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Events
The European Parliament adopted by 412 votes to 136, with 30 abstentions, a resolution on opening accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania.
The text adopted in plenary had been tabled as a joint resolution by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL groups.
Parliament expressed its deep disappointment at the EU’s failure to agree on opening accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania due to the blocking of France, Denmark and the Netherlands, since both countries have made considerable efforts and meet the EU’s requirements for opening accession negotiations.
Strategic mistake
Members stressed that a non-decision is a strategic mistake and has a detrimental effect on the EU’s credibility given that the integration of eligible countries helps the EU to uphold its international role and protect its interests, while progressing on the path towards EU accession also has a transformative effect on the candidate countries themselves. Furthermore, this decision sends a warning signal to other candidate countries and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans and creates openings for other influences, and that it could slow down or even completely halt the implementation of pro-European reforms in other accession countries.
Opening negotiations
Parliament commended North Macedonia for its historic and satisfactory settlement of difficult, open bilateral issues and the promotion of good neighbourly relations, notably through the Prespa Agreement with Greece, and the Treaty on Friendship, Good Neighbourliness and Cooperation with Bulgaria. It called on the Council to take into consideration the positive messages of these agreements and the counter-effects of its decision on political stability, regional cooperation and peaceful co-existence.
Members welcomed the fact that Albania has demonstrated its determination to advance on the EU reform agenda and has delivered tangible and sustained results.
Parliament considered that the opening of negotiations would constitute a powerful catalyst for implementing reforms and consolidating democratic institutions and would contribute to enhancing EU scrutiny, accountability and full respect for the rights of minorities in both Albania and North Macedonia. Member States are called on to show responsibility towards Albania and North Macedonia and to take a unanimous positive decision on the opening of negotiations at their next meeting.
Continued dialogue
Parliament considered that the incoming Commission should immediately take stock of the enlargement policy, taking into account the effects of the Council’s recent decision, while emphasising the advantages of enlargement both for candidate countries and for Member States and that it should re-evaluate and amend its February 2018 Strategy for the Western Balkans accordingly.
In response to the deadlock in the European Council, Parliament is called on to further step up its democracy support activities (Jean Monnet Dialogues and capacity building) in the region in order to ensure that parliaments play their full role as engines for democratic reform and that they deliver on the European aspirations of the citizens of the region.
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2020)20
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0050/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0155/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0156/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0157/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0158/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0159/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0160/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0161/2019
- Joint motion for resolution: RC-B9-0156/2019
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0155/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0156/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0157/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0158/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0159/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0160/2019
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0161/2019
- Joint motion for resolution: RC-B9-0156/2019
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2020)20
Activities
- Tanja FAJON
Plenary Speeches (2)Institutional Motions (2)
- Andor DELI
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (2)
- Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (2)
- Monika VANA
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (2)
- Isabel SANTOS
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- Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL
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- László TRÓCSÁNYI
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (2)
- Dita CHARANZOVÁ
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Fabio Massimo CASTALDO
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Ryszard CZARNECKI
Institutional Motions (2)
- Karol KARSKI
Institutional Motions (2)
- Stelios KOULOGLOU
Institutional Motions (2)
- Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI
Institutional Motions (2)
- Kati PIRI
Institutional Motions (2)
- Ernest URTASUN
Institutional Motions (2)
- Lars Patrick BERG
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Klemen GROŠELJ
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- Catherine ROWETT
- Michal ŠIMEČKA
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Ramona STRUGARIU
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Petros KOKKALIS
Institutional Motions (2)
- Andrea BOCSKOR
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Reinhard BÜTIKOFER
Institutional Motions (1)
- Angel DZHAMBAZKI
Institutional Motions (1)
- Anna FOTYGA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Romeo FRANZ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Yannick JADOT
Institutional Motions (1)
- Philippe LAMBERTS
Institutional Motions (1)
- Gilles LEBRETON
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Mairead McGUINNESS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Jörg MEUTHEN
Institutional Motions (1)
- Martina MICHELS
Institutional Motions (1)
- Jiří POSPÍŠIL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- David Maria SASSOLI
- Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ
- Sergei STANISHEV
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Maria SPYRAKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Julie WARD
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- Jan ZAHRADIL
- Valter FLEGO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Alexander ALEXANDROV YORDANOV
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Vladimír BILČÍK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Niyazi KIZILYÜREK
Institutional Motions (1)
- Marcel KOLAJA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- David LEGA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Niklas NIENASS
Institutional Motions (1)
- Caroline ROOSE
Institutional Motions (1)
- Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI
Institutional Motions (1)
- Salima YENBOU
Institutional Motions (1)
- Laura HUHTASAARI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Edina TÓTH
Institutional Motions (1)
- Guido REIL
Institutional Motions (1)
- Alexis GEORGOULIS
Institutional Motions (1)
- Ioannis LAGOS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Radka MAXOVÁ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Miroslav RADAČOVSKÝ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Ciarán CUFFE
Institutional Motions (1)
Votes
RC-B9-0156/2019 - Am 1 #
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RC-B9-0156/2019 - Am 16 #
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RC-B9-0156/2019 - § 2 #
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RC-B9-0156/2019 - § 10 #
RC-B9-0156/2019 - § 15 #
RC-B9-0156/2019 - Considérant A #
RC-B9-0156/2019 - Considérant B #
RC-B9-0156/2019 - Am 10 #
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