6 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2016/2309(INI)
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the new public administration reform strategy (PAR) 2016-2020, the public financial management reform programme, the entry into force of the new law on salaries and the simplification of administrative procedures; calls for measures to allocate the appropriate budgetary resources for PAR’'s implementation, as well as for consistent political will to rationalise public administration, also in view of accession preparations; encourages further depoliticisation of the public administration, and considers it essential to adhere to the principles of merit, accountability and transparency, and to ensure the citizens’' right to good administration, free of corruption; highlights that the lack of effective investigations and successful convictions for certain corruption crimes as well as the sense of impunity for high-level officials, is an impediment to public confidence in the system;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the adoption of an action plan for fighting money laundering and terrorism financing, and the signing of the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe’'s Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism; stresses the need to continue to develop the track record in organised crime cases, especially as regards trafficking in human beings and money laundering, to ensure stronger inter-agency cooperation and to further intensify regional and international cooperation in the fight against organised crime; welcomes the positive developments with regard to the legal framework for combating trafficking in human beings; stresses, however, that additional efforts are needed with regard to identification of victims and their access to assistance, compensation and protection measures;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. While acknowledging CSOs’' involvement in the accession preparations, calls on the competent authorities to further improve CSOs’' access to EU-related information and to ensure that consultations with CSOs are held in a meaningful way, where possible; emphasises the need for adopting appropriate and transparent procedures for the allocation of state funds to the CSOs at the national and local level; is deeply concerned that smear campaigns and intimidation attempts have continued against certain CSO activists;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes some progress in improving the situation of minorities; underlines, however, that Roma and Egyptian populations in Montenegro experience permanent poverty and are vulnerable to social exclusion and welcomes the adoption of a 2016-2020 strategy and action plan for the their social inclusion of Roma and Egyptians; calls for an appropriate budget to be allocated so that the action plan may be implemented properly; encourages the competent authorities to continue to strengthen efforts to safeguard the rights of LGBTI people, notwithstanding the difficulties in acceptance of sexual diversity within Montenegrin society; remains concerned that most public buildings, including medical centres and university faculties, are still not accessible to people with disabilities;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Remains concerned about the state of media freedom in Montenegro; deplores that no concrete progress has been made in the resolution of cases of attacks on journalists; urges again the competent authorities to resolve the long-pending cases of violence against, intimidation of and threats made to journalists , to take measures to protect media professionals and to create a safe environment for free journalism; insists on transparent state advertising in private media, on the amendment of the Montenegrin criminal code and on the introduction of new criminal offenses aimed at preventing and punishing attacks on journalists discharging their professional duties; acknowledges the legal measures taken to provide greater financial independence and sustainability for the public service broadcaster RTCG, and calls for further steps to ensure its independence, including editorial independence; stresses the need to support and strengthen existing self- regulatory mechanisms to raise professional standards of journalism, without any interference from legislative or executive authorities;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. WelcomesTakes notes of the fact that Montenegro’'s NATO Accession Protocol was signed in May 2016 and is currently being ratified by NATO members; encourages NATO members within the EU to prioritise the ratification process and to recognise that NATO membership for Montenegro is an important symbolic and strategic part of the country’s Euro- Atlantic integration process;