11 Amendments of Thierry MARIANI related to 2021/2248(INI)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its clear support for Norly that it is not in the interests of the Macedonia’s democratic transformation, underpinned by its strategic orientation and unwavering commitment toember States or EU citizens to have any more countries, particularly North Macedonia, join the European integratUnion;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 78 #
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 92 #
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 strengthen democratic institutions by further improving their governance, integrity and accountability; stresses that the UÇK, which aims destabilise the country and acts with the intent of creating a 'Greater Albania', plays a harmful role in North Macedonia;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reaffirms the need to maintain constructive engagement with and a broad cross-party consensus on EU-related reforms, by strengthening the capacities of the Assembly of North Macedonia (Sobranie); urges lawmakers to swiftly implement the commitments made under the Jean Monnet Dialogue procesreforms;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Commends the government’s efforts to improve engagement with civil society and calls for a framework to ensure the financial sustainability of civil society organisations; expresses concern about the growing popularity of Islamism among the population of Albanian origin and the fact that Islamic organisations are becoming increasingly radical;
Amendment 155 #
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 discriminationWarns EU leaders against promoting a 'multi-ethnic society' in North Macedonia, which may cause further divisions in the country; notes that North Macedonia must remain a unitary state; stresses that doing more to promote the rights of the country's Albanian community will encourage the creation of a Greater Albania, particularly if Albania, and perhaps even Kosovo, accedes to the EU, posing a major challenge to the Member States;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the EU to boost its support for humanitarian assistance and border protection in the region; reiterates its calls forthat North Macedonia to improve migration management and reception conditionsis on the 'Balkan route' taken by refugees and asylum seekers to illegally enter EU Member States and that, according to Frontex, the total number of illegal border crossings in 2021 increased by 90% to reach 22 600;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines the need to push forward the rule of law reformStresses that while the Court of Auditors' report of 10 January 2022 did note that Montenegro has made relative progress in the area of political rights and the fight against corruption, a number of indicators place Macedonia at a similar level to its neighbours;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. RecallStresses that EU funding is supposed to be based on strict conditionality;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. WelcomesStresses that North Macedonia’'s continued commitment to Euro-Atlantic security; commends the country’s increasing alignment with the EU’s foreign, security and defence policy and invites it to align itself waccession to NATO and its alignment with the CSDP are not conducive to improving stabilithy the restrictive measures related to Russia; welcomes its continued contributions to EU crisis management missions and operationsroughout the European continent;