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Debate: Report on Serbia
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Miriam Lexmann
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Madam President, let me start by thanking Vladimír Bilčík and the shadow rapporteurs for the very balanced and comprehensive text.  In particular, I would like to highlight the strong emphasis on countering the malign influence and hybrid threats from non—democratic regimes, particularly including the Chinese Communist Party.  The negative impact of Chinese influence is increasingly felt in different sectors. Chinese—made surveillance equipment undermines national security and people’s freedom. Chinese corrosive capital continues to cause environmental damages, undermines good governance, and even the EU acquis passed down through the enlargement process.  The growing influence of these regimes continues to negatively impact the future development of Serbia and its neighbours. It is absolutely crucial for the European Union to combine a sustainable alternative to Chinese investment with the necessary political commitment to Serbia’s – and the region’s – democracy and EU membership.
Debate: Report on Serbia
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, уважаеми колеги и комисарю, надявам се да слушате внимателно. Това е важно.  Сръбската външна политика има един израз „И по Тито – Тито“. Хората, които са от старата Югославия, ще разберат за какво говоря. И сега тази политика продължава, само че не е „И по Тито – Тито“, а е „по Тито – Милошевич, след него Вучич, след него Дачич“. Една и съща външна политика на отричане на националните държави, на провеждане на коминтерновската линия, линия на създаване на фалшиви нации, на отричане на истинските нации, на потискането на тези нации в рамките на Сърбия, на потискането на националните малцинства. Би трябвало да го знаете, колеги, нямам време да ви предам уроци по история, пък и няма и много нужда. Ако досега не сте ги разбрали тези неща, няма и да ги разберете. Но тази Сърбия не е била никога европейска и няма да бъде европейска.  Разбирам, че тук част от социалистите имат една такава носталгия по Милошевич, по Тито. Те нали бяха социалисти, но не, те са националсоциалисти, не и социалисти. Тази Сърбия, която вие подкрепяте, всъщност ни се смее зад гърба на всеки един от вас, провежда политика на геноцид, провежда политика на отричане на националните малцинства и всъщност провежда една антиевропейска политика. Уважаеми социалисти, помислете по тези теми. Полезно е!
Debate: Report on Serbia
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Eugen Tomac
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: RO

Doamna președintă, domnule comisar, stimați colegi, îmi exprim și eu solidaritatea și compasiunea pentru tragedia prin care au trecut cetățenii sârbi în ultimele zile. Revenind la chestiunile politice, mi se pare extrem de important să privim adevărul exact așa cum este și să le spunem celor de la Belgrad că trebuie să înceteze cu dublul limbaj în ceea ce privește parcursul european al Serbiei. Nu poate exista toleranță față de ceea ce face Moscova acum în relația cu Uniunea Europeană și au obligația să demonstreze prin fapte că înțeleg ce înseamnă acest război pe care Putin l-a declanșat împotriva valorilor care stau la baza Uniunii Europene. Noi avem nevoie de mesaje clare, de implicare și acțiune imediată a Belgradului, nu de cosmetizări depășite pe care nimeni nu le mai crede.
Debate: Report on Serbia
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Tomislav Sokol
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, sudbina nestalih i nasilno odvedenih osoba i danas je najteže pitanje vezano uz srpsku agresiju na Republiku Hrvatsku. Nažalost, još je uvijek nepoznata sudbina 1418 osoba te mjesto ukopa posmrtnih ostataka 394 smrtno stradale osobe iz Domovinskog rata.  Srpske vlasti do sada nisu pokazale dovoljno iskrenu predanost rješavanju pitanja nestalih iz Domovinskog rata, a pitanja pronalaska nestalih, pitanje poštivanja temeljnih europskih vrijednosti o kojima često ovdje govorimo. Zato je iznimno važno da ovo izvješće potiče Srbiju da riješi pitanje nestalih osoba i ostvari konkretne rezultate u identifikaciji masovnih grobnica.  S druge strane, iako je imenovanje manjinskih predstavnika u srbijansku vladu korak u pravom smjeru, Srbija i dalje hrvatskoj manjini ne jamči jednaka prava kakva srpska manjina uživa u Hrvatskoj, što je nedopustivo.  Na kraju, dobro je da se ovim izvješćem Srbiji šalje snažna poruka da su njihovi pokušaji da sa srbijanskim sudovima dodijeli univerzalna nadležnost za navodne ratne zločine apsolutno neprihvatljivi.  Zaključno, želim istaknuti da bez rješavanja svih otvorenih pitanja, a posebno pitanja nestalih, Srbiji nema mjesta u Europskoj uniji.
Debate: Report on Serbia
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, Serbia entered the new century in ruins. The GDP was half what it was in 1989. Civilian industrial capacity and public works were devastated and an estimated 600 000 jobs lost. NATO’s bombing had been brutal. Economic reforms and privatisation in the early 2000s saw the riches of the country go into the hands of a small group of corrupt war profiteers and international investors. With tactic support from Brussels and Washington, the 2012 elections brought some bad figures to power. They went on to inflict crushing neoliberal reforms on the public sector and changing labour laws to expand precarious work. Once again, foreign investors were cleaning up. Sick of waiting for the promise of Europe, the country hollowed out by neoliberalism, hundreds of thousands of young Serbs have left for a better life.  Commissioner, the EU has a problem with the fact that Serbia has taken a neutral position, when they have condemned the war. They’re not taking Russia’s side, even though they’re a long—time partner. They’re staying neutral, but so are 80% of the world’s population. The EU should stop the ‘you’re either with us or against us’ scenario and start respecting people who want peace and who want to stay neutral.
Debate: Report on Serbia
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Sunčana Glavak
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, povjereniče, kolegice i kolege, želim izraziti sućut prema svim žrtvama nedavnih šokantnih ubojstava u Srbiji na početku mog obraćanja i zahvaliti kolegi Bilčíku na izvještaju o napretku Srbije.  Gotovo svi amandmani koje sam uložila na izvještaj su prihvaćeni. Međutim, ključni problemi koje smo identificirali još uvijek ostaju ovdje i željela bih uputiti pitanje čuju li nas doista, povjereniče, vlasti u Srbiji. Naime, ovo ponavljamo iz godine u godinu pa ću ponoviti i ja, niska usklađenost s vanjskom politikom Europske unije. Svi smo o tome govorili, to ne postoji. Posebice kada je riječ o sankcijama prema Rusiji i odnosima prema Kosovu, visoka razina korupcije, stanje ljudskih prava, a da ne govorim posebno o stanju slobode medija, organizirani kriminal i procesuiranje ratnih zločina.  Što se tiče moje zemlje Hrvatske koja je bila pod paljbom agresora iz Srbije, mi još uvijek tragamo za 1812 nestalih osoba iz Domovinskog rata. Uz to, za nas su i dalje od iznimne važnosti pitanja obeštećenja logoraša srpskih koncentracijskih logora i povlačenje iz procedure takozvanog Zakona o regionalnoj ili univerzalnoj jurisdikciji.  Kolegice i kolege, želi li Srbija Europsku uniju kao bankomat ili želi vlastitu transformaciju... (
Debate: Report on Serbia
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, for over a decade, the EU has dangled membership to coax Serbia through a hoop of market reforms. Serbia voted at the UN to condemn the Russian invasion. They voted to expel Russia from the Human Rights Council. But for some fanatics in here they are actually pro—Russian because they had the audacity not to impose EU sanctions on Russia – a decision that was patently in the interests of their citizens, a policy which has backfired actually on EU householders.  MEPs in here want to use the accession process to extort changes in foreign policy from sovereign Serbia. It’s actually called foreign interference. So would you ever back off? The report moans about Russian propaganda making inroads in Serbia. Is it any wonder? Telling a population with close, historic and cultural ties to Russia that it’s our way or the highway – is that supposed to actually make friends? Serbia is entitled to have good relations with Russia as it is with the EU. Why do they have to choose? You know, people in here should learn the lessons of history. If you force them to make a choice, they might not make the one you want.
