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2.7.2025 A10-0106/18

Amendment 18

Andrey Kovatchev

on behalf of the PPE 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, including at the level of local self-government units, 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 ensure the effective implementation of the bylaws, notably by allocating adequate resources to central agencies and local government; calls on the authorities to ensure that procedures for selecting the members of the Committee on National Minorities are reviewed in line with the recommendations of the Commission and of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities; calls on the authorities to increase the capacity of the State Committee on National Minorities and to ensure that it is fully functional and has adequate resources at its disposal; 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 throughout the country, thus fully implementing the relevant legislation;

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2.7.2025 A10-0106/19

Amendment 19

Andrey Kovatchev

on behalf of the PPE 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. Welcomes the conduct of the 2023 census in Albania; calls on the authorities to publish the detailed data and thematic analysis in line with the Commission’s recommendation in its 2024 report on Albania;

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2.7.2025 A10-0106/20

Amendment 20

Andrey Kovatchev

on behalf of the PPE Group

Report A10-0106/2025

Andreas Schieder

2023 and 2024 reports on Albania

(2025/2017(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Expresses concern about continued political interference with and pressure on the judicial system; notes with concern shortcomings in the merit-based appointments of non-magistrate members of the High Judicial Council and the High Prosecution Council and their integrity;

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