8 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2023/2114(INI)
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas enlargement remains one of the most prominent and successfull EU's foreign policy tools; whereas eight out of the ten countries currently aspiring to join the EU have candidate status, some of them since many years ago; whereas those candidate countries find themselves at various stages of the accession process and negotiations; whereas the countries of the Western Balkans have for decades stated their determination to join the EU; whereas candidate status has also recently been granted to Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has given new geostrategic meaning to the enlargement of the European Union; whereas enlargement is a strategic geopolitical priority and an investment in the future, which can be mutually beneficial for both existing and future Member States if the proper conditions are met;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the parallel processes of widening and deepening the Union must go hand in hand as these processes have the capacity to mutually reinforce each other, multiplying their impact and significantly contributing to the overarching objectives for which the EU was created; ;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas candidate countries must also demonstrate their adherence to the fundamental values of the EU by aligning with the common foreign and security policy; whereas several Western Balkans Countries have reached very high level of alignment with EU CFSP in latest years, including on what concerns sanctions against Russia in light of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine; whereas the platform "Western Balkans QUAD – 100% alignment with EU Common Foreign Security Policy (CFSP)" launched in MArch 2023 by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, and North Macedonia represents a commendable initiative that must be encouraged and supported by EU institutions;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas under the current institutional framework, the EU already faces considerable challenges in crisis management and strategic decision- making; whereas it is clear that the EU institutions and decision-making mechanisms were not designed for navigating the current uncertain and volatile international scenario, as well as a Union that could be composed of up to 37 Member States; whereas before the next enlargement takes place, significant pre- enlargement reforms are needed to guarantee that the EU is able to absorb new members and to promote their successful integration; whereas this implies significant changes in the EU’s institutional framework, including to decision-making procedures in a way that includes the adoption of a Qualified Majority Voting system in specific policy areas such as external policy, and the possible introduction of differentiated integration solutions; whereas in order to achieve this, the EU should take full advantage of the flexibility afforded by the Treaty of Lisbon and consider the possibility start working on of treaty changes, including via adaptations introduced by the accession treaties, in line with the results of the Conference on the Future of Europe;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the interest and the political will to join the EU shown by so many countries, and acknowledges the serious efforts made by candidate countries to meet the requirements for membership; calls on the Memebr States to demonstrate clear and unequivocal political commitment towards enlargement;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Laments that the EU has not always been up to the challenges posed by the process of enlargement, with Member States using their vetoes mainly for internal political reasons; calls on the Member States to refrain from making the same mistakes again and posing artificial hurdles for unwarranted reasons, in a process which is already long and complex on its own;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. is of the opinion that it is essential to move further in the integration process in the defence domain both at the industrial and operational level;