Debate: Report on Serbia
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Olivér Várhelyi
Language: EN

I want to mention two particularly important points that were raised in the debate. The first is on the need for strategic communication about the EU advantages. And the second, the presence of third countries and their influence in the region. I fully agree with the importance of having clear communication regarding the EU path and the support the EU delivers and is delivering in the region and for the region. In this regard, let me give you one positive and rather good example that Serbia has just introduced, which is a message on the electricity bill of all the people and citizens in Serbia that highlights the EU grant support that was paid to those bills and to modernise the energy sector. It is written on all the bills that people receive in Serbia, ‘EU for you. Through the energy support package, the European Union helps vulnerable families and small- and medium-sized enterprises to cope with the energy crisis, improves energy security and Serbia’s transition towards green energy.’ This is on the bills of each and every household in Serbia. When it comes to the presence of third countries in the region, we also have positive examples, like the most important transport infrastructure project in the Balkans and in Serbia, which is the Belgrade–Niš–Skopje railway modernisation. This is the so-called Corridor X railway, which Serbia has decided to build in cooperation with the EU instead of accepting a huge offer from a third country, which was China. This is a major investment that the EU is supporting with EUR 2.2 billion in a financial package, which includes our cooperation with the EIB and the EBRD and which, by President Vučić, has been called the best offer ever on the table. So we count on Serbia as a sincere European partner to stand with us and for our common values and for our common interests, our security and prosperity. On the Commission side, we will continue to do all we can to speed up Serbia’s pace of negotiations and to support the EU perspective of the Western Balkans as a whole, both politically and financially.
Debate: Report on Serbia
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Vladimír Bilčík
Country: France
Language: EN

Let me make a couple of points which reflect also on the discussion, but also on what I see as key variables when it comes to making that choice happen. One is the reconciliation with the past. And I say this is somebody who has been intimately engaged in Serbia with Serbian politics for the past four years. As long as the wars of the 1990s remain the defining point for Serbian politics, I do believe that that European choice of Serbia and by Serbia is going to suffer. I think reconciliation in that sense is key to moving forward.  I also hope that Serbia can catch the new geopolitical train, the geopolitical train defined by Russia’s brutal aggression. It has changed Europe, it has changed enlargement, it has changed political dynamics. I hope that Serbia can adjust to this fully. It cannot afford to miss another train, and we are here to support that process, which is not easy. The process of important political choices that are very much in line with Serbia’s own choice to join the European Union.  Dear colleagues, we stand with Serbia, with the people of Serbia in these difficult moments, and I very much look forward to your support for this report in tomorrow’s vote. I very much look forward to bringing this report to the people of Serbia, to the political discussion in Serbia. I know it’s not going to be easy, but I am always ready to engage and to discuss any points because I think that is the only way. I hope we can continue this dialogue in this House and also with our partners in Serbia.
Debate: Report on Kosovo
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Ewa Kopacz
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PL

Kolejnym punktem porządku dziennego jest sprawozdanie sporządzone przez Violę von Cramon-Taubadel w imieniu Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych w sprawie sprawozdania Komisji za rok 2022 dotyczącego Kosowa (
Debate: Report on Kosovo
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Lukas Mandl
Political group: PPE
Country: Portugal
Language: DE

Sie haben im Dezember vergangenen Jahres 2022 ihren Antrag auf EU-Mitgliedschaft gestellt, und sie werden am 1. Jänner 2024 endlich visafrei reisen dürfen, wie das andere Europäerinnen und Europäer in der Europäischen Union schon lange dürfen. Das ist aber kein Grund zum Feiern, sondern es ist eine Lehre. Und die Lehre müssen wir ziehen, dass es offenbar auf dem bürokratischen Weg viel zu lange dauert, solche selbstverständlichen Entscheidungen zu treffen. Es hat viel zu lange gedauert mit der Visafreiheit. Es darf nicht so lange dauern mit der EU-Mitgliedschaft.  Kosovo hat den Euro, Kosovo hat die jüngste Bevölkerung Europas, Kosovo hat den besten rechtsstaatlichen und demokratischen Standard am Westbalkan. Kosovo hat viel Zukunft, Zuversicht, Religionsfreiheit, eine der modernsten Verfassungen der Welt. Also, Herr Kommissar, ich bitte Sie, nicht mehr über beide Seiten zu sprechen, wenn es um Dialog geht. Nicht mehr über beide Seiten zu sprechen, bitte ich auch den Außenkommissar Borrell, bitte ich auch den Außenbeauftragten Lajčák, wenn es um Kosovo, Serbien geht, sondern klar zu sehen, dass Kosovo auf dem Weg in die europäische Integration ist.
Debate: Report on Kosovo
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Andreas Schieder
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Noch immer ist es so, dass immer wieder auch Sand ins Getriebe geworfen wird. Denken wir nur an den Aufruf zum Wahlboykott von Vučić bei den Kommunalwahlen in Nordkosovo. Aber nichtsdestotrotz, wir müssen daran weiterarbeiten. Auch die Europäische Union muss mehr machen in diesem Zusammenhang und mehr zusammenführen. Denn wir brauchen einen stabilen Balkan, und da gehört der Kosovo in Europa dazu.
Debate: Report on Kosovo
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Ilhan Kyuchyuk
Political group: Renew
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Over the past years, Kosovo has made significant progress in implementing its reform agenda, which is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the Government and the people of Kosovo. One particularly noteworthy achievement is the population’s successful efforts to secure visa liberalisation. And I commend Kosovo and the authorities, but foremost, the citizens of the country. This important step is a clear indication of Kosovo’s determination to integrate fully into the European community and demonstrates the significant progress made in improving the country’s democratic institutions and rule of law. Furthermore, Kosovo’s ongoing efforts towards reconciliation with Serbia through dialogue should continue. These discussions are critical to building lasting peace and stability in the region, and I commend the continued commitment of both Kosovo and Serbia to continue with this process. Kosovo is among the countries in the region where the EU integration process enjoys strong support among the citizens and all political actors, and in the past years, it was clear that the country is unwaveringly committed in supporting the democratic values. We should encourage Kosovo to continue its efforts towards reform and dialogue, and I am looking forward to celebrate new moments with the country.
Debate: Report on Kosovo
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Romeo Franz
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Ein Hindernis für die zukünftige Entwicklung des Kosovos ist die Blockadehaltung Serbiens, das eine gegenseitige Normalisierung der Beziehungen verhindert. Obwohl beide Seiten sich Ende März auf ein Abkommen geeinigt haben, verweigert Serbien seine Unterschrift. Serbien stimmte jüngst gegen die Mitgliedschaft des Kosovos im Europarat. Diese Haltung Serbiens ist antieuropäisch und zeigt deutlich, dass Nationalismus die europäischen Werte aushebeln möchte.
Debate: Report on Kosovo
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Разбира се, не трябва да забравяме и не трябва да оставяме без последствие сръбските провокации в Косово. Никой от вас не го спомена това нещо. Сръбската страна продължава да прави провокации в северната част, да се опитва да използва своята общност там, за да по някакъв начин взривява в интерес и на руските интереси, и в интерес на това косоварите и Косово да не бъдат част от Европейския съюз. На това обаче трябва да се сложи край и да се даде по-сериозен отпор и колкото се може по-бързо. Република Косово и косоварите заслужават да бъдат част от този Съюз.
Debate: Report on Kosovo
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Jean-Lin Lacapelle
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: FR

Cette même Union européenne montre aujourd’hui un vif intérêt pour l’intégration du Kosovo, en faisant de grandes phrases autour du droit à l’autodétermination pour en légitimer la sécession d’avec la Serbie. Mais plus un mot pour évoquer le fait que le peuple serbe est au Kosovo, son berceau historique, qu'il y subsiste encore aujourd’hui une population serbe majoritaire dans le Nord, victime de marginalisation, de brimades et d’attentats. Dans ce cas-là, le droit à l’autodétermination n’existe plus. Les prétendues valeurs de l’Union européenne s’effondrent devant un pseudo-État criminel et mafieux gangréné par l’islamisme, dont vous avez fait votre enfant chéri. La libéralisation des visas au 1er janvier 2024 est le dernier cadeau que vous lui avez fait, cadeau empoisonné pour les États membres de l’Union européenne qui subiront encore davantage la criminalité des gangs kosovars. En plus de tout cela, vous prétendez dicter à la Serbie sa politique étrangère et ses engagements stratégiques dans l’ignorance, le mépris et l’aversion de ce qui, depuis plusieurs siècles, constitue le ferment de son identité la plus profonde. Le Kosovo, au final, incarne bien votre politique: la dissolution des nations, la bienveillance à l’égard de la grande criminalité et de l’islamisme radical, la submersion migratoire et surtout l’établissement de votre autocratie antinationale.
Debate: Report on Kosovo
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Fabio Massimo Castaldo
Political group: NI
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, we must be explicit. To move forward on their European path, it is essential for both Kosovo and Serbia to abandon provocative language and hostile actions, leaving space for concrete efforts to reach mutually acceptable and negotiated solutions. The road towards EU integration will require difficult decisions and compromises, and it is crucial for both Belgrade and Pristina to start thinking in the long term and focus on the larger goal of a European future. Our contribution to these efforts is clear. We must be firm in our commitments and continue to do our best to prove the clear benefits of EU membership. To do so, I believe it is essential to reinforce and to find synergies of action between the EU initiatives for the region and the other bi or multilateral fora. And I would like to thank the colleagues and the rapporteur that supported my amendment in both reports in the committee. Therefore, colleagues, I urge you to support the excellent job of the rapporteur in this report to recognise the progress made and to encourage both Pristina and Belgrade to continue their efforts towards finding solutions that will ensure a stable, prosperous European future for their citizens because they are the future members of our European family.
Debate: Report on Kosovo
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Željana Zovko
Political group: PPE
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, povjereniče, čestitam izvjestiteljici Violi von Cramon i izvjestiteljima u sjeni na izvješću.  Drago mi je što su u konačni tekst izvješća uključeni moji amandmani o pitanju statusa manjina na Kosovu i potrebe za normalizacijom odnosa Kosova i Srbije za napredak u njihovim europskim integracijama.  Nedavni zahtjev Kosova za ulazak u članstvo Europske unije potvrdio je proeuropsku orijentaciju njihovih građana i veliku želju za pridruživanjem europskoj obitelji, a dugo očekivana odluka o liberalizaciji viznog režima je dodatno osnažila naše međusobne odnose.  Danas je i poseban dan i ovim putem čestitam Janjevcima, hrvatskoj nacionalnoj manjini na Kosovu koja slavi 720. obljetnicu prvog spomena mjesta Janjeva. Pozivam Kosovo ovim putem da pojača svoje napore i poboljša status svojih nacionalnih manjina te da zaštiti i promiče njihovu kulturnu baštinu, jezike i tradiciju, a prije svega sigurnost.  Jednako tako, u ovom trenutku je ključno nastaviti dijalog s Beogradom kako bi se povećalo međusobno povjerenje, prevladale međunacionalne podjele i normalizirali odnosi dviju zemalja.
Debate: Report on Kosovo
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Thijs Reuten
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: NL

Voorzitter, commissaris, collega’s, dank aan de rapporteur en de collega’s voor het goede verslag en ook voor de noodzakelijke updates door de rapporteur, die ik van harte steun. Ook ik ben natuurlijk blij, ongelooflijk blij, dat Kosovaren eindelijk vanaf 2024 visumvrij kunnen reizen.  Een langverwachte historische mijlpaal, maar de route ernaartoe was gênant. We hebben Kosovo te lang in de steek gelaten. Terwijl het land stug doorwerkte, geduldig was, kreeg het van de EU niet de erkenning die het verdiende. Het lijkt er soms op dat als je in de westelijke Balkan als politicus juist bot bent en moedwillig destabiliseert, dat je dan door de EU beloond wordt. De omgekeerde wereld.  Maar laat dit verslag en het visumvrij reizen de opmaat zijn naar een nieuw hoofdstuk: het EU-integratiepad van Kosovo. Opname van alle landen in de regio in de Europese familie – en dus ook van Kosovo – draagt bij aan stabiliteit en perspectief op een goede toekomst voor iedereen daar, maar is ook in het belang van de EU als geheel en ons continent, dat wij delen.
Debate: Report on Kosovo
Date: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Speaker: Thomas Waitz
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Madam President, Commissioner Várhelyi, High Representative Borrell, an agreement that is not signed is neither a success, nor is it a binding agreement. President Vučić refused to sign the Ohrid Agreement and, in reaction to this, President Kurti also refused to sign. And already we see the resistance and the blockade of Serbia when it comes to the accession of Kosovo to the Council of Europe.  But I want to also back the call of this report towards the non-recognisers within the European Union: towards Spain, Romania, Slovakia, Cyprus, Malta and Greece. Kosovo is an independent state since more than ten years. Your refusal to recognise is only based on domestic affairs. So I clearly call you to not uphold your blockage. You’re only encouraging Serbia in its course of conflict. And if this is not what you want, finally recognise Kosovo as the independent state it is.