6 Amendments of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2017/2130(INI)
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) to encourage electoral reforms that are in line with international standards, that implement recommendations by OSCE-led international observation missions and Venice Commission opinions and that are the subject of broad consultation and, as far as possible, consensus with opposition and civil society, in order to improve electoral frameworks without any bias towards ruling parties; to strictly apply existing conditionalities and make full use of available means to condemn cases of adoption of electoral reforms which are disrespectful to the principles mentioned, such as Moldova in July 2017;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) to ask the Commission together with the European Investment Bank to propose arrangements for the implementation of a new European Investment Plan for Ukraine and other Eastern Partnership countries that have made the most progress on reforms towards gradual economic and political integration with the European Union, by increasing the lending capacity of the European Investment Bank from the current EaP levels of EUR 1.6 billion per year and by taking into account EEIP provisions in carrying out its investment mandate; to request as a first step in this regard the establishment of a separate investment window in the form of a trust fund for Ukraine based on the best practices of multi-donor instruments, stressing that this trust fund should focus on private and public investments, in particular on social and economic infrastructure and those aimed at boosting investment absorption capacity, and on the coordination of IFIs and international donor support on the ground;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point q
(q) to commit to sustaining the unity of action among EU Member States in maintaining collective pressure on Russia, whose military presence in the Eastern Partnership countries and the Black Sea region has worryingly grown over the last years, in particular through strengthened targeted restrictive measures, to solving the conflict in Ukraine through genuine implementation of the Minsk agreements, to re-establishing Ukraine’s full sovereignty in Crimea, and that of Georgia in South Ossetia and Abkhazia and of Moldova in Transnistria, and to putting an end to the additional threats of state- sponsored assassinations, cyber warfare, disinformation and other types of destabilisation;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point x
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point x
(x) to underline that the Eastern Partnership aims to create the necessary conditions for close political association and economic integration, including participation in EU programmes; reiterates that Association Agreements with Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine do not constitute the final goal in their relations with the EU; points out that, pursuant to Article 49 of the TEU, any European state may apply to become a member of the European Union, provided it adheres to the Copenhagen criteria and the principles of democracy, that it respects fundamental freedoms and human and minority rights and that it upholds the rule of law;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ac
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ac
(ac) to maintain that EU support should be tailor-made to match the level of shared ambition regarding cooperation with each partner following the principles of both ‘more for more’ and ‘less for less’; to call in particular for the EU to align budgetary instruments such as the European Neighbourhood Instrument and the European Fund for Sustainable Development to political ambitions and to provide sufficient funding to Eastern Partnership countries - in particular those committed to implementing the Association Agreements, notably within its annual and multiannual budgetary procedures;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ad
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ad
(ad) to welcome the Commission proposals to provide the partners with macro-financial assistance while insisting on strict and effective conditionality attached to the proposals, notably in terms of upholding the rule of law (including an independent judiciary), ensuring good governance (including combating corruption effectively) and defending human rights; to call on the Commission to make systematic provision for this conditionality in future proposals for such assistance and to ensure it is strictly applied, including in the case of Moldova; to provide Parliament and the Council with a detailed written report every six months on the progress made in these three areas for partners already benefiting from such assistance;