Activities of Andor DELI related to 2019/2173(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2019-2020 Reports on Montenegro (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Montenegro
Amendments (24)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 29 April 2020 entitled‘ Support to the Western Balkans in tackling COVID-19 and the post- pandemic recovery’,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU agreed on the reallocation of EUR 374 million from the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance to help mitigate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in the region; whereas an amount of EUR 53 million was agreed between the Commission and Montenegro which includes: EUR 3 million reprogrammed under bilateral IPA for addressing immediate health crisis needs, EUR 9.5 million for the strengthening of health systems, EUR 40.5 million for the socio-economic recovery via a Budget Support programme;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas a macro-financial assistance package of the value of EUR 60 million was also offered to Montenegro;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas EUR 804 million has been provided via EIB loans since 1999 leveraging an investment of EUR 1.7 billion;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas Montenegro signed an agreement in October 2020 under the COVAX initiative to receive 248.800 doses of COVID-19 vaccines;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Gd. whereas the EU is the largest provider of financial assistance to Montenegro amounting to a total of EUR 504.9 for the period of 2007 - 2020;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation of the revised enlargement methodology based on thematic negotiation chapter clusters and phasing-in to individual EU policies and programmes, in order to accelerate the overall negotiation process and provide clear and tangible incentives of direct interest to citizens of Montenegro;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the opening of Chapter 8 (Competition policy) and Montenegro’s decision to accept the principles of the revised enlargement methodology; calls in particular for meeting the interim benchmarks for Chapters 23 and 24, which will be the next milestone; recalls that only three chapters have been provisionally closed since the opening of the first chapter in December 2012, and encourages a clear focus on working to address the closing benchmarks in all other chapters; following Montenegro’s adoption of the new enlargement methodology, strongly supports closing of accession chapters, as Montenegro makes the necessary commitments and delivers reforms on required benchmarks, determined by progress on the accession process;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the 30 August 2020 elections resulted in the first transition of power since the country’s independence, in full respect of democratic standards and Montenegro’s constitution; welcomes the fact that OSCE/ODIHR found the elections to be conducted in an efficient, competitive and transparent manner;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes recent public opinion surveys, which show that 75 % of the citizens support Montenegro’s accession to the EU, which is a clear message to the new Government that the people want reforms based on European values; in this context, welcomes the fact that the Commission gave new impetus to enlargement in 2020 with a new strategy for the Western Balkans and the Economic and Investment Plan, thus transforming enlargement to a more tangible and predictable process for candidate countries;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Commends Montenegro’s progress in several areas of the accession negotiations, including international police cooperation and the fight against human and drug trafficking; calls on the authorities to accelerate political and economic reforms, particularly on the rule of law, the judiciary, media freedom and the fight against corruption, where further significant progress has to be made;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes note of the findings and conclusions of the international observers from the OSCE ODIHR, and calls on the authorities to address their recommendations fully and in due time before the next electoral cycle; welcomes the Government’s adoption of a decision on the establishment of the Council for the Control of the Electoral Roll; expresses disappointment, that despite a cross-party agreement to hold local elections on the same day, the legal framework still does not address this issue sufficiently;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the efforts to implement public administration reform (PAR) and the results already achieved; is concerned by the findings that party membership still influences employment in the Montenegrin public sectorstresses the importance of a recruitment procedure applicable to civil servants that is based on professional, impartial and merit- based criteria; calls on the Montenegrin authorities to continue their efforts to create an efficient public administration and to retain expertise, in particular on the EU accession process; regrets that institutional capacities of the competition and anticorruption agencies remain weak;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Montenegrin authorities to find a mutually acceptable solution to the lawNotes the changes made to the law on freedom of religion; welcomes the generally respected concept onf freedom of religion through genuine dialogue with rel, and that anti-Semitism is widely seen as not prevalent stakeholders and in line within the country; calls on the Montenegrin authorities to sustain the Vgenice Commission’s opinion of 24 June 2019uine dialogue with religious representatives and other relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Commends Montenegro’s full alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy and its active participation in civilian missions under the common security and defence policy (CSDP); namely EU NAVFOR ATALANTA and EUTM Mali, UN operation MINURSO and in the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, NATO- led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan and the KFOR mission in Kosovo;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Commends Montenegro’s progress on and renewed commitment to international police cooperation, and encourages it to continue its efforts to cope with the migratory pressure, by further developing its international cooperation on the protection of borders, readmission and raising its capacity to prosecute migrant- smuggling networks;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Welcomes the signing and entrance into force of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) agreement with the EU, paving the way for a closer cooperation between Montenegro and Frontex, reiterates the importance of the protection of border for the security and safety of the entire EU;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Notes with concern the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Montenegro’s economy; calls on the Government to carry on a responsible macroeconomic and fiscal policy in view of the high public debt; encourages the authorities to make the bestcontinued use of EU assistance in order to mitigate the impact of the crisis; underlines the importance of developing entrepreneurial skills among youth;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on Montenegro and the EU Member States to continue pursuing a more active and effective communication policy on the European perspective, aimed at both local and EU citizens and continue the coordinated efforts on increasing the visibility of the EU funded projects;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates that the European Union has swiftly mobilised substantial support for the Western Balkans to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic health emergency and the socio-economic recovery of the region; mobilising an amount of EUR 53 million in total of re-programmed IPA funding and EUR 60 million in macro- financial assistance;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission and the Council to include Montenegro in joint EU procurement for vaccinations, and to allocate a sufficient amount of COVID-19 vaccines to the citizens of all Western Balkan countries as soon as possible;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Encourages Montenegro to make best use of the Commission’s Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans; recognises its importance in supporting sustainable connectivity in transport and infrastructure, human capital, competitiveness and inclusive growth in the region;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Notes the equal importance of all investment targets of IPA III including: democracy and fundamental rights, rule of law, good governance and alignment with EU acquis, good neighbourly relations and strategic communication, green agenda and connectivity, competitiveness and inclusive growth and territorial and cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Welcomes Montenegro’s progress in diversifying its electricity production towards renewable sources, as well as its active participation in the Western Balkans Connectivity Agenda; highlights the importance of EU support towards a gradual shift towards cleaner and renewable energy;