5 Amendments of Vytautas LANDSBERGIS related to 2008/2200(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Western Balkans form an undeniable part of Europe, and the best future of all the countries of the region lies in being fully integrated Member States of the European Union,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas enlargement has proven to be the European Union's strongest and most effective foreign policy instrument as well as a unique instrument for spreading and cementing democracy, the rule of law and economic prosperity throughout Europe; whereas previous enlargements have served to makebring Europe as a wholeto completion as more prosperous, safer and a more influential actor on the international stage,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the prospect of future EU membership is the primary guarantor of stability and the main driver of reforms for the countries of the Western Balkans, a part of Europe which has in the distant and recent past been plagued by wars, ethnic cleansing and authoritarian rule,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that these provisions foster impunity for war crimes and trans-national organised crime, and are one of the main causes of the widely criticised yeundesirable but continuing practice of holding trials in absentia; supports the efforts of national prosecutors to circumvent the above legal impediments by means of pragmatic cooperation arrangements, and encourages states in the region to further facilitate their work;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that greater efforts are needed on the part of the governments of the region in order to guarantee the sustainable return of refugees and internally displaced persons, in line with the Sarajevo Declaration issued by the Regional Ministerial Conference on Refugee Returns on 31 January 2005; urges the Commission and the Council to insist that the governments of the region develop and implement programmes for access to housing and social services for returnees, and to strengthen their efforts at combating discrimination against returning minorities, all this being already under way at the stage of candidate status and during the pre-accession process;