5 Amendments of Caroline LUCAS related to 2008/2149(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas continuedsensitively phased-in market opening in the Western Balkan countries, including asymmetric trade rules and a country-by-country approach, fostering mainly the establishment of a regional market, is expected to significantly contribute to the process of political and economic stabilisation in the region,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Council to implement all appropriate measures to encourage deeper regional integration of the Western Balkans, with a view to its subsequent integration into the world trade and economic system, in particular throughcluding the perspective of WTO accession for the countries in the region which are not yet members; takes note with favour that Albania, Croatia and FYROM are already members of the WTOhave reached a level of competitiveness commensurate to protect their local production capacities;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Western Balkan governments to further explore the possibility of greater trade liberalisation measures in areas, in which have hitherto been exemptthey have reached, and to fight actively against infringements of international property rights and any non-tariff trade barrier adequate level of competitiveness;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of pursuing the development of energy co-operation in the region, especially with the development of renewable energy resources, establishing open, reliable and competitive markets and improving the general conditions for the expansion of the energy infrastructure in the region including the enhanced interconnection capacities between the EU neighbouring Member States and partner countries;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that fair and transparent regional cross- border competition for public procurement is an important building block of a truly integrated regional market; calls on Western Balkan countries to assess the potential of public procurement for the stabilisation of sustainable economic development and to multiply their efforts towards a more integrated and better functioning regional public contract system applying the principle of non- discrimination between domestic and foreignregional suppliers in full compliance with the EU acquis;