7 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2016/2311(INI)
Amendment 112 #
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; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that, while some progress has been made in the area relating to the judiciary, in particular by taking steps to harmonise jurisprudence and further promoting a merit-based recruitment system, judicial independence is not assured in practice, particularly in the recruitment and appointment of judges and prosecutors; stresses that the quality and efficiency of the judiciary and access to justice remain undermined by an uneven distribution of the workload, a burdensome case backlog and the lack of a free legal aid system;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the measures taken to improve transparency and the consultation process within the parliament, including public hearings and regular meetings and consultations with the National Convent on European Integration; remains concerned about the extensive use of urgent procedures in adopting legislation; stresses that the frequent use of urgent procedures undermines parliamentary effectiveness and the overall quality, inclusiveness and transparency of the law making process; underlines that the parliament’s oversight of the executive needs to be strengthened; calls for the adoption of parliament’s code of conduct; regrets that, due to disruption, the EU Delegation was not able to present the Commission’s report in the European Integrations Committee of the Serbian Parliament;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the adoption of the public financial management reform programme, e-government strategy, a strategy on regulatory reform and policy- making, new laws on general administrative procedures, public salaries and civil servants at provincial and local government level; notes that the implementation of the public administration reform action plan has been slow in some areas, and that no progress has been made in amending the legal framework for central government civil servants; underlines that more effort is needed to further professionalize and depoliticize the administration and make recruitment and dismissal procedures more transparent;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses the need to further ensure systematic inclusion of civil society in policy dialogue, including in the accession process;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media and that the overall environment is not conductive to the full exercise of these rights; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists remain an issue of concern; calls on the authorities to publicly condemn and investigate any cases of attacks against journalists and media outlets; calls for the full implementation of media laws and for the completion of nominations for the regulatory Body for Electronic Media; underlines the need for complete transparency in media ownership and funding of media;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. WelcomesIs extremely worried by the latest escalation of tensions between Belgrade and Pristina threatening a fragile equilibrium; calls on both parties to show restraint and do everything in their power to de-escalate tensions; calls on Serbia’s to continued engagementing in the normalisation process with Kosovo, and itsstay commitmentted to the implementation of the agreements reached in the EU- facilitated dialogue; reiterates its call to move forward with the full implementation, in good faith and in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reached and to determinedly continue the normalisation process;; encourages Serbia and Kosovo to identify new areas of discussion for the dialogue, with the aim of improving the lives of people and comprehensively normalising relations; reiterates its call on the EEAS to carry out an evaluation of the performance of the sides in fulfilling their obligations;