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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))

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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,

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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,

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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’,

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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),

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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),

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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,

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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,

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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,

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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,

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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,

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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,

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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,

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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,

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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,

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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)),

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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),

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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,

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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;

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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;

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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;

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Amendment 21 David McAllister

Motion for a resolution Recital A

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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;

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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;

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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;

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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;

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Amendment 25 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Vladimír Bilčík, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel, Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas consistent efforts on the C. whereas the merit-based prospect key reforms require the joint engagement of full EU membership is in the Union's of all stakeholders; own political, security and economic interests, the quality and dedication to the necessary reforms determine the timetable for accession; whereas consistent efforts on the key reforms require the joint engagement of all stakeholders;

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Amendment 26 Kinga Gál, Andrea Bocskor, Andor Deli

Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new)

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Ca. whereas the EU membership for Albania is in the Union's very own political, security and economic interest;

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Amendment 27 Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ca. whereas EU enlargement and the advancement of democracy, rule of law and prosperity in the Western Balkans remains important for the European Union,

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Amendment 28 Raffaele Fitto, Witold Jan Waszczykowski

Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ca. whereas the EU's enlargement policy contributes to strengthening the security and stability of the Western Balkan region of which Albania is part;

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Amendment 29 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

AM\1199417EN.docx 13/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ca. whereas general elections will take place on 25 April 2021;

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Amendment 30 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Cb. whereas past OSCE/ODIHR recommendations to further improve the conduct of elections in the Republic of Albania and bring them fully in line with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards for democratic elections, have not completely been addressed yet;

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Amendment 31 Bernhard Zimniok, Thierry Mariani, Harald Vilimsky

Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Da. whereas the attraction of working in a Member State or other more developed nation has created a detrimental loss of both highly to medium skilled individuals in Kosovo, and this is to the general detriment of the development of Kosovo; currently it is estimated that 11 million immigrants from

PE648.333v01-00 14/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN 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; and according to the Gallup survey presented in 2018 showing that 60% of the population in Albania, excluding children, wanted to immigrate;

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Amendment 32 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Db. whereas the ongoing pandemic has clearly demonstrated that the EU and the Western Balkans must continue tackling common challenges together;

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Amendment 33 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Dc. whereas the country has to recover from the widespread damage caused by the 26 November 2019 earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic; boost preparedness for civil protection and disaster response and advance preparations for joining the Union Civil Protection Mechanism;

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Amendment 34 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Dc. whereas the EU has mobilised grants worth €115 million for the post- earthquake rehabilitation and reconstruction within the €400 million European support pledge;

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Amendment 35 Kinga Gál, Andrea Bocskor, Andor Deli

Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Dc. whereas Albania's economy was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, measures to prevent the spread of the virus have slowed the economic activity, which in turn has begun to negatively impact the national budget;

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Amendment 36 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Recital D d (new)

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Dd. whereas the EU mobilised €51million to assist Albania in tackling COVID-19 and made available up to €180 million in macro-financial assistance;

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Amendment 37 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital D d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Dd. whereas the EU has shown its commitment for the European perspective of Western Balkan countries and mobilized €3.3 billion to address the immediate health crisis and mitigate economic and social consequences of the coronavirus pandemic;

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Amendment 38 Kinga Gál, Andrea Bocskor, Andor Deli

Motion for a resolution Recital D d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Dd. whereas the EU has mobilised EUR 3.3 billion to address the coronavirus pandemic in the Western Balkans, including EUR 38 million in immediate support to the health sector, EUR 389 million for the social and economic recovery, EUR 750 million for macro-financial assistance, EUR 455 million for economic reactivation and

AM\1199417EN.docx 17/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN EUR 1.7 billion in preferential loans from the European Investment Bank;

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Amendment 39 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Recital D e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

De. whereas the EU is Albania’s biggest trading partner and the largest donor, and the country has benefited from €1.25 billion in EU pre-accession funding since 2007;

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Amendment 40 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital D f (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Df. whereas the EU is Albania's biggest provider of financial assistance; whereas Albania has benefited from the EU assistance under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) in total of €639.5 million since 2014;

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Amendment 41 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

PE648.333v01-00 18/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Recital D g (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Dg. whereas the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans will facilitate a long-term recovery, following the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting the economic development and reforms in the region;

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Amendment 42 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital D g (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Dg. whereas the EU is the biggest assistance and aid provider to Albania in mitigating the economic and social consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic; whereas Albania has received €4 million of immediate support to the health sector, €46,7 million of support for the social and economic recovery, €50,6 million in assistance funds and €180 million of Macro-Financial Assistance;

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Amendment 43 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Recital D h (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Dh. whereas Albanian citizens enjoy

AM\1199417EN.docx 19/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN visa-free travel to the Schengen area since December 2010;

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Amendment 44 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Recital D i (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Di. whereas since 2015 Albanian citizens participate in student, academic and youth exchanges under Erasmus+;

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Amendment 45 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Recital D j (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Dj. whereas the EU remains fully committed to supporting Albania’s strategic choice for European integration, based on the rule of law and good neighbourly relations;

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Amendment 46 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Recital D k (new)

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Dk. whereas Albania remains a trustworthy foreign policy partner, advancing regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations;

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Amendment 47 Bernhard Zimniok, Thierry Mariani, Harald Vilimsky

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Welcomes the clear strategic 1. Expresses concern about the goal orientation and commitment of Albania to of the Government of Albania to join the European integration, manifesting itself EU as it would provide the conditions for in good neighbourly relations and the a major exodus of their citizens that are continued implementation of the needed in the future development of accession-related reforms; Albania as a loss of these individuals will seriously compromise the possibilities for the citizens in Albania to create an environment that can ensure financial development, democratic stability and an acceptable welfare system;

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Amendment 48 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Welcomes the clear strategic 1. Takes the view that there is no orientation and commitment of Albania to place for Albania in the European Union, European integration, manifesting itself and that the possible accession of in good neighbourly relations and the Albania, a state which is characterised by continued implementation of the endemic organised crime, which is

AM\1199417EN.docx 21/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN accession-related reforms; dealing with a massive influx of illegal migrants, and which is one of the countries from which the largest numbers of people seeking asylum in France originate, would have harmful consequences for the peoples of Europe;

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Amendment 49 Peter van Dalen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Welcomes the clear strategic 1. Notes some progress in the orientation and commitment of Albania to orientation and commitment of Albania to European integration, manifesting itself in European integration, manifesting itself in good neighbourly relations and the good neighbourly relations and the continued implementation of the accession- continued implementation of the accession- related reforms; related reforms;

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Amendment 50 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Welcomes the clear strategic 1. Welcomes the clear strategic orientation and commitment of Albania to orientation and commitment of Albania to European integration, manifesting itself in European integration, manifesting itself in good neighbourly relations and the good neighbourly relations and the continued implementation of the accession- continued implementation of the accession- related reforms; related reforms; in that regard welcomes the Council decision of 26 March 2020 on opening accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania;

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PE648.333v01-00 22/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Amendment 51 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Vladimír Bilčík, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel, Andrey Kovatchev, Arba Kokalari, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1a. Emphasises the importance of the integration process as a catalyst for reforms, and welcomes the support which this process enjoys among the Albanian people;

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Amendment 52 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1a. Emphasises the importance of the integration process as a catalyst for reforms, and welcomes the support which this process enjoys among the Albanian people;

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Amendment 53 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Vladimír Bilčík, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel, Andrey Kovatchev, Arba Kokalari, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1b. Stresses the need to improve the

AM\1199417EN.docx 23/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN visibility and communication concerning EU aid and Union financing in Albania; in this regard, reminds of the performance reward under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance to North Macedonia and Albania and notably the substantial support the EU has provided to the Western Balkans to fight the COVID-19 pandemic;

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Amendment 54 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1b. Stresses the need to improve the visibility and communication concerning EU aid and Union financing in Albania; in this regard, reminds of the performance reward under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance to North Macedonia and Albania and notably the substantial support the EU has provided to the Western Balkans to fight the COVID-19 pandemic;

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Amendment 55 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Supports the convening of the first 2. Condemns the decision taken by intergovernmental conference without the Council in March 2020 to open further delay, following the adoption of accession negotiations with Albania, which is, moreover, in the midst of a

PE648.333v01-00 24/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN the negotiating framework by the Council; health crisis;

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Amendment 56 Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Bernard Guetta

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Supports the convening of the first 2. Supports the convening of the first intergovernmental conference without intergovernmental conference without further delay, following the adoption of the further delay, following the adoption of the negotiating framework by the Council; negotiating framework by the Council and the fulfilment of all conditions mentioned in the Council conclusions of 25 March 2020 by Albania;

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Amendment 57 David McAllister

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Supports the convening of the first 2. Supports the convening of the first intergovernmental conference without intergovernmental conference without further delay, following the adoption of the further delay after the complete fulfilment negotiating framework by the Council; of the conditions set by the European Council, following the adoption of the negotiating framework by the Council;

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Amendment 58 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Arba Kokalari

AM\1199417EN.docx 25/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Supports the convening of the first 2. Supports the convening of the first intergovernmental conference without intergovernmental conference without further delay, following the adoption of the further delay once all conditions set by the negotiating framework by the Council; Council are fulfilled and, following the adoption of the negotiating framework by the Council;

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Amendment 59 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Supports the convening of the first 2. Supports the convening of the first intergovernmental conference without intergovernmental conference without further delay, following the adoption of the further delay, following the adoption of the negotiating framework by the Council; negotiating framework by the Council; reminds that Albania is a candidate country since 2014, and that since 2018 the Commission recommends starting accession talks;

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Amendment 60 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Supports the convening of the first 2. Supports the convening of the first intergovernmental conference without intergovernmental conference without

