Activities of Pedro SILVA PEREIRA related to 2023/2114(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Deepening EU integration in view of future enlargement (debate)
Deepening EU integration in view of future enlargement (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on deepening EU integration in view of future enlargement
Amendments (8)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the European Commission Enlargement Package 2023;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
– having regard to the 2023 Communication on EU Enlargement Policy;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)
Citation 8 c (new)
– having regard to the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the European Commission presented the Enlargement Package 2023, including the 2023 Communication on EU Enlargement Policy on 8 November 2023; whereas in its Communication, the European Commission recommends to open negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, to grant candidate status to Georgia and to open accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina once the necessary degree of compliance is achieved;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas enlargement is also a major challenge for EU’s financial sustainability, in particular regarding cohesion and agriculture policies; whereas the current and the nex as well as other EU programs and EU-wide solutions; whereas many of the shortcomings and inadequacies in the current mMultiannual fFinancial fFrameworks should be strength are inherent in its logic and design, where predictability of spending drives decisions on structure and amounts and curbs flexibility; whereas there has been a gradual decrease of the EU budget as a percentage of EU gross national income (GNI) and an excessive focus on capping overall spending at roughly 1 % of EU GNI; whereas this has prevented considerablythe Union from delivering on its agreed political ambitions and deprived it of the ability to respond swiftly to crises and emerging needs; whereas the current and the next multiannual financial framework should be properly constructed and significantly strengthened to enable EU enlargement; whereas this financial groundwork must be in place before enlargement takes place;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the European Commission Enlargement Package 2023 and its Communication on EU Enlargement Policy; supports the European Commission recommendation to open negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, to grant candidate status to Georgia and to open accession megotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina once the necessary degree of compliance is achieved;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages enlargement countries to continue acting with determination to implement the necessary reforms and make tangible and irreversible progress, starting with the fundamentals of the EU accession process; Underlines that accession to the EU must always be a merit-based procedure and that each applicant must be assessed on their own merit in fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and in ensuring full respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law; stresses that while positive outcomes should be sought as quickly as possible, there should be no fast-track or fixed deadlines for membership; underscores that there can be no short-cuts on fundamental values; points out that alignment with the common foreign and security policy is also a way of showing full adherence to the EU’s fundamental principles and an important indicator for sustainable future membership;
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that enlargement is a major financial challenge for the EU, in particular regarding cohesion and agriculture policies as well as other EU programs and EU- wide solutions; point out that this challenge cannot be met without a larger EU budget andproperly constructed and funded MFF so that the design of the EU budget enables the Union to take on new tasks and functions while continuing to deliver on agreed programmes and political priorities; further stresses that sufficient new own resources are needed to meet enlargement challenge; notes that thisenlargement adds to other growing demands on EU funding in the fields of financial stability, strategic autonomy, health, energy, decarbonisation, digital, research and defence and security; expects the trend towards a more diversified EU expenditure landscape to continue as the scope and depth of EU cooperation progresses; underlines that such financial reforms must be discussed in parallel with the ongoing accession negotiations and adopted before enlargement takes place; defends its position that the current and future multiannual financial frameworks should be strengthened considerably to enable EU enlargement, architecture should be properly constructed and the funding significantly strengthened to enable EU enlargement, without endangering other EU programmes and political priorities and that this financial groundwork must be in place before enlargement takes place;