2022/2201(INI) 2022 Commission Report on Kosovo
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Awaiting Parliament's vote
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | AFET |
VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL Viola ( Verts/ALE)
|
MANDL Lukas ( EPP),
SCHIEDER Andreas ( S&D),
KYUCHYUK Ilhan ( Renew),
DZHAMBAZKI Angel ( ECR),
PINEDA Manu ( GUE/NGL)
|
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Subjects
Events
2023/05/09
EP - Debate in Parliament
2023/05/03
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2023/05/03
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Documents
2023/04/26
EP - Vote in committee
2023/02/16
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2023/01/25
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2023/01/19
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2022/11/08
EP - VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL Viola (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0174/2023
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0174/2023
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE739.818
- Committee draft report: PE739.814
- Committee draft report: PE739.814
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE739.818
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0174/2023
Activities
- Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Dominique BILDE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Fabio Massimo CASTALDO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Ryszard CZARNECKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Angel DZHAMBAZKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Romeo FRANZ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Ilhan KYUCHYUK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Lukas MANDL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Urmas PAET
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Thomas WAITZ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Željana ZOVKO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Andreas SCHIEDER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Tomislav SOKOL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Sunčana GLAVAK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Jean-Lin LACAPELLE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Thijs REUTEN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
- Ladislav ILČIĆ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/05/09 2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)
Votes
Rapport 2022 de la Commission concernant le Kosovo - A9-0174/2023 - Viola von Cramon-Taubadel - § 3/1 #
2023/05/10 Outcome: +: 460, 0: 81, -: 76
A9-0174/2023 - Viola von Cramon-Taubadel - § 4/1 #
2023/05/10 Outcome: +: 409, -: 147, 0: 64
A9-0174/2023 - Viola von Cramon-Taubadel - § 5 - Am 1 #
2023/05/10 Outcome: -: 409, +: 101, 0: 80
| CY | CZ | SK | EL | MT | ES | EE | LU | SI | LV | HU | FI | LT | BE | HR | DK | IE | AT | BG | SE | NL | PT | IT | RO | PL | FR | DE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
3
|
21
|
10
|
8
|
5
|
34
|
7
|
5
|
8
|
7
|
17
|
13
|
9
|
17
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
17
|
14
|
21
|
27
|
17
|
61
|
26
|
49
|
71
|
87
|
|
 ID |
53
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
Italy IDFor (16)Abstain (1) |
France IDFor (17)Against (1) |
Germany IDFor (8) |
|||||||||||||||||||
| ECR |
57
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
Netherlands ECRFor (2)Against (1)Abstain (2) |
Italy ECR |
Poland ECRAbstain (24)
Adam BIELAN,
Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA,
Anna ZALEWSKA,
Beata KEMPA,
Beata MAZUREK,
Beata SZYDŁO,
Bogdan RZOŃCA,
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI,
Elżbieta KRUK,
Elżbieta RAFALSKA,
Grzegorz TOBISZOWSKI,
Izabela-Helena KLOC,
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA,
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI,
Joanna KOPCIŃSKA,
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI,
Krzysztof JURGIEL,
Patryk JAKI,
Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO,
Ryszard CZARNECKI,
Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA,
Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI,
Zbigniew KUŹMIUK,
Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI
|
1
|
|||||||||||||
 NI |
31
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
Hungary NI |
2
|
1
|
Italy NIFor (1)Against (7) |
3
|
2
|
||||||||||||||||||
 The Left |
26
|
1
|
Greece The LeftAgainst (2)Abstain (1) |
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
Germany The LeftAgainst (5) |
|||||||||||||||
| Verts/ALE |
68
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
France Verts/ALEAgainst (12) |
Germany Verts/ALEAgainst (24)
Alexandra GEESE,
Anna CAVAZZINI,
Anna DEPARNAY-GRUNENBERG,
Damian BOESELAGER,
Daniel FREUND,
Erik MARQUARDT,
Hannah NEUMANN,
Henrike HAHN,
Jutta PAULUS,
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN,
Malte GALLÉE,
Martin HÄUSLING,
Michael BLOSS,
Nico SEMSROTT,
Niklas NIENASS,
Patrick BREYER,
Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA,
Rasmus ANDRESEN,
Reinhard BÜTIKOFER,
Romeo FRANZ,
Sergey LAGODINSKY,
Ska KELLER,
Terry REINTKE,
Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL
|
|||||||||||
| Renew |
89
|
Czechia RenewAgainst (2)Abstain (3) |
3
|
Spain RenewAgainst (7)Abstain (1) |
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
Denmark RenewAgainst (5) |
2
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
Netherlands RenewAgainst (7) |
2
|
Romania RenewAgainst (7) |
1
|
France RenewAgainst (19)
Bernard GUETTA,
Catherine CHABAUD,
Christophe GRUDLER,
Dominique RIQUET,
Fabienne KELLER,
Gilles BOYER,
Ilana CICUREL,
Irène TOLLERET,
Jérémy DECERLE,
Laurence FARRENG,
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE,
Max ORVILLE,
Pascal CANFIN,
Salima YENBOU,
Sandro GOZI,
Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ,
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN,
Valérie HAYER,
Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR
|
Germany RenewAgainst (6)Abstain (1) |
||||
| S&D |
107
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
Portugal S&DAgainst (9) |
Italy S&DAgainst (16) |
Romania S&DAgainst (1)Abstain (5) |
Poland S&DAgainst (7) |
France S&DAgainst (7) |
Germany S&DFor (1)Against (11) |
||
 PPE |
159
|
2
|
Czechia PPEFor (2)Against (3) |
4
|
Greece PPEAgainst (1)Abstain (3) |
1
|
Spain PPEFor (10)Against (2) |
1
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
Austria PPEAgainst (6) |
Bulgaria PPEAgainst (7) |
Sweden PPEAgainst (6) |
Netherlands PPEAgainst (4)Abstain (1) |
Portugal PPEAgainst (5) |
Italy PPEAgainst (8) |
Romania PPEAgainst (12) |
Poland PPEFor (1)Against (15) |
France PPEAgainst (1) |
Germany PPEFor (3)Against (25)
Andreas SCHWAB,
Angelika NIEBLER,
Axel VOSS,
Christian DOLESCHAL,
Christine SCHNEIDER,
Daniel CASPARY,
David McALLISTER,
Helmut GEUKING,
Karolin BRAUNSBERGER-REINHOLD,
Lena DÜPONT,
Manfred WEBER,
Marion WALSMANN,
Markus FERBER,
Markus PIEPER,
Marlene MORTLER,
Michael GAHLER,
Monika HOHLMEIER,
Niclas HERBST,
Norbert LINS,
Peter JAHR,
Rainer WIELAND,
Ralf SEEKATZ,
Sabine VERHEYEN,
Stefan BERGER,
Sven SIMON
|
A9-0174/2023 - Viola von Cramon-Taubadel - § 5 #
2023/05/10 Outcome: +: 393, -: 171, 0: 51
| DE | IT | NL | HU | SE | BE | PT | BG | DK | AT | HR | FI | RO | IE | LT | EE | FR | CZ | LU | SI | MT | PL | LV | EL | CY | SK | ES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
87
|
61
|
27
|
16
|
21
|
18
|
19
|
14
|
13
|
17
|
12
|
13
|
25
|
12
|
10
|
7
|
73
|
21
|
5
|
8
|
5
|
49
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
13
|
48
|
|
| PPE |
156
|
Germany PPEFor (27)Andreas SCHWAB, Angelika NIEBLER, Axel VOSS, Christian DOLESCHAL, Christian EHLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel CASPARY, David McALLISTER, Dennis RADTKE, Helmut GEUKING, Karolin BRAUNSBERGER-REINHOLD, Lena DÜPONT, Manfred WEBER, Marion WALSMANN, Markus FERBER, Markus PIEPER, Marlene MORTLER, Michael GAHLER, Monika HOHLMEIER, Niclas HERBST, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Peter LIESE, Rainer WIELAND, Ralf SEEKATZ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Sven SIMON
Against (1) |
8
|
Netherlands PPE |
Sweden PPE |
3
|
Portugal PPE |
Bulgaria PPEFor (7) |
1
|
Austria PPEFor (6) |
4
|
3
|
Romania PPEFor (8)Against (3) |
5
|
Lithuania PPEFor (3)Against (1) |
1
|
France PPE |
Czechia PPEAgainst (2) |
2
|
4
|
1
|
Poland PPEFor (15)Against (1) |
3
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
||
| S&D |
127
|
Germany S&DFor (11)Against (1) |
16
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
Portugal S&DFor (8)Against (1) |
3
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
Romania S&DAbstain (6) |
2
|
2
|
France S&DFor (7) |
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
Poland S&DFor (7) |
2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
Spain S&DAgainst (16)
Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ,
Alicia HOMS GINEL,
Clara AGUILERA,
Cristina MAESTRE MARTÍN DE ALMAGRO,
César LUENA,
Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL,
Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS,
Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO,
Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ,
Javi LÓPEZ,
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ,
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ,
Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ,
Marcos ROS SEMPERE,
Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ,
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES
Abstain (1) |
|
| Verts/ALE |
69
|
Germany Verts/ALEFor (24)Alexandra GEESE, Anna CAVAZZINI, Anna DEPARNAY-GRUNENBERG, Damian BOESELAGER, Daniel FREUND, Erik MARQUARDT, Hannah NEUMANN, Henrike HAHN, Jutta PAULUS, Katrin LANGENSIEPEN, Malte GALLÉE, Martin HÄUSLING, Michael BLOSS, Nico SEMSROTT, Niklas NIENASS, Patrick BREYER, Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA, Rasmus ANDRESEN, Reinhard BÜTIKOFER, Romeo FRANZ, Sergey LAGODINSKY, Ska KELLER, Terry REINTKE, Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
France Verts/ALEFor (12) |
3
|
1
|
4
|
|||||||||||
| Renew |
90
|
Germany RenewAbstain (1) |
2
|
Netherlands RenewFor (7) |
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
Denmark RenewAgainst (1) |
1
|
1
|
2
|
Romania RenewFor (3)Abstain (4) |
2
|
1
|
3
|
France RenewFor (15)Against (3)Abstain (1) |
Czechia RenewFor (2)Abstain (3) |
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
Spain RenewFor (2)Against (6) |
||||
| NI |
33
|
2
|
Italy NIAgainst (3) |
1
|
Hungary NIFor (10) |
2
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|||||||||||||||||
| ID |
53
|
Germany IDAgainst (8) |
Italy IDFor (17) |
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
France IDAgainst (18)
André ROUGÉ,
Annika BRUNA,
Aurélia BEIGNEUX,
Catherine GRISET,
Dominique BILDE,
Eric MINARDI,
France JAMET,
Gilles LEBRETON,
Jean-François JALKH,
Jean-Lin LACAPELLE,
Jean-Paul GARRAUD,
Jordan BARDELLA,
Marie DAUCHY,
Mathilde ANDROUËT,
Patricia CHAGNON,
Philippe OLIVIER,
Thierry MARIANI,
Virginie JORON
|
2
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| The Left |
30
|
Germany The LeftAgainst (3)Abstain (2) |
1
|
1
|
1
|
Portugal The LeftAgainst (2)Abstain (2) |
1
|
1
|
3
|
France The LeftFor (1)Against (5) |
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
