Sittings · Document
2.5.2025 A100075/1
Amendment 1
Petr Bystron, Petar Volgin, Alexander Sell, Rada Laykova
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A100075/2025
Riho Terras
2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo
(2025/2019(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
Commitment to EU accession
Opposition to EU accession
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2.5.2025 A100075/2
Amendment 2
Sarah Knafo, Petar Volgin, Petr Bystron, Rada Laykova, Alexander Sell
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A100075/2025
Riho Terras
2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo
(2025/2019(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
1a. Opposes Kosovo’s accession to the European Union;
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2.5.2025 A100075/3
Amendment 3
Petr Bystron, Rada Laykova, Petar Volgin, Alexander Sell
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A100075/2025
Riho Terras
2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo
(2025/2019(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3. Supports Kosovo’s application for EU membership, which reflects the overwhelming cross-party consensus on EU integration and a clear geopolitical strategic choice; reiterates its call on the Member States in the Council to mandate the Commission to present its questionnaire and to submit its opinion on the merits of the country’s application; calls on the five non-recognising Member States that have not yet recognised Kosovo’s independence to do so without delay and thus allow Kosovo to progress on its EU path on an equal footing with the other candidate countries; recalls the advisory opinion of the ICJ dated 22 July 2010, which states that Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence does not violate general international law;
3. Strongly opposes Kosovo’s application for EU membership; stresses that the decision to recognise the independence of Kosovo lies exclusively with each individual Member State;
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2.5.2025 A100075/4
Amendment 4
Petr Bystron, Petar Volgin, Rada Laykova
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A100075/2025
Riho Terras
2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo
(2025/2019(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
10. Reiterates its full support for Kosovo’s application for membership of the Council of Europe and for the country’s strategic orientation plan to join the NATO Partnership for Peace programme and its bids to join other international organisations; calls on the relevant organisations and the Member States to proactively support Kosovo’s respective bids; calls on the Commission and the EU Office in Kosovo to step up their efforts in enhancing visibility and promoting the role, efforts and benefits of the closer partnership between the EU and Kosovo;
10. Condemns any political effort to promote the potential NATO membership of Kosovo;
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2.5.2025 A100075/5
Amendment 5
Stanislav Stoyanov, Petr Bystron, Rada Laykova, Petar Volgin
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A100075/2025
Riho Terras
2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo
(2025/2019(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
14. Notes with concern that the Law on Local Elections and the Law on General Elections are still not implemented and harmonised with the Law on Gender Equality, which mandates 50 % equal representation of women and men; regrets that women continue to be underrepresented;
14. Notes that the Law on Local Elections and the Law on General Elections are not yet aligned with the Law on Gender Equality; underlines the importance of ensuring fair and balanced opportunities in accordance with national traditions and democratic principles;
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2.5.2025 A100075/6
Amendment 6
Petr Bystron, Rada Laykova, Petar Volgin
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A100075/2025
Riho Terras
2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo
(2025/2019(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
18. Welcomes the participation of Kosovo Serbs in the parliamentary elections and encourages their elected representatives to play an active role within the Kosovo legislative framework, in support of Kosovo’s European future; regrets, however, the boycott of parties representing Kosovo Serbs during the local elections in April 2023 and the withdrawal of Kosovo Serbs from Kosovo institutions; expresses concern over Serbia’s interference in the parliamentary elections through Srpska Lista (SL);
18. Strongly condemns the continued disenfranchisement of and political repression against Kosovo Serbs and their political representatives;
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2.5.2025 A100075/7
Amendment 7
Petr Bystron, Petar Volgin, Rada Laykova
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A100075/2025
Riho Terras
2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo
(2025/2019(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
23. Reaffirms its commitment to maintaining and strengthening its cooperation with the Kosovo Assembly and its members in support of democratic processes related to Kosovo’s European path by using Parliament’s existing democracy support tools and initiatives; believes that this partnership can be revitalised and further reinforced following the democratic elections held on 9 February 2025; encourages the active involvement and collaboration of all elected members of the newly formed Kosovo Assembly;
23. Reaffirms its commitment to maintaining and strengthening its cooperation with the political representatives of all ethnic groups in Kosovo;
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2.5.2025 A100075/8
Amendment 8
Stanislav Stoyanov, Petr Bystron, Rada Laykova, Petar Volgin
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A100075/2025
Riho Terras
2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo
(2025/2019(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
27. Acknowledges that Kosovo’s constitution is very progressive in terms of protection of minority rights; notes with regret that the petition signed by nearly 500 people who have historically self-identified as Bulgarian, which was registered at the Assembly of Kosovo in January 2023, has still not been considered and recommends that those rights be enshrined in law and ensured in practice; calls on Kosovo to ensure that all minorities recognised under the Law on protection of minority rights and members of their communities, are fully incorporated into the country’s constitution; calls on the Kosovo authorities to step up efforts to protect the rights of all minorities, including national communities, in particular vulnerable national communities, and to provide them equal opportunities and adequate representation in political and cultural life, public media, the administration and the judiciary, as well as prevent their assimilation and promote their integration into Kosovo’s society and strengthen activities to eliminate social and economic challenges of these national minorities;
27. Acknowledges that Kosovo’s constitution is very progressive in terms of protection of minority rights; notes with regret that the petition signed by nearly 500 people who have historically self-identified as Bulgarian, which was registered at the Assembly of Kosovo in January 2023, has still not been considered and recommends that those rights be enshrined in law and ensured in practice; calls on Kosovo to ensure that all minorities recognised under the Law on protection of minority rights and members of their communities, are fully incorporated into the country’s constitution; calls on the Kosovo authorities to step up efforts to protect the rights of all minorities, including national communities, in particular vulnerable national communities such as those self-identifying as Bulgarian, and to provide them equal opportunities and adequate representation in political and cultural life, public media, the administration and the judiciary, as well as prevent their assimilation and promote their integration into Kosovo’s society and strengthen activities to eliminate social and economic challenges of these national minorities;
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