9 Amendments of Kati PIRI related to 2019/2210(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas enlargement has beenis one of the EU’s most successful policies and the most effective foreign policy instrument contributing to extending the area of democracy, peace and prosperity across Europe;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) to emphasise the crucial importance of the social dimension and socio-economic cohesion and its key role throughout the accession process;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to encourage gradual participintegration in EU sectoralprocesses, policies and programmes without voting rights prior to accession, including through targeted financial support, in order to bring tangible benefits for citizens and enhance the EU’s assistance and presence in these countries;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to enhance the conditionality mechanism and strengthen the reversibility of the accession process by applying objective criteria when deciding whether negotiations should be put on hold or suspended; to ensure that the Commission initiates these procedures after thorough evaluation andor in response to a proposal from the Member States or the European Parliament;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) to consider introducing qualified majority voting on EU accession issues and maintaining the unanimity rule in the Council only for the opening and closing of accession negotiations; to enhance the role of the European Parliament in this regard;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) to increase support measures fostering the resilience of EU candidate countries to foreign interference against their democratic processes; to actively support the strengthening of media accountability and governance, improving resilience against disinformation and disruptive media campaigns; to address actions from both non-European countries and EU member states seeking to undermine the sovereignty of Western Balkan countries by means of hybrid warfare;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a d
Paragraph 1 – point a d
(ad) to tackle the brain drain with concrete measures such as promoting quality and inclusive educational reforms and the creation of job opportunities for young people; to promote opportunities in volunteering and civic engagement for young people by fostering participation in existing mobility programmes, such as Erasmus+, and establishing new programmes for intraregional mobility;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a n
Paragraph 1 – point a n
(an) to avoid cuts in IPA funding which could slow down EU-related reforms and undermine the Union’s strategic influence in the region; to ensure that adequate funding and support is always provided to civil society;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a n
Paragraph 1 – point a n
(an) to avoid general cuts in IPA funding which could slow down EU- related reforms and undermine the Union’s strategic influence in the region;