2 Amendments of Caroline LUCAS related to 2008/2200(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Council to implement all appropriate measures to encourage deeper regional integration of the Western Balkans into the world trade and economic system, in particular through WTO accession for Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro, with a view to its integration at a later stage into the world trade and economic system, including the perspective of WTO accession for the countries in the region which have reached a level of competitiveness commensurate to protect their local production capacities; calls on the Commission to duly submit in a timely manner for approval to the Parliament any new proposals aiming to provide exceptional budgetary assistance to Western Balkan states;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of energy cooperation between the EU and the Western Balkans; acknowledges the geographic and strategic position of , especially withe region, which makes the area the natural transit point for trade in primary energy products such as crude oil and natural gaard to the development of renewable energy resources; urges the Commission and the Council to cooperate with these countries to further develop a common sustainable energy policy which focuses on a real diversification of European energy resources.