4 Amendments of Baroness Sarah LUDFORD related to 2008/2200(INI)
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the EU to adhere to its proclaimed intention of facilitating the accession of the countries of the Western Balkans; urges the Commission to identify priority projects and to clarify the demandrequirements it places on the various national and regional institutions with regard to interstate and inter-institutional cooperation in the field of JHA; stresses the importance of developing initiatives in the field of e-justice as a part of EU support for e-governance initiatives in order to improve cooperation and increase transparency in the judicial processes and internal administrative systems;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that theselegal provisions foster impunity for war crimes and trans-national organised crime, andunduly restricting extradition can foster impunity for high-level crimes including crimes against humanity, violations of the laws or customs of war, trans-national organised crime, illicit trafficking, terrorism, and corruption, and that such provisions are one of the main causes of the widely criticised yet continuing practice of holding trials in absentia; supports the efforts of national prosecutors to circumventovercome the above legal impediments by means of pragmatic cooperation arrangements, and encourages states in the region to further facilitate their work; commends the work of the Organization for Security and Co- operation in Europe in promoting increased cooperation, and encourages states in the region to further facilitate mutual legal assistance and extradition while fully respecting human rights standards and the norms of international law;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), as regards both the arrest and extradition of the remaining fugitive indictees and, the transfer of evidence and full cooperation before and during the trial process, is an essential requirement throughoutof the accession process; urges the Commission to support, jointly with the ICTY, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the governments of the region, initiatives aimed at strengthening the capacity and efficiency of national judiciaries engaged in determining accountability for war crimes and other lesser crimes, and ensuring that trials are conducted in an independently of poli and impartical and ethnic considmanner, and in accordance with the standards and norms of internationsal law;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the governments of the region to strengthen their efforts aimed at ensuring that all laws in the field of minority and human rights are properly respected in practice, and that appropriate action is taken when those laws are infringed; urges that further efforts be made to ensure that initiatives aimed ato improvinge minority inclusion and the situation of disadvantaged minority groups (notably the Roma) are properly financed and implemented; notes the fundamental role of educational programming in promoting inclusiveness and reducing inter-ethnic tensions, and suggests that reform of the curriculum and textbooks, as well as targeted scholarship opportunities, are two necessary components;