PE648.333v01-00 26/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN further delay, following the adoption of the further delay, following the adoption of the negotiating framework by the Council; negotiating framework by the Council; notes that the credibility of the accession process requires that the fulfilment of milestones being reflected in progress towards EU membership;

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Amendment 61 Peter van Dalen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Recalls that progress in accession 3. Stresses that progress in accession under the revised enlargement under the revised enlargement methodology depends on lasting, in-depth methodology depends on lasting, in-depth and irreversible reforms across and irreversible reforms across fundamental areas, in particular the rule of fundamental areas, in particular the rule of law and the fight against corruption; law and the fight against corruption;

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Amendment 62 Stelios Kouloglou

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Recalls that progress in accession 3. Recalls that progress in accession under the revised enlargement under the revised enlargement methodology depends on lasting, in-depth methodology depends on lasting, in-depth and irreversible reforms across and irreversible reforms across fundamental areas, in particular the rule of fundamental areas, in particular the rule of law and the fight against corruption; law and the fight against corruption, judiciary and fundamental rights, good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation;

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AM\1199417EN.docx 27/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Amendment 63 Manolis Kefalogiannis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Maria Spyraki, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Georgios Kyrtsos, Theodoros Zagorakis, Stelios Kympouropoulos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 64 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Vladimír Bilčík, Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Recalls that progress in accession 3. Recalls that progress in accession under the revised enlargement under the revised enlargement methodology depends on lasting, in-depth methodology depends on lasting, in-depth and irreversible reforms across and irreversible reforms across fundamental areas, in particular the rule of fundamental areas, starting with the rule of law and the fight against corruption; law, the functioning of democratic institutions and public administration as well as the economy of the candidate country;

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PE648.333v01-00 28/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Amendment 65 Raffaele Fitto, Witold Jan Waszczykowski

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Recalls that progress in accession 3. Recalls that progress in accession under the revised enlargement under the revised enlargement methodology depends on lasting, in-depth methodology depends on lasting, in-depth and irreversible reforms across and irreversible reforms across fundamental areas, in particular the rule of fundamental areas, in particular justice and law and the fight against corruption; the fight against corruption and organized crime;

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Amendment 66 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3a. Recalls that the transformation of a candidate country towards an EU Member State takes place during accession negotiations, which last as long as needed to implement the necessary reforms;

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Amendment 67 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new)

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3b. Recalls that the EU has promised all Western Balkan countries a fair chance to become EU Member States and urges it to not damage its credibility further by questioning the accession process; reminds that rival actors seek to undermine further Euro-Atlantic integration and political stability of Western Balkan countries; notes that the Commission aims to become a geopolitical Commission and the EU aims to develop an effective and coherent foreign and security policy;

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Amendment 68 David McAllister

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Urges the authorities to step up 4. Urges the authorities to step up their efforts to strengthen the political their efforts to strengthen the political dialogue and the functioning of the dialogue and the functioning of the country’s democratic institutions, while country’s democratic institutions, while improving the climate for media pluralism improving the climate for media pluralism and civil society; and civil society and increase the fight against corruption and organised crime;

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Amendment 69 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

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4a. Considers the appointment of the Chief Negotiator and the negotiating team, along with the adoption of the action plan to address the conditions and priorities set by Council’s conclusions of March 2020, to be a sign of a clear political commitment to advance the EU integration process;

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Amendment 70 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4a. Believes that the conference on the Future of Europe should seek ways of involving Albanian representatives, most notably stakeholders from the civil society and youth organisations;

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Amendment 71 Peter van Dalen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

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5. Encourages political leaders to 5. Urges political leaders to create a create a climate of confidence by climate of confidence by overcoming the overcoming the lack of dialogue and lack of dialogue and expresses its serious expresses its serious concern about the concern about the polarised political polarised political climate and lack of climate and lack of sustainable cross-party sustainable cross-party cooperation that cooperation that continue to hamper the continue to hamper the democratic process; democratic process;

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Amendment 72 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

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5. Encourages political leaders to 5. Encourages political leaders to create a climate of confidence by create a climate of confidence by overcoming the lack of dialogue and increasing transparency and overcoming expresses its serious concern about the the lack of dialogue and expresses its polarised political climate and lack of serious concern about the polarised sustainable cross-party cooperation that political climate and lack of sustainable continue to hamper the democratic process; cross-party cooperation that continue to hamper the democratic process;

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Amendment 73 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

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5. Encourages political leaders to 5. Encourages political leaders to create a climate of confidence by create a climate of confidence by overcoming the lack of dialogue and overcoming the lack of dialogue and expresses its serious concern about the expresses its serious concern about the polarised political climate and lack of polarised political climate and lack of sustainable cross-party cooperation that sustainable cross-party cooperation that continue to hamper the democratic process; continue to hamper the democratic process; recalls the importance of constructive political dialogue to advance with the reform process;

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Amendment 75 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

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6a. Calls on public institutions to be proactive and make information publicly and timely available to civil society, media and the general public, particularly when related to issues of high public interest;

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Amendment 76 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

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6a. Calls on public authorities to act transparently and implement good governance practices; stresses the importance of making information available to the public in a timely and orderly manner, in particular when related to issues of high public interest such as the ongoing health emergency;

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Amendment 77 Michal Šimečka, Nathalie Loiseau

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6b. Notes with concern that corruption allegations continue to undermine the public's trust in government and democratic institutions more generally;

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Amendment 78 Michal Šimečka, Nathalie Loiseau

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7. Stresses that the general elections 7. Notes that the political situation in of 25 April 2021 will be key for the the country has become less stable since country’s democratic consolidation; 2019; stresses that the general elections of 25 April 2021 will be key for the country’s democratic consolidation;

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7. Stresses that the general elections 7. Stresses that the general elections of 25 April 2021 will be key for the of 25 April 2021 will be key for the country’s democratic consolidation; country’s democratic consolidation; reminds that free and fair elections are a fundamental prerequisite for EU integration;

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Amendment 80 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel, Andrey Kovatchev, Arba Kokalari, Željana Zovko

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Amendment 81 David McAllister

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7. Stresses that the general elections 7. Stresses that the general elections of 25 April 2021 will be key for the of 25 April 2021 will be key for the country’s democratic consolidation; country’s democratic consolidation and will play an important role in renewing and strengthening the democratic structures in Albania;

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Amendment 82 Peter van Dalen

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Amendment 83 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

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7a. Invites the EP Democracy support and Election coordination Group (DEG) to run the necessary procedure to deploy an EP Election Observation Mission to monitor the next elections in the Republic of Albania, at condition that the sanitary situation will allow safe observation activities and that travel ban due to anti- Covid 19 precautionary measures will be lifted;

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Amendment 84 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Vladimír Bilčík, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel, Željana Zovko

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8. Underlines the importance of 8. Underlines the importance of implementing the electoral reform implementing the electoral reform measures codified in July 2020, which are measures codified in July 2020, which are in line with the OSCE Office for in line with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) recommendations; (OSCE/ODIHR) ) and Council of Europe welcomes the commitment to implement recommendations; stresses the importance the forthcoming Venice Commission to implement the forthcoming Venice opinion regarding the amendments to the Commission opinion regarding the Electoral Code adopted in October 2020; amendments to the Electoral Code adopted in October 2020; deplores the breach of the 5 June 2020 agreement, and that the Albanian Parliament passed the disputed legislation, despite repeated calls by the international community to await the opinion of the Venice Commission;

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Amendment 85 Željana Zovko

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AM\1199417EN.docx 37/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN the forthcoming Venice Commission to implement the forthcoming Venice opinion regarding the amendments to the Commission opinion regarding the Electoral Code adopted in October 2020; amendments to the Electoral Code adopted in October 2020; deplores the breach of the 5 June 2020 agreement, and that the Albanian Parliament passed the disputed legislation, despite repeated calls by the international community to await the opinion of the Venice Commission;

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Amendment 86 Stelios Kouloglou

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8. Underlines the importance of 8. Underlines the importance of implementing the electoral reform implementing the electoral reform measures codified in July 2020, which are measures codified in July 2020, which are in line with the OSCE Office for in line with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) recommendations; (OSCE/ODIHR) recommendations; welcomes the commitment to implement welcomes the commitment to implement the forthcoming Venice Commission looks forward to the implementation of opinion regarding the amendments to the the forthcoming Venice Commission Electoral Code adopted in October 2020; opinion regarding the amendments to the Electoral Code adopted in October 2020, in line with the relevant commitment expressed by the Albanian government;

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Amendment 87 Manolis Kefalogiannis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Maria Spyraki, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Georgios Kyrtsos, Theodoros Zagorakis, Stelios Kympouropoulos

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8. Underlines the importance of 8. Underlines the importance of implementing the electoral reform implementing the electoral reform measures codified in July 2020, which are measures codified in July 2020, which are in line with the OSCE Office for in line with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) recommendations; (OSCE/ODIHR) recommendations; looks welcomes the commitment to implement forward to the implementation of the the forthcoming Venice Commission forthcoming Venice Commission opinion opinion regarding the amendments to the regarding the amendments to the Electoral Electoral Code adopted in October 2020; Code adopted in October 2020, in line with the relevant commitment expressed by the Albanian government;

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Amendment 88 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

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8. Underlines the importance of 8. Underlines the importance of implementing the electoral reform implementing the electoral reform measures codified in July 2020, which are measures codified in July 2020, which are in line with the OSCE Office for in line with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) recommendations; (OSCE/ODIHR) recommendations and to welcomes the commitment to implement fully implement those still outstanding; the forthcoming Venice Commission welcomes the commitment to implement opinion regarding the amendments to the the forthcoming Venice Commission Electoral Code adopted in October 2020; opinion regarding the amendments to the Electoral Code adopted in October 2020;

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Amendment 89 David McAllister