||||||||||||||
| ECR |
57
|
1
|
Italy ECRAgainst (7) |
Netherlands ECRFor (1)Against (1)Abstain (3) |
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
Czechia ECRFor (2)Against (1)Abstain (1) |
Poland ECRFor (1)Against (22)
Adam BIELAN,
Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA,
Anna ZALEWSKA,
Beata KEMPA,
Beata MAZUREK,
Beata SZYDŁO,
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI,
Elżbieta KRUK,
Elżbieta RAFALSKA,
Grzegorz TOBISZOWSKI,
Izabela-Helena KLOC,
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA,
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI,
Joanna KOPCIŃSKA,
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI,
Krzysztof JURGIEL,
Patryk JAKI,
Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO,
Ryszard CZARNECKI,
Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA,
Zbigniew KUŹMIUK,
Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI
Abstain (1) |
1
|
1
|
3
|
A9-0174/2023 - Viola von Cramon-Taubadel - § 92/1 #
2023/05/10 Outcome: +: 492, 0: 62, -: 53
A9-0174/2023 - Viola von Cramon-Taubadel - Considérant F #
2023/05/10 Outcome: +: 513, -: 51, 0: 37
A9-0174/2023 - Viola von Cramon-Taubadel - Considérant J #
2023/05/10 Outcome: +: 530, -: 43, 0: 39
A9-0174/2023 - Viola von Cramon-Taubadel - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #
2023/05/10 Outcome: +: 452, -: 87, 0: 76
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 305 |
2022/2201(INI)
2023/02/20
AFET
305 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 — having regard to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Kosovo*, of the other part1 , which entered into force on 1 April 2016,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 — having regard to the Sofia Summit of 10 November 2020, including the Declaration on Common Regional Market and the Declaration on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, and to the Sofia declaration of the EU-Western Balkans summit of 17 May 2018 and the Sofia Declaration, annexed thereto;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its support for Kosovo’s application for membership of the Council of Europe and the country’s plan to join the NATO Partnership for Peace programme; calls on Serbia to lift its blocking vote that prohibits Kosovo from being a member in the Council of Europe and other international organisations;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its support for Kosovo’s application for membership of the Council of Europe and the country’s plan to join the NATO Partnership for Peace programme; reiterates that the path of Euro-Atlantic integration is the path of stability that will guarantee Kosovo's progress and security in the future;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 c (new) Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Welcomes the progress made by Kosovo in the implementation of the priorities of the European Reform Agenda II; commends the efforts in strengthening the institutional capacities for implementation, monitoring and reporting of EU related reforms;
Amendment 104 #
6 a. Welcomes the progress in implementation the priorities of the European Reform Agenda II; commends the efforts in strenghthening the institutional capacities for implementation, monitoring and reporting of EU related reforms;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Welcomes the progress in implementation of the priorities of the European Reform Agenda II; commends the efforts in strengthening the institutional capacities for implementation, monitoring and reporting of EU related reforms;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission and the EU Office in Kosovo to step up their efforts in enhancing visibility and promoting the role, efforts and benefits of the closer partnership between the EU and Kosovo;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Commends Kosovo’s
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Commends Kosovo’s progress in strengthening democracy and the rule of law and its increased legislative activities on EU-related reforms; calls on the Kosovo authorities to continue to work diligently on the implementation of reforms;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) — having regard to the Treaty Establishing Energy Community (Official Journal of the European Union L 198/18 of 20 July 2006) and the Council Decision of 29 May 2006 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (2006/500/EC),
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Welcomes Kosovo’s increased ranking second time in a row in the 2022 World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index; notes that compared to other countries in the region, Kosovo is the most democratic country recognized so by international acknowledged indexes;1a _________________ 1a https://worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of- law-index/ https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2022 /index/ksv
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) 7 c. Notes that Kosovo is in the final stages of completing the new National Development Strategy (NDS) 2030, together with the implementation plan (NDSP) covering 2023-2025; NDSP will be the work plan for the entire government; welcomes that NDS is developed through a very inclusive process involving a broad range of stakeholders from civil society, business community and development partners;
Amendment 113 #
7 d. Welcomes the adoption of the Rule of Law Sectorial Strategy 2021-2026 aiming at strengthening the independence, impartiality, integrity, accountability as well as the overall capacity of judiciary and prosecution, with a specific focus on fighting corruption and organized crime, as well as the adoption of the National Strategy and Action Plan against Domestic Violence and Concept Documents on the Vetting process and on Unjustifiably Acquired Assets;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 e (new) 7 e. Notes that key progress in the area of home affairs was made by the adoption of the Migration Strategy and of the Concept Document on Foreigners;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes the adoption of
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes the adoption of significant anti-corruption legislation
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes the adoption of significant anti-corruption legislation and calls for the rigorous implementation thereof; underlines that a strong political will is necessary to effectively address high-level corruption; points out that the fight against corruption is a prerequisite for equalizing the rights of all citizens;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates its concern about Kosovo’s judiciary, which continues to be inefficient and vulnerable to undue interference; encourages the Kosovar authorities to improve the implementation of existing instruments to safeguard the independence of the justice system;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 — having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999, to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion of 22 July 2010 on the accordance with international law of the unilateral declaration of independence in respect of Kosovo, and to UN General Assembly Resolution 64/298 of 9 September 2010,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates its concern about Kosovo’s judiciary, which continues to be inefficient and vulnerable to undue interference; encourages
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates its concern about Kosovo’s judiciary, which continues to be inefficient and vulnerable to undue interference; encourages the Kosovar authorities to improve the implementation of existing instruments to safeguard the independence of the justice system;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates its concern about Kosovo’s judiciary, which continues to be inefficient and vulnerable to undue interference; encourages the Kosovar authorities to improve the implementation of existing instruments to safeguard the independence, efficiency and integrity of the justice system
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Is deeply concerned by the fact that the mandate of the State Chief Prosecutor ended in April last year and regrets that the new one has not been appointed, even though the Prosecutorial Council has proposed a new candidate; urges the President of Kosovo to decide on the proposed candidate, as results in the fight against corruption and organised crime are missing due to that; notes the steps taken to reform the legislative framework governing the prosecutorial system by amending the Law on the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Notes the launch and the ongoing implementation of the rule of law strategy and action plan aiming at strengthening the independence, impartiality, integrity, accountability as well as the overall capacity of judiciary and prosecution, with a specific focus on fighting corruption and organized crime;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Welcomes the launch and the ongoing implementation of the rule of law strategy and action plan aiming at strengthening the independence, impartiality, integrity, accountability as well as the overall capacity of judiciary and prosecution, with a specific focus on fighting corruption and organized crime;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the positive steps taken towards reforming Kosovo’s public administration and encourages
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the positive steps taken towards reforming
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the positive steps taken towards reforming Kosovo’s public administration and encourages the government to intensify its efforts to create a professional, depoliticised and citizen- oriented civil service; welcomes that within this year Kosovo will put in force two framework laws (on public officials and on salaries in the public sector), as well as legislative changes for two rounds of the rationalization of independent agencies; notes that the government has also adopted a new, integrated Public Administration Reform Strategy 2022- 2027 and Action Plan (covering 2022- 2024), as well as the Public Financial Management Strategy 2022-2026 and Action Plan 2022-2024;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) — having regard to Kosovo’s membership application for the Council of Europe of 12 May 2022,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the positive steps taken towards reforming Kosovo’s public administration and encourages the government to intensify its efforts to create a professional, depoliticised and citizen- oriented civil service; commends the government for adopteding the new, integrated Public Administration Reform Strategy 2022-2027 and Action Plan 2022-2024, as well as the Public Financial Management Strategy 2022- 2026;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the positive steps taken towards reforming Kosovo’s public administration and encourages the government to intensify its efforts to create a professional, depoliticised and citizen- oriented civil service
