7 Amendments of Gisela KALLENBACH related to 2008/2200(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes, in this respect, the decision by certain Western Balkan countries to lodge complaints or seek advisory opinions from the International Court of Justice on bilateral disputes; takes the view that the EU should make every effort to assist and facilitate the negotiations between the parties with a view to reaching a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the pending issues, thus enhancing the European perspective of the whole region;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Further urges the Commission to devote greater attention to the promotion of small to medium-sized and non-urban CSOs in the region, notably by allocating a greater share of its assistance to such organisations, by facilitating the procedures for applying for EU funding, and by reviewing the rules regarding co- financing of projects for small and medium-sized CSOs;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. In this regard, urges the Commission to focus very much more on regional initiatives, to foster regional cooperation between CSOs and people-to-people exchanges in the region and to advance reconciliation, mutual understanding and peace-building measures in order to support stability and inter-ethnic peace;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the countries of the Western Balkans to adhere to the principles and targets of the Energy Community of South-East Europe and to implement the acquis communautaire in the fields of renewable energy, the environment, competition and sustainable development; warns therefore against contravening EU legislation by planning exclusively large- scale fuel and hydro-electric power plants which pose threats to the environment, human health and livelihoods in the local community; urges the Commission in this regard strictly to supervise the actions undertaken by the countries concerned in cooperation with west European companies;
Amendment 87 #
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 including the return of property and restitution of temporarily occupied houses, 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;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Expresses its concern at the political interference suffered by the media in all Western Balkan states and the intermingling of business, political and media interests as well as the climate of threats and harassment against investigative journalists; calls on the Western Balkan states to fully respect the rights of journalists and independent media as a legitimate power in a democratic European state;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the Western Balkan states to improve the quality of civic and history education by including civic, human and democratic rights as European values in their curricula; encourages the adoption of a regional textbook on recent history; calls for the abolition of segregation in schools, which still exists to a certain extent;