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8. Underlines the importance of 8. Underlines the importance of implementing the electoral reform implementing the electoral reform measures codified in July 2020, which are measures codified in July 2020, which are in line with the OSCE Office for in line with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) recommendations; (OSCE/ODIHR) recommendations; welcomes the commitment to implement welcomes the commitment to implement as the forthcoming Venice Commission soon as possible the forthcoming Venice opinion regarding the amendments to the Commission opinion regarding the Electoral Code adopted in October 2020; amendments to the Electoral Code adopted in October 2020;

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Amendment 90 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

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8. Underlines the importance of 8. Underlines the importance of implementing the electoral reform implementing the electoral reform measures codified in July 2020, which are measures codified in July 2020, as well as in line with the OSCE Office for the OSCE Office for Democratic Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) recommendations; (OSCE/ODIHR) recommendations; welcomes the commitment to implement welcomes the commitment to implement the forthcoming Venice Commission the forthcoming Venice Commission opinion regarding the amendments to the opinion regarding the amendments to the Electoral Code adopted in October 2020; Electoral Code adopted in October 2020;

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Amendment 91 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

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8a. Welcomes the positive outcome of the 5 June 2020 agreement, which implements some of the OSCE/ODIHR recommendations, but is worried that further steps have been taken without involving all the parties and without a wide consensus;

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Amendment 92 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Vladimír Bilčík, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel, Andrey Kovatchev, Željana Zovko

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8a. Calls for the most pressing recommendations of the Venice Commission to be adopted and implemented in due time before the upcoming general elections;

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Amendment 93 Željana Zovko

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8a. Calls for the most pressing recommendations of the Venice Commission to be adopted and implemented in due time before the upcoming general elections;

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8a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that preparations for the 2021 parliamentary elections take place in a transparent and inclusive manner;

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Amendment 95 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new)

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8b. Notes that all political forces, state bodies, civil society and the media have a joint duty to ensure a transparent, credible and objective election campaign, free from disinformation, intimidation and false accusations;

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Amendment 96 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel, Arba Kokalari

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8b. Recalls that the prosecution of vote

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Amendment 97 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

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9a. Urges Albania to improve intra- governmental co-ordination, decentralisation under the territorial administrative reform, to advance public consultations at local level and advance with public administration reform;

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Amendment 98 Bernhard Zimniok, Harald Vilimsky

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10. Commends the steady progress 10. Notes the implementation process made in implementing the comprehensive of the judicial reform, underpinned by the judicial reform, underpinned by the a vetting process and the establishment of unprecedented vetting process and the the relevant institutions and specialised establishment of the relevant institutions bodies, enabling, if implanted fully, a and specialised bodies, enabling a tangible tangible shift towards a situation where shift towards an accountable and Albania might create an accountable and independent judiciary; independent judiciary;

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10. Commends the steady progress 10. Commends the progress made in made in implementing the comprehensive implementing the comprehensive judicial judicial reform, underpinned by the reform, underpinned by the unprecedented unprecedented vetting process and the vetting process and the establishment of establishment of the relevant institutions the relevant institutions and specialized and specialised bodies, enabling a tangible bodies, and calls for the acceleration of shift towards an accountable and these procedures in order to achieve a independent judiciary; tangible shift towards an accountable and independent judiciary;

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Amendment 100 Manolis Kefalogiannis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Maria Spyraki, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Georgios Kyrtsos, Theodoros Zagorakis, Stelios Kympouropoulos

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10. Commends the steady progress 10. Commends the progress made in made in implementing the comprehensive implementing the comprehensive judicial judicial reform, underpinned by the reform, underpinned by the unprecedented unprecedented vetting process and the vetting process and the establishment of establishment of the relevant institutions the relevant institutions and specialised and specialised bodies, enabling a tangible bodies, and calls for the acceleration of shift towards an accountable and these procedures in order to achieve a independent judiciary; tangible shift towards an accountable and independent judiciary;

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10a. Recalls the paramount importance of safeguarding the rule of law through implementation of judicial overhaul and a steady and consistent prosecution of high- level corruption;

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Amendment 102 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Arba Kokalari

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11. Encourages Albania to complete 11. Urges Albania to swiftly complete the relevant steps towards re-establishing the relevant steps towards re-establishing the Constitutional Court’s ability to the Constitutional Court’s ability to function fully and efficiently, and urges all function fully and efficiently, and urges all involved to swiftly conclude the involved to swiftly conclude the appointment process; appointment process;

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Amendment 103 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

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AM\1199417EN.docx 45/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN function fully and efficiently, and urges all function fully and efficiently, and urges all involved to swiftly conclude the involved to swiftly conclude the appointment process; appointment process; welcomes in this regard the appointment of the new members of the Court and the reaching of the minimum quorum to adjudicate on the admissibility of cases;

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Amendment 104 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

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11. Encourages Albania to complete 11. Encourages Albania to complete the relevant steps towards re-establishing the relevant steps towards re-establishing the Constitutional Court’s ability to the Constitutional Court’s ability to function fully and efficiently, and urges all function fully and efficiently, and urges all involved to swiftly conclude the involved to swiftly conclude the appointment process; appointment process; stresses the need to ensure the continued functioning of appeal courts as well;

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Amendment 105 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

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11. Encourages Albania to complete 11. Encourages Albania to complete the relevant steps towards re-establishing the relevant steps towards re-establishing the Constitutional Court’s ability to the Constitutional Court’s ability to function fully and efficiently, and urges all function fully and efficiently, as well as to involved to swiftly conclude the make sure the Appeals Court does not stop operating and urges all involved to

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Amendment 106 Željana Zovko

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11. Encourages Albania to complete 11. Urges Albania to complete the the relevant steps towards re-establishing relevant steps towards re-establishing the the Constitutional Court’s ability to Constitutional Court’s ability to function function fully and efficiently, and urges all fully and efficiently, and urges all involved involved to swiftly conclude the to swiftly conclude the appointment appointment process; process;

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Amendment 107 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Arba Kokalari, Željana Zovko

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12. Welcomes the fact that the High 12. Welcomes the fact that the High Court has regained its ability to function Court has partly regained its ability to and that it has been reviewing more than a function and that it has been reviewing thousand cases, and encourages it to make more than a thousand cases, and further progress in the appointment of encourages it to make further progress in additional judges; the appointment of additional judges; underlines the need to support the effective functioning of these institutions by means of adequate human resources and funding;

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Amendment 109 Stelios Kouloglou

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12. Welcomes the fact that the High 12. Welcomes the fact that, as a first Court has regained its ability to function step, the High Court has regained its ability and that it has been reviewing more than a to function and that it has been reviewing thousand cases, and encourages it to make the admissibility of more than a thousand further progress in the appointment of cases, and encourages it to make further additional judges; progress in the appointment of additional judges, in order to become fully functional;

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Amendment 110 Manolis Kefalogiannis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Maria Spyraki, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Georgios Kyrtsos, Theodoros Zagorakis, Stelios Kympouropoulos

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Amendment 111 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

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12. Welcomes the fact that the High 12. Welcomes the fact that the High Court has regained its ability to function Court has regained its ability to function and that it has been reviewing more than a and that it has been reviewing more than a thousand cases, and encourages it to make thousand cases, and encourages it to make further progress in the appointment of further progress in the appointment of additional judges; additional judges and dramatically reducing its unsustainable backlog of pending cases;

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Amendment 112 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

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Amendment 113 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

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12a. Stresses the need to develop a more strategic approach to justice sector reform which addresses the increasing backlog of cases; underlines the need to improve the situation of appeal courts as regards human resources;

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Amendment 114 Željana Zovko

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12a. Notes that judicial reform and establishing conditions for functioning of the Constitutional and High Court are one of the preconditions for holding first intergovernmental conference as recognized in 2020 European

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Amendment 115 Michal Šimečka, Nathalie Loiseau

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13. Expresses satisfaction that the 13. Expresses satisfaction that the National Bureau of Investigation has been National Bureau of Investigation has been established, that its Director is performing established, that its Director is performing her duties and that investigative staff are her duties and that investigative staff are currently being recruited; currently being recruited; underlines the importance of delivering tangible results in the form of independent and impartial investigations leading to successful prosecution of high-profile crime, including corruption;

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Amendment 116 Raffaele Fitto, Witold Jan Waszczykowski

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14. Welcomes the creation of anti- 14. Welcomes the creation of anti- corruption bodies and the fact that corruption bodies and takes notes of the sustained investigations are being carried progress achieved in anti-corruption out by the newly established Special Anti- legislation; acknowledges that in-depth Corruption and Organised Crime investigations by the newly established Structure (SPAK), and indictments are Special Structure Against Corruption and being handed down by the Anti- Organized Crime (SPAK) are ongoing Corruption and Organised Crime Courts, and that the Corruption and Organized and underlines the need to maintain their Crime Courts are issuing indictments, and independence and effectiveness in fighting stresses the need to maintain their impunity; independence and effectiveness in the fight against impunity; at the same time he

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Amendment 117 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Arba Kokalari

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14. Welcomes the creation of anti- 14. Welcomes the creation of anti- corruption bodies and the fact that corruption bodies such as the established sustained investigations are being carried Special Anti-Corruption and Organised out by the newly established Special Anti- Crime Structure (SPAK); now calls for the Corruption and Organised Crime Structure courts to be operational and to effectively (SPAK), and indictments are being and proactively address high-level handed down by the Anti-Corruption and corruption; therefore stresses the need of Organised Crime Courts, and underlines adequate resources and cooperation the need to maintain their independence between these new structures and with and effectiveness in fighting impunity; other prosecution and judicial entities; underlines the need to maintain their independence and effectiveness in fighting impunity;

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Amendment 118 Peter van Dalen

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14. Welcomes the creation of anti- 14. Welcomes the creation of anti- corruption bodies and the fact that corruption bodies and the fact that sustained investigations are being carried sustained investigations are being carried out by the newly established Special Anti- out by the newly established Special Anti- Corruption and Organised Crime Structure Corruption and Organised Crime Structure (SPAK), and indictments are being handed (SPAK), and indictments are being handed

