16 Amendments of Nadezhda NEYNSKY related to 2011/2191(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Endorses the Commission's conclusions presented in the Progress Report on Croatia; welcomes the good overall progress that Croatia has made, particularly in the fields of judiciary and fundamental rights, competition as well as justice, freedom and security;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Remains, nevertheless, concerned about Croatia'Encourages Croatia to further develop its administrative and absorption capacitiesy in the face of the prospect oflight of the upcoming full membership and the ensuing implementation of structural and agricultural policies; recalls that the substantial increase in funds to be implemented can only be monitored and managed on the basis of an improvement in those capacities at both theaccess to the funds of the EU abides by strict financial regulations which calls for a sustainable improvement of monitoring and management at central, and the regional and local, levels;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that Croatia has not yet recovered from the economic recession affecting the country; notes that despite the 2010 economic stimulus programme unemployment, and in particular youth unemployment, continued to rise; calls on the Commission to press for a Croatian labour-market solution;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the growing effectiveness of the fight against corruption, including actions taken against a number of former leading politicians and officials; notes, however, that corruption is still regarded by the Commission as prevalent in some areas and that there is further progress to be made in the fight against corruption; supports, as well as introduction of new improved laws regarding access to information, conflict of interests and the financing of political activities; encourages further consolidation of the efforts in this area including all the necessary commitments and legal, administrative and auditing measures that the Croatian authorities will take to that end, including inespecially with regards to the protection of the EU's financial interests and control of EU funding;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for improvements in the quality of internal auditing in the area of public financial control and further progress in combating the forging of euro banknotes, with a view to achieving the objective of the systematic detection and notification of cases of fraud;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes note of the position of the European Union on the financial and budgetary provisions, as defined in the Conference on the Accession of Croatia, and based on an accession date of 1 July 2013; notes that the required financial envelopes for Croatia's accession, by heading and sub-heading of the budget, for the last semester of the last financial year of the current MFF, would substantially increase theincrease the expenditure in the EU budget; notes that the allocation for Croatia reserved under IPA will be reduced from the amounts originally foreseen for 2013 which, to a certain exptenditure it, offsets the net impact on the EU budget;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regards such potential redeployments of appropriations from existing instruments and priorities not only as detrimental to the EU's capacity to implement its policies properly, but also as an act of political and moral disregard for Croatia process which would not fully correspond to Croatia's future status as a member of the EU;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for increased use of the financial instruments that support SMEs, infrastructure development and the business environment as part of the multi- beneficiary programmes across the Western Balkans; notes that regional cooperation is of utmost importance for the economic development of and fruitful cooperation with Croatia's neighbouring countries;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Government of Croatia to continue to implement the recommendations of the Commission and to regularly evaluate the progress of reforms before and after the accession of the country to the European Union;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages Croatia to continue to implement judiciary reforms because an efficient, independent and impartial judicial system is an important element for economic development and sustainable democracy and strengthens citizens’ confidence in the rule of law;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it one of the highest priorities to combat corruption, particularly high- level corruption, corruption at every level of the judiciary, law-enforcement agencies and the public administration, as well as large-scale corruption and corruption in state-owned companies, which must be pursued with determination at all levels, by rigorous enforcement of the law and a track record of successful prosecutions; calls on the Croatian authorities to further strengthen the administrative capacities of anti- corruption bodies and foster a culture of political, public sector and judicial accountability;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Invites the Government of Croatia to continue reforms that increase the transparency of party financing as an important element of political accountability;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Invites the Government of Croatia to increase its efforts in the fight against organized crime and to strengthen legislation that forbids companies, related to criminal organizations, to participate in public procurement;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Urges the Government of Croatia to continue reforming law-enforcement agencies with the goal of making them efficient, effective, depoliticised and respectful of civil rights and freedoms;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Government of Croatia to actively provide support for impartial domestic prosecutions and trials for war crimes as an important step in the fight against impunity;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. As the Croatian economy is still vulnerable and exposed to risks, calls on Croatia’s Government to address the structural weaknesses of the economy, to stimulate employment by reviving the labour market, which is rigid, and to pursue fiscal consolidation in order to boost competitiveness, to enable Croatia to catch up with EU Member States and to fully benefit from EU accession; urges the Government to pay particular attention to small and medium-sized enterprises and to support them by providing better access to long-term financing, improving the regulatory framework and overcoming inefficiency in the public administration; encourages the Government to improve the overall business environment, including by decreasing the administrative burden;