7 Amendments of Tunne KELAM related to 2007/2271(INI)
Amendment 15 #
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 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the recent enlargements have not reduced the functionality of the EU, which is continuing to operate adequately; whereas there have been no major clashes between the interests of the EU and the new Member States resulting from enlargement,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the citizens of Europe fervently desire a stronger European Union, equally competitive on the global scale; whereas enlargement is one of the ways to ensure that EU remains globally competitive,
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Warns, therefore, that further enlargement without adequate consolidation could lead to a Union of multiple configurations, with core countries moving towards closer integration and others lying at its margins, and that this scenario would have seriously detrimental implications for the Union's capacity to act - since it would weaken its institutions, for the stability of some of its Member States - since it would make them more vulnerable to external pressure, and for its credibility as global actor - since it would undermine its already precarious unity in external affairsAlso notes, on the other hand, that the Union is in the process of constant development and that institutional changes should therefore not be regarded as a barrier to further enlargement;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is also convincedNotes that the Enlargement Strategy shcould be flanked by a more diversified range of external contractual frameworks and that these frameworks could be structured as mutually permeable concentric circles, with countries being offered the opportunity, under strict but clear internal and external conditions, to move from one status to another if they so wish and if they fulfil the criteria pertaining to each specific framework; underlines that offering membership prospects while providing the necessary incentives for all forms of integration should be the long-term goal of these frameworks;