20 Amendments of Bernhard ZIMNIOK related to 2019/2174(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the fact that the hostilities in the Western Balkan are not over and that there is no stable Peace established, merely a standstill in hostilities,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regard to that the number of unregistered firearms in civilian illegal possession in the Western Balkans is thought to be around 3.8 million and large quantities of ammunition and military explosive devices such as but not limited to hang grenades, anti personnel- as well as an anti-tank mines,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
Citation 16 c (new)
- having regard to 2020-2025 EU action plan on firearms trafficking, and the Europol reports: Threat Assessment Report on Illicit Trafficking in Firearms of June2013, Intelligence Notification (19/2014); “Firearms in the hands of Terrorist in Europe” of May 2015. - having regard to the fact that Europol confirmed that Western Balkans remain among the main supplying regions of trafficking to the EU,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 d (new)
Citation 16 d (new)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas North Macedonia has made consistent progress on its path towards, according to the EU Commission is claimed to have made some progress to meet the formal requirements for entry into the EU;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the country is maintaining a steady pace onstill facing major concerns in regard to the rule of law and the functioning of democratic institutions and procedures;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas no comprehensive transitional justice process was implemented in order to come to terms with the internal and external conflicts and as such many issues leading to the conflicts remain unsolved today;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes North Macedonia’s clear strategic orientation and commitment to European integration, as manifested by continued implementation of accession-related reformsCalls on EU Member States to start a new debate on the need and use of EU enlargement, the debate shall also include a consultative element for all citizens of the Member States to provide their view on EU enlargement;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the authorities to sustain consensual efforts to strengthen democratic consolidation and the transformation process,cy, to finally start the fight against corruption, and restore the rule of law, while improving the climate for media and civil society;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the paramount importance of upholding the rule of law through judicial reforms and the consistento start in earnest to prosecution ofe high-level corruption and criminal networks;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the creation of the post of Deputy Prime Minister for Anti- Corruption and Crime, Sustainable Development and Human Resources a sign of a clear political commitment to addresss a empty gesture to satisfy the EU, will not consider this post as anything othese issues as a matter of priorityr until concrete, effective results based rule of law can be displayed by the Government;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the completion of measuresreal reform to ensure judicial and prosecutorial professionalism, independence, integrity and accountability, including through an efficient implementation of codes of ethics and of the landmark law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office, ensuring sustainablerule of law based solutions for cases related to the Special Prosecutor’s Office, and accountability for crimes stemming from the large-scale illegal wiretapping case;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Does not accept the lack of willingness and ability by the Government and its institutions to control the possession of illegal fire arms and military-grade explosive devices and stop the illegal movement of these weapons into the Member States as this undermines and deny the full utilization of human rights for citizens in the Member States, urges the Government to show credible action to control these weapons and stop their entry into the Member States;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underscores the need to improve the legislative process by minimising the use of fast track procedures, and by enabling proper consultations and impact assessmentnot mimic the EU Commissions sub-optimal use of impact assessments but to use these assessment regularly to ensure direct democracy, greater transparency, accountability as well as to provide an ability for local voices to have an impact on the political decision making process; recalls the need to upgrade the parliamentary rules of procedure by consensus;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the renewed adoption of anti-discrimination legislation, and urgesuggests the authorities to follow up with an inclusive and transparent process establishing an independent Anti- Discrimination Commission, ensuring protection and inclusion of all marginalised groups; and encourages the Sobranie to adoptadaptation of legislation which will enable a simplified, transparent and accessible procedure for legal gender recognition, and prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identitymay prevent discrimination;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the steady improvement in ensuring meaningful and timely inclusion of civil society in the decision- making processes across different policy areas, as well as in safeguarding the financial sustainability of the non- governmental sector, and calls for further progress in these fields;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Sobranie to adopt a law on prevention and protection against violence against women, establishing an effective mechanism for evidence gathering and the prosecution of perpetrators, coupled with prevention measures, and the protection and support of victims of gender-based and domestic violence, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic;domestic violence
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. WelcomeLaments the country’s efforts in improving cooperation on managing illegal immigration and addressing the needs of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants; recalls the need to establish a viable mechanism for managing irregular migratory flows, ensuring international protection and combating people smuggling networksillegal movements of third country national across its territory; reminds the Government that all support from Member States, administered by the EU, to Northern Macedonia will be made on the condition of their ability to fully stop illegal immigrants traversing their territory;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. RegretNotes that Bulgaria and North Macedonia have yet to find a compromise on issues related to history and language, trusts that they will soon be settled in order not to jeopardise the integration momentum, and looks forward to holding of the first intergovernmental conference, kick-starting the accession talks without a further delay;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42