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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Deplores the conclusion of the accession negotiations ~~and confirms its consent~~ for Croatia to become the 28th member of the European Union;

2011/10/27
Committee: BUDG

Lucas HARTONG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines the fact that accession to the EU should not be regarded as the end of a process, but rather as one step along the path of ongoing and continuous administrative and economic modernisation of a country;deleted

2011/10/27
Committee: BUDG

Lucas HARTONG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that Croatia should, following the example of other Member States, take the opportunity of membership to promote and enhance medium- and long-term planning of EU funding in order to invigorate and boost the modernisation of its economy as a step towards greater competitiveness and diversification; recalls in this regard the important role of the structural funds;deleted

2011/10/27
Committee: BUDG

Lucas HARTONG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Remains, nevertheless, concerned about Croatia’s administrative and absorption capacities in the face of the prospect of full membership and the ensuing implementation of structural and agricultural policies; recalls that the substantial increase in funds to be implemented can only be monitored and managed on the basis of an improvement in those capacities at both the central, and the regional and local, levels;deleted

2011/10/27
Committee: BUDG

Lucas HARTONG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Suppor~~Rejects, in that connection, the creation of a temporary financial assistance mechanism, the Transition Facility, designed to strengthen Croatia’s administrative and judicial capacity to implement and enforce EU legislation;

2011/10/27
Committee: BUDG

Lucas HARTONG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the growing effectiveness of the fight against corruption, including actions taken against a number of former leading politicians and officials; notes, however, that corruption is still regarded by the Commission as prevalent in some areas and that there is further progress to be made in the fight against corruption; supports all the necessary commitments and legal, administrative and auditing measures that the Croatian authorities will take to that end, including in the protection of the EU’s financial interests and control of EU funding; reiterates, however, its opposition to Croatia's accession to the EU;

2011/10/27
Committee: BUDG

Lucas HARTONG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Welcome~~Rejects the creation of a special temporary Schengen facility supporting the necessary investments to be made by Croatia for the maintenance and reinforcement of the EU’s external borders and its eventual entry into the Schengen system;

2011/10/27
Committee: BUDG

Lucas HARTONG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on all involved parties to associate Croatia, to the greatest extent possible extent, in its capacity as an acceding country, in all exchanges of views and negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020; believes that the Croatian observers in the European Parliament, representatives in the Council, and observers in the Committee of Regions should seize the opportunity to promote their vision for the Union and contribute to the shaping of the EU budget and priorities to 2020;deleted

2011/10/27
Committee: BUDG

Lucas HARTONG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Takes note of the position of the European Union on the financial and budgetary provisions, as defined in the Conference on the Accession of Croatia, and based on an accession date of 1 July 2013; n~~Notes that the required financial envelopes for Croatia’s possible accession, by heading and sub-heading of the budget, for the last semester of the last financial year of the current MFF, would substantially increase the expenditure in the EU budget; opposes Croatia's accession to the EU for that reason as well;

2011/10/27
Committee: BUDG

Lucas HARTONG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Urges the Commission in consequence to propose, as planned in early 2012 following the signature of the Accession Treaty in December 2011, and as provided for in point 29 of the IIA, a revision of the MFF for the financial year 2013 in order to avoid financing Croatia’s accession by redeploymentsnot to propose a revision of the MFF for the financial year 2013, given that it would be inappropriate for Croatia to join the EU;

2011/10/27
Committee: BUDG

Lucas HARTONG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Regards such potential redeployments of appropriations from existing instruments and priorities not only as detrimental to the EU’s capacity to implement its policies properly, but also as an act of political and moral disregard for Croatia;deleted

2011/10/27
Committee: BUDG

11 Amendments of Lucas HARTONG related to 2011/2191(INI)

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