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Welcomes the approval of the law and establishment of the Commercial Court which will contribute to a conducive business environment and attract investments;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Regrets the fact that legislative work has been negatively affected by a polarised political atmosphere and difficulties in achieving a quorum; calls on the relevant stakeholders to improve the management of the legislative agenda and urges the members of the opposition to cease the practice of
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Reiterates its call on Kosovo to address recurrent shortcomings of the election process and to implement related EU Election Observation Missions recommendations; welcomes the creation of a multi-party ad hoc committee to work on these reforms and calls for enhanced efforts to deliver finally on all long- outstanding recommendations;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the fact that there have been some successful operations targeting organised crime, but notes with regret that limited progress has been made in investigating and prosecuting such cases; is concerned about the challenging situation regarding the fight against organised crime
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the fact that there have been some successful operations involving international and cross-border cooperation targeting organised crime, but notes with regret that limited progress has been made in investigating and prosecuting such cases; is concerned about the challenging situation regarding the fight against organised crime in the north of Kosovo, where criminal gangs of Milan Radoičić and Zvonko Veselinović with close ties to the Serbian ruling SNS party continue to operate, thus taking all Kosovo citizens in the north hostage in this situation;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the fact that there ha
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new) — having regard to Kosovo’s application to join the European Union of 14 December 2022,
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Is concerned by the amount of Small Weapons and Light Arms in the possession of Kosovo citizens; expresses its deep concern about this alarming situation that favours criminal activities and has a negative impact on public security; calls on the Kosovo authorities to step up efforts to tackle this problem and launch an effective programme of confiscation or voluntary delivery of these weapons to the police;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Is deeply concerned about the shortcomings in the investigation and the prosecution of the assassination of the Kosovo Serbs opposition leaders, Oliver Ivanović and Dimitrije Janićijević, in Mitrovica; urges the Kosovo authorities to step up the efforts in these cases and uncover the political background of these assassinations;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12 b. Is deeply concerned with the continuing lack of implementation of the 2016 judgement of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo concerning the Visoki Dečani Monastery; reiterates its call on the government to promptly implement the ruling, in line with its commitment to the rule of law and respect of an independent judiciary; regrets in that regard the continuous attempts to construct an international road through the special protective zone of the Visoki Dečani Monastery, which raises serious issues for the protection and preservation of the cultural heritage and the environment, and calls the local and national authorities to put a definitive end to the road construction plan;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12 b. is concerned by the growing foreign malicious interference in the form of disinformation and misinformation campaigns organised by several actors, most notably Russia and China;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) 12 c. Welcomes the work on the draft law on cyber security, including plans to establish the State Authority for Cyber Security; calls on the EU to increase cooperation with Western Balkan partners to strengthen democratic resilience and comprehensively counter hybrid threats, including cyber security, protecting critical infrastructure and food and energy security;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 d (new) 12 d. Calls for the EU and the Western Balkan countries to establish a framework for effective cooperation between the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the accession countries; encourages the Western Balkan countries to swiftly conclude bilateral working arrangements with the EPPO in order to facilitate close cooperation and the prosecution of the misuse of EU funds, including through the secondment of national liaison officers to the EPPO;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes that Kosovo has the necessary institutional set-up for the promotion and protection of human rights; underlines, however, that there must be
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes that Kosovo has the necessary institutional set-up for the promotion and protection of human rights; underlines, however, that there must be more commitment to prioritising human rights and ensuring accountability and adequate sanctions for violations and abuses by improving the implementation of relevant legislation;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 — having regard to the first agreement on principles governing the normalisation of relations between
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes Kosovo’s lively and pluralistic media environment, but deplores the derogatory statements and smear campaigns aimed at investigative journalists;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes Kosovo’s lively and pluralistic media environment, but deplores the derogatory statements and smear campaigns aimed at investigative journalists; is particularly concerned about the lack of freedom of expression
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes Kosovo’s lively and pluralistic media environment, but deplores the derogatory statements and smear campaigns, often by political and religious groups, aimed at investigative journalists; is particularly concerned about the lack of freedom of expression in the north of Kosovo, including self-censorship; strongly condemns the recent attacks on journalists in Kosovo’s northern municipalities and calls on the police and international security forces in Kosovo to provide journalists with better protection as to safeguard the right to information in the north of the country; warmly welcomes the journalists in residence programme which is hosting journalists from Ukraine and Afghanistan in Kosovo;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Reiterates its call for the introduction of effective measures for the financial sustainability and independence of media outlets to be ensured in order to eliminate political influence and empower them in serving the public interest and carrying out their important democratic roles and responsibilities; calls for greater transparency and reliable information on media ownership with a view to enhancing media independence and pluralism;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Notes the recent appointment process for the new director of television at Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK) which questions the integrity of the process and risks further undermining of public trust in the political autonomy of the broadcaster; calls the Kosovo government to ensure a stable and sustainable funding model for RTK, as the current funding is at the lowest level in a decade; calls for a new recruitment process based on merit, professionalism and independence;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Encourages the
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Encourages
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Encourages the government to enhance its cooperation with civil society on decision-making and to make more use of the Government Council for Cooperation with Civil Society for building cooperative relationships and genuinely implicating civil society in a transparent legislative process from an early stage onwards; stresses the importance of increasing accountability and transparency in relation to public funding for civil society organisations; underlines that civil society is vital in fostering democracy and pluralism and promoting good governance and social progress;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 — having regard to the agreement on free movement between the governments of Serbia and Kosovo of 27 August 2022, and to the agreement on licence plates of 23 November 2022, as well as the Energy Agreements’ Implementation Roadmap in the EU-facilitated Dialogue of 21 June 2022,
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Strongly denounces an increasing number of cases of strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPPs) in the Western Balkan countries, including some initiated by EU companies, as they are a serious threat to democracy and fundamental rights, such as freedom of expression and information, as journalists and activists can be prevented or penalised for speaking up on issues of public interest and it sends a chilling effect to all actual or potential critical voices; calls on Kosovo to take appropriate measures such as allowing the early dismissal of such suits, awareness raising exercises among judges and prosecutors, introducing measures to punish abuse, particularly by reversing the costs of proceedings, as well as giving practical support to those who are sued, and calls on Kosovo’s international partners to support them in this endeavour;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16 b. Is deeply concerned about the longstanding impunity for the murders and disappearance in Kosovo of seven Serb and six Kosovo Albanian journalists from 1998 to 2005, namely Afrim Maliqi, Aleksandar Simović, Bardhyl Ajeti, Bekim Kastrati, Đuro Slavuj, Enver Maloku, Shefki Popova, Xhemajl Mustafa, Ljubomir Knežević, Marjan Melonaši, Milo Buljević, Momir Stokuća, and Ranko Perenić; calls the Kosovo authorities for their prompt resolution as all cases of attacks against journalists and past cases of murders and disappearance need to be effectively investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Deplores the many cases of femicide and gender-based and sexual violence; calls on the
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Deplores the many cases of femicide and gender-based and sexual violence; calls on
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Deplores the many cases of
