25 Amendments of Kinga GÁL related to 2022/2064(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to Commission Opinion on Ukraine’s application for membership of the European Union (COM(2022) 407 final) of 17 June 2022,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
— having regard to the European Council's decision to grant EU candidate status to Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova on 23 June 2022,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (AA/DCFTA), which entered into force on 1 September 2017, and to the related Association Agenda,
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) recognise that the EU’s prosperity and security rests on its ability to defend democracy, human rights including minority rights and the rules- based multilateral order;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) retain the geostrategic relevance and credibility of the EU by enhancing integration in the areas of common foreign, security and defence policies, and by streamlining its decision-making processes;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) take into consideration that enlargement of the European Union is a process of highly political nature which is helping the EU to strengthen its position in Europe and beyond; consequently the accession negotiation must not be regarded as an administrative, benchmarking exercise rather as an opportunity to strengthen core values in our partner countries, who seek membership in the European Union;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) undertake a thorough assessment of the EU’s enlargement capacity and enhance it with the new EU strategy for enlargement, including through necessary institutional reforms;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) building and strengthening European values through the accession negotiations must be done with consideration to specific political and legal circumstances and historic sensitivities of the candidate countries, assisting them with all means necessary to overcome difficulties on their path to membership;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) avoid usingwork on ensuring that unresolved bilateral disputes do noto block candidate countries’ accession processes;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) show more understanding and patience towards those candidate countries who already started accession negotiations, noting the progress already made during the accession process and by expecting results progressively;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) adhere to already established clear, transparent and consistent performance benchmarks, and improve the measuring of progress and ensure continued political and technical support throughout the accession process;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) reward progress with a wider phasing-in of candidate countries into respective EU policies and initiatives; while sanctioning any backtrackmodulating assistance in case of serious backsliding;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) assist Bosnia and Herzegovina in addressing 14 key priorities, as a precondition for obtaining candidate statusgrant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina without delay on the understanding that the 14 key priorities are implemented;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) encourage the acceleration of Montenegro’s and Serbia's accession processes, as the most advanced candidate countryies;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) prioritise the alignment of accession countries with the EU’s common foreign and security policy and continue accession negotiations with Serbia only if the country aligns with EU sanctions against Russia;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) formally suspendevaluate accession negotiations with Turkey, in accordance with the negotiating framework, until the country reengages with the EU and demonstrates clear and significant progress in EU-related reforms, while continuing partnership in essential areas of joint interest;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) bringensure that democratic transformation and the rule of law back tocontinue to be at the very centre of the EU accession process, prioritising judicial independence, the fight against corruption and organised crime, good governance, human rights including minority rights, fundamental freedoms and media freedom;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) strengthen the rule of law reporting for all accession countries by establishing a monitoring, dialogue and warning mechanism for rectifying major rule of law deficiencies, triggering negative conditionality in the form of the suspension of accession negotiations and pre-accession funding, and enabling the reopening of negotiation chapters under reversibility clausesand call on rigorous implementation of the set criteria;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) while taking into consideration the specific circumstances of each candidate country, strategically apply targeted conditionality based on clear progress benchmarks, rewarding reforms and sanctionassisting in overcoming regression or a persistent lack of progress;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)
(ae a) encourage the regional cross- border cooperation between EU Member States and Partner countries along the external borders of the European Union;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)
(ae a) support the Open Balkan initiative of the Western-Balkan countries as an instrument which, while fostering regional cooperation and good- neighbourly relations, helps the preparation of candidate countries for their future membership in the European Union;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point af b (new)
Amendment 438 #
(af a) foster the Partner countries’ further integration into EU programs, like Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, and Creative Europe, and improve the relevant cooperation in the framework of current and future programmes;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point af a (new)