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REPORT on the 2021 Commission report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022/06/21
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2021/2245(INI)
Documents: PDF(219 KB) DOC(85 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Paulo RANGEL', 'mepid': 96903}]

Amendments (63)

Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the Opinion on the Constitutional Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Powers of the High Representative adopted by the Venice Commission at its 62nd plenary session (Venice, 11-12 March 2005), and subsequent recommendations of the Venice Commission regarding constitutional matters in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
— having regard to the Compilation of Venice Commission Opinions and Reports concerning the Stability of Electoral Law of 14 December 2020,
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
— having regard to the European Court of Human Rights cases decided in favour of the plaintiffs, including Azra Zornić, Dervo Sejdić and Jakob Finci, and others,
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to the decision by the US authorities on 5 January 2022 to impose sanctions on the Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in response to his corrupt activities and continued threats to the stability and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
— having regard to the decision by the UK authorities on 11 April 2022 to impose sanctions on the Bosnian-Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the President of the Republika Srpska entity for their destabilising activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to the Sofia Summit of 10 November 2020, including the Declaration on the Common Regional Market and the Declaration on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans,
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas BiH citizens aspire towards Euro-Atlantic integration for sustainable peace, democracy and prosperity; whereas the prospect for a future EU integration was made to the citizens of the Western Balkans, including those of BiH, during the 2003 Thessaloniki summit;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the Office of the High Representative (OHR) and EUFOR Althea are integral in preserving peace and in enforcing the Dayton Peace Agreement; whereas the creation of these strong international supervision mechanisms establishes a great degree of responsibility for the international community, including the EU, with regards to the democratic functioning and prosperous and peaceful future of BiH;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas according to UN surveys 47 percent of Bosnians aged 18 to 29 are contemplating emigration, either temporarily or permanently, disillusioned by the lack of prospects at home; whereas, according to a United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report, an average of 50,000-55,000 people - mostly skilled workers and professionals - leave BiH every year;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas official glorification of convicted war criminals, ethno- nationalistic segregation and discrimination go against the very essence of the European project; whereas there is an urgent need to effectively outlaw denial of the Holocaust, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Deplores that more than 25 years after the war has ended, the country is still malfunctioning due to the deep ethno-nationalistic division promoted by the political elites, secessionist attempts and a high degree of corruption, which amongst others leads to thousands of citizens leaving the country each year due to a lack of prospects at home;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its clear support for BiH’s democratic transformation through European integration, based on sovereignty and territorial integrity, grounded in the principles of equality and non- discrimination of all citizens and constituent peoples as enshrined in the constitution; ; reminds that the Dayton Peace Agreement served its purpose to end the war and needs now to be transformed and further developed into a constitution, fully in line with European standards and principles, in order to overcome ethno-nationalistic division and progress on the path towards the EU;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Expresses its strong support to the full mandate of the Office of the High Representative, including the use of the Bonn Powers as a last resort, if necessary to ensure the full respect of the DPA and the sovereignty and integrity of BIH; welcomes the recent OHR decision suspending the illegal Law on Immovable Property in the RS and extending the ban on disposing of state property; strongly calls on the Commission, EEAS and EU Member States to publicly express their unequivocal support to the full mandate of the OHR and cooperate closely with a view to supporting the OHR in the implementation of the 5+2 agenda;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the impasse inNotes the failure of 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 governanceto come to a political agreement, and in line with EU principles and values, to be implemented ahead of the October 2022 general elections; calls on all actors to ensure the elections in October 2022 will proceed as scheduled and to ensure the transparency and integrity of the electoral process by immediately implementing the “integrity package”;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly denounces the disregard for international and national norms and obligations, all hate rhetoric and disruptive action, including withdrawal from institutions, particularly by the leadership of the Republika Srpska entity, which destabilises the country, undermines its statehood in violation of the Dayton Peace Agreement and systematically hampers decisions on key laws and reforms; rejects all attempts to form parallel parastatal institutions, which undermine state institutions, legal order, judicial independence and sovereignty; and calls for a full, non-selective and unconditional return to all state institutionon the RS to immediately withdraw and revoke any such laws;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls upon all actors in BiH to immediately, unconditionally, effectively, fully and non-selectively return to work in all state institutions, ending the persisting political deadlock in the country and restoring functioning of the government and institutions to