Activities of Evgeni KIRILOV related to 2011/2157(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
Amendments (5)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is of the opinion that the potential of the EU macroregions which include EU neighbouring countries should be fully used for better coordination of priorities and projects of common interest for EU and the ENP countries, and thus for achievement of mutually positive results and optimisation of invested resources;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the ENP should be considered broadly in order to fuel the economic development of bordering areas; stresses the positive impact of relaxing visa requirements for the implementation of the CBC projects, local border traffic and the development of regional markets, particularly regarding such groups as students, researchers, businesspeople, artists or journalists; in this respect, calls on the Commission to propose an amendment to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1931/2006 in order to enlarge the definition of ‘border area’ and to increase the number of holders of local border travel rights, allowing them to move freely in the whole border region;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that the multilateral dimension of the EaP should be further strengthened and developed, including the Civil Society Forum; welcomes the proposal to use the multilateral framework more strategically to advance bilateral relations between the partners and expects concrete measures aimed at putting this proposal into practice; notes the importance of establishing a constructive dialogue with Turkey and Russia on regional issues of common interest and particularly as far as the security issues are concerned;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that the EU should get more involved and play a more active and constructive role in resolution of regional conflicts by enhancing its participation in the existing negotiation formats, by developing more confidence- building measures, considering new pragmatic and innovative approaches, launching public communication strategies, supporting civic culture and community dialogue and strengthening good- neighbourly relations;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the proposal for the new European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) and the increase of funding for the ENP, as requested in its previous resolutions; considers that the distribution of funds should be flexible, adequate and adequatel for both regions, with an approach that is performance-driven and not geographically driven; notes that more flexibility and simplification should respect the right of democratic scrutiny and be accompanied by increased supervision of the spending;