April 2016 which were in general assessed positively by the international observers with the exception to noting biased media coverage, undue advantage taken by incumbent parties at official events during the electoral campaign, and a blurring of the distinction between state and party activities; calls on the authorities to fully address these problems and the recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission, in particular ensuring transparency of the campaign financing and the registration process;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the conduct of the parliamentary elections on 24 April 2016
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the conduct of the parliamentary elections on 24 April 2016 which were assessed positively by the international observers; calls on the authorities to fully address the recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission; calls on Serbian authorities to improve conditions for election monitoring by local NGOs; notes lack of transparency in the financing of political parties and electoral campaigns; stresses that the funding of political parties needs to be transparent and in accordance with international standards;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the conduct of the parliamentary elections on 24 April 2016 which were assessed positively by the international observers; calls on the authorities to fully address the recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission; particularly with regard to rules on candidate registration, measures against the misuse of administrative resources for campaigning, regulation of campaign finance, dispute resolution and voter lists displayed for public scrutiny;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the conduct of the parliamentary elections on 24 April 2016 which were assessed positively by the international observers; calls on the authorities to fully address the recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission, including regarding campaign financing and transparency of registration process; stresses the need to investigate properly claims of irregularities arising during the electoral process;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the conduct of the parliamentary elections on 24 April 2016 which were assessed positively by the international observers; calls on the authorities to fully address the recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission with regard, in particular, to the public display of voters' lists and the transparency of the financing of political parties and electoral campaigning;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the conduct of the parliamentary elections on 24 April 2016 which were assessed positively by the international observers;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes with concern the lack of transparency in the financing of political parties and election campaigns; stresses that the funding of political parties needs to be transparent and in accordance with the highest international standards;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia and recalls the importance of strategic communication and responsibility of addressing misinformation in this context, bearing in mind recent military exercise with Russia; calls on Serbia to clearly define its European path distance itself from the secessionist attitudes; stresses that Serbia, influenced by the Russian military, would not be able to finalize the agreement with the EU on chapter 31: foreign, security and defence policy; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia; is convinced that trade policies with foreign policy implications need to be aligned to those of the EU as well; notes Serbia's steps towards further integration with the Eurasian Economic Union; strongly encourages and supports Serbia in negotiating WTO accession; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on Serbia to take concrete steps to align its foreign and security policy
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