the benefit of all citizens;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Strongly opposes any harmful compromising on the issue of state and defence property; calls on the Commission and the local EU delegation to support the OHR and his expert group in their work towards a sustainable solution to the benefit of the whole country and all citizens and not misuse it as bargaining chip in the context of the electoral and constitutional reform negotiations;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Urges the EU, Member States and the EEAS, in light of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and in light of the secessionist threats by the pro-Russian leadership of the Republika Srpska, to immediately focus their primary efforts and attention on ensuring a safe environment and guaranteeing mid- and long-term security in the country;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU and the international community to use all available tools, including targeted sanctions, against destabilising actors in the countryIs of the opinion that the Commission and the EEAS need to urgently abandon their long-standing non-conclusive appeasement strategy and to finally stop rewarding any ethno- nationalistic policies; urges the EU to come up with a more serious, forceful and credible approach based on democracy and rule of law; therefore, calls on the EU and the international community to use all available tools, including targeted sanctions, against destabilising actors in the country; regrets the amending of the decision-making procedure in the context of the March 2022 extension of the EU sanctions regime for BiH; welcomes the decisions by the US and UK authorities to impose sanctions on destabilizing actors including the Bosnian Serb Member of the BiH Presidency; calls on Member States to form a coalition of the willing aligning with the previously established US and UK sanctions in context of the failed attempts to impose EU-wide sanctions; welcomes the recent suspension of EU funds for projects in the RS and calls for a thorough reconsideration and scrutiny of all current EU-funded projects and assistance for and within Republika Srpska (RS), including macro-financial assistance and IPA III funding, with a view to freezing direct and indirect funding that benefits the authorities of this entity and with a view to increasing support for civil society and independent media;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Deplores the negative influence notably of Hungary, Croatia and Serbia in BiH, using their leverage to actively enhance polarisation, obstruct the democratisation of the country and the implementation of ECtHR verdicts, and legitimise as well as support actors that question the legitimacy of BiH as a sovereign and territorial integral country; strongly urges the authorities of these countries to refrain from further meddling in the internal politics of BiH and the ongoing reform processes;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the EU future of BiH depends on sustainable peace and genuine reconciliation, warrantiamong citizens and among high-level politicians alike, reflecting the country’s democratic, inclusive and multi-ethnic character; urges BiH to expedite effective and impartial prosecution of war crimes under the revised national war crimes processing strategy; calls on all regional political leadergovernments and parliaments to set up the relevant commission (RECOM);
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages authorities to intensifyWelcomes the efforts by local and international organisations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), to account for over 30 000 persons who went missing during the 1990s conflicts in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, and more than 8 000 Srebrenica genocide victims; recalls that over 7 200 people are still missing, and encourages authorities of the parties to the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP) to resume cooperation and data sharing on missing persons and to ensure redress for the families of civilian victims, and the safe return of refugees and internally displaced people, the full respect of their rights and the return of their property; on the national and regional level;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the amendments to the BiH Criminal Code outlawing the glorification of war criminals and the denial of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; deplores any attempt not to implement this decision; strongly condemns all forms of historical revisionism, denial, or minimisation or glorification of war crimes including non- compliance with decisions of international and domestic tribunals; regrets that the genocide denial law had to be imposed by former High Representative Inzko since local actors failed to adopt a proposal; calls for the implementation of the amendments and effective investigations of genocide denial;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Reiterates that there is no place in in Europe to deny genocide, to celebrate war crimes and war criminals or to threaten regional stability and reconciliation, which is contrary to European values and aspirations; strongly condemns, against this background, the celebrations of the “RS day” on 9 January 2022, in violation of the BiH constitution, which were also attended by convicted war criminals, Serbian, Russian and Chinese representatives and which were accompanied by threats and attacks against Bosniaks and Muslims in different cities in BiH, as well as in Serbia; condemns the attendance of the official ceremony by two Members of the European Parliament;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Stresses that the EU’s Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) foresees that funding must be modulated or even suspended in the case of significant regression or persistent lack of progress in the area of the so-called “fundamentals”, notably in the field of the rule of law and fundamental rights, including fight against corruption and organised crime, as well as media freedom; stresses that it is in the EU’s own security interests and its responsibility to guarantee that EU funds do not become counterproductive by strengthening clientelistic networks of corrupt politicians and privileged businesses; calls in this context upon the EU and the Western Balkan countries to establish a framework for a fruitful cooperation between the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the Western Balkan countries, in