Activities of Igor ŠOLTES related to 2018/2148(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2018 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate) SL
Amendments (9)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls upon the European Commission to publish its opinion on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s membership application together with the enlargement package in 2019, which would include clear conditions for a candidate status and opening of membership negotiations; urges all governments in Bosnia and Herzegovina to include in their government programs for the next four years all the findings, recommendations and conditions identified by the European Commission in the Opinion;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that no compromise has been reached with regard to changes to the electoral legislation required to implement the Constitutional Court decision in the Ljubić case on the election of the members of the Federation House of Peoples; urges all politiccalls upon the Central Eleaders to show responsibility and amend swiftlyction Commission to exercise its mandate in accordance with the eElectoral framework in order to ensure smooth implementation of the results of the elecion Law, in particular when deciding on formula for election of the members of the Federation House of Peoples; expresses trust that the Central Election Commission will exercise its mandate in an independent and professional manner; urges all elected members of parliaments to show responsibility and amend the electoral framework in accordance with the OSCE- ODIHR’s recommendations; stresses that holding credible elections and implementing the results in accordance with relevant legal provisions is an essential feature of a well- functioning democracy, as well as a requirement for any country aspiring to join the EU;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the authorities to ensure strict alignment with EU and international standards and policy objectives in the field of energy and climate change; deplores that the country's efforts to combat climate change stay on the declarative level while at the same time decisions are being taken about the planning of new coal thermal power plants; calls therefore for the cancellation of the hydropower projects and plans that are harmful to nature, against the will of the local population, not in line with local or entity spatial development plans and are beneficial only to investors;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges for alignment with the EU acquis in the field of nature protection; underlines that planning and construction of hydropower plants and projects require compliance with international and EU environmental legislation including the Birds and Habitats Directives and the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive; stresses the urgent need to avoid any negative impacts on areas of high nature interest by improving the quality of environmental impact assessments as well as to guarantee public participation and consultation of civil society in relevant projects;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores the fact that BiH remains in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights by not implementing the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić, Pilav and Šlaku cases, which allows overt discrimination between citizens in BiH in flagrant contradiction with EU values and norms; recalls that the Commission should pay attention to this issue when preparing its opinion; stresses that, as in the case of any aspiring member of the EU, BiH is expected to progressively align its legal system with the requirements of the EU acquis regarding non-discrimination, and expects progress to be made on these essential issues in due course after the elections; insists that implementing these rulings must not affect further implementation of the Reform Agenda;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes note of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s participation in this year’s OECD’s PISA assessment, enabled by the European Commission’s financial support; congratulates Bosnia and Herzegovina’s educational institution (competent ministries and institutions at the cantonal, entity and state levels, as well as Brick District) for their cooperation and willingness to work together; urges future governments at all levels to use testing results, which are expected to be published next year, to engage in a constructive debate and development of education reforms that will lead to better quality of educational output;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for a much more pro-active and systematic policy vis-a-vis BiH's youth which should aim at empowering young people in the country; encourages in this respect to establish a dedicated framework and full functioning of the Commission for Coordination of Youth issues within the BiH Ministry of Civil Affairs;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines, that, although significant progress has been achieved, the legacy of conflict related sexual violence (CRSV) trauma from the 1992-95 war still needs proper attention in BiH; stresses that it must be ensured that female and male survivors, including children born in that context, have equitable access to care, support and justice through comprehensive reparations including rehabilitation and alleviation of stigmatisation of CRSV survivors;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Deplores that the country still suffers due to the existence of landmines which cover around 2,2% of its total area and directly affect the safety of more than 540 000 inhabitants; welcomes the EU's continued support to mine action and applauds the Demining Battalion of the Armed Forces in BiH for its excellent work; notes with concern the lack of sufficient quantities of state-of-the-art demining technology which might lead to a drop, from currently 3 km2, to less than 1 km2 of cleared territory per year as of 2020; urges therefore the Member States to well equip the Demining Battalion with the necessary means and items (up to 79 mine detectors, 34 off-road transport and 27 medical vehicles, 1 demining machine, personal protective equipment personnel insurance, medical equipment, tools, and marking material);