Activities of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2018/2149(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2018 Report on Kosovo (debate) HR
Amendments (12)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of the active and constructive participation of members of Assembly in plenary sessions; underlines the importance of orderly arrangements of Assembly work plan and of decision-making processes, time adequate and open parliamentary debates, consultations with stakeholders, avoidance of fast-track procedures of adoption of sensitive laws;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. UNotes how free, fair and transparent elections are crucial for democratic future of Kosovo as well as future of its EU integration process; urges the Kosovar authorities to comprehensively deal with previously identified electoral shortcomings by enacting timely legislative and administrative measures to address the outstanding recommendations of EU and, European Parliament observation missions and Venice Commission well in advance of the next round of elections; welcomes the external audit of political party financing that has confirmed serious violations of political party finance legislation and strongly urges strengthening and enforcing of the overall legal framework; stresses the need for affirmative action to overcome the obstacles that prevent women from participating in politics and being elected;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Is concerned that Kosovo continues to be a storage and transit country for hard drugs; welcomes setting up of secure storage for seized drugs prior to destruction; expresses serious concerns about the low rate of convictions in cases against human trafficking, despite Kosovo being a source, transit and destination for trafficked women and children; notes with concern the existence of armed groups and their involvement in organised criminal activities operating across borders;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers it essential to implement, in a timely and comprehensive manner, the recommendations of the Kosovar Ombudsmaperson, Auditor General, Anti- Corruption Agency and the Public Procurement Regulatory Commission; stresses the need to remedy deficiencies in the public procurement system and to improve interinstitutional cooperation and the exchange of information; recommends the stepping up of monitoring, evaluation and audit capabilities and the adoption and implementation of an anti-fraud strategy to protect Kosovo and the EU’s financial interests;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Regrets the lack of implementation of legal framework for gender equality, and strategy and action plan on protection against domestic violence; is concerned with high discrimination of women in the labour market, the judiciary and the police; notes with disappointment the challenges women face with property ownership and inheritance; urges without delay a strong gender mainstreaming in laws and policies; stresses the need for introduction of legal definitions of domestic violence and sexual harassment in the Criminal Code, and for sustainably funded shelters for victims of gender- based violence and human trafficking;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges of the need to ensure the editorial freedom, financial sustainability and independence of the Kosovar public broadcaster, and to guarantee transparency of private media ownership; urges for implementation of all relevant laws in this regard; calls for improvements to multilingual broadcasting and to the quality of information offered to all Kosovar communities;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Highlights Kosovo's proactive participation and constructive role in regional and international cooperation trough the "Berlin process" and the Western Balkans six initiative, welcomes the outcome of the Sofia Summit 2018 and the adoption of IPA 2018 package the strategically important infrastructure project “Nis-Merdare-Pristina” highway of peace; the project will enable a better transport connection between central Serbia and Kosovo and it has symbolic significance for relations in the region;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights the urgent need to adopt and implement measures ensuring transparent and competitive privatisation procedures and to investigate alleged irregularities; is concerned that migrant remittances constitute an important driver of domestic demand; expresses concern about discrimination of women on labour market, especially in hiring process;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Call on the Commission to develop a regional strategy to address the persistent youth unemployment and brain drain by tackling the skills mismatch between the education system and the labour market, improving the quality of teaching, and ensuring adequate funding for active labour market measures and vocational training schemes, along with adequate childcare and pre-school education facilities; regrets that there is no progress on improving the quality of education; is concerned that overall spending on education is dominated by the wage bill, as well as that early childcare and pre-schooling enrolment rates are very low at 4.4 % and 33.9 % respectively, which is well below the EU target of 95 % by 2020;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Draws attention to the extremely poor air quality of Pristina and other heavily polluted Western Balkan cities; calls for effective air and water quality monitoring systems, for the improvement of water treatment infrastructure and for reliable and readily available real-time pollution data;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Notes that most of last report's recommendation on energy policies are not implemented and stresses the need to move away from the use of lignite for unsustainable energy generation and stresses the urgency of decommissioning Kosovo A Power Station and of ensuring additional sustainable generation and import capacity; notes partial progress on the Third Energy Package and stresses the need to ensure the independence of the Kosovar energy regulator; calls for stronger efforts in energy efficiency and energy saving, particularly in the construction sector; calls the authorities to adopt the law on energy efficiency and to establish the Energy Efficiency Fund;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Regrets the lack of progress in exploiting the potential of renewables and calls on; calls the authorities to adopt the action plan for energy strategy 2017-2026 for reaching the mandatory renewable energy target of 25% in 2020; urges the Commission to step up assistance in this regard;