10.5.2017
A8-0063/7
Amendment 7
Harald Vilimsky
on behalf of the ENF Group
Report
David McAllister
2016 Report on Serbia
2016/2311(INI)
A8-0063/2017
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
C.
whereas Serbia has taken
important steps towards the normalisation
of relations with Kosovo, resulting in the
First Agreement on the Principles of
Normalisation of Relations of 19 April
2013 and the August 2015 agreements, but
there is still a lot to be done in this regard;
whereas further steps are urgently needed
in order to deal with, move forward on
and solve all pending issues between the
two countries;
C.
whereas Kosovo has received 114
diplomatic recognitions as an independent
state, including from 110 of 193 United
Nations (UN) Member States (57 %);
whereas five EU Member States have not
yet recognised the unilateral
independence of Kosovo; whereas the
First Agreement on the Principles of
Normalisation of Relations of 19 April
2013 and the August 2015 agreements
should therefore not be deemed valid;
whereas the EU should therefore consider
the Kosovo question to be a state-level
competence of each Member State while
respecting the territorial integrity and
sovereignty of Serbia;
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10.5.2017
A8-0063/8
Amendment 8
Harald Vilimsky
on behalf of the ENF Group
Report
David McAllister
2016 Report on Serbia
2016/2311(INI)
A8-0063/2017
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
17.
Reiterates the importance of
independent regulatory bodies such as the
Ombudsman, the Commissioner for
Information of Public Importance and
Personal Data Protection, the State Audit
Institution, the Anti-Corruption Agency
and the Anti-Corruption Council in
ensuring oversight and accountability of
the executive; stresses the need for
transparency and accountability of state
institutions; calls on the authorities to
fully protect the independence of these
regulatory bodies, to provide full political
and administrative support for their work
and to ensure proper follow-up of their
recommendations; calls on the authorities
to refrain from accusations and
unfounded political attacks directed at the
Ombudsman;
17.
Reiterates the importance of
respecting the sovereignty of Serbia and
calls for the role of the figure of the
Ombudsman, who, as a non-elected
political figure, cannot interfere in local
decision-making, to be suppressed;
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10.5.2017
A8-0063/9
Amendment 9
Harald Vilimsky
on behalf of the ENF Group
Report
David McAllister
2016 Report on Serbia
2016/2311(INI)
A8-0063/2017
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
19.
Underlines that the legislative and
institutional framework for observance of
international human rights law is in place;
stresses that consistent implementation
across the whole country is needed; notes
that further sustained efforts are needed to
improve the situation of persons belonging
to vulnerable groups, including Roma,
persons with disabilities, persons with
HIV/AIDS, LGBTI persons, migrants and
asylum seekers, and ethnic minorities;
underlines the need for the Serbian
authorities, all political parties and public
figures to promote a climate of tolerance
and inclusion in Serbia; calls on the
authorities to ensure proper
implementation of the adopted antidiscrimination legislation, especially with
regard to hate crimes; expresses its
concerns on the Law on Rights of Civilian
Victims of War, which excludes some
groups of victims of violence during the
conflict, and calls on the authorities to
review this law;
19.
Underlines that the legislative and
institutional framework for observance of
international human rights law is in place;
stresses that consistent implementation
across the whole country is needed; notes
that further sustained efforts are needed to
improve the situation of persons belonging
to vulnerable groups, including ethnic
minorities; underlines the need for the
Serbian authorities, all political parties and
public figures to promote a climate of
tolerance and inclusion in Serbia; calls on
the authorities to ensure proper
implementation of the adopted antidiscrimination legislation, especially with
regard to hate crimes; notes that,
according to the Serbian Government, the
number of refugees still present in Serbia
in June 2016 comprised 20 334 from
Croatia, 9 080 from Bosnia and
Herzegovina and 203 140 from Kosovo;
stresses that, according to the UNHCR,
Serbia remains the number one country
in Europe in terms of forced migration
following the conflicts of the 1990s, as
well as one of the top five countries in the
world with a protracted refugee situation;
recalls that the EU, in respecting Serbia’s
sovereignty, must not interfere in its
legislation, including the Law on Rights of
Civilian Victims of War;
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