5 Amendments of Sergei STANISHEV related to 2019/2210(INI)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Enlargement process is built on the premise of delivering on commitments from both the European Union, as well as the candidate countries. Whereas the failure to open accession negotiations, following the Commission's recommendations from 2018 and 2019, which were endorsed by the Parliament, erodes the credibility of the European Union, contributes to the rise of populism, nationalism and EU-scepticism, undermines efforts made by candidate countries, risks the creation of a political vacuum and emboldens third-party actors who seek establishing political influence in the region to the detriment of the EU integration process;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to ensure that the stronger emphasis on the political nature of the process, as presented in the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission, does not supersede evaluations on completion of benchmarks at the expert level and hinder the EU's commitment to a merit-based enlargement process;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to ensure continuity, consistency and predictability of the Enlargement process and avoid ad-hoc revisions of its accession policy as a consequence of internal political considerations of any Member State;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) to immediately open accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedoniaavoid jeopardising EU's merit- based accession policy by allowing internal political considerations in any Member State to prevail over the fulfilment of the objective benchmarks. To recognise the sufficient completion of the criteria in Albania and North Macedonia and to immediately open accession negotiations with both countries;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) to increase EU engagement in solving outstanding bilateral issues and promoting good neighbourly relations between candidate countries, as well as between candidate countries and EU Member States, and to urge the Western Balkan countries to commit to reconciliation and peaceful solutions to longstanding disputes;