Activities of Thierry MARIANI related to 2021/2247(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the 2021 Commission Report on Montenegro
Amendments (10)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas 80 % of its citizens support the country’s future membership of the EUa recent poll conducted by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) confirmed that the majority of EU citizens and Member States do not support EU enlargement to the Western Balkan countries;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes Montenegro’s continued commitStresses that, like any other Western Balkan country, the accession of Montenegro to the EU would be detrimental to European integration and the unwavering supthe Member States because of the internal problems faced by the country, whose very independence is still questioned by a significant proportion of its citizens for membership of the EU; underlines that progress in the negotiations continues to depend on meeting the rule of law interim benchmarks; population, as evinced by the tight results of the 2007 referendum; recalls the findings of the European Court of Auditors special report titled 'EU support for the rule of law in the Western Balkans: despite efforts, fundamental problems persist', on the subject of which the reporting member Juhan Parts said that 'the modest progress made over the last 20 years threatens the overall sustainability of the EU support provided under the accession process. Constant reforms lose credibility if they do not deliver tangible results';
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NotStresses that all 33 screof the 33 opened chapters have been opened, but regrets that none have been closed since 2017; encourages Montenegro to specifically focus on meeting the interim benchmarks in Chapters 23 and 24 and thereafter on closing chapters, none have been closed since 2017;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. EncourageCalls Montenegro to make best use of the EU funds the EU to suspend the allocation of funds available to so-called candidate countries, in particular those available under the Instrument for Pre- Accession InstrumentAssistance (IPA III) and the Economic and Investment plan for the Western Balkans;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is worried about widespread corruption and urges Montenegro to boost the criminal justice response to high-level corruption and create conditions forTakes the view that Montenegro is one of the countries most blighted by grand corruption in Europe today; underlines to theis effective and independent functioning of judicial institutions and independent bodies dealing with corruption that even President Djukanovic is accused of being involved in several cases of malpractice at the highest levels of the state, and that the Panama Papers revealed that he and his son Blazo have set up shell companies in several tax havens;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expresses concern about the high degree of polarisation in the media landscape, in particular the growing volume of disinformation spreading ethno- nationalist narratives that negatively impact democratic processes in the country; notes the attacks against the Serbian Church in Montenegro and the many attempts made by authorities to challenge the ownership of its religious property; condemns the protests held on 5 September 2021 against the inauguration of the new head of the Serbian Church in Montenegro;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Condemns all violent acts during the demonstrations in Cetinje linked to the inauguration of the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church; condemns Serbian interference in this regard;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes progress on the protection and promotion of LGBTIQ rights and the first same-sex marriage in July 2021Takes the view that the EU has no right to interfere in a country's societal debates, regardless of whether that country is a Member State or a candidate country;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Commends Montenegro’s constructive role in regional cooperation and welcomes the implementation of actions under the Western Balkans Common Regional Market; encourages efforts to find and implement definite and binding solutions to bilateral disputes, including border disputes; criticises the EU, however, for having made several attempts, in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in particular, to impose its own views on the internal structure and institutional development of these countries, at the risk of further provoking internal divisions;