Activities of Anna IBRISAGIC related to 2007/2271(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (debate)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, whilst previous enlargements have undoubtedly been a success both for the European Union and for the Member States which joined it, this is no guarantee that such accelerated pace can be sustained furtherand have contributed to the stability, development and prosperity of Europe as a whole,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas this strategy cannot therefore be reduced to a simple negotiating methodology but should involve ais much more than a negotiating methodology, reflecting as it does the core belief that the European Union should remain a community of shared values and is intricately linked to the debate on the Union's objectives, covering both the Union's ownits future and its role in the neighbourhood and the world,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas these policies should be complementary and mutually permeable, that is to say, should allow a given country to movadvance from one type of contractual relationship with the EU to another, if the necessary internal and external conditions are fulfilled,
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its firm commitment to all of 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 with the Union's integration capacity must be fulfilled before these countries can join the Union;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the Union's Enlargement Strategy should strike a balance between the Union's geo-strategic interests, and the impact of political developments outside its borders together with the resulting expectations of its neighbouring countries, and the Union's integration capacity, including its ability to cope with future internal and external challenges and to realise its political integration project;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that integration capacity reflects the Union's ability at a given point in time to decide and thus to achieve its political objectives, in particular the aim of promoting economic and social progress and a high level of employment in its Member States, of asserting its identity and its ability to act on the international scene, of promoting the rights and interests of Member States' nationals, of developing an area of freedom, security and justice, of fully maintaining and building on its acquis communautaire and of upholding fundamental rights and freedoms, as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; recalls, in this connection, that previous enlargements have proven to be beneficial for economic growth and employment in the old Member States, and have also served to bolster the strength and position of the EU on the international scene;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that this ability not only has institutional and financial implications but also involves sufficient political, social and economic cohesion within the Union; points out the economic and social achievements of previous enlargements and their contribution to the prosperity of the Union;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls that previous enlargements have contributed to increased prosperity and security for the whole of the Union, as well as improving its ability to act on the international scene; recalls in this regard that the apprehensions about the effects of previous enlargements have turned out to be unfounded;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is also convinced that the Enlargement Strategy should be flanked by a more diversified range of external contractual frameworks and that these frameworks could be structured as mutually permeablea set of concentric circles, with countries being offered the opportunity, under strict but clear internal and external conditions, to movadvance from one status to another if they so wish and if they fulfil the criteria pertaining to each specific framework;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests, therefore, that, as regards those eastern neighbours which, in view of their political, economic and social situation and of the Union's current integration capacity, at present do not enjoy membership prospects but at the same time fulfil certain democratic and economic conditions, the Union should establish an area based on common policies covering, in particular, economic and financial issues, trade, energy, transport, environmental issues, the rule of law, justice, security, migration and education; takes the view that these common policies, whilst striving gradually to achieve EU standards and opening the way for closer integration of these countries, should be shaped jointly with the participating countries on the basis of specific decision- making mechanisms, and should be underpinned by adequate financial assistance;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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 con, however, that such alternative strauctual multilateral res should not be crelations withed for our eastern neighbours, which, compared to their southern partners, have clear European ambitions and perspectives; recalls that, as a first step, these relations should 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;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
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; believes that such measures should include also the Stabilisation and Association Agreements with Serbiathe countries of the Western Balkans that have yet to sign such an agreement, and calls on all Member States to overcome their reservations in this respect;