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Deplores the many cases of femicide and gender-based and sexual violence, including against minors; calls on the government to step up its efforts to combat domestic and gender-based violence and improve the protective and preventive measures in place, including through an increase of the number of gender-sensitive law enforcement agents and judges, sustainable public support for women shelters and legal aid to victims; urges the effective implementation of the national strategy against domestic and gender-based violence and calls on the government to adopt the law on prevention and protection against domestic violence, violence against women and gender-based violence without delay;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Deplores the many cases of femicide and gender-based and sexual violence; calls on the government to step up its efforts to combat domestic and gender-based violence and improve the protective and preventive measures in place; expresses concerns over a worrying underrepresentation of women and minority groups in political campaigns, governments positions and public administration;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Deplores the many cases of femicide and gender-based and sexual violence; calls on the police, courts and government to step up
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Deplores the many cases of femicide and gender-based and sexual violence; calls on the police, courts and government to step up its efforts to combat domestic and gender-based violence and improve the protective and preventive measures in
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 — having regard to the agreement on free movement between
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the government’s approval of a draft law amending and supplementing the Criminal Code, which introduces tougher penalties for domestic violence, sexual harassment and rape, including criminalization of virginity testing, which is considered a violation of human rights; encourages the Kosovo Assembly to swiftly adopt it and for its speedy implementation;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Calls on Kosovo Government and the recently established Council for Democracy and Human Rights to increase efforts in combating gender- based discrimination and to improve human and administrative capacities in order to enhance implementation of the Law on Gender Equality; underlines the importance of education in the fight against gender-based discrimination; stresses the need for relevant stakeholders to take tangible actions in achieving gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures, as well as in promoting and advancing gender equality and the implementation of the Istanbul Convention’s requirements;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Is concerned about cases of
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Acknowledges that Kosovo’s constitution is very progressive in terms of minority rights; in that respect, notes with regret that the petition signed by nearly 500 people who have historically self- identified as Bulgarian, which was registered at the Assembly of Kosovo in May 2018, has still not been considered and recommends that those rights be enshrined in law and ensured in practice;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Underlines that the petition signed by nearly 500 people from the Gora and Zhupa reagions who have historically self-identified as Bulgarian, which was registered at the Assembly of Kosovo in May 2018, has still not been considered and recommends that those rights be enshrined in law and ensured in practice;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Calls on the Kosovo Government to be more committed to the protection and promotion of cultural heritage and to adopt the Law on Cultural Heritage and the Law on Religious Freedom; encourages the authorities to re-establish relations with the Serbian Orthodox Church in order to find sustainable solutions for protection and preservation of heritage sites;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Calls on Kosovo to intensify its efforts in providing minority groups equal opportunities, adequate representation in political and cultural life, public media, the administration, and in the judiciary; calls on Kosovo to protect and promote cultural heritage, languages and traditions of its national minorities;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19 b. Welcomes the adoption of the Strategy for the Advancement of the Rights of the Roma and Ashkali communities 2022-2026 and its Action Plan 2022-2024; calls for a bolder commitment to improving the situation of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities and to ensure they have equal opportunities in social and public life; underlines the importance of implementing the strategy, including by budgeting it accordingly;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19 b. Calls for a bolder commitment to improving the situation of the Roma and Ashkali communities and to ensure they have equal opportunities in social and public life; underlines the importance of implementing the strategy in this sense, including by budgeting it accordingly;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19 b. Calls on Kosovo to invest additional efforts in the field of strengthening the position and protection of particularly vulnerable national minorities, such as the Croatian national minority in Kosovo, as well as strengthening activities in eliminating social and economic challenges of these national minorities;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c (new) 19 c. Reiterates its call on the competent authorities to continue working on the Civil Code that is in line with the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, EU acquis, European standards and international practices, and ensure its adoption without further delay, stresses the importance of ensuring rights for all people in Kosovo and including same-sex marriage in the Civil Code to safeguard respect for constitutional rights and opportunities for the LGBTIQ community;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c (new) 19 c. Reiterates its call on the competent authorities to continue working on the Civil Code that is in line with the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, acquis, European standards and international practices, and ensure its adoption without further delay;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Calls on the Kosovo Assembly to reproceed and adopt swiftly the Civil Code in order to protect better the citizens' civil rights;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 d (new) 19 d. Calls for the revision of high- school textbooks, which provide misinformation and use discriminatory language and descriptions for ethnic minorities, sexual minorities and women; encourages government authorities to pursue the initiative started in late 2021 aimed at updating them;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 d (new) 19 d. Calls for support by the government for the 2023 Pristina Pride; urges the government to ensure the equality of LGBTIQ+ persons with other citizens and enjoyment of their full rights;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Calls for support by the government for the 2023 Pristina Pride; urges the government to ensure the equality of LGBTIQ+ persons with other citizens and enjoyment of their full rights;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Underlines the importance of ensuring that persons with disabilities have equal access to education, health services, public buildings and transport; welcomes the initiation of the process of amending the Constitution for the inclusion of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the developments on Draft Law on the Assessment, Recognition of Status, Benefits and Services for Persons with Disabilities; reiterates its calls on Kosovo to better integrate children with disabilities into educational facilities and to increase support to improve social and health services for these children;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Underlines the importance of ensuring that persons with disabilities have equal access to education, health services, public buildings and transport; commends the increased employment of people with disabilities through the recovery packages of the government that targeted people with disabilities;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Underlines the importance of ensuring that persons with disabilities have equal access to education, health services, public buildings and transport; welcomes the increased employment of people with disabilities through the recovery packages of the government;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Is concerned about the fact that children with disabilities lack proper access to education facilities as well as necessary assistance; stresses that the Kosovar authorities should provide needed support and increase its efforts to integrate them effectively into educational institutions;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Regrets that many obstacles for the return of persons forcibly displaced during the conflict persist; emphasises that political will and sustainable funding are crucial to creating adequate conditions for sustainable return, including improved security and full access to social and economic rights for returnees; deplores the frequent attacks on Kosovo Serb returnees; calls Kosovar government to ensure that displaced persons are granted their property rights, access to documents and citizenship, as well as the use of Serbian language in public administration;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Commends the fact that the first draft of the Law that regulates the work of the new Institute of Crimes Committed during the War in Kosovo includes crimes committed in the period up to 31 December 2000 and related to the war; calls on the Parliament to adopt the law with this proposed timeline and to make it mandatory to document these crimes; encourages the government to overcome inconsistency between laws related to the war and ensure the applicability of this timeline in all cases;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21 b. Is deeply concerned regarding the present shortcomings in the investigation, prosecution and trying of war crimes in Kosovo; urges Kosovo to increase resources towards the special unit within the Special Prosecutorial Office and increase the number of prosecutors dealing with war crimes, as a necessary step to ensure that perpetrators of crimes committed during the war in Kosovo are brought to justice and that victims and their families receive the closure and justice they deserve;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 — having regard to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Kosovo*, of the other part1, which entered into force on 1 April 2016,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 — having regard to the Council conclusions of 13 December 2022 on enlargement and the stabilisation and association process, in particular the Council’s support for visa liberalisation for Kosovo,
