5 Amendments of Flaviu Călin RUS related to 2008/2200(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the leverage of the European Union and its ability to function as an agent pillar of stability and a driver of reform in the Western Balkans depends on the credibility of its promise to allow all countries of the region that satisfy the Copenhagen criteria to become full members of the EU; stresses therefore that the Commission and the Member States must maintain a firm commitment to a future enlargement that obligatorily encompassinges the Western Balkans;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the accession process must be based on a fair and rigorous application of the principle of conditionality whereby each country will be judged solely in the light of its capacity to meet all the benchmarks laid down in relation to a specific stage of the negotiations, and, consequently, that the accession process is a reality and must not be slowed down or blocked for countries that have satisfied the benchmarks previously set;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that all parties concerned must make serious efforts to find mutually acceptable solutions to outstanding bilateral disputes between EU Member States and countries of the Western Balkans; believes that the opening of accession negotiations with the countries of the Western Balkans and the opening and closing of negotiation chapters should be based exclusively on an objective evaluation by the Commission, and that EU Member States must not obstruct or block the accession process over questions relating to bilateral disputes;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Lends its full support to the ESDP missions and the EU Special Representatives (EUSRs) deployed in the region, which still have key roles to play in maintaining stability and ensuring progress in the process of building functioning states capable of meeting the Copenhagen criteria; stresses that no ESDP mission or EUSR office may be wound up until their respective mandates have unambiguously been fulfilled;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of a liberalisation of the Schengen visa regime for the citizens of the Western Balkans as a means for acquainting the people of the region with the European Unionvalues and traditions of the EU's Member States; welcomes the dialogue on visa liberalisation and urges the Council and the Commission to conduct the process in as transparent a manner as possible and with clearly defined benchmarks, in order to facilitate external monitoring and increase public accountability of the process;