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4. spodbuja Evropsko unijo, naj še naprej sodeluje z Zahodnim Balkanom, zlasti v tem politično občutljivem obdobju; opominja Svet in Komisijo, da oblikovanje ‚črne luknje‘ na Kosovu ne bo prineslo koristi niti EU niti Zahodnemu Balkanu; zato institucije EU poziva k dejavnemu sodelovanju, da bi preprečili zaostritev razmer;
Encourages the European Union to continuously demonstrate its engagement with the Western Balkans, especially in this politically delicate period; urges the Council and the Commission to realise that it is not in the advantage of both the European Union and the Western Balkans to create a ‘black hole’ in Kosovo; asks the EU Institutions, therefore, to be actively engaged in order to avoid tensions;
STO in CEFTA
WTO and CEFTA
9. poziva vlade Zahodnega Balkana, naj globlje preučijo možnosti izvajanja ukrepov za večjo liberalizacijo trgovine na področjih, ki so bila doslej izvzeta, ter naj vzpostavijo mehanizme za sistematičen boj proti vsem kršitvam mednarodnih pravic intelektualne ali industrijske lastnine; vlade prav tako poziva, naj se prilagodijo pravnemu redu Skupnosti in si prizadevajo za odpravo vseh praks in ukrepov, ki omogočajo netarifne trgovinske ovire;
Calls on the Western Balkan governments to further explore the possibility of greater trade liberalisation measures in areas, which have hitherto been exempted, and to establish mechanisms to combat systematically any infringements of international intellectual and industrial property rights; calls also on these governments to align themselves with the community acquis and take action to end any practices and measures amounting to non-tariff trade barriers;
Pomoč EU in lastna odgovornost držav Zahodnega Balkana za reforme
European assistance and Western Balkans ’ ownership of the reform process
11. poudarja vlogo regij pri gospodarskem in družbenem razvoju ter s tem pomen instrumenta za predpristopno pomoč (IPA) kot spremljevalnega sredstva tako v procesu demokratizacije, gospodarske in družbene preobrazbe ter usklajevanja z evropskimi standardi držav Zahodnega Balkana kakor tudi pri približevanju teh držav strukturam EU;
Emphasises the role of the regions in economic and social development and for this reason, the importance of the IPA for assisting the Western Balkan countries in the process of democratisation, of economic and social change and of alignment with European standards and for bringing these countries closer to the structures of the European Union;
14. poziva Svet in Komisijo, naj v sodelovanju z mednarodnimi in regionalnimi organizacijami, ki se ukvarjajo z gospodarskimi vprašanji na Zahodnem Balkanu, v države iz regije napotijo strokovno usposobljeno osebje, ki bo nudilo gospodarsko in upravno tehnično pomoč, da bi okrepili lokalne javne strukture, vzpostavili učinkovitejše in raznovrstnejše ekonomske temelje ter izboljšali prodor lokalnih proizvodov na tuje trge, zlasti v EU;
Calls on the Council and the Commission to supply the states in the region with economic and administrative technical assistance by duly qualified persons, in cooperation with the international and regional organisations dealing with Western Balkan economic issues, in order to strengthen local public structures, establish a more efficient and diversified economic base and improve the penetration of local products into foreign markets, and into the European Union in particular;
17. meni, da igrajo lokalni in regionalni organi odločilno vlogo pri trajnostnem gospodarskem razvoju in krepitvi civilne družbe, saj s projekti, v okviru katerih se sklepajo partnerstva z akterji iz javnih in zasebnih sektorjev, uresničujejo prednostne cilje posameznih držav in Skupnosti;
Takes the view that the local and regional authorities play a decisive role in bringing about sustainable economic development and in reinforcing civil society by giving specific shape to the national and community priorities through projects creating partnerships with players in the public and private spheres;
19. spodbuja regije EU, naj prevzamejo pobudo za izvedbo čezmejnih projektov z regijami Zahodnega Balkana, da bi vzpostavili tesno in dolgoročno sodelovanje na regionalni ravni ter na področju izmenjave izkušenj in dobrih praks v okviru evropskih omrežij regionalnega sodelovanja; meni, da bo okrepitev sveta za regionalno sodelovanje (RCC) spodbudila sodelovanje v regiji;
Encourages EU regions to take the initiative in implementing cross-border projects with the Western Balkan region in order to establish close and long-term cooperation at regional level, and in promoting exchanges of experience and good practice in the framework of the European regional cooperation networks; takes the view that cooperation in the region can be fostered by strengthening the Regional Cooperation Council;
Ekonomska politika, promet in okolje
Economic policies, energy, transport and environment
21. poudarja, da je treba zagotoviti večjo finančno pomoč za razvoj zasebnega sektorja in naložbe v infrastrukturo, med drugim prek krepitve sodelovanja z Evropsko investicijsko banko (EIB), Evropsko banko za obnovo in razvoj (EBOR) in drugimi mednarodnimi finančnimi institucijami;
Stresses the need to grant more support to the region’s private sector development and infrastructure investment through, inter alia, intensified cooperation with the European Investment Bank, as well as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and other International Financial Institutions;
23. želi pohvaliti vlade Zahodnega Balkana za napredek, ki so ga dosegle na gospodarskem področju, pri čemer so ohranile makroekonomsko stabilnost; pozdravlja, da vlade izvajajo davčne politike in politike davčne discipline, ki so omogočile večje prilive v državni proračun;
Commends the Western Balkans governments on the progress that they have so far made in the economic area, while maintaining macroeconomic stability; welcomes the implementation by governments of tax policies and fiscal discipline policies that have resulted in increased state budget revenues;
33. glede na to, da je mednarodna finančna kriza dosegla Evropo in lahko posredno vpliva na trgovino in tuje naložbe na Zahodnem Balkanu, poziva Komisijo, naj spremlja dogajanje in po potrebi sprejme ustrezne ukrepe, da se zagotovi nemoteno nadaljevanje stabilizacijsko-pridružitvenega procesa, ki je pomemben dejavnik za stabilnost v regiji in je v interesu same EU;
Given that the international financial crisis has reached Europe and may have an indirect effect on trade and foreign investment in the Western Balkans, calls on the Commission to monitor developments and, if necessary, to adopt adequate measures in order to guarantee the smooth continuation of the Stabilisation and Association Process, which is an important factor for stability in the region and in the best interests of the EU itself;
35. poziva države v regiji, ki imajo težave s korupcijo v javni upravi, naj sprejmejo vse potrebne ukrepe za boj proti korupciji in za zagotavljanje boljšega in preglednejšega delovanja carin v skladu s standardi, ki sta jih je določili EU in Svetovna carinska organizacija;
Calls for the states in the region which suffer from corruption in the civil service to take all appropriate measures to combat it and to ensure that their customs services operate in a better, more transparent way, in line with the standards laid down by the EU and the World Customs Organisation;
39. poudarja, da je poštena in pregledna čezmejna regionalna konkurenca za javna naročila pomemben člen resnično integriranega regionalnega trga; poziva države Zahodnega Balkana, naj ocenijo, koliko lahko javna naročila prispevajo k stabilizaciji trajnostnega gospodarskega razvoja in vložijo še več truda v bolj integriran in dobro delujoč regionalni sistem javnih naročil, ki bo spoštoval načela nediskriminacije med domačimi in regionalnimi dobavitelji;
Stresses that fair and transparent regional cross-border competition for public procurement is an important building block of a truly integrated regional market; calls on the Western Balkan countries to assess the potential of public procurement for the stabilisation of sustainable economic development and to multiply their efforts towards a more integrated and better functioning regional public contract system applying the principle of non- discrimination between domestic and regional suppliers;
Pred vojnami v 1990-ih je Jugoslavija veljala za možno državo kandidatko za vstop v Evropsko skupnost.
Before the wars of the 1990s, Yugoslavia was viewed by many as a possible candidate for accession to the European Community.
Deset let po jugoslovanskih vojnah se je evropski okvir temeljito spremenil.
Now, ten years after the Yugoslavian wars, the European frame of reference has undergone fundamental change.
Samo Slovenija, najbogatejša in najrazvitejša republika, je bila sposobna izkoristiti širitev in je leta 2004 postala država članica EU, leta 2007 pa članica euroobmočja.
Only Slovenia, the richest and most highly developed republic, was able to take advantage of enlargement to become an EU Member States in 2004 and a member of the eurozone in 2007.
Zaradi vojn druge nekdanje jugoslovanske republike niso utrpele samo izgube številnih človeških življenj, ampak tudi resno gospodarsko recesijo in nazadovanje infrastrukture, kar je bilo povezano z vojno ter resnim pomanjkanjem naložb v infrastrukturo in njenim vzdrževanjem.
For the other former Yugoslav republics, the wars not only brought about great losses of human life, but also a serious recession in terms of the economy and infrastructure, which was linked to both war activities and a serious lack of infrastructure investment and maintenance.
Z gospodarskega vidika je takšno stanje primerljivo s stanjem v Albaniji, kjer je po koncu vladavine Enverja Hoxhe zaradi nerazvitosti države in pogubnih gospodarskih odločitev komunistične vlade bila potrebna popolna obnova države.
The situation in Albania is comparable from an economic point of view, given that the underdeveloped state of the country combined with the disastrous economic choices of the communist government have led to situation where, at the end of the Enver Hoxha regime, Albania was left as a country in need of total reconstruction.
Evropska unija je imela pionirsko vlogo pri politični in gospodarski obnovi držav bivše Jugoslavije.
The EU played a pioneering role in the process of political and economic recovery in the countries of the former Yugoslavia.
V grškem Solunu je leta 2003 Svet jasno izrazil evropsko vizijo za države Zahodnega Balkana.
In the Greek city of Thessaloniki in 2003, the Council clearly formulated the European vision of the countries of the Western Balkans.
Hrvaška in Nekdanja jugoslovanska republika Makedonija sta uradni državi kandidatki za vstop v EU, medtem ko druge države Zahodnega Balkana veljajo za možne kandidatke.
Croatia and FYROM are official candidates for EU accession, and the status of the other countries of the Western Balkans as potential candidates for accession is recognised.
EU je v zvezi z Zahodnim Balkanom prevzela ogromno odgovornost in je tako postavljena pred težko nalogo.
The EU has assumed an enormous responsibility vis-à-vis the Western Balkans and as such the task that awaits it is already a difficult one.
Dodatno težavo predstavlja dejstvo, da regija še ni popolnoma v ravnovesju.
And it is further complicated by the fact that the region is not yet fully in balance.
Še vedno obstajajo napetosti in latentni konflikti, ki bi brez ustrezne rešitve lahko ogrozili mirovni proces v državah Balkana in ki bi lahko škodovali, zaustavili ali celo izničili njihove trenutne možnosti za vstop v Evropsko unijo.
There are still focuses of tension and latent conflict which could, if no proper solution is found, damage the peace process in the Balkan countries and damage, delay or even put paid for the time being to their chances of accession to the European Union.
Poročilo podaja pregled gospodarskih in trgovinskih odnosov z državami Zahodnega Balkana in preučuje, kako je z uporabo gospodarskih in finančnih instrumentov, ki jih ima na voljo EU, možno spodbuditi stabilizacijo regije, izboljšati razvoj držav in doseči višje življenjske standarde za prebivalstvo v teh državah glede na njihov vstop v EU.
This report seeks to give an overview of economic and trade relations with the countries of the Western Balkans and to see how, using the economic and financial instruments that the EU has at its disposal, the stabilisation of the region, improved development for its countries and a higher standard of living for their populations can be promoted, with an eye to their accession to the EU.
Naloga EU
The task of the EU
EU ima ključno vlogo pri uresničevanju obnove Zahodnega Balkana.
The EU has an essential role to fulfil in the recovery of the Western Balkans.
Stabilizacijsko-pridružitveni proces še naprej velja kot politično ozadje odnosov med EU in Zahodnim Balkanom.
The process of stabilisation and association continues to be the political background against which relations between the EU and the Western Balkans take place.
V tem okviru so stabilizacijsko-pridružitveni sporazumi, trgovinski preferenciali ter tehnična in finančna podpora še vedno trije stebri, s katerimi želi EU stabilizirati regijo in države Balkana tesneje povezati v lastni pravni in gospodarski sistem.
In this context, the stabilisation and association agreements, trade preferences and technical and financial support continue to be the three pillars on the basis of which the EU hopes to stabilise the region and to bind the Balkan countries more closely into its own legal and economic system.
Raven razvoja in obseg že sprejetega pravnega reda Skupnosti nista enaka v vseh državah regije, tako da so bolj potrebni posebni pristopi ‚po meri‘ kot pa enotna strategija.
The level of development and the extent to which the acquis communautaire has been adopted is not equal in all the countries of the region, so that, rather than one single strategy, specific, ‘tailor-made’ approaches are called for.
Nazadnje je treba opozoriti, da mora biti napredek predpristopnih pogajanj (ali začetek pogajanj v primeru morebitnih držav kandidatk) z državami Zahodnega Balkana odvisen od popolne skladnosti s köbenhavnskimi kriteriji ter brezpogojnim spoštovanjem načel demokracije in človekovih pravic.
Finally, it should be noted that the progress of accession negotiations (or the opening thereof in the case of the potential candidate countries) with the countries of the Western Balkans must be dependent upon total compliance with the Copenhagen criteria and unconditional respect for the principles of democracy and human rights.
Članstvo v STO
Membership of the WTO
Ključni pogoj za razvoj držav Zahodnega Balkana je njihovo članstvo v STO.
An essential precondition for the development of the Western Balkan countries is their membership of the WTO.
Hrvaška, Albanija in Nekdanja jugoslovanska republika Makedonija so že članice, medtem ko so Bosna in Hercegovina ter Srbija in Črna gora dobile status opazovalk in začele s pogajanji o članstvu.
Croatia, Albania and FYROM are already WTO members, while Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro have achieved observer status and have started membership negotiations.
Članstvo v STO je nujno za vključitev teh držav v svetovni trgovinski sistem, in za to, da bodo lahko izkoristile priložnosti pri gospodarskem razvoju in neposrednih tujih naložbah.
WTO membership is necessary in order to integrate these countries in the world trade system and to put them in a position where they can take advantage of the opportunities that globalisation offers in terms of economic development and direct foreign investment.
Poročevalec meni, da mora Komisija še naprej podpirati prizadevanja teh držav pri pogajanjih z STO ter jim ponuditi ustrezno tehnično pomoč in diplomatsko podporo.
Your rapporteur takes the view that the Commission must continue to support the efforts of these countries in negotiations with the WTO and to offer them appropriate technical aid and diplomatic support.
Srednjeevropski sporazum o prosti trgovini (CEFTA)
The Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
Srednjeevropski sporazum o prosti trgovini, katerega članice so vse države Zahodnega Balkana, po prenovi predstavlja pomemben mejnik na poti k vzpostavitvi regionalnega notranjega trga.
The CEFTA, to which all the Western Balkan countries are parties, has undergone a regeneration and forms an important milestone on the path towards the creation of a regional internal market.
Kljub temu, da je EU postala glavna trgovinska partnerica vseh držav Zahodnega Balkana, ostaja obsežno regionalno sodelovanje ključna prednostna naloga v gospodarskem in komercialnem pomenu, tako z gospodarskega kot tudi političnega vidika.
Although the EU has become the main trading partner of all the countries of the Western Balkans, extensive regional cooperation continues to be an essential priority in economic and commercial terms, from both the economic and the political points of view.
Poročevalec ob tem pozdravlja zunanjo podporo EU za vzpostavitev CEFTA in meni, da je zaželeno, da si Komisija prizadeva za ustvarjanje resnične, dobro delujoče regionalne gospodarske skupnosti, ki bo čim bolj zajeta v okvir prava Skupnosti.
In this connection, your rapporteur, who welcomes the EU’s external support for the establishment of the CEFTA, considers it desirable for the Commission to press for the creation of a genuine regional economic community that functions well and falls as far as possible within Community law.
Stabilizacijsko-pridružitveni sporazumi
The stabilisation and association agreements
Kot že omenjeno, so stabilizacijsko-pridružitveni sporazumi temelj naših odnosov z državami Zahodnega Balkana.
The stabilisation and association agreements are, as already pointed out, the cornerstones of our relations with the countries of the Western Balkans.
Zadnji stabilizacijsko-pridružitveni sporazumi so bili podpisani s Črno goro leta 2007, s Srbijo ter Bosno in Hercegovino pa v začetku leta 2008.
The most recent stabilisation and association agreements were signed in 2007 with Montenegro and in early 2008 with Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Vsi stabilizacijsko-pridružitveni sporazumi še niso začeli veljati, vendar je Komisija uporabila začasne sporazume, s katerimi je zagotovila pospešen začetek veljavnosti trgovinskih določb zgoraj omenjenih sporazumov.
Not all the stabilisation and association agreements have come into force, but the Commission has used interim agreements to ensure the accelerated entry into force of the trade provisions of the abovementioned agreements.
Nova strateška vloga Zahodnega Balkana
The new strategic role of the Western Balkans
Balkan je bil predolgo preveč oddaljen od Evrope, zaradi česar je nastala velika vrzel v razvoju in bil uveden sistem logistike, energije in prometa, ki ne izpolnjuje potreb regije, kar škoduje gospodarskemu razvoju celotne regije in morda celotne Evropske unije.
For too long the Balkans have been a distant outpost of Europe, which has led to a serious development gap and to the introduction of a system of logistics, energy and transport that fails to meet the needs of the region and is damaging to the economic development of the whole region, and maybe even of the whole European Union.
V zvezi s tem poročevalec meni, da je na področju posodabljanja infrastrukture regije viden znaten napredek, vendar je treba še več pozornosti nameniti popolni vključitvi Zahodnega Balkana v gospodarsko ureditev EU, kar se mora izvesti v popolni skladnosti s konkurenčnimi pravili Evropske unije.
In this connection your rapporteur takes the view, while acknowledging that considerable progress has been made in modernising the region’s infrastructure, that even more emphasis must be laid on complete integration of the Western Balkans into the EU’s economic order, accompanied by total compliance with European competition rules.
Razvoj regionalnega prometnega sistema Zahodnega Balkana ne bi zagotovil samo boljših pogojev za regionalni gospodarski razvoj, ampak bi omogočil tudi uspešnejše in cenejše povezovanje celotne jugovzhodno Evrope in Turčije ter srednje- in zahodnoevropskih trgov.
Development of the regional transport system in the Western Balkans would not only provide better conditions for regional economic development, but also make it possible to link the whole of south-east Europe and Turkey more effectively and cheaply to the markets of central and western Europe.
Vendar je nemogoče zagotoviti razvoj balkanske regije, če niso razvite glavne prometne povezave, kot so avtoceste, železnice, pristanišča in letališča, torej sistem učinkovitih, dobro vzdrževanih stranskih cestnih povezav.
The development of the Balkan region cannot, however, be seen as certain if, alongside the major transport connections such as motorways, railways, ports and airports, a system of effective, well-maintained secondary road connections is not developed.
Za države Zahodnega Balkana je pomembno tudi vprašanje energije.
Energy is an important issue for the countries of the Western Balkans.
Nobena izmed njih nima velikih zalog energije, kar pomeni, da so glede preskrbe z energijo odvisne od tretjih držav.
None of the countries, after all, has large energy reserves, making them dependent on third countries for energy supply.
Energetsko vprašanje Zahodnega Balkana je najboljše reševati v okviru evropske energetske politike.
The best solution is for the Western Balkans’ energy issues to be placed in the context of a developing European energy policy.
To pomeni, da države Zahodnega Balkana nafte in plina ne uvažajo samo iz Rusije, ampak da sodelujejo tudi pri evropskem prizadevanju za večjo raznolikost dobaviteljev, in sicer z uvozom energije iz Kavkaza in Srednje Azije.
This means that the countries of the Western Balkans do not import their oil and gas solely from Russia, but that they also play a role in the European aim of achieving greater diversity of suppliers by importing energy from the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Gospodarska in vladna reforma v državah Zahodnega Balkana
Economic and government reform in the countries of the Western Balkans
Ena izmed težav, ki na Balkanu povzroča precejšnjo škodo, je razmeroma šibka vloga vlad.
One of the scourges that continue to cause a great deal of damage in the Balkans is the relatively weak position of governments.
Kljub temu, da se nacionalne vlade in EU zelo trudijo, je za vzpostavitev uspešnega in sodobnega sistema vlade treba še precej narediti.
Although national governments and the EU are making great efforts, a great deal must still be done to put in place efficient, modern systems of government.
V zvezi s tem poročevalec predlaga, da države članice EU vzpostavijo medvladne programe, tako da države Zahodnega Balkana dobijo podporo in pomoč, ki ustrezata njihovim potrebam na lokalni upravni ravni.
In this connection your rapporteur suggests the establishment of ‘government-to-government’ programmes by the EU Member States, so that the Western Balkan countries receive support and assistance that are tailored to their needs at departmental level.
Prve in najpomembnejše naloge so reforma davčnega sistema, okrepitev carinskih služb v posameznih državah Zahodnega Balkana ter učinkovit boj proti korupciji in organiziranemu kriminalu.
First and foremost, the tax system needs to be reformed, the customs departments of the individual Western Balkan countries strengthened, and corruption and organised crime in general effectively combated.
Poročevalec je prepričan, da bodo v nasprotnem primeru te ovire znatno zaustavile gospodarsko rast v državah Balkana in upočasnile tesnejše stike z EU.
Your rapporteur is convinced that economic growth in the Balkan countries and their formation of closer links to the EU will otherwise be significantly delayed by these handicaps.
Prav tako je zaželena reforma bančnih in zavarovalniških sistemov, kar bi zagotovilo boljše upravljanje gospodarstva, lokalnim podjetjem olajšalo dostop do posojil in omogočilo učinkovit boj proti pranju denarja.
It is also desirable for the banking and insurance systems to be overhauled, thus ensuring better management of the economy, easier access to credit for local businesses and effective combating of money laundering.