Activities of Hannes SWOBODA related to 2007/2267(INI)
Plenary speeches (5)
Croatia: 2007 progress report (A6-0048/2008, Hannes Swoboda) (vote)
Croatia: 2007 progress report (A6-0048/2008, Hannes Swoboda) (vote)
Croatia: 2007 progress report (A6-0048/2008, Hannes Swoboda) (vote)
Croatia: 2007 progress report - Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Croatia: 2007 progress report - Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT Draft report on Croatia's 2007 progress report PDF (122 KB) DOC (66 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas membership of the European Union involves a commitment to overcoming nationalistic divisions and achieving reconciliation between peoples, all of which entails a voluntary delegation of powers in certain key policy areas, whereas Croatia has undertaken substantial and successful efforts in this regard, efforts which have borne visible results,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Congratulates the Croatian authorities on their continued efforts towards an impartial prosecution of domestic war crimes, and urges them to exercise continuous vigilance in order to avert the risk of ethnically biased rulings and to ensure that all measures are in place to protect the integrity of the judicial process; calls in this context for urgent additional measures for the protection of witnesses, including the adoption of strengthened legal provisions;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the need to ensure adequate implementation of the Constitutional Law for National Minorities (CLNM), particularly with regard to bilingual teaching in schools and bilingualism in public administration and the planned employment guarantees concerning the adequate representation of minorities within the judiciary and public administration; commends Croatia for the exemplary measures taken in order to facilitate the integration of minorities into social and political mainstream system; refers in particular to the representation and role within the Sabor and to the appointment as Deputy Prime Minister of a representative of the Serb community;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that the Croatia educational system, whilst preserving and enhancing the cultural and social tradition of each national community, should strongly promote greater integration and cohesion within Croatia society;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Regrets the fact that the Croatian government has decided to introduce unilaterally the Ecological and Fishing Protection Zone (ZERP) in the Adriatic, thus reneging on the agreement reached in 2004 with the Italian and Slovenian authorities; reminds Croatia that, unless a commonly agreed solution is found, this could have serious repercussions on the pace of the accession negotiations; urges at the same time the Italian and Slovenian authorities to engage constructively in overcoming the current stalemate and reaching a compromise which, whilst safeguarding the ecological balance in the Adriatic, a common concern for all parties, takes the interests of all parties into account;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls in this context on the Commission to step up its efforts and increase the resources allocated for preparing, processing and finalising negotiating material so that the EU can respond rapidly and efficiently to progress made by Croatia in meeting the relevant opening and closing benchmarks;