Activities of Eleni THEOCHAROUS related to 2016/2314(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2016 Report on Kosovo (debate) EL
Amendments (5)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the entry into force of the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) on 1 April 2016 as the first contractual relationship and an essential step for continuation of the proceedings for the integration of Kosovo into the EU; welcomes the launch of the European Reform Agenda on 11 November 2016 as a platform to facilitate implementation of the SAA and calls on Kosovo to show clear political will and determination to implement the agreed roadmap including the setting up of the coordination mechanism for the SAA, and to seize the positive momentum created by the SAA;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the leaders of the Kosovo- Serbian community to take full ownership of their place and role in the institutions of the country, having first resolved fundamental issues in connection with Serbia, acting independently from Belgrade and constructively for the benefit of all the people of Kosovo; condemns the anti-democratic targeting of the Kosovo- Serbian Community and other actions directed against it, demanding full respect for human rights and freedoms;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the remaining five Member States to proceed with the recognition of Kosovo; stresses that recognition would be beneficial to the normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina; encourages a positive approach with regard to Kosovo’s participation in international organisationsNotes that the policy of unilateral recognition failed to resolve the problem and that the independence of Kosovo could set a bad precedent, as we have seen in the Crimea;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the progress made in implementing the various agreements signed since August 2016 in the normalisation process with Serbia, after months of little to no progress; calls on both Kosovo and Serbia to show more engagement and sustained political will as regards the normalisation of relations and recalls that this is a condition for accession to the EU; takes note of some progress on other technical issues such as cadastre, university diplomas and licence plates and on the implementation of the agreement on the Mitrovica Bridge; welcomdisputes the wisdom of allocation ofng an independent international telephone code to Kosovo before the problem with Serbia has finally been resolved; reiterates its call on the European External Action Service to carry out an evaluation of the performance of the sides in fulfilling their obligations;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the Association of Serbian Municipalities has not yet been set up and that the Statute still has to be drafted, and urges Kosovo to establish the association in line with the agreement reached under the EU-facilitated dialogue and with the ruling of the Kosovo Constitutional Court; expresses concern atnotes the continued presence of Serbia’s parallel structures and calls for their dismantlement; encourages all stakeholders to find an acceptable and mutually agreeable long-term solution for the status of the Trepca mining complex;