Activities of Željana ZOVKO related to 2019/2173(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2019-2020 Reports on Montenegro (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the parliamentary elections of 30 August 2020 have resulted in the first transition of power in a democratic setting in the country; whereas the transition of power was conducted in orderly manner;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the European Union is Montenegro's biggest trading partner encompassing 37% of exports and 47% of imports with a volume of trade at €1.38 billion in 2019;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Montenegro benefits from pre-accession assistance encompassing a total of €504,9 million under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) since 2007;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that media literacy and media freedom are key to combating disinformation; calls for the strengthening of European cooperation with Montenegro on addressing disinformation, and cyber and hybrid threats; calls on the EU Delegation in Montenegro to intensify its efforts in visibility campaigns to combat disinformation as well as in communication strategies to emphasize the role and importance of EU assistance to Montenegro;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Notes the continuing progress in improving the position of national minorities; calls for respect of the multi- ethnic identity of the Bay of Kotor, including the languages used, its cultural heritage and the traditions of local communities;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Encourages it to continue to address, in a constructive and neighbourly spirit, outstanding bilateral issues with its neighbours, including the unresolved border demarcation issues with Serbia and Croatia, as early as possible in the accession process;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Urges Montenegro to intensify its efforts in proactively prioritising and punishing war crimes and clarifying the fate of missing persons;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 f (new)
Paragraph 26 f (new)
26f. Calls on the Montenegrin authorities to comply fully with the provisions on succession of the former SFRY, especially as regards military assets;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Commends Montenegro’s full alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy and its active participation in civilian and military missions under the common security and defence policy (CSDP), notably EUFOR Somalia (Operation Atalanta) and EUTM Mali;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Welcomes the completion of the Status Agreement on border cooperation between the European Union and Montenegro that came into force on 1 July 2020 and the launch of a Frontex operation on 14 October 2020; notes the importance of this cooperation as it will assist Montenegro with tackling cross- border crime at the country’s sea borders, including the smuggling of drugs and weapons, smuggling of migrants, trafficking in human beings and terrorism;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Notes with concern the rising influence of other foreign actors in Montenegro through disinformation campaigns undermining the European Union and through the increase of Montenegro's public debt to foreign financial institutions and companies;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Notes with concern the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Montenegro’s economy as its GDP has declined by 14.3% in 2020; stresses that the tourism sector, that accounts for more than 20% of Montenegro's GDP, was heavily hit as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic; calls on the Government to carry on a responsible macroeconomic and fiscal policy in view of the high public debt; encourages the authorities to make the best use of EU assistance in order to mitigate the impact of the crisis;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates that the European Union has swiftly mobilised substantial financial and material support for the Western Balkans to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic health emergency and the socio-economic recovery of the region; notes that the European support to Montenegro included €53 million in bilateral assistance from IPA II, €455 million for regional economic reactivation package and €60 million in Macro-financial Assistance;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Commends the role of EU Civil Protection Mechanism that has secured much needed support in medical equipment and personal protective equipment in the fight against the coronavirus in Montenegro;