4 Amendments of Nirj DEVA related to 2007/2271(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, whilst 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, without significant detriment to the Member States which are already members of the EU and also to those aspirant accession states which intend to join,
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the Union's Enlargement Strategy should strike a balance betweetake into consideration the Union's geo-strategic interests, the impact of political developments outside its borders together with the resulting expectations of its neighbouring countries, and, most importantly, the Union's integration capacity, including its ability to cope with future internal and external challenges and to realise its political integration project;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Warns, therefore, that further enlargement without adequate consolidation could lead toRecognises that, instead of further ‘consolidation’, external EU appearances of unity can be preserved by the EU itself doing less, and not assuming a ‘superstate’ presence where none is needed, and that this could avoid the scenario of a Union of multiple configurations, with core countries moving towards closer integration and others lying at its margins, and that this scenariowhich would have seriously detrimental implications for the Union's capacity to act – since it would weaken its institutions, for the stability of some of its Member States – since it would make them more vulnerable to external pressure, and for and diminish its credibility as global actor – since it wouldby undermineing its already precarious unity in external affairs;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for future enlargement to proceed only in tandem with an authentic democratic mandate, not only from the future accession countries themselves but also from the peoples of the current EU Member States;