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Moreover, there are now two contrasting schools of thought with regard to the successor states to former Yugoslavia:
Moreover, there are now two contrasting schools of thought with regard to the successor states to former Yugoslavia:
(a) a lasting solution needs to be found to the problems in those countries, in particular as regards relations within the country between members of different ethnic communities and the relationship with neighbouring states, before EU accession can be granted;
(a) a lasting solution needs to be found to the problems in those countries, in particular as regards relations within the country between members of different ethnic communities and the relationship with neighbouring states, before EU accession can be granted;
(b) EU accession is urgently needed and is regarded as the best guarantee of peace, democracy, stability and economic development because the EU is expected to be able to make a significant contribution towards resolving problems, including relations between communities and with neighbouring states.
(b) EU accession is urgently needed and is regarded as the best guarantee of peace, democracy, stability and economic development because the EU is expected to be able to make a significant contribution towards resolving problems, including relations between communities and with neighbouring states.
Ethnic diversity and conflicting interests
Ethnic diversity and conflicting interests
The area that was known at the beginning of the 20th century as Macedonia, which was divided up between Yugoslavia, Greece and Bulgaria following the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, was characterised by a great diversity of peoples.
The area that was known at the beginning of the 20th century as Macedonia, which was divided up between Yugoslavia, Greece and Bulgaria following the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, was characterised by a great diversity of peoples.
In the northern part of Macedonia, on the territory of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the largest community speaks the Macedonian variant of the Slavic language group.
In the northern part of Macedonia, on the territory of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the largest community speaks the Macedonian variant of the Slavic language group.
In the north-west of the country, however, Albanian speakers are in a majority, making up about one quarter of the population.
In the north-west of the country, however, Albanian speakers are in a majority, making up about one quarter of the population.
There are also smaller minorities such as Roma, Turks and Wallachians.
There are also smaller minorities such as Roma, Turks and Wallachians.
In other successor states to Yugoslavia, ethnic diversity, which exists on a smaller scale, led in the 1990s to violent conflicts and ethnic cleansing.
In other successor states to Yugoslavia, ethnic diversity, which exists on a smaller scale, led in the 1990s to violent conflicts and ethnic cleansing.
By comparison with Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia (especially Kosovo), conditions in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have remained orderly and peaceful.
By comparison with Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia (especially Kosovo), conditions in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have remained orderly and peaceful.
Following a short-lived armed conflict in north-west Albania, agreements were concluded on local government decentralisation and, instead of Slav domination, ever increasing emphasis is being placed on the multiethnic character of the state.
Following a short-lived armed conflict in north-west Albania, agreements were concluded on local government decentralisation and, instead of Slav domination, ever increasing emphasis is being placed on the multiethnic character of the state.
Even prior to the 2001 conflict, an Albanian community party was represented in the government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Even prior to the 2001 conflict, an Albanian community party was represented in the government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
In the previous government, that was the Party for Democratic Integration (DUI), which emerged from the 2001 conflict.
In the previous government, that was the Party for Democratic Integration (DUI), which emerged from the 2001 conflict.
In the meantime, that party has become the largest and, in fact, the majority party among Albanian-speaking voters.
In the meantime, that party has become the largest and, in fact, the majority party among Albanian-speaking voters.
The fact that this community’s largest party now bears government responsibility at local level only has generated tensions.
The fact that this community’s largest party now bears government responsibility at local level only has generated tensions.
In the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - unlike in multilingual states such as Belgium, Spain, the United Kingdom and Italy - there is no intermediate layer of administration between local authorities and national level in which a large regionally powerful party can play the dominant role.
In the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - unlike in multilingual states such as Belgium, Spain, the United Kingdom and Italy - there is no intermediate layer of administration between local authorities and national level in which a large regionally powerful party can play the dominant role.
The DUI is demanding participation in government at national level, and takes the view that less account is being taken of Albanian interests than was provided for in the Ohrid Framework Agreement in 2001.
The DUI is demanding participation in government at national level, and takes the view that less account is being taken of Albanian interests than was provided for in the Ohrid Framework Agreement in 2001.
In protest at this, it boycotted parliamentary sittings for a time.
In protest at this, it boycotted parliamentary sittings for a time.
