17 Amendments of Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE related to 2007/2271(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, in this context, the renewed consensus adopted by the European Council in December 2006 is based on the principles of consolidation of commitments, fair and rigorous conditionality and better communication with the public;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas enlargement policy should basically centre on areas such as: construction of the State, the rule of law, reconciliation, administrative and judicial reform and measures to combat corruption and organised crime;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas these policies should be complementary and mutually permeable, that is to say, shouldindependent and without prejudice to provisions allowing a given country to move from one type of contractual relationship with the EU to another, if the necessary internal and external conditions are fulfilled,
Amendment 82 #
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 prospectsose European prospects have been recognised, with the understanding that full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria and compatibility with the Union's integration capacity must be fulfilled before these countries can join the Union;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that this ability not only has institutional and financial implications but also involves sufficientmplications regarding political, social and economic cohesion within the Union;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Therefore takes the view that every enlargement must be followed by adequate consolidation and political concentration, that is to say, by a serious reassessment of the Union's policies and means in order to ensure consensus around such policies and to focus on objectives which respond to the expectations of our citizens and which guarantee the viability of the Union as a political projecpolicy reassessment will have to take account of the impact of enlargement;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 175 #
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 at national, regional and local level and civil society, designed to explain to our citizens the political, economic and social benefits of enlargement;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests, therefore, that, as regBelieves that the policies already existing within the framework of the ENP towards those eastern neighbours which, in view of their political, economic and social situation and of the Union's current integration capacity, at present do not enjoy membership prospects but at the same time fulfil certain democratic and economic conditions, the Union should establish an area based on common policies covering, in particular, economic and financial issues, trade, energy, transport, environmental issues, the rule of law, justice, security, migration and education; takes the view that these common policies, whilst striving gradually to achieve EU standards and opening the way for closer integration of these countries, should be shaped jointly with the participating countries on the basis of specific decision-making mechanisms, and should be underpinned by adequate financial assistanceshould be shaped jointly with the participating countries on the basis of specific decision-making mechanisms, and should be underpinned by adequate financial assistance; underlines that the policies of the ENP involve common policies concerning economic and financial issues, trade, energy, transport, environmental issues, the rule of law, justice, security, migration and education;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes in this respect the re-launch, within the framework of the EU, of the "Barcelona Process: A Union for the Mediterranean" as a further positive step in our relations with theour southern neighbours; believes that this new development strengthens the argument in favour of specific contractual multilateral relations with our eastern neighbours, which, compared to their southern partners, have clear European ambitions and perspectives; recalls that, as a first step,recalls that the re-launch of these relations shcould translate themselves into tha future establishment of a Free Trade Area, to be followed by closer relations along the lines of a European Economic Area Plus (EEA +), of a European Commonwealth orand of specific regional cooperation frameworks, for example in the Black Sea area;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes at the same time that countries which enjoy clear membership prospects but still have considerable ground to cover before they can attain the political, economic and social conditions necessary to achieve candidate status, could usefully benefit from an incremental approach in their EU integration process and that this approach could involve, besides increased assistance and cooperation measures,the elimination of voluntary participation in arrangements similar to the above bilateral or multilateral framework as an intermediate step towards, without prejudging the steps leading to full membership;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Furthermore, urges the Commission to come up with concrete proposals for a more diversified external relations policy towards our neighbours, along the lines outlined in the present resolution, and to reconsider its own administrative structures in order to establish a structural link between the activities carried out by the Enlargement and the RELEX Directorates-General;