24 Amendments of Emmanouil FRAGKOS related to 2019/2175(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
— having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999, to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion of 22 July 2010 on the accordance with international law of the unilateral declaration of independence in respect of Kosovo, and to UN General Assembly Resolution 64/298 of 9 September 2010, which acknowledged the content of the ICJ opinion and welcomed the EU’s readiness to facilitate dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo,*1a __________________ 1aThis designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
— having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999, to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion of 22 July 2010 on the accordance with international law of the unilateral declaration of independence in respect of Kosovo*, and to UN General Assembly Resolution 64/298 of 9 September 2010, which acknowledged the content of the ICJ opinion and welcomed the EU’s readiness to facilitate dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo*,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
— having regard to the first agreement on principles governing the normalisation of relations between the governments of Serbia and Kosovo* of 19 April 2013 and the agreements of 25 August 2015, and to the ongoing EU-facilitated dialogue for the normalisation of relations,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Serbia has been continuously engaged in the normalisation of relations with Kosovo; *1a; __________________ 1a This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Serbia has remained committed to creating a functioning market economy and has continued to implement the obligations of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, although a number ofshowing progress with the remaining compliance issues remain;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that EU membership continues to be Serbia’s strategic goal and that it is among the priorities of the newly elected government;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the European Commission assessed that an overall balance is currently ensured between progress under the Rule of Law and normalisation, on the one side, and progress in the negotiations across chapters, on the other side; Calls on the European Commission to develop procedures for a new enlargement methodology, to use the new methodology as an opportunity to accelerate the enlargement process to the Western Balkans and to define, together with Serbia, new steps in Serbia's negotiation process.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Serbia has continued aligning its legislation with the acquis; underlines that progress on the rule of law and fundamental rights chapters, as well as on the normalisation of relations with Kosovo, continues to be essential and will determine the pace of accession negotiations;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Serbia has continued aligning its legislation with the acquis; underlines that progress on the rule of law and fundamental rights chapters, as well as on the normalisation of relations with Kosovo*, continues to be essential and will determine the pace of accession negotiations;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Serbia has continued aligning its legislation with the acquis; underlines that increased progress on the rule of law and fundamental rights chapters, as well as on the normalisation of relations with Kosovo*, continues to be essential and will determinwill accelerate the pace of accession negotiations;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. BelievProposes that the Conference on the Future of Europe should seek ways of involving Serbian representatives;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the conclusions of the final report of the OSCE/ODIHR special election assessment mission that the 21 June 2020 parliamentary elections were administered efficiently but that the dominance of the ruling party, including in the media, was of concern; calls on the authorities to address fully all ODIHR recommendations well ahead of the next elections;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the continuation of the IPD with the involvement of all relevant stakeholders and pro-European political forces in the countryWelcomes the readiness of the Government of Serbia to continue the inter-parliamentary dialogue in order to improve the election conditions;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that new legislation on prevention of corruption was put into force on 01 September 2020;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. UrgNotes the Serbian parliament to adopt constitutional reforms aimed at strengthening the indepat the Government has drafted a proposal for constitutional reforms, which has been positively assessed by the Venice Commission, and sent it to the competent committee of the Assembly, which should adopt amendmence of the judiciaryts in accordance with the prescribed procedure;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes improvements to the practices and procedures of the national assembly; underlines that the quality of the legislative process still needs to be improved by increasing transparency and social dialogue and ensuring that independent regulatory bodies are empowered to exercise their oversight roles effectivelyNotes that in 2019, Serbia's Assembly adopted the annual reports of all independent regulatory bodies for 2018, and that the reports for 2019 entered the regular parliamentary adoption procedure;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the need for protection of LGBTIall fundamental rights; calls for more adequate responses from the authorities to hate speech and hate-motivated crimes;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo is a priority and a precondition for EU accession; calls for active and constructive engagement in the EU-facilitated dialogue led by the EU Special Representative seeking a comprehensive and legally binding agreement, in accordance with internaWelcomes Serbia's active and constructive participation in the dialogue with Pristina and the implementation of the agreed obligations under the Brussels Agreement; welcomes the fact that Serbia has not introduced countermeasures to the Pristional law; reiterates its call to move forward with the full implementation, i authorities after the introduction of 100% tariffs on goods faith and in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reachedrom Serbia introduced by Pristina in November 2018;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo* is a priority and a precondition for EU accession; calls for active and constructive engagement in the EU-facilitated dialogue led by the EU Special Representative seeking a comprehensive and legally binding agreement, in accordance with international law; reiterates its call to move forward with the full implementation, in good faith and in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reached;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Takes note of Serbia’s decision to sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union in October 2019; expects Serbia, however, to align with EU trade policy;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Takes note of Serbia’s decision to sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union in October 2019; expects Serbia, however, to align with EU trade policy, following the example of Armenia that has been deepening its cooperation with the European Union, while being a member of the Eurasian Economic Union;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Expresses concern over Serbia’s increasing dependence on defence equipment and technologies from the People’s Republic of China and the insufficient transparency of the security sector’s public procurement practices; cContinues to be concerned about Serbia’s close political and military cooperation with Russia;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Expresses concern over Serbia’s increasing dependence on defence equipment and technologies from the People’s Republic of China and the insufficient transparency of the security sector’s public procurement practices; continues to be concerned about Serbia’s close political and military cooperation with Russia;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Takes note that Serbia, as part of its position of military neutrality, cooperates with all countries and military alliances, and that in the last few years it has held numerous military exercises with NATO.