2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

2.7.2025 A10-0108/6

Amendment 6

Alexander Sell

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0108/2025

Ondřej Kolář

2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2025/2018(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas enlargement is one of the EU’s most effective foreign policy instruments and a geostrategic investment in peace, democracy, stability, security and prosperity on the European continent, and remains of crucial importance, particularly in the context of rapid major geopolitical shifts and growing competition with authoritarian regimes;

A. whereas the EU should not consider further enlargement as a strategic priority by default, particularly when a candidate country is marked by deep ethnic divisions and cultural or religious values that differ significantly from those of the Member States;

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2.7.2025 A10-0108/7

Amendment 7

Alexander Sell

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0108/2025

Ondřej Kolář

2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2025/2018(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital M a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ma. whereas more than 50 % of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s population identifies with Islam, a factor that carries significant implications for the compatibility with the Member States’ legal, historical and value-based heritage;

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2.7.2025 A10-0108/8

Amendment 8

Tomasz Froelich, Alexander Sell

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0108/2025

Ondřej Kolář

2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2025/2018(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital M b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Mb. whereas Bosnia and Herzegovina has a high level of organised crime activity; whereas according to the 2024 Organised Crime Index, mafia-style groups, along with smaller criminal networks, are involved in various criminal activities, often collaborating across ethnic lines;

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2.7.2025 A10-0108/9

Amendment 9

Tomasz Froelich, Alexander Sell

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0108/2025

Ondřej Kolář

2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2025/2018(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital M c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Mc. whereas the Balkan region is a key transit route for illegal migration; whereas Europol has identified the Western Balkan route as one of two primary illegal migration corridors into the EU; whereas in 2023, the Bosnia and Herzegovina-Croatia border was the second most used crossing point for migrant smuggling in the Balkans; whereas in 2024 criminal networks further intensified their activities on the Bosnia and Herzegovina-Croatia-Slovenia route;

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2.7.2025 A10-0108/10

Amendment 10

Alexander Sell

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0108/2025

Ondřej Kolář

2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2025/2018(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1a. Stresses that enlargement cannot be pursued at the expense of political stability, economic discipline and the cultural values of the Member States;

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2.7.2025 A10-0108/11

Amendment 11

Tomasz Froelich, Alexander Sell

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0108/2025

Ondřej Kolář

2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2025/2018(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Welcomes the European Council’s decision to open accession negotiations with BiH in the context of the changed geopolitical reality following Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine; welcomes the adoption of several key laws in the run-up to this decision, but regrets that the positive reform dynamic has stalled, and notes the inadequate implementation and enforcement of the adopted laws; regrets that the legislative process has been marred by a lack of transparency and limited access for key stakeholders; notes the recent adoption of the Laws on Border Control and on Personal Data Protection and calls for their thorough implementation; calls for preparations to establish the institutional and financial basis for this enlargement to ensure sustainable EU integration;

2. Rejects the European Council’s decision to open accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina; considers that the decision to open accession negotiations is essentially a strategic decision in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine; considers that pre-accession aid will only put a further drain on the resources of the EU and its Member States and that the EU integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina will lead to additional political, institutional and financial problems in the EU, also fostering corruption; pleads instead for a geostrategic alignment of foreign, economic and development policy to counter the influence of various foreign actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina and for a mutually beneficial economic partnership, focusing on infrastructure and trade;

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2.7.2025 A10-0108/12

Amendment 12

Alexander Sell

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0108/2025

Ondřej Kolář

2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2025/2018(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13a. Is concerned about Türkiye’s deepening political, economic and cultural influence on Bosnia and Herzegovina; is concerned about Türkiye’s growing presence through direct investments, religious institutions, bilateral agreements and political support for specific communities;

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2.7.2025 A10-0108/13

Amendment 13

Tomasz Froelich, Alexander Sell

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0108/2025

Ondřej Kolář

2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2025/2018(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26a. Is worried that massive EU funding under various programmes and pre-accession aid risks fuelling the entrenched corruption; considers that public trust in the EU will only erode further when citizens see corrupt practices being rewarded with financial gains; calls for strict conditionality, full transparency and independent audit mechanisms to ensure that funds are wisely spent in the way they are meant to be and not misused for personal gain or diverted to politically motivated structures;

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2.7.2025 A10-0108/14

Amendment 14

Tomasz Froelich, Alexander Sell

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0108/2025

Ondřej Kolář

2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2025/2018(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

38. Condemns the RS entity’s adoption of legislative amendments that have removed gender identity as a protected characteristic, and those that no longer guarantee protection for children of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities;

38. Welcomes the RS entity’s adoption of legislative amendments that have removed gender identity as a protected characteristic, and those that no longer guarantee protection for children of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities;

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2.7.2025 A10-0108/15

Amendment 15

Tomasz Froelich, Alexander Sell

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0108/2025

Ondřej Kolář

2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2025/2018(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 47

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

47. Recalls the need for solidarity-based and fair migration and asylum management that combines upholding human rights with effective border control; calls on the EU to help BiH to take full responsibility for the management of reception centres, which are often at the border with the EU, to ensure sufficient reception conditions, and to guarantee access to effective and feasible asylum procedures in full respect for international law and human rights; is concerned about reports of insufficient reception conditions in the EU-funded centre in Lipa; stresses the need to increase transparency and democratic scrutiny in the allocation and implementation of EU funds in the field of migration; welcomes BiH’s upgraded status agreement with the Frontex and calls for its prompt signature; recalls that any eventual agreement with this agency should fully respect fundamental rights and international standards; urges BiH to step up its efforts against cross-border crime, especially human trafficking;

47. Recalls the need for efficient migration and asylum management, effective border control and an effective returns policy; is worried about the rise in migrant smuggling and the increasing involvement of various international actors, often drawn from migrant populations; notes that criminal groups now include smugglers from Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Morocco, Algeria, Türkiye and the Netherlands; hopes that Bosnia and Herzegovina’s upgraded status agreement with Frontex will contribute to the prevention of illegal migration and the strengthening of the security of the region; urges Bosnia and Herzegovina to step up its efforts against cross-border crime, especially human trafficking; considers that, in order to reduce economic incentives, essential actions include tracking and seizing smuggling profits and financial disruption in general;

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