9 Amendments of André BRIE related to 2007/2271(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, whilst enlargement has been the EU's most successful foreign policy instrument and 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;; whereas enlargement has always been a catalyst for strengthening the functions and institutions of the Union,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the failure of the Constitutional Treaty referenda in the Netherlands and France in 2005 had more to do with domestic dissatisfaction than with enlargement; whereas populist politicians and parties have opportunistically played on the fear of enlargement; whereas public opinion is changing and responsible political leaders are leading public opinion instead of following it,
Amendment 85 #
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 and rigorous compliance with the Copenhagen criteria and compatibility with the Union's integration capacity must be fulfilled before these countries can join the Union;
Amendment 93 #
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 projectneed to undertake the necessary internal reforms, mainly aimed at greater social cohesion and elimination of the existing democratic deficit, which will have to be implemented with or without future enlargements;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes, moreover, that further enlargements should be accompanied by a concerted communication policy involving all EU Institutions and Member States' Governments, designed to explain to our citizens the political, economic and social benefits of enlargementand consequences of enlargement; emphasises that, unlike in previous negotiations, in the case of Turkey it would be necessary to keep the European public continuously and intensively informed about the negotiations themselves and about Turkey's progress in this regard;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is alsonot convinced that the Enlargement Strategy should 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 frameworkbecause such temporary solutions might have the negative consequence of turning into permanent solutions, or might even be misused by persons opposed to any further enlargement;