26 Amendments of Željana ZOVKO related to 2022/2064(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the Zagreb Declaration, adopted at the EU - Western Balkans summit of 6 May 2020,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 24 and 25 March 2022,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 23 and 24 June 2022 on Wider Europe, Ukraine, the membership applications of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, Western Balkans, economic issues, the Conference on the Future of Europe and external relations,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence approved by the Council on 21 March 2022,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
— having regard to the Political agreement on principles for ensuring a functional Bosnia and Herzegovina that advances on the European path of 12 June 2022,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A9- 0000/0000on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine (A9-0164/2022),
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas enlargement is the most effective EU foreign policy instrument and one of the Union’s most successful policies, and it remains a strategic investment in stabilpeace, stability, security and prosperity on the European continent;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a new impetus is needed to reenergise the enlargement process, ensuring its continuity, consistency, credibility and impact while delivering tangible results and achieving benchmarks within the new enlargement methodology;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted three countries with EU Association Agreements – Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova – to submit membership applications; whereas on 23 June 2022, the European Council has granted candidate status for Ukraine and Moldova, while recognizing the European perspective of Georgia;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the Council emphasized in the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence that tangible progress on the rule of law and reforms based on European values, rules and standards needs to continue in order for Western Balkans countries to advance on their European path;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the European Council expressed in its Conclusions of 23 and 24 June 2022 its full and unequivocal commitment to the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkans and called for the acceleration of the accession process; whereas it has called for a swift resolution of the last remaining issues between Bulgaria and North Macedonia; whereas the Council expressed its readiness to grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina and has invited the Commission to report on the implementation by Bosnia and Herzegovina of the 14 key priorities set out in its opinion with special attention to those which constitute a substantial set of reforms in order for the European Council to revert to decide on the matter; whereas the Council has called on the leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina to urgently finalise the constitutional and electoral reforms;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas the Strategic Compass expressed that as a matter of security and stability it is of a particular interest to support the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, based on the principles of equality and non-discrimination of all citizens and constituent peoples, as well as to take forward the EU-led Pristina- Belgrade dialogue;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas each enlargement country should be judged on its own merits with a focus on fundamental reforms regarding respect for the rule of law, fundamental rights, democratic standards, independence of judiciary, minority rights and media freedoms;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) recognise that the EU’s prosperity and security rests on its ability to defend democracy, human rights and the rules- based multilateral order, including in its immediate neighbourhood;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) recognise that enlargement is a vehicle to deepen the security of EU citizens and Member States;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) retain the geostrategic relevance and credibility of the EU by enhancing integration in the areas of common foreign, securitstreamlining its decision-making processes and by enhancing integration of EU Member States and likeminded third countries, especially cand defence policies, and by streamlining its decision-making processidate and potential candidate countries, in the areas of common foreign, security and defence policies;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) undertake a thorough assessment of the EU’s enlargement capacity and enhance it with the new EU strategy for enlargement, including through necessarywhile confirming the irreplaceability of the impact of the full accession to the EU; avoid rendering progress on the enlargement process conditional on possible EU institutional reforms;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) avoid using unresolved bilateral disputes to block candidate countries’ accession processes and rather invest in the resolution of these disputes as they can hinder the implementation of European policies;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) strengthen strategic communication on the benefits of enlargement both in the accession countries and in the Member States; pursue a more active and effective communication strategy and step up efforts in promoting the role and benefits of enlargement and the close partnership between EU and countries in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership, as well as in promoting the EU's financial and technical assistance through EU funded projects and reforms;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(m a) provide the necessary technical and financial assistance to all candidate and potential candidate countries in order to facilitate the European integration process, without limiting the support and the reserved budget of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) to the current list of beneficiaries;
Amendment 262 #
(n) recognise Western Balkan countries’ achievements by opening long over-due accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia and granting visa liberalisation to Kosovo without delay; take note of the recent vote in the Bulgarian parliament to lift the country's veto on accession talks with North Macedonia and to initiate accession negotiations without delay;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) Encourage and assist Bosnia and Herzegovina in addressing 14 key priorities, as a precondition for obtaining candidate statusincluding in fostering an internal political agreement on electoral and constitutional reforms, as a precondition for obtaining candidate status in line with Council Conclusion of 23 and 24 June 2022; call on the leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina to implement the judgements of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to respect the principles of equality and non-discrimination for all constituent peoples and citizens as enshrined in the Constitution;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) encourage the acceleration of Montenegro’s accession process, as the most advanced candidate country; assist and support the new pro-European government in fulfilling all necessary conditions and call for respect for the multi-ethnic identity of the country and the protection of cultural heritage, tradition and languages of all national minorities;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) recognise the threat created by Russia’s war of aggression by immediatelysupport the decision of the European Council to granting EU candidate status to Ukraine and continuing toMoldova and provide political and technical support to Moldova andassistance to Georgia with a view to enabling them country to reach this important milestone as soon as possible, as a clear political signal of support to the people of these countries, and a means to accelerate internal reform processes;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) improve the consistency, efficiency, visibility and transparency of pre-accession assistance; assist the enlargement countries through pre-accession assistance to build institutional and absorption capacities that enables them to invest in needed reforms in favour of European integration; eliminate the lack of equal distribution of IPA III funds at local and regional within the beneficiaries;