Activities of Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL related to 2019/2201(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova
Amendments (39)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to Freedom House’s 2020 “Freedom in the World” report, which gives Moldova a “partly free” assessment, and its 2020 “Nations in Transit” report, which assesses Moldova as a “Transitional or Hybrid Regime”,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
— having regard to the Democracy Index 2019 of The Economist Intelligence Unit, which classifies Moldova as a “Hybrid Regime”,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
Citation 17
— having regard to the recommendations and activities of the EU- Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee, Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform and of other representatives of civil society in Moldova,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the 2018 Transparency International corruption perception list and Freedom House’s 2020 reports show slight progress in Moldova in the most recent past, while the overall trend in those indexes, as well as the Democracy Index, demonstrates a deteriorating long- term trend in the state of democracy, corruption, political rights and civil liberties in Moldova;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas, despite changes in government, Moldova’s state institutions remain weak and Moldova continues to struggle with the problem of state capture, as the concentration of power and control over all important sectors and institutions at the highest level of government has not significantly decreased;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the European Commission to develop a mechanism to monitor the concrete implementation of reforms, including clear benchmarks and ensuring the involvement of civil society;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages a rapid adoption of the new Association Agenda in order to update the priorities of AA/DCFTA implementation, with active parliamentary participation and input from civil society and other stakeholders in the EU and Moldova;
Amendment 105 #
4b. Urges the European Commission, the EU Member States and Moldova to increase cooperation on public health resilience, exchange best practice and work with civil society on establishing epidemic strategies focusing on the most vulnerable groups in society;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Moldovan government to strengthen the healthcare system, improve sanitation standards, especially in hospitals, as well as provide its population with all relevant information about the pandemic in a transparent and inclusive manner;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the progress achieved on the reform of public administration and public financial management, but encourages further steps to increase transparency; calls on the Moldovan government to ensure full implementation of the Public Administration Reform for 2016–2020, in particular the reform of Moldova’s administrative-territorial system, regional development and administrative decentralisation, with the possibility to generate local taxes;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges Moldova to foster free and independent media and ensure the effectiveness of the Audio-visual Council as an independent regulator, combating the ongoing intimidation of journalists, politicization and lack of transparency of public and regulatory institutions, lack of public access to information and quality media content, including by conducting an independent audit of the Audio-visual Council;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges the Moldovan government to safeguard the information environment, particularly with a view to the 2020 presidential elections, and strengthen resilience against disinformation and information manipulation by domestic and foreign actors, online and offline;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Moldovan government and authorities to guarantee free, inclusive, transparent, and fair elections, in particular with a view to presidential elections in November 2020, by further implementing measures to tackle vote buying, fairness of electoral campaigns, voting abroad, intimidation of election observers, electoral bribery and other corrupt practices, as well as the misuse of state resources;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Encourages the Moldovan authorities to improve the transparency of the legislative process and democratic oversight, in order to allow adequate public scrutiny of the government’s and the parliament’s activity;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates the EU’s support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Moldova, and for the efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the Transnistrian issue, while ensuring the protection of human rights on the territories not controlled by constitutional authorities;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the Moldovan government’s efforts to extend the benefits of the DCFTA and the visa-free regime to the Transnistrian region, which enabled significant growth in mobility and trade with the region;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Is concerned by the slow course of reforms on the rule of law and democratic institutions;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Moldovan Government to complete judicial reforms so as to ensure the independence, impartiality and effectiveness of the judiciary and specialised anti-corruption institutions, including by ensuring the transparent process of drafting and timely adoption of the amendments to the Constitution on the Supreme Council of Magistrates (SCM), in line with Venice Commission recommendations; calls on Moldovan authorities to ensure merit-based selection and promotion of judges;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned by the vpery high level of perceivedsistent long- term trend of lacking progress on corruption in Moldova, and therefore urges the Government to step up the fight against itcorruption and state capture, as well as money laundering, arms smuggling and organised crime; calls on the Moldovan Government to adopt