23 Amendments of Bernhard ZIMNIOK related to 2021/2248(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas EuropeanU integration represents the aspirations ofis not in the best interest of the citizens of either North Macedonia towards democracy and prosperity and serves as a powerful catalyst for reform, nor the Member States, the impetus for democratic reforms towards democracy and prosperity must come from the citizens of North Macedonia, not from Brussels;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas North Macedonia is a trustworthy partner, having continued to make consisince 2015 have been unable to completely stop the massive traffic of illegal immigration through its territory, despite all the massive aid-investment efforts on its path towards membership of the EU and towards meeting and sustaining the conditions required for the opening of accession negotiationss from the Member States during more than 20 years, in the central and local institutions of North Macedonia, especially so for institutions in charge of border control and security;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas North Macedonia has been a candidate country since 2005 and still is unable to meet the essential criteria;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its clear support for North Macedonia’s democratic transformation, underpinned by its strategic orientation and unwavering commitment to European integration;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the need to uphold the pdemocracey and regain credibility of European integration by promptly opfor the EU institutions, hence ending all accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia, given that both countries have fulfilled the necessary condit is not in the interest of a majority of the citiozens and delivered sustained results across fundamental areasin the Member States that these two countries joins the EU;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commends North Macedonia on its steady progress on the path towards EU membership, its commitment to multiculturalism and inter- ethnic harmony, and its continued positive bilateral engagement;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes all efforts to reduce polarisation and step up constructive political dialogue, which will help to wide variety of political opinions within political life, so as to assure a free and transparent dialogue and provide the citizens with the ability to make democratic choices and further strengthen democratic institutions by further improving their governance, integrity, transparency and accountability;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the urgent and massive need to reform the legal framework for online and offline media, despite more than 20 years of international support, in order to strengthen their independence, transparency of ownership, financial sustainability and self-regulation;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls the need to strengthen independent investigative journalism, fact- checking and media literacy as means to tackle hate speech, disinformation and all foreign interference campaigns;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Commends the government’s efforts to improve engagement with genuine civil society and calls for a framework to ensure the financial sustainability of civil society organisations;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes the improvements in ensuring women’s rights and gender- responsive policies; welcomes the adoption of the law aimed at preventing violence against women and domestic violence and encourages the alignment of the penal code with the Istanbul Convention;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Encourages ongoing steps to build trust in inter-community relations and the functioning of a multi-ethnic society, while recalling the importance of upholding the rights of non-majority communities and tackling all instances of discriminationall;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for further improvements in the enforcement of the rights to self- identification, property and inclusive intercultural, education, and the rights of people with disabilities and minority rights;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the relevant bodies to proactively prevent and systematically prosecute all instances of hate speech, hate crimes and intimidation, to thoroughly investigate related attacks and to ensure the safety and security of their targets, such as journalists, people belonging to minorities and other vulnerable groupcriminal acts;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the EU to boost itsCommission to cut all support for humanitarian assistance and border protection in the region; reiterates its calls for North Macedonia to improve migration management and reception conditionsensure to halt all illegal migration across her territory;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Emphasises the need to advance the judicial reform, the independence of the judiciary and the functioning of bodies that ensure its self-governance and also ensure that the rule of law institutions of North Macedonia is able to support the protection and integrity of the border so as to halt all illegal migration to and through North Macedonia;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the considerable progress made and supports the measures enforced inNo significant progress made in the past years in regard to measures of countering corruption ands well as organised crime; calls on the Member States to enhance cross-border judicial cooperation with the Western Balkan countries in criminal matters;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Encourages North Macedonia to continue harnessing the potential offered by digitalisation; underlines the need to step updrastically decrease EU support for the rule of law, sustainable green growth, biodiversity, innovation, competitiveness, property rights and the reversal of the brain drain; underlines the need to boost investment in youth empowerment, as Member States now must concentrate on support for the Ukrainian refugees and recovery after the Covid19 situation;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Recalls that EU funding ishould in actuality be based on strict conditionality;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Welcomes North Macedonia’s updated climate pledges; recalls that additional efforts are needed to meet the targets for energy efficiency, renewable energy, security of supply and emission reductions; urges the authorities to align environment and climate change legislation with the EU acquis and to ensure its enforcepledges to protect their environment;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Stresses the urgent need to improve air quality; strongly urges the authorities to step up measures on biodiversity, water, air and climate and air protection, and regional waste management, including through comprehensive impact assessments, proper public consultations and rigorous prosecution of environmental crime;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Strongly welcomes the political impetus for a renewed dialogue between Bulgaria and North Macedonia and encourages the partners to accelerate engagement in good faith in order to reach an acceptable compromise, thereby bringing societies closer together by enabling a common future in the EU;