21 Amendments of Jaak MADISON related to 2021/2245(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
— having regard to the Commission cCommunication of 24 July 2020 entitled ‘2020-2025 EU action plan on firearms trafficking’ (COM(2020)0608), and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime study entitled 'Illicit Trafficking of Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition to, from and through the European Union',
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas BiH citizens aspire towards Euro-Atlantic integration for sustainable peace, democracy and prosper peace and stability;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU isMember States are the biggest trade and investment partners of BiH and its largest provider of financial assistance;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas BiH’s progress on its EU accession path depends on the implementation of the 14 key priorities in the Commission’s opinion on BiH’s possible EU membership application, and; whereas EU assistance should address the persistent lack of progress in that regardBiH is far from achieving these 14 key priorities and, accordingly, a possible EU accession is in doubt;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. Considering that rampant corruption and organised crime in BiH remain a matter of serious concern and pose a significant threat also to EU Member States;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas, according to the study of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime entitled 'Illicit Trafficking of Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition to, from and through the European Union' and several Europol reports, the Western Balkans remain one of the most important supply regions for illicit arms trafficking to the EU, and Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the most important routes for illicit arms trafficking; whereas the number of unreported cases of illicit firearms in the Western Balkans is enormous and the threat of Islamist attacks, such as those in Paris in 2015, remains; whereas the illicit arms trade poses a serious threat to the security of Member States;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas Islamists continue to gain a foothold in BiH, supported by third countries and gathering and radicalising in so-called 'para-džemats'; whereas hundreds of Bosnian nationals have joined the Islamic State in Syria and now want to return to BiH;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas a migration route passes through Bosnia and Herzegovina and EU Member States continue to face the threat of uncontrolled and illegal migration; whereas the Bosnian authorities are overwhelmed by the situation;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underscores that the pace ofa possible EU accession is determined by the due functioning of democratic institutions, grounded in the rule of law, good governance and fundamental rights; stresses, in addition, that these are precisely the conditions that are not being achieved and that, therefore, the efforts of Bosnia and Herzegovina to join the EU should be stopped;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges BiH to advance on the 14 key priorities by restoring the independence of the judiciary, strengthening the rule of law, intensifying the fight against corruption and organised crime, securing media freedom and an enabling environment for civil society, and protecting vulnerable groups, fighting efficiently illegal immigration;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the impasse inNotes that negotiations on electoral law reform in BiH and the lack of political will to overcome it; calls on all actors to promptly reach a balanced agreement, to fulfil the constitutional duty of democratic governance and to ensure the transparency and integrity of the electoral processosnia and Herzegovina have failed;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges BiH’s political actors to make progress on reforms that are needed to bring the country closer to the EU; denounces all attempts to stall these reforms, thus endangering access to EU funding under IPA III, which must be based on strict conditionality and depends on the cooperation of different authoritiesimprove the country’s situation;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls to the need for laws on gas and electricity, renewables, energy efficiency and climate, and to step up environmental and nature protection in order to ensure energy security, especially for the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Deplores the continuing failure to safeguard media freedom and pluralism; insists onstresses eliminating political interference and protecting journalists from intimidation with systematic judicial follow-up;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to safeguard the rights of minorities and inclusion of vulnerable populations; calls for stronger country-wide human rights and anti- discrimination strategies; urges the prevention and proactive prosecution of hate crimes, hate speech and disinformation as well as gender-based and sexual violence;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. DeplorNotes the failure of the authorities to addrcombat illegal migration; notess theat BiH servere migration-related humanitarian crisis; res as a transit corridor for illegal migrants and that the large population movements in recent years pose an enormous challenge for the country in combating the smuggling of illegal migrants; calls for increased information exchange and better coordination between BiH and the EU and tis Member States; calls on the need for solidarity-based solutionEU and its Member States to provide more assistance in combating illegal migration; calls for effective EU external border management in the face of a renewed wave of migration from Afghanistan to Europe; stresses in this con migration and asylum, ensuring adequate humanitarian assistance and appropriate reception capacities across the country; welcomes the opening of the EU-funded centre in Lipa; text that the EU and its Member States, especially those bordering BiH, have an obligation to ensure external border management and to prevent further mass migration by illegal migrants; also stresses that the issue of returns of illegal migrants is crucial and that further establishment of refugee camps at the EU's external border must be prevented; notes that it is above all the Bosnian population, especially in the region around Bihać and Velika Kladuša, who are suffering as a result of rampant crime; stresses in this connection that migrants who have committed criminal offences must be deported immediately by the authorities;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Urges BiH to reverse the trend of regression on alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy, particularly with regard to implementing sanctions against Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine; calls on BiH to strengthen good neighbourly relations;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for the EU to take concrete steps to integrate the Western Balkans and BiH within a broader strategic and security context, also in view of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, disinformation and malign interference destabilising the country and regcalls for the utmost caution in a world in tension;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes EU-funded efforts to boost demining and the disposal of weapons, ammunition and explosives; stresses that, according to the report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and several Europol reports, the Western Balkans remain one of the main supply regions for the illicit arms trade to the EU and Bosnia and Herzegovina plays a central role in the smuggling of illicit weapons; stresses that this continuing threat endangers the security of EU Member States and further exposes them to a terrorist threat, in particular from Islamists;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)