2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia

2.7.2025 A10-0118/1

Amendment 1

Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0118/2025

Thomas Waitz

2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia

(2025/2021(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the EU has mobilised approximately EUR 210 million in macro-financial assistance loans since 2020, aimed at stabilising the Macedonian economy, aiding its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerating its reform progress;

C. whereas the EU has mobilised approximately EUR 210 million in macro-financial assistance loans since 2020, aimed at stabilising the economy of North Macedonia, aiding its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerating its reform progress;

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2.7.2025 A10-0118/2

Amendment 2

Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0118/2025

Thomas Waitz

2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia

(2025/2021(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Affirms the importance of unequivocally recognising and respecting the Macedonian language and identity as an integral part of the nation’s heritage and constitutional order, but also of European values; notes that the European institutions, in country reports and official documents, consistently refer to the Macedonian language in line with international recognition and the implementation of the Prespa Agreement; reaffirms that the respect for linguistic, cultural and national identity is a fundamental component of the EU accession process and a cornerstone of democratic societies which will be further affirmed with the accession to the family of European nations;

7. Affirms the importance of unequivocally recognising and respecting the Macedonian language and identity as an integral part of the state’s heritage and constitutional order, but also of European values; notes that the European institutions, in country reports and official documents, consistently refer to the Macedonian language in line with international recognition and the implementation of the Prespa Agreement; reaffirms that the respect for linguistic, cultural and national identity is a fundamental component of the EU accession process and a cornerstone of democratic societies which will be further affirmed with the accession to the family of European nations;

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2.7.2025 A10-0118/3

Amendment 3

Konstantinos Arvanitis, Giorgos Georgiou

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0118/2025

Thomas Waitz

2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia

(2025/2021(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Repeats its calls for the EU’s capacity to act to be enhanced through a reform of its decision-making, including through the introduction of qualified majority voting on the intermediate steps in the accession process, in particular at the start of negotiations and the opening and closing of individual negotiating clusters and chapters;

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2.7.2025 A10-0118/4

Amendment 4

Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0118/2025

Thomas Waitz

2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia

(2025/2021(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Notes that certain Chinese diplomatic entities have financed paid content and opinion pieces in Macedonian media outlets without clear labelling; recalls that a 2023 analysis found that Russian state-affiliated actors had used Serbian media proxies to disseminate narratives hostile to NATO and to claim that the EU is pressuring North Macedonia to ‘abandon its identity’;

29. Notes that certain Chinese diplomatic entities have financed paid content and opinion pieces in media outlets of North Macedonia without clear labelling; recalls that a 2023 analysis found that Russian state-affiliated actors had used Serbian media proxies to disseminate narratives hostile to NATO and to claim that the EU is pressuring North Macedonia to ‘abandon its identity’;

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2.7.2025 A10-0118/5

Amendment 5

Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0118/2025

Thomas Waitz

2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia

(2025/2021(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 68

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

68. Welcomes the European Investment Bank’s continued financial and technical support in North Macedonia, including strategic infrastructure projects such as the Rail Corridor VIII, the Skopje wastewater treatment plant, and municipal water infrastructure development; calls for an inclusive and just transition which protects the socially vulnerable, by mobilising public and private financing for the green transition, fully operationalising dedicated funding mechanisms and leveraging EU and international support; stresses the need to address the problems of a lack of specialised staff and weak institutional and administrative capacity, which undermine quality control and the adequate performance of environmental impact assessments;

68. Welcomes the European Investment Bank’s continued financial and technical support in North Macedonia, including strategic infrastructure projects such as the Rail Corridors VIII and X, the Skopje wastewater treatment plant, and municipal water infrastructure development; calls for an inclusive and just transition which protects the socially vulnerable, by mobilising public and private financing for the green transition, fully operationalising dedicated funding mechanisms and leveraging EU and international support; stresses the need to address the problems of a lack of specialised staff and weak institutional and administrative capacity, which undermine quality control and the adequate performance of environmental impact assessments;

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2.7.2025 A10-0118/6

Amendment 6

Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0118/2025

Thomas Waitz

2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia

(2025/2021(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 76

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

76. Welcomes the progress made in the construction of the Corridor VIII of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and commends the completion of the Kriva Palanka–Dlabochica–Stracin expressway; urges, however, the authorities of North Macedonia to step up their efforts to prioritise sustainable transport and upgrade energy infrastructure work towards integration in European networks and regional connectivity as well as to address persistent delays in the development of critical infrastructure, including through bilateral negotiations; calls on the Commission to assist in these efforts where needed;

76. Welcomes the progress made in the construction of Corridor VIII and Corridor X of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and commends the completion of the Kriva Palanka–Dlabochica–Stracin expressway; urges, however, the authorities of North Macedonia to step up their efforts to prioritise sustainable transport and upgrade energy infrastructure work towards integration in European networks and regional connectivity as well as to address persistent delays in the development of critical infrastructure, including through bilateral negotiations; calls on the Commission to assist in these efforts where needed;

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