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Encourages Kosovo to step up its reconciliation efforts and seek solutions to past disputes; calls for the stepping up of efforts and the delivery of solutions on the issues of missing persons; expresses its deep sympathy to the families of the missing persons and urges the government to pay particular attention to keeping them informed and apply a sensitive mode of communication;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Calls on both Kosovo and Serbia to step up their efforts on the issues of missing persons; calls on the government to address these topics also as part of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and to establish cooperation between Kosovo and Serbia;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 c (new) 21 c. Calls on the Kosovar government to step up its efforts with the adoption of a comprehensive national strategy for dealing with the past, while stressing the pivotal role played by civil society organisations in Kosovo in this field and their contribution to the preparation of the Transitional Justice Strategy; commends the fact that the first draft of the Law that regulates the work of the new Institute of Crimes Committed during the War in Kosovo includes crimes committed in the period up to 31 December 2000 and related to the war; calls on the Parliament to adopt the law with this proposed timeline and to make it mandatory to document these crimes; encourages the government to overcome inconsistency between laws related to the war and ensure the applicability of this timeline in all cases;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Regrets the fact that the initiatives to involve the Serb community in Kosovo’s political, social and economic structures remain very limited; calls on the
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Regrets the fact that the initiatives to involve the Serb community in Kosovo’s political, social and economic structures remain very limited; calls on
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Regrets the fact that the initiatives to involve the Serb community in Kosovo’s political, social and economic structures remain very limited; reiterates its call to the Kosovar government to considerably step up its efforts, improve the internal dialogue and genuinely engage directly with independent civil society organisations of Kosovo Serbs, in particular in the north, with the aim of building trust, facilitating the daily life of Kosovo Serbs and successfully integrating them; calls on the Government of Kosovo and the representatives of Kosovo Serbs to commit to genuine dialogue in order to increase mutual trust; urges Kosovo authorities to ensure the good quality translation of official documents and laws in Serbian language;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Regrets the fact that the initiatives to involve the Serb community in Kosovo’s political, social and economic structures remain very limited; welcomes, however, the government’s increased dialogue with Kosovo Serbian citizens over the last year; calls on the Government of Kosovo and the representatives of Kosovo Serbs to further commit to genuine dialogue in order to increase mutual trust;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Regrets the fact that the initiatives to involve the Serb community in Kosovo’s political, social and economic structures remain very limited; calls on the Government of Kosovo and the representatives of Kosovo Serbs to commit to genuine dialogue in order to increase mutual trust; calls on Serbia and Kosovo Serb representatives to respect their Dialogue obligations and return to the Kosovo institutions to fulfil their duties, including in the police, judiciary and local administrations and not to further escalate the tensions on the ground;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Regrets the fact that the initiatives to involve the Serb community in Kosovo’s political, social and economic structures remain very limited; reaffirms that reconciliation and the inclusion of the Serb community in Kosovo is essential for ensuring stability to the country and for moving forward in the normalisation of Pristina-Belgrade relations; calls on the Government of Kosovo and the representatives of Kosovo Serbs to commit to genuine dialogue in order to increase mutual trust;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Regrets the fact that the initiatives to involve the Serb community in Kosovo’s political, social and economic structures remain very limited; calls on the Government of Kosovo and the representatives of Kosovo Serbs to commit to genuine dialogue in order to increase mutual trust, overcome intercommunal divisions and promote people to people contact between communities and therefore calls on Kosovo Serbs to return to the institutions;
Amendment 21 #
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Calls on the Kosovar government to act with utmost sensitivity and full respect for the rule of a law, including when it comes to the expropriation of land in Serb-majority north for projects of public interest, providing for a period for public consultation and an opportunity for citizens to oppose it before any expropriation decision becomes final;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Reiterates its full support for the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue; calls on Kosovo and Serbia to engage in this dialogue in good faith and in the spirit of compromise to achieve
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Reiterates its full support for the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue; calls on Kosovo and Serbia to engage in this dialogue in good faith and in the spirit of compromise to achieve a comprehensive, legally binding agreement on the normalisation of their relations
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Reiterates its full support for the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue, Miroslav Lajčák; calls on Kosovo and Serbia to engage in this dialogue in good faith and in the spirit of compromise to achieve a comprehensive, legally binding agreement on the normalisation of their relations, based on mutual recognition, in accordance with international law
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Reiterates its full support for the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue; calls on Kosovo and Serbia to engage in this dialogue in good faith and in the spirit of compromise to achieve a comprehensive, legally binding agreement on the normalisation of their relations, based on mutual recognition, in accordance with international law; calls for the full implementation of all the relevant agreements, including the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb- Majority Municipalities; welcomes the firm commitment of Kosovo’s government to constructively contribute in creating necessary conditions for productive dialogue that will effectively lead to reach a Comprehensive Agreement on the normalisation of Relations with Serbia centred on mutual recognition;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Reiterates its full support for the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue; calls on Kosovo and Serbia to engage in this dialogue in good faith and in the spirit of compromise to achieve a comprehensive, legally binding agreement on the normalisation of their relations, based on
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Reiterates its full support for the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue; calls on Kosovo and Serbia to engage in this dialogue in good faith and in the spirit of compromise to achieve a comprehensive, legally binding agreement on the normalisation of their relations, based on mutual recognition, in accordance with international law; calls for the full implementation of all the relevant agreements by both sides, including the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb-
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Emphasises the urgent need for the EU-led Pristina-Belgrade dialogue process to be intensified with the objective of normalising bilateral relations on the basis of mutual recognition; denounces the continuous pattern of escalatory actions by Serbia and Serbian-sponsored actors, including through illegitimate blockades, violent attacks and the threat of military action, with the objective of forcing concessions and undermining the Republic of Kosovo; regrets that Serbia has resumed the Kosovo de-recognition campaign;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 31 a (new) — having regard to the OSCE Mission in Kosovo’s report on “Protection of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo” published in July 2022;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Reaffirms that mutual recognition between Kosovo and Serbia is essential for ensuring the European future of both countries; calls on Kosovo and Serbia political to avoid inflamatory rethoric and to increase efforts aiming to find mutually acceptable and negotiated solutions in line with EU principles and values;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Welcomes the EU proposal for an interim agreement between Belgrade and Pristina; calls on the two sides to make further steps to reach this interim agreement and proceed to its implementation;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. welcomes the recent European proposal to put the relationship between both parties on a new and sustainable basis as a historic chance that should be seized by both parties;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Is of the opinion that the so-called Euopean (Franco-German) proposal, promoted on the level of and also by the EU, including by Miroslav Lajčák, is a good basis for furthering the normalisation talks between Serbia and Kosovo; urges both to embrace this proposal and put all efforts behind it to finally achieve a sustainable long-term solution;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Takes note of the positive signals to de-escalate tensions by both sides; welcomes the positive step by Prime Minister Kurti to accept the European Union’s proposal for the normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia; takes note of the statements by president Vucic of his intention to accept the European Union’s proposal for the normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23 b. Calls on the EU and US actors to support Kosovo’s authorities, providing expertise, concrete security guarantees and opportunities for socio-economic integration when working towards the implementation of the Association/Community of Serb- Majority Municipalities, which must be in line with the Constitution of Kosovo;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls for the immediate withdrawal of NATO troops from Kosovo, as they constitute a threat both to stability in the region and to a dialogue-based political solution to the conflict;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Welcomes the presence of KFOR and its role in building and maintaining a safe and secure environment and development of a stable and peaceful Kosovo towards Euro-Atlantic integrations; reminds of the importance of the mission for the ongoing development of the Kosovo Security Force through the provision of advice, training and capacity building;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. welcomes the work of the European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) in assisting Kosovo on the rule of law, notably police, justice and customs and in supporting relevant rule of law institutions in Kosovo on their path towards increased effectiveness, sustainability, multi-ethnicity and accountability, free from political interference and in full compliance with international human rights standards and best European practices.
