Activities of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2018/2145(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2018 Report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate) RO
Amendments (5)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the government’s strong political resolve to fully implement the Pržino Agreement and the Urgent Reform Priorities, leading to intensified efforts on EU-related reforms, based on cross-party and inter-ethnic cooperation and consultations with civil society and underlines the importance of pursuing these efforts for the European future of the country;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the ratification by the Parliament of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the strategic partnership agreement with Greece on 20 June 2018; urges the parties to duly inform their citizens of the contents and implications of the agreement and to diligently complete all internal procedures for the ratification and implementation of this strategically important agreement, bringing an end to a protracted geopolitical limbo; considers that it is in the interest of the citizens of the country that all political actors act in a constructive manner and take the measure of their historic responsibility;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the country has already achieved a high level of alignment with the acquis; welcomes its cotakes note of the improvement inued alignment with EU declarations and Council decisions on the Common Foreign and Security Policy and notes thatstresses the importance of full alignment, which is a prerequisite for the Euro- Atlantic future of the country;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends that the country’s Parliament make full use of its oversight and legislative functions and strictly limit the use of urgency procedures; emphasises the importance of constructive political dialogue for the work of the Parliament;
Amendment 185 #
26. Notes modest improvements in the media environment and conditions for independent reporting; calls for initiatives to create a climate that is favourable to a professional conduct of all media stakeholders, free from any internal and external influence, as well as to investigative journalism; welcomes the termination of state-sponsored advertising in the media as an important measure to foster a level playing field in the sector and calls for further safeguards against politicisation of the media; stresses the need to strengthen the independence and capacity of the media regulator and the public service broadcaster; calls for measures to increase the protection of the labour and social rights of journalists and to ensure that there is no impunity in case of violence, abuses of threats against journalists;