Activities of Marisa MATIAS related to 2022/2200(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the 2022 Commission Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
Amendments (18)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to the European Commission Communication " A Union of Equality: EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation"{COM(2020) 620 final},
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the citizenspeople of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) aspire towards Euro- Atlantic integration for sustainable peace, democracy and prosperity;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the country continues to face numerous challenges related to the rule of law, governance, accountability, fight against corruption and organised crime, freedom of expression and media freedom, and a functioning market economy;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas, as a consequence of the closure of the Western Balkan route and the Hungarian border, asylum-seekers seeking safety in the EU started to transit via BiH; whereas this creates challenges to the country in light of its difficult socio- economic situation; whereas reception capacities remain insufficient for hosting migrants and asylum seekers present in the country;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
D d. whereas BiH has received directly or indirectly over €88 million since 2018 to assist migrants and asylum seekers; whereas despite this a number of international organisations have repeatedly denounced the inadequate conditions for migrants and asylum seekers in BiH both within and outside camps;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
D e. whereas Bosnian authorities have done little to address the unfolding humanitarian emergency; whereas the failure by Bosnian authorities to ensure humane treatment for migrants and asylum seekers is a persistent issue;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to strengthen their efforts and overcome the political blockages that hold back certain reforms from taking place in order to prevent corruption amongst those with top executive functions;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. SupportAcknowledges BiH’s sustained aspirations towards Euro-Atlantic integration and NATO membership;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on Bosnia-Herzegovina - to adopt the law on the prevention of conflict of interest at state level; - to complete the legal framework on the protection of whistle-blowers; to demonstrate progress towards establishing a track record on the repression and prevention of high level corruption; - to ensure an effective and independent judicial process in the COVID-related corruption cases; - to adopt a new state-level anticorruption strategy and action plan, and ensure the effective functioning and coordination of corruption prevention bodies at all levels of government;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Expresses concern over the fundamental rights situation, specifically, the persisting discrimination and hate speech faced by the LGBTI+ community, migrants and asylum seekers, as well as ethnic and religious minorities, and calls for more effective and comprehensive countrywide human rights and anti- discrimination strategies, as well as measures against interfaith and interethnic intolerance; stresses the need to duly prevent and prosecute the proliferation of hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and to promote social inclusion of minorities and vulnerable populations, including the Roma; raises concerns of the limitation to the freedom of movement and criminalisation of migrants and asylum-seekers in some areas;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Stresses that the situation of LGBTI persons can be significantly improved by new legal measures and modifications such as legalising same-sex partnerships, the explicit protection of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics against hate speech and violence in the Criminal Code, quick, transparent and accessible procedures for legal gender recognition based on self- determination, and ensuring legal guarantees for the bodily integrity, autonomy, self-determination and informed consent of intersex persons, in line with its position on the matter;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27 c. Calls for additional steps to be taken to reinforce the protection of human and minority rights; condemns the deeply-rooted stigmatisation and social exclusion of Roma arising from anti- Gypsyism; insists that measures be taken to further improve the education, employment rates, health, housing and living conditions for Roma and other ethnic minorities, focusing on improving and fully implementing the relevant existing policy and legislative frameworks, condemning discrimination at workplace and by health institutions, and respecting the partnership principle in policy processes; urges the BIH authorities, in particular to take actions to significantly reduce the unemployment rate of marginalised Roma, which rate is one of the highest in the region;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Urges the authorities to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children, regardless of their ethnic, cultural or personal background;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Urgently calls on BiH to remedy the unequal access to remote schooling;
Amendment 335 #
31. Reiterates the need for solidarity- based migration and asylum management and a fair distribution of reception capacities; welcomes the opening of negotiations on BiH’s upgraded status agreement with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency; regrets persisting shortcomings in migration and border management; calls on BiH to fully align with the EU’s visa policy;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Notes with concern the recent changes in the Labour Laws which give to employers the right to unilaterally reduce a worker’s salary, the possibility of paid leave without compensation and unpaid leave, the possibility of requiring workers to take holiday, as well as temporary interruption of work; stresses that these changes in the labour law open the door to abuses of workers’ rights during times of crisis and beyond; notes with concern that the new legislation further weakens the already week social dialogue in Bosnia-Herzegovina: insists that Bosnia- Herzegovina undertakes more efforts to adopt the social acquis of the European Union and calls on the commission to start to include a chapter on social rights in its annual reports on the accession process: calls on BiH to step up active labour market measures aimed at reducing long-term and youth unemployment, contributing to the most acute brain drain in the region;