Relazioni 2023 e 2024 della Commissione sulla Moldova

Testo come pubblicato dal PE, in inglese.

1. Emendamento 2Respinta

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   Presentato da Danilo Della Valle · The Left

   … society, independent media, key reforms and infrastructure projects has created additional urgent Rimosso: needs in Moldova, regarding which the EU should step in; Aggiunto: conditions; calls on the Commission, Rimosso: in this regard, to increase its funding for EU instruments supporting democracy, such as the European Endowment for Democracy, and for other key projects that had until recently been funded Aggiunto: considering the public denunciations made by the US Aggiunto: administration concerning the role of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rimosso: and other US agencies; Aggiunto: in activities aimed at destabilising sovereign states to pre-empt governmental changes potentially adverse to the Washington Consensus, to evaluate the allocation and use of this international aid fund with regard to its respect for national sovereignty, non-intervention in the internal affairs of sovereign states, and transparency;

2. Emendamento 4Respinta

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   Presentato da Alexander Sell, Tomasz Froelich · ESN

   1. Rimosso: Commends Moldova’s exemplary commitment and steady progress with Aggiunto: Acknowledges Moldova’s stated commitment and the progress made on EU accession-related reforms despite Rimosso: significant internal and external Rimosso: challenges – such as Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine – Aggiunto: challenges, which made it possible for accession negotiations to start in June Rimosso: 2024, half a year after the relevant decision by the European Council on 14 December 2023 and less than two years after the country’s application for EU membership on 3 March 2022; Aggiunto: 2024; takes note of the reform efforts undertaken, but stresses that alternative forms of structured cooperation should be explored which do not necessarily lead to full EU membership;

3. Emendamento 5Respinta

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   Presentato da Sarah Knafo · ESN

   Aggiunto: 1a. Opposes the accession of Moldova to the European Union;

4. Emendamento 6Respinta

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   Presentato da Sarah Knafo · ESN

   Aggiunto: 2a. Calls on the Commission to cease all pre-accession funding;

5. Emendamento 7Respinta

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   Presentato da Alexander Sell, Tomasz Froelich · ESN

   7. Rimosso: Welcomes the Commission’s Moldova Growth Plan, which is aimed at supporting Moldova’s socio-economic and fundamental reforms and enhancing access to the EU’s single market; welcomes Aggiunto: Regrets, at a time when European citizens are facing economic hardship, the creation of the Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova, Rimosso: which underpins the Growth Plan and is worth EUR 2.02 Rimosso: billion, making it the largest EU financial support package for Moldova since its independence; underlines that this facility provides Moldova with EUR 520 million in non-repayable support and a maximum amount of EUR 1.5 billion in loans, with an 18 % pre-financing rate, demonstrating the EU’s recognition of the urgency of supporting Moldova’s reforms and resilience; calls on the Commission to support the Moldovan authorities in implementing the necessary Reform Agenda for the effective absorption of funds from this facility, ensuring that the benefits of this support are promptly felt by Moldova’s citizens; looks forward to the announced impact assessment of the Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova in the form of a Commission staff working document within three months of the adoption of the corresponding regulation; Aggiunto: billion; calls for strict conditionality, full transparency, and independent audit mechanisms to ensure that funds are effectively spent and not misused or diverted to politically motivated structures;

6. Emendamento 8Respinta

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   Presentato da Alexander Sell, Tomasz Froelich · ESN

   … democratic institutions and processes and boost public support for EU accession-related reforms; Aggiunto: warns that EU funding risks fuelling dependency rather than building genuine local capacity;

7. Emendamento 9Respinta

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   Presentato da Alexander Sell, Tomasz Froelich · ESN

   Aggiunto: 10a. Opposes Moldova’s accelerated integration into the EU, supporting instead the development of a close and mutually beneficial economic partnership with Moldova that promotes regulatory alignment and market access without implying political union or automatic progression towards full membership;

8. Emendamento 10Respinta

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   Presentato da Alexander Sell, Tomasz Froelich · ESN

   … suspend support for civil society, independent media, key reforms and infrastructure projects Rimosso: has created additional urgent needs in Moldova, regarding which Aggiunto: may create additional needs in Moldova; recalls that the EU should Rimosso: step in; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to increase its funding for EU instruments supporting democracy, such as the European Endowment for Democracy, and for other key projects that had until recently been funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and other US agencies; Aggiunto: not compensate for gaps left by other countries’ strategic decisions;

9. Emendamento 11Respinta

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   Presentato da Alexander Sell, Tomasz Froelich · ESN

   Aggiunto: 37a. Stresses that Moldova’s EU accession is not inevitable, and calls on the EU to prioritise a model of pragmatic cooperation over further enlargement, which risks overstretching the Union and undermining its cohesion;

10. Emendamento 12Respinta

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    Presentato da Cristian Terheş · ECR

    Aggiunto: 4a. Expresses deep concern regarding the recent detailed information disclosed to the media by the Chief of the General Police Inspectorate, Viorel Cernăuțeanu, who revealed that groups of priests and parishioners from the Metropolis of Chisinau and All Moldova participated in politically motivated ‘pilgrimages’ organised by Kremlin-affiliated actors in several countries where participants were reportedly trained in methods of disseminating propaganda and manipulating religious believers and community members in the context of the upcoming parliamentary elections1a; 1a Cotidianul, 2025, https://cotidianul.md/4730/seful-igp-ofera-detalii-despre-preotii-si-enoriasii-dusi-la-cursuri-de-oligarhul-ilan-sor-pentru-a-i-invata-sa-disemineze-eficient-propaganda-kremlinului-miza-alegerile-parlamentare/.

11. Emendamento 13Respinta

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    Presentato da Cristian Terheş · ECR

    Aggiunto: 6a. Encourages the Government of Moldova, as the country advances on its path to EU accession, to repair the injustices perpetrated by the oppressive Soviet occupation against all religious denominations; recognises the Orthodox Metropolis of Bessarabia as a victim of Soviet oppression; notes, in this regard, that the Orthodox Metropolis of Bessarabia, after it was abusively abolished by the Soviet authorities, was only officially recognised in 2002, after a decision of the European Court of Human Rights;