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2.5.2025 A100075/9
Amendment 9
Stanislav Stoyanov, Petar Volgin, Rada Laykova, Petr Bystron
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 29
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
29. Regrets that the adoption of the draft Civil Code of Kosovo remains pending; highlights that the draft Civil Code addresses several important issues related to gender equality as a fundamental EU value, including enabling an equal share of joint marital property among women and men spouses; stresses the importance of ensuring rights for all people in Kosovo in the Civil Code to safeguard respect for constitutional rights and opportunities for the LGBTIQ community; expresses concern that women remain under-represented in senior political positions, specifically related to security and the dialogue, and emphasises the urgent need for their involvement in peacemaking and reconciliation processes, in line with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; calls for more efforts to be made to improve the place of women in society;
29. Regrets that the adoption of the draft Civil Code of Kosovo remains pending; highlights that the draft Civil Code addresses several important issues related to gender equality as a fundamental EU value, including enabling an equal share of joint marital property among women and men spouses; stresses the importance of ensuring that the Civil Code upholds constitutional rights for all citizens, without introducing provisions that go beyond the framework of recognised international obligations and the constitution; expresses concern that women remain under-represented in senior political positions, specifically related to security and the dialogue, and emphasises the urgent need for their involvement in peacemaking and reconciliation processes, in line with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; calls for more efforts to be made to improve the place of women in society;
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2.5.2025 A100075/10
Amendment 10
Stanislav Stoyanov, 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 30
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
30. Notes that the prison system broadly follows UN Standard Minimum Rules and calls for the better protection of the rights of prisoners, particularly female, minority and mentally ill prisoners; remains concerned that discriminatory language against women and LGBTIQ people persists, and calls on the authorities to create and implement a national gender strategy for research fields, such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; commends the participation of women in high-quality business and management training programmes, as well as in ICT related domains, facilitated by the instrument for pre-accession assistance funds; regrets that women from minority groups, particularly the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, face numerous forms of discrimination, particularly in education, employment and access to healthcare; expresses concerns that the central administration does not adequately represent minority communities, and the number of women in senior positions is low;
30. Notes that the prison system broadly follows UN Standard Minimum Rules and calls for the better protection of the rights of prisoners, particularly female, minority and mentally ill prisoners; remains concerned that discriminatory language against women and minority groups persists, and calls on the authorities to strengthen policies that promote equal opportunity and merit-based advancement in all public sectors;
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2.5.2025 A100075/11
Amendment 11
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 38
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
38. Regrets the lack of a clear plan for engaging Kosovo Serbs in the north and that initiatives to involve the Serb community in Kosovo’s political, social and economic structures remain very limited; reiterates its call to improve the internal dialogue and genuinely and directly engage with the independent civil society organisations of Kosovo Serbs, in particular in the north, with the aim of building trust, facilitating the daily life of Kosovo Serbs and successfully integrating them;
38. Strongly condemns the lack of a clear plan for engaging Kosovo Serbs in the north and that initiatives to involve the Serb community in Kosovo’s political, social and economic structures remain very limited; reiterates its call to improve the internal dialogue and genuinely and directly engage with the political representatives of Kosovo Serbs, in particular in the north, with the aim of ending the political repression against Kosovo Serbs and facilitating their daily lives;
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2.5.2025 A100075/12
Amendment 12
Petr Bystron, 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 41 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
41a. Condemns the continued EU involvement in Kosovo as part of the problem and stresses that a sustainable political solution to the current conflict can only be achieved with the genuine involvement of Serbia;
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2.5.2025 A100075/13
Amendment 13
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 56
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
56. Notes with concern that access to social services, particularly for vulnerable groups, worsened with the government’s closure of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, which was done without transparent consultation with civil society and other stakeholders and contributed to significant confusion; calls for better, evidence-based budgeting to improve social services, particularly for survivors of gender-based violence in accordance with the new legal framework;
56. Notes with concern that access to social services, particularly for vulnerable groups, worsened with the government’s closure of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare; calls for better, evidence-based budgeting to improve social services for all residents of Kosovo;
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2.5.2025 A100075/14
Amendment 14
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 57
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
57. Calls on Kosovo to provide equal and non-discriminatory state education in minority languages;
57. Calls on Kosovo to provide access to equal and non-discriminatory state education in the Serbian and Bulgarian languages;
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2.5.2025 A100075/15
Amendment 15
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 59
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
59. Notes that Kosovo has made some progress on the security of energy supply but remains heavily reliant on outdated, highly polluting power plants, posing serious health and environmental risks; notes that Kosovo needs to ensure the time-efficient implementation of its energy programme for 2022-2025 to meet its ambitious targets and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels; calls for the EU to step up and prioritise its efforts to help Kosovo overcome its air pollution problems; notes that Kosovo’s new energy strategy does not promote the construction of hydropower plants due to their harmful environmental impact, in particular because of the water scarcity in the country;
59. Notes that Kosovo has made some progress on the security of energy supply and stresses that it is up to Kosovo to develop an independent energy strategy;
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