10 Amendments of Edouard FERRAND related to 2016/2310(INI)
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
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1. WelcomNotes the respect for fundamental freedoms shown at the elections of 11 December 2016; urges all political parties to accept its results in the interest of domestic stability and underlines their responsibility to ensure that there is no backsliding into political crisis; calls for a swift formation of a new government in order to make use of the mandate to carry on with necessary reforms; considers cross-party cooperation essential for addressing pressing domestic and EU- related challenges;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Expects the new government, in cooperation with other parties, to accelerate EU-related reforms; reiterates its support for the opening of accession negotiations, conditional on the progress of the implementation of the Przhino Agreement and the Urgent Reform Priorities;the reforms needed to strengthen the State and the countinues to be convinced that negotiations can generate much-needed reforms and positively influence the resolution of bilateral disputesry's independence and sovereignty;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. Urges once again that the political will be shown to fully implement the Urgent Reform Priorities and the Przhino Agreement; calls on the Commission to assess, at its earliest convenience but before the end of 2017, the country’s progress on implementation and to report back to Parliament; while recalling that long overdue reforms need to be launched and implemented, supports the continuation of the High Level Accession Dialogue (HLAD) for systematically assisting the country in this endeavour; draws attention to the potential negative consequences of further delays in the country’s accession process; considers that, as things stand at present, Macedonia will not be ready for EU accession within the next few years;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
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9. Remains concerned thatNotes that action to combating corruption is being undermined by political interference; stresses the need to strengthen the independence of the police, the prosecution and the State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption (SCPC); calls for improving transparency in the selection and appointment of SCPC members; calls, as a matter of urgency, for efforts to be made to ensure the effective prevention and punishment of conflicts of interest and to establish a credible track record on high- level corruption;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
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10. Welcomes the factNotes that the legislative framework and strategies for fighting organised crime are in place; encourages further imprnotes that there has been little movement ofn cooperation between law enforcement agencies and the strengthening of the powers and resources of the courts; considers it important to further develop the law enforcement capacity to investigate financial crimes and confiscate assetsmbating organised crime and deplores the fact that there may be links between some NGOs and organised crime;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
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11. Appreciates the continued efforts to fight Islamic radicalisation; welcomes the adoption of the 2013-2019 strategy to fight terrorism, which also defines the concepts of violent extremism, radicalisation, prevention and reintegration; calls for more cooperation between security agencies and civil society organisations (CSOs) and local communities; further calls for continued monitoring of returning foreign fighters by security servicescalls for cooperation to be stepped up between Macedonia's security services and relevant Member State services on combating Islamist terrorism; notes that radicalisation is taking place alongside the emergence of violent and intolerant Albanian separatism;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
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15. Reiterates that the interethnic situation remains fragile; urges all political parties and CSOs to actively promote an inclusive and tolerant multi-ethnic and multi-religious society and to strengthen coexistence and dialogue; reminds the government and party leaders of their commitment to fully implement the OFA and to complete its review, including policy recommendations; remains concerned by what is violent and intolerant Albanian separatism, however, as was demonstrated by the events in Kumanovo in May 2015;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
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21. Commends the country for constructive cooperation in addressing the migration crisismanaging the migration crisis; welcomes the closing of its border with Greece on 20 January 2016, limiting the influx of illegal migrants into the rest of Europe; recommends further actions to ensure capacities to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling;