Activities of Eduard KUKAN related to 2018/2149(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2018 Report on Kosovo (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
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Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the need for further strengthening the work of the Assembly, including the oversight of the executive; encourages cross-party cooperation and consensus on EU accession-related reforms;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Kosovar authorities to comprehensively deal with previously identified electoral shortcomings by enacting timely legislative and administrative measures to address the outstanding recommendations of EU and European Parliament observation missions well in advance of the next round of elections; recalls that many shortcomings need to be addressed in an urgent matter in order to fully align with international standards;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its concerns about widespread corruption, elements of state capture, undue political influence and issues of a lack of respect for fair trials and due process, including in the cases of extradition; underlines the importance of reform processes in rule of law, notably focusing on the independence, accountability, professionalism and efficiency of the judiciary;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for genuine judicial and police cooperation between the Kosovar and Serbian authorities; believes that Kosovar membership of Interpol and Europol would further improve the effectiveness of measures targeting transnational crime and supports Kosovo's Interpol membership bid; encourages, in the meanwhile, further cooperation in regards to fighting terrorism;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. CWelcomes that the European Commission confirmed the benchmarks for visa liberalisation have been fulfilled on 18 July 2018; considers it vital to grant visa liberalisation to Kosovo without undue delay; takes the view that visa liberalisation will improve stability and bring Kosovo closer to the EU by improving the ease of travelling and doing business, while helping to counter people smuggling and corruption;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets reluctance to handle war crimes cases; underlines the importance of clear political commitment to prosecution of these cases; urges the Kosovar authorities to demonstrate their firm and sustained commitment to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor Office in the Hague; underlines the need to fully comply with international obligations regarding the Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor's Office; expresses its deep concern about attempts by members of the Kosovo Assembly to abrogate the Law on the Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office in December 2017; deeply regrets the fact that these attempts resulted in a failure to adopt joint recommendations following the postponement of the fourth meeting of the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) to 17-18 January 2018; calls for a constructive approach to EU-Kosovo SAPC and thus enhancing parliamentary cooperation;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges of the need to ensure the editorial freedom, financial sustainability and independence of the Kosovar public broadcaster, and to guarantee transparency of private media ownership; calls for improvements to multilingual broadcasting and to the quality of information offered to all Kosovar communities; regrets the attacks against journalists have increased in 2017; urges the Kosovar authorities to actively engage in investigations of these cases;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Regrets the fact that many of the agreements signed hitherto have not been implemented or have been delayed, such as those on energy and on the association of Serb majority municipalities; calls onurges both parties to implement all the agreements in full and in good faith; urges the European External Action Service (EEAS) to produce an annual report on the state of implementation of the agreements so as to address all their shortcomings;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Expresses its deep concern at the rising number of inter-ethnic incidents; condemns all acts of intimidation and violence; urges the Kosovar authorities to immediately distance themselves from such acts and calls for the perpetrators to be identified and brought to justice; regrets that intimidation was reported during the 2017 election cycles in Kosovo Serb communities and calls for investigation of these allegations;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Notes the need to move away from the use of lignite for unsustainable energy generation and stresses the urgency of decommissioning Kosovo A Power Station and of ensuring additional sustainable generation and import capacity; notes partial progress on the Third Energy Package and stresses the need to ensure the independence of the Kosovar energy regulator; calls for stronger efforts in energy efficiency and energy saving, particularly in the construction sector; notes that while the first reading the draft law on Energy Efficiency was adopted, energy efficiency is hampered by the lack of implementation of the Energy Agreement between Kosovo and Serbia;