order to ensure that the EPPO can effectively exert its competences in the area of EU funds, in particular in the area of IPA III funds in the Western Balkan countries;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Urges the Commission to implement the recommendations of the European Court of Auditors Special Report 01/2022, in order to ensure an effective impact of EU financial assistance in support to the rule of law in the Western Balkans, in particular by developing guidelines on the application of IPA III provisions on modulation/ conditionality;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Regrets the lack of genuine engagement by the Bosnian counterparts in pro-actively establishing a constructive parliamentary cooperation, which would contribute to the fulfilment of the 14 key priorities, notably to priority 3 on ensuring the proper functioning of the Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses again the importance of holding elections this year as planned; calls on the OHR to stand ready and if necessary to make full use of its mandate in order to ensure the Bosnian citizens’ fundamental political rights to free and fair elections, including by the adoption of the integrity package if the local authorities fail to do so; strongly condemns any attempts, including by high-level representatives of Croatia, to unduly interfere and to deprive Bosnian citizens from their democratic voting rights; condemns recent claims by the Croatian President that his country would block the NATO accession of Finland until the electoral law in BiH was reformed; urges Croatia to refrain from such misuse of its positions in international organisations to pursue its agenda and meddle in the internal affairs of BiH;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Supports transparent and inclusive constitutional and electoral reforms to ensure equality and non-discrimination of all citizens, enhance accountability and transform BiH into a fully functional and inclusive state by immediately implementing rulings, opinions and recommendations of competent courts and international bodies; supports transatlantic facilitation efforts in particular a long overdue and sustained integration of citizens’ ideas into this endgh-level deliberative efforts;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Stresses that the recommendations and standards set by the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR should always be respected, including the established deadline six months before the elections for any electoral or constitutional reform; underlines that any EU mediation or co-facilitation of agreements must be dealt with within the framework of democratically elected institutions in an inclusive process, including opposition parties and civil society representatives in a meaningful manner, and must move the country closer to international standards to the benefit of all citizens without deepening ethnic divisions, while fully implementing the ECtHR verdicts; stresses that any agreement on election-related issues must not be misused for purposes other than the ones laid out by the ECtHR;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Regrets that previous EU/US facilitation efforts have been focussing on the ethno-nationalistic political leaders outside the appropriate institutional framework and outside of proper, transparent, democratic procedures; regrets the lack of meaningful and early involvement of opposition parties, civil society and lack of information towards BiH citizens; regrets the lack of public positioning by the EU Delegation towards undemocratic reform proposals; calls for a thorough review of the facilitation attempts by the EEAS and the EU Delegation, calls on them to always act in line with the EU's highest democratic standards, and to actively take position with regard to proposals that undermine these;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the implementation of consistent country-wide merit-based civil service standards, enabling a streamlined, depoliticised and accountable public administration, that can reduce the corrosive impact of patronage hiring practices that fuel corruption;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the need to enhance internal and regional economic harmonisation and connectivity; calls for country-wide sector strategies, improvements to strategic planning, financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and the creation of control and audit structures; highlights the need to ensure that international funds enhancing connectivity should aim at harmonising and improving the situation for the whole country;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on BiH’s neighbouring countries and BiH to improve good neighbourly relations, notably to work towards enabling visa-free travel between BiH and Kosovo; calls on Bosnian authorities to increase efforts in setting up a common regional market within the Berlin process framework, establishing and guaranteeing free movement of persons, goods, services and capital in the region as a stepping stone in the EU accession path;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Emphasizes that all regional economic cooperation schemes in the Western Balkans should be inclusive and acceptable to all six countries, establishing cooperation on an equal footing among all six countries, while strengthening further alignment with EU standards and acquis; expresses, in this context, its scepticism towards the Open Balkan Initiative, while pointing to the danger that a regional economic cooperation initiative not encompassing all six countries and not being based on EU rules could have a negative impact on the EU integration processes;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Energy, environment and sustainable development