concrete measures to reinforce the independence and integrity of the National Anticorruption Centre’s Office and the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office; , as well as the de- politicization of public anti-corruption institutions;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Moldovan government to continue its efforts to depoliticize law enforcement agencies and invest in building increased trust between the citizens and law enforcement agencies;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Moldovan authorities to uphold the principles of local democracy and local autonomy in accordance with the European Charter of local self-government providing proper competencies and sufficient funding for the local governments and assuring their effective functioning;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines that gender equality is a key precondition for sustainable and inclusive development; urges the Moldovan government and authorities to implement measures to further improve women’s representation and equal treatment at all levels of political and societal life; requests the European Commission to mainstream gender equality in all its policies, programmes and activities in relation to Moldova;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Welcomes the new 2018-2022 Human Rights Action Plan, but urges for the full and timely implementation and approval of secondary legislation, including to counter hate speech and further protect the rights of minorities, including Roma, LGBTI people and immigrants;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the authorities to guarantee the right to a fair trial and the respect of human rights in detention facilities, including by addressing inadequate healthcare provisions, as well as to avoid selective and politically motivated justice;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Acknowledges the measures taken at national level to prevent and fight torture, but underlines that the Republic of Moldova continues to be convicted frequently at the European Court of Human Rights for torture and ill- treatment; urges therefore the establishment of a fully independent agency specifically for the investigation of allegations of torture and other human rights violations committed by police and other law enforcement officers;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Moldovan authorities to ensure in practice the freedom of association; welcomes the progress in the adoption by the Moldovan Parliament of the new law on non-commercial organisations in the final reading and looks forward to its smooth and timely entry into force and implementation in order to improve the environment for civil society in Moldova; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide political, technical and financial support to civil society;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Welcomes the exchange promoted by the EU-Moldova visa-free travel regime since 2014 and encourages both sides to uphold the free movement of people also during crises;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19d. Is concerned by the large-scale emigration of Moldovan citizens, which accentuates negative demographic trends, and encourages the Moldovan government to implement further measures to prevent and counter this phenomenon, in particular by creating opportunities and improving conditions and wages for young workers;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)
Paragraph 19 e (new)
19e. Calls on the Union and Moldova to further improve people-to-people contacts and exchanges in order to build mutually positive images of each other among the population;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recalls that DCFTAs must always include strong, binding and enforceable sustainable development chapters, that fully respect international commitments, in particular the Paris Agreement, and are compliant with WTO rules;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Moldovan government to also focus on the social dimension of trade and sustainable development by respecting and enforcing labour standards, ratifying and fully implementing all ILO conventions, and eliminating remaining deficiencies in the labour inspection system;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Welcomes the National Strategy ‘Digital Moldova 2020’, but demands the European Commission to support and assist programmes and reforms concerning media and information literacy to reflect the current digital age, as well as to upgrade sectoral cooperation in the digital economy;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Encourages Moldova, including through dedicated measures in the next National Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, to make full use of preferential export opportunities into the EU through more efficient and sustainable cultivation of farmlands, as well as more democratic access and use of land, thus generating agricultural products that amplify Moldova’s relative agricultural advantages;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the importance to increase infrastructure cooperation in the region, also with a view to diversifying Moldova’s energy supplies, and to improve the connectivity of Moldova’s energy sector while ensuring environmental sustainability;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the National Agency for Energy Regulations of the Republic of Moldova to approve the energy market rules based on fair competitiveness and to ensure their compliance by all market participants, including State-owned traders;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the February 2019 package on climate and the environment, and calls for increased efforts on the national commitments related to the 2015 Paris Agreement to fight climate change, as well as for implementation of climate change mainstreaming in all areas of policy-making;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on Moldova to further enhance its engagement in the fight against climate change, and on the Commission to facilitate Moldova’s participation in the European Green Deal and to ensure that the DCFTA does not contradict the environmental objectives and initiatives set out therein;