Activities of Annemie NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK related to 2012/2025(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Enlargement: policies, criteria and the EU’s strategic interests (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the "positive agenda", launched in May 2012 between the Commission and Turkey,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
– having regard to the renewed enlargement consensus, adopted by the Council in 2006 and the consolidated enlargement strategy implemented by the Commission thereafter,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas 20 years after the Copenhagen summit the moment has come for a general re-evaluation of the accession criteria, of the established procedures and of enlargement policy as a whole; whereas Parliament contributes to improving the transparency and accountability of enlargement and thereby increasing public support for this processthe 2004 and 2006 enlargements will now be followed by the forthcoming accession of Croatia in July 2013, and whereas the consolidated enlargement strategy and the new focus on justice and home affairs, the rule of law and fundamental rights have proved effective and efficient;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has been a candidate state since December 2005, but the EU so far has been unable to open formal accession negotiations;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the EU continues to be attractive, also because of its unique combination of economic dynamism with a social model, and regrets that this social dimension has been largely neglected in the enlargement process; invites the Commission to reflect on possible options, including developing a set of social criteria, to address this deficiency and foster positive social transformation in the future EU Member States; stresses that failure to comply with the EU's common basic social standards constitutes a form of social dumping which is detrimental to European enterprises and workers;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that strict conditionality requires that the progress of a country is effectively assessed at every stage of the process, and that countries wishing to join the EU should proceed from one stage to the next only once all the conditions have been met at each stage; notes, however, certain tendencies to exaggeration, and recommends avoiding requiring of candidate and potential candidate countries higher standards than those applying in the EU; stresses the importance of setting transparent and fair benchmarks throughout the process;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Council and the Member States to take a greater responsibility to live up to made commitments and to avoid blocking progress, as for example the long delay for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to open up the negotiations; underlines that the Member States carry a joint responsibility to work out solutions to such deadlocks;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the Commission's commitment to improving the quality of the accession process by making it more benchmark-driven and transparent; takes the view that this will make the process fairer and more objectively measurable, thus further enhancing its credibility; in this context, recommends that the progress reports should be more assertive and clearer in their demands; stresses that the benchmarks should not set additional conditions for the candidate and potential candidate countries, but should translate the general membership criteria into concrete steps towards accession;