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Amendment 119 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

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14a. Recalls the need to improve transparency and control of political party funding under the amended Law on Political Party Financing;

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Amendment 120 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new)

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14a. Deplores that the overall resources of law enforcement authorities are insufficient;

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Amendment 121 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Andrey Kovatchev

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14b. Is concerned about the current practice that the State Police may receive private donations and sponsorship; calls for adequate evaluation and strict regulations to limit the risks of corruption or conflicts of interest;

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Amendment 122 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

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14b. Notes the importance of effectively implement the recommendations of the Albanian Supreme State Audit Institution;

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Amendment 123 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel, Andrey Kovatchev

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14c. Calls for concrete integrity plans to be swiftly adopted and implemented within all ministries, as foreseen in the Inter-Sectorial Strategy against corruption and the Action Plan for its implementation;

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Amendment 124 Bernhard Zimniok, Thierry Mariani, Harald Vilimsky

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15. Notes the increase in proactive 15. Notes the claims of an increase in investigations, prosecutions and final proactive investigations, prosecutions and convictions targeting illicit wealth and final convictions targeting illicit wealth and money laundering, leading to the money laundering, and the subsequent systematic freezing and seizure of criminal claims that this is leading to the systematic assets, and calls for their further freezing and seizure of criminal assets, and intensification; calls for their further intensification;

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Amendment 125 David Lega, Michael Gahler

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15. Notes the increase in proactive 15. Notes the increase in proactive investigations, prosecutions and final investigations, prosecutions and final convictions targeting illicit wealth and convictions targeting illicit wealth and money laundering, leading to the money laundering, leading to the systematic freezing and seizure of criminal systematic freezing and seizure of criminal assets, and calls for their further assets, and calls for further prosecution intensification; and final court convictions of these cases; underlines the extensive money laundering problems notably in the construction and real estate sector;

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Amendment 126 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas

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15. Notes the increase in proactive 15. Notes the increase in proactive investigations, prosecutions and final investigations, prosecutions and final convictions targeting illicit wealth and convictions targeting illicit wealth and money laundering, leading to the money laundering, leading to the systematic freezing and seizure of criminal systematic freezing and seizure of criminal assets, and calls for their further assets, and calls for their further intensification; intensification, in line with the principles of judicial independence, due process and fair trial;

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Amendment 127 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani

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16. Welcomes the steps taken to 16. Questions the steps taken to improve the legislation and mechanisms improve the legislation and mechanisms for tackling money laundering and for tackling money laundering and terrorism financing, and calls for further terrorism financing, and calls for further measures aimed at swiftly implementing measures aimed at swiftly implementing the Financial Action Task Force action the Financial Action Task Force action plan, in particular on reducing the size of plan, in particular on reducing the size of the informal economy; the informal economy; notes, however, that since 2 March 2020 Albania has been included on the FATF grey list, and regards the decision to open accession negotiations despite that listing as a serious error on the part of the Council;

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Amendment 128 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas

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16a. Underlines the importance of the continuing efforts and systemic improvements in tackling human, firearms and counterfeit goods’ trafficking, along with the cyber-crime and terrorist threats;

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Amendment 129 Bernhard Zimniok, Harald Vilimsky

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new)

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16a. Does not accept the lack of willingness and ability by the Government and its 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, urges the Government to show credible action to control these weapons and stop their entry into the Member States;

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Amendment 130 Peter van Dalen

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17. Calls for the efforts to dismantle 17. Calls for exhaustive and rigorous local and international criminal networks, efforts to dismantle local and international and to eliminate drug production and criminal networks, in particular the trafficking, to be intensified further, Albanian mafia, and to eliminate drug building on the significant efforts of recent production and trafficking, building on the years; welcomes the increased cooperation significant efforts of recent years; with Europol and the law enforcement welcomes the increased cooperation with institutions of EU Member States, and Europol and the law enforcement encourages the Albanian authorities to institutions of EU Member States, and swiftly finalise the posting of an Albanian encourages the Albanian authorities to liaison prosecutor to the European Union swiftly finalise the posting of an Albanian Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation liaison prosecutor to the European Union (Eurojust); Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust);

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Amendment 131 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Calls for the efforts to dismantle 17. Calls for the efforts to dismantle local and international criminal networks, local and international criminal networks, and to eliminate drug production and and to eliminate drug production and trafficking, to be intensified further, trafficking, to be intensified further, building on the significant efforts of recent building on the significant efforts of recent years; welcomes the increased cooperation years; welcomes the increased cooperation with Europol and the law enforcement with Europol and the law enforcement institutions of EU Member States, and institutions of EU Member States, that led encourages the Albanian authorities to to a number of successful large-scale law swiftly finalise the posting of an Albanian enforcement operations, and encourages liaison prosecutor to the European Union the Albanian authorities to swiftly finalise Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation the posting of an Albanian liaison (Eurojust); prosecutor to the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust); underlines the Joint Investigation Team between the Albanian and Italian authorities represents a model of cooperation between enlargement

PE648.333v01-00 58/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN countries and EU judicial authorities;

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Amendment 132 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Calls for the efforts to dismantle 17. Calls for the efforts to dismantle local and international criminal networks, local and international criminal networks, and to eliminate drug production and and to eliminate drug production and trafficking, to be intensified further, trafficking, to be intensified further, building on the significant efforts of recent building on the significant efforts of recent years; welcomes the increased cooperation years; welcomes the increased cooperation with Europol and the law enforcement with Europol and the law enforcement institutions of EU Member States, and institutions of EU Member States, and encourages the Albanian authorities to encourages the Albanian authorities to swiftly finalise the posting of an Albanian swiftly finalise the posting of an Albanian liaison prosecutor to the European Union liaison prosecutor to the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust); (Eurojust); recommends Albania to adopt a new strategy and action plan on drugs, including to fill-in the legislative gap on drug precursors;

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Amendment 133 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Expresses its support for inclusive 18. Expresses its support for inclusive policies and calls for progress to be made policies and calls for progress to be made in adopting measures to effectively protect in adopting measures to effectively protect the fundamental freedoms and rights of all the fundamental freedoms and rights of all citizens, with a special focus on women,

AM\1199417EN.docx 59/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN citizens; children, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities and LGBTQI+ persons;

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Amendment 134 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 135 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18a. Notes that the National Action Plan for LGBTI Issues 2016-2020 has expired; Calls on the government to develop the new action plan in a transparent and inclusive process in consultation with civil society and ensure appropriate resources are assigned for its implementation;

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PE648.333v01-00 60/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Amendment 136 Bernhard Zimniok, Thierry Mariani, Harald Vilimsky

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Welcomes Albania’s nomination deleted of its Observer to the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), and encourages the authorities to take full advantage of the FRA’s expertise in order to bring Albania’s legislation and practices in line with EU acquis and standards;

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Amendment 137 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20. Welcomes the update on the anti- 20. Welcomes the update on the anti- discrimination legislation and urges the discrimination legislation and calls on the authorities to ensure the effective authorities to step up efforts to establish prevention and prosecution of hate speech solid anti-discrimination case-law; urges and hate crimes; the authorities to ensure the effective prevention and prosecution of hate speech and hate crimes;

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Amendment 138 Peter van Dalen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20

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20. Welcomes the update on the anti- 20. Welcomes the update on the anti-

AM\1199417EN.docx 61/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN discrimination legislation and urges the discrimination legislation and urges the authorities to ensure the effective authorities to ensure the effective prevention and prosecution of hate speech prevention and prosecution of hate speech and hate crimes; and hate crimes and antisemitism;

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Amendment 139 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20a. Calls on Albanian authorities to foster public acceptance of LGBTI persons who continue to experience discrimination and hate speech on a regular basis;

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Amendment 140 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20a. Welcomes the decision to eliminate the unacceptable "conversion therapy", strengthening the right to gender identity and gender expression;

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Amendment 141 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

PE648.333v01-00 62/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

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21. Urges the authorities to ensure that 21. Urges the authorities to ensure that sufficient resources are provided to the sufficient resources are provided to the Ombudsman, the Anti-Discrimination Ombudsman, the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner and the Commissioner for Commissioner and the Commissioner for the Right to Information and Data the Right to Information and Data Protection, and that their respective Protection, and that their respective recommendations are implemented recommendations are implemented systematically; systematically; calls for ensuring high standards as regards transparency in the justice sector and to in particular re- activate tools such as online data-bases which have already been operational in the past;

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Amendment 142 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Urges the authorities to ensure that 21. Urges the authorities to ensure that sufficient resources are provided to the sufficient resources are provided to the Ombudsman, the Anti-Discrimination Ombudsman, the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner and the Commissioner for Commissioner and the Commissioner for the Right to Information and Data the Right to Information and Data Protection, and that their respective Protection, and that their respective recommendations are implemented recommendations are implemented systematically; systematically; stresses that only individuals whose independence and professionalism is beyond doubt should be appointed to these offices;

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AM\1199417EN.docx 63/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Amendment 143 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

; 21a. Stresses the need for sufficient human, technical and financial resources to relevant actors, such as the Ombudsman and the Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination (CPD), and their work on human rights promotion and protection;

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Amendment 144 Bernhard Zimniok, Harald Vilimsky

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22. Calls for the creation of an effective 22. Calls for the creation of an effective mechanism for the prevention of gender- mechanism for the prevention of domestic based and domestic violence, and for violence, and for protection and support to protection and support to be given to its be given to its victims, combined with the victims, combined with the effective and effective and efficient prosecution of its efficient prosecution of its perpetrators; perpetrators;

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Amendment 145 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel, Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22

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22. Calls for the creation of an effective 22. Calls for the creation of an effective mechanism for the prevention of gender- mechanism for the prevention of gender-

PE648.333v01-00 64/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN based and domestic violence, and for based and domestic violence including protection and support to be given to its violence against children, and for victims, combined with the effective and protection and support to be given to its efficient prosecution of its perpetrators; victims, combined with the effective and efficient prosecution of its perpetrators;

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Amendment 146 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22. Calls for the creation of an effective 22. Calls for the creation of an effective mechanism for the prevention of gender- mechanism for the prevention of gender- based and domestic violence, and for based and domestic violence and protection and support to be given to its harassment, exacerbated by the COVID- victims, combined with the effective and 19 pandemic, and for protection and efficient prosecution of its perpetrators; support to be given to its victims, combined with the effective and efficient prosecution of its perpetrators;

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Amendment 147 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22a. Calls on Albania to ensure that minority groups have equal opportunities, adequate representation in political life, public administration and the judiciary;

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AM\1199417EN.docx 65/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Amendment 148 Bernhard Zimniok, Harald Vilimsky

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

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23. Reminds Albania of its calls for 23. Reminds Albania of its calls for further improvements to be made in the further improvements to be made in the education and health, and the employment education and health, and the employment rates and living conditions of Roma and rates and living conditions of all ethnic other ethnic minorities; minorities;

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Amendment 149 Raffaele Fitto, Witold Jan Waszczykowski

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 150 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

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PE648.333v01-00 66/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN other ethnic minorities; other ethnic minorities; welcomes the 2019 Poznan Declaration on Roma Integration within the EU Enlargement Process, urges the authorities to advance Roma integration policies in line with the EU Roma strategic framework;

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Amendment 151 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel, Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23. Reminds Albania of its calls for 23. Reminds Albania of its calls for further improvements to be made in the further improvements to be made in the education and health, and the employment education and health, and the employment rates and living conditions of Roma and rates and living and health conditions of other ethnic minorities; people with disabilities and other ethnic minorities, notably the Roma minority - as one of the most marginalized minorities;

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Amendment 152 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23. Reminds Albania of its calls for 23. Reminds Albania of its calls to further improvements to be made in the ensure non-discriminatory access to education and health, and the employment public services and further improvements rates and living conditions of Roma and to be made in the education and health, and other ethnic minorities; the employment rates and living conditions of Roma and other ethnic minorities;

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AM\1199417EN.docx 67/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Amendment 153 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

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Amendment 154 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23a. Calls on Albania to provide equal and non-discriminatory education in minority languages as well to ensure adequate access to state education and health services to all of its citizens;

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Amendment 155 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Reminds Albania of its calls for 24 Reminds Albania of its calls for further improvements to be made in the further improvements to be made in the

PE648.333v01-00 68/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN education and health, and the employment education and health, and the employment rates and living conditions of Roma and rates and living conditions of Roma, other ethnic minorities; Egyptian and other ethnic minorities; calls for the swift adoption of the remaining bye-laws to ensure full implementation of the legislation related to the 2017 framework Law on the Protection of National Minorities and other ethnic minorities;

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Amendment 156 Stelios Kouloglou

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Recalls the importance of 24. Urges to swiftly adopt the measures ensuring the protection of remaining five by-laws to ensure full national minorities, including self- implementation of the 2017 framework identification, the use of languages and Law on the Protection of National property rights; Minorities and the related rights to free self- identification, the use of minority languages and the right to education in minority languages;

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Amendment 157 Manolis Kefalogiannis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Maria Spyraki, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Georgios Kyrtsos, Theodoros Zagorakis, Stelios Kympouropoulos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

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AM\1199417EN.docx 69/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN property rights; Minorities and the related rights to free self- identification, the use of minority languages and the right to education in minority languages;

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Amendment 158 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Recalls the importance of measures 24. Recalls the importance of measures ensuring the protection of national ensuring the protection of national minorities, including self-identification, the minorities, including self-identification, the use of languages and property rights; use of languages and property rights; calls on Albania to protect and promote cultural heritage, languages and traditions of its national minorities;

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Amendment 159 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Recalls the importance of measures 24. Recalls the importance of measures ensuring the protection of national ensuring the protection of national minorities, including self-identification, the minorities, including self-identification, the use of languages and property rights; use of languages and property rights; Welcomes in this context the adoption of the law on the population census;

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PE648.333v01-00 70/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Amendment 160 Andrey Kovatchev

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24a. Welcomes the planned census, which is to be carried out in the autumn of 2021; expects that all recognized minority groups will be represented in the census forms;

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Amendment 161 Stelios Kouloglou

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24b. Welcomes the law on the census (Nr.140/2020), voted by the Parliament on the 26th of November and calls on Albania to take all the necessary steps, e.g. preparation of the questionnaire and the manual, in order to effectively implement it;

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Amendment 162 Manolis Kefalogiannis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Maria Spyraki, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Georgios Kyrtsos, Theodoros Zagorakis, Stelios Kympouropoulos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new)

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24b. Welcomes the law on the census

AM\1199417EN.docx 71/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN (Nr.140/2020), voted by the Parliament on the 26th of November and calls on Albania to take all the necessary steps, e.g. preparation of the questionnaire and the manual, in order to effectively implement it;

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Amendment 163 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25. Encourages Albania to make 25. Encourages Albania to make further progress on measures consolidating further progress on measures consolidating property rights, implementing the law on property registration, restitution and transitional ownership, and completing the compensation rights, implementing the law comprehensive land sector reform; on transitional ownership, and completing the comprehensive land sector reform;

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Amendment 164 Stelios Kouloglou

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25. Encourages Albania to make 25. Encourages Albania to make further progress on measures consolidating further progress on measures consolidating property rights, implementing the law on property rights, implementing the law on transitional ownership, and completing the transitional procedures on ownership, comprehensive land sector reform; mainly by advancing in a transparent manner the process of registration of properties, and completing the comprehensive land sector reform;

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PE648.333v01-00 72/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Amendment 165 Manolis Kefalogiannis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Maria Spyraki, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Georgios Kyrtsos, Theodoros Zagorakis, Stelios Kympouropoulos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25. Encourages Albania to make 25. Encourages Albania to make further progress on measures consolidating further progress on measures consolidating property rights, implementing the law on property rights, implementing the law on transitional ownership, and completing the transitional procedures ownership, mainly comprehensive land sector reform; by advancing in a transparent manner the process of registration of properties, and completing the comprehensive land sector reform;

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Amendment 166 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26. Welcomes Albania’s efforts in 26. Welcomes Albania’s efforts in promoting tolerance, inter-religious promoting tolerance, inter-religious harmony and addressing prejudice and harmony and addressing prejudice and discrimination, including antisemitism; discrimination, including antisemitism, as affirmed by the parliamentary approval of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism;

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Amendment 167 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Paulo Rangel

AM\1199417EN.docx 73/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

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26. Welcomes Albania’s efforts in 26. Welcomes Albania’s efforts in promoting tolerance, inter-religious promoting tolerance, inter-religious harmony and addressing prejudice and harmony and addressing prejudice and discrimination, including antisemitism; discrimination, including antisemitism; especially commends the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism, being the first Muslim-majority country to accept the formulation;

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Amendment 168 Peter van Dalen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26. Welcomes Albania’s efforts in 26. Welcomes Albania’s efforts in promoting tolerance, inter-religious promoting tolerance, inter-religious harmony and addressing prejudice and harmony and addressing prejudice and discrimination, including antisemitism; discrimination, including antisemitism; calls for respect for freedom of expression and freedom of belief or religion;

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Amendment 169 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new)

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26a. Calls on the authorities to ensure

PE648.333v01-00 74/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN that the right to peaceful assembly is respected, and during state of emergency or state of natural disaster the restrictions to public gatherings are applied fairly;

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Amendment 170 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26a. Recalls that freedom of assembly is a fundamental right to which a balanced approach that respects the principle of proportionality is needed also in times of crisis; stresses the recommendations made by the Ombudsperson in this respect;

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Amendment 171 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution Amendment

27. Recalls the authorities’ obligation 27. Stresses that Albania is a weak to ensure due process for asylum seekers link in the fight against illegal in compliance with Albania’s immigration; emphasises that the massive international obligations, and to properly influx of illegal migrants into its territory address the needs of refugees, asylum poses a permanent challenge and threat to seekers and migrants; calls for increased EU Member States; stresses that the capacities to process asylum requests and moves to bring Albania more closely into investigations into the reported cases of line with the requirements of the breaches of the return procedures; Schengen area, including visa liberalisation for its citizens, constitute a serious error which will give rise to significant security risks for the EU

AM\1199417EN.docx 75/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Member States;

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Amendment 172 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution Amendment

27. Recalls the authorities’ obligation 27. Recalls the authorities’ obligation to ensure due process for asylum seekers in to ensure due process for asylum seekers in compliance with Albania’s international compliance with Albania’s international obligations, and to properly address the obligations, and to properly address the needs of refugees, asylum seekers and needs of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants; calls for increased capacities to migrants, while increasing preparedness process asylum requests and investigations for potential increases in migratory flows; into the reported cases of breaches of the calls for increased capacities to process return procedures; asylum requests and investigations into the reported cases of breaches of the return procedures;

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Amendment 173 Raffaele Fitto

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution Amendment

27. Recalls the authorities’ obligation 27. Recalls the authorities’ obligation to ensure due process for asylum seekers in to ensure due process for asylum seekers in compliance with Albania’s international compliance with Albania’s international obligations, and to properly address the obligations, and to properly address the needs of refugees, asylum seekers and needs of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants; calls for increased capacities to migrants; calls for increased capacities to process asylum requests and investigations process asylum requests and investigations into the reported cases of breaches of the into the reported cases of breaches of the return procedures; return procedures; calls for a better and enhanced cooperation for this purpose

PE648.333v01-00 76/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN with the authorities of the Member States;

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Amendment 174 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28. Stresses that border protection and 28. Stresses that border protection and the prevention of cross-border crime, the prevention of cross-border crime, including in cooperation with the European including in cooperation with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), must be conducted in full respect for must focus on the expulsion of illegal fundamental rights; migrants and their systematic return to their country of origin or the place from which they set off with the aim of entering an EU Member State;

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Amendment 175 Raffaele Fitto

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28. Stresses that border protection and 28. Stresses the importance of border the prevention of cross-border crime, protection and the prevention of cross- including in cooperation with the border crime, while respecting European Border and Coast Guard Agency fundamental rights, in cooperation with (Frontex), must be conducted in full the police and customs authorities of the respect for fundamental rights; Member States and with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex); calls for a real commitment to the fight against international terrorism through close and enhanced cooperation with the judicial, intelligence and police authorities of the Member States;

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Amendment 176 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

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28. Stresses that border protection and 28. Stresses that border protection and the prevention of cross-border crime, the prevention of cross-border crime, including in cooperation with the European including in cooperation with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), must be conducted in full respect for must be a priority and conducted in full fundamental rights; respect for fundamental rights; welcomes the launch of first fully fledged Frontex joint operation outside the European Union, deploying 50 officers and equipment from 12 EU Member States to support Albania in border control and tackling cross-border crime;

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Amendment 177 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28. Stresses that border protection and 28. Stresses that border protection and the prevention of cross-border crime, the prevention of cross-border crime, including in cooperation with the European including in cooperation with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), must be conducted in full respect for must be conducted in full respect for fundamental rights; fundamental rights, enshrined in applicable international and regional laws and principles;

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PE648.333v01-00 78/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Amendment 178 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel, Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

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Amendment 179 Kinga Gál, Andrea Bocskor, Andor Deli

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28a. Underlines that the contribution of Albania to the protection of the European Union’s external border is of crucial importance and calls on the EU to intensify its support to border protection in the region;

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Amendment 180 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29

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29. Welcomes the ongoing efforts 29. Welcomes the ongoing efforts being made and urges the authorities to being made and urges the authorities to take a robust approach in preventing, take a robust approach in preventing, investigating, prosecuting and punishing investigating, prosecuting and punishing human trafficking and the exploitation of human trafficking and the exploitation of its victims, who include children and other its victims, who include children and other vulnerable groups; vulnerable groups, to increase reintegration services and ensure witness protection;

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Amendment 181 Bernhard Zimniok, Thierry Mariani, Harald Vilimsky

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

29a. Notes that Albania has been unable to stem the trafficking of illegal immigrants into and across its territory, reminds Albania that the scale of assistance will match the ability of Albania to stop all illegal movements of third country nationals into and across their territory;

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Amendment 182 Bernhard Zimniok, Harald Vilimsky

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30

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30. Welcomes the ongoing measures 30. Welcomes the ongoing measures and calls for further progress to be made in and calls for further swift progress to be considerably reducing the number of made in stopping the number of unfounded

PE648.333v01-00 80/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN unfounded asylum claims by Albanian asylum claims by Albanian nationals, nationals, including the arrivals of including the arrivals of unaccompanied unaccompanied minors, in the EU Member minors, in the EU Member States and States; facilitating their immediate return to Albania;

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Amendment 183 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution Amendment

30. Welcomes the ongoing measures 30. Welcomes the ongoing measures and calls for further progress to be made in and calls for further progress to be made in considerably reducing the number of considerably reducing irregular migration unfounded asylum claims by Albanian and the number of unfounded asylum nationals, including the arrivals of claims by Albanian nationals, including the unaccompanied minors, in the EU Member arrivals of unaccompanied minors, in the States; EU Member States;

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Amendment 184 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution Amendment

30. Welcomes the ongoing measures 30. Welcomes the ongoing measures and calls for further progress to be made in and calls for further progress to be made in considerably reducing the number of considerably reducing the number of unfounded asylum claims by Albanian unfounded asylum claims by Albanian nationals, including the arrivals of nationals, including the arrivals of unaccompanied minors, in the EU Member unaccompanied minors, in the EU Member States; States; notes that Albania continues to fulfil visa liberalisation benchmarks;

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AM\1199417EN.docx 81/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Amendment 185 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

30a. Notes the importance of addressing allegations of police misconduct and to eradicate ill-treatment of suspects and prisoners;

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Amendment 186 Michal Šimečka, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

30a. Condemns the fatal shooting of a man by police enforcing a COVID-19- related curfew; stresses the importance of investigating and prosecuting disproportionate use of violence by the police;

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Amendment 187 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31

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31. Underlines the need to improve the 31. Underlines the need to improve the

PE648.333v01-00 82/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN climate for the functioning of civil society climate for the functioning of civil society and urges the authorities to ensure and urges the authorities to ensure meaningful, timely and representative meaningful, timely and representative consultations, and to enhance the financial consultations throughout the decision- sustainability of the non-governmental making at different governance levels and sector; to enhance the legal and fiscal framework, improving the financial sustainability of the non-governmental sector;

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Amendment 188 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31

Motion for a resolution Amendment

31. Underlines the need to improve the 31. Underlines the need to improve the climate for the functioning of civil society climate for the functioning of civil society and urges the authorities to ensure and urges the authorities to ensure meaningful, timely and representative meaningful, timely and representative consultations, and to enhance the financial consultations, and to enhance the financial sustainability of the non-governmental sustainability of the non-governmental sector; sector; stresses the need to improve conditions and an environment for accountability and scrutiny of public institutions, in particular cooperation with civil society and journalists, as well as their access to justice and legal certainty;

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Amendment 189 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new)

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31a. Stresses the importance of consultation and participation of civil society organizations on the regular function of society; Notes that this involvement is of paramount importance to the participation of citizens in the life of the country;

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Amendment 190 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 191 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE648.333v01-00 84/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN disinformation is a common bludgeon deployed against investigative journalists, civil society activists and others seeking to hold powerful interests to account;

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Amendment 192 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33

Motion for a resolution Amendment

33. Recalls the importance of ensuring 33. Recalls the importance of ensuring quality journalism and media literacy for quality journalism and media literacy for the functioning of democracy and in the functioning of democracy and in tackling disinformation; tackling disinformation; 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 193 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

33a. Underlines the need to strengthen self-regulation, ethics, independence, impartiality, financial sustainability and

AM\1199417EN.docx 85/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN reporting quality of public and private media outlets and to enhance transparency of the media ownership, funding and public advertising; notes the need to improve labour and social conditions of the media professionals in order to ensure quality journalism;

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Amendment 194 Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34. Condemns the violence, 34. Condemns the violence, intimidation, smear campaigns and indirect intimidation, smear campaigns and indirect political and financial pressure directed political and financial pressure directed against journalists, which seriously stifle against journalists, which seriously stifle media freedom, induce self-censorship and media freedom, induce self-censorship and gravely undermine efforts to uncover crime gravely undermine efforts to uncover crime and corruption; and corruption; calls for initiatives to foster a media environment free from external influences and conducive to a professional media conduct, including investigative journalism;

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Amendment 195 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34a. Calls on the authorities to open an investigation into the recent string of violence and unjustified detentions of journalists and immediately respond to allegations of reporters being assaulted by

PE648.333v01-00 86/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN police, including while in custody;

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Amendment 196 Raffaele Fitto

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35

Motion for a resolution Amendment

35. Expresses grave concern about the 35. Expresses concern about the proposed measures under the draft media proposed measures under the draft media law and welcomes the commitment to law and welcomes the commitment to adopt amendments only if they are adopt amendments only if they are assessed as being fully in line with the assessed as being fully in line with the Venice Commission’s recommendations; Venice Commission’s recommendations;

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Amendment 197 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35

Motion for a resolution Amendment

35. Expresses grave concern about the 35. Expresses grave concern about the proposed measures under the draft media proposed measures under the draft media law and welcomes the commitment to law, in particular regarding the so called adopt amendments only if they are Anti-Defamation Laws, and urges the assessed as being fully in line with the government to adopt amendments only if Venice Commission’s recommendations; they are fully in line with the Venice Commission’s recommendations;

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Amendment 198 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

AM\1199417EN.docx 87/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35

Motion for a resolution Amendment

35. Expresses grave concern about the 35. Expresses grave concern about the proposed measures under the draft media proposed measures under the draft media law and welcomes the commitment to law and welcomes the commitment to adopt amendments only if they are adopt amendments only if they are publicly assessed as being fully in line with the shared in a consultation process with civil Venice Commission’s recommendations; society, journalists and media organisations and assessed as being fully in line with the Venice Commission’s recommendations;

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Amendment 199 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35

Motion for a resolution Amendment

35. Expresses grave concern about the 35. Expresses grave concern about the proposed measures under the draft media proposed measures under the draft media law and welcomes the commitment to law and welcomes the commitment to adopt amendments only if they are adopt amendments only if they are assessed as being fully in line with the assessed as being fully in line with the Venice Commission’s recommendations; Venice Commission’s recommendations; regrets, however, that the Venice Commission recommendations are not yet adopted; notes that the media law was one of the preconditions for holding first intergovernmental conference as recognized in 2020 European Commission's report;

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Amendment 200 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

PE648.333v01-00 88/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35

Motion for a resolution Amendment

35. Expresses grave concern about the 35. Expresses grave concern about the proposed measures under the draft media proposed measures under the draft media law and welcomes the commitment to law and welcomes the commitment to adopt amendments only if they are adopt amendments only if they are assessed as being fully in line with the assessed as being fully in line with the Venice Commission’s recommendations; Venice Commission’s recommendations; calls for revising the 2015 Law on Audio- visual Media, which currently does not contain limits to the ownership of broadcasting companies;

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Amendment 201 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35

Motion for a resolution Amendment

35. Expresses grave concern about the 35. Expresses grave concern about the proposed measures under the draft media proposed measures under the draft media law and welcomes the commitment to law and welcomes the commitment to adopt amendments only if they are adopt amendments only if they are assessed as being fully in line with the assessed as being fully in line with the Venice Commission’s recommendations; Venice Commission’s recommendations; regrets, however, that the Venice Commission recommendations are not yet adopted;

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Amendment 202 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new)

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35a. Calls for amending the anti- defamation package and the Criminal Code with the aim of improving media freedom and the work environment of independent journalists in a transparent and inclusive manner, which makes sure that the voices and opinions of civil society, media and journalists are heard by lawmakers in hearings and other fora;

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Amendment 203 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

35a. Calls on Albania to provide dedicated media space in the state and local outlets in minority languages;

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Amendment 204 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36

Motion for a resolution Amendment

36. Encourages the Albanian 36. Encourages the Albanian Government to prioritise measures aimed Government to prioritise measures aimed at mitigating the socio-economic impact of at mitigating the health and socio- the COVID-19 pandemic, while taking economic impact of the COVID-19 further steps to enhance the pandemic, while taking further steps to representativeness of the social dialogue enhance the representativeness of the social and to tackle the widespread informal dialogue and to tackle the widespread

PE648.333v01-00 90/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN economy; informal economy;

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Amendment 205 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36

Motion for a resolution Amendment

36. Encourages the Albanian 36. Encourages the Albanian Government to prioritise measures aimed Government to prioritise measures aimed at mitigating the socio-economic impact of at mitigating the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, while taking the COVID-19 pandemic, with particular further steps to enhance the consideration for marginalised and representativeness of the social dialogue vulnerable groups such as Roma, and to tackle the widespread informal Egyptians and the LGBTQI+ community, economy; while taking further steps to enhance the representativeness of the social dialogue and to tackle the widespread informal economy;

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Amendment 206 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36

Motion for a resolution Amendment

36. Encourages the Albanian 36. Encourages the Albanian Government to prioritise measures aimed Government to prioritise measures aimed at mitigating the socio-economic impact of at mitigating the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, while taking the COVID-19 pandemic, while taking further steps to enhance the further steps to improve diversification, representativeness of the social dialogue competitiveness, and digitalisation, and to tackle the widespread informal enhance the representativeness of the social economy; dialogue and to tackle the widespread

AM\1199417EN.docx 91/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN informal economy;

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Amendment 207 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution Amendment

37. Stresses the need to substantially 37. Encourages the Albanian strengthen social care coverage and authorities to strengthen social care improve access to social and healthcare coverage and improve access to social and services; healthcare services especially for vulnerable communities;

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Amendment 208 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Arba Kokalari, Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 209 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37

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37. Stresses the need to substantially 37. Stresses the need to substantially strengthen social care coverage and strengthen social care coverage and improve access to social and healthcare improve access to social and healthcare services; services in order to reduce the risk of poverty and social exclusion;

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Amendment 210 Raffaele Fitto

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution Amendment

38. Calls for the measures addressing 38. Calls for measures to tackle the demographic decline and the brain demographic decline and the emigration of drain to be stepped up through active the most skilled human resources to be labour market policies that address skills strengthened through active labour market mismatches and reduce long-term policies, which address the mismatch unemployment; between skills supply and demand and reduce long-term unemployment; hopes for a strengthening and qualitative improvement of school, university and training standards;

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Amendment 211 Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution Amendment

38. Calls for the measures addressing 38. Calls for the measures addressing the demographic decline and the brain the demographic decline and the brain drain to be stepped up through active drain to be stepped up through active labour market policies that address skills labour market policies that address skills mismatches and reduce long-term mismatches and reduce long-term

AM\1199417EN.docx 93/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN unemployment; unemployment; encourages measures to boost employment for young people in particular;

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Amendment 212 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 213 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

PE648.333v01-00 94/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Amendment 214 Kinga Gál, Andrea Bocskor, Andor Deli

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

38a. Stresses the importance of tackling brain drain with concrete measures such as promoting quality and inclusive educational reforms and the creation of long-term and sustainable job opportunities for young people;

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Amendment 215 Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

38a. Whereas around 153,000 families in Albania do not have access to the internet, meaning their children are unable to continue their school lessons during the Coronavirus lockdown; calls on the Albanian government to take all necessary measures to improve this situation to guarantee the right of the child to education; calls on the Albanian government to improve the affordability of internet; regrets that Albania is one of the biggest sources of cyber attacks in Europe; calls for greater cooperation between Albania and the EU to improve cyber security and to fight against cybercrime;

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AM\1199417EN.docx 95/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Amendment 216 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution Amendment

39. Welcomes the positive trends in 39. Welcomes the positive trends in women’s participation in politics, and calls women’s participation in politics, and calls for additional steps to address the gender for additional steps to address gender pay gap and workplace discrimination; imbalances, gender pay gap and workplace discrimination;

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Amendment 217 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40a. Recalls that sustainable growth depends on eradication of endemic corruption, improved transparency, legal certainty and efficiency, fair competition and reduction of bureaucracy;

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Amendment 218 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40b. Calls for adequate co-financing and further improvements in

PE648.333v01-00 96/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN transparency and visibility of the EU funding;

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Amendment 219 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40b. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to invest more strategically in the Western Balkans through a dedicated Economic and Investment Plan (EIP) and Albania’s inclusion in the EIP, in particular in terms of regional and cross- border cooperation; stresses that any investment must be in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement and EU decarbonisation targets; calls on the Commission to focus IPA III funds on the ongoing democratic transition of Albania, more so than infrastructure projects, especially in light of persistent problems with the investment climate, absorption capacity, and environmental standards in Albania;

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Amendment 220 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40b. Stresses that the EU Investment Plan for the Western Balkans should play

AM\1199417EN.docx 97/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN an important role on the fight against the demographic decline and the brain drain, developing tools to address this problem;

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Amendment 221 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40b. Welcomes the Commission’s Economic and Investment Plan (EIP) for the Western Balkans; recognises the importance of the EIP in supporting sustainable connectivity, human capital, competitiveness and inclusive growth as well in reinforcing regional and cross- border cooperation;

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Amendment 222 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

41a. Expresses deep concern about certain economic projects that have led to grave environmental damage in protected areas, such as large-scale tourist resorts, Vlora Airport, and unregulated hydropower plants; 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

PE648.333v01-00 98/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN 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 communities;

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Amendment 223 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

41b. Underlines that planning and construction of eco-sensitive projects, including hydropower, industrial and tourist sites, must be conducted under a broad country-wide stakeholder consultation with the civil society and local communities and must comply with international and EU norms on impact assessments and environmental protection;

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Amendment 224 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42

Motion for a resolution Amendment

42. Encourages the diversification of 42. Encourages the diversification of

AM\1199417EN.docx 99/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN energy production, moving from energy production, moving from hydropower towards wind and solar hydropower towards wind and solar sources; urges the authorities to minimise sources; urges the authorities to minimise the impact on biodiversity by restricting the impact on biodiversity by stopping and hydropower development in protected preventing hydropower development in areas; underlines the need to improve both protected areas; strongly supports the environmental and impact assessments Albanian government’s announcement to across eco-sensitive sectors and boost the stop all hydropower plant construction prosecution of environmental crimes; projects along the Vjosa River and to establish the Vjosa National Park covering the whole length of the river and its tributaries, which may serve, once implemented, as a role model for the Biodiversity Strategy within the framework of the European Green Deal; urges the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to review their support for hydropower plant projects should they lack sound ex ante strategic environmental assessments and environmental impact assessments;

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Amendment 225 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42

Motion for a resolution Amendment

42. Encourages the diversification of 42. Encourages the diversification of energy production, moving from energy production, increasing investments hydropower towards wind and solar in wind and solar sources; urges the sources; urges the authorities to minimise authorities to minimise the impact on the impact on biodiversity by restricting biodiversity by restricting hydropower hydropower development in protected development in protected areas; underlines areas; underlines the need to improve both the need to improve both environmental environmental and impact assessments and impact assessments across eco- across eco-sensitive sectors and boost the sensitive sectors and boost the prosecution prosecution of environmental crimes; of environmental crimes;

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PE648.333v01-00 100/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Amendment 226 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42

Motion for a resolution Amendment

42. Encourages the diversification of 42. Encourages the diversification of energy production, moving from energy production, ensuring hydropower towards wind and solar environmentally sound investments in sources; urges the authorities to minimise hydropower, wind and solar sources; urges the impact on biodiversity by restricting the authorities to minimise the impact on hydropower development in protected biodiversity by restricting hydropower areas; underlines the need to improve both development in protected areas; underlines environmental and impact assessments the need to improve both environmental across eco-sensitive sectors and boost the and impact assessments across eco- prosecution of environmental crimes; sensitive sectors and boost the prosecution of environmental crimes;

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Amendment 227 Klemen Grošelj, Michal Šimečka

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42

Motion for a resolution Amendment

42. Encourages the diversification of 42. Encourages the diversification of energy production, moving from energy production, moving from hydropower towards wind and solar hydropower towards wind and solar sources; urges the authorities to minimise sources; urges the authorities to minimise the impact on biodiversity by restricting the impact on biodiversity by restricting hydropower development in protected hydropower development in protected areas; underlines the need to improve both areas, in particular the Valbona and Vjosa environmental and impact assessments rivers; underlines the need to improve both across eco-sensitive sectors and boost the environmental impact assessment and prosecution of environmental crimes; strategic environmental assessment across eco-sensitive sectors and boost the prosecution of environmental crimes; highlights that new renewable energy sources should be supported in a cost- efficient manner while existing contracts

AM\1199417EN.docx 101/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN should be honoured;

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Amendment 228 Tanja Fajon, Andreas Schieder

