Sittings · Document
2.5.2025 A10-0072/1
Amendment 1
Petr Bystron, Alexander Sell, Hans Neuhoff
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0072/2025
Tonino Picula
2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia
(2025/2022(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| A. whereas enlargement is one of the most successful EU foreign policy instruments and a strategic geopolitical investment in long-term peace, stability and security throughout the continent; | A. whereas the EU should prioritise internal reforms over further enlargement; |
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2.5.2025 A10-0072/2
Amendment 2
Petr Bystron, Alexander Sell, Hans Neuhoff
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0072/2025
Tonino Picula
2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia
(2025/2022(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| F. whereas freedom of religion is a core European value and a fundamental human right and Serbia is therefore obliged to respect and guarantee this freedom for all individuals residing within its territory, in accordance with its international commitments and human rights obligations; | F. whereas freedom of religion is a core European value and a fundamental human right; whereas the internal regulation of religious matters must remain under the full sovereignty of the Serbian state; |
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2.5.2025 A10-0072/3
Amendment 3
Petr Bystron, Alexander Sell, Hans Neuhoff
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0072/2025
Tonino Picula
2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia
(2025/2022(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| H. whereas each candidate country for enlargement is judged on its own merits, including their respect for and unwavering commitment to shared European rights and values and alignment with the EU’s foreign and security policy; | H. whereas every sovereign country has the right to independently determine its political and foreign policy orientation, without external conditions or pressure; |
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2.5.2025 A10-0072/4
Amendment 4
Petr Bystron, Alexander Sell, Hans Neuhoff
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0072/2025
Tonino Picula
2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia
(2025/2022(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| I. whereas Serbia has not imposed sanctions against Russia following the Russian aggression in Ukraine; whereas Serbia’s rate of alignment with the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) has been steadily declining since 2021; whereas Serbia supports the territorial integrity and political independence of Ukraine, and has clearly condemned the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine and voted alongside the EU in the UN, even though it has not imposed sanctions against Russia; whereas Serbia’s rate of alignment with the CFSP dropped from 54 % in 2023 to 51 % in 2024 while other candidate countries in the region – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia – achieved 100 % alignment; | I. whereas Serbia’s decision not to impose sanctions against Russia is a sovereign political decision by Serbia and should be respected; whereas every country has a right to conduct its foreign policy in alignment with its national priorities; |
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2.5.2025 A10-0072/5
Amendment 5
Petr Bystron
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0072/2025
Tonino Picula
2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia
(2025/2022(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| L. whereas accession to the EU inevitably requires full alignment with the foreign policy objectives of the Union; | L. whereas the accession process to the EU is used as a pretext to impose political ideas and EU foreign policy on sovereign states, thereby undermining national sovereignty and democracy; |
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2.5.2025 A10-0072/6
Amendment 6
Petr Bystron, Hans Neuhoff
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0072/2025
Tonino Picula
2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia
(2025/2022(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Oa. whereas Western media and NGO networks formerly funded through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) are using their influence in Serbia to manipulate public opinion, destabilise the country and interfere in its internal affairs, thereby undermining Serbia’s democracy; |
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2.5.2025 A10-0072/7
Amendment 7
Sarah Knafo
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0072/2025
Tonino Picula
2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia
(2025/2022(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1a. Opposes Serbia’s accession to the EU; |
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2.5.2025 A10-0072/8
Amendment 8
Petr Bystron
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0072/2025
Tonino Picula
2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia
(2025/2022(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 65. Calls on Serbia to increase its efforts towards the decarbonisation of its energy system and to enable effective enforcement of pollution reduction regulations related to thermal power plants; | 65. Stresses the need for an effective enforcement of pollution reduction regulations related to thermal power plants; |
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