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Report (2025/2017(INI)) 2025-07-02

2023 and 2024 reports on Albania

2.7.2025 A10-0106/12

Amendment 12

Alexander Sell, Stanislav Stoyanov, Milan Uhrík

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0106/2025

Andreas Schieder

2023 and 2024 reports on Albania

(2025/2017(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

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A. whereas enlargement is the most effective EU foreign policy instrument and a geostrategic investment in long-term peace, democracy, stability and security throughout the continent;

A. whereas cooperation, rather than enlargement, should be considered the most realistic and effective EU foreign policy instrument and a geostrategic investment in long-term peace, democracy, stability and security throughout the continent;

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2.7.2025 A10-0106/13

Amendment 13

Alexander Sell, Stanislav Stoyanov, Milan Uhrík

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0106/2025

Andreas Schieder

2023 and 2024 reports on Albania

(2025/2017(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

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C. whereas enlargement is a merit-based process based on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights; whereas Albania’s EU accession depends on lasting, in-depth and irreversible reforms across fundamental areas, starting with the rule of law and the functioning of democratic institutions;

C. whereas enlargement is a merit-based process based on democracy, the rule of law, fundamental rights and economic preparedness; whereas candidate countries must demonstrate stable democratic institutions and possess a functioning market economy and the capacity to cope with competitive pressures within the EU internal market;

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2.7.2025 A10-0106/14

Amendment 14

Alexander Sell, Stanislav Stoyanov, Milan Uhrík

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0106/2025

Andreas Schieder

2023 and 2024 reports on Albania

(2025/2017(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

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4. Welcomes the EU’s new Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, which will provide EUR 922 million in grants and loans to Albania when it meets the conditions set out in its ambitious Reform Agenda;

4. Stresses that Albania’s fulfilment of the conditions set out in its ambitious Reform Agenda should not lead to the disbursement of EUR 922 million under the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans; calls for the funds to be redirected immediately to benefit the current Member States;

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2.7.2025 A10-0106/15

Amendment 15

Christine Anderson, Alexander Sell

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0106/2025

Andreas Schieder

2023 and 2024 reports on Albania

(2025/2017(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

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20a. Regrets that interpretations of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) hinder Member States’ ability to manage migration effectively, even when fundamental rights standards are upheld, as shown by the obstacles faced by Italy in establishing return hubs in Albania; calls for the modernisation of these interpretations to reflect current migration realities; urges the Council and the Commission to engage with the Council of Europe to reform the ECHR, particularly Article 3 and Protocol No 4, to enable lawful returns to safe third countries with adequate safeguards;

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2.7.2025 A10-0106/16

Amendment 16

Alexander Sell, Stanislav Stoyanov, Milan Uhrík

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0106/2025

Andreas Schieder

2023 and 2024 reports on Albania

(2025/2017(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

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Amendment

29a. Welcomes the bilateral agreement signed between Italy and Albania, which provides for the transfer of illegal migrants and migrants with expulsion orders to return centres in Albania; praises this agreement as a concrete and pragmatic example of regional cooperation in addressing illegal migration and combating human smuggling networks;

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2.7.2025 A10-0106/17

Amendment 17

Sarah Knafo, Alexander Sell

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0106/2025

Andreas Schieder

2023 and 2024 reports on Albania

(2025/2017(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 60 a (new)

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Amendment

60a. Opposes Albania’s accession to the European Union;

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