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls the need for state-level laws on gas and electricity, renewables, energy efficiency and climate, and to step up environmental and nature protection; and ensure community participation in environmental policymaking; notes that BiH is under sanction by the Energy Community owed to the non- implementation of a state-level gas law due to the continuous resistance of the RS authorities;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Notes some positive developments with regards to environmental protection, which are, however, mostly instigated by the local environmental organisations and civil society activists and rarely by the political officials; urges BiH to respect a strong environmental message coming from its citizens, who are calling for the protection of rivers and public goods in both entities, urging for the harmonization of the environmental laws both on the level of the state and in line with the EU acquis, as well as calling for an immediate abolition of incentives for all small hydropower plants in BiH;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Calls on BiH to finish drafting the National Energy and Climate Plan in line with the necessary 2030 energy and climate ambition;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16 c. Calls on Bosnia and Herzegovina to stop subsidising electricity production from coal, in order to open the path towards climate resilient and sustainable energy transition, based on renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy market integration; notes in this context that the country’s capital was often at the top of the list of the most polluted cities in the world in terms of air quality and urges for compliance with its own emissions legislation;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16 d. Expresses concern over the ongoing plans to increase new coal energy production capacities in Bosnia and Herzegovina; is in this context seriously worried by the intransparent and deceptive feasibility studies and environmental impact assessments of Chinese-financed coal projects that undermine legal requirements and the procedures for acquiring environmental permits; urges BiH authorities to opt out from new coal generation facilities financed by China that are contrary to the EU directives on state aid and the country's commitments in the context of the Green Agenda; urges in this context the Federation BiH to acknowledge and take appropriate actions concerning the findings of the Energy Community Ministerial Council, which confirmed that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s loan guarantee for the Tuzla 7 coal plant is illegal;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16 e. Underlines the need to significantly improve ex-ante comprehensive environmental impact assessments with the meaningful involvement of concerned local communities, civil society and independent experts, as well as to increase transparency concerning relevant procedures for infrastructure projects across eco-sensitive sectors; calls for more efforts to efficiently prosecute environmental crimes;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)
16 f. Strongly condemns the continuous violation of BiH’s territorial integrity and sovereignty by its neighbours through projects lacking the approval of the competent BiH authorities, such as the construction of the ’Buk Bijela’ Hydropower Plant on Drina River financed by Serbia, the construction of an airport near the town of Trebinje, or the gas pipeline under the Sava river laid by Croatian companies;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for urgent action to tackle widespread selective justice, state capture, nepotism, cronyism, high-level corruption and criminal infiltration; reiterates the urgent need for judicial reform across BiH to improve the professionalism and integrity of the judiciary based on the 14 key priorities and with the 2019 Priebe report recommendations continuing to be a solid reference document; in that context, calls for the urgent adoption of the conflict of interest law, the public procurement law and amendment to the HJPC law, blocked since 2019;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Urges BiH to ensure the enforcement of courts decisions in all cases; reminds that only through fully enforced cases justice can be reached and illegal activities can be adequately penalised; points out that enforcement rate of judgments is particularly low in environmental cases, as observed in the example of the judgement in the case of the Small Hydro Power Plant (SHHP) “Zlate”; calls for a faster handling of cases by courts competent for administrative disputes against illegal acts of public authority;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Reiterates the need to investigate political and administrative links to organised crime and to effectively prosecute high-profile corruption cases;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the need to update laws and align with the EU on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism, on financing of political parties, protection of whistleblowers and to establish an asset recovery office;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Deplores the continuing failure to safeguard media freedom and pluralism; insists on eliminating political interference and protecting journalists from intimidation with systematic judicial follow-upon ensuring safety of journalists with systematic and efficient prosecution, including immediate and effective investigative steps following any threats and attacks against journalists; calls on the authorities to assign a special layer of protection to journalists in the criminal codes; notes with concern the problems in the Telecom market, notably its lack of plurality and difficulties for new actors to obtain licences and other elements necessary to operate;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Is highly alerted that the EU accession countries in the Western Balkans are being hit particularly hard by attacks in the form of foreign interference and disinformation campaigns stemming from Russia and China; is alarmed that Hungary and Serbia are helping China and Russia with their geopolitical objectives; recommends convening dialogues with Western Balkan civil society and the private sector to coordinate anti-disinformation efforts in the region, with an emphasis on research and analysis and the inclusion of regional expertise; calls on the Commission to build up the infrastructure required to produce evidence-based responses to both short-term and long-term disinformation threats in the Western Balkans; calls on the EEAS to pivot to a more proactive stance, focusing on building the EU’s credibility in the region, rather than defending it, in expanding StratCom monitoring to focus on cross-border disinformation threats emanating from Western Balkan countries and their neighbours;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Deplores threats from the authorities against civil society; condemns growing restrictions on freedom of expression and freedom of assembly in the Republika Srpska entity;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses the need to ensure the participation of citizens in the democratic life of the country through effective, meaningful and inclusive involvement of civil society organisations in the EU integration process; calls on authorities to ensure an enabling environment for civil society fully in line with international standards; calls on the authorities to develop and implement a strategic framework of cooperation with civil society and to guarantee an inclusive policy dialogue;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
