En En Amendments 1
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Foreign Affairs 2019/2170(INI) 22.12.2020 AMENDMENTS 1 - 267 Draft report Isabel Santos (PE647.074v01-00) on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Albania (2019/2170(INI)) AM\1199417EN.docx PE648.333v01-00 EN United in diversityEN AM_Com_NonLegReport PE648.333v01-00 2/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Amendment 1 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Vladimír Bilčík, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Andrey Kovatchev Motion for a resolution Citation -1 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Agreement, Or. en Amendment 2 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Vladimír Bilčík, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Andrey Kovatchev Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the European Council conclusions of 19-20 June 2003 and the Thessaloniki Agenda for the Western Balkans, Or. en Amendment 3 Kinga Gál, Andrea Bocskor, Andor Deli Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Commission communication of 29 April 2020 entitled ‘Support to the Western Balkans in tackling COVID-19 and the post- pandemic recovery’, Or. en AM\1199417EN.docx 3/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Amendment 4 Željana Zovko Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Commission communication of 6 October 2020 entitled ‘An Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans’ (COM(2020)0641), Or. en Amendment 5 Kinga Gál, Andrea Bocskor, Andor Deli Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Commission communication of 6 October 2020 entitled ‘An Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans’ (COM(2020)0641), Or. en Amendment 6 Željana Zovko Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Sofia declaration of the EU-Western Balkans summit of 17 May 2018 and the Sofia priority agenda, Or. en PE648.333v01-00 4/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Amendment 7 Andrey Kovatchev Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Sofia declaration of the EU-Western Balkans summit of 17 May 2018 and the Sofia Declaration, annexed thereto, Or. en Amendment 8 Željana Zovko Motion for a resolution Citation 9 d (new) becomes Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the EU-Western Balkans summit in the framework of the Berlin Process of 10 November 2020, Or. en Amendment 9 Sunčana Glavak Motion for a resolution Citation 9 d (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Zagreb Declaration agreed during the EU- Western Balkans summit that took place via videoconference on 6 May 2020, Or. en AM\1199417EN.docx 5/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Amendment 10 Bernhard Zimniok, Harald Vilimsky Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to that the number of unregistered firearms in civilian illegal possession in the Western Balkans is thought to be around 3.8 million and large quantities of ammunition and military explosive devices such as but not limited to hang grenades, anti personnel- as well as an anti-tank mines, Or. en Amendment 11 Fabio Massimo Castaldo Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the EP Democracy support and Election coordination Group-DEG annual work programme for 2021, Or. en Amendment 12 Bernhard Zimniok, Harald Vilimsky Motion for a resolution Citation 12 b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to Communication PE648.333v01-00 6/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN on the 2020-2025 EU action plan on firearms trafficking 24.7.2020COM(2020) 608 final, and the Europol reports: Threat Assessment Report on Illicit Trafficking in Firearms (June 2013), Intelligence Notification (19/2014); “Firearms in the hands of Terrorist in Europe”( May 2015). - observing that Europol confirmed that Western Balkans remain among the main supplying regions of trafficking to the EU, Or. en Amendment 13 Fabio Massimo Castaldo Motion for a resolution Citation 12 b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the last report of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) Election Observation Mission Final Report of 5 September 2019, Or. en Amendment 14 Bernhard Zimniok, Harald Vilimsky Motion for a resolution Citation 12 c (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - observing the reports: Strengthening Resilience in the Western Balkans: Mapping Assistance for SALW Control, Small Arms Survey, September 2018; and UNODC (2020), Global Study AM\1199417EN.docx 7/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN on Firearms Trafficking, Vienna and their observations that provides the information: that the ongoing threat in the Western Balkans region was confirmed by several studies. It is stresses that weapons used in terrorist attacks in the EU “were acquired through local illicit firearm markets and were found to originate from the Western Balkans and the Western Balkans is the main supplier of illicit firearms in Europe. In addition it is described of the links between the Western Balkans and small arms used in EU member states in various types of criminal activity. The latest report from the UN on the subject, UNODC Global Firearms Study confirms that the Western Balkans remain a source of illicit firearms, notably assault rifles for Western Europe, Or. en Amendment 15 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Vladimír Bilčík, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Andrey Kovatchev Motion for a resolution Citation 12 c (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to its recommendation of 19 June 2020 to the Council, the Commission and the Vice- President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the Western Balkans, following the 2020 summit (2019/2210(INI)), Or. en Amendment 16 Fabio Massimo Castaldo PE648.333v01-00 8/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Citation 12 c (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the joint opinion on the amendments to the constitution of 30 July 2020 and to the electoral code of 5 October 2020 of the European Commission for democracy through law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE office for democratic institutions and human rights (OSCE/ODIHR), Or. en Amendment 17 Željana Zovko Motion for a resolution Citation 12 c (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard the joint statement of 8 December 2020 by Members of the European Parliament on accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, Or. en Amendment 18 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Vladimír Bilčík, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel, Andrey Kovatchev, Arba Kokalari Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment -A. whereas enlargement is one of the EU’s most effective foreign policy instruments contributing to extending the reach of the Union’s fundamental values AM\1199417EN.docx 9/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, the rule of law, fostering peace and respect for human rights; Or. en Amendment 19 Peter van Dalen Motion for a resolution Recital A Motion for a resolution Amendment A. whereas Albania has continued A. whereas Albania has continued making sustained efforts on its path making far too few efforts on its path towards the EU, meeting the conditions for towards the EU, and has not yet met the holding the first intergovernmental conditions for holding the first conference; intergovernmental conference; Or. nl Amendment 20 David Lega, Michael Gahler Motion for a resolution Recital A Motion for a resolution Amendment A. whereas Albania has continued A. whereas Albania has continued making sustained efforts on its path making sustained efforts on its path towards the EU, meeting the conditions for towards the EU, partly meeting the holding the first intergovernmental conditions for holding the first conference; intergovernmental conference; Or. en Amendment 21 David McAllister Motion for a resolution Recital A PE648.333v01-00 10/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment A. whereas Albania has continued A. whereas Albania has continued making sustained efforts on its path making sustained efforts on its path towards the EU, meeting the conditions for towards the EU, meeting the most holding the first intergovernmental conditions for holding the first conference; intergovernmental conference; Or. en Amendment 22 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment Aa. whereas the rule of law is a key benchmark for assessing the progress towards the EU accession; Or. en Amendment 23 Peter van Dalen Motion for a resolution Recital B Motion for a resolution Amendment B. whereas the country needs to keep B. whereas the country still needs to making progress in the consolidation of keep making lots of progress in the democratic institutions and procedures, in consolidation of democratic institutions ensuring the proper functioning of its and procedures, in ensuring the proper judicial institutions, and by safeguarding functioning of its judicial institutions, and media freedom and minority rights; by safeguarding media freedom and minority rights; Or. nl AM\1199417EN.docx 11/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Amendment 24 David McAllister Motion for a resolution Recital B Motion for a resolution Amendment B. whereas the country needs to keep B. whereas the country needs to keep making progress in the consolidation of making progress in the consolidation of democratic institutions and procedures, in democratic institutions and procedures, in ensuring the proper functioning of its ensuring the proper functioning of its judicial institutions, and by safeguarding judicial institutions, the fight against media freedom and minority rights; corruption and by safeguarding media freedom and minority rights; Or.