15 Amendments of Maria Eleni KOPPA related to 2007/2268(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1α. Recalls the need for the continuous implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement as an instrument for promoting transnational confidence- building, which is the key to stability in the region;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that much remains to be done in the short term in the fields of reforming the judiciary, strengthening the independence and the overall capacity of the judicial system and implementing anti-corruption legislation;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that there is scant progress with regard to water quality, but that the new water law can serve as a sound basis for improvement; again points to the great need to protect water quality and control pollution in the River Vardar, which drains most of the country and continues as the Axios carrying hazardous waste ton Greek territory as the Axíos, and the transfrontier lakes Ohridsko Ezero, Prespansko Ezero, Prespa and Dojransko Ezero, against pollution and to reach effective agreements on this with the neighbouring countries of Albania and Greece;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to the fact that the attitude towards the environment in general needs to be significantly improved, and appeals to the authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to bring its environmental legislation into line with accepted EU standards so as not to create serious problems in neighbouring countries;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that, in the years since independence, close economic relations have developed between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece, that Greece is now the largest investor and trading partner and that Greece canhas already provided and continues to provide significant support for coping successfully with the process of accession to the European Union;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that the Hellenic Republic (Greece), unlike in the first few years after its northern neighbour became independent in 1991 is nowis prepared, as a result of negotiations on a final settlement, to accept a composite, internationally recognised name for the state which contains the term 'Macedonia', provided that a distinction is made between it and the part of North Greece which is also called Macedonia;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14α. Calls on the government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to take the necessary steps and make a fresh effort to find a mutually acceptable solution regarding the name, within the framework of the United Nations, thereby contributing to good neighbourly relations and to a rapprochement with the EU;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on all authorities and organisations within the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to stop using symbols which its neighbour Greece regards asare closely associated with the history of the area in the north of Greece which is also designated Macedonia, in particular the name Alexander the Great or that of his father, Philip II, for inter alia the national airport at Petrovec, and erecting statues in the towns of Skopje, Prilep and Bitola;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that, of the three countries which have been European Union candidate Member States since 2005, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is the only country with which no accession negotiations have taken place to date, considers it desirable, insofar as the Copenhagen criteria are met, that this exceptional situation should end, and calls on the European Commission to develop a roadmap leading to commencement of those negotiations, after which, if there are no new domestic conflicts, the Council can take a decision in 2008 on a starting date for the negotiations;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. Bearing in mind that the EU/Western Balkans Declaration which was unanimously approved by all the Foreign ministers of the European Union and Foreign Ministers of the Western Balkan States in Salzburg on 11 March 2006, reiterates the importance of good neighbourly relations and the need to find mutually acceptable solutions to outstanding issues with neighbouring countries,
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Thessaloniki European Council of 19-20 June 2003, at which the promise was made to all Western Balkan states that they would in the long term join the European Union,
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1a (new)
Citation 1a (new)
- having regard to UN Security Council Resolutions 817 and 845 of 1993,
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10a (new)
Citation 10a (new)
- having regard to the fact that a member state, Greece, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are in the midst of a negotiation process taking place under aegis of the United Nations in order to reach a mutually acceptable solution to the name of the candidate state,