19 Amendments of Ladislav ILČIĆ related to 2021/2245(INI)
Amendment 37 #
C a. whereas the credibility of the enlargement process is based on unequivocal results in key areas of rule of law and judicial reform, the fight against corruption and organized crime, security, fundamental rights, democratic institutions, public administration reform, as well as economic development and competitiveness;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas all BiH citizens should enjoy equal rights and obligations throughout BiH territory; whereas the country has committed to international obligations to end systematic ethnicity and residence-based discrimination and ensure citizens’ equality before the law; whereas the nature of the state of BiH should reflect that it is shared by three constituent peoples;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas it is crucial to ensure legitimate representation of the constituent peoples;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underscores that the pace of EU accession is determined by the due functioning of democratic institutions, grounded in the rule of law, good governance and fundamental rights and full implementation of Dayton Peace Agreement;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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; recalls that according to Article 4 TEU the European Union shall respect the national identities of Member States, inherent in their fundamental structures, political and constitutional, inclusive of regional and local self- government;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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, including political representation, as enshrined in the constitution;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that enforcement of the Dayton Peace Agreement includes the obligation to implement OHR decisions; recalls that the European Parliament strongly advocates the position of individual approach, full fulfilment of the set criteria and consistent and credible conditionality;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the impasse in negotiations on electoral law reform in BiH, that should allow the Croats to elect the Croation representative in the Presidency, 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 governance and to ensure the transparency and integrity of the electoral process;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the impasse in 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 governance and to ensure the transparency and integrity of the electoral process; stresses that the reform of the electoral law, which will guarantee the representation of the three constituent peoples, is a step towards establishing a functioning society and institutions;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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; calls for a full, non-selective and unconditional return to all state institutions; also denounces the unitarian concept of the state promoted by the Bosniak leadership which is not in accordance with the fact that Bosnia and Herzegovina is composed of three equal constituent peoples and others and with the constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European legal acquis;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Warns that the international community should also contribute to finding a comprehensive solution to the current complex situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, through strong cooperation with national authorities;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the EU future of BiH depends on sustainable peace and genuine reconciliation, and the political representation of the three constituent peoples, warranting its 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 leaders to set up the relevant commission (RECOM);
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of holding elections this year as planned; calls for the necessary implementation of electoral reform in the run-up to the elections, in order to protect the guaranteed rights of the constituent peoples, enshrined in the Dayton Peace Agreement;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Supports transparent and inclusive constitutional and electoral reforms to ensure equality and non-discrimination of all citizens, enhance and constituent peoples; insists on the implementation of the decision of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on finding mechanisms so that none of the constituent peoples can elect political representatives of other constituent peoples, especially in the House of Peoples; supports enhancing accountability and transforming 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 to this end;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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 and for administrative reform to eradicate corruption;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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-up; expresses its concern over the lack of a variety of traditional media channels, including television broadcasting; draws attention to the inadmissible practices of reducing the presence of certain constituent peoples in those same media and to the problem of biased and negatively toned reporting;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Deplores threats from the authorities against civil society; condemns growing restrictions on freedom of expression in the Republika Srpska entity; also points out the lack of freedom of press and political influence on media in the entity of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
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’; recalls that according to Article 165 (1) TFEU the European Union shall fully respect the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of the education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity; reiterates that according to Article 165 (4) TFEU any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of the Member States is excluded from the EU incentive measures in the field of education;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
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 aggression against Ukraine, and its attempts to disrupt the European path of the Western Balkans, by means of disinformation and malign interference destabilising the country and region;