20 Amendments of Christophe GRUDLER related to 2019/2210(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas enlargement has been one of the EU’s most successful policies and the most effective foreign policy instrument contributing to extending the area of democracy, peace and prosperity across Europethe Western Balkans belong geographically, historically as well as culturally to Europe; whereas the European Union will be more secure and stronger once the region is firmly anchored inside the Union;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the enlargement process is reform of the European Union should go hand integral part of European integration hand with the enlargement process;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the new methodology proposed by the European Commission aims at injecting new dynamism into the enlargement process and provides a new impetus for the transformation of accession countries;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Western Balkan countries should increase efforts to overcome political polarisation and protracted parliamentary boycotts to strengthen parliamentary oversight;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas an ambitious enlargement policy requires an adequate budget; whereas the Council should provide for sufficient budgetary means in order to support the enlargement policy;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to ensure that the enhanced methodology sustains fully-fledged EU membership as the final goal and that the EU sets clear and predictable rules and criteria and applies them consistently, thus restoring its credibility;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to provide clear and consistent accession benchmarks as well as continued support throughout the process, and to improve the measuring of progress on the ground, ensuring that each accession country is assessed on the basis of its own merits;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) to grant visa liberalisation to Kosovo, as the benchmarks have been fulfilled; once sufficient progresses are made on the fight against organized crime and smuggling networks;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) to increase the involvement of rule of law experts from the Member States on the ground, to increase support in State capacity building and to improve the measuring of progress in this area;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) to fostermonitor the implementation of electoral reforms thato ensure free, fair and transparent elections, in line with international standards; to urge Western Balkan countries to overcome political polarisation and protracted parliamentary boycotts and to strengthen parliamentary oversight; to contribute to the European Parliament’s democracy support programmes in the region;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) to strengclosely associate then civil society in its role as an indispensable actor inand the youth to the proaccess of democratic consolidationion process;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) to increase EU engagement in solving outstanding bilateral issues andby nominating a double-hatted EU Special Envoy for the Western Balkans working under the authority of the HRVP, that would focus on solving lingering conflicts throughout the region; to urge the Western Balkan countries to commit to reconciliation and peaceful solutions to longstanding disputes;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a j
Paragraph 1 – point a j
(aj) to establishfasten the entry into force of a regional roaming-free zone and further decrease tariffs for communications with the EU;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a k
Paragraph 1 – point a k
(ak) to acknowledge the difficulties Western Balkan countries face in managing migration and refugee flows and the substantial efforts the region has made to provide shelter and humanitarian supplies, primarily with the support of the EU; to monitor the implementation of the agreements between Western Balkan countries and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex);
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a l
Paragraph 1 – point a l
(al) to improve the consistency, efficiency and transparency of Union financing in the field of external action thereby fostering the development of the Union's values, the rule of law, the fight against corruption and building strong and efficient democratic institutions;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a o
Paragraph 1 – point a o
(ao) to ensure that IPA III is driven by political priorities that have a direct impact on citizens’ lives and that pre-accession funding is allocated in a transparent, proportionate, and non-discriminatory manner; to ensure scrutiny of the European Parliament over the funding;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a q
Paragraph 1 – point a q
(aq) to ensure that the 2020 EU- Western Balkans Summit will evaluate, reassess and inject new dynamism into the enlargement process and provide a new impetus for the transformation of accession countriesdorse the new methodology proposed by the European Commission for a re-launch of the process in time for the Zagreb Western Balkans Summit as well as for the opening of negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia;