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2.7.2025 A10-0106/4
Amendment 4
Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Afroditi Latinopoulou, Nikola Bartůšek
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0106/2025
Andreas Schieder
2023 and 2024 reports on Albania
(2025/2017(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
Ca. whereas Albanian criminal networks are heavily involved in trafficking weapons, including firearms and explosives, to the EU via the Balkan route; whereas these trafficking activities in the region exacerbate security concerns for the EU;
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2.7.2025 A10-0106/5
Amendment 5
Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Afroditi Latinopoulou, Nikola Bartůšek
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0106/2025
Andreas Schieder
2023 and 2024 reports on Albania
(2025/2017(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
Cb. whereas Albania is a significant producer of cannabis in Europe, with estimates suggesting that a large portion of the cannabis consumed in Europe is cultivated in Albania; whereas Albanian criminal networks are heavily involved in smuggling heroin, with Albania being a critical entry point for heroin that is later smuggled into the EU;
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2.7.2025 A10-0106/6
Amendment 6
Afroditi Latinopoulou
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0106/2025
Andreas Schieder
2023 and 2024 reports on Albania
(2025/2017(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
22a. Calls on Albania to fully respect the autonomy of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania and refrain from any actions that undermine its freedom of religious expression or its property rights; calls for an end to interference in ecclesiastical appointments and for dialogue with religious authorities to safeguard religious pluralism;
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2.7.2025 A10-0106/7
Amendment 7
Afroditi Latinopoulou
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0106/2025
Andreas Schieder
2023 and 2024 reports on Albania
(2025/2017(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
23. Welcomes the adoption of the pending implementing legislation on the rights of persons belonging to minorities, specifically on self-identification and the use of minority languages, and underscores that these by-laws have to be fully and effectively implemented in order to render the exercise of minority and education rights feasible in practice; calls on the authorities to increase the capacity of the State Committee on National Minorities; expresses concern over persistent issues of discrimination and social exclusion affecting minority groups in Albania; calls on the Albanian Government to fully respect and protect human rights, including the rights of minorities, and to ensure that all allegations of human rights abuses, including hate speech, are promptly and thoroughly investigated; urges the Albanian authorities to enhance institutional mechanisms to prevent discrimination and ensure the meaningful political participation of all communities, in line with the recommendations of the Commission’s 2024 report on Albania; calls on Albania to protect and promote the cultural heritage, languages and traditions of its national minorities; calls on Albania to provide education for national minorities in minority languages and to ensure adequate access to state primary, secondary and higher education for all of its citizens;
23. Welcomes the adoption of the pending implementing legislation on the rights of persons belonging to minorities, specifically on self-identification and the use of minority languages, and underscores that these by-laws have to be fully and effectively implemented in order to render the exercise of minority and education rights feasible in practice; calls on the authorities to increase the capacity of the State Committee on National Minorities; expresses concern over persistent issues of discrimination and social exclusion affecting minority groups in Albania; calls on the Albanian Government to fully respect and protect human rights, including the rights of minorities, and to ensure that all allegations of human rights abuses, including hate speech, are promptly and thoroughly investigated; urges the Albanian authorities to enhance institutional mechanisms to prevent discrimination and ensure the meaningful political participation of all communities, in line with the recommendations of the Commission’s 2024 report on Albania; calls on Albania to protect and promote the cultural heritage, languages and traditions of its national minorities; calls on Albania to provide education for national minorities in their mother tongue, including adequate primary and secondary schooling in Greek in regions traditionally inhabited by the Greek national minority, and to ensure unrestricted access to state primary, secondary and higher education for all of its citizens;
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2.7.2025 A10-0106/8
Amendment 8
Afroditi Latinopoulou
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0106/2025
Andreas Schieder
2023 and 2024 reports on Albania
(2025/2017(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
23a. Calls on Albania to protect and preserve the religious and cultural heritage of the Greek Orthodox minority, including through the restoration and legal recognition of churches and cemeteries; calls on the authorities to refrain from expropriating or demolishing properties of historical or cultural significance to the Greek minority;
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2.7.2025 A10-0106/9
Amendment 9
Afroditi Latinopoulou
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0106/2025
Andreas Schieder
2023 and 2024 reports on Albania
(2025/2017(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
23b. Calls on Albania to fully respect the rights of the Greek national minority, including in the areas of education, language, religious freedom and property restitution, in line with its commitments under the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and international conventions; stresses the need to ensure effective political participation, the protection of cultural heritage and the transparent resolution of long-standing property claims in regions traditionally inhabited by the Greek minority;
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2.7.2025 A10-0106/10
Amendment 10
Afroditi Latinopoulou
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0106/2025
Andreas Schieder
2023 and 2024 reports on Albania
(2025/2017(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
26. Commends the successful 2024 census held in an atmosphere of trust and transparency and its results; believes that Albania should serve as a positive model for conducting a population census in the region;
26. Commends the successful 2024 census held in an atmosphere of trust and transparency and its results; believes that Albania should serve as a positive model for conducting a population census in the region;, expresses concern, however, about reports from the Greek minority of procedural irregularities during the 2024 census; calls on the Albanian authorities to comply with OSCE and Council of Europe standards;
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2.7.2025 A10-0106/11
Amendment 11
Afroditi Latinopoulou
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0106/2025
Andreas Schieder
2023 and 2024 reports on Albania
(2025/2017(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
58a. Calls on all political actors in Albania to unequivocally reject any form of historical revisionism or territorial claims against neighbouring countries; underlines that good neighbourly relations must be grounded in the inviolability of borders and in mutual respect;
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