Activities of Marijana PETIR related to 2018/2148(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2018 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate) HR
Amendments (14)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas joint Croatian and Bosniak forces defended Orašje, and on 31 October 2016, only officers of Croatian nationality were arrested for alleged war crimes;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas BiH is also a signatory to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991);
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned about the marked slowdown in the pace of reforms due to disagreements between parties and the pre- electoral campaign that started very early; stresses that the declared commitment of the BiH authorities to the European path must be matched by consistent implementation of reforms stemming from the Reform Agenda and translated into concrete results, to the benefit of citizens; regrets that, apart frorm the adoption of the countrywide strategies in the field of the environment and rural development, and of some important reform measures, such as the Law on Excise Duties, no substantial progress has been achievedLaw on Excise Duty, no substantial progress has been achieved, and is particularly concerned about the failure to adopt countrywide strategies for environmental protection, which presents an obstacle to access to IPA funds, which are important for funding and implementing the necessary projects;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that no compromise has been reached with regard to changes to the electoral legislation required to implement the Constitutional Court decision in the Ljubić case on the election of the members of the Federation House of Peoples; is concerned that the results of the elections held on 7 October 2018 will affect the already rather weak position of Croats as one of the three constitutive peoples in BiH; points out that the existing legal framework and electoral legislation undermine the rights of one constitutive people by preventing them from electing their member of the Presidency; urges all political leaders to show responsibility and amend swiftly the electoral framework in order to ensure smooth implementation of the results of the elections; stresses that holding credible elections and implementing the results is an essential feature of a well-functioning democracy, as well as a requirement for any country aspiring to join the EU;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Regrets that the issue of the legitimate representation of three constituent communities raised in Parliaments resolution is still an open issue, which should be addressed as soon as possible by the new legislators, including through the operationalization of the Sejdić Finci decision;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. reaffirms the statement made by Mogherini and Hahn about election campaign concerns, and especially the need to form the Federation House of People's along the lines decided by the Constitutional Court in the Ljubić case;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the international community to start a discussion on the necessary constitutional reforms that will guarantee the full functionality and stability of BiH; underlines that it is crucial to establish equality among all three constitutive peoples; sees, therefore, federalisation as a possible solution;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the adoption of further countrywide strategies in areas such as energythe environment, employment and public financial management, which will enable consistent implementation of reforms throughout the country, as well as access to further IPA funding; urges the adoption of a national programme for approximation of the country’s laws with the EU acquis, a legal requirement under the SAA and an indispensable means of preparing for EU accession;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the Croats, as one of the three constitutive peoples, to be guaranteed the enjoyment of all the human, political and civil rights to which they are entitled, and for them to be empowered in an institutional, political and social sense; calls for the use of the Croatian language and alphabet to be ensured in public and in the media, and for education in the Croatian language to be guaranteed;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for more effective measures to combat all forms of discrimination, in particular by adopting country-wide human rights and anti-discrimination strategies; regrets that there was no progress in addressing the ‘two schools under one roof’ issue; urges that decisive action be taken at all levels in order to find systemic solutions that will ensure inclusive and non- discriminatory education for all children which is available in their native language; calls for equal status of the Croatian language in all public institutions and in public use; calls for more effective implementation of the legal provisions regarding equality between men and women; urges that progress be made towards ensuring that the rights of persons with disabilities are respected, in particular by swiftly addressing the relevant UN recommendations; acknowledges the steps taken towards the legal protection of LGBTI persons but stresses that more needs to be done in order to prosecute violence and hate crimes against them, as well as to promote their social inclusion; is concerned that lack of coordination between different levels of authority and lack of funding continue to hamper effective protection of minorities and vulnerable groups, in particular Roma people;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the lack of progress on freedom of expression and the independence of the media; clearly rejects continued attempts to put political and financial pressure on the media; emphasises the importance of independent journalism as the guardian of democracy; condemns the recurrent cases of intimidation, threats, and verbal and physical attacks against journalists; calls on the authorities to collect data on these cases, ensure swift investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators and promote an environment conducive to freedom of expression; reiterates its call for the independence and sustainable financing of the public broadcasters to be ensured; deplores the fact that due to political obstruction a functional public broadcasting service, could not be established; renews its call for the transparency of media ownership to be ensured, notably through a dedicated law; calls for the amendment of the Law on Public Broadcasting Service in order to resolve the issue of the legitimacy and legality of the current Federal Television Steering Board, whose mandate has expired, and in order to urgently appoint new members of the Steering Board; condemns the elimination of media and media programmes in the Croatian language; renews its call for the transparency of media ownership to be ensured, notably through a dedicated law; calls for media pluralism to be ensured and for unrestricted broadcasting of television and radio programmes and content in the languages of all three constitutive peoples to be enabled;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the lack of progress with regard to the reform of public administration; acknowledges the steps taken towards the development of the new country-widewelcomes the recently adopted Strategic Plan for public administration reform strategy and calls for its swift adoptionthe implementation of the adopted measures; draws attention again to the fragmentation of the policy-making system in BiH and stresses the need to improve the quality, coherence and financial affordability of public policies throughout the country; calls for the adoption of a country-wide strategy on public financial management and for increased budget transparency in BiH, as well as for stronger mechanisms to prevent inefficiency and waste of public resources, including in the area of public procurement; calls in particular for action to be taken to reduce the risk of politicisation of civil service, through an effective human resources management system at all administrative levels;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Expresses its concern about the rise in radicalisation and the presence of radicalised groups directly on the external borders of the European Union; calls for this issue to be tackled seriously and as a matter of priority in order to remove the security threat – both for the Republic of Croatia and the European Union as a whole; calls for the investigation of arms flows from BiH, as well as money flows into BiH, and for their use for the purposes of radicalisation to be prevented; stresses that the security situation in BiH is one of the priorities for ensuring that BiH can advance towards EU membership;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that progress in the areas of environmental protection and climate change has been poor; calls on BiH authorities to quickly enhance environmental protection in line with EU standards, including the prevention of transboundary air pollution and especially the pollution caused by the Bosanski Brod oil refinery, whose harmful impact is cutting across borders and affecting the quality of life and the health of people living in Slavonski Brod in the Republic of Croatia; maintains that BiH needs to comply in full with its obligations under the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991) and the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Kiev, 2003), not least as regards activities in the Neretva and Trebišnjica river basin;