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23 b. Commends the work of the European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) that has been assisting Kosovo authorities in establishing sustainable and independent rule of law institutions;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 32 a (new) — having regard to the Global Corruption Perception Index 2022 published by Transparency International on 31 January 2023,
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24 b. Strongly urges to consider making EULEX first security responder in the north of Kosovo, including policing, as long as the Kosovo police forces is lacking the personnel on the ground in the north; warmly welcomes recent deployments of additional units to strengthen capacities of the EULEX Formed Police Unit (FPU); calls on the EU and Member States to even further increase EULEX’ units on the ground, in particular in the north; commends EULEX’ regularly published monitoring and assessment reports, ensuring transparency about their work, fostering an informed public debate about concrete legal remedies to improve accountability and a more efficient delivery of justice;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 c (new) 23 c. Reiterates its call to improve the quality of the Dialogue process through the participation of women, increased transparency towards the public and meaningful involvement of civil society;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Condemns all actions that endanger stability and jeopardise the reconciliation process, including the recent tensions in
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Condemns all actions that endanger stability and jeopardise the reconciliation process, including the tensions in
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Condemns all actions that endanger stability and jeopardise the reconciliation process, including the tensions in
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Condemns all actions that endanger stability and jeopardise the reconciliation process, including the tensions in
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Is deeply concerned that a potential escalation of violence, including pertaining to the unresolved issues of car licence plates, is still looming and is exacerbated by the institutional and security vacuum; condemns in that context also the burning of Kosovo Serbs’ cars in the north; calls on all sides to work towards a sustainable solution, strongly rejecting any attempts to undermine Kosovo’s territorial sovereignty, integrity and security; reiterates the need for urgent return of Kosovo Serbs to the institutions, including police, judiciary and public administration while encouraging the government to significantly step up efforts for their re-integration;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Highlights that Russia started a hybrid campaign in which it uses its influence in Serbia to try to destabilize, interfere and threaten neighbouring sovereign states like Kosovo, by exploiting and flaring up existing disputes in the north of Kosovo; Condemns the continuation of Russian attempts to exert influence over the Western Balkans, by means of exploiting and stoking cultural, ethnical and religious divisions and destabilizing pro-democratic forces;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Expresses its concern about the emergence of hybrid threats, such as by the presence of the Russian Wagner Group in Serbia; expresses its concern about the recently appeared “Wagner” sign on the wall of a school in a majority- Albanian village in the northern part of Kosovo and other Wagner signs in Kosovska Mitrovica and Zvecan;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Urges Kosovan authorities to investigate the alleged presence of the Russian Wagner Group mercenaries on the border with Serbia; in that respect expresses serious concern about the Russian Wagner Group graffiti, that appeared in public spaces in the northern regions Kosovska Mitrovica and Zvecan;
Amendment 24 #
— having regard to UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities,
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24 b. Expresses its concern about Serbia’s consistent propaganda that Serbs in Kosovo are threatened, who will no longer tolerate Kosovo’s “terror” and that given that KFOR & EULEX “are doing nothing”, Serbia must return its troops to come to their defence;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24 b. Recalls the need to open up Yugoslav secret service (UDBA) and Yugoslav People’s Army secret service (KOS) archives across the region in order to thoroughly research and address communist-era crimes and criminal organisations;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 d (new) 24 d. Calls for the opening and the publication of all wartime archives; reiterates its call, therefore, for the former Yugoslav archives to be opened and, in particular, for access to be granted to the files of the former Yugoslav Secret Service (UDBA) and the Yugoslav People’s Army Secret Service (KOS), and for the files to be returned to the respective governments if they so request;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Calls for the opening and the publication of all wartime archives; reiterates its call, therefore, for the former Yugoslav archives to be opened and, in particular, for access to be granted to the files of the former Yugoslav Secret Service (UDBA) and the Yugoslav People’s Army Secret Service (KOS), and for the files to be returned to the respective governments if they so request;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Welcomes the recent agreements in the framework of the Berlin Process on the Freedom of Movement with Identity Cards, on the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications, and on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications for Doctors of Medicine, Dentists and Architects and calls on all Western Balkan countries to speed up their implementation;
Amendment 245 #
25. Welcomes the recent agreements in the framework of the Berlin Process and their ratification by the Kosovo Assembly;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Reiterates its support for the initiative to establish the Regional Commission for the establishment of facts about war crimes and other gross human rights violations on the territory of the former Yugoslavia (RECOM); highlights the importance of the work carried out by the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and welcomes Kosovo’s active participation; reiterates the need to reach out especially to young people from the northern municipalities and to integrate them in the socio-economic structures of the country;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25 b. Commends cultural and youth initiatives, such as the annual cross- border art festival Mirëdita, Dobar Dan, which promotes cooperation between artists and activists of Kosovo and Serbia; encourages Kosovar and Serbian authorities, including at the local level, to further build upon such positive initiatives and use cultural heritage as means of bringing different communities together; commends in this regard the cooperation between the Municipality and Mayor of Peja/Peć and the Goraždevac community as an inspiring example for peaceful relations between Kosovo Serbs and Albanians;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 c (new) 25 c. Welcomes the continued work of civil society organisations that bring young people, activists, young political leaders, journalists and others together, establishing people to people contacts which will pave the way for long-term reconciliation and better mutual understanding of two societies; encourages both governments of Kosovo and Serbia to invest more in language courses, translation of books, films and other cultural content which would bring closer Serbian and Albanian communities;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas enlargement
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Reiterates the necessity of carrying out structural reforms in order to boost competitiveness and ensure inclusive and sustainable economic growth; welcomes the progress made in tackling the informal economy; notes however that the widespread informal economy, the high prevalence of corruption and the overall weak rule of law, continue to hinder the private sector;
Amendment 251 #
26. Reiterates the necessity of carrying out structural reforms in order to boost competitiveness and ensure inclusive and sustainable economic growth; welcomes the progress made in tackling the informal economy; remains, however, concerned over a large informal sector; calls for ensuring the immediate implementation of newly adopted anti-corruption legislation;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Reiterates the necessity of carrying out structural reforms in order to boost competitiveness and ensure inclusive and sustainable economic growth; welcomes the progress made in tackling the informal economy; calls on Kosovo to further align its market policy with the EU acquis;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Welcomes the progress in areas critical to economic development, such as competitiveness, business environment, SMEs and internal market; notes the progress in reforms that include the general law on inspections, amended law on protection of competition and Consumer Protection Programme 2021- 2025;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Welcomes the fact that in 2022 the Kosovan economy has grown again, GDP grew by 4.51% in the first quarter of the year and 2.14% in the second, a cumulative growth of 3.32% in the first half of the year;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26 b. Welcomes Kosovo’s efforts to boost competitiveness, business environment, SMEs and internal market, by implementing reforms including the law on inspections, amended law on protection of competition, Consumer Protection Programme 2021-2025, Programme for Removing Obstacles to Trade under Articles 34-36 TFEU (2021- 2025), Concept Documents on Copyright and Related Rights, on Industrial Property, on Occupational Safety and Health, Action Plan to implement the 2022-2027 Programme on Occupational Safety and Health;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Expresses concern over the low labour market participation of young people, women and ethnic minorities; welcomes in that regard a recent initiative by the government to provide 1,000 scholarships specifically for women wishing to study in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths) sector; stresses the significance of young people’s participation in the labour market for economic development and the overall social cohesion; encourages Kosovo to prioritise reducing the skills mismatch and to improve the availability and affordability of early childhood education and care
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Expresses concern over the low labour market participation of young people, women and ethnic minorities; calls on Kosovo to provide equal and non- discriminatory state education in minority languages; encourages Kosovo to prioritise reducing the skills mismatch and to improve the availability and affordability of early childhood education and care; reiterates the need to reach out to young people from the Serb majority municipalities and to integrate them in the socio-economic structures of the country;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Reiterates its calls on the Commission to develop a regional strategy to address the persistent youth unemployment and brain drain by tackling the skills mismatch between the education system and the labour market, improving the quality of teaching, and ensuring adequate funding for active labour market measures and vocational training schemes, along with adequate childcare and pre-school education facilities; regrets the lack of progress in improving the quality of education; calls on the relevant actors to include persons belonging to minority groups in the design and implementation of employment measures;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas enlargement
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27 b. Highlights Kosovo’s potential in the area of digitalisation and ICT skills, including its remarkable development of the ICT sector since 1999; notes, in this regard, Kosovo’s young population, which has advanced knowledge in ICT and could therefore become Europe’s next Silicon Valley;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the launch of the education strategy for 2022-2026
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the launch of the education strategy for 2022-2026, which, for the first time, has the use of digital technology to improve services and quality in education as one of its five strategic objectives; calls for its effective implementation; calls for a comprehensive review of all textbooks used in the education system to identify and eliminate any misinformation, derogatory and discriminatory language for ethnic minorities, sexual minorities and women as a crucial step in promoting equality and inclusiveness in education and contribution towards creating a more inclusive and democratic society and encourages government authorities to pursue the initiative started in late 2021 aimed at updating them;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28 a. Emphasises the need for investing in digitalisation as a way of minimising the digital divide and ensuring equal access to the internet, including for the most vulnerable groups and people living in rural areas and outermost-regions; notes the great potential of Kosovo's young population for world class talent and in this regard the potential of digitalisation for the development of Kosovo's economy;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the progress made in digitalising the economy and increasing access to internet; stresses the importance of maintaining high-level of cybersecurity through adequate financing and regulation;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the progress made in digitalising the economy; in particular by increased number of quality services provided by online government platform E-Kosova;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the progress made in digitalising the economy, in particular by increased number of quality services provided by online government platform E-Kosovo;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29 a. Notes the fiscally prudent position regarding the pensions of war veterans and the Pension Savings Trust;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas enlargement is the most effective EU foreign policy instrument, one of the EU’s most successful policies and a geostrategic investment in long-term peace, stability, and security throughout the continent, in particular in the light of the geopolitical context of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and of the growing Russian threat to European security;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30.
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Urges the
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Urges
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Underlines the importance of providing high-quality health services for the improvement of human health and long-term societal and economic development; notes the establishment of Executive Committee for Health aiming to improve the quality of health services in the country; expresses concern over high turnover of ministers of health and its impact on the effectiveness of the Ministry and reforms in the health sector; Urges the government to ensure better access to healthcare services and to speed up its work on the introduction of a universal health coverage scheme;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Welcomes the agreement at the Tirana Summit on reduced roaming costs; in this respect calls on the authorities, private actors and all stakeholders to facilitate reaching the agreed targets to achieve a substantial reduction of roaming charges for data on 1 October 2023 and further reductions leading to prices close to the domestic prices by 2027;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Welcomes the agreement at the Tirana Summit on reduced roaming costs
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Regrets the
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Regrets the limited progress made on consumer policy; calls on Kosovo to pursue further alignment with the EU acquis on consumer protection and to step up its efforts in raising awareness of consumer rights in order to empower consumers and increase their trust in public authorities, enhance competition and speed up the economic recovery;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33 a. Welcomes the exceptional export performance; notes, however, a rise in imports which contributed to a nearly unchanged trade deficit; regrets the unilateral introduction of export restrictions on some agricultural products without justification and compliance with the procedures set out in the SAA; calls on the government to lift the remaining unjustified restrictive measures;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33 a. Urges the Government of Kosovo to further develop a favourable business environment and to attract foreign direct investment, in particular outside the capital;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas its effectiveness has considerably decreased over the last years due to a failure from the EU side to live up to its promises, as well as due to a lack of genuine political will to advance fundamental reforms by some of the political leaders of the enlargement countries;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 b (new) 33 b. Encourages Kosovo to effect transition in the agricultural sector in order to increase local food production and reduce imports of basic food items; calls the government to ensure more transparent and comprehensive agriculture financing, as well as support of agri-exporters in establishing its presence on foreign markets;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34.
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34.
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34 a. Calls on increased transparency and stricter parliamentary scrutiny of the funds allocated to the various programmes in Kosovo; expresses particular concern about the funds earmarked for democracy and governance, as well as those allocated for the rule of law and fundamental rights, especially in view of the limited progress made in these areas and the high rates of corruption;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the importance of taking action to address the climate and environment emergency by reducing fossil fuel dependency; urges the
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the importance of taking action to address the climate and environment emergency by reducing fossil fuel dependency; urges
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the importance of taking action to address the climate and
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the importance of taking action to address the climate and environment emergency by reducing fossil fuel dependency; urges the government to implement the climate change strategy and the associated action plan; welcomes the fact that Kosovo has finalized the Climate Change Law and will approve this law in 2023, opening the road for the National Energy and Climate Plan and the revision of the Climate Change Strategy to a Strategy on Climate Change Adaptation;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the importance of taking action to address the climate and environment emergency by reducing fossil fuel dependency; urges the government to implement the climate change strategy and the associated action plan as the progress in these areas as well as alignment with the EU standards has remained low;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas all countries aspiring to become a Member State will be judged on their own progress and merits in terms of fulfilment, implementation and complying with the set of criteria and common European values;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Welcomes the Commission’s energy support package to help the Western Balkans overcome the energy crisis – primarily created by the EU’s own decisions; calls on the Kosovar authorities to make the best use of this assistance in order to build a resilient and environmentally friendly energy system;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Welcomes the Commission’s energy support package to help the Western Balkans overcome the energy crisis; calls on
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Welcomes the Commission’s energy support package of €1 billion in EU grants to help the Western Balkans overcome the energy crisis
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38 a. Welcomes the EU’s financial assistance to Kosovo, in particular infrastructure related loans and grants available through Economic and Investment Plan in the Western Balkans, that include Priština - Merdare section of the “Peace Highway” and the preparation for new investments in water supply and wastewater treatment;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Regrets the fact that Kosovo has failed to adopt the long-announced energy strategy for 2022-2030, and calls for the immediate adoption and implementation of
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37.
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Regrets the fact that Kosovo has failed to adopt the long-announced energy strategy for 2022-2030, and calls for the immediate adoption and implementation of both this strategy and the law on renewable energy sources; welcomes the adoption of a roadmap for the implementation of the 2013 and 2015 energy agreements regarding the supply of electricity in four Serb-majority municipalities in the north of Kosovo putting an end to unfair practices and giving a legal and transparent framework for the supply of electricity in the region;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37 a. Calls on Kosovo to respect the Energy Community law and to align its legislation with the EU Directives on large combustion plants and industrial emissions; reiterates its call for liberalization of the retail electricity market in line with the Third Energy Package;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 b (new) 37 b. Urges the government to minimise the impact on biodiversity by stopping hydropower development in protected areas, in particular in the two national parks Sharr Mountain/Šar planina National Park and Bjeshkët e Nemuna/Prokletije National Park; underlines the need to improve environmental impact assessments, strategic environmental assessments including public participation and transparency of procedures across eco- sensitive sectors and to boost the prosecution of environmental crimes;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) — having regard to the Sofia Declaration of the EU-Western Balkans summit of 17 May 2018,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. whereas the new enlargement momentum sparked by the EU membership application of Eastern partnership countries has prompted the EU to accelerate the long-overdue deliveries to the Western Balkans by making decisions on starting of accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania, and granting of the candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 c (new) 37 c. Encourages Kosovo to exclude hydropower as an option towards energy sustainability policies due to its water stress situation it faces;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Calls for urgent action to tackle air pollution and soil and water contamination; urges Kosovo to comply with emission ceilings and increase environmental mainstreaming in different sectoral policies; welcomes efforts made by Kosovo in this regard, most notably by adoption and implementation of the Law No. 08/L- 025 on protection of air from pollution;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Calls for urgent action to tackle air pollution and soil and water contamination and management; urges Kosovo to comply with emission ceilings established under its National Emission Reduction Plan (NERP) and increase environmental mainstreaming in different sectoral policies;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Regrets the inadequate and dilatory response to Kosovo’s growing waste management issues; reiterates the need for improvement in waste management legislation and implementation along the circular economy path, including the establishment of the extended producer responsibility system;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Regrets the inadequate response to Kosovo’s growing waste management issues and calls for an immediate action in this regard;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the President of the European Council, the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission / High
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the future of the Western Balkans lies in the European Union; whereas the EU must deliver on promises and fulfil the European aspirations of the people of the Western Balkans; whereas any further delay as regards enlargement undermines the EU credibility in the region;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the future of the Western Balkans lies in the European Union if the people of the Western Balkans choose to join the Union and their states meet the standards required to do so;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas past developments, in particular the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, have shown that non- enlargement has a massive strategic cost and can undermine security and stability on our continent;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the EU’s lack of credibility over the past few years in its enlargement policy has created a breeding ground for malign third actors in the Western Balkans region, in particular Russia and China;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the EU made a promise 20 years ago in Thessaloniki, but also more recently in the Tirana Summit the EU gave full commitment to EU membership for WB6 and called for an accelerated accession process;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B b. whereas some of the countries in the Western Balkan region display a great potential for destabilisation, thus further threatening the security and stability on the continent; whereas exploitation of this potential by third countries is already ongoing in many enlargement countries; whereas stability, security and democratic resilience of the Western Balkans are inextricably linked to the EU’s own security, stability and democratic resilience;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) B c. whereas the political leaders in all Member States, as well as in the enlargement countries need to prove their genuine commitment to enlargement with concrete steps and progress, in order to reenergise the whole process, ensuring its continuity, consistency, credibility and impact;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) — having regard to the Sofia declaration of the EU-Western Balkans summit of 17 May 2019 and the Sofia Declaration, annexed thereto,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the EU is the largest provider of financial support to Kosovo, notably from the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance, having provided over 1.2 billion euro since its inception in 2007;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the EU is the largest provider of financial support to Kosovo
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the European Union is Kosovo’s biggest trading partner;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) C b. whereas the EU is Kosovo’s biggest donor, trading partner and investor;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas Kosovo ranked at number 84 in the Transparency International Global Corruption Perceptions Index with a score of 41, ahead of many of its regional counterparts; whereas it has witnessed a sharp increase from 2019, marking positive steps in the fight against corruption.
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) C b. whereas five Members states do not recognize the independence of the region of the Kosovo ;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. Aa. whereas five EU Member States do not recognise Kosovo’s self- proclaimed independence
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Amendment 5 #
— having regard to the Zagreb Declaration adopted at the EU-Western Balkans summit of 6 May 2020,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 52 #
1.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes Kosovo’s application for EU membership, which reflects continued the pro-
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes Kosovo’s application for EU membership, which reflects the pro- European orientation of its citizens, a
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes Kosovo’s application for EU membership, which reflects the pro- European orientation of its citizens and a clear geopolitical strategic choice; calls on the Member States to invite the European Commission to present the questionnaire in order to asses Kosovo’s readiness for candidate status.
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes Kosovo’s application for EU membership, which reflects the pro- European orientation of its citizens and a clear geopolitical strategic choice; calls the Member States to invite the European Commission to present the questionnaire in order to asses Kosovo’s readiness for Candidate status;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes Kosovo’s application for EU membership, which reflects overwhelming consensus among its political parties, the pro-
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes Kosovo’s application for EU membership, which reflects the pro- European orientation of its citizens and a clear geopolitical strategic choice; calls on European institutions to be committed and consistent in providing institutional support for reforms that will improve the daily lives of Kosovo citizens.
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Welcomes the declarations of support for Kosovo’s application for EU membership received by governmental representatives from Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands and Sweden;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) — having regard to the Zagreb Declaration of the EU-Western Balkans summit on 6 May 2020,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Notes that by the end of the third quarter of 2022 Kosovo has implemented 40% of reforms, or 135 out of 341; notes that an additional 22% of reforms, or 77, were under implementation;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the long-awaited agreement on granting visa liberalisation to the citizens of Kosovo, at the latest on 1 January 2024;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the long-awaited agreement on granting visa liberalisation to the citizens of Kosovo to enter into force no later than 1 January 2024; urges the Commission and Council to avoid any further delays;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the long-awaited agreement on granting visa liberalisation to the citizens of Kosovo, and urges the smooth and fast implementation of the agreement;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the long-awaited agreement on granting visa liberalisation to
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. expresses its unequivocal support for Kosovo’s application for membership of the Council of Europe and calls on all the EU Member States to support its invitation, as well as its invitations to join other international organisations; highlights that this would constitute another step towards the recognition of Kosovo's irreversible independence and sovereignty by other countries;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 b (new) — having regard to the Zagreb Declaration adopted at the EU-Western Balkans Summit on 6 May 2020,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Urges the five Member States that have not yet recognised Kosovo as a sovereign state to do so without further delay; welcomes the fact that Israel has recognized Kosovo on 4 September 2020; regrets that despite the fact that the Republic of Korea has recognized Kosovo as an independent state, it has not yet established diplomatic relations with Kosovo;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Urges the Member States, notably Spain, Slovakia, Cyprus, Romania, and Greece, that have not yet recognised Kosovo as a sovereign state to do so
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Urges the Member States that have not yet recognised Kosovo as a sovereign state to do so and calls on them to keep a constructive approach as regards Kosovo's application for membership;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Urges the Member States that have not yet recognised Kosovo as a sovereign state to do so; stresses its concern that Member States are using institutional tools to block or hinder integration progress in the region, including Kosovo;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 c (new) — having regard to the 8th Berlin Process Summit of 5 July 2021,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Urges the Member States that have not yet recognised Kosovo as a sovereign state to do so as part of the EU path of Kosovo based on progress in the normalisation of relations with Serbia;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Urges the Member States that have not yet recognised Kosovo as a sovereign state to do so; recalls its position that the independence of the Republic of Kosovo is irreversible;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. 3a. Recalls that five Member States do not recognise Kosovo’s self- proclaimed independence and calls for this position to be respected and taken into account in the Commission’s and the EEAS’s policy on Kosovo;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. calls on Member States not to vote against the admission of Kosovo to several European and international organisations, such as the Council of Europe;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes note of the period of political stability following the 2021 elections
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes note of the period of political stability following the 2021 elections
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Notes that Kosovo is fully committed to making progress in negotiations with Serbia on resolving outstanding issues for mutual benefit;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Commends Kosovo’s ongoing alignment with the EU’s foreign and security policy, in particular its strong condemnation of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its implementation of the EU’s restrictive measures against Russia and Belarus; commends the demonstrated commitment of the government of Kosovo to offer shelter to refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan and to host a specific program for the journalists of these countries;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 b (new) — having regard to the Brdo Declaration of the EU-Western Balkans summit of 6 October 2021
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Commends Kosovo’s ongoing alignment with the EU’s foreign and security policy, in particular its strong condemnation of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its implementation of the EU’s restrictive measures against Russia and Belarus, confirming its clear geostrategic orientation, firmly anchoring the country in the European and transatlantic alliance as reliable and valuable partner;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Welcomes Kosovo's readiness to host Ukrainian refugees and the adoption of measures to support them; welcomes the implementation of the "Journalists in Residence" programme that enables Ukrainian journalists to live and work in Kosovo;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Commends Kosovo for suspending its visa regime for Ukraine citizens and the readiness to host Ukrainian and Afghan refugees fleeing the war and to host a specific program for the journalists of these countries;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its support for Kosovo’s application for membership of the Council of Europe and the country’s plan to join the NATO Partnership for Peace programme, based on progress in the normalisation of relations with Serbia;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its support for Kosovo’s application for membership of the Council of Europe and the country’s plan to join the NATO Partnership for Peace programme; calls on the EU Member States to support Kosovo's applications to other international organisations, and to promote the full inclusion of Kosovo in the international community;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its full support for Kosovo’s application for membership of the Council of Europe
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