23 Amendments of Jozo RADOŠ related to 2018/2149(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the flourishing informal economy hinders the development of a viable Kosovar economy;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas gender based violence still forms a major challenge for Kosovo, including prenatal gender selection;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas Kosovo struggles with serious problems related to medication registration and quality, corrupt links between doctors and pharmaceutical companies, inflated prices and an 'essential medicines list' fabricated by pharmaceutical companies; whereas Kosovar citizens pay the price;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas on 8 June 2018 the Council decided to refocus the mandate of the EU rule of law mission EULEX Kosovo, bringing the judicial executive part of the mission’s mandate to an end; whereas the mandate’s end date is set on 14 June 2020;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of the active and constructive participation of members of Assembly in plenary sessions; underlines the importance of orderly arrangements of Assembly work plan and of decision-making processes, time adequate and open parliamentary debates, consultations with stakeholders, avoidance of fast-track procedures of adoption of sensitive laws;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Kosovar authorities to comprehensively deal with previously identified electoral shortcomings by enacting timely legislative and administrative measures to address the outstanding recommendations of EU and European Parliament observation missions well in advance of the next round of elections; welcomes the steps forward in relation to gender equality in the election administration; calls on Kosovo to further step up its efforts to increase female political participation;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. UNotes how free, fair and transparent elections are crucial for democratic future of Kosovo as well as future of its EU integration process; urges the Kosovar authorities to comprehensively deal with previously identified electoral shortcomings by enacting timely legislative and administrative measures to address the outstanding recommendations of EU and, European Parliament observation missions and Venice Commission well in advance of the next round of elections; welcomes the external audit of political party financing that has confirmed serious violations of political party finance legislation and strongly urges strengthening and enforcing of the overall legal framework; stresses the need for affirmative action to overcome the obstacles that prevent women from participating in politics and being elected;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Is concerned that Kosovo continues to be a storage and transit country for hard drugs; welcomes setting up of secure storage for seized drugs prior to destruction; expresses serious concerns about the low rate of convictions in cases against human trafficking, despite Kosovo being a source, transit and destination for trafficked women and children; notes with concern the existence of armed groups and their involvement in organised criminal activities operating across borders;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers it essential to implement, in a timely and comprehensive manner, the recommendations of the Kosovar Ombudsmaperson, Auditor General, Anti- Corruption Agency and the Public Procurement Regulatory Commission; stresses the need to remedy deficiencies in the public procurement system and to improve interinstitutional cooperation and the exchange of information; recommends the stepping up of monitoring, evaluation and audit capabilities and the adoption and implementation of an anti-fraud strategy to protect Kosovo and the EU’s financial interests;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Takes note of EULEX’s new mandate and its end date; stresses however the prevalence of concrete progress in the country over a set timetable;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the enforcement of the human rights framework to be prioritised, and backed by sufficient coordination and funding, especially in the field of gender equality, child and labour protection, social exclusion and discrimination against persons with disabilities and minorities, including LGBTI people; expresses in particular its concern about the high number of cases of gender based violence and prenatal gender selection; calls on the Kosovar authorities to effectively address these cases and provide support to victims, to collect data, and to train police, prosecutors and judges; believes that a comprehensive plan of awareness raising, the elimination of gender based discrimination, access to education and reproductive health services can prevent prenatal gender selection; underlines the need to reinforce the Agency for Gender Equality and the National Coordinator for the Protection from Domestic Violence and to strengthen prevention;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Regrets the lack of implementation of legal framework for gender equality, and strategy and action plan on protection against domestic violence; is concerned with high discrimination of women in the labour market, the judiciary and the police; notes with disappointment the challenges women face with property ownership and inheritance; urges without delay a strong gender mainstreaming in laws and policies; stresses the need for introduction of legal definitions of domestic violence and sexual harassment in the Criminal Code, and for sustainably funded shelters for victims of gender- based violence and human trafficking;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges of the need to ensure the editorial freedom, financial sustainability and independence of the Kosovar public broadcaster, and to guarantee transparency of private media ownership; urges for implementation of all relevant laws in this regard; calls for improvements to multilingual broadcasting and to the quality of information offered to all Kosovar communities;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Regrets the rise of nationalist and right wing rhetoric in the region; requests the European Commission to support reconciliation in the region as a whole, by for example supporting cultural projects;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Highlights Kosovo's proactive participation and constructive role in regional and international cooperation trough the "Berlin process" and the Western Balkans six initiative, welcomes the outcome of the Sofia Summit 2018 and the adoption of IPA 2018 package the strategically important infrastructure project “Nis-Merdare-Pristina” highway of peace; the project will enable a better transport connection between central Serbia and Kosovo and it has symbolic significance for relations in the region;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights the urgent need to adopt and implement measures ensuring transparent and competitive privatisation procedures and to investigate alleged irregularities; is concerned that migrant remittances constitute an important driver of domestic demand; expresses concern about discrimination of women on labour market, especially in hiring process;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. CExpresses its concern about the dire registration and quality of medicines, as well as the corruption involved in the sector; urges the Kosovar Ministry of health to speed up its efforts in investigating these crimes and in addressing the registration and quality problems as soon as possible; calls for a comprehensive reform of the health sector, including the implementation of universal health insurance, in order to ensure universal access to healthcare; underlines the need for adequate funding of the public health system;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Call on the Commission to develop a regional strategy to address the persistent youth unemployment and brain drain by tackling the skills mismatch between the education system and the labour market, improving the quality of teaching, and ensuring adequate funding for active labour market measures and vocational training schemes, along with adequate childcare and pre-school education facilities; regrets the persisting discrimination and segregation in the education system; calls on Kosovo to develop a joint schooling system including all components of Kosovo’s society;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Call on the Commission to develop a regional strategy to address the persistent youth unemployment and brain drain by tackling the skills mismatch between the education system and the labour market, improving the quality of teaching, and ensuring adequate funding for active labour market measures and vocational training schemes, along with adequate childcare and pre-school education facilities; regrets that there is no progress on improving the quality of education; is concerned that overall spending on education is dominated by the wage bill, as well as that early childcare and pre-schooling enrolment rates are very low at 4.4 % and 33.9 % respectively, which is well below the EU target of 95 % by 2020;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on the European Commission and Kosovo to effectively support SMEs in order to develop a viable Kosovar economy;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Draws attention to the extremely poor air quality of Pristina and other heavily polluted Western Balkan cities; calls for effective air and water quality monitoring systems, for the improvement of water treatment infrastructure and for reliable and readily available real-time pollution data;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Notes that most of last report's recommendation on energy policies are not implemented and stresses the need to move away from the use of lignite for unsustainable energy generation and stresses the urgency of decommissioning Kosovo A Power Station and of ensuring additional sustainable generation and import capacity; notes partial progress on the Third Energy Package and stresses the need to ensure the independence of the Kosovar energy regulator; calls for stronger efforts in energy efficiency and energy saving, particularly in the construction sector; calls the authorities to adopt the law on energy efficiency and to establish the Energy Efficiency Fund;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Regrets the lack of progress in exploiting the potential of renewables and calls on; calls the authorities to adopt the action plan for energy strategy 2017-2026 for reaching the mandatory renewable energy target of 25% in 2020; urges the Commission to step up assistance in this regard;