10 Amendments of Peter van DALEN related to 2022/2199(INI)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas protection of minorities is crucial for aspiring EU member states; whereas the implementing legislation on free self-identification of national minorities and the use of minority languages remains to be adopted in Albania;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the fight against high- level corruption, malicious foreign interference, money laundering and organised crime unfortunately remain a large problem in Albania; whereas combating these criminal patterns is a European security issue that is crucial for Albania’s EU accession;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the rule of law and institutional integrity are the backbone of democratic transformation, societal resilience and socioeconomic cohesion; encourages the government and judiciary of Albania to continue their efforts to tackle the interconnectedness between government and judicial officials and organized crime; calls on the government to reinforce the operational capacity of the judiciary, including the High Court, the High Justice Inspector and the School of Magistrates, in order to deal with the significant backlog of cases and to meet the demand for qualified judges;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the ongoing progress and looks forward to systematic improvements in the prevention, proactive investigation and prosecution of and non-selective final convictions for cases involving corruption and organised crime; points out that the seizure and confiscation of assets in corruption cases is an important step on the road to justice and efforts in this regard should be strengthened; calls for further progress in establishing a comprehensive, efficient, soundly coordinated and accountable public administration;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the ongoing progress and looks forward to systematic improvements in the prevention, proactive investigation and prosecution of and non-selective final convictions for cases involving corruption and organised crime; calls for further progress in establishing a comprehensive, efficient, soundly coordinated and accountable public administrationstresses that increasing the number of final convictions of high-level officials remains an important priority to tackle the existing culture of impunity; notes that there were no convictions of officials on high-level corruption charges;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for continued action to reduce unfounded asylum claims by Albanian nationals, while tackling criminal trafficking networks and increasing cooperation with the EU’s justice and home affairs agencies; welcomes successful international investigations and police operations to combat the trafficking of people, narcotics and firearms, and online fraud; commends and encourages the cooperation between Albanian and EU authorities in this respect ;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on Albania to swiftly adopt the remaining pending legislation ensuring the full protection of national minorities, particularly the implementing legislation on free self-identification of national minorities and the use of minority languages;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the government to make sure that the restitution of religious properties seized during the communist era is accelerated, that the swift execution of court orders in this regard are not jeopardized by undue influences, and that in case restitution is not possible decent compensation is provided;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Underlines that child sexual abuse online remains a serious concern; notes that the efforts to detecting and retorting child sexual abuse material online needs to increase, and that existing laws prohibiting child pornography and the online sexual exploitation of children need to be properly enforced;