Activities of Pascal DURAND related to 2023/2114(INI)
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Amendments (9)
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas all the previous enlargements have been coherent with the mission of the European Union to politically unify the European continent around the principles of Democracy, Rule of Law, shared prosperity and peace while respecting the identities of the Member States;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas accession to the EU must always be a merit-based procedure whereby each applicant is assessed on their own merit in fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria, in particular those of ensuring continuously full respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law; whereas positive outcomes should be sought as quickly as possible, while avoiding fast- tracking or counterproductive fixed deadlines;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas candidate countries must also demonstrate their adherence to the fundamental values of the EU by aligning also with the common foreign and security policy;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas under the current institutional framework, the EU already faces considerable challenges in crisis management and strategic decision- making; whereas it is clear that the EU institutions and decision-making mechanisms were not designed for a Union that could be composed of up to 37 Member States; whereas before the next enlargement takes place, significant pre- enlargement reforms are needed to guarantee that the EU is able to absorb new members and to promote their successful integration; whereas this implies significant changes in the EU’s institutional framework, including toin particular the decision-making procedures, and the possible introduction of differentiated integration solutions; whereas in order to achieve this, the EU should take full advantage of the flexibility afforded by the Treaty of Lisbon and consider the possibility of treaty change, including via adaptations introduced by the accession treaties;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the mechanism to ensure compliance with the EU’s fundamental principles and values and the acquis communautaire must also be strengthened in parallel with the next enlargement in order to be complied with before it;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas enlargement can only be performed to countries which are not occupied by foreign powers and with stabilised and recognized borders at the moment of their accession;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that enlargement is of the utmost strategic importance for the EU, and all the more so in the face of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine; stresses that an enhanced enlargement policy has become one of the strongest geopolitical tool at the EU’s disposal; points out that enlargement is a strategic investment in peace, security and prosperity, as well as a driver for democracy and European values on the continent;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that European institutional reforms have to be performed before the accession of new Member States and must include simplified decision-making procedures, moving away from unanimity and replacing it with qualified majority voting provisions in areas such as the protection of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, sanctions and relevant foreignforeign and defence policyies decisions having an interest for the European Union;
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the composition of the Commission must take into account enlargement andenlargement must lead to a simplification of the portfolios attribution within the college of the Commission and discontinue the practice of appointing one commissioner by Member State, recalls in this regard the flexibility provided for in the Treaty of Lisbon;