5 Amendments of Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS related to 2016/2311(INI)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the continued engagement of Serbia on the path of integration into the EU and its constructive and well-prepared approach to the negotiations, which is a clear sign of determination and political will; calls on Serbia to actively promote this strategic decision among the Serbian population;deleted
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia, and regrets the fact that Serbia's alignment with EU CFSP decisions and declarations felt down in 2016, Serbia being the only candidate country with such a tendency; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations; at the same considers conducting the joint Serbia-Russia military exercises regrettable;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russirestrictive measures against Russia following the illegal annexation of Crimea; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Notes that approximately 600.000 refugees and migrants, including vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly, have so far travelled through Serbia on their way to Europe; deplores that asylum seekers, lacking legal channels of migration, face abuse, ill- treatment, discrimination and bribes by border policy, while crossing the Serbian border; notes that Serbian refugee camps are often overcrowded, leaving thousands on the streets in freezing conditions and lacking sufficient basic amenities such as blankets, food and medical supplies; calls on the European Commission to ensure that sufficient funds are available to (potential) candidate member states under IPAII funds, in particular when these states are dealing with large numbers of refugees and migrants within and on the border of their territories; urges Serbian authorities to ensure migrants and refugees applying for asylum in Serbia or traveling through Serbian territory are treated in accordance with international and EU law, including the 1951 Refugee Convention and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Is concerned about the message being conveyed by forces within Serbia by means of a train, adorned with nationalist slogans, (religious) symbols and the words 'Kosovo is Serbia', sent from Serbia towards Kosovo; stresses that such actions are unconstructive and severely damage relations between Kosovo and Serbia;