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Activities of Hannes SWOBODA related to 2007/2271(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2271(INI)

Amendments (8)

Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the internal dimension of the Enlargement Strategy directly affects the Union's ability to pursue its policy objectives and to achieve an ever closer Union, as laid down in the Treaties,
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its firm commitment to the countries with which it has started membership negotiations and to the countries which have been given clear membership prospects, with the understanding that full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria and compatibility withis imperative and that the Union's integration capacity must be fulfilled before these countries can join the Unionly taken into account;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that this ability not only has institutional and financial implications but also involves sufficientthe need to ensure a high level of political, social and economic cohesion within the Union;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Therefore takes the view that every enlargement must be followed by adequate consolidation and political concentration, that is to say, by a serious reassessment of the Union's policies and means in order to ensure consensus around such policies and to focus on objectives which respond to the expectations of our citizens and which guarantee the viability of the Union as a political project;deleted
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes in this respect the launch, within the framework of the EU, of the Union for the Mediterranean as a positive step in our relations with the southern neighbours; believes that this new development strengthens the argument in favour of specific contractual multilateral relations with our eastern neighbours, which, compared to their southern partners, have clear European ambitions and perspectives; recalls that, as a first step, these relations shcould translate themselves into the establishment of a Free Trade Area, to be followed by closer relations along the lines of a European Economic Area Plus (EEA +), of a European Commonwealth or of specific regional cooperation frameworks, for example in the Black Sea area;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Reiterates the importance of devising a more sophisticated and comprehensive EU strategy for the Black Sea region, that goes beyond the current synergy initiative; is of the opinion that the challenges for regional cooperation around the Black Sea merit a parallel initiative for the establishment of a Union for the Black Sea, which should include the EU, Turkey and all Black Sea littoral states as equal partners, while seeking the full involvement of Russia; believes that such a multilateral framework would not only offer the countries involved the possibility of strengthening their relations with the EU and benefiting from cooperation across a wide variety of policy fields, but would also allow the European Union to play a more active role in finding peaceful solutions to the region's conflicts, thus contributing positively to security in the region;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes at the same time that countries which enjoy clear membership prospects but still have considerable ground to cover before they can attain the political, economic and social conditions necessary to achieve candidate status, could usefully benefit from an incremental approach in their EU integration process and that this approach could involve, besides increased assistance and cooperation measures, voluntary participation in arrangements similar to the above bilateral or multilateral framework as an intermediate step towards full membership;deleted
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes in this context the Commission Communication on the Western Balkans of 5 March 2008 (COM(2008)0127), which outlines a range of measures for supporting the countries in the region in their efforts towards EU integration and for deepening our relations with them, whether in the areas of trade, energy, education and/or research, as a significant step towards fulfilling the European Union's 2003 Thessaloniki commitments; believes that such measures should include also the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Serbia and calls on all Member States to overcome their reservations in this respect;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET