European Parliament 2019-2024

Committee on Foreign Affairs

2019/2171(INI)

15.2.2021

AMENDMENTS 1 - 406

Draft report Paulo Rangel (PE647.075v01-00)

on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina (2019/2171(INI))

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PE648.334v02-00 2/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the first meeting of the EU-BiH Stabilization and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) held on 5-6 November 2015, the third meeting of the EU-BiH Stabilization and Association Council held on 13 July2018 and the fourth meeting of the EU-BiH Stabilization and Association Committee held on 7 November 2019,

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Amendment 2 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,

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Amendment 3 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the document entitled ‘Joint socio-economic reforms for the period 2019-2022’ which were adopted

AM\1224845EN.docx 3/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN by the entity governments on 10 October 2019 and Council of Ministers’ document of 30 January 2020 entitled ‘Socio- economic reforms in BiH for the period 2020-2022’,

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Amendment 4 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Energy Community Treaty of 2006 which creates an internal market in electricity and natural gas bringing together the Member States of the European Union (EU) and the Western Balkans,

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Amendment 5 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Transport Community Treaty of 2017 which aims to create a Transport Community in the field of road, rail, inland waterway and maritime transport as well as the development of the transport network between the European Union and the South East European Parties,

Or. en

PE648.334v02-00 4/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 6 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 3 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the agreement on the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) and Common Regional Market 2021-2024 action plan,

Or. en

Amendment 7 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Citation 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Commission deleted communication of 5 February 2020 entitled ‘Enhancing the accession process – A credible EU perspective for the Western Balkans’ (COM(2020)0057),

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Amendment 8 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Citation 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Commission deleted communication of 29 May 2019 entitled ‘2019 Communication on EU

AM\1224845EN.docx 5/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Enlargement Policy’ (COM(2019)0260), accompanied by the Commission Staff Working Document entitled ‘Commission Opinion on BiH’s application for membership of the EU’ (COM(2019)0261) and the Analytical Report (SWD(2019)0222),

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Amendment 9 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Citation 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Commission deleted communication of 6 October 2020 entitled ‘2020 Communication on EU Enlargement Policy’ (COM(2020)0660), accompanied by the Commission Staff Working Document entitled ‘Bosnia and Herzegovina 2020 Report’ (SWD(2020)0350),

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Amendment 10 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, adopted by the UNESCO General Conference at its 33rd session 1 on 20 October 2005,

Or. en

PE648.334v02-00 6/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 11 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its resolution of 17 December 2020 on the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Minority SafePack – one million signatures for diversity in Europe’,

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Amendment 12 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, adopted on 25 February 1991,

Or. en

Amendment 13 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Citation 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Commission deleted communication of 6 October 2020 entitled ‘Economic and Investment plan for the Western Balkans’ (COM(2020)0641),

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Amendment 14 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to Council conclusions of 25 January 2021 on Climate and Energy Diplomacy – Delivering on the external dimension of the European Green Deal,

Or. en

Amendment 15 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Citation 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to Council conclusions of 20 January 2020 on Climate Diplomacy,

Or. en

Amendment 16 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Citation 7 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to European Council meeting conclusions of 10 and 11 December 2020 on climate,

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Amendment 17 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Citation 7 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to working document of the European External Action Service of 6 November 2020 titled ‘Climate Change and Defence Roadmap’,

Or. en

Amendment 18 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Citation 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Zagreb - having regard to the Zagreb Declaration of 6 May 2020, Declaration, adopted during the EU- Western Balkans Zagreb Summit of 6 May 2020,

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Amendment 19 Željana Zovko, Lukas Mandl, Andrea Bocskor, Kinga Gál, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak, Tomislav Sokol, Javier Zarzalejos, Milan Zver, Jeroen Lenaers

Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Council conclusions on enhancing cooperation

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Amendment 20 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the regional cooperation initiatives in Southeast Europe and pan-European initiatives, such as the South-East Europe Cooperation Process, Brdo-Brijuni Process, the Central European Initiative, the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Energy Community Treaty, Erasmus+, the EU Strategies for the Danube Region and for the Adriatic-Ionian Region, the Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI), RECOM, the Regional Network for Accession (RENA), the Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA), the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), the Transport Community Treaty, the Western Balkans Fund and the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA),

Or. en

Amendment 21 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new)

PE648.334v02-00 10/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Expert Report on Rule of Law issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina of 5 December 2019,

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Amendment 22 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Opinion on the Constitutional Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Powers of the High Representative adopted by the Venice Commission at its 62nd plenary session (Venice, 11-12 March 2005), and subsequent recommendations of the Venice Commission regarding constitutional matters in Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Or. en

Amendment 23 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 10 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the European Charter of Local Self-Government which commits Bosnia and Herzegovina to guarantee the political, administrative and financial independence of local

AM\1224845EN.docx 11/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN authorities, including that local authorities are to be elected in universal suffrage without discrimination of citizens on any grounds,

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Amendment 24 Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the final report of 25 January 2019 by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 7 October 2018 general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina,

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Amendment 25 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Declaration of 5 July 2009 of Western Balkans partners on Roma Integration within the EU Enlargement Process, known as the Poznan Declaration,

Or. en

PE648.334v02-00 12/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 26 Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Citation 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the OSCE publication of 26 October 2020 titled ‘Two Schools under One Roof: The Most Visible Example of Discrimination in Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina’,

Or. en

Amendment 27 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Citation 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to UN Security - having regard to that the number Council Resolution 2549 (2020) of 5 of unregistered firearms in civilian illegal November 2020 renewing the mandate of possession in the Western Balkans is operation Althea, thought to be around 3.8 million and large quantities of ammunition and military explosive devices such as but not limited to hang grenades, antipersonnel- as well as anti-tank mines,

Or. en

Amendment 28 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Resolution on

AM\1224845EN.docx 13/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 12 June 2019,

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Amendment 29 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Citation 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its resolution of 9 - having regard to the fact that the July 2015 on the Srebrenica hostilities in the Western Balkans are not Commemoration1 , over and that there is no stabile Peace established, merely a standstill in hostilities, ______1 OJ C 265, 11.8.2017, p. 142.

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Amendment 30 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Citation 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its resolution of 9 - having regard to its resolution of 9 July 2015 on the Srebrenica July 2015 on the Srebrenica Commemoration1 , Commemoration1, of 15 January 2009 on Srebrenica and of 7 July 2005 on the Western Balkans 10 years after Srebrenica, ______1 OJ C 265, 11.8.2017, p. 142. 1 OJ C 265, 11.8.2017, p. 142.

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Amendment 31 Željana Zovko, Andrey Kovatchev, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its resolution of 2 April 2009 on European conscience and totalitarianism,

Or. en

Amendment 32 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Resolution of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe of 12 November 2020 establishing the enlarged partial agreement on the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe and the EU’s continued engagement with the Council of Europe in promoting other tools and initiatives that foster education for democratic citizenship and human rights education, inter alia in the context of the Council of Europe partial agreement aiming to establish the Observatory on history teaching in Europe, encouraging Bosnia and Herzegovina to join the agreement,

Or. en

AM\1224845EN.docx 15/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 33 Željana Zovko, Andrey Kovatchev, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Citation 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its resolution of 19 September 2019 on the importance of European remembrance for the future of Europe,

Or. en

Amendment 34 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Council Conclusions on EU priorities for cooperation with the Council of Europe 2020-2022 confirming the EU continued cooperation with the Council of Europe to support countries in carrying out essential reforms and training, regarding justice, the fight against corruption, the promotion of human rights, and the role of free and independent media and civil society,

Or. en

Amendment 35 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new)

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- having regard to the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament – Western Balkans Speakers’ Summit of 28 January 2020,

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Amendment 36 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its resolution of 13 November 2018 on minimum standards for minorities in the EU,

Or. en

Amendment 37 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Citation 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its resolution of 11 September 2013 on endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union,

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Amendment 38 Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz

AM\1224845EN.docx 17/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the European Commission Communication " A Union of Equality: EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation"{COM(2020) 620 final},

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Amendment 39 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard the Joint Statement of 21 December 2020 by High Representative Josep Borrell and Commissioner Oliver Várhelyi on the holding of local elections in Mostar,

Or. en

Amendment 40 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the reports: Strengthening Resilience in the Western Balkans: Mapping Assistance for SALW Control, Small Arms Survey, September 2018; and UNODC (2020), Global Study on Firearms Trafficking,

Or. en

PE648.334v02-00 18/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 41 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the decision of the UNSC on the creation of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”), which performs a number of essential functions previously carried out by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (“ICTY”), its reports, achievements and recommendations,

Or. en

Amendment 42 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Report of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia of 1 July 2017,

Or. en

Amendment 43 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Citation 18 b (new)

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- having regard to the Progress Report of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals of 19 May 2020,

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Amendment 44 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Citation 18 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the 58th Report of the High Representative (HR) for Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Or. en

Amendment 45 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas the Stabilisation and A. whereas Bosnia and Herzegovina is Association Process and Bosnia and not suited to becoming a member of the Herzegovina’s EU membership EU; application represent the country’s strategic choice towards European integration;

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PE648.334v02-00 20/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 46 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas the Stabilisation and A. whereas the Stabilisation and Association Process and Bosnia and Association Process and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU membership application Herzegovina’s EU membership application represent the country’s strategic choice do not constitute a last resort for the towards European integration; country's accession process;

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Amendment 47 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas the Stabilisation and A. whereas the Stabilisation and Association Process and Bosnia and Association Process and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU membership application Herzegovina’s EU membership application represent the country’s strategic choice represent the country’s strategic choice towards European integration; towards European integration, which must translate into tangible results on the ground;

Or. en

Amendment 48 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Aa. whereas efforts to move to the second stage of the SAA shall be

AM\1224845EN.docx 21/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN enhanced on all sides;

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Amendment 49 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas Parliament is a strong deleted supporter of BiH’s European integration;

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Amendment 50 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas Parliament is a strong B. whereas only the Member States supporter of BiH’s European integration; can decide whether BiH can join the EU and the decision must be unanimous; whereas in France this decision must be put to a referendum; whereas the option introduced in the 2008 constitutional reform making it possible to hand the decision over to Parliament without a referendum is an assault on democracy;

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Amendment 51 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new)

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Ba. –whereas Parliament considers the progress in European and Euro-Atlantic integration the only correct and possible path for BiH, and at the same time a guarantor of country’s security, stability and economic prosperity;

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Amendment 52 Susanna Ceccardi

Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ba. whereas in recent years NATO has decided on several occasions to relaunch the Membership Action Plan (Map) for BiH, namely the reform programme that Sarajevo needs to implement in order to join the Atlantic alliance, which has been at a standstill for some time;

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Amendment 53 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas the implementation of C. whereas the implementation of meaningful reforms that improve citizens’ meaningful reforms, created in accordance lives and facilitate EU accession require with the country's Constitution, that the engagement of all BiH political leaders, improve citizens’ lives and facilitate EU authorities, institutions and office holders; accession require the engagement of all BiH political leaders, authorities, institutions and office holders, but most

AM\1224845EN.docx 23/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN importantly of all from the citizens in both parts of BiH;

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Amendment 54 Cornelia Ernst, Romeo Franz, Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas the implementation of C. whereas the implementation of meaningful reforms that improve citizens’ meaningful reforms that improve the lives lives and facilitate EU accession require of people in BiH and facilitate EU the engagement of all BiH political leaders, accession require the engagement of all authorities, institutions and office holders; BiH political leaders, authorities, institutions and office holders;

Or. en

Amendment 55 Assita Kanko

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas a clear distribution of D. whereas a domestically tailor-made responsibilities and enhanced cooperation distribution of responsibilities and between different levels of government is enhanced cooperation between different essential; levels of government is essential;

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Amendment 56 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Recital D

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D. whereas a clear distribution of D. whereas a clear distribution of responsibilities and enhanced cooperation responsibilities and enhanced cooperation between different levels of government is between different levels of both essential; governments are essential;

Or. en

Amendment 57 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas a clear distribution of D. whereas a clear distribution of responsibilities and enhanced cooperation responsibilities and enhanced cooperation between different levels of government is in good faith between different levels of essential; government is essential;

Or. en

Amendment 58 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E. whereas BiH’s progress on the deleted path to EU accession depends on the implementation of the 14 key priorities in the Commission’s Opinion on BiH’s EU membership application;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 25/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 59 Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz

Motion for a resolution Recital F

Motion for a resolution Amendment

F. whereas the country continues to F. whereas the country continues to face numerous challenges related to the face numerous challenges related to the rule of law, governance, accountability, rule of law, governance, accountability, freedom of expression and media freedom, fight against corruption and organised and a functioning market economy; crime, freedom of expression and media freedom, and a functioning market economy;

Or. en

Amendment 60 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Recital F

Motion for a resolution Amendment

F. whereas the country continues to F. whereas the country continues to face numerous challenges related to the face numerous challenges related to the rule of law, governance, accountability, rule of law, human rights, fundamental freedom of expression and media freedom, freedoms, governance, accountability, and a functioning market economy; freedom of expression and media freedom, and a functioning market economy;

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Amendment 61 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Recital F

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F. whereas the country continues to F. whereas both entities continues to face numerous challenges related to the face numerous grave problems related to rule of law, governance, accountability, the rule of law, governance, accountability, freedom of expression and media freedom, immigration management, freedom of and a functioning market economy; expression and media freedom, and a functioning market economy;

Or. en

Amendment 62 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Fa. whereas the credibility of the enlargement process is based on unequivocal results in key areas of rule of law and judicial reform, the fight against corruption and organized crime, security, fundamental rights, democratic institutions, public administration reform, as well as economic development and competitiveness.

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Amendment 63 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Fa. whereas culture and cultural heritage help strengthen one’s identity and promote social cohesion, stability and understanding in society; whereas cultural heritage is a value in its own

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Amendment 64 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Fa. whereas the country's first pride event was held on 9 September 2019 in the capital Sarajevo;

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Amendment 65 Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas BiH is a migrant transit G. whereas Bosnian authorities have route, and reception capacities remain done little to address the unfolding insufficient for hosting migrants and humanitarian emergency which developed asylum seekers present in the country; in the winter 2020/2021; whereas the failure by Bosnian authorities to ensure humane treatment for migrants and asylum seekers in northwest Bosnia is a persistent issue;

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Amendment 66 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison, Susanna Ceccardi

Motion for a resolution Recital G

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G. whereas BiH is a migrant transit G. whereas BiH is a transit route for route, and reception capacities remain mass volumes of predominantly illegal insufficient for hosting migrants and immigrants that has illegally entered BiH asylum seekers present in the country; and the EU and its Member States continue to face the threat of uncontrolled and illegal immigration;

Or. en

Amendment 67 Milan Uhrík

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas BiH is a migrant transit deleted route, and reception capacities remain insufficient for hosting migrants and asylum seekers present in the country;

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Amendment 68 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas BiH is a migrant transit G. whereas, since the beginning of route, and reception capacities remain 2018, close to 70,000 refugees and insufficient for hosting migrants and migrants arrived to Bosnia and asylum seekers present in the country; Herzegovina via the Western Balkans migration route; whereas, according to the UN, around 8,000 refugees and migrants are currently present in the country; whereas nearly 2,000 persons are currently sleeping outside in freezing

AM\1224845EN.docx 29/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN temperatures; whereas reception conditions and capacities remain insufficient for a dignified reception of migrants and asylum seekers present in the country; whereas existing camps, such as the Lipa Emergency Tent Camp, which housed about 1,400 migrants and has been destroyed by a fire on 24 December 2020, do not provide adequate and dignified shelter and reception especially during the cold months;, whereas, the authorities refuse to open the fully equipped EU-funded Bira Reception Centre, located at 20km from Lipa; acknowledging that one of the causes of the current situation is the practice of illegal pushbacks by EU Member States; stresses that migrants at the destroyed camp are forced to resort to makeshift efforts, such as lighting fires inside the remaining tents to keep warm, raising the risk of another catastrophe;

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Amendment 69 Cornelia Ernst, Romeo Franz, Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas BiH is a migrant transit G. whereas, as a consequence of the route, and reception capacities remain closure of the Western Balkan route and insufficient for hosting migrants and the Hungarian border, asylum-seekers asylum seekers present in the country; seeking safety in the EU started to transit via BiH; whereas this creates challenges to the country in light of its difficult socio- economic situation; whereas reception capacities remain insufficient for hosting migrants and asylum seekers present in the country;

Or. en

PE648.334v02-00 30/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 70 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas BiH is a migrant transit G. whereas BiH is a migrant transit route, and reception capacities remain route, and reception capacities remain insufficient for hosting migrants and insufficient for hosting migrants and asylum seekers present in the country; asylum seekers present in the country, despite the availability of EU funded and ready-made solutions;

Or. en

Amendment 71 Željana Zovko, Lukas Mandl, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak, Tomislav Sokol, Javier Zarzalejos, Milan Zver, Jeroen Lenaers, Andrey Kovatchev

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas BiH is a migrant transit G. whereas BiH is a migrant transit route, and reception capacities remain route, and integrated border management insufficient for hosting migrants and as well as reception capacities for migrants asylum seekers present in the country; and asylum seekers present in the country remain insufficient;

Or. en

Amendment 72 Anna Bonfrisco, Susanna Ceccardi, Harald Vilimsky

Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new)

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Ga. whereas the current migration situation in BiH is a consequence of the mismanagement of the European migration crisis, which has affected Europe for the past decade;

Or. en

Amendment 73 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ga. - whereas additional efforts to control migratory movements are a key precondition for maintaining social stability; whereas BiH’s longest land border is with the Republic of Croatia, an EU Member State;

Or. en

Amendment 74 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ga. whereas serious human rights concerns remain over the rights of people in transit in BiH;

Or. en

PE648.334v02-00 32/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 75 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Gb. whereas the EU approach to the external dimension of migration has led the EU to cooperate with BiH in the field of border control and migration management; whereas the externalisation of EU border management and migration control is of serious concern in light of violations of human rights standards; whereas it is the EU's duty to conduct a humane border procedure and migration approach that aims at protecting the fundamental rights of persons in need of international protection in countries of transit such as BiH;

Or. en

Amendment 76 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Recital G c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Gc. whereas BiH is a safe country in terms of immigration terminology in international-law;

Or. en

Amendment 77 Cornelia Ernst, Romeo Franz, Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

AM\1224845EN.docx 33/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital G c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Gc. whereas BiH has received directly or indirectly over €88 million since 2018 to assist migrants and asylum seekers; whereas despite this a number of international organisations have repeatedly denounced the inadequate conditions for migrants and asylum seekers in BiH both within and outside camps;

Or. en

Amendment 78 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

H. whereas the EU is Bosnia and H. whereas the EU is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s biggest trading partner and Herzegovina’s biggest trading partner, the largest provider of financial assistance; accounting for 72.3% of export from BiH and 61% imports from EU in 2019, reaching a volume of trade of 10.34 billion euro, and the largest provider of financial assistance;

Or. en

Amendment 79 David McAllister

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

H. whereas the EU is Bosnia and H. whereas the EU is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s biggest trading partner and Herzegovina’s biggest trading partner and

PE648.334v02-00 34/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN the largest provider of financial assistance; by far the most significant provider of financial assistance, which makes a profound difference in the country;

Or. en

Amendment 80 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

H. whereas the EU is Bosnia and H. whereas the Member States of the Herzegovina’s biggest trading partner and EU is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s biggest the largest provider of financial assistance; trading partner as well as the most significant provider of financial assistance;

Or. en

Amendment 81 Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

H. whereas the EU is Bosnia and H. Whereas the EU is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s biggest trading partner and Herzegovina´s biggest trading partner and the largest provider of financial assistance; by far the most significant provider of financial assistance;

Or. en

Amendment 82 Susanna Ceccardi, Harald Vilimsky, Anna Bonfrisco, Thierry Mariani

Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new)

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Ha. whereas President Erdogan, on a recent visit to Bosnia, stated that Turkey could not afford to observe developments in the region from afar, thus confirming Ankara’s interest in the Balkan area;

Or. it

Amendment 83 Susanna Ceccardi, Anna Bonfrisco

Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ha. whereas China has a strong presence in the Balkans, especially in the energy sector; whereas Beijing is financing the expansion of coal-fired power stations in Bosnia, which is why the Bosnian Government recently approved a state guarantee for a EUR 614 million bank loan from China, precisely in order to upgrade the Tuzla power station; whereas at the same time, China is also supporting the reconstruction of the Stanari thermal power plant in northern BiH;

Or. it

Amendment 84 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic I. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic aggravated BiH’s socio-economic aggravated BiH’s socio-economic

PE648.334v02-00 36/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN situation; whereas the EU has mobilised situation; whereas the EU-Member States EUR 80.5 million to assist BiH in tackling has mobilised EUR 80.5 million, to be COVID-19 and its post-pandemic administered by EU staff, to assist BiH in recovery, and up to EUR 250 million in tackling COVID-19 and its post-pandemic macro-financial assistance; whereas the recovery, and up to EUR 250 million in Economic and Investment Plan for the macro-financial assistance; Western Balkans will facilitate a long- term recovery;

Or. en

Amendment 85 David McAllister

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic I. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic aggravated BiH’s socio-economic aggravated BiH’s socio-economic situation; whereas the EU has mobilised situation; whereas the EU has mobilised EUR 80.5 million to assist BiH in tackling EUR 80.5 million to assist BiH in tackling COVID-19 and its post-pandemic COVID-19 and its post-pandemic recovery, and up to EUR 250 million in recovery, and up to EUR 250 million in macro-financial assistance; whereas the macro-financial assistance; whereas the Economic and Investment Plan for the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans will facilitate a long-term Western Balkans will facilitate a long-term recovery; recovery; that presents an important basis for the country to recover from the consequences of the pandemic;

Or. en

Amendment 86 Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic I. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic aggravated BiH’s socio-economic aggravated BiH’s socio-economic situation; whereas the EU has mobilised situation; whereas the EU has mobilised

AM\1224845EN.docx 37/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN EUR 80.5 million to assist BiH in tackling EUR 80.5 million to assist BiH in tackling COVID-19 and its post-pandemic COVID-19 and its post-pandemic recovery, and up to EUR 250 million in recovery, and up to EUR 250 million in macro-financial assistance; whereas the macro-financial assistance; whereas the Economic and Investment Plan for the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans will facilitate a long-term Western Balkans will facilitate a long-term recovery; recovery, that presents an important basis for the country to recover from the consequences of the pandemic;

Or. en

Amendment 87 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ia. whereas the attraction of working in a EU-Member State or other more developed nation has created a detrimental loss of both highly to medium skilled individuals in BiH, and this is to the general detriment of the development of BiH; whereas currently it is estimated that 11 million immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe, or ten percent of their population, currently reside in Western Europe a number that has substantially risen in the last 20 years; whereas according to the World Economic Forum BiH is one of the worse affected nations in terms of the loss of skilled professionals with a score of 1.76 on a scale of 1= all talented people leaving the country to, 7=all talented people staying in the country; whereas this is reinforced with the Gallup survey estimating the potential net gains or losses to a country’s adult population, showing that the total loss of population, due to immigration, from both entities in BiH has the potential to be 32% of the total population;

PE648.334v02-00 38/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Or. en

Amendment 88 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ia. whereas the persistent challenges in the reconciliation process should be addressed more vigorously;

Or. en

Amendment 89 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

-1. Reiterates its strong support for the European integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina and calls on the European Council to continue supporting its European perspective;

Or. en

Amendment 90 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

-1a. Highlights the strong support for European integration among population in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

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Amendment 91 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

-1b. Welcomes the steps taken by Bosnia and Herzegovina in addressing some key aspects of the Commission's Opinion and its continued implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, including progress made concerning the joint parliamentary committee as well as the political agreement allowing for the local elections in Mostar to take place in December 2020;

Or. en

Amendment 92 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Recalls that the path towards the 1. Calls on EU Member States to EU depends on sustainable peace and start a new debate on the need and use of genuine reconciliation warranting the EU enlargement, the debate shall also democratic and multicultural character of include a consultative element for all BiH; urges the country to expedite citizens of the Member States to provide effective prosecution of war crimes under their view on EU enlargement; the revised National War Crimes Processing Strategy, and calls for impartial and effective investigations into these crimes; condemns any kind of historical revisionism, secessionist rhetoric and related acts, denial or glorification of war crimes committed

PE648.334v02-00 40/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN during the 1990’s war;

Or. en

Amendment 93 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Recalls that the path towards the 1. Recalls that the path towards the EU depends on sustainable peace and EU depends on sustainable peace and genuine reconciliation warranting the genuine reconciliation warranting the democratic and multicultural character of democratic and multicultural character of BiH; urges the country to expedite BiH; urges the country to expedite effective prosecution of war crimes under effective prosecution of war crimes under the revised National War Crimes the revised National War Crimes Processing Strategy, and calls for impartial Processing Strategy, and calls for impartial and effective investigations into these and effective investigations into these crimes; condemns any kind of historical crimes; condemns any kind of historical revisionism, secessionist rhetoric and revisionism, secessionist rhetoric and related acts, denial or glorification of war related acts, denial or glorification of war crimes committed during the 1990’s war; crimes committed during the 1990’s war, including the Srebrenica genocide; condemns the non-respect of the rulings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and of the International Court of Justice;

Or. en

Amendment 94 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Recalls that the path towards the 1. Recalls that the path towards the EU depends on sustainable peace and EU depends on sustainable peace and genuine reconciliation warranting the genuine reconciliation warranting the

AM\1224845EN.docx 41/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN democratic and multicultural character of democratic and multicultural character of BiH; urges the country to expedite BiH; urges the country to expedite effective prosecution of war crimes under effective prosecution of war crimes under the revised National War Crimes the revised National War Crimes Processing Strategy, and calls for impartial Processing Strategy, and calls for impartial and effective investigations into these and effective investigations into these crimes; condemns any kind of historical crimes; condemns any kind of historical revisionism, secessionist rhetoric and revisionism, secessionist rhetoric and related acts, denial or glorification of war related acts, denial or glorification of war crimes committed during the 1990’s war; crimes committed during the 1990’s war; urges long overdue action to tackle the issue of the tens of thousands of women who have been raped or otherwise sexually assaulted during the wars of the nineties;

Or. en

Amendment 95 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Recalls that the path towards the 1. Recalls that the path towards the EU depends on sustainable peace and EU depends on sustainable peace, lasting genuine reconciliation warranting the stability, social cohesion and genuine democratic and multicultural character of reconciliation warranting the democratic BiH; urges the country to expedite and multicultural character of BiH; urges effective prosecution of war crimes under the country to expedite effective the revised National War Crimes prosecution of war crimes under the Processing Strategy, and calls for impartial revised National War Crimes Processing and effective investigations into these Strategy, and calls for impartial and crimes; condemns any kind of historical effective investigations into these crimes; revisionism, secessionist rhetoric and condemns any kind of historical related acts, denial or glorification of war revisionism, or opposition to ICTY crimes committed during the 1990’s war; judgements, secessionist rhetoric and related acts, denial or glorification of war crimes committed during the 1990’s war;

Or. en

PE648.334v02-00 42/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 96 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Recalls that the path towards the 1. Recalls that the path towards the EU depends on sustainable peace and EU depends on sustainable peace and genuine reconciliation warranting the genuine reconciliation warranting the democratic and multicultural character of democratic and multicultural character of BiH; urges the country to expedite BiH; urges the country to expedite effective prosecution of war crimes under effective prosecution of war crimes under the revised National War Crimes the revised National War Crimes Processing Strategy, and calls for impartial Processing Strategy, and calls for impartial and effective investigations into these and effective investigations into these crimes; condemns any kind of historical crimes; condemns any kind of historical revisionism, secessionist rhetoric and revisionism, secessionist, unitarist related acts, denial or glorification of war (unitarian), anti-constitutional rhetoric crimes committed during the 1990’s war; and related acts, denial or glorification of war crimes committed during the 1990’s war and earlier;

Or. en

Amendment 97 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Recalls that the path towards the 1. Recalls that the path towards the EU depends on sustainable peace and EU depends on sustainable peace and genuine reconciliation warranting the genuine reconciliation warranting the democratic and multicultural character of democratic and multicultural character of BiH; urges the country to expedite BiH; urges the country to expedite effective prosecution of war crimes under effective prosecution of war crimes under the revised National War Crimes the revised National War Crimes Processing Strategy, and calls for impartial Processing Strategy, and calls for impartial and effective investigations into these and effective investigations into these crimes; condemns any kind of historical crimes; condemns any kind of historical revisionism, secessionist rhetoric and revisionism, or opposition to ICTY related acts, denial or glorification of war judgments, secessionist rhetoric and

AM\1224845EN.docx 43/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN crimes committed during the 1990’s war; related acts, denial or glorification of war crimes committed during the 1990’s war;

Or. en

Amendment 98 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1a. Firmly reiterates the need for all BiH political leaders, authorities, institutions and office holders to adhere to the constitutional framework and its core principles; deplores the nationalistic and inflammatory rhetoric that undermines the Constitution and its principles; stresses that, as a matter of urgency, particular attention should be given to conducting effective monitoring on the negative impacts of such attacks on the stability in the country;

Or. en

Amendment 99 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Recalls that over 7 200 BiH citizens 2. Recalls that over 7 200 BiH citizens are still missing, and urges the authorities from both entities are still missing, and to intensify cooperation and data sharing recommends the authorities in both on issues related to missing persons, entities to intensify cooperation and data redress to civilian victims of war, and to sharing on issues related to missing ensure the safe return of refugees and persons, redress to civilian victims of war, internally displaced people; and to ensure the safe return of refugees still residing in EU Member States and

PE648.334v02-00 44/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN internally displaced people;

Or. en

Amendment 100 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Recalls that over 7 200 BiH 2. Recalls that over 7 200 persons are citizens are still missing, and urges the still missing from the war 1992-1995, and authorities to intensify cooperation and urges the authorities of the parties to the data sharing on issues related to missing General Framework Agreement for Peace persons, redress to civilian victims of war, to intensify cooperation and data sharing and to ensure the safe return of refugees on issues related to missing persons, and internally displaced people; redress to civilian victims of war, and to ensure the safe return of refugees and internally displaced people;

Or. en

Amendment 101 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Recalls that over 7 200 BiH citizens 2. Recalls that over 7 200 BiH citizens are still missing, and urges the authorities are still missing, and urges the authorities to intensify cooperation and data sharing to intensify cooperation and data sharing on issues related to missing persons, between regional, national and redress to civilian victims of war, and to international stakeholders alike, on issues ensure the safe return of refugees and related to missing persons, redress to internally displaced people; civilian victims of war, including victims of sexual violence, and to ensure the safe and sustainable return of refugees and internally displaced people through

AM\1224845EN.docx 45/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN reconstruction assistance, job creation measures, education rights and the proper implementation of property laws;

Or. en

Amendment 102 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Recalls that over 7 200 BiH citizens 2. Recalls that over 7 200 BiH citizens are still missing, and urges the authorities are still missing, and urges the authorities to intensify cooperation and data sharing to intensify cooperation and data sharing on issues related to missing persons, on issues related to missing persons, redress to civilian victims of war, and to redress to civilian victims of war, and to ensure the safe return of refugees and ensure the safe return of refugees and internally displaced people; internally displaced people in accordance with Annex VII of the Dayton Peace Agreement; calls for the eradication of all forms of discrimination against returnees;

Or. en

Amendment 103 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Recalls that over 7 200 BiH citizens 2. Recalls that over 7 200 BiH citizens are still missing, and urges the authorities are still missing, and urges the authorities to intensify cooperation and data sharing to intensify cooperation and data sharing on issues related to missing persons, between regional, national and redress to civilian victims of war, and to international stakeholders on issues ensure the safe return of refugees and related to missing persons, redress to internally displaced people; civilian victims of war, and to ensure the safe return of refugees and internally

PE648.334v02-00 46/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN displaced people;

Or. en

Amendment 104 Tonino Picula

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2a. Acknowledges that some progress, albeit insufficient, has been made in the implementation of Annex 7 to the Dayton Peace Agreement on Refugees and Displaced Persons; reiterates its call for the implementation of additional measures and concrete programmes regarding the sustainable return of refugees, access to healthcare and employment, social protection and education, and compensation for non- recoverable assets;

Or. hr

Amendment 105 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2a. Welcomes the efforts of local and international organisations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), to account for over 30,000 persons who went missing during the 1990s conflicts on the territory of the former Yugoslavia and more than 8,000 Srebrenica genocide victims;

Or. en

AM\1224845EN.docx 47/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 106 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2a. Condemns the recent statements of the Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina elected in Republika Srpska with the aim to undermine text and spirit of the constitutional values of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in particular of the European Convention of Human Rights, which including its protocol ratified by Bosnia and Herzegovina constitutes directly applicable law in the country, in particular with regard to protocol 1 and protocol 12 of the ECHR, as well as relevant rulings of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Court of Human Rights as well as findings of the OSCE/ODHIR with regard to elections;

Or. en

Amendment 107 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2a. Urges the rapid adoption of a law banning Holocaust denial, genocide and war crimes; encourages the High Representative in BiH (OHR) to use his powers to make the law banning Holocaust denial, genocide and war

PE648.334v02-00 48/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN crimes an integral part of BiH legislation;

Or. en

Amendment 108 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2b. Welcomes efforts aiming at promoting religious diversity, mutual respect and interfaith dialogue, including through the Inter-Religious Council of BiH; urges competent authorities to promptly investigate and prosecute all crimes committed on religious grounds;

Or. en

Amendment 109 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Calls on all regional political 3. Calls on all governments and leaders to set up the Regional Commission parliaments to set up the Regional tasked with establishing the facts about all Commission tasked with establishing the victims of war crimes and other human facts about all victims of war crimes and rights violations committed on the territory other human rights violations committed of the former Yugoslavia (RECOM), on the territory of the former Yugoslavia building upon the significant work carried (RECOM), building upon the significant out by the Coalition for RECOM; work carried out by the Coalition for RECOM;

Or. en

AM\1224845EN.docx 49/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 110 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Calls on all regional political 3. Calls on all regional political leaders to set up the Regional Commission leaders to set up the Regional Commission tasked with establishing the facts about all tasked with establishing the facts about all victims of war crimes and other human victims of war crimes and other human rights violations committed on the territory rights violations committed on the territory of the former Yugoslavia (RECOM), of the former Yugoslavia (RECOM), building upon the significant work carried building upon the significant work carried out by the Coalition for RECOM; out by the Coalition for RECOM from 1 January 1991 until 31 December 2001;

Or. en

Amendment 111 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Calls on all regional political 3. Recommends all regional political leaders to set up the Regional Commission leaders to set up the Regional Commission tasked with establishing the facts about all tasked with establishing the facts about all victims of war crimes and other human victims of war crimes and other human rights violations committed on the territory rights violations committed on the territory of the former Yugoslavia (RECOM), of the former Yugoslavia (RECOM), building upon the significant work carried building upon the significant work carried out by the Coalition for RECOM; out by the Coalition for RECOM;

Or. en

Amendment 112 Lukas Mandl

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new)

PE648.334v02-00 50/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

3a. Highlights the importance of the work of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) promoting the spirit of reconciliation and cooperation between young people in the region through youth exchange programs and welcomes the active participation of BiH;

Or. en

Amendment 113 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3a. Notes with concern that parties of the General Framework Agreement for Peace are seeking to undermine the agreement;

Or. en

Amendment 114 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3b. Recalls that while peace implementation has progressed, 25 years after the coming into force of the GFAP, it is overdue to legislate the protection of the rights of victims as well as for safeguarding achievements of the ICTY and other courts that have been

AM\1224845EN.docx 51/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN establishing the facts about the conflict, including the fact that genocide has taken place during the war 1992-1995 on the territory of BiH; stresses furthermore that such legislation should take account of the ruling of the case BiH vs Serbia by the International Court of Justice of 2007and maybe enacted in line with the Annex X of the GFAP and the practice developed by the High Representative;

Or. en

Amendment 115 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3c. Regrets that the Federal Republic of Germany has proposed a candidate for the position of the High Representatives on 20 January 2021 without honouring the commitment under title V of the Treaty on European Union;

Or. en

Amendment 116 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Urges the authorities to ensure 4. Recalls that Bosnia and inclusive and non-discriminatory Herzegovina is a multicultural and education for all children; multilinguistic country and home to three constituent communities with respective official languages; underlines that every citizen has a right to exercise their

PE648.334v02-00 52/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN freedom of expression in their mother tongue language; urges the authorities to ensure non-discriminatory education for all children, including the right of education in their mother tongue as guaranteed by the The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, ensuring linguistic, cultural and religious diversity that are a valuable part of BiH's unique heritage;

Or. en

Amendment 117 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Urges the authorities to ensure 4. Calls on the authorities in both inclusive and non-discriminatory education entities to ensure inclusive and non- for all children; discriminatory education for all children;

Or. en

Amendment 118 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Urges the authorities to ensure 4. Urges the responsible authorities at inclusive and non-discriminatory education all levels to ensure inclusive and non- for all children; discriminatory education for all children regardless of their ethnic, cultural or personal background, by working towards a meaningful harmonization of the three ethno-national curricula in place, by progressively eliminating content in history, geography, language, literature

AM\1224845EN.docx 53/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN and religious education that promotes division and by mainstreaming critical thinking skills into teacher training and classroom work; recognizes that only through quality education that gives young people a vision and perspective of a positive future can the brain drain issue be addressed;

Or. en

Amendment 119 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Urges the authorities to ensure 4. Urges the authorities to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children; for all children; rejects the ongoing practice of segregation in education, as exemplified by the still numerous ‘two schools under one roof’ which perpetuate stereotypes and prejudices, prevent contact between students from different constituent peoples and are thus completely at odds with the very notion of reconciliation; stresses that differences in history teaching and textbooks pose a considerable threat to the possibility of a shared sense of citizenship and future social cohesion in BiH;

Or. en

Amendment 120 Gheorghe-Vlad Nistor

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

PE648.334v02-00 54/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Urges the authorities to ensure 4. Urges the authorities to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children; for all children, as work on the reconciliation process must focus on the youth of the country and start at an early age; stresses the example of other states from the region, now EU members, that are multi-ethnic and multi-natural in nature, which can be taken as positive examples of successful minority policies and inclusiveness, that at the same time integrate but also preserve the specific of each minority;

Or. en

Amendment 121 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Urges the authorities to ensure 4. Urges the authorities to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children; for all children, regardless of their ethnic, cultural, or personal background, notably by abolishing the two-schools-under-one- roof practice ruled as discriminatory and as ethnic segregation by the Supreme Court of Federation of BiH, by enabling Bosniak children in Republika Srpska to name their mother tongue as Bosnian language and by increasing the enrolment and completion rate of Roma pupils;

Or. en

Amendment 122 Tineke Strik

AM\1224845EN.docx 55/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Urges the authorities to ensure 4. Urges the authorities to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children; for all children in line with resolution of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers on the implementation of the Framework Convention for Protection of National Minorities by Bosnia and Herzegovina of 2019 and the recommendations of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI);

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Amendment 123 David Lega

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

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4. Urges the authorities to ensure 4. Encourages Bosnia and inclusive and non-discriminatory education Herzegovina to develop and adopt a new for all children; action plan on child protection. The authorities ought to collect consistent data on child poverty rates and violence against all children; urges the authorities to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children;

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Amendment 124 Sunčana Glavak

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4. Urges the authorities to ensure 4. Urges the authorities to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children; for all children; recalls that the partition of children instils division and the notion of differences which foster mistrust, impedes reconciliation and is a long-term threat to stability and economic prosperity;

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Amendment 125 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

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4. Urges the authorities to ensure 4. Urges the authorities to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children; for all children to end divided education, including the use of separate online platforms, and overcome the practice of “two schools under one roof”;

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Amendment 126 Cornelia Ernst, Romeo Franz, Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

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4. Urges the authorities to ensure 4. Urges the authorities to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children; for all children, regardless of their ethnic, cultural or personal background;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 57/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 127 Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

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4. Urges the authorities to ensure 4. Urges the authorities to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children; for all children, and calls on politicians to take part in the next OECD´s PISA survey, after the country participated in the PISA 2018 survey;

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Amendment 128 David McAllister

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Urges the authorities to ensure 4. Urges the authorities to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children; for all children; calls on politicians to take part in OECD’s next PISA survey, after the country participated in the PISA 2018 survey;

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Amendment 129 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

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4a. Stresses the need to urgently put an end to the concept of two schools under one roof which institutionalises ethnic divide, promotes segregation and discrimination for future generations;

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Amendment 130 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4a. Calls for the adoption of a court- established curriculum in history textbooks of war related facts;

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Amendment 131 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4a. Calls on the Commission to develop a program to support sustainable reform in BiH’s education system;

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Amendment 132 David Lega

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4a. Stresses that measures targeting gender-based violence must be improved, including protective measures, victim support, legal aid, and safe accommodation; calls on Bosnia and Herzegovina to accelerate the prosecution of crimes of sexual violence, provide rehabilitation to women who are victims of war crimes, and secure witness protection;

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Amendment 133 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4a. Calls for an increased cooperation between educational institutions and the governments at all levels to foster quality education through the necessary reforms while focussing on educational output that would tackle the brain drain and youth unemployment; calls for increased engagement in and promotion of European instruments, such as Horizon Europe and Erasmus+;

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Amendment 134 Cornelia Ernst, Romeo Franz, Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

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4a. Urgently calls on BiH to remedy the unequal access to remote schooling, resulting in many children being deprived of their right to education throughout the pandemic;

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Amendment 135 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4a. Urgently calls on BiH to remedy the unequal access to remote schooling, resulting in many children being deprived of their right to education throughout the pandemic;

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Amendment 136 David Lega

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4b. Encourages Bosnia and Hercegovina to step up its work to protect people with disabilities, and develop and adopt a strategy on deinstitutionalisation, ensuring people with disabilities a dignified life; condemns that the law allows persons with disabilities to be deprived of their legal capacity, which is a

AM\1224845EN.docx 61/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN clear violation of the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, of which the country is signatory; underlines that it is unacceptable that the support provided is differentiated and depends on the type of disability, such as the fact that persons with war-related disabilities (war veterans and civilian victims of war) are prioritised over other persons with disabilities;

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Amendment 137 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4b. Regrets the decision of the Presidency to not take part in the next round of OECD’s PISA study; calls on the Presidency to reconsider its decision in light of overall pandemic-related postponement of the next PISA study cycle from 2021 to 2022; calls on all authorities in charge for education to react to proposals stemming from results of the 2018 PISA study, prepared by experts from all parts of BiH in cooperation with the State Agency for Pre-Primary, Primary and Secondary Education in 2019;

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Amendment 138 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

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5. Urges all BiH political leaders and 5. Recommends all BiH political institutions to significantly accelerate work leaders and institutions in both entities to and co-operation to fully comply with the significantly accelerate work and co- 14 key priorities; calls on the authorities to operation to fully comply with the 14 key maintain the political will for enhanced co- priorities and ensure full control of the operation demonstrated at the onset of the flow of illegal immigrants; calls on the COVID-19 crisis; authorities to maintain the political will for enhanced co-operation demonstrated at the onset of the COVID-19 crisis;

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Amendment 139 David McAllister

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Urges all BiH political leaders and 5. Urges all BiH political leaders and institutions to significantly accelerate work institutions to significantly accelerate work and co-operation to fully comply with the and co-operation to fully comply with the 14 key priorities; calls on the authorities to 14 key priorities; calls on the authorities to maintain the political will for enhanced reestablish the political will for enhanced co-operation demonstrated at the onset of co-operation demonstrated at the onset of the COVID-19 crisis; the COVID-19 crisis;

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Amendment 140 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Urges all BiH political leaders and 5. Urges all BiH political leaders and institutions to significantly accelerate work institutions to significantly accelerate work

AM\1224845EN.docx 63/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN and co-operation to fully comply with the and co-operation to fully comply with the 14 key priorities; calls on the authorities 14 key priorities, especially through to maintain the political will for enhanced developing and adopting a national co-operation demonstrated at the onset of programme for the adoption of the EU the COVID-19 crisis; acquis; guaranteeing legal certainty by establishing a judicial body entrusted with ensuring the consistent interpretation of the law throughout BiH; ensuring that veto rights in all administrative bodies entrusted with implementing the acquis are eliminated; strengthening the prevention and fight against corruption and organised crime; ensuring the implementation of the legislation on non- discrimination and on gender equality; enabling environment for civil society by upholding European standards on freedom of association and freedom of assembly;

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Amendment 141 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Urges all BiH political leaders and 5. Urges all BiH political leaders and institutions to significantly accelerate work institutions to significantly accelerate work and co-operation to fully comply with the and co-operation to fully comply with the 14 key priorities; calls on the authorities to 14 key priorities; calls on the authorities to maintain the political will for enhanced co- maintain the political will for enhanced co- operation demonstrated at the onset of the operation demonstrated at the onset of the COVID-19 crisis; COVID-19 crisis; recalls that the European Parliament strongly advocates the position of individual approach, full fulfilment of the set criteria and consistent and credible conditionality;

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PE648.334v02-00 64/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 142 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Urges all BiH political leaders and 5. Welcomes Bosnia and institutions to significantly accelerate work Herzegovina’s commitment to advancing and co-operation to fully comply with the on its EU path, as well as the strong 14 key priorities; calls on the authorities to support for European integration among maintain the political will for enhanced co- its population; urges all BiH political operation demonstrated at the onset of the leaders and institutions to significantly COVID-19 crisis; accelerate work and co-operation to fully comply with the 14 key priorities; calls on the authorities to maintain the political will for enhanced co-operation demonstrated at the onset of the COVID-19 crisis;

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Amendment 143 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Underlines that the effective 6. Underlines that the effective organisation and independent functioning organisation and independent functioning of institutions is an essential feature of a of institutions, the control of the national viable democracy and a prerequisite for borders, the country's constitution and all advancing the EU integration process, adopted treaties between the country's including obtaining candidate status; cultural groups must be respected; warns that ethno-nationalistic rhetoric and attempts to obstruct the functioning of institutions undermine country-wide co-ordination and decision-making on key policies and reforms;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 65/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 144 Assita Kanko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Underlines that the effective 6. Underlines that the domestically organisation and independent functioning driven effective organisation and of institutions is an essential feature of a independent functioning of institutions is viable democracy and a prerequisite for an essential feature of a viable democracy; advancing the EU integration process, acknowledges that this is a long term including obtaining candidate status; endogenous process and that the nature of warns that ethno-nationalistic rhetoric the state of BiH will have to reflect that it and attempts to obstruct the functioning is shared by three constituent peoples; of institutions undermine country-wide co-ordination and decision-making on key policies and reforms;

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Amendment 145 Javier Nart

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Underlines that the effective 6. Underlines that the effective organisation and independent functioning organisation and independent functioning of institutions is an essential feature of a of institutions is an essential feature of a viable democracy and a prerequisite for viable democracy and a prerequisite for advancing the EU integration process, advancing the EU integration process, including obtaining candidate status; warns including obtaining candidate status; warns that ethno-nationalistic rhetoric and that ethno-nationalistic rhetoric and attempts to obstruct the functioning of attempts to obstruct the functioning of institutions undermine country-wide co- institutions undermine country-wide co- ordination and decision-making on key ordination and decision-making on key policies and reforms; policies and reforms; The EU shows solidarity with Bosnia because it understands that its future lies within the EU. However, the current sectarian division shows no serious signs of healing despite years of active political and economic EU solidarity. This requires an

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Amendment 146 Milan Uhrík

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Underlines that the effective 6. Underlines that the effective organisation and independent functioning organisation and independent functioning of institutions is an essential feature of a of institutions is an essential feature of a viable democracy and a prerequisite for viable democracy and a prerequisite for advancing the EU integration process, advancing the EU integration process, including obtaining candidate status; warns including obtaining candidate status; warns that ethno-nationalistic rhetoric and that attempts to obstruct the functioning of attempts to obstruct the functioning of institutions undermine country-wide co- institutions undermine country-wide co- ordination and decision-making on key ordination and decision-making on key policies and reforms; policies and reforms;

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Amendment 147 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Underlines that the effective 6. Underlines that the effective organisation and independent functioning organisation and independent functioning of institutions is an essential feature of a of institutions is an essential feature of a viable democracy and a prerequisite for viable democracy and a prerequisite for advancing the EU integration process, advancing the EU integration process, including obtaining candidate status; warns including obtaining candidate status; warns that ethno-nationalistic rhetoric and that secessionist, unitarist (unitarian) or

AM\1224845EN.docx 67/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN attempts to obstruct the functioning of any other kind of anti-constitutional institutions undermine country-wide co- rhetoric and attempts to obstruct the ordination and decision-making on key functioning of institutions undermine policies and reforms; country-wide co-ordination and decision- making on key policies and reforms;

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Amendment 148 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Underlines that the effective 6. Underlines that the effective organisation and independent functioning organisation and independent functioning of institutions is an essential feature of a of institutions is an essential feature of a viable democracy and a prerequisite for viable democracy and a prerequisite for advancing the EU integration process, advancing the EU integration process, including obtaining candidate status; warns including obtaining candidate status; warns that ethno-nationalistic rhetoric and that ethno-nationalistic divisive rhetoric attempts to obstruct the functioning of and attempts to obstruct the functioning of institutions undermine country-wide co- institutions undermine unity, lasting ordination and decision-making on key stability and country-wide co-ordination policies and reforms; and decision-making on key policies and reforms;

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Amendment 149 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Underlines that the effective 6. Underlines that the effective organisation and independent functioning organisation and independent functioning of institutions is an essential feature of a of democratic institutions is an essential viable democracy and a prerequisite for feature of a viable democracy and a

PE648.334v02-00 68/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN advancing the EU integration process, prerequisite for advancing the EU including obtaining candidate status; warns integration process, including obtaining that ethno-nationalistic rhetoric and candidate status; warns that ethno- attempts to obstruct the functioning of nationalistic rhetoric, polarization and institutions undermine country-wide co- attempts to obstruct the functioning of ordination and decision-making on key institutions undermine country-wide co- policies and reforms; ordination and decision-making on key policies and reforms; reminds the importance of having transparent appointments and selection procedures in institutions, based on merit and not on ethnic criteria;

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Amendment 150 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Underlines that the effective 6. Underlines that the effective organisation and independent functioning organisation, independent functioning and of institutions is an essential feature of a accountability of institutions is an essential viable democracy and a prerequisite for feature of a viable democracy and a advancing the EU integration process, prerequisite for advancing the EU including obtaining candidate status; warns integration process, including obtaining that ethno-nationalistic rhetoric and candidate status; warns that ethno- attempts to obstruct the functioning of nationalistic rhetoric and attempts to institutions undermine country-wide co- obstruct the functioning of institutions ordination and decision-making on key undermine country-wide co-ordination and policies and reforms; decision-making on key policies and reforms;

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Amendment 151 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

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7. Commends the adoption of the deleted amendments to the BiH Election Law that allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 local elections; welcomes the Parliamentary Assembly’s vote of 22 July 2020 on the Rules of Procedure governing the meetings of Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC), paving the way for their formal adoption by the 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as soon as possible;

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Amendment 152 Željana Zovko, Andrey Kovatchev, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Commends the adoption of the 7. Commends the adoption of the amendments to the BiH Election Law that amendments to the BiH Election Law that allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 local elections; welcomes the local elections; Parliamentary Assembly’s vote of 22 July 2020 on the Rules of Procedure governing the meetings of Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC), paving the way for their formal adoption by the 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as soon as possible;

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Amendment 153 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

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7. Commends the adoption of the 7. Commends the adoption of the amendments to the BiH Election Law that amendments to the BiH Election Law that allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 local elections; welcomes the local elections; expresses its concern over Parliamentary Assembly’s vote of 22 July the way elections were conducted 2020 on the Rules of Procedure governing following serious allegation of electoral the meetings of Stabilisation and manipulation which has cast a shadow on Association Parliamentary Committee the overall elections procedure; welcomes (SAPC), paving the way for their formal the Parliamentary Assembly’s vote of 22 adoption by the 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as July 2020 on the Rules of Procedure soon as possible; governing the meetings of Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC), paving the way for their formal adoption by the 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as soon as possible;

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Amendment 154 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Commends the adoption of the 7. Commends the adoption of the amendments to the BiH Election Law that amendments to the BiH Election Law that allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 local elections; welcomes the local elections for the first time since Parliamentary Assembly’s vote of 22 July 2008; intends to closely monitor 2020 on the Rules of Procedure governing developments after the 20 December the meetings of Stabilisation and elections and calls for a swift formation of Association Parliamentary Committee the new local government; welcomes the (SAPC), paving the way for their formal Parliamentary Assembly’s vote of 22 July adoption by the 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as 2020 on the Rules of Procedure governing soon as possible; the meetings of Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC), paving the way for their formal adoption by the 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as soon as possible;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 71/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 155 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Commends the adoption of the 7. Commends the adoption of the amendments to the BiH Election Law that amendments to the BiH Election Law that allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 local elections; welcomes the local elections; is concerned about reports Parliamentary Assembly’s vote of 22 July that the wider Mostar agreement co- 2020 on the Rules of Procedure governing facilitated by EU officials contravenes the the meetings of Stabilisation and Union’s long-held aim of reunification of Association Parliamentary Committee the city; welcomes the Parliamentary (SAPC), paving the way for their formal Assembly’s vote of 22 July 2020 on the adoption by the 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as Rules of Procedure governing the meetings soon as possible; of Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC), paving the way for their formal adoption by the 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as soon as possible;

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Amendment 156 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Commends the adoption of the 7. Commends the adoption of the amendments to the BiH Election Law that amendments to the BiH Election Law that allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 local elections; welcomes the local elections; welcomes the Parliamentary Assembly’s vote of 22 July Parliamentary Assembly’s vote of 22 July 2020 on the Rules of Procedure governing 2020 on the Rules of Procedure governing the meetings of Stabilisation and the meetings of Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC), paving the way for their formal (SAPC), paving the way for their formal

PE648.334v02-00 72/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN adoption by the 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as adoption by the 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as soon as possible; soon as possible and for a fruitful parliamentary cooperation;

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Amendment 157 Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Commends the adoption of the 7. Commends the adoption of the amendments to the BiH Election Law that amendments to the BiH Election Law that allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 local elections; welcomes the local elections and expects a mayor to be Parliamentary Assembly’s vote of 22 July elected; welcomes the Parliamentary 2020 on the Rules of Procedure governing Assembly’s vote of 22 July 2020 on the the meetings of Stabilisation and Rules of Procedure governing the meetings Association Parliamentary Committee of Stabilisation and Association (SAPC), paving the way for their formal Parliamentary Committee (SAPC), paving adoption by the 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as the way for their formal adoption by the soon as possible; 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as soon as possible;

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Amendment 158 Tonino Picula

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7a. Regrets that no compromise has been reached with regard to changes to the electoral legislation required to implement the Constitutional Court decision in case U-23/14 on the election of the members of the Federation House of Peoples, calling for political representation to be based on a democratic election of members who

AM\1224845EN.docx 73/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN legitimately advocate the interests of those whom they represent on all administrative and political levels; urges all political leaders to demonstrate responsibility and swiftly change the electoral framework to ensure the necessary alignment of the Electoral Law with the Constitutional Court ruling; stresses that holding credible elections and implementing the results is an essential feature of a well- functioning democracy, as well as a requirement for any country aspiring to join the EU;

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Amendment 159 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7a. Emphasises the importance of a breakthrough political agreement of 17 June 2020 on the principles of amendments to the Election Law of BiH, in which political leaders expressed full commitment to the EU principles and values and commitment to the implementation of all judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as all decisions of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and all relevant OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission recommendations, clearly showing signs of political will to reach a compromise;

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Amendment 160 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

7a. Urges the authorities to abide by their obligations with regard to the municipal elections scheduled for 2022, in particular by ensuring the proper functioning of the Central Election Commission, and calls upon all state organs and elected officials to protect and improve the electoral framework for the municipal elections in line with the recommendations of inter alia the OSCE/ODIHR and monitoring of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Europe (CLRAE);

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Amendment 161 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7b. Reminds that in the agreement of 17 June 2020 the signatory parties committed themselves to reach an agreement on the reform of the BiH Election Law within six months; expresses its disappointment that no progress has been made since; urges political leaders to implement the Mostar agreement without delay, as this issue should be addressed well before the 2022 General elections; stresses the urgency of changes to the electoral law to ensure legitimate political representation of all constituent peoples at all levels of governance; reiterates the need of implementing the Constitutional Court U

AM\1224845EN.docx 75/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN 23/14 decision in the Ljubić case;

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Amendment 162 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7b. Recalls that article X.1. of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina prescribes that this ‘Constitution may be amended by a decision of the Parliamentary Assembly, including a two- thirds majority of those present and voting in the House of Representatives’ and that the Constitution was successfully amended in 2009;

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Amendment 163 Željana Zovko, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7c. Welcomes the Parliamentary Assembly’s vote of 22 July 2020 on the Rules of Procedure governing the meetings of Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC), paving the way for their formal adoption by the 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as soon as possible;

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PE648.334v02-00 76/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 164 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7d. Calls on the EC and the EEAS to step up their mediation activities in BiH, in order to strengthen political dialogues and reconciliation, which is central to the future development of BiH, and to provide a framework for dealing with the legacies from the past and for overcoming the divisions in the society;

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Amendment 165 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Underlines the urgent need to 8. Stresses that the country's address shortcomings in the constitutional constitution was adopted under extremely framework and to make progress on adverse circumstances and preserves the reforms that would transform BiH into a already fragile composition of the fully functional and inclusive state; country, its authorities and its institutions; stresses that institutional reforms depend warns against amending or even calling on the will and commitment of political into question this fragile structure under leaders and institutions in the country; pressure from third parties; urges the international community to facilitate the conditions for constitutional dialogue under the leadership of the EU, in particular Parliament, and in consultation with civil society;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 77/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 166 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Underlines the urgent need to 8. Recalls that upon joining the address shortcomings in the constitutional Council of Europe in 2002, BiH framework and to make progress on undertook the obligation to address reforms that would transform BiH into a shortcomings in the constitutional fully functional and inclusive state; stresses framework and to make progress on that institutional reforms depend on the reforms that would transform BiH into a will and commitment of political leaders fully functional and inclusive state; stresses and institutions in the country; urges the that institutional reforms depend on the international community to facilitate the will and commitment of political leaders conditions for constitutional dialogue and institutions in the country; urges the under the leadership of the EU, in international community to facilitate the particular Parliament, and in consultation conditions for constitutional change under with civil society; the leadership of the EU, in particular Parliament, and in consultation with civil society;

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Amendment 167 Assita Kanko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Underlines the urgent need to 8. Underlines the need to make address shortcomings in the constitutional progress on tailor-made domestic reforms framework and to make progress on that would transform BiH into a fully reforms that would transform BiH into a functional and inclusive state; stresses that fully functional and inclusive state; stresses institutional reforms depend on local that institutional reforms depend on the ownership and consequently on the will will and commitment of political leaders and commitment of the constituent peoples and institutions in the country; urges the of BiH; urges the international community, international community to facilitate the in particular the EU, to contribute to a conditions for constitutional dialogue safe and secure environment and to under the leadership of the EU, in facilitate the conditions for domestic particular Parliament, and in consultation constitutional dialogue and consultation

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Amendment 168 Milan Uhrík

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Underlines the urgent need to 8. Underlines the urgent need to address shortcomings in the constitutional address shortcomings in the constitutional framework and to make progress on framework and to make progress on reforms that would transform BiH into a reforms that would transform BiH into a fully functional and inclusive state; stresses fully functional and inclusive state; stresses that institutional reforms depend on the that institutional reforms depend on the will and commitment of political leaders will and commitment of political leaders and institutions in the country; urges the and institutions in the country; international community to facilitate the conditions for constitutional dialogue under the leadership of the EU, in particular Parliament, and in consultation with civil society;

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Amendment 169 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Underlines the urgent need to 8. Underlines the urgent need to address shortcomings in the constitutional address shortcomings in the constitutional framework and to make progress on framework and to make progress on reforms that would transform BiH into a reforms that would transform BiH into a fully functional and inclusive state; stresses fully functional and inclusive state; stresses that institutional reforms depend on the that institutional reforms depend on the will and commitment of political leaders will and commitment of political leaders and institutions in the country; urges the and institutions in the country and insists international community to facilitate the that leaders seize the unique window of

AM\1224845EN.docx 79/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN conditions for constitutional dialogue opportunity between the recent municipal under the leadership of the EU, in elections and the general elections in particular Parliament, and in consultation 2022 to make genuine and long overdue with civil society; progress on constitutional change, which is part of the 14 key priorities; urges the international community to facilitate the conditions for constitutional dialogue under the leadership of the EU, in particular Parliament, and in consultation with civil society; insists that such dialogue must run in parallel with the implementation of other reforms;

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Amendment 170 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Underlines the urgent need to 8. Underlines the urgent need to address shortcomings in the constitutional address shortcomings in the constitutional framework and to make progress on framework, with full respect of the reforms that would transform BiH into a procedures defined by the existing fully functional and inclusive state; stresses constitution for its own changes, and to that institutional reforms depend on the make progress on reforms that would will and commitment of political leaders transform BiH into a fully functional and and institutions in the country; urges the inclusive state; stresses that institutional international community to facilitate the reforms depend on the will and conditions for constitutional dialogue commitment of political leaders and under the leadership of the EU, in institutions in the country; stresses also particular Parliament, and in consultation that BiH will not be a successful with civil society; candidate for EU membership until the appropriate institutional conditions have been established; urges all political leaders to work on introducing the necessary changes, including the reform of electoral law, also taking into account the principles expressed in its previous resolutions, including the principles of federalism, decentralisation and legitimate representation, so as to guarantee that all citizens can stand as candidates, be eligible to be elected, and

PE648.334v02-00 80/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN serve at all political levels, on equal grounds; urges the international community to facilitate the conditions for constitutional dialogue under the leadership of the EU, in particular Parliament, and in consultation with civil society;

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Amendment 171 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Underlines the urgent need to 8. Underlines the urgent need to address shortcomings in the constitutional address shortcomings in the constitutional framework and to make progress on framework, including through the reforms that would transform BiH into a harmonisation of laws on cantonal and fully functional and inclusive state; stresses federal level and expanding the state’s that institutional reforms depend on the jurisdiction, and to make progress on will and commitment of political leaders reforms that would transform BiH into a and institutions in the country; urges the fully functional and inclusive civic state; international community to facilitate the stresses that institutional reforms depend conditions for constitutional dialogue on the will and commitment of political under the leadership of the EU, in leaders and institutions in the country, particular Parliament, and in consultation which must be reflected in a new social with civil society; contract for all citizens; urges the international community to facilitate the conditions for and actively support constitutional dialogue under the leadership and guidance of the EU, in particular Parliament, with the active participation of civil society representatives and citizens as fully engaged and fully equal partners;

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Amendment 172 Tonino Picula

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Underlines the urgent need to 8. Underlines the urgent need to address shortcomings in the constitutional address shortcomings in and reform the framework and to make progress on constitutional framework and to make reforms that would transform BiH into a progress on electoral and political reforms fully functional and inclusive state; stresses that would transform BiH into a fully that institutional reforms depend on the functional and inclusive state where the will and commitment of political leaders equal rights and democratic and institutions in the country; urges the representation of all its constitutive international community to facilitate the peoples and citizens would be guaranteed conditions for constitutional dialogue on the basis of the principles of under the leadership of the EU, in federalism, subsidiarity and legitimate particular Parliament, and in consultation representation, in accordance with the with civil society; principles expressed in previous resolutions; stresses that institutional reforms depend on the will and commitment of political leaders and institutions in the country; urges the international community to facilitate the conditions for constitutional dialogue under the leadership of the EU, in particular Parliament, and in consultation with civil society;

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Amendment 173 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Underlines the urgent need to 8. Underlines the urgent need to address shortcomings in the constitutional address shortcomings in the constitutional framework and to make progress on framework including through reforms that would transform BiH into a harmonisation of laws on cantonal and fully functional and inclusive state; stresses federal level and expanding the state’s that institutional reforms depend on the jurisdiction, as well as to make progress

PE648.334v02-00 82/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN will and commitment of political leaders on reforms that would transform BiH into a and institutions in the country; urges the fully functional and inclusive state by international community to facilitate the implementing the Sejdic-Finci case conditions for constitutional dialogue group; stresses that institutional reforms under the leadership of the EU, in depend on the will and commitment of particular Parliament, and in consultation political leaders and institutions in the with civil society; country; urges the international community to facilitate the conditions for constitutional dialogue within BiH institutions and among elected representatives in BiH under the leadership of the EU, in particular Parliament, and in consultation with civil society;

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Amendment 174 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Underlines the urgent need to 8. Underlines the urgent need to address shortcomings in the constitutional address shortcomings in the constitutional framework and to make progress on framework and to make progress on reforms that would transform BiH into a reforms that would transform BiH into a fully functional and inclusive state; stresses fully functional and inclusive state which that institutional reforms depend on the fully respects the guaranteed rights of all will and commitment of political leaders three constituent peoples regardless of and institutions in the country; urges the their number; stresses that institutional international community to facilitate the reforms depend on the will and conditions for constitutional dialogue commitment of political leaders and under the leadership of the EU, in institutions in the country; urges the particular Parliament, and in consultation international community to facilitate the with civil society; conditions for constitutional dialogue under the leadership of the EU, in particular Parliament, and in consultation with civil society;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 83/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 175 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8a. Calls for a coordinated involvement of EU actors and institutions in BiH and a reinforced transatlantic approach within PIC and other established fora such as NATO-EU Council (Berlin Plus Arrangements), with the aim of ‘overcoming Dayton’ and paving the way, also as regards necessary constitutional changes, of entering the countries path and transition towards an EU Member State;

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Amendment 176 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8a. Urges the Commission to put more emphasis on the mentioned constitutional reform in its next annual report;

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Amendment 177 Assita Kanko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

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9. Underlines the need to 9. Underlines the need of both self- considerably strengthen cooperation and rule and shared rule in BiH; data exchange between state, entity and cantonal jurisdictions across all policy areas; notes the urgency of strengthening state-level capacity and expertise in the wide range of issues that need to be addressed to fulfil the obligations related to European integration;

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Amendment 178 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Underlines the need to considerably 9. Underlines the need to considerably strengthen cooperation and data exchange strengthen cooperation and data exchange between state, entity and cantonal between state, entity and cantonal jurisdictions across all policy areas; notes jurisdictions across all policy areas; the urgency of strengthening state-level capacity and expertise in the wide range of issues that need to be addressed to fulfil the obligations related to European integration;

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Amendment 179 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Underlines the need to considerably 9. Underlines the need to considerably strengthen cooperation and data exchange strengthen cooperation and data exchange

AM\1224845EN.docx 85/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN between state, entity and cantonal between state, entity and cantonal jurisdictions across all policy areas; notes jurisdictions across all policy areas; notes the urgency of strengthening state-level the urgency of strengthening state-level, as capacity and expertise in the wide range of well as other levels’ capacity and expertise issues that need to be addressed to fulfil the in the wide range of issues that need to be obligations related to European integration; addressed to fulfil the obligations related to European integration;

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Amendment 180 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Regrets the lack of progress on 10. Regrets the lack of progress on reforms in the judiciary; reiterates the reforms in the judiciary as a pivotal and urgent need to strengthen the urgently needed reform, including the professionalism and accountability of the conditions and recommendations judiciary and to ensure its independence contained in the Commission Opinion’s from undue influence; 14 priorities as well as in the December 2019 Priebe report; notes that the Commission’s 31 December 2020 deadline for adoption of three systemic laws (amendment to the Law on the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, Law on public procurement, Law on conflict of interest) has not been met by BH authorities;

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Amendment 181 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

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10. Regrets the lack of progress on 10. Regrets the lack of progress on

PE648.334v02-00 86/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN reforms in the judiciary; reiterates the reforms in the judiciary and the urgent need to strengthen the obstruction to the reforms from political professionalism and accountability of the actors as well as from within the judiciary judiciary and to ensure its independence itself; reiterates the urgent need to from undue influence; strengthen the professionalism and accountability of the judiciary and to ensure its independence from undue influence; laments the poor functioning of the judicial system continues to undermine the citizens’ enjoyment of rights as well as the fight against corruption and organized crime;

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Amendment 182 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Regrets the lack of progress on 10. Regrets the lack of progress on reforms in the judiciary; reiterates the reforms in the judiciary; reiterates the urgent need to strengthen the urgent need to resolve the mounting professionalism and accountability of the backlog of cases pending trial, to judiciary and to ensure its independence strengthen the professionalism and from undue influence; accountability of the judiciary, to ensure its independence from undue influence by adopting new legislation on the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council and on the Courts of BiH in line with EU standards;

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Amendment 183 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

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10. Regrets the lack of progress on 10. Regrets the lack of progress on reforms in the judiciary; reiterates the reforms in the judiciary; reiterates the urgent need to strengthen the urgent need to strengthen the professionalism and accountability of the professionalism and accountability of the judiciary and to ensure its independence judiciary and to ensure its independence from undue influence; from undue influence; stresses that these reforms are essential for the country to obtain candidate status and that they depend solely on the necessary political will;

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Amendment 184 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Regrets the lack of progress on 10. Regrets the lack of progress on reforms in the judiciary; reiterates the reforms in the judiciary; reiterates the urgent need to strengthen the urgent need to strengthen the professionalism and accountability of the professionalism and accountability of the judiciary and to ensure its independence judiciary and to ensure its independence from undue influence; from undue influence; refers in this context to the Priebe Report; calls on relevant authorities to implement its recommendations;

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Amendment 185 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

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10. Regrets the lack of progress on 10. Notes the lack of progress on reforms in the judiciary; reiterates the reforms in the judiciary; recommends the urgent need to strengthen the urgent need to strengthen the professionalism and accountability of the professionalism and accountability of the judiciary and to ensure its independence judiciary and to ensure its independence from undue influence; from undue influence;

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Amendment 186 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10a. Urges to swiftly adopt the reform of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) in line with the Commission’s recommendations and the Opinion of the Venice Commission, strengthening independence of the BiH judiciary through appointment, appraisal, integrity and disciplinary measures, including through verification of annual asset declarations;

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Amendment 187 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10a. Reiterates the urgent need to resolve the mounting backlog of cases pending trial; calls for an urgent

AM\1224845EN.docx 89/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN strengthening of the professionalism and accountability of the judiciary and to ensure its independence from undue influence, especially undue political pressure; calls for reform of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council;

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Amendment 188 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10a. Calls on the President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a matter of urgency, to unblock the process of appointment of judges at the Federation Constitutional Court, which is going on since October 2019 when, without any explanation, the process was blocked; reminds that with five out of nine positions being filled, the Court has been able to decide only in limited capacity;

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Amendment 189 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10b. Underlines the need to enable a unified interpretation of the law across the 13 legal jurisdictions and urges BiH to establish a legal body ensuring consistent and harmonised interpretation of the law and recalls the need to ensure

PE648.334v02-00 90/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN independent judicial review by setting up an appellate second-instance court;

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Amendment 190 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10b. Calls for establishing a national contact point for cooperation with Europol and signing an agreement on operational cooperation with Eurojust;

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Amendment 191 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10c. Welcomes the Memorandum of Understanding on setting up of a Joint Coordination Body of associations of judges and prosecutors as a tool to enhance independence, transparency and accountability of judiciary and calls upon all the relevant associations to join;

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Amendment 192 Paulo Rangel

AM\1224845EN.docx 91/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10d. Urges BiH to sign a cooperation agreement with Eurojust allowing for an efficient exchange of judicial information and sharing of evidence, and to set up a fully-functional Joint Contact Point, enhancing the exchange of criminal intelligence;

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Amendment 193 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10e. Welcomes BiH authorities’ efforts to prevent radicalisation, terrorism finance and its citizens’ involvement on to foreign battlefields;

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Amendment 194 Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle 11. Notes with concern that corruption corruption and impunity in the public remains widespread and all levels of sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in government show signs of political the institutions; capture directly affecting the daily life of citizens; Calls for immediate steps to tackle corruption and impunity in the public sphere in order to rebuild citizens’

PE648.334v02-00 92/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN trust in the institutions; calls on Bosnia- Herzegovina - to adopt the law on the prevention of conflict of interest at state level, - to complete the legal framework on the protection of whistle-blowers; to demonstrate progress towards establishing a track record on the repression and prevention of high level corruption, - to ensure an effective and independent judicial process in the COVID-related corruption cases; - to adopt a new state-level anticorruption strategy and action plan, and ensure the effective functioning and coordination of corruption prevention bodies at all levels of government

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Amendment 195 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle 11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle corruption and impunity in the public corruption and impunity in the public sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in the institutions; the institutions by adopting and implementing legislation on conflict of interest and whistle-blowers’ protection; ensuring the effective functioning and coordination of anti-corruption bodies; align the legislation and strengthen capacities on public procurement; ensuring transparency of privatisation processes; in particular, calls for the authorities to duly investigate and resolve the lack of effective prosecutions for high- profile corruption cases; insists that the

AM\1224845EN.docx 93/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN persistent lack of transparency shown by political actors and public institutions alike needs to be addressed;

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Amendment 196 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle 11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle corruption and impunity in the public corruption and impunity in the public sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in the institutions; the institutions; notes with concern the rise of radical Islamism in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; denounces the ever-stronger efforts taken by the Turkish President to promote Islamist radicalism in the country through the actions of his intelligence services; deplores the decision taken by Sarajevo City Council, under pressure from the Turkish Government, to withdraw ‘honorary citizen of Sarajevo’ status from Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk, Nobel laureate in literature;

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Amendment 197 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle 11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle corruption and impunity in the public corruption and impunity in the public sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in

PE648.334v02-00 94/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN the institutions; the institutions; calls on the authorities to duly investigate and resolve the lack of effective prosecutions for high-profile corruption cases; stresses that the persistent lack of transparency shown by political actors and public institutions alike needs to be swiftly addressed;

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Amendment 198 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle 11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle corruption and impunity in the public corruption and impunity in the public sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in the institutions; the institutions; Notes in this regard the importance of putting in place effective and consistent dissuasion, prevention, detection, pro-active investigation and sanction mechanisms, in line with international standards and GRECO recommendations;

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Amendment 199 Emmanuel Maurel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle 11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle corruption and impunity in the public corruption, by implementing the sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in recommendations of the Group of States the institutions; against Corruption (GRECO), and impunity in the public sphere in order to

AM\1224845EN.docx 95/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN rebuild citizens’ trust in the institutions;

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Amendment 200 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle 11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle corruption and impunity in the public corruption and impunity in the public sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in the institutions; the institutions; recalls the recommendations of GRECO and the findings of the compliance reports of GRECO;

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Amendment 201 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle 11. Recommends immediate steps to corruption and impunity in the public tackle corruption and impunity in the sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in public sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ the institutions; trust in the institutions;

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Amendment 202 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new)

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11a. Urges to ensure adequate funding for anti-corruption strategies, strengthen and ensure durability and independence of corruption prevention bodies, and enable unhindered investigations in order to safeguard accountability;

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Amendment 203 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11b. Urges to step up investigation against illicit enrichment of public officials and to consider establishing a vetting procedure for the members of judiciary;

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Amendment 204 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11c. Reiterates the need to eradicate political and administrative links to organised crime through clear anti- corruption safeguards and increased transparency, with a particular focus on addressing economic, financial and public procurement crime along with the checks and transparency of political party and campaign financing;

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Amendment 205 Javier Nart

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Underlines the need to ensure 12. Underlines the need to ensure consistent country-wide professional civil consistent country-wide professional civil service standards, and calls for the service standards, and calls for the implementation of merit-based standards in implementation of merit-based standards in public appointments and promotions as a public appointments and promotions as a priority; welcomes the adoption of the priority; welcomes the adoption of the Public Administration Reform Strategic Public Administration Reform Strategic Framework, enabling mobilisation of Framework, enabling mobilisation of related EU funds; related EU funds; The country’s administration is both inefficient and bloated in terms of its institutions and members and must be standardised. Fiscal efforts should be directed towards integration and development rather than bureaucratic elites;

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Amendment 206 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Underlines the need to ensure 12. Underlines the need to ensure consistent country-wide professional civil consistent country-wide professional civil service standards, and calls for the service standards, and calls for the implementation of merit-based standards in implementation of merit-based standards in public appointments and promotions as a public appointments and promotions as a priority; welcomes the adoption of the priority; notes the disproportionate Public Administration Reform Strategic representation of constituent people in the Framework, enabling mobilisation of public service; welcomes the adoption of related EU funds; the Public Administration Reform Strategic

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Amendment 207 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Underlines the need to ensure 12. Recommends the need to ensure consistent country-wide professional civil consistent country-wide professional civil service standards, and calls for the service standards, and calls for the implementation of merit-based standards in implementation of merit-based standards public appointments and promotions as a within the constitutional framework in priority; welcomes the adoption of the public appointments and promotions as a Public Administration Reform Strategic priority; Framework, enabling mobilisation of related EU funds;

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Amendment 208 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Underlines the need to ensure 12. Underlines the need to ensure consistent country-wide professional civil consistent country-wide professional civil service standards, and calls for the service standards, and calls for the implementation of merit-based standards in implementation of merit-based standards in public appointments and promotions as a public appointments and promotions as a priority; welcomes the adoption of the priority, advancing the culture of Public Administration Reform Strategic integrity; welcomes the adoption of the Framework, enabling mobilisation of Public Administration Reform Strategic related EU funds; Framework, enabling mobilisation of related EU funds;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 99/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 209 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12a. Regrets the lack of progress on addressing the EU’s Opinion priority n. 11 on ensuring an enabling environment for civil society by upholding European standards on freedom of association and freedom of assembly; underlines the importance of protecting and promoting freedom of association and deplores that the exercise of freedom of assembly remains restricted; regrets that activists, in particular those dealing with sensitive issues in Republika Srpska have been subject to threats, intimidation, fines and judicial prosecution; calls on the authorities to develop a strategic framework of cooperation with civil society and to ensure meaningful consultations as part of inclusive policy dialogues;

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Amendment 210 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12b. Stresses the need to make the European integration process as inclusive and open as possible; notes the

PE648.334v02-00 100/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN insufficient involvement of civil society organisations which can make substantial contributions to the EU integration process; notes that this involvement is of paramount importance for the participation of citizens in the democratic life of the country and in the enlargement process;

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Amendment 211 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13. Expresses concern over the 13. Expresses concern over the fundamental rights situation, and calls for European Union’s desire, as the more effective and comprehensive rapporteur welcomes in the explanatory countrywide human rights and anti- memorandum, to make multiculturalism a discrimination strategies, as well as universal social and political norm; draws measures against interfaith and attention to the serious dangers of interethnic intolerance; stresses the need designing political groupings in this to duly prevent and prosecute the manner; states that BiH must not become proliferation of hate speech, hate crimes a model for the future of European states and violence, and to promote social and societies; inclusion of minorities and vulnerable populations, including the Roma;

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Amendment 212 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13. Expresses concern over the 13. Notes that certain fundamental fundamental rights situation, and calls for rights are not respected and recommends more effective and comprehensive more effective and comprehensive

AM\1224845EN.docx 101/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN countrywide human rights and anti- countrywide human rights and anti- discrimination strategies, as well as discrimination strategies, as well as measures against interfaith and interethnic measures against interfaith and interethnic intolerance; stresses the need to duly intolerance; notes as well the fundamental prevent and prosecute the proliferation of importance of a complete transitional hate speech, hate crimes and violence, justice process in order to build a strong and to promote social inclusion of base for a lasting peace in BiH and the minorities and vulnerable populations, Western Balkans; including the Roma;

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Amendment 213 Milan Uhrík

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13. Expresses concern over the 13. Expresses concern over the fundamental rights situation, and calls for fundamental rights situation, and calls for more effective and comprehensive more effective and comprehensive countrywide human rights and anti- countrywide human rights and anti- discrimination strategies, as well as discrimination strategies, as well as measures against interfaith and interethnic measures against interfaith and interethnic intolerance; stresses the need to duly intolerance; stresses the need to duly prevent and prosecute the proliferation of prevent the proliferation of hate speech, hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and hate crimes and violence against all ethnic to promote social inclusion of minorities groups equally, without favouring or and vulnerable populations, including the granting privileges to certain populations; Roma;

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Amendment 214 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

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13. Expresses concern over the 13. Expresses concern over the fundamental rights situation, and calls for fundamental rights situation, specifically, more effective and comprehensive the persisting discrimination and hate countrywide human rights and anti- speech faced by the LGBTIQ+ discrimination strategies, as well as community, migrants and asylum seekers, measures against interfaith and interethnic as well as ethnic and religious minorities, intolerance; stresses the need to duly and calls for more effective and prevent and prosecute the proliferation of comprehensive countrywide Human Rights hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and and anti-discrimination strategies, to promote social inclusion of minorities including an action plan on child and vulnerable populations, including the protection, an action plan on LGBTIQ+ Roma; people and measures against interfaith and interethnic intolerance; stresses the need to duly prevent and prosecute the proliferation of hate speech, hate crimes and violence targeting minorities, LGBTIQ+ persons and women, and to promote social inclusion of minorities and vulnerable populations, including the Roma, in line with the 2019 Poznan Declaration on Roma Integration within the EU Enlargement Process, persons with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ persons, migrants and asylum seekers, as well as displaced persons and refugees;

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Amendment 215 Cornelia Ernst, Romeo Franz, Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

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13. Expresses concern over the 13. Expresses concern over the fundamental rights situation, and calls for fundamental rights situation, specifically, more effective and comprehensive the persisting discrimination and hate countrywide human rights and anti- speech faced by the LGBTI+ community, discrimination strategies, as well as migrants and asylum seekers, as well as measures against interfaith and interethnic ethnic and religious minorities, and calls intolerance; stresses the need to duly for more effective and comprehensive

AM\1224845EN.docx 103/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN prevent and prosecute the proliferation of countrywide human rights and anti- hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and discrimination strategies, as well as to promote social inclusion of minorities measures against interfaith and interethnic and vulnerable populations, including the intolerance; stresses the need to duly Roma; prevent and prosecute the proliferation of hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and to promote social inclusion of minorities and vulnerable populations, including the Roma; raises concerns of the limitation to the freedom of movement and criminalisation of migrants and asylum- seekers in some areas;

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Amendment 216 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

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13. Expresses concern over the 13. Expresses concern over the fundamental rights situation, and calls for fundamental rights situation, in particular more effective and comprehensive over the persisting discrimination and countrywide human rights and anti- hate speech faced by the LGBTI+ discrimination strategies, as well as community, migrants and asylum seekers, measures against interfaith and interethnic as well as ethnic and religious minorities; intolerance; stresses the need to duly calls for more effective and comprehensive prevent and prosecute the proliferation of countrywide human rights and anti- hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and discrimination strategies, as well as to promote social inclusion of minorities measures against interfaith and interethnic and vulnerable populations, including the intolerance; stresses the need to duly Roma; prevent and prosecute the proliferation of hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and to promote social inclusion of minorities and vulnerable populations, including the Roma;

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Amendment 217 Terry Reintke, Marc Angel, Liesje Schreinemacher, Maria Walsh, Tineke Strik, Michal

PE648.334v02-00 104/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Andreas Schieder, Robert Biedroń, Marisa Matias, Paulo Rangel, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Dietmar Köster, Ernest Urtasun, Isabel Santos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

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13. Expresses concern over the 13. Expresses concern over the fundamental rights situation, and calls for fundamental rights situation, specifically more effective and comprehensive the persisting discrimination and hate countrywide human rights and anti- speech faced by the LGBTI community, discrimination strategies, as well as migrants and asylum seekers, as well as measures against interfaith and interethnic ethnic and religious minorities, and calls intolerance; stresses the need to duly for more effective and comprehensive prevent and prosecute the proliferation of countrywide human rights and anti- hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and discrimination strategies, as well as to promote social inclusion of minorities measures against interfaith and interethnic and vulnerable populations, including the intolerance; stresses the need to duly Roma; prevent and prosecute the proliferation of hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and to promote social inclusion of minorities and vulnerable populations, including the Roma;

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Amendment 218 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

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13. Expresses concern over the 13. Expresses concern over the fundamental rights situation, and calls for fundamental rights situation, and calls for more effective and comprehensive more effective and comprehensive countrywide human rights and anti- countrywide human rights and anti- discrimination strategies, as well as discrimination strategies, as well as measures against interfaith and interethnic measures against interfaith and interethnic intolerance; stresses the need to duly intolerance; stresses the need to duly prevent and prosecute the proliferation of prevent and prosecute the proliferation of hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and hate speech, hate crimes and violence, to promote social inclusion of minorities specifically faced by the LGBTI+ and vulnerable populations, including the community, migrants, asylum seekers,

AM\1224845EN.docx 105/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Roma; and ethnic and religious minorities, and to promote social inclusion of minorities and vulnerable populations, including the Roma;

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Amendment 219 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

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13. Expresses concern over the 13. Expresses concern over the fundamental rights situation, and calls for fundamental rights situation, and calls for more effective and comprehensive more effective and comprehensive countrywide human rights and anti- countrywide human rights and anti- discrimination strategies, as well as discrimination strategies, as well as measures against interfaith and interethnic measures against interfaith and interethnic intolerance; stresses the need to duly intolerance; stresses the need to duly prevent and prosecute the proliferation of prevent and prosecute the proliferation of hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and to promote social inclusion of minorities to promote social inclusion of minorities and vulnerable populations, including the and vulnerable populations, including the Roma; Roma as well as people with disabilities; commends the first-ever Sarajevo Pride, held on 9 September 2019;

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Amendment 220 Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new)

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13a. Calls for additional steps to be taken to reinforce the protection of human and minority rights; condemns the deeply-rooted stigmatisation and social exclusion of Roma arising from anti-

PE648.334v02-00 106/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Gypsyism; insists that measures be taken to further improve the education, employment rates, health, housing and living conditions for Roma and other ethnic minorities, focusing on improving and fully implementing the relevant existing policy and legislative frameworks, condemning discrimination at workplace and by health institutions, and respecting the partnership principle in policy processes; urges the BIH authorities, in particular to take actions to significantly reduce the unemployment rate of marginalised Roma, which rate is one of the highest in the region;

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Amendment 221 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new)

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13a. Underlines that the enlargement process needs to deliver for women and all gender of BiH; urges the authorities to harmonise legislation on gender equality across the country and fully implement it; expresses concern about the high ratio of gender-based violence, increased domestic violence under COVID restrictions, and about abuses against women’s rights defenders, and the insufficient institutional response to tackle this phenomenon; stresses the need to ensure that reparation, access to specialised services, victims support, legal aid and safe accommodation for survivors of violence are guaranteed across the country and that women’s civil society organisations providing these services are

AM\1224845EN.docx 107/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN supported;

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Amendment 222 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new)

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13a. Recalls the need for specific earmarked funding on gender equality in all EU external financing instruments, and for reduced administrative constraints to allow access to funding for local and small civil society organisations (CSOs) and especially women civil society organisations (WCSOs);

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Amendment 223 Terry Reintke, Marc Angel, Liesje Schreinemacher, Maria Walsh, Tineke Strik, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Andreas Schieder, Robert Biedroń, Marisa Matias, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Dietmar Köster, Ernest Urtasun, Isabel Santos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new)

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13a. Stresses that the situation of LGBTI persons can be significantly improved by new legal measures and modifications such as legalising same-sex partnerships, the explicit protection of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics against hate speech and violence in the Criminal Code, quick, transparent and accessible procedures for legal gender recognition based on self-

PE648.334v02-00 108/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN determination,1a and ensuring legal guarantees for the bodily integrity, autonomy, self-determination and informed consent of intersex persons, in line with its position on the matter;1b ______1a In line with Council of Europe guidelines: Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers Recommendation to Member States on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity, available, CM/Rec(2010)5, available on http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref- XML2HTML-EN.asp?fileid=21736. 1b Texts adopted, P8_TA(2019)0128.

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Amendment 224 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new)

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13a. Insists that genuine reconciliation is impossible with recurring segregation and discrimination, including in access to education, employment and social rights, and calls for measures to alleviate large- scale discrimination against specific groups; urges to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children;

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Amendment 225 Cornelia Ernst, Romeo Franz, Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

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13a. Is deeply concerned about the consistent reports of pushbacks perpetrated by Croatian authorities at its borders with BiH in violation of EU and international law; calls on the Commission to act to put an end to this practice and calls for an independent inquiry into these violations;

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Amendment 226 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new)

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13b. Notes progress in the field of child protection, including implementation of Laws on Protection and Treatment of Children and Juveniles in Criminal Proceedings and establishing a system of foster care; Recalls the need for further measures to ensure children’s’ right to health, education, protection, justice and equitable opportunities through inclusive multi-lingual education and prevention of violence against children;

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Amendment 227 Paulo Rangel

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13c. Welcomes the signature by BiH of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108+ and urges authorities to take legal steps ensuring EU-compliant personal data protection standards;

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Amendment 228 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

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14. Commends the decision of the 14. Commends the decision of the Constitutional Court of 4 October 2019 to Constitutional Court of 4 October 2019 to repeal Article 11 of the Constitution of the repeal Article 11 of the Constitution of the Republika Srpska entity, thus abolishing Republika Srpska entity, thus abolishing capital punishment across BiH; capital punishment across BiH; regrets, however, that this decision, which meets part of one of the key priorities, had to be imposed by a Court instead of being the result of a political process;

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Amendment 229 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

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14. Commends the decision of the 14. Commends the decision of the Constitutional Court of 4 October 2019 to Constitutional Court of 4 October 2019 to repeal Article 11 of the Constitution of the repeal Article 11 of the Constitution of the Republika Srpska entity, thus abolishing Republika Srpska entity, thus abolishing capital punishment across BiH; capital punishment across BiH; regrets that

AM\1224845EN.docx 111/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN the Republika Srpska entity parliament did not amend the Constitution on this matter prior to the Court decision;

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Amendment 230 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

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15. Regrets BiH’s continued inability 15. Regrets the continued to comply with anti-discrimination rulings unwillingness of BiH’s party leaders to of the European Court of Human Rights comply with anti-discrimination rulings of (ECtHR); notes the continuing the European Court of Human Rights shortcomings in the election process, and (ECtHR); stresses that any possible future reiterates the need to address negotiations and agreements on the discriminatory ethnicity and residency- implementation of the rulings must not be based restrictions on the right to stand for misused for purposes other than the ones election through the required constitutional laid out by the ECtHR; notes the changes; continuing shortcomings in the election process, and reiterates the need to address discriminatory ethnicity and residency- based restrictions on the right to stand for election through the required constitutional changes;

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Amendment 231 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Regrets BiH’s continued inability 15. Notes BiH’s avoidance to comply to comply with anti-discrimination rulings with a number of anti-discrimination of the European Court of Human Rights rulings of the European Court of Human (ECtHR); notes the continuing Rights (ECtHR); notes as well the

PE648.334v02-00 112/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN shortcomings in the election process, and continuing shortcomings in the election reiterates the need to address process; discriminatory ethnicity and residency- based restrictions on the right to stand for election through the required constitutional changes;

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Amendment 232 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Regrets BiH’s continued inability 15. Regrets BiH’s continued inability to comply with anti-discrimination rulings to comply with anti-discrimination rulings of the European Court of Human Rights of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR); notes the continuing (ECtHR); notes the continuing shortcomings in the election process, and shortcomings in the election process, and reiterates the need to address reiterates the need to address discriminatory ethnicity and residency- discriminatory ethnicity and residency- based restrictions on the right to stand for based restrictions on the right to stand for election through the required constitutional election through the required constitutional changes; changes; regrets the inability to ensure that elections are conducted in line with European standards by implementing OSCE/ODIHR and relevant Venice Commission recommendations, as well as to ensure transparency of political party financing;

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Amendment 233 Tonino Picula

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15. Regrets BiH’s continued inability 15. Regrets BiH’s continued inability to comply with anti-discrimination rulings to comply with anti-discrimination rulings of the European Court of Human Rights of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR); notes the continuing (ECtHR); maintains that implementing shortcomings in the election process, and these rulings would help to establish a reiterates the need to address functioning democratic society in which discriminatory ethnicity and residency- the equal rights of the constitutive peoples based restrictions on the right to stand for and all citizens of BiH would be election through the required constitutional guaranteed; notes the continuing changes; shortcomings in the election process, and reiterates the need to address discriminatory ethnicity and residency- based restrictions on the right to stand for election through the required constitutional changes;

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Amendment 234 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Regrets BiH’s continued inability 15. Regrets BiH’s continued inability to comply with anti-discrimination rulings to comply with anti-discrimination rulings of the European Court of Human Rights of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR); notes the continuing (ECtHR) ) and the rulings of the shortcomings in the election process, and Constitutional Court of BiH; notes the reiterates the need to address continuing shortcomings in the election discriminatory ethnicity and residency- process, and reiterates the need to address based restrictions on the right to stand for discriminatory ethnicity and residency- election through the required constitutional based restrictions on the right to stand for changes; election through the required constitutional changes and respecting the principles of federalism, decentralisation and legitimate representation;

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PE648.334v02-00 114/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 235 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

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15. Regrets BiH’s continued inability 15. Regrets BiH’s continued inability to comply with anti-discrimination rulings to comply with anti-discrimination rulings of the European Court of Human Rights of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR); notes the continuing (ECtHR) which is a prerequisite for shortcomings in the election process, and opening accession negotiations; notes the reiterates the need to address continuing shortcomings in the election discriminatory ethnicity and residency- process, and reiterates the need to address based restrictions on the right to stand for discriminatory ethnicity and residency- election through the required constitutional based restrictions on the right to stand for changes; election through the required constitutional changes;

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Amendment 236 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Regrets BiH’s continued inability 15. Regrets BiH’s continued inability to comply with anti-discrimination rulings to comply with anti-discrimination rulings of the European Court of Human Rights of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR); notes the continuing (ECtHR) and calls for implementing the shortcomings in the election process, and rulings without further delay; notes the reiterates the need to address continuing shortcomings in the election discriminatory ethnicity and residency- process, and reiterates the need to address based restrictions on the right to stand for discriminatory ethnicity and residency- election through the required constitutional based restrictions on the right to stand for changes; election through the required constitutional changes;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 115/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 237 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new)

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15a. Calls for political leaders to resume negotiations and start a process of inclusive Electoral Reform that would eliminate all forms of inequality and discrimination in the electoral process, paving the way to achieve equality of rights and legitimate representation of three constituent peoples together with all other citizens;

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Amendment 238 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new)

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15b. Regrets that BiH remains in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights by not implementing the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights(ECtHR) in the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić, Pilav and Šlaku cases;

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Amendment 239 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

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15c. Regrets the failure to implement the Constitutional Court decision in the Ljubić case that ensures the rights of the three constituent peoples to elect their legitimate representatives;

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Amendment 240 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

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16. Calls for thorough investigations 16. Calls for thorough investigations into alleged electoral irregularities, into alleged electoral irregularities, including identity theft, barriers to including voter registration fraud, identity independent electoral observation and theft, barriers to independent electoral political pressure on the BiH Central observation and political pressure on the Election Commission (CEC), during of the BiH Central Election Commission(CEC), 2020 municipal elections; during of the 2020 municipal elections, especially with regard to the elections in Mostar;

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Amendment 241 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16. Calls for thorough investigations 16. Calls for thorough investigations into alleged electoral irregularities, into alleged electoral irregularities, including identity theft, barriers to including identity theft, barriers to independent electoral observation and independent electoral observation and political pressure on the BiH Central political pressure on the BiH Central

AM\1224845EN.docx 117/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Election Commission (CEC), during of the Election Commission (CEC), during the 2020 municipal elections; 2020 municipal elections, specifically in relation to the 20 December 2020 Mostar elections;

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Amendment 242 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16. Calls for thorough investigations 16. Calls for thorough investigations into alleged electoral irregularities, into alleged electoral irregularities, including identity theft, barriers to including identity theft, barriers to independent electoral observation and independent electoral observation and political pressure on the BiH Central political pressure on voters and the BiH Election Commission (CEC), during of the Central Election Commission (CEC) itself 2020 municipal elections; and other irregularities, during of the 2020 municipal elections;

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Amendment 243 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16. Calls for thorough investigations 16. Recommends thorough into alleged electoral irregularities, investigations into alleged electoral including identity theft, barriers to irregularities, including identity theft, independent electoral observation and barriers to independent electoral political pressure on the BiH Central observation and political pressure on the Election Commission (CEC), during of the BiH Central Election Commission (CEC), 2020 municipal elections; during of the 2020 municipal elections;

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PE648.334v02-00 118/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 244 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new)

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16a. Condemns usurpation of minority public quotas in legislative and executive bodies at all levels of governance; recalls that such acts hinder representation and diversity in institutions of BiH; calls for significant attention to be paid to the safeguarding of inclusivity; expresses concern about the misuse of identity statements;

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Amendment 245 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Regrets continued political and 17. Regrets continued political and financial pressure and instrumentalisation financial pressure and instrumentalisation of the media, undermining freedom of of the media, which has especially expression and media pluralism; expresses deteriorated during the covid-19 its concern at the hostile environment for pandemic, thus undermining freedom of independent media, and urges the expression and media pluralism, especially authorities to effectively investigate and due to the lack of financial sustainability prosecute threats and attacks against of the public broadcasting system; journalists and media personnel; expresses its concern at the hostile environment for independent media, and urges the authorities to effectively investigate and prosecute verbal and physical threats and attacks against journalists, including female journalists, and media personnel; calls for the

AM\1224845EN.docx 119/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN regulation of transparency of media ownership;

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Amendment 246 Tonino Picula

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

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17. Regrets continued political and 17. Regrets continued political and financial pressure and instrumentalisation financial pressure and instrumentalisation of the media, undermining freedom of of the media, undermining freedom of expression and media pluralism; expresses expression, media pluralism and access to its concern at the hostile environment for content in all official languages; expresses independent media, and urges the its concern at the hostile environment for authorities to effectively investigate and independent media, and urges the prosecute threats and attacks against authorities to effectively investigate and journalists and media personnel; prosecute threats and attacks against journalists and media personnel; expresses its concern about the lack of transparency of media ownership and reiterates its call to ensure full transparency by adopting the appropriate legislative framework;

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Amendment 247 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

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17. Regrets continued political and 17. Regrets continued political and financial pressure and instrumentalisation financial pressure and instrumentalisation of the media, undermining freedom of of the media, undermining freedom of expression and media pluralism; expresses expression and media pluralism; expresses its concern at the hostile environment for its concern at the hostile environment for independent media, and urges the independent media and independent authorities to effectively investigate and journalism; ,and urges the authorities to

PE648.334v02-00 120/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN prosecute threats and attacks against effectively investigate and prosecute journalists and media personnel; threats and attacks against journalists and media personnel; expresses its concern about the lack of transparency of media ownership; insists that effective measures should be taken to counter hate speech both online and offline;

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Amendment 248 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Regrets continued political and 17. Regrets continued political and financial pressure and instrumentalisation financial pressure and instrumentalisation of the media, undermining freedom of of the media, undermining freedom of expression and media pluralism; expresses expression and media pluralism; expresses its concern at the hostile environment for its concern at the hostile environment for independent media, and urges the independent media, and urges the authorities to effectively investigate and authorities to effectively investigate and prosecute threats and attacks against prosecute threats and attacks against journalists and media personnel; journalists and media personnel; urges media, information and digital literacy to become a compulsory subject in elementary, secondary and tertiary education institutions;

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Amendment 249 Emmanuel Maurel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

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17. Regrets continued political and 17. Regrets continued political and financial pressure and instrumentalisation financial pressure and instrumentalisation

AM\1224845EN.docx 121/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN of the media, undermining freedom of of the media, undermining freedom of expression and media pluralism; expresses expression and media pluralism; is still its concern at the hostile environment for concerned about the lack of transparency independent media, and urges the with regard to media ownership; expresses authorities to effectively investigate and its concern at the hostile environment for prosecute threats and attacks against independent media, and urges the journalists and media personnel; authorities to effectively investigate and prosecute threats and attacks against journalists and media personnel;

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Amendment 250 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

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17. Regrets continued political and 17. Notes the continued political and financial pressure and instrumentalisation financial pressure and instrumentalisation of the media, undermining freedom of of the media, undermining freedom of expression and media pluralism; expresses expression and media pluralism; notes as its concern at the hostile environment for well the hostile environment for independent media, and urges the independent media, and recommends the authorities to effectively investigate and authorities to effectively investigate and prosecute threats and attacks against prosecute threats and attacks against journalists and media personnel; journalists and media personnel;

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Amendment 251 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new)

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17a. Calls for effective measures ensuring transparency of editorial and media ownership structure, along with the rules on subsidies and publicity;

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Amendment 252 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new)

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17d. Recalls that high quality multilingual content in all official languages of BiH is an essential component of a genuine media pluralism;

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Amendment 253 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new)

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17a. Notes that Bosnia and Herzegovina has three official languages; stresses that languages enable and promote the richness and diversity of European cultural heritage, as mother tongues are vectors of values and knowledge which are often used to transmit intangible cultural heritage; urges the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to take greater action to protect and promote language diversity and develop awareness about the linguistic and cultural richness the communities represent;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 123/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 254 Lukas Mandl

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new)

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17a. Encourages the establishment of a multinational and multilingual public broadcaster that would unite people and promote Peace and reconciliation among Southeast European States, following the example of ARTE;

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Amendment 255 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new)

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17a. Urges to put in place a mechanism for gathering and exchanging information on violations of freedom of expression and media across the country, under the relevant Memorandum of Understanding signed with the OSCE;

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Amendment 256 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new)

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17b. Urges to ensure sustainable funding of the public broadcasting system; Recalls the need to ensure

PE648.334v02-00 124/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN independence, objectivity and financial transparency of the state-wide public broadcasting service (BHRT), entity-level public broadcasters and the Communications Regulatory Agency;

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Amendment 257 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new)

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17b. Reiterates its call to ensure media pluralism and emphasises that producing and broadcasting TV and radio content in all official languages of BiH would contribute to protecting cultural diversity in the country;

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Amendment 258 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

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18. Insists that the EU must enhance deleted its communication strategy in order to effectively counter disinformation campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s credibility in the region;

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Amendment 259 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder,

AM\1224845EN.docx 125/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

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18. Insists that the EU must enhance its 18. Insists that the EU must enhance its communication strategy in order to communication strategy in order to effectively counter disinformation proactively and effectively counter ethnic campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s or religious-based foreign interferences credibility in the region; and disinform disinformation campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s credibility and actions in the region and jeopardizing the country’s unity;

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Amendment 260 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

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18. Insists that the EU must enhance its 18. Recalls the importance of fact- communication strategy in order to checking and media literacy for tackling effectively counter disinformation propaganda, disinformation and fake campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s news; Insists that the EU must enhance its credibility in the region; communication strategy in order to effectively counter disinformation campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s credibility in the region;

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Amendment 261 Milan Uhrík

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18. Insists that the EU must enhance deleted its communication strategy in order to effectively counter disinformation campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s credibility in the region;

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Amendment 262 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Insists that the EU must enhance its 18. Insists that the EU must enhance its communication strategy in order to communication strategy in order to effectively counter disinformation effectively counter disinformation campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s credibility in the region; credibility in the region; urges the EEAS to address disinformation and hybrid threats that seek to undermine the European perspective of the region by more strategically underscoring the EU’s relevance to citizens in the region; stresses the need to improve coordination in order to fight regional disinformation campaigns; calls on the Commission to foster the creation of a Balkan-focused Centre of Excellence on disinformation;

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Amendment 263 Gheorghe-Vlad Nistor

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

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18. Insists that the EU must enhance its 18. Insists that the EU must enhance its communication strategy in order to communication strategy in order to effectively counter disinformation effectively counter disinformation campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s credibility in the region; credibility in the region; calls on the EU to offer further assistance, financial and otherwise, to the relevant BiH institutions, in order to increase the country’s ability to counter this threat;

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Amendment 264 Željana Zovko, Andrey Kovatchev, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Insists that the EU must enhance its 18. Insists that the EU must enhance its communication strategy in order to communication strategy, including by effectively counter disinformation diversifying its funding to projects that campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s entail local and regional media outlets, in credibility in the region; order to effectively counter disinformation campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s credibility and its actions in the region, as well as the enlargement process as a whole;

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Amendment 265 Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Insists that the EU must enhance its 18. Insists that the EU must enhance its communication strategy in order to communication strategy in order to

PE648.334v02-00 128/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN effectively counter disinformation effectively counter disinformation campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s credibility in the region; credibility in the region; especially in relation to the financial assistance given during the COVID-19 pandemic;

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Amendment 266 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Insists that the EU must enhance its 18. Insists that the EU must enhance its communication strategy in order to communication strategy in order to effectively counter disinformation effectively counter disinformation campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s campaigns aimed at creating additional credibility in the region; divisions in society, undermining positive reform efforts, and diminishing the EU’s credibility in the region;

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Amendment 267 David McAllister

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Insists that the EU must enhance its 18. Insists that the EU must enhance its communication strategy in order to communication strategy in order to effectively counter disinformation effectively counter disinformation campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s campaigns aimed at diminishing the EU’s credibility in the region; credibility in the region; especially in relation to financial assistance during the coronavirus pandemic;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 129/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 268 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18a. Insists that BiH itself must increase proactive information-sharing on the pandemic, clarification of preventive measures and instructions for citizens, as well as data on infections and vaccinations through official channels;

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Amendment 269 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18a. Notes with concern the problematic role of certain foreign actors in BiH, actively promoting disunity and disruption in the country, therewith endangering the peaceful future and European integration of BiH;

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Amendment 270 Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new)

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18a. calls for the EU integration process to be properly communicated to the public also as a project for reconciliation and the development of a political culture based on compromise and mutual understanding;

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Amendment 271 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Notes the increased illegal pressure on the country; calls for effective immigratory pressure on BiH and urges inter-institutional coordination of both entities to ensure a stop at their migration and border management in the borders for all illegal immigrants and face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; ensure that they are unable to enter and calls for equitable burden-sharing and traverse both entities; reminds all adequate support for local communities authorities in both entities that all hosting temporary reception centres; development like aid, administered by the underlines the need to ensure appropriate EU, to be considered in the future will be reception conditions and to boost capacity on the condition that both entities once for processing incoming migrants and and for all fully stop the illegal mass asylum-seekers; urges BiH to conclude an inflow of illegal-immigrants via their agreement with the European Asylum territories, towards the EU external Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU border; therefore stresses the importance to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, for effective inter-institutional coordination namely with regard to operational of immigration and border management in assistance; the face of a mounting illegal immigration to the EU and its Member States; stresses, furthermore, that the issue of repatriation of illegal immigrants is crucial and that further establishment of reception camps at the EU's external border must be prevented; notes that the Bosnian population in particular, especially in the region around Bihać and Velika Kladuša, is suffering as a result of rampant crime;

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Amendment 272 Milan Uhrík

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Notes the increased migratory pressure on the country; calls for effective pressure on BiH, as well as on other inter-institutional coordination of border EU Member States; recognises the migration and border management in the failure of the EU’s migration policy, face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; which places economic, physical and calls for equitable burden-sharing and social pressure on the indigenous citizens adequate support for local communities of EU Member States; hosting temporary reception centres; underlines the need to ensure appropriate reception conditions and to boost capacity for processing incoming migrants and asylum-seekers; urges BiH to conclude an agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational assistance;

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Amendment 273 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Notes that the European Union’s pressure on the country; calls for effective migration policy, decided particularly in inter-institutional coordination of the last five years on the sole basis of the migration and border management in the German Chancellor’s wishes, has led to face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; BiH having a very high number of illegal calls for equitable burden-sharing and migrants; refuses to make reception a adequate support for local communities principle and calls on the leaders of

PE648.334v02-00 132/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN hosting temporary reception centres; Bosnia and Herzegovina to accept their underlines the need to ensure appropriate responsibilities where mass and illegal reception conditions and to boost capacity immigration is concerned by refusing to for processing incoming migrants and serve as a primary passage through the asylum-seekers; urges BiH to conclude an ‘Balkan route’; agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational assistance;

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Amendment 274 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Notes the increased numbers of pressure on the country; calls for effective migrants and asylum seekers present or inter-institutional coordination of migration transiting the country in recent years; and border management in the face of a reminds that BiH is geographically mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for surrounded by EU Member States and equitable burden-sharing and adequate strongly denounces that migrants support for local communities hosting attempting to enter Croatia, including to temporary reception centres; underlines the seek international protection in the need to ensure appropriate reception European Union have been violently conditions and to boost capacity for pushed back by Croatia, in flagrant processing incoming migrants and breach of EU human rights, and refugee asylum-seekers; urges BiH to conclude an law and exacerbating the inhuman and agreement with the European Asylum degrading conditions of migrants in BiH; Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to urgently calls on the Commission to hold step up its support to BiH’s authorities, the Croatian government accountable and namely with regard to operational to start infringement proceedings for the assistance; continued patterns of violent pushbacks at the EU border with BiH; calls for effective inter-institutional coordination of migration and border management in the face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for equitable responsibility-sharing and adequate support for local communities where reception centres are located; underlines the need to ensure dignified

AM\1224845EN.docx 133/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN reception conditions and to boost capacity for processing the asylum applications of asylum-seekers; recalls that the European Union is providing emergency assistance to BiH, with €28,5 million of EU funding allocated to BiH in December 2020 and January 2021 for the purpose of managing migration and providing humanitarian assistance; highlights that, while emergency funding is needed and crucial to face the current humanitarian crisis in the country in order to ensure dignified reception conditions and access to asylum, the Commission should also seek meaningful long-term solutions to the situation faced by migrants and asylum seekers in BiH; stresses that the provision of emergency funding and humanitarian aid should not be made conditional on cooperation on migration and border management; calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational assistance and offering safe and orderly legal pathways, including resettlement for those stranded in BiH; calls upon the EU Member States to ensure access to asylum for migrants arriving at their borders, in line with the EU asylum acquis, in order to prevent refugees from getting stuck in transit countries without sufficient access to protection; calls upon the BiH authorities to ensure decent reception conditions and access to an effective asylum procedure;

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Amendment 275 Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Notes the increased migratory 19. underlines the urgent need to

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Amendment 276 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Is alarmed by the increased pressure on the country; calls for effective migratory pressure on the country and the inter-institutional coordination of migration condition of migrants and asylum seekers and border management in the face of a already present in BiH which is further mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for deteriorated by the fire in the Lipa refugee equitable burden-sharing and adequate camp; deeply regrets that, as reported by support for local communities hosting the International Organisation for temporary reception centres; underlines the Migration (IOM), 982 migrants and need to ensure appropriate reception asylum seekers are stranded in the former conditions and to boost capacity for Lipa refugee camp and exposed to processing incoming migrants and asylum- immediate safety, health and protection seekers; urges BiH to conclude an risks, further aggravated by harsh agreement with the European Asylum weather conditions, while approximately Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to other 2500 individuals are currently living step up its support to BiH’s authorities, in squats in forests and abandoned namely with regard to operational buildings throughout the country or en assistance; route, without access to basic shelter, hygiene services, COVID-19 screening and medical care; urges BiH authorities to provide immediate support to people exposed to these severe and life threatening conditions; calls for effective inter-institutional coordination of migration and border management in the face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for equitable burden-sharing and adequate support for local communities hosting temporary reception centres; underlines the need to ensure appropriate reception conditions and to boost capacity for processing incoming migrants and asylum- seekers; urges BiH to conclude an agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational assistance;

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PE648.334v02-00 136/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 277 Cornelia Ernst, Romeo Franz, Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Notes challenges linked to the pressure on the country; calls for effective increased number of migrants that transit inter-institutional coordination of via BiH to reach safety in the EU, as well migration and border management in the as the increased pushbacks by Croatian face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; authorities, including of people who had calls for equitable burden-sharing and never been in BiH or who had reached adequate support for local communities Italy or Slovenia; calls for effective inter- hosting temporary reception centres; institutional coordination to address the underlines the need to ensure appropriate mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for reception conditions and to boost capacity equitable responsibility-sharing and for processing incoming migrants and adequate support for local communities asylum-seekers; urges BiH to conclude an hosting temporary reception centres; agreement with the European Asylum underlines the need to ensure appropriate Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to reception conditions; calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, not provide funding to centers that do not namely with regard to operational comply with dignified reception conditions assistance; and to boost capacity for processing incoming migrants and asylum-seekers; urges BiH to conclude an agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational humanitarian assistance and establish a humanitarian corridor and support family reunification procedures for vulnerable asylum-seekers currently stuck in BiH;

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Amendment 278 Gheorghe-Vlad Nistor

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

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19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Notes the increased migratory pressure on the country; calls for effective pressure on the country; calls for effective inter-institutional coordination of migration inter-institutional coordination of migration and border management in the face of a and border management in the face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for equitable burden-sharing and adequate equitable burden-sharing and adequate support for local communities hosting support for local communities hosting temporary reception centres; underlines the temporary reception centres; underlines the need to ensure appropriate reception need to ensure appropriate reception conditions and to boost capacity for conditions and to boost capacity for processing incoming migrants and asylum- processing incoming migrants and asylum- seekers; urges BiH to conclude an seekers; urges BiH to conclude an agreement with the European Asylum agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational namely with regard to operational assistance; assistance, and also much needed financial support; emphasises the paramount importance that human rights hold within the European project - these standards must be upheld both within the EU, but also in relation with our neighbours, friends and partners; considers imperative the fact that EU institutions should commit funds and all other necessary assistance in order to maintain, reinforce and expand human rights in BiH;

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Amendment 279 Željana Zovko, Lukas Mandl, Andrea Bocskor, Kinga Gál, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak, Tomislav Sokol, Javier Zarzalejos, Milan Zver

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Notes the increased migratory pressure on the country; calls for effective pressure on the country; calls for effective inter-institutional coordination of migration inter-institutional coordination of migration and border management in the face of a and border management in the face of a

PE648.334v02-00 138/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for equitable burden-sharing and adequate establishing of reception capacities away support for local communities hosting from the EU external border, preferably temporary reception centres; underlines at the entry points of migrants to the the need to ensure appropriate reception country; underlines the need for the conditions and to boost capacity for European Commission, EU agencies and processing incoming migrants and asylum- international organisations to provide seekers; urges BiH to conclude an assistance to BiH in ensuring appropriate agreement with the European Asylum reception conditions in boosting the Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to relevant capacities for processing step up its support to BiH’s authorities, incoming migrants and asylum claims and namely with regard to operational , where applicable, conducting return assistance; procedures; urges BiH to conclude an agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational assistance;

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Amendment 280 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Notes the increased migratory pressure on the country; calls for effective pressure on the country; calls for effective inter-institutional coordination of migration inter-institutional and inter-governmental and border management in the face of a coordination of migration in the face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for mounting humanitarian crisis; urges the equitable burden-sharing and adequate BiH authorities to quickly scale up support for local communities hosting actions to address the grave humanitarian temporary reception centres; underlines situation and provide immediate the need to ensure appropriate reception assistance and secure basic living conditions and to boost capacity for conditions to all the migrants and processing incoming migrants and refugees in the temporary reception asylum-seekers; urges BiH to conclude an centres; agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational

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Amendment 281 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Notes the increased migratory pressure on the country; calls for effective pressure on the country; calls for effective inter-institutional coordination of migration inter-institutional coordination of migration and border management in the face of a and border management in the face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for equitable burden-sharing and adequate equitable sharing of responsibility on the support for local communities hosting whole territory of BiH and adequate temporary reception centres; underlines the support for local communities hosting need to ensure appropriate reception temporary reception centres; calls in conditions and to boost capacity for particular on the Republika Srpska and processing incoming migrants and asylum- HDZ BiH to end their refusal to seekers; urges BiH to conclude an participate in migratory management; agreement with the European Asylum underlines the need to ensure appropriate Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to reception conditions and to boost capacity step up its support to BiH’s authorities, for processing incoming migrants and namely with regard to operational asylum-seekers; urges BiH to conclude an assistance; agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational assistance;

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Amendment 282 Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

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19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Notes the increased migratory pressure on the country; calls for effective pressure on the country; calls for effective inter-institutional coordination of migration inter-institutional coordination of migration and border management in the face of a and border management in the face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for mounting humanitarian crisis; calls on equitable burden-sharing and adequate politicians not to use migration policies support for local communities hosting for any political purposes; calls for temporary reception centres; underlines the equitable burden-sharing and adequate need to ensure appropriate reception support for local communities hosting conditions and to boost capacity for temporary reception centres; underlines the processing incoming migrants and asylum- need to ensure appropriate reception seekers; urges BiH to conclude an conditions and to boost capacity for agreement with the European Asylum processing incoming migrants and asylum- Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to seekers; urges BiH to conclude an step up its support to BiH’s authorities, agreement with the European Asylum namely with regard to operational Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to assistance; step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational assistance;

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Amendment 283 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Notes the increased migratory pressure on the country; calls for effective pressure on the country; calls for effective inter-institutional coordination of migration inter-institutional coordination of migration and border management in the face of a and border management in the face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for equitable burden-sharing and adequate equitable burden-sharing and adequate support for local communities hosting support for local communities hosting temporary reception centres; underlines the temporary reception centres; underlines the need to ensure appropriate reception need to ensure appropriate reception conditions and to boost capacity for conditions and to boost capacity for processing incoming migrants and asylum- processing incoming migrants and asylum- seekers; urges BiH to conclude an seekers; urges BiH to conclude an agreement with the European Asylum agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to

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Amendment 284 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Notes the increased migratory pressure on the country; calls for effective pressure on the country; calls for effective inter-institutional coordination of migration inter-institutional coordination of migration and border management in the face of a and a stronger border management in the mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; equitable burden-sharing and adequate calls for equitable burden-sharing and support for local communities hosting adequate support for local communities temporary reception centres; underlines the hosting temporary reception centres; need to ensure appropriate reception underlines the need to ensure appropriate conditions and to boost capacity for reception conditions and to boost capacity processing incoming migrants and asylum- for processing incoming migrants and seekers; urges BiH to conclude an asylum-seekers; urges BiH to conclude an agreement with the European Asylum agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational namely with regard to operational assistance; assistance;

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Amendment 285 Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Notes the increased migratory 19. Notes the increased migratory pressure on the country; calls for effective pressure on the country; calls for effective

PE648.334v02-00 142/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN inter-institutional coordination of migration inter-institutional coordination of migration and border management in the face of a and improved border management in the mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; equitable burden-sharing and adequate calls for equitable burden-sharing and support for local communities hosting adequate support for local communities temporary reception centres; underlines the hosting temporary reception centres; need to ensure appropriate reception underlines the need to ensure appropriate conditions and to boost capacity for reception conditions and to boost capacity processing incoming migrants and asylum- for processing incoming migrants and seekers; urges BiH to conclude an asylum-seekers; urges BiH to conclude an agreement with the European Asylum agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational namely with regard to operational assistance; assistance;

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Amendment 286 Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19a. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic countrywide response to the migrant crisis on the Croatian border; stresses the need for Bosnian authorities to provide adequate, heated accommodation for migrants and asylum seekers stranded in freezing temperatures in the north western part of the country; calls for increased cooperation on state, entity, cantonal, and local levels to adequately address the ongoing humanitarian crisis and ensure that the EU funding allocated to Bosnia and Herzegovina in December 2020 and January 2021 for managing migration and providing humanitarian assistance serves its purpose; calls for the EU Commission to engage actively with Bosnian authorities to develop a functioning asylum system and ensure that migrants and asylum seekers are

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Amendment 287 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19a. Welcomes the increase in EU humanitarian assistance by EUR 3.5 million of December 2020; invites the European Commission and the European External Action Service, also through the EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, to continue diplomatic talks with BiH authorities for what concerns the access of humanitarian aids in the country from international donors, and to facilitate the set up of additional refugee camps and emergency shelters; encourages Member States to seek ways to contribute to the management of this refugee crisis also through the opening of humanitarian corridors;

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Amendment 288 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19a. Insists that it has to be ensured that humanitarian operations can reach migrants and refugees with humanitarian

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Amendment 289 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19b. calls for equitable burden-sharing and adequate support for local communities hosting temporary reception centres; stresses the need to ensure appropriate reception conditions and to boost capacity for processing incoming migrants and asylum-seekers; urges BiH to conclude an agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational assistance;

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Amendment 290 Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19b. believes that cooperation with neighbouring countries and the EU is essential in addressing this common migration challenge;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 145/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 291 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19c. calls on the EU to investigate and report on the financial assistance given to BiH authorities and international organizations in BiH for handling the migrant situation in order to ensure transparency and increase the credibility of the EU; calls on a prompt assessment of the EU financial assistance, both by DG ECHO and under IPA, given to BiH authorities and international organizations in BiH for handling the migrant situation in order to ensure transparency;

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Amendment 292 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19d. Calls on the BiH authorities to improve the efficiency of the asylum system;

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Amendment 293 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19e. Calls on the EU and the BiH’s authorities to work on long term sustainable solutions for people in transit in BiH;

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Amendment 294 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 f (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19f. Expresses great concern regarding the number of unaccompanied or separated children among refugees and migrants left without access to adequate accommodation and child protection services; calls for effectively facilitating fast-track asylum applications from vulnerable children and families and to recognise them as a priority group in any of the national health, education and protection strategies;

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Amendment 295 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 g (new)

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19g. Expresses concern for BiH’s increasing cooperation with neighbouring countries in terms of migration policies, inter alia resulting in violent pushbacks in violation of international treaties BiH is a party to, and abuse of migrants at the country’s borders; calls on the EU and EU member states to stop illegal pushbacks notably by Croatian authorities which make the crisis in border areas even bigger; calls in this regard for the establishment of an EU-wide mechanism that shall include in its investigation reports or testimonies of victims of border violence, allowing for the independent investigation of alleged violations of European law at the borders to put an end to the fundamental and human rights violations;

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Amendment 296 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 h (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19h. Calls for safe and legal pathways for refugees and migrants into the EU and for an EU migration and asylum policy based on solidarity amongst the Member States;

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Amendment 297 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart,

PE648.334v02-00 148/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts 20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts against cross-border crime, especially against cross-border crime, especially human trafficking, and to ensure swift human trafficking, and to ensure swift conclusion of the status agreement with the conclusion of the status agreement with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) that would facilitate better (Frontex) that would facilitate better protection of borders in full respect for protection of borders and ensure the full fundamental rights, while helping fight respect for fundamental rights, while cross-border crime; helping fight cross-border crime and illegal migration; calls on the Croatian authorities to stop the extensively and credibly documented widespread practice of violent pushbacks of migrants at its external borders towards BiH and calls on the European Commission to put in place a truly independent monitoring mechanism;

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Amendment 298 Milan Uhrík

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts 20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts against cross-border crime, especially against cross-border crime, especially human trafficking, and to ensure swift human trafficking; conclusion of the status agreement with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) that would facilitate better protection of borders in full respect for fundamental rights, while helping fight cross-border crime;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 149/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 299 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts 20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts to against cross-border crime, especially fight against drug and human smugglers, human trafficking, and to ensure swift and to ensure swift conclusion of the status conclusion of the status agreement with the agreement with the European Border and European Border and Coast Guard Agency Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) that should (Frontex) that would facilitate better aim at facilitating a better and humane protection of borders in full respect for border approach fully respecting fundamental rights, while helping fight fundamental rights, while helping fight cross-border crime; cross-border crime;

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Amendment 300 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts 20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts against cross-border crime, especially against cross-border crime, especially human trafficking, and to ensure swift human trafficking, and to ensure swift conclusion of the status agreement with the conclusion of the status agreement with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) that would facilitate better (Frontex) that would facilitate better protection of borders in full respect for protection of borders in full respect for fundamental rights, while helping fight fundamental rights, while helping fight cross-border crime; cross-border crime; insists that migration and crossings must take place through official channels within the legislative framework; warns of frequent illegal attempts by migrants to cross the green border with the Republic of Croatia;

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Amendment 301 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts 20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts against cross-border crime, especially against cross-border crime, especially human trafficking, and to ensure swift human trafficking, and to ensure swift conclusion of the status agreement with the conclusion of the status agreement with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) that would facilitate better (Frontex) reached on the 5th of February protection of borders in full respect for 2019 and still pending signature and fundamental rights, while helping fight ratification, that would facilitate better cross-border crime; protection of borders in full respect for fundamental rights, while helping fight cross-border crime and illegal migration;

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Amendment 302 Željana Zovko, Lukas Mandl, Andrea Bocskor, Kinga Gál, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak, Tomislav Sokol, Javier Zarzalejos, Milan Zver, Jeroen Lenaers

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts 20. Urges BiH to step up its against cross-border crime, especially cooperation with neighbouring countries human trafficking, and to ensure swift and relevant EU agencies (Europol, conclusion of the status agreement with Eurojust, Frontex) against cross-border the European Border and Coast Guard crime, especially human trafficking¸ Agency (Frontex) that would facilitate migrant smuggling networks, firearms better protection of borders in full respect and drug trafficking; for fundamental rights, while helping fight cross-border crime;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 151/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 303 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts 20. Calls BiH to step up its efforts against cross-border crime, especially against cross-border crime, especially the human trafficking, and to ensure swift facilitation of illegal immigration into the conclusion of the status agreement with the EU -area, and to ensure swift conclusion European Border and Coast Guard Agency of the status agreement with the European (Frontex) that would facilitate better Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) protection of borders in full respect for that would facilitate better protection of fundamental rights, while helping fight borders in full respect for fundamental cross-border crime; rights, while helping fight cross-border crime;

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Amendment 304 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20a. Calls for the resignation of the Executive Director of FRONTEX, in view of the alleged involvement of the Agency in violations of fundamental rights; demands a parliamentary inquiry to investigate FRONTEX’ alleged illegal practices;

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Amendment 305 Željana Zovko, Lukas Mandl, Andrea Bocskor, Kinga Gál, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana

PE648.334v02-00 152/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Glavak, Tomislav Sokol, Javier Zarzalejos, Milan Zver, Jeroen Lenaers

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20a. Urges BiH to ensure swift conclusion of the status agreement with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) that would facilitate better protection of its external borders and improve its overall migration management capacities;

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Amendment 306 Anna Bonfrisco, Susanna Ceccardi, Harald Vilimsky

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20a. Underlines that countering migrant smugglers and human traffickers activities on the Western Balkan routes is achievable through a strategic cooperation among the police forces and the intelligence agencies between the EU Member States and the Western Balkans States;

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Amendment 307 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20a. Does not accept the lack of

AM\1224845EN.docx 153/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN willingness and ability by the entities and their institutions to control the possession of illegal fire arms and military-grade explosive devices and stop the illegal movement of these weapons into the Member States as this undermines and deny the full utilization of human rights for citizens in the Member States; points out the reports "Strengthening Resilience in the Western Balkans: Mapping Assistance for SALW Control, Small Arms Survey, September 2018" and "UNODC (2020), Global Study on Firearms Trafficking " and highlights, that the ongoing threat in the Western Balkans region was confirmed by several studies; stresses that weapons used in terrorist attacks in the EU were, as mentioned in the reports, acquired through local illicit firearm markets and were found to originate from the Western Balkans; underlines that those reports stresses, that the Western Balkans is the main supplier of illicit firearms in Europe and the that links between the Western Balkans and small arms used in EU member states in various types of criminal and terrorist activities are evidently clear; reminds as well that the latest report from the UN on the subject "UNODC Global Firearms Study", which confirms, that the Western Balkans remain a source of illicit firearms, notably assault rifles for Western Europe; urges the institutions in both entities to show credible action to control these weapons and stop their entry into the Member States;

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Amendment 308 Sunčana Glavak, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new)

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20a. Expresses concern over recent allegations that visas are being provided through the diplomatic and consular network to third-country nationals which use BiH as a backdoor to enter the European Union, creating a political and diplomatic crisis in the region;

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Amendment 309 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20a. Notes the increasing number of migrants from Pakistan entering Bosnia and Herzegovina; notes the conclusion of the readmission agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Pakistan on 4 November 2020; calls for the swift ratification of the agreement;

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Amendment 310 Milan Uhrík

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic 21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic countrywide response to the ongoing health countrywide response to the ongoing health emergency and post-pandemic recovery emergency and post-pandemic recovery measures; recalls COVID-related EU measures; support to address the acute situation in the country; calls on the European

AM\1224845EN.docx 155/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Commission and the Member States to allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 vaccines to the Western Balkan countries;

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Amendment 311 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic 21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic countrywide response to the ongoing entity-wide response to the ongoing illegal health emergency and post-pandemic mass immigration emergency; recalls the recovery measures; recalls COVID-related conditionality for all development-aid EU support to address the acute situation administered by the EU up on the ability in the country; calls on the European of all institutions of government in BiH to Commission and the Member States to fully control and halt illegal immigration allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 from and via their territories; vaccines to the Western Balkan countries;

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Amendment 312 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic 21. Calls for a timely co-ordinated, countrywide response to the ongoing health strategic, transparent and publicly emergency and post-pandemic recovery accessible countrywide response to the measures; recalls COVID-related EU ongoing health emergency and post- support to address the acute situation in the pandemic recovery measures, taking into country; calls on the European account the different impact of the crisis Commission and the Member States to on different genders, that must reach all allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 individuals affected by the crisis; recalls COVID-related EU support to address the

PE648.334v02-00 156/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN vaccines to the Western Balkan countries; acute situation in the country needs to address the specific needs of women and of minority and vulnerable groups; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 vaccines to the Western Balkan countries and support their vaccination preparedness; welcomes in this respect the package that will allow BiH and other Western Balkans partners to finally benefit from the EU Advance Purchase Agreements; underlines that the much needed COVID-19 mitigation measures should not lead to further marginalization or stigmatization of vulnerable groups, including refugees and migrants;

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Amendment 313 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic 21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic countrywide response to the ongoing health countrywide response to the ongoing health emergency and post-pandemic recovery emergency and post-pandemic recovery measures; recalls COVID-related EU measures; recalls COVID-related EU support to address the acute situation in the support to address the acute situation in the country; calls on the European country, including new loan guarantees of Commission and the Member States to €12 million to support SMEs; encourages allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 BiH to make full use of the Union’s vaccines to the Western Balkan countries; mechanisms, including adherence to the Joint Procurement Agreement for medical equipment; calls for urgent and specific measures to address the plight of women in all spheres of life, including domestic violence, which has further deteriorated during the pandemic; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 vaccines to the Western Balkan

AM\1224845EN.docx 157/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN countries;

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Amendment 314 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic 21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic countrywide response to the ongoing health countrywide response to the ongoing health emergency and post-pandemic recovery emergency and post-pandemic recovery measures; recalls COVID-related EU measures that must reach all individuals support to address the acute situation in the affected by the crisis; calls for more country; calls on the European proactive information-sharing on the Commission and the Member States to pandemic, including clarifications allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 regarding preventive measures and vaccines to the Western Balkan countries; instructions for citizens, as well as data on infections and vaccinations through official channels; recalls COVID-related EU support to address the acute situation in the country; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 vaccines to the Western Balkan countries;

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Amendment 315 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic 21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic countrywide response to the ongoing health countrywide and transparent response to emergency and post-pandemic recovery the ongoing health emergency and post- measures; recalls COVID-related EU pandemic recovery measures, ensuring an

PE648.334v02-00 158/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN support to address the acute situation in the inclusive approach for all individuals; country; calls on the European recalls COVID-related EU support to Commission and the Member States to address the acute situation in the country; allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 calls on the European Commission and the vaccines to the Western Balkan countries; Member States to allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19vaccines to include the Western Balkan countries in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution schemes without further delay;

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Amendment 316 Tonino Picula

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic 21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic countrywide response to the ongoing health countrywide response to the ongoing health emergency and post-pandemic recovery emergency and post-pandemic recovery measures; recalls COVID-related EU measures; recalls COVID-related EU support to address the acute situation in the support to address the acute situation in the country; calls on the European country; supports the European Commission and the Member States to Commission’s decision to exempt the allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 Western Balkan countries from the vaccines to the Western Balkan countries; provision to control vaccine exports from the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 vaccines to the Western Balkan countries;

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Amendment 317 Cornelia Ernst, Romeo Franz, Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

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21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic 21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic, countrywide response to the ongoing health transparent and publicly accessible emergency and post-pandemic recovery countrywide response to the ongoing health measures; recalls COVID-related EU emergency and post-pandemic recovery support to address the acute situation in the measures that must reach all individuals country; calls on the European affected by the crisis; recalls COVID- Commission and the Member States to related EU support to address the acute allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 situation in the country; calls on the vaccines to the Western Balkan countries; European Commission and the Member States to allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 vaccines to the Western Balkan countries;

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Amendment 318 Terry Reintke, Marc Angel, Liesje Schreinemacher, Maria Walsh, Tineke Strik, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Andreas Schieder, Robert Biedroń, Marisa Matias, Paulo Rangel, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Dietmar Köster, Ernest Urtasun, Isabel Santos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic 21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic countrywide response to the ongoing health countrywide response to the ongoing health emergency and post-pandemic recovery emergency and post-pandemic recovery measures; recalls COVID-related EU measures in full respect of the principle of support to address the acute situation in the non discrimination; recalls COVID-related country; calls on the European EU support to address the acute situation in Commission and the Member States to the country; calls on the European allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 Commission and the Member States to vaccines to the Western Balkan countries; allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 vaccines to the Western Balkan countries;

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Amendment 319 Lukas Mandl

PE648.334v02-00 160/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic 21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic countrywide response to the ongoing health countrywide response to the ongoing health emergency and post-pandemic recovery emergency and post-pandemic recovery measures; recalls COVID-related EU measures; recalls COVID-related EU support to address the acute situation in the support to address the acute situation in the country; calls on the European country; underlines the importance of Commission and the Member States to European solidarity and calls on the allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 European Commission and the Member vaccines to the Western Balkan countries; States to allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 vaccines to the Western Balkan countries;

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Amendment 320 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21a. Calls for a better management of the COVID-19 crisis, providing equal access to remote schooling, avoiding any selective enforcement of the ban on assemblies and any unnecessary curtailment of freedom of expression by excluding the media from press conferences; calls for a thorough investigation on all COVID-19 related public procurement irregularities and calls for state level solutions to meet the needs of all citizens including refugees, asylum seekers and migrants;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 161/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 321 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21a. Expresses its concern over the authorities’ handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, hereby observing and regretting the adoption of several selective restrictive measures towards migrants and refugees, blatant violations of privacy, increasing allegations of corruption, including in the purchase of medical supplies from foreign actors; regrets the increasing pressure, hostilities and (online) threats towards journalists during the pandemic;

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Amendment 322 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21a. Condemns the authorities’ poor management of the covid-19 crisis, including selective enforcement of the ban on assemblies - resulting in the ban of the route of 2020 Sarajevo Pride march -, curtailment of freedom of expression by excluding the media from press conferences, public procurement irregularities and by not offering solutions to meet the needs of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants;

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PE648.334v02-00 162/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 323 Terry Reintke, Marc Angel, Liesje Schreinemacher, Maria Walsh, Tineke Strik, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Andreas Schieder, Robert Biedroń, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Dietmar Köster, Ernest Urtasun, Isabel Santos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21a. Stresses the need for the Bosnian authorities to find a better balance between fundamental rights and freedoms and necessary restrictions due to the pandemic; regrets the selective enforcement of the ban on assemblies, which resulted in the ban of the route of the 2020 Sarajevo Pride march;

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Amendment 324 Cornelia Ernst, Romeo Franz, Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21a. Condemns the authorities’ poor management of the Covid-19 crisis, including not offering solutions to meet the needs of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants;

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Amendment 325 Anna Bonfrisco, Susanna Ceccardi, Harald Vilimsky

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new)

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22a. Welcomes the contribution of the BiH Armed Forces in dealing with the humanitarian emergency as example of an effective coordination between civilian and military actors in emergencies. Invites the Government of BiH to adopt humanitarian and disaster plans by drawing on the experience of both Member States and Serbia;

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Amendment 326 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22a. Considers that short-term measures addressing the pandemic- related slowdown in trade, services, transport, manufacturing and tourism should not undermine implementation of long-term reforms;

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Amendment 327 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22a. Recalls that predictable pre- accession funding is conditional upon effective coordination methods and implementation of the countrywide strategies and reforms;

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Amendment 328 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22a. Stresses the need for institutional reforms and an increased absorption capacity for pre-accession assistance in order to ensure a country wide implementation of the EU acquis; stresses that funding allocation should be carried out in a transparent, effective, accountable, depoliticised and non- discriminatory manner;

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Amendment 329 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22b. Urges the authorities of BiH at all levels and other beneficiaries of Union funding to enhance the visibility of the Union’s action, and communicate adequately on the added value of Union’s support;

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Amendment 330 Marisa Matias, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz

AM\1224845EN.docx 165/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23. Calls on BiH to step up active 23. Notes with concern the recent labour market measures aimed at reducing changes in the Labour Laws which give to long-term and youth unemployment, employers the right to unilaterally reduce contributing to the most acute brain drain a worker’s salary, the possibility of paid in the region; leave without compensation and unpaid leave, the possibility of requiring workers to take holiday, as well as temporary interruption of work; stresses that these changes in the labour law open the door to abuses of workers’ rights during times of crisis and beyond; notes with concern that the new legislation further weakens the already week social dialogue in Bosnia-Herzegovina: insists that Bosnia- Herzegovina undertakes more efforts to adopt the social aquis of the European Union and calls on the commission to start to include a chapter on social rights in its annual reports on the accession process: calls on BiH to step up active labour market measures aimed at reducing long-term and youth unemployment, contributing to the most acute brain drain in the region;

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Amendment 331 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23. Calls on BiH to step up active 23. Calls on BiH to fight against labour market measures aimed at reducing discrimination in employment leading to long-term and youth unemployment, very high unemployment rates and to step contributing to the most acute brain drain up active labour market measures aimed at in the region; reducing long-term and youth unemployment, contributing to the most acute brain drain in the region and to

PE648.334v02-00 166/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN substantial labour force outflow; underlines that one of the key factor contributing to unemployment is the mismatch of education curricula with labour market needs and call on the authorities to intervene on this issue;

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Amendment 332 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23. Calls on BiH to step up active 23. Calls on BiH to step up active labour market measures aimed at reducing labour market measures aimed at reducing long-term and youth unemployment, long-term unemployment, including youth contributing to the most acute brain drain unemployment, contributing to the most in the region; acute brain drain in the region by investing more in the education sector – from pre- school to higher education - in order to achieve better and equal opportunities for all including vulnerable groups; recalls BiH commitment to increase the employment rate of Roma people;

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Amendment 333 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23. Calls on BiH to step up active 23. Calls on BiH to step up active labour market measures aimed at reducing labour market measures aimed at reducing long-term and youth unemployment, long-term and youth unemployment, contributing to the most acute brain drain contributing to the most acute brain drain

AM\1224845EN.docx 167/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN in the region; in the region; welcomes the initiative of a youth guarantee flagship as part the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans, aiming to ensure qualitative job opportunities, continued education and traineeships for young people;

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Amendment 334 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23. Calls on BiH to step up active 23. Calls on BiH to step up active labour market measures aimed at reducing labour market measures aimed at reducing long-term and youth unemployment, long-term and youth unemployment, contributing to the most acute brain drain contributing to the most acute brain drain in the region; in the region, notably in the health and IT sector; calls for BiH to step up socio- economic measures to address the demographic decline and brain drain;

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Amendment 335 Lukas Mandl

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23. Calls on BiH to step up active 23. Calls on BiH to step up active labour market measures aimed at reducing labour market measures, including long-term and youth unemployment, vocational education and training, aimed contributing to the most acute brain drain at reducing long-term and youth in the region; unemployment, contributing to the most acute brain drain in the region;

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PE648.334v02-00 168/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 336 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23. Calls on BiH to step up active 23. Suggests to both entities in BiH to labour market measures aimed at reducing step up active measures aimed at reducing long-term and youth unemployment, long-term and youth unemployment, and contributing to the most acute brain drain especially focus on halting the acute brain in the region; drain in BiH;

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Amendment 337 Emmanuel Maurel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23a. Calls for more measures to be taken to guarantee access to health care and social protection;

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Amendment 338 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23a. Recalls that the unemployment of women, who make up 60 % of the working age inactive persons, is of

AM\1224845EN.docx 169/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN particular concern;

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Amendment 339 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23a. Welcomes the continued participation of BiH in the Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens Programmes; stresses that educational and cultural exchanges and joint projects are an essential part of bringing the citizens of BiH and of the EU closer;

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Amendment 340 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23b. Calls on the authorities to harmonise the legislation on maternity and paternity leave across entities and cantons;

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Amendment 341 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder,

PE648.334v02-00 170/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23c. Urges the authorities to develop effective measures to prevent gender- based discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace;

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Amendment 342 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23d. Underlines that social cohesion is an essential element of a sustainable and united future for BiH; therefore stresses the importance for the EU to support the strengthening of the welfare system of BiH, so as to boost a policy of social justice, of reduction of social inequalities, which will contribute to strengthening social cohesion; regrets that serious challenges remain to be addressed as regards to poverty reduction and calls for access to public health coverage for all; recalls that BiH is a signatory to all ILO fundamental and governance Conventions and as such calls for enhanced social dialogue and social protection;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 171/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 343 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Urges the authorities to prioritise 24. Urges the authorities to prioritise measures aimed at boosting economic measures aimed at boosting economic diversification, digitalisation and tackling diversification, digitalisation and tackling the informal economy, while developing the informal economy, while developing effective and transparent mechanisms for effective and transparent mechanisms for energy market, transport infrastructure, energy market, transport infrastructure, sustainable tourism and support for SMEs; sustainable tourism and support for SMEs; calls on the authorities to foster the social-economic dialogue among social partners on all socio-economic matters;

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Amendment 344 Lukas Mandl

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Urges the authorities to prioritise 24. Urges the authorities to prioritise measures aimed at boosting economic measures aimed at boosting economic diversification, digitalisation and tackling diversification, digitalisation and tackling the informal economy, while developing the informal economy, while developing effective and transparent mechanisms for effective and transparent mechanisms for energy market, transport infrastructure, energy market, transport infrastructure, sustainable tourism and support for SMEs; sustainable tourism and support for SMEs; highlights the great potential of digitalisation for the development of BiH’s economy;

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PE648.334v02-00 172/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 345 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Urges the authorities to prioritise 24. Recommends the authorities in measures aimed at boosting economic both entities to prioritise measures aimed diversification, digitalisation and tackling at boosting economic diversification, the informal economy, while developing digitalisation and tackling the informal effective and transparent mechanisms for economy, while developing effective and energy market, transport infrastructure, transparent mechanisms for energy market, sustainable tourism and support for SMEs; transport infrastructure, sustainable tourism and support for SMEs;

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Amendment 346 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24a. Underlines the urgency of creating a single economic space, including by simplifying, centralising and harmonizing procedures for business registration, licensing, permit issuing and insolvency;

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Amendment 347 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24b. Recalls the necessity to fully implement measures foreseen in the 2020-

AM\1224845EN.docx 173/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN 2022 BiH Economic Reform Programme and the Policy Guidance based on the Economic and Financial Dialogue;

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Amendment 348 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24c. Urges BiH to actively advance regional economic integration in the Western Balkans;

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Amendment 349 Tonino Picula

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24d. Supports the proposal to reduce roaming charges in the Western Balkans;

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Amendment 350 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24e. Urges the country to put into effect the law on customs policy, implement the

PE648.334v02-00 174/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN trade aspects of the Regional Economic Area (REA) and complete steps required to conclude its accession to the WTO;

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Amendment 351 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 f (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24f. Renews its calls for the adoption of a country-wide strategy on public finance management and for increased budget transparency in BiH, enabling the EU- funded budget support;

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Amendment 352 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 g (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24g. Recalls the need to advance sustainability of the public debt and budget-consolidation efforts; regrets the inter-entity disputes impeding functioning of the single indirect tax system;

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Amendment 353 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 h (new)

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24h. Calls on BiH to without further delay safeguard property rights by putting in place a comprehensive legislative framework governing restitution;

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Amendment 354 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 i (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24i. Recalls the need for a coherent restructuring, depolitisation and transparent privatisation of public companies across the country, leading to an improved governance and transparency; underlines the need to establish a publicly available register of state-owned enterprises;

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Amendment 355 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 j (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24j. Calls to ensure effective functioning and enforcement of decisions by the Competition Council and the State Aid Council and implementation of the strategy on enforcing intellectual property rights;

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PE648.334v02-00 176/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 356 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 k (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24k. Recalls the need to ensure timely, comprehensive, high-quality country-wide statistics;

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Amendment 357 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 l (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24l. Underlines that independence of the Central Bank and its reserves is key for macroeconomic stability;

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Amendment 358 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25. Recommends focusing on growth- 25. Welcomes the Commission’s enhancing public investment and efforts to invest more strategically in the infrastructure projects, making full use of Western Balkans through a dedicated the Economic and Investment Plan for the Economic and Investment Plan (EIP) and Western Balkans; Bosnia’s inclusion in the EIP, in particular in terms of regional and cross-

AM\1224845EN.docx 177/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN border cooperation; stresses that any investment must be in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement and EU decarbonisation targets; calls upon the European Commission to put forward ex ante environmental impact assessments for each individual EIP project, with the obligation to terminate projects which are not in line with the European Green Deal and climate targets; calls on the Commission to focus IPAIII funds on the ongoing democratic transition of BiH, more so than infrastructure projects, especially in light of persistent problems with the investment climate, absorption capacity, and environmental standards in BiH; recommends focusing on growth- enhancing public investment and infrastructure projects, making full use of the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans;

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Amendment 359 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25. Recommends focusing on growth- 25. Recommends focusing on enhancing public investment and sustainable and inclusive growth- infrastructure projects, making full use of enhancing public investment and the Economic and Investment Plan for the infrastructure projects, making full use of Western Balkans; the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans which can contribute to facilitating a social development and long-term recovery following the pandemic; stresses however the need to ensure that EU funds contain both incentives and conditionality and shall effectively contribute to protecting and strengthening democracy, good

PE648.334v02-00 178/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN governance, the rule of law and fundamental rights for all people in BiH;

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Amendment 360 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25. Recommends focusing on growth- 25. Recommends focusing on growth- enhancing public investment and enhancing public investment and infrastructure projects, making full use of infrastructure projects increasing transport the Economic and Investment Plan for the multimodality and road safety, making full Western Balkans; use of the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans; recalls that such projects must be in line with the rules on state aid, public procurement and the environmental impact; urges to improve Bosnia and Herzegovina’s absorption capacity of EU funds;

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Amendment 361 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25. Recommends focusing on growth- 25. Recommends focusing on growth- enhancing public investment and enhancing public investment and infrastructure projects, making full use of infrastructure projects, making full use of the Economic and Investment Plan for the the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans; Western Balkans; urges the authorities to carry out comprehensive and up-to-date social impact assessments prior to all infrastructure projects to ensure that projects and investments strengthen BiH’s

AM\1224845EN.docx 179/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN European values and perspective;

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Amendment 362 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25. Recommends focusing on growth- 25. Recommends focusing on growth- enhancing public investment and enhancing public investment, energy and infrastructure projects, making full use of infrastructure projects, making full use of the Economic and Investment Plan for the the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans; Western Balkans;

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Amendment 363 Tonino Picula

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – point 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

(1) Advocates continued investments in infrastructure projects that will improve transport connectivity within BiH and with neighbouring countries; calls, when contractors are to be chosen, for tendering rules and the principle of transparency to be observed in order to prevent abuse of power and corruption and to guarantee that the best tenders will be selected;

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Amendment 364 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder,

PE648.334v02-00 180/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25a. Notes the extension of the trade preferences for the Western Balkans for five more years, thereby contributing to their sustained economic development; underlines that BiH consequently needs to engage in effective economic reforms and regional cooperation;

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Amendment 365 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26. Urges BiH’s authorities to ensure 26. Suggests that the entities in BiH’s alignment with EU standards and policy ensure protection measures to reduce objectives on climate protection and ecological degradation and environmental energy, facilitating the green and digital risks to health; transition, and calls for the prioritisation of measures reducing ecological degradation and environmental risks to health;

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Amendment 366 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

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26. Urges BiH’s authorities to ensure 26. Remains concerned that the alignment with EU standards and policy standards of environmental protection objectives on climate protection and remain low and often neglected; urges the energy, facilitating the green and digital authorities to enhance environmental transition, and calls for the prioritisation of protection in line with EU standards and measures reducing ecological degradation international obligations; urges BiH’s and environmental risks to health; authorities to ensure greater alignment with EU standards and policy objectives on climate protection and energy, facilitating the green and digital transition, and calls for the prioritisation of measures reducing ecological degradation and environmental risks to health; calls on more efforts to focus on the alignment of domestic legislation on all levels with the EU acquis aiming to reduce air pollution, especially in transboundary context and reduce harmful emissions to neighbouring countries;

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Amendment 367 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26. Urges BiH’s authorities to ensure 26. Urges BiH’s authorities to ensure alignment with EU standards and policy alignment with EU standards and policy objectives on climate protection and objectives on climate protection and energy, facilitating the green and digital energy, facilitating the green and digital transition, and calls for the prioritisation of transition, and calls for the prioritisation of measures reducing ecological degradation measures reducing ecological degradation and environmental risks to health; and environmental risks to health and to increase sustainability of the energy generation sector by boosting energy efficiency and diversification through sustainable usage of renewables and to contribute to the regional connectivity, namely by working towards completing the Regional Energy Market; furthermore

PE648.334v02-00 182/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN notes that air pollution needs to be addressed in a harmonised and consistent country-wide manner, also mitigating the risk for cross-border pollution;

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Amendment 368 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26. Urges BiH’s authorities to ensure 26. Urges BiH’s authorities to ensure alignment with EU standards and policy alignment with EU standards and policy objectives on climate protection and objectives on climate protection and energy, facilitating the green and digital energy, facilitating the green and digital transition, and calls for the prioritisation of transition, and calls for the prioritisation of measures reducing ecological degradation measures reducing ecological degradation and environmental risks to health; and environmental risks to health by banning the building of small hydropower plants, combating illegal construction, and increasing inspection oversight on ecological issues; welcomes the adoption of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, which shall incentivize the transition to a circular economy and the adoption of the necessary measures to preserve and protect environmentally sensitive areas;

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Amendment 369 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

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26. Urges BiH’s authorities to ensure 26. Urges BiH’s authorities to ensure alignment with EU standards and policy alignment with EU standards and policy objectives on climate protection and objectives on climate protection and energy, facilitating the green and digital energy, facilitating the green and digital transition, and calls for the prioritisation of transition, and calls for the prioritisation of measures reducing ecological degradation measures reducing ecological degradation and environmental risks to health; and environmental risks to health; urges BiH’s authorities to consult and engage with the main grassroots initiatives focused on preserving the pristine nature of BiH’s natural ecosystem, so as to ensure that local communities have a say on their future;

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Amendment 370 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26. Urges BiH’s authorities to ensure 26. Urges BiH’s authorities to ensure alignment with EU standards and policy alignment with EU standards and policy objectives on climate protection and objectives on climate protection and energy, facilitating the green and digital energy, facilitating the green and digital transition, and calls for the prioritisation of transition, and calls for the prioritisation of measures reducing ecological degradation measures reducing ecological degradation and environmental risks to health; and environmental risks to health with a strong focus on improving air quality;

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Amendment 371 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new)

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26a. Deplores the policy decisions of the Federation’s authorities locking-in the generation mix on coal-fired power production, especially via unjustified State aid measures and direct subsidies; notes that concurrently to the strong support to coal and lignite, the 2020 target of 40% in renewable energy is unlikely to be met and that the implementation of energy efficiency legislation is lagging behind the binding legal deadlines of the Energy Community; regrets the delay in the adoption of long-term targets and strategies for the renovation of buildings;

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Amendment 372 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26b. Expresses concern about small scale hydro power plant projects that can lead to grave environmental damage; underlines the need to significantly improve both, independent and objective environmental and socio-economic impact assessments, and transparency as regards relevant procedures across eco-sensitive sectors and boost the prosecution of environmental crimes; stresses the urgent need to fully take into account the views of the local population, civil society and independent experts prior to any decision- making as regards new hydropower plant construction and other infrastructure projects that impact the environment and socio-economic situation of local

AM\1224845EN.docx 185/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN communities;

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Amendment 373 Tineke Strik on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26a. Urges the authorities to develop a national energy strategy which guarantees full alignment and implementation of the Paris Accords on Climate, relevant EU climate objectives and legislation, in particular as regards biodiversity and the EU’s decarbonisation target; stresses the need to put in place an appropriate carbon price as a means for effective decarbonization in line with the European Green Deal and the political commitments made in the Sofia Declaration of 2020;

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Amendment 374 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26a. Urges the country to adopt a state- wide Law on Electricity and Natural Gas Regulator, Transmission and Electricity Market and implement national measures of energy efficiency and renewable energy generation, ensuring compliance with the obligations of the Third Energy Package and the Treaty Establishing the Energy

PE648.334v02-00 186/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Community;

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Amendment 375 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26b. Urges BiH’s authorities to commence the repeatedly delayed sector reforms in natural gas and to complete unbundling, enable market coupling in electricity and equip the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) with the nationwide competences in both electricity and gas in order to secure compliance with the EU’s Second and Third Energy Package; notes that the serious and persistent failure to comply with the related Energy Community acquis in these two sectors jeopardizes the prospects of integrating the energy markets of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the ones of its neighbours;

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Amendment 376 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26b. Recalls that overreliance of coal delays an overdue transition to renewable energy; urges authorities to take steps to phase out unproductive and polluting coal-supplied power plants and recalls the

AM\1224845EN.docx 187/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN need to ensure existence of a “just transition“ mechanism;

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Amendment 377 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26c. Urges to seize the opportunity of the ongoing development of different climate and energy policy documents, such as the Nationally Determined Contribution and the National Energy and Climate Plan, to set ambitious 2030 targets along with clear policies and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in order to put the economy of BiH on a climate-friendly and transformative path towards climate neutrality;

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Amendment 378 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26c. Underlines that planning and construction of eco-sensitive projects, such as hydropower development must comply with international and EU norms on impact assessments and environmental protection;

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PE648.334v02-00 188/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Amendment 379 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26d. Welcomes the transposition of the electricity connection code Regulations as well as the transposition and implementation of REMIT Regulation 1227/2011 into the national electricity regulatory framework and invites authorities to apply the same integrity regime also in the gas sector;

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Amendment 380 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26d. Calls on BiH to enhance efforts on biodiversity conservation, as it is one of the countries in Europe with the greatest diversity in plant and animal species;

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Amendment 381 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 e (new)

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26e. Urges Bosnia and Herzegovina to put in place carbon pricing mechanisms and the related rules and instruments aligning with Directive 2003/87/EC on the emission trading scheme, as undertaken in the Sofia Declaration;

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Amendment 382 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26e. Recalls the need to advance preparedness for climate change phenomena, in particular flooding and drought; recalls that BiH is yet to establish an integrated civil emergency response information system;

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Amendment 383 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 f (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26f. Underlines the lack of implementation of Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (SEA Directive), concerning plans and programmes related to energy, such as the National Determined

PE648.334v02-00 190/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN Contribution Plan and urges BiH to secure wide public consultations for such documents;

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Amendment 384 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 f (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26f. Calls for steps enabling sustainable waste management process under a waste management information system, putting in place adequate recycling facilities and preventing the case of illegal waste dumping;

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Amendment 385 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 g (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26g. Takes note of the compliance of emissions for nitrogen oxides in large combustion plants and urges swift actions to remedy the breach of the emission ceiling limits for dust and sulphur dioxide;

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Amendment 386 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart,

AM\1224845EN.docx 191/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 h (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26h. Urges BiH to adopt the draft legislation transposing the Directive 2014/52/EU amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (EIA Directive);

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Amendment 387 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution Amendment

27. Urges BiH to continue deleted progressively improving Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) alignment; calls for the strengthening of good neighbourly relations and increased efforts to resolve all outstanding bilateral issues;

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Amendment 388 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution Amendment

27. Urges BiH to continue 27. Urges BiH to continue progressively improving Common Foreign progressively improving Common Foreign

PE648.334v02-00 192/201 AM\1224845EN.docx EN and Security Policy (CFSP) alignment; and Security Policy (CFSP) alignment, as calls for the strengthening of good it constitutes an essential component of neighbourly relations and increased efforts EU membership; Firmly believes that to resolve all outstanding bilateral issues; better communication of the EU commitment towards the region is paramount to tackle malign foreign influences; calls for the strengthening of good neighbourly relations and increased efforts to resolve all outstanding bilateral issues, such as border demarcation with Croatia and Serbia and normalisation of relations with Kosovo;

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Amendment 389 Tonino Picula

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution Amendment

27. Urges BiH to continue 27. Urges BiH to continue progressively improving Common Foreign progressively improving Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) alignment; and Security Policy (CFSP) alignment; calls for the strengthening of good calls for the strengthening of good neighbourly relations and increased efforts neighbourly relations and increased efforts to resolve all outstanding bilateral issues; to resolve all outstanding bilateral issues; condemns the incident of 30 January. 2020, during which the façade of the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Bosnia and Herzegovina was damaged and the flag of the European Union was removed from the façade and damaged;

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Amendment 390 Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27

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27. Urges BiH to continue 27. Urges BiH to continue progressively improving Common Foreign progressively improving Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) alignment; and Security Policy (CFSP) alignment; calls for the strengthening of good calls for the strengthening of good neighbourly relations and increased efforts neighbourly relations and increased efforts to resolve all outstanding bilateral issues; to resolve all outstanding bilateral issues; strongly urges BiH to align itself with Council decisions introducing EU restrictive measures in the context of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and events in eastern Ukraine;

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Amendment 391 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution Amendment

27. Urges BiH to continue 27. Urges BiH to continue progressively improving Common Foreign progressively improving Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) alignment; and Security Policy (CFSP) alignment; calls for the strengthening of good notes that between March 2018 and end neighbourly relations and increased efforts of February 2019, the BiH aligned with to resolve all outstanding bilateral issues; 60 of the 86 declarations issued by the EU, reaching an alignment rate of 70%; calls for the strengthening of good neighbourly relations and increased efforts to resolve all outstanding bilateral issues;

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Amendment 392 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new)

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27a. Welcomes BiH’s participation in the NATO’s Membership Action Plan (MAP) and the country’s contribution to the NATO's Resolute Support Mission (RSM) in Afghanistan;

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Amendment 393 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

27b. Underlines the need for the EU and the United States to strengthen their partnership and coordination in the Western Balkans in order to advance key reforms, improve governance and reconciliation;

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Amendment 394 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28. Welcomes the continued presence deleted of EUFOR’s Operation Althea in the country and the extension of EUFOR’s mandate until November 2021;

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AM\1224845EN.docx 195/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Amendment 395 Milan Uhrík

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28. Welcomes the continued presence deleted of EUFOR’s Operation Althea in the country and the extension of EUFOR’s mandate until November 2021;

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Amendment 396 Željana Zovko, Karlo Ressler, Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28. Welcomes the continued presence 28. Notes the increasing influence of of EUFOR’s Operation Althea in the foreign powers in BiH; welcomes the country and the extension of EUFOR’s continued presence of EUFOR’s Operation mandate until November 2021; Althea in the country and the extension of EUFOR’s mandate until November 2021; commends the work of operation EUFOR Althea that set route towards peace, stabilization and the European integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina; reminds that this mission still plays a pivotal role for the security and stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region;

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Amendment 397 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

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28. Welcomes the continued presence 28. Welcomes the continued presence of EUFOR’s Operation Althea in the of EUFOR’s Operation Althea in the country and the extension of EUFOR’s country and the extension of EUFOR’s mandate until November 2021; mandate until November 2021; Commends the operation for remaining fully operational and continuing to support the country in spite of the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; looks forward to the forthcoming strategic review of the operation and stresses that the latter should retain its intelligence assets and readily available reserves;

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Amendment 398 Nathalie Loiseau, Javier Nart, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Klemen Grošelj, Petras Auštrevičius, Bernard Guetta

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28. Welcomes the continued presence 28. Welcomes the continued presence of EUFOR’s Operation Althea in the of EUFOR’s Operation Althea in the country and the extension of EUFOR’s country and the extension of EUFOR’s mandate until November 2021; mandate until November 2021; regrets that the UK chose not to participate in the CSDP missions and operations anymore and withdrew from operation EUFOR Althea; questions the current composition of EUFOR Althea, including the presence of staff from non-EU countries;

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Amendment 399 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

AM\1224845EN.docx 197/201 PE648.334v02-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28. Welcomes the continued presence 28. Welcomes the continued presence of EUFOR’s Operation Althea in the of EUFOR’s Operation Althea in the country and the extension of EUFOR’s country and the extension of EUFOR’s mandate until November 2021; mandate until November 2021; commends that BiH contributes troops to EU CSDP training missions; welcomes the signature of a joint roadmap for action on the G7 partnership for Women, Peace and Security;

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Amendment 400 Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution Amendment

29. Welcomes ongoing and continued 29. Welcomes ongoing and continued efforts on the disposal of weapons, efforts on the disposal of weapons, ammunition, explosives and demining; ammunition, explosives and demining; Recalls the importance of properly funding demining efforts in the country; calls on further support of the EU and of international organizations to ensure that de-mining could be stepped up allowing BiH to be freed from the remnants of its war-torn years;

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Amendment 401 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new)

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29a. Reiterates its support to the European integration of BiH and calls on the European Council to continue supporting the European perspective of the country, based on fulfilling EU criteria, including sending a positive political message on the granting of candidate status;

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Amendment 402 Nathalie Loiseau, Javier Nart, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Klemen Grošelj, Petras Auštrevičius, Bernard Guetta

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

29a. Stresses the importance of enhancing efforts to fight against trafficking of small arms and light weapons in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in the region; to this end, praises the French-German initiative launched in 2018 and encourages BiH authorities to fully engage in resolute efforts, with the support of the EU;

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Amendment 403 Harald Vilimsky, Bernhard Zimniok, Jaak Madison

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30

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30. Reaffirms its position that deleted representatives of the Western Balkan

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Amendment 404 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30

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30. Reaffirms its position that 30. Reaffirms its position that representatives of the Western Balkan representatives of the Western Balkan countries should be engaged in the countries should be appropriately included Conference on the Future of Europe; and actively engaged in the Conference on the Future of Europe;

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Amendment 405 Dietmar Köster, Bettina Vollath, Norbert Neuser, Petar Vitanov, Andreas Schieder, Isabel Santos, Raphaël Glucksmann, Maria Arena, Tanja Fajon, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30

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30. Reaffirms its position that 30. Reaffirms its position that representatives of the Western Balkan government and civil society countries should be engaged in the representatives of the Western Balkan Conference on the Future of Europe; countries should be engaged in the Conference on the Future of Europe;

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Amendment 406 Klemen Grošelj, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michal Šimečka, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Javier Nart, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

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30a. Calls for the creation of new opportunities for high level political and policy dialogue with the Western Balkans countries, through regular EU-Western Balkans summits and intensified ministerial contacts, in order to strengthen the political nature of the enlargement process and to ensure stronger steering and high-level engagement, as also called for by the revised enlargement methodology;

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