Activities of Eleni THEOCHAROUS related to 2012/2025(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Enlargement: policies, criteria and the EU’s strategic interests (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that strict conditionality requires that the progress of a country is effectively assessed at every stage of the process, and that countries wishing to join the EU should proceed from one stage to the next only once all the conditions have been met at each stage; notes, however, certain tendencies to exaggeration, and recommends avoiding requiring of candidate and potential candidate countries higher standards than those applying in the EU; stresses the importance of setting transparent and fair benchmarks throughout the process;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the new negotiating approach for future negotiating frameworks, that prioritises issues related to the judiciary and fundamental rights, as well as to justice and home affairs; agrees that these should be tackled early in the accession process and that the corresponding chapters should be opened accordingly on the basis of action plans, as they require the establishment of convincing track recordsllowing sufficient time to establish the necessary legislation, institutions and solid track records of implementation before the negotiations are closed; calls on the Commission to report to Parliament regularly on progress in these areas, and for the monthly pre- accession reports of the EU delegations to be forwarded to the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Strongly believes in the need to promote a climate of tolerance, good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation, as prerequisites for stability and as means of facilitating reconciliation; considers that the prosecution of war crimes and the reintegration of refugees and displaced persons must be fundamental elements of the accession process in regions with a recent history of conflict;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its position that bilateral issues should not represent or be used as an obstacle in the accession process, but as long as the candidate country fully complies with and puts in practice its international and EU contractual and other obligations in accordance with the values and principles of the EU, and should be addressed in a constructive spirit and as early as possible, taking account of the EU's overall interests and its values; stresses that the accession negotiations should not be used to pre- empt the final settlement of such issues, notwithstanding the obligation to fully comply with the acquis and respect the principles on which the EU itself is founded;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the EU to support efforts to resolve outstanding disputes, including border disputes, before accession; in line with the provisions of the UN Charter, encourages all parties to disputes whose continuation is likely to endanger the preservation of international peace and security to engage constructively in their peaceful resolution and, in case of proven inability to reach a bilateral agreement, to refer the matter to the International Court of Justice or to commit themselves to a binding arbitration mechanism of their choicecalls on candidate and/or potential candidate countries to avoid and refrain from any actions or behaviour that runs contrary to international law, the acquis communautaire and the values and principles upon which the EU is founded;