Activities of Andrej PLENKOVIĆ related to 2015/2002(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Review of the European neighbourhood policy (debate) HR
Amendments (9)
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Maintains that an effective European Neighbourhood Policy is vital to enhance the EU’s foreign policy credibility and global positioning;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that respect for the universal fundamental values of human rights, rule of law and democracy on which the EU is founded must remain at the core of the revised policy; maintains that the refusal to recognise violent changes to national borders is a central issue of political consistency and commitment founded on the principles of international law and the global order;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission, when drawing up the new European Neighbourhood Policy, to make use of all the policy and programming tools which have proved their worth in EU enlargement policy;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need to implement conditionality in relation to reform processes; emphasises that the EU cannot compromise its fundamental values and should avoid creating double standards; stresses that countries that are making progress in implementing reforms and following European policy should be granted more substantial support; considers that each ENP country should be assessed on the basis of its individual achievements in the reform process and as regards the aim of pursuing closer cooperation with the EU;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that, when pursuing the ENP, special attention should be focused on cooperation related to economic governance and the sustainability of public finances in ENP countries;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for closer coordination between the ENP and wider Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) activities, addressing different aspects of the security of ENP countries and of the EU; points to the importance of systematic financial and operational support in enhancing the defence capabilities of neighbourhood countries;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the revised policy to support partner countries in building proper state structures to deal with security issues, such as effective law enforcement, intelligence and security, which should be accompanied by proper parliamentary oversight; stresses that the EU should engage in areas such as security sector reform; welcomes the EU’s ongoing CSDP advisory missions;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to actively promote and assist in the peaceful settlement of conflicts in the region, using different tools and instruments, on the basis of the added value they may provide – such measures include its EU Special Representatives, confidence-building programmes and CSDP missions; calls for useful experience and good practices of EU Member States to be turned to account, following those examples in which territories occupied for a time were enabled by peaceful means, and with the support of international organisations, to revert to their constitutional and legal order (one such example being Croatia);
Amendment 619 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Takes the view that the parliamentary dimension of the policy needs to be reinforced by enhancing the effectiveness of interparliamentary meetings and the jointer parliamentary meetingsbodies established under agreements with the EU, and of parliamentary assemblies; welcomes, in this context, the new approach that Parliament has adopted to parliamentary democracy support and the promotion of parliamentary activities in the sphere of European affairs;