Activities of Vladimír BILČÍK related to 2023/2114(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Deepening EU integration in view of future enlargement (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the European Parliament commits to the enlargement and engages with the accession countries while they continue to reform and achieve the required benchmarks; whereas democratic transformation and rule of law represent a central role of enlargement; whereas, among others, fundamental reforms in the areas of judiciary, fight against corruption, media freedom, human rights, including women and minorities’ rights are necessary for candidate countries to move on their EU path; whereas a number of civil society organisations contribute to the accession progress in their respective candidate countries;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU should step up considerably its conditional technical and financial support for fundamental reforms, the resolution of bilateral disputes and regional economic integration in accession countries; whereas the EP welcomes in this regard the €6 billion Commission’s Growth Plan for the Western Balkans which aims to accelerate fundamental reforms, enhance the countries’ integration into the European Union’s single market as well as boost economic integration of the region;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas the countries of the Western Balkans must focus on conflict resolution, regional cooperation and reforms in order to achieve common security and stability of the region;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers the public support of the enlargement to be crucial for the enlargement process; understands that public support for EU enlargement is low in some accession countries of the Western Balkan, in this respect reiterates its calls for strengthening of the Parliament’s and Commission’s strategic communication about mutual benefits of the enlargement and positive experience of previous enlargements;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Reiterates the importance of tools, such as the Jean Monnet Dialogue, the Inter-parliamentary Dialogue (IPD) and the Parliamentary Dialogue Process (PDP), which contribute to institutional reform processes and build democratic parliamentary culture in the accession countries; emphasises the importance of parliamentary diplomacy, which should be conducted through the already existing channels, like the AFET committee, official delegations and democracy support activities, such as regular parliamentary dialogues with partner countries;