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Negotiations on the EU-Moldova Association Agreement European Parliament resolution of 15 September 2011 containing the European Parliament's recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations between the EU and the Republic of Moldova on the Association Agreement (2011/2079(INI))
Negotiations on the EU-Moldova Association Agreement European Parliament resolution of 15 September 2011 containing the European Parliament's recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations between the EU and the Republic of Moldova on the Association Agreement (2011/2079(INI))
Negotiations on the EU-Moldova Association Agreement European Parliament resolution of 15 September 2011 containing the European Parliament's recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations between the EU and the Republic of Moldova on the Association Agreement (2011/2079(INI))
SL C 51E, 22.2.2013, p. 108–114
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
22.2.2013 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
CE 51/108 |
Thursday 15 September 2011
Negotiations on the EU-Moldova Association Agreement
P7_TA(2011)0385
European Parliament resolution of 15 September 2011 containing the European Parliament's recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations between the EU and the Republic of Moldova on the Association Agreement (2011/2079(INI))
2013/C 51 E/15
The European Parliament,
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having regard to the ongoing negotiations between the EU and the Republic of Moldova on the Association Agreement, |
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having regard to the Council Conclusions of 15 June 2009 on the Republic of Moldova adopting the negotiating directives, |
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having regard to the negotiating directives for the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area with the Republic of Moldova adopted by the Council on 20 June 2011, |
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having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) signed on 28 November 1994 between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union, which entered into force on 1 July 1998, |
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having regard to the Protocol to the EU and the Republic of Moldova PCA on the participation of the Republic of Moldova in Community Programmes and Agencies, |
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having regard to the joint EU and Republic of Moldova European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan, which lays out the strategic objectives based on commitments to shared values and effective implementation of political, economic and institutional reforms, |
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having regard to the EU and Republic of Moldova visa dialogue launched on 15 June 2010 and to the European Commission Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation of 16 December 2010, |
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having regard to the Joint Declaration on a Mobility Partnership between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova, |
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having regard to the European Commission Progress Report on the Republic of Moldova adopted on 25 May 2011, |
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having regard to the Council Conclusions on the European Neighbourhood Policy adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council on 20 June 2011, |
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having regard to the Joint Communication entitled ‘A new response to a changing neighbourhood’ of 25 May 2011, |
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having regard to the Joint Declaration of the Prague Eastern Partnership Summit of 7 May 2009, |
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having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions on the Eastern Partnership of 25 October 2010, |
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having regard to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, |
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having regard to the first Steering Committee Report of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, |
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having regard to the Recommendations of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the Republic of Moldova, in particular its resolutions of 7 May 2009 on the situation in the Republic of Moldova (1) and of 21 October 2010 on implemented reforms and developments in the Republic of Moldova (2), as well as to the recommendations of the EU-Republic of Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, |
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having regard to its resolution of 20 January 2011 on an EU Strategy for the Black Sea (3), |
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having regard to Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union; |
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having regard to Rules 90(4) and 48 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on International Trade (A7-0289/2011), |
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whereas the new philosophy of the ENP, which according to the principle "more for more" aims to treat as a priority those countries which are most effective in meeting its demands, creates a window of opportunity for the Republic of Moldova to become the success story of the EU policy towards its neighbours, |
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whereas the European Union has made human rights and democracy a central aspect of its European Neighbourhood Policy, |
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whereas within the ENP the Eastern Partnership has created a meaningful political framework for deepening relations, accelerating political association and furthering economic integration between the EU and the Republic of Moldova, which are linked by strong geographical, historical and cultural ties, by supporting political and socio-economic reforms and facilitating approximation towards the EU, |
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whereas the Eastern Partnership strengthens the multilateral relations between the countries involved, contributes to the exchange of information and experience on the issues of transformation, reform and modernisation, and provides the European Union with additional instruments to support these processes, |
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whereas the Eastern Partnership provides for strengthening of bilateral relations by means of new Association Agreements, taking into account the specific situation and ambition of the partner country and its ability to comply with the resulting commitments, |
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whereas people-to-people contacts are the basis for achieving the goals of the Eastern Partnership and recognising that this is not fully realisable without a liberalisation of the visa regime, |
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whereas the Republic of Moldova and other Eastern Partnership countries will benefit from a privileged EU offer on visa liberalisation in terms of calendar and substance, in advance of any other neighbouring third countries, |
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whereas the active engagement of the Republic of Moldova and its commitment to shared values and principles, including democracy, the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights, including those of minorities, is essential in order to take the process forward and to ensure the success of the negotiation and subsequent implementation of the Association Agreement, which should be tailored to the needs and capabilities of the country and will have a sustainable impact on its development, |
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whereas in deepening its relations with the Republic of Moldova, the EU should promote stability and confidence-building, including by contributing proactively to finding a timely, viable solution to the Transnistrian conflict, which is a source of regional instability, |
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whereas the negotiations with the Republic of Moldova on the Association Agreement are proceeding at a steady pace and have achieved good progress to date, as have those on the Visa Dialogue; whereas, however, the negotiations on the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) have not yet begun, |
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Addresses, in the context of the ongoing negotiations on the Association Agreement, the following recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS):
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution containing the European Parliament’s recommendations to the Council, the EEAS and the Commission and, for information, to the Republic of Moldova. |
(1) OJ C 212 E, 5.8.2010, p. 54.
(2) Texts adopted, P7_TA(2010)0385.
(3) Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0025.