Activities of Angel DZHAMBAZKI related to 2016/2313(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the suspension of the Autonomous Trade Measures will be lifted once the protocol on the adaptation of the SAA is signed and provisionally applied;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas BiH has been seriously affected by the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters travelling to conflict areas such as Iraq and Syria; whereas radicalisation is spreading across the country, in particular within the Wahhabi community, constituting a grave danger to the peace and security in BiH;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas (potential) candidate countries are judged on their own merits, and whereas the speed and quality of the necessary reforms determines the timetable for accession;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. NWelcomes the improvement of the electoral legislation in line with OSCE- ODIHR recommendations; notes that the local elections of 2 October 2016 have been broadly conducted in an orderly manner; regrets that the citizens of Mostar have again been deprived of their democratic rights to elect their local representatives owing to continued disagreements between political leaders; condemns the unacceptable incident in Stolac and calls on all sides to resolve the situation by respecting the rule of law;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes some progress in fighting organised crime; is concerned, however, about the absence of a consistent approach in tackling organised crime owing to the numerous action plans by the various law enforcement agencies at different levels; highlights the need to further strengthen the framework for inter-agency cooperation; welcomes joint investigations but calls for more coordinated operations and better exchange of information; calls for enhancing capacities of law enforcement bodies including on counter- terrorism; highlights the need to further develop effective asset confiscation and recovery systems at all levels, including improving the capacity for conducting financial investigations, which are currently underused; welcomes the signing of the operational and strategic cooperation agreement with Europol aimed at combating cross-border criminality;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for boosting efforts to combat radicalisation and further measures to identify, prevent and disrupt the flow of foreign fighters, including by close cooperation with relevant services of the Member States and countries in the region; notes with concern the existence of radicalized communities across the country and calls for the swift introduction of programmes on de-radicalisation and preventing youth radicalisation;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deems it essential to enhance public participation in decision-making and to better engage citizens in the EU accession process; notes that civil society is fragmented, institutionally and financially weak; calls for better cooperation mechanisms between government and civil society organisations, including the developing of a strategic framework for cooperation and introducing transparent and non- discriminatory procedures for allocating public funding to CSOs at all governance levels;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the need for a substantial improvement in the strategic, legal, institutional and policy frameworks on the observance of human rights; calls for the introduction of a harmonized, consistent, effective and free legal aid system across the country and ensure non-discriminatory access to justice; is concerned that the Ombudsman's Office is not functioning properly mainly due to the lack of adequate human resources and serious financial constraints; calls for the adoption of a countrywide strategy on human rights and non-discrimination; is concerned about continued discrimination against persons with disabilities in the fields of employment, education and access to health care; calls for developing a comprehensive and integrated approach to the social inclusion of Roma; welcomes the fact that some governments and parliaments have begun discussing LGBTI rights and drawing up specific measures for their protection; welcomes changes to the BiH anti-discrimination law extending the listed grounds for discrimination to age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Notes that the legal framework for the protection of minorities is largely in place and in line with the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities; welcomes the reactivation of the Federation entity Council of National Minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina; is concerned that due to continued lack of coordination between the state and the entities, existing laws are not implemented and the state-level strategic platform on national minorities has not yet been adopted; regrets that national minorities continue to have a low presence and participation in political and public debates and in the media;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Deplores the fact that BiH's constitution is still in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights for not implementing the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić and Pilav cases; strongly calls for progress to be made in this regard in order to advance the country’s EU perspective;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Remains concerned by the continued fragmentation, inefficiency and complexity of the education system; calls for adopting a countrywide common core curricula and better coordination between the different levels of education governancethat will meet the expectations of all ethnic communities and contribute to the cohesion in the country; calls for better coordination between the different levels of education governance in order to avoid putting at risk the country's full participation in the EU's education programme Erasmus+; continues to be concerned about the persistently high school-drop-out rates of Roma pupils; regrets the slow progress in addressing and resolving the issue of ‘two schools under one roof’ and other forms of segregation and discrimination in schools;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Calls on the Commission to include information about IPA support for Bosnia and Herzegovina and the effectiveness of implemented measures in its reports, in particular the IPA support allocated to implementation of the key priorities and relevant projects;