15 Amendments of Marco CAPPATO related to 2007/2271(INI)
Amendment 19 #
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,;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas this strategy cannot therefore be reduced to a simple negotiating methodology but should involve a debate on the Union's objectives, covering both the Union's own future and its role in the neighbourhoodfundamental principles and objectives,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Union's Enlargement Strategy should be part of a more diversified array of external relations policies, reconciling the Union's geo- strategic interests with our neighbours' diverse expectations,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its firm commitment to the people from countries with which it has started membership negotiations and to the people from countries which have been given clear membership prospects, 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 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the Union's Enlargement Strategy should strike a balance between the Union's geo-strategic interests, the impact of political developments outside its borders together with the resulting expectations ofrights and freedoms of people coming from the EU and from its neighbouring countries, and the Union's integration capacity, including its ability to cope with future internal and external challenges and to realise its political integration project;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that integration capacity reflects the Union's ability at a given point in time to decide and thus to achieve its political objectives, in particular the aim of promoting economic and social progress and a high level of employment in its Member States, of asserting its identity and its ability to act on the international scene, of promoting the rights and interests of Member States' nationals, of developing an area of freedom, security and justice, of fully maintaining and building on its acquis communautaire and of upholding fundamental rights and freedoms, as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the as listed in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Warns, therefore, that further enlargement without adequate consolidation could lead to a Union of multiple configurations, with core countries moving towards closer integration and others lying at its margins, and that this scenario 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 its credibility as global actor – since it would undermine its already precarious unity in external affairstrategy should be accompanied by a reinforcement of “European citizenship” as well as a strengthening of institutional mechanisms, in order to better monitor and guarantee effective respect of European citizens' civil, political and democratic rights;
Amendment 178 #
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, designed to explain toinform our citizens about the political, economic and social benefitimplications of enlargement;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that the gap existing between the Union's Enlargement Strategy and its Neighbourhood Policy needs to be filled in order to respond to the expectations of our eastern neighbours, in particular the guarantee of the civil, political and democratic rights of their citizens; is convinced that the Commission's strengthened neighbourhood policy is not sufficient in this respect, although it represents an already positive step in the right direction, and that a more substantive qualitative change is requirednd that a structural change in the EU's foreign policy is required for the future;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests, therefore, that, as regards 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, the rule of law, democracy, human rights and freedoms, 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 assistance;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomAcknowledges in this respect the launch, within the framework of the EU, of the Union for the Mediterranean as a positive stepreform in our relations with the southern neighbours; believeconsiders 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, these relations should translate themselves into the 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 or of specific regional cooperation frameworks, for example in the Black Sea areaproject should evolve, not just as a merely inter- governmental and economic-based cooperation, but also as a tool to reinforce institutional and political cooperation with the aim of guaranteeing civil and political rights;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes the adoption by the Council on 18 February 2008 of a revised Accession Partnership with Turkey on the basis of the Council conclusions of 10 December 2007 and the Commission's November 2007 Progress Report on Turkey's preparations for integration within the EU; notes furthermore that, in its annual strategy for the EU’s enlargement policy, the Commission covers the Western Balkans and Turkey;
Amendment 250 #
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;