10 Amendments of Alexander ALEXANDROV YORDANOV related to 2022/2203(INI)
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses concern about the unjustified delays in the accession process; stresses the need to strengthen the process’s transparency, accountability and inclusiveness, including its parliamentary dimension;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes North Macedonia’s commitment to upholding civil liberties and fundamental rights; welcomes its progress towardsacknowledges its efforts to eliminatinge all types of discrimination and ensuring equality, but finds these insufficient and unconvincing;
Amendment 181 #
16. Urges the North Macedonian authorities to step up protection of vulnerable groups and the prosecution of the increasingly frequent crimes committed against certain communities and engendered by hate speech and acts of hatred, and of domestic and online abuse, and to improve services for the victims of violence; welcomes changes to the Criminal Code of North Macedonia, covering crimes related to violence against women and the safety of journalists and insists on the need to strengthen North Macedonia’s anti-discrimination commission and Ombudsman’s office;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. CommendsIs alarmed at the increasingly frequent ruptures of North Macedonia’s well-established inter-community harmony and urges the country to sustain its long- standing commitment to multiculturalism and inclusion;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes the Government of North Macedonia’s improving engagement with civil society, while ensuringand stresses that additional efforts are needed to improve transparency in policy-making and inclusiveness in consultations and transparency processes, including in cases where reforms can directly impact on civil society organisations;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19а. Expresses concern at the fast-track adoption, with no consultation of local stakeholders or inter-parliamentary bodies, of new legislation on the registration of non-governmental organisations, which requires that associations and foundations wishing to use the name, surname, pseudonym, abbreviation or initials of historical figures in their name, to obtain prior authorisation, including retrospectively, from a commission operating without any formally-established criteria;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights the unacceptable use in media circles of ‘hate speech’ regarding other countries and peoples, which is incompatible with European values and is hindering the development of good neighbourly relations in the region;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Invites policymakers and the societies of Bulgaria and North Macedonia to assume joint responsibility and to restore theSupports the restoration of a positive agenda between the two countries Bulgaria and North Macedonia in the spirit of the Treaty of Friendship; expresses support for continued diplomatic and societal dialogue to resolve bilateral grievances in good faith;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports efforts to reach an agreement on constitutional changes that would include additional communities in the preamble of the North Macedonia’s constitutionLooks forward to the adoption of the relevant amendments to the preamble and the other provisions of the constitution concerning the inclusion of communities of other nationalities, such as the Bulgarian community;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Notes the need to fill in transport connectivity gaps by improving planning and administrative and operational capacity and by making progress on new and unfinished core infrastructure projects, including road and rail transport Corridor VIII;