In the meantime, agreement has been reached between the largest government party, VMRO-DPMNE, and DUI on a set of 45 draft laws which must be adopted by qualified majority (the ‘Badinter majority’), and the parliamentary boycott has been ended.
In the meantime, agreement has been reached between the largest government party, VMRO-DPMNE, and DUI on a set of 45 draft laws which must be adopted by qualified majority (the ‘Badinter majority’), and the parliamentary boycott has been ended.
Ending the dispute with Greece
Ending the dispute with Greece
The EU Member State Greece is very much interested in its northern neighbour.
The EU Member State Greece is very much interested in its northern neighbour.
Greeks firms are the most important foreign investors there, and Greece is a supporter of rapid EU enlargement to include neighbouring and nearby states.
Greeks firms are the most important foreign investors there, and Greece is a supporter of rapid EU enlargement to include neighbouring and nearby states.
The use of the name ‘Macedonia’ to identify the northern neighbouring state which became independent in 1991 has been rejected by Greece for many years, since this has been regarded as making a claim on part of Greek territory.
The use of the name ‘Macedonia’ to identify the northern neighbouring state which became independent in 1991 has been rejected by Greece for many years, since this has been regarded as making a claim on part of Greek territory.
Reference has been made exclusively to ‘Skopje’ (after the capital city) or ‘FYROM’ (the English abbreviation for Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), or it is pointed out that, within the former Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929-1941), the area was referred to as the province of Vardarska.
Reference has been made exclusively to ‘Skopje’ (after the capital city) or ‘FYROM’ (the English abbreviation for Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), or it is pointed out that, within the former Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929-1941), the area was referred to as the province of Vardarska.
This Greek position is now being significantly modified.
This Greek position is now being significantly modified.
It is acknowledged that its northern neighbour is part of the area which used to be designated Macedonia and that the inhabitants identify with that name.
It is acknowledged that its northern neighbour is part of the area which used to be designated Macedonia and that the inhabitants identify with that name.
In an interview with Dora Bakoyannis, Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Athens newspaper 'Kathimerini' reported on 14 October 2007 that she is seeking prompt and definitive agreement involving use of the name 'Macedonia’.
In an interview with Dora Bakoyannis, Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Athens newspaper 'Kathimerini' reported on 14 October 2007 that she is seeking prompt and definitive agreement involving use of the name 'Macedonia’.
The Greek preference is now for a mutually acceptable composite name which indicates that it does not refer to Macedonia in its entirety, but, rather, only to the northern, elevated part now governed by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The Greek preference is now for a mutually acceptable composite name which indicates that it does not refer to Macedonia in its entirety, but, rather, only to the northern, elevated part now governed by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The soundings by Matthew Nimetz on behalf of the United Nations resumed in December 2007, with a visit to both capital cities.
The soundings by Matthew Nimetz on behalf of the United Nations resumed in December 2007, with a visit to both capital cities.
The name issue may be resolved before any decision in 2008 on NATO accession by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia could give rise to fresh sensitivities in that area.
The name issue may be resolved before any decision in 2008 on NATO accession by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia could give rise to fresh sensitivities in that area.
That agreement may also speed up continuation of the EU accession process, partly because, from that point onwards, Greece can be expected to become an important advocate of it.
That agreement may also speed up continuation of the EU accession process, partly because, from that point onwards, Greece can be expected to become an important advocate of it.
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– като взе предвид съобщението на Комисията относно реформата на общата политика в областта на рибарството ("Пътна карта") ( COM(2002)0181 ),
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy ("Roadmap") ( COM(2002)0181 ),
– като взе предвид доклада на комисията по рибно стопанство ( A6‑0060/2008 ),
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries ( A6‑0060/2008 ),
А. като има предвид, че в своята Зелена книга относно реформата на Общата политика в областта на рибарството (ОПОР) Комисията изрази становището, че алтернативните механизми за управление могат да играят съществена допълваща роля в управлението на рибарството в Общността,
A. whereas, in its Green Paper on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the Commission expressed the opinion that alternative management mechanisms can play a significant complementary role in Community fisheries management,
Б. като има предвид, че по инициатива на Комисията беше поставено началото на дебат относно управление, основаващо се на правата (УОП) в рибарството,
B. whereas the Commission has initiated a debate on Rights-Based Management (RBM) fisheries,
В. като има предвид, че редица заинтересовани страни вече са дали своя принос към дебата,
C. whereas a number of stakeholders have already submitted contributions to the debate,
Г. като има предвид, че до този момент са проведени множество проучвания на УОП, но никое от тях не обхваща всички крайбрежни държави-членки на ЕС,
D. whereas there have previously been a number of studies of RBM but none of them has covered all the coastal Member States of the EU,
Д. като има предвид, обаче, че в редица проучвания се разглежда функционирането и въздействието на системи на територията на ЕС и извън него, които позволяват прехвърляне на риболовни права на тяхната икономическа стойност,
E. whereas, however, a number of studies have considered the operation and effects of systems both within and outside the EU that allow the transfer of fishing rights for economic value,
Е. като има предвид, че Комисията обяви тръжна процедура за провеждане на проучване,
F. whereas the Commission has now issued a call for tender for a study,
Ж. като има предвид, че Комисията заяви, че понастоящем не предвижда промени в съществуващите системи за управление, но също така изрази намерение да извърши промени във функционирането на ОПОР и следователно търси подходящи алтернативи,
G. whereas the Commission has said that it has no current plans for altering existing management systems but has, equally, expressed its intention to introduce changes in the operation of the CFP and is therefore seeking valid alternatives,
З. като има предвид, че действащите системи за управление на рибарството в Европейския съюз, по-специално системата на ТАС (общ допустим улов) и квоти, не предлагат разрешение на проблемите на сектора и че провеждането на широк дебат по този въпрос е от съществена необходимост за оценка на положителните и отрицателните аспекти на евентуалното им приемане,
H . whereas the current fisheries management systems in the European Union, specifically the system of TACs and quotas, do not provide an answer to the sector's problems, and it is necessary and fundamental to hold a wide-ranging debate on this question, assessing the positive and negative aspects of their possible adoption,
И. като има предвид следователно, че е важно да се разгледат начини за евентуално извършване на подобрения във функционирането на ОПОР, по-специално чрез политиката за управление на рибарството, която понастоящем показва очевидни недостатъци,
I. whereas it is therefore important to consider ways in which improvements might be made in the operation of the CFP, in particular through the fisheries management policy, whose current shortcomings are evident,
Й. като има предвид, че промените няма да доведат до подобрения, освен ако не гарантират, че ресурсите се експлоатират по начин, който създава устойчиви икономически, екологични и социални условия,
J. whereas any changes will not amount to improvements unless they ensure that resources are exploited in a manner that provides sustainable economic, environmental and social conditions,
Приветства факта, че Комисията постави началото на дебат относно управление, основаващо се на правата (УОП) в рибарството, преди да бъдат извършени необходимите промени в действащата политика за управление;
Welcomes the fact that the Commission has opened a debate on Rights-Based Management (RBM) in fisheries in anticipation of the necessary modification of the existing management policy;
Счита, че морските биологични ресурси са всеобщо обществено благо;
Considers that marine biological resources are a common public good;
Счита, че разглежданите права следва да се разбират не като право на собственост, а като вид плодоползване или право на реколта, и да бъдат съответно обект на подходящите ограничения;
Believes that the rights involved should not be understood as property rights but as a kind of usufruct or a right to harvest and subject, accordingly, to appropriate limitations;
Също така признава, обаче, че съществуват системи на УОП, определени независимо една от друга и основаващи се на различни договорености:
Recognises also, however, that there are separately identifiable systems of RBM that are based on different understandings:
a) относно лицето, на което да бъде разпределено правото, условията на неговото прехвърляне и възможността да бъде търгувано на своята икономическа стойност,
a) as to whom the right is to be allocated, as to the conditions of its transferability and as to its tradability for economic value,
б) относно обхвата на правото, особено когато то се определя с оглед на мястото на упражняване, количеството на разрешения улов или положеното усилие;
b) as to the extent of the right, particularly whether it is defined in terms of the location in which it is to be exercised, the quantity that can be fished or the effort that can be expended;
Приветства факта, че Комисията е обявила тръжна процедура, която да позволи провеждане на цялостно проучване на различните системи за управление;
Welcomes the fact that the Commission has put out a call for tenders to allow for a full study of the various management systems;
Счита, че определеният срок за провеждане на дебат е твърде кратък и призовава за удължаването му, за да се гарантира, че различните съществуващи възможности, както и техните последици, се разглеждат и проучват по подходящ начин;
Considers that the period of debate fixed is too short and calls for it to be extended to ensure that the various possibilities available are properly explored and studied, along with their consequences;
Признава, обаче, че дори преди провеждането на подобно проучване е очевидно, че съществува голямо разнообразие от действащи системи и че повечето от тях, ако не всички, използват някаква форма на УОП, разглеждана в най-широк смисъл; признава, също така, че експериментите с управление чрез риболовни права в държавите-членки, които са приложили подобни системи, са дали много положителни резултати в редица отношения, като например по отношение на намаляване на капацитета;
Recognises, however, even in advance of such a study, that it is evident that there is a wide variety of such systems in place and that most, if not all, employ some form of RBM, if this is taken in its widest sense; recognises, likewise, that experiments with management through fishing rights in Member States which have applied such systems have had very positive consequences in many respects, for example in terms of capacity reduction;
Счита, че е също така очевидно, че на общностно равнище и на територията поне на някои държави-членки се използват хибридни форми на УОП, с оглед както на разпределянето и прехвърлянето/търгуването на правата, така и на начина, по който се определя техния обхват;
Considers that it is similarly evident that, at Community level and within at least some of the Member States, the forms of RBM employed are hybrid ones, in terms both of the allocation and transferability/tradability of the rights and of the way in which their extent is defined;
Отбелязва съществуващата степен на сложност и породените от нея трудности по пътя към установяването на единна система, независимо дали то се извършва чрез хармонизиране на практиките на държавите-членки или чрез управление на общностно равнище;
Notes the degree of complexity involved and the difficulties this poses for movement toward a single system, whether achieved through harmonising the practices of Member States or by its administration at Community level;
Въпреки това счита, че тези трудности са преодолими, тъй като управление, основаващо се на правата в рибарството, е въведено в много от страните и регионите в света с най-силно застъпени интереси в областта на риболова и че, предвид вероятността системата да окаже изключително положително въздействие върху управлението на някои общностни флотилии, следва поне да се разгледат възможностите за включване на тази система в рамките на ОПОР;
Nevertheless takes the view, that, as shown by the fact that rights-based management in fisheries has been introduced in many of the countries and regions which have the most significant fishing interests in the world, these difficulties are not insurmountable and, given that the system could prove highly positive for the management of certain Community fleets, consideration should at least be given to the possibilities for including it in the CFP;
Счита, че е необходимо да се установи със сигурност въздействието, което биха могли да имат промените, особено въвеждането на индивидуални прехвърлими квоти за цялата територия на Общността и на други видове достъп, основаващ се на права, по отношение на:
Considers it necessary to ascertain the effects which changes, particularly the introduction of Community-wide Individual Transferable Quotas and other rights-based access, might have in relation to:
- относителната стабилност и нейната роля за поддържане на съществуването на зависимите от рибарството общности,
- relative stability and its role in maintaining the viability of fisheries-dependent communities,
- степента на концентрация на собственост върху такива права и породените от нея социално-икономически последици,
- the degree of concentration of ownership of such rights and the resulting socio-economic consequences,
- предимствата, които биха могли да придобият големите компании за сметка на малките оператори или занимаващите се с рибарство местни общности,
- advantages that could accrue to large companies at the expense of small-scale operators or community-based fisheries,
- страхът от натрупване на допълнителни разходи, който намалява мотивацията за инвестиции в плавателни съдове, в екипировка, в мерки за безопасност и подобряване на условията на труд,
- the fear that additional costs may be involved, providing disincentives towards investment in vessels, gear, safety and working conditions,
- вероятността да бъдат отнети квоти от лица, които са активно заети с рибарство,
- the likelihood of quotas being held at one remove from those actively engaged in fishing,
- характерните проблеми при извършването на първоначално разпределение и при предоставянето на неочаквани изгоди на лицата, които се възползват от разпределението,
- the problems inherent in achieving an initial allocation and in conferring a windfall benefit on those to whom the allocation is made,
- опасността от прекомерна концентрация на права;
- the risk of an excessive concentration of rights;