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, discrimination and disinformation as well as gender-based and sexual violence;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls for legislation on gender equality to be harmonised across the country and to be effectively enforced; points to the fact that women are under- represented in politics and public life and gender impact assessments are not carried out as required by law; calls on BiH authorities to increase efforts aimed at gender equality and women’s rights, including by prioritising gender mainstreaming and increased cooperation with civil society, in particular women’s organisations;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Urges the authorities to significantly improve the institutional response to gender-based violence, more particularly in the area of protective measures, victim support, legal aid and safe accommodation; recalls that BiH also needs to accelerate the prosecution of crimes of sexual violence, provide reparation to women victims of war crimes, and secure witness protection;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24 c. Calls for the need to introduce legislation to protect LGBTI+ persons, prosecute violence and hate crimes against them, as well as to promote their social inclusion and calls for the adoption of the Action Plan for Equality of LGBTI Persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021- 2023, which has been stalled since 2020; welcomes the conclusion of the Intersectoral Working Group on same-sex rights and partnership, which officially recommended a law on same-sex partnership to be drafted, calls on the government to follow-up on this without delay; calls for the amendment of the criminal codes in the Federation of BiH and Brčko District to expand provisions on incitement to hatred and violence so that they include sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics as protected grounds;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24 d. Welcomes the fact that the Government of the Canton of Sarajevo covered the security costs of the 2021 Sarajevo Pride, and calls for the amendment and harmonization of laws regulating freedom of assembly to come in line with international and EU standards;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 e (new)
24 e. Stresses the need to duly prevent discrimination of Roma and other ethnic minorities, to improve access to healthcare, education, labour market and to develop and implement strategies on social inclusion;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its call to urgently end segregation and discrimination in education, including by implementing court rulings to end the discriminatory illegal practice of ‘two schools under one roof’, but also by systematically reforming ethnified and divisive curricula that seriously hamper internal mobility and limit the critical thinking skills required to combat the effects of disinformation; calls more specifically for the adoption of a curriculum based on the court-established war related facts in history textbooks;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Deplores the failure of authorities to address the severe migration-related humanitarian crisis; recalls the need for solidarity-based solutions on migration and asylum, ensuring adequate humanitarian assistance and, appropriate and dignified reception capacities across the country; welcomes the opening of the EU-funded centre in Lipa, as well as access to effective asylum procedures; is concerned about reports on insufficient reception conditions in the EU-funded centre in Lipa; stresses the need to increase transparency and democratic scrutiny in the allocation and implementation of EU funds in the field of migration, notably the large amount of funds implemented by IOM; reminds that BiH is geographically surrounded by EU Member States and strongly denounces that migrants attempting to enter Croatia, including to seek international protection in the European Union have been violently pushed back by Croatia, in flagrant breach of EU human rights, and refugee law and exacerbating the inhuman and degrading conditions of migrants in BiH; urgently calls on the Commission to hold the Croatian government accountable and to start infringement proceedings for the continued patterns of violent pushbacks at the EU border with BiH;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
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; callis con BiH to strengthen good neighbourly relationscerned by Russia’s plans to open a “humanitarian centre” in Banja Luka, which would serve to camouflage military cooperation as civilian activities and calls on BiH authorities to revoke any agreement to open it;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Is concerned about the continuous alignment and friendly diplomatic ties between prominent political actors in BiH and the Kremlin; urges all actors to swiftly and unambiguously distance themselves from Putin's regime, in light of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
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 war of aggression against Ukraine, disinformation and malign interference destabilising the country and region; calls for a further increase of troops, as well as of a deployment of troops to the Brčko district; repeats its urgent call to the EU and Member States in coordination with NATO to come up with a contingency planning for the likely Russian UNSC veto in November 2022; underlines that EU and NATO must ensure that a sufficiently strong force is in place and operational before the election campaign, capable to assume command should that Russian veto be cast;
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Council, the Commission, the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the governments and parliaments of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republika Srpska and Brčko District, and the governments of the ten cantons, as well as the Office of the High Representative.
2022/05/10
Committee: AFET