Activities of Konrad SZYMAŃSKI related to 2007/2271(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas both the internal and the external dimensions of the Enlargement Strategy directly affects the Union's ability to pursue its policy objectives and to achieve an ever closer Union, as laid down in the Treaties,
Amendment 13 #
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 further,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Union's Enlargement Strategy should be part of a more diversified array of external relations policies, reconciling the Union's geo- strategic interests with our neighbours' diverse expectations,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, as stated in its above- mentioned resolution of 13 December 2006, countries with European prospects should benefit from a close bilateral or multilateral relationship with the EU, matching their specific needs and interests; whereas diversified forms of political cooperation cannot be a substitute for membership prospects for countries meeting the Treaty criteria; whereas this option, which entails a broad spectrum of operational possibilities, would grant partner countries a stable, long-term perspective of institutionalised relations with the EU and provide the incentive necessary to foster stability, peace and democratic and economic reform in the countries concerned,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its firm commitment to 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, before these countries can join the Union, they must fully meet the membership and enlargement requirements laid down in the Treaties;
Amendment 96 #
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, 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 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that integration capacity reflectsand the Union's ability at a given point in time to decide and thus to achieve its political objectives interact, in particular the aim ofas regards 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;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that previous enlargements have enhanced the EU’s ability to achieve its political objectives, with particular reference to its ability to act on the international scene and to promoting the European economic model and the rights and interests of Member States' nationals;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that this abilintegration capacity not only has institutional and financial implications but also involves sufficient political, social and economic cohesion within the Union, the institutional guarantees for which have been laid down in the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Therefore takes the view that every enlargement must be followed by adequate consolidation and political concentration, that is to say, by a serious reassessment of the Union's policies and means in order to ensure consensus around such policies and to focus on objectives which respond to the expectations of our citizens and which guarantee the viability of the Union as a political project;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Draws attention to the crucial responsibility of governments, parliaments and social and political organisations at Member State and Union level for ensuring that the EU enlargement process is understood and is a success;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 199 #
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 prospect have not been granted candidate status 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 219 #
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 contractual multilateral relations with our eastern neighbours, which, compared to their southern partners, have clear European ambitions and perspectives; maintains that an EU- Eastern Neighbourhood Parliamentary Assembly (EURO-NEST) including the parliaments of Ukaine, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan and pro-democratic observers from Belarus should be set up as a step towards a political strengthening of the eastern dimension; 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;