11 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2018/2149(INI)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out, however, the slow pace in implementing fundamental reforms, caused by a lack of cross-party consensus; notes that this has adversely affected the ability of the assembly and the government to deliver sustained reforms; stresses the need to improve the Assembly's effective oversight of the executive and the transparency and quality of law-making, also by limiting the use of urgent procedures;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. 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 well in advance of the next round of elections; stresses the need for a comprehensive review of the current legislation on political party financing on the basis of wide public consultations and in accordance with international best practices and standards, particularly those of the Venice Commission, as well as to improve the capacity of local government;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that a representative judiciary and a uniform implementation of Kosovar law are prerequisites for addressing an inconsistent, slow and inefficient delivery of justice; welcomes the integration of Kosovo Serb judges, prosecutors and administrative staff into the Kosovo judiciary in line with the 2015 Justice Agreement between Serbia and Kosovo; welcomes the establishment in November 2017 of the Government Commission on Recognition and Verification of the Status of Sexual Violence Victims during the conflict;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the initial progress made in strengthening the track record on the investigation and prosecution of high-level corruption and cases of organised crime; calls for sustained efforts under the obligations of the EU accession process; welcomes the Ombudsperson’s continued efforts to strengthen its capacity to review cases, becoming the most trusted institution in Kosovo;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the establishment of an improved legal framework so as to enable a comprehensive approach to investigations and prosecutions, which should be consolidated by the freezing, confiscation and recovery of assets, and final convictions in cases of high-level corruption, organised and financial crime, money laundering and terrorist financing; calls for safeguards ensuring independence in law enforcement and prosecution and preventive counter-corruption measures across various sectors; urges the Kosovar authorities to take concrete measures to maximise the independence, accountability, professionalism and efficiency of the judiciary;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that visa liberalisation must be coupled with sustained accomplishments in fighting organised crime, drug trafficking, people smuggling and corruption, along with clear efforts to tackle irregular migration flows and to bring down the number of unfounded asylum claims;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets reluctance to handle war crimes cases; urges the Kosovar authorities to demonstrate their firm and sustained commitment to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor Office in the Hague; urges to increase mutual legal cooperation between Kosovo’s and Serbia’s prosecution offices, especially in cases where the suspects for war crimes are ethnic Serbs, residing mainly in Serbia; expresses its deep concern about attempts by members of the Kosovo Assembly to abrogate the Law on the Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office in December 2017; deeply regrets the fact that these attempts resulted in a failure to adopt joint recommendations following the postponement of the fourth meeting of the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) to 17-18 January 2018;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes the initiative by the President of Kosovo to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in order to develop a comprehensive and inclusive approach, as well as a locally and nationally owned process to dealing with the past; stresses the importance to swiftly address the problem of missing persons from the 1990s conflicts, as well as the yet-to-be uncovered gravesites to fully solve cases;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the enforcement of the human rights framework to be prioritised, and backed by sufficient coordination and funding, especially in the field of gender equality, child and labour protection, social exclusion and discrimination against persons with disabilities and minorities, including LGBTI people, Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities; underlines the need to reinforce the Agency for Gender Equality and the National Coordinator for the Protection from Domestic Violence and to strengthen prevention;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the need to adopt the new draft law on freedom of association of NGOs and to further and better clarify the rules setting up, registering, operating, suspending, terminating and de- registering NGOs; calls for further efforts to ensure meaningful involvement and cooperation of CSOs at the national and local level, as well as to increase women representation especially in local decision-making positions;
Amendment 168 #
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 in line with the recommendations of the 2016 Commission report; urges the Kosovar authorities to promptly investigate and prosecute those responsible for threatening and attacking journalists; calls for improvements to multilingual broadcasting and to the quality of information offered to all Kosovar communities;