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 229 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

42a. Recalls the need to overhaul the Fierza Hydro Power Plant and construct the Skavica Hydro Power Plant;

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PE648.333v01-00 102/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Amendment 230 Stelios Kouloglou

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

42a. Calls for enhancing measures for the protection of the environment, especially regarding the national parks and the environmentally protected areas, paying particular attention on the construction of numerous Hydroelectric Power Plants within national parks, without previous proper environmental studies;

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Amendment 231 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

42a. Stresses the importance of improving Albania's strategy with regards to nuclear energy, nuclear safety and radiation protection; notes that Albanian legislation concerning the matter is yet to fully align with the 2013 Council (Euratom) Directive setting out basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation;

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AM\1199417EN.docx 103/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Amendment 232 Klemen Grošelj, Michal Šimečka

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

42a. Invites Albania to make its power exchange operational and encourages the country to continue its progress of market opening, unbundling of distribution system operators and market coupling in electricity;

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Amendment 233 Tanja Fajon, Andreas Schieder

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

42a. Invites the country to make its power exchange operational and to continue the progress of market opening, unbundling of distribution system operators and market coupling in electricity;

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Amendment 234 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43

Motion for a resolution Amendment

43. Urges the authorities to ensure full 43. Urges the authorities to ensure full compliance with the Energy Community compliance with the Energy Community

PE648.333v01-00 104/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Treaty; underlines the contribution of the Treaty; underlines the contribution of the newly launched trans-Adriatic pipeline to newly launched trans-Adriatic pipeline, regional energy security; and upcoming connection of the converted Vlora thermal plant, to regional energy security;

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Amendment 235 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

43a. 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, and the EU’s decarbonisation target; stresses the need to put in place an appropriate carbon price as a means for effective decarbonisation in line with the European Green Deal and the political commitments made in the Sofia Declaration of 2020;

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Amendment 236 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

43a. Welcomes the outcome of Western Balkans summit in Sofia in the framework of the Berlin process and continues to support the different common initiatives to improve integration

AM\1199417EN.docx 105/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN and good neighbourly relations; welcomes in particular the endorsement of the Declaration on the green agenda that aligns with EU Green Deal and the readiness expressed by the leaders to take measures and align with relevant EU Policies setting the goal of achieving climate-neutrality by 2050;

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Amendment 237 Klemen Grošelj, Michal Šimečka

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

43a. Invites the authorities to adopt without delay the draft Climate Change Law and the law and decision on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions; requests the accelerated finalization of the draft integrated National Energy and Climate Plan for review by the Energy Community Secretariat;

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Amendment 238 Tanja Fajon, Andreas Schieder

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE648.333v01-00 106/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN integrated National Energy and Climate Plan for review by the Energy Community Secretariat;

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Amendment 239 Klemen Grošelj, Michal Šimečka

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

43b. Stresses the need to put in place an appropriate carbon price as a means for effective decarbonisation in line with the European Green Deal and the political commitments made in the Sofia Declaration of 2020;

Or. en

Amendment 240 Tanja Fajon, Andreas Schieder

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 241 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

AM\1199417EN.docx 107/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44

Motion for a resolution Amendment

44. Calls for continuing progress in 44. Calls for continuing progress in strengthening strategic transport networks strengthening strategic transport networks in line with the trans-European transport in line with the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) regulatory framework; network (TEN-T) regulatory framework and advance work on the Albanian sections of the “Blue Highway“;

Or. en

Amendment 242 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

44a. Recalls the need to complete the railway sector reforms and advance the Tirana-Podgorica-Durrës rail connection;

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Amendment 243 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

44a. Recalls the need to complete the electricity market reform and put in place Bitola-Elbasan electricity interconnector with North Macedonia;

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PE648.333v01-00 108/119 AM\1199417EN.docx EN Amendment 244 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

44a. Calls for further efforts in the field of agriculture and rural development; believes it is important to establish a solid system for consultations between policymakers and various interest groups in rural areas; stresses the need to develop a modern, ecological, climate-friendly small- and medium-scale agriculture that ensures the livelihood of farmers and protection of Albania’s natural resources as well as biodiversity;

Or. en

Amendment 245 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

44a. Recalls the need to prioritise setting up of an integrated regional waste management system, promote recycling, close hazardous dumpsites, address deforestation, step-up water quality monitoring and wastewater treatment capacities and strengthen the capacities of the agencies on environment and protected areas;

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AM\1199417EN.docx 109/119 PE648.333v01-00 EN Amendment 246 Thomas Waitz on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

44a. Calls for a revision of the National Strategy on Waste Management for 2018- 2035 and to focus on the most sophisticated methods for recycling in line with EU standards; stresses the need to use modern filter technology for incineration plants until a full recycling strategy is in place in order to reduce harm to human health and the environment;

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Amendment 247 Tonino Picula

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

44b. Calls on Albania to carry out relevant measurements concerning waste management and to take further steps to combat improper waste disposal and the removal of waste that has been improperly disposed of, especially marine litter;

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Amendment 248 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 b (new)

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44b. Welcomes the new 2020-2035 national strategy for integrated waste management; stresses the importance of removing numerous non-compliant landfills and dumpsites throughout Albania; urges Albanian authorities to further promote and support the recycling and reuse of garbage, and to prevent waste generation;

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Amendment 249 Sunčana Glavak

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

44b. Calls for the establishment of an efficient waste management system as soon as possible; warns of the pollution of the Adriatic Sea and the frequent dumping of garbage carried by sea currents on the southernmost Croatian coasts and islands;

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Amendment 250 Michal Šimečka, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45

Motion for a resolution Amendment

45. Welcomes Albania’s unremitting 45. Welcomes Albania’s efforts in efforts in promoting good neighbourly promoting good neighbourly relations and relations and regional integration; regional integration;

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Amendment 251 Stelios Kouloglou

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45

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Amendment 252 Manolis Kefalogiannis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Maria Spyraki, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Georgios Kyrtsos, Theodoros Zagorakis, Stelios Kympouropoulos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45

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Amendment 253 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Vladimír Bilčík, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45

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45. Welcomes Albania’s unremitting 45. Welcomes Albania’s ongoing efforts in promoting good neighbourly efforts in promoting good neighbourly relations and regional integration; relations and regional integration;

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Amendment 254 Stelios Kouloglou

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46

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46. Commends the constructive steps 46. Commends the constructive steps towards the resolution of outstanding towards the resolution of outstanding bilateral issues, including a joint bilateral issues, including a joint undertaking by Greece and Albania to undertaking by Greece and Albania to resolve a dispute over their Ionian refer the delimitation of the maritime maritime border through international zones to the International Court of Justice; justice;

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Amendment 255 Manolis Kefalogiannis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Maria Spyraki, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Georgios Kyrtsos, Theodoros Zagorakis, Stelios Kympouropoulos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46

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Amendment 256 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

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46a. Underlines the importance of taking further steps to promote reconciliation with neighbours and regional cooperation;

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Amendment 257 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new)

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47a. Recalls that regional cooperation should be underpinned by respect for fundamental European values and a common future in the EU;

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Amendment 258 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new)

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48a. Calls upon all political leaders to take urgent steps to set up the Regional Commission tasked with establishing the facts about all victims of war crimes and other serious human rights violations committed on the territory of the former Yugoslavia (RECOM), building upon the

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Amendment 259 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new)

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48a. Calls on political leaders to support international efforts to investigate war crimes committed in the region, promote regional reconciliation and refrain from instrumentalising these topics in internal political struggles;

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Amendment 260 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new)

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48a. Welcomes Albania participation in the mini-Schengen initiative as a mean to improve neighbourly relations and provide new opportunities for Albanian citizens and business;

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Amendment 261 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani

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49. Welcomes Albania’s ongoing full 49. Takes the view that aligning alignment with the common foreign and Albania’s foreign and strategic policy security policy decisions and declarations with the CFSP and CSDP, and above all since 2012 and its active contribution to its accession to NATO, can only widen the the EU crisis management missions and strategic divides and exacerbate the operations; antagonisms affecting Europe as a whole;

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Amendment 262 David Lega, Michael Gahler, Vladimír Bilčík, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Paulo Rangel, Arba Kokalari

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49

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49. Welcomes Albania’s ongoing full 49. Welcomes Albania’s ongoing full alignment with the common foreign and alignment with the common foreign and security policy decisions and declarations security policy decisions and declarations since 2012 and its active contribution to the since 2012 and its active contribution to the EU crisis management missions and EU crisis management missions and operations; operations; commends Albania’s active participation in military crisis management missions under the common security and defence policy, as well as its active contribution to NATO missions of strategic importance to the EU;

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Amendment 263 Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Dietmar Köster, Andreas Schieder, Tonino Picula, Tanja Fajon

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49

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49. Welcomes Albania’s ongoing full 49. Welcomes Albania’s ongoing full alignment with the common foreign and alignment with the common foreign and security policy decisions and declarations security policy decisions and declarations since 2012 and its active contribution to the since 2012 and its active contribution to the EU crisis management missions and EU crisis management missions and operations; operations; urges Albania to comply with the EU position on the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court;

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Amendment 264 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 a (new)

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49a. 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, to ensure stronger steering and high-level engagement, as also called for by the revised enlargement methodology;

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Amendment 265 Gheorghe-Vlad Nistor

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 a (new)

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49a. Offers support to Albania in countering malicious interference from third actors (such as Russia, China, Iran and others); having in mind the above- mentioned alignment and Albania’s interest in joining the EU, Tirana must develop ever-closer cooperation with member states (EU and NATO) on security and defence issues;

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Amendment 266 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 b (new)

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49b. 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 267 Michal Šimečka, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Klemen Grošelj, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 c (new)

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49c. Calls for an active engagement and appropriate inclusion of the Western Balkans countries in the Conference on

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