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14 Amendments of Nikos ANDROULAKIS related to 2018/2144(INI)

Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
— having regard to Montenegro’s accession to NATO on 5 June 2017,deleted
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas important work on alignment with the acquis and the ability to assume the obligations of membership has taken place in most areas;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that fundamental freedoms were respected in the April 2018 presidential elections; calls for shortcomings identified by the OSCE ODIHR to be comprehensively addressed in order to improve public trust in the electoral process; calls in that respect and in addition to the legislation adopted in December 2017 for the full transposition in the national legislation of the recommendations of the OSCE ODIHR;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. ENotes the capability of Montenegro to handle asylum requests until now, while underling that further progress has to be made; encourages Montenegro to work in closer cooperation with Frontex in order to improve border management, address irregular migration and disrupt migrant smuggling networks; calls for intensified efforts and cross- border cooperation to prevent and dismantle organised criminal networks related to human trafficking, as well as drug and tobacco smuggling;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Is increasingly concerned about the state of freedom of expression and media freedom, in which three successive Commission reports have noted ‘no progress’; recalls that the related Chapter 23 was opened in December 2013 and that progress in this chapter and in Chapter 24 determine the overall pace of negotiations; condemns in the strongest terms intimidation, smear campaigns and verbal and physical attacks against journalists; notes that there were seven reported cases of attacks against journalists in 2017; calls on the EU Delegation in Montenegro to follow closely the situation;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Montenegrin authorities to continue to improve the climate of societal inclusion and tolerance and to take effective measures against hate speech, social exclusion and the discrimination of minorities, including LGBTI people; notes that Montenegro is still not fully aligned with the UN Convention on the Rights of Person with disabilities; encourages the competent authorities to continue to strengthen efforts to safeguard the rights of LGBTI people; remains concerned from the difficulties about acceptance of sexual diversity within Montenegrin society;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Economy, social policy, employment and education
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes regulatory changes in the field of education; urges the authorities to address the high long-term unemployment rate among youth and womenthe successful implementation of the first operational programme for human resources by the European Social Fund in December; urges the authorities to address the high long-term unemployment rate among youth and women; notes the preparation of a white paper to promote youth employment, in cooperation with the International Labour Organisation; stresses the need to introduce active labour market measures for women negatively affected by the repeal of the social benefits;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Notes that social partners should be effectively and systematically consulted on issues concerning employment and social affairs; underlines the need to further strengthen the capacities of the Social Council; welcomes the adoption of rulebooks in the area of health and safety at work but remains concerned about the high percentage of fatal accidents at work and the low number of work inspectors;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes regulatory changes in the field of education; welcomes Montenegro’s strengthened participation in the Erasmus+ programme and expresses its support for the Commission’s proposal to double the Erasmus+ budget;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Environment, climate change and energy
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. RCalls for the identification and designation of marine protected areas; repeats its call for the Ulcinj Salina site to be given protected status in line with the EU’s Natura 2000 network;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Commends the intention of Montenegro to establish the EU Emissions Trading System in the next three years and the adoption of secondary legislation on fuel economy and emissions from new cars; Notes the importance of incorporating in the national legislation aspects of the EU Emissions Trade System (ETS), the Effort Sharing Regulation and the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM);
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Recalls the strategic importance of Montenegro’s NATO accession for ensuring stability and peace in the Western Balkans;deleted
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET