Joint motion for a resolution - RC-B8-1362/2015Joint motion for a resolution
RC-B8-1362/2015

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement

16.12.2015 - (2015/2979(RSP))

pursuant to Rule 123(2) and (4), of the Rules of Procedure
replacing the motions by the following groups:
ECR (B8‑1362/2015)
ALDE (B8‑1363/2015)
GUE/NGL (B8‑1364/2015)
PPE (B8‑1396/2015)
Verts/ALE (B8‑1397/2015)
EFDD (B8‑1398/2015)
S&D (B8‑1401/2015)

Cristian Dan Preda, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Elmar Brok, Andrej Plenković, David McAllister, Eduard Kukan, Sandra Kalniete, Tunne Kelam, Andrey Kovatchev, Lars Adaktusson, László Tőkés, Jaromír Štětina, Michael Gahler, Michèle Alliot-Marie, Dubravka Šuica, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Ivana Maletić, Davor Ivo Stier, Gunnar Hökmark, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Marijana Petir, Fernando Ruas, József Nagy, Lara Comi, Dariusz Rosati, Claude Rolin, Romana Tomc, Roberta Metsola, Milan Zver, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt on behalf of the PPE Group
Knut Fleckenstein, Tanja Fajon, Afzal Khan, Tonino Picula, Victor Boştinaru, Richard Howitt, Nikos Androulakis, Zigmantas Balčytis, Hugues Bayet, Brando Benifei, Goffredo Maria Bettini, José Blanco López, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Biljana Borzan, Nicola Caputo, Andrea Cozzolino, Andi Cristea, Miriam Dalli, Viorica Dăncilă, Nicola Danti, Isabella De Monte, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Doru‑Claudian Frunzulică, Enrico Gasbarra, Elena Gentile, Michela Giuffrida, Neena Gill, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Jeppe Kofod, Marlene Mizzi, Sorin Moisă, Luigi Morgano, Demetris Papadakis, Vincent Peillon, Miroslav Poche, Liliana Rodrigues, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Monika Smolková, Tibor Szanyi, Claudia Tapardel, Marc Tarabella, István Ujhelyi, Elena Valenciano, Julie Ward, Flavio Zanonato, Carlos Zorrinho on behalf of the S&D Group
Charles Tannock, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Ryszard Czarnecki, Angel Dzhambazki, Raffaele Fitto, Tomasz Piotr Poręba on behalf of the ECR Group
Jozo Radoš, Nedzhmi Ali, Petras Auštrevičius, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Dita Charanzová, Gérard Deprez, José Inácio Faria, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Filiz Hyusmenova, Ivan Jakovčić, Petr Ježek, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Valentinas Mazuronis, Louis Michel, Javier Nart, Urmas Paet, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Marietje Schaake, Jasenko Selimovic, Pavel Telička, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Hilde Vautmans on behalf of the ALDE Group
Jiří Maštálka, Marie-Christine Vergiat on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group
Igor Šoltes, Davor Škrlec, Ulrike Lunacek, Terry Reintke, Tamás Meszerics, Michèle Rivasi, Bronis Ropė on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Ignazio Corrao on behalf of the EFDD Group


Procedure : 2015/2979(RSP)
Document stages in plenary
Document selected :  
RC-B8-1362/2015
Texts tabled :
RC-B8-1362/2015
Debates :
Texts adopted :

European Parliament resolution on the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement

(2015/2979(RSP))

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the Dayton Peace Agreement, its general framework and the twelve annexes thereto,

–  having regard to its resolutions of 7 July 2005[1], 15 January 2009[2] and 9 July 2015[3] concerning Srebrenica,

–  having regard to the Venice Commission Opinion of 11 March 2005 on the constitutional reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina,

–  having regard to Rule 123(2) and (4) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.  whereas the Dayton Peace Agreement was signed on 14 December 1995 in Paris and put an end to the bloodiest war in Europe since the Second World War;

B.  whereas the Agreement ended the war but failed to create a functioning, self-sustainable state, and whereas the institutional set-up of the country is overly complex and has proved to be ineffective;

1.  Recalls the importance of the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement, remembers all of the tragic victims of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and expresses its sincere condolences to the families of those who lost their lives;

2.  Notes with regret that, 20 years after the end of the war and the setting up of a General Framework Agreement outlining the main aspects of the peace settlement and the future shape of the country, successive governments have failed to build a fully functioning, self-sustainable state;

3.  Welcomes the results achieved with the return of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), reconstruction and property restitution, in line with the provisions of Annex VII to the Dayton Agreement; insists on the need for full implementation of the annex and the related strategy in order to ensure a sustainable return and also fair, comprehensive and durable solutions for internally displaced persons, refugees and other war-affected persons; stresses the need to make progress in improving the socio-economic integration of those who have returned; calls for better coordination of efforts at all levels and more attention to be given to the most vulnerable displaced people, including Roma and women victims of violence; highlights the need for local integration of those who have been unable to return to their areas of origin; notes with regret that, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross, there are still about 7 000 missing people whose fate remains unknown;

4.  Acknowledges the positive transformation that Bosnia and Herzegovina has undergone in the past 20 years, from a war-torn country emerging from war to a state aspiring for membership of the European Union;

5.  Reiterates the EU’s commitment to the European perspective and the further accession process of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of all Western Balkan countries; believes that regional cooperation and the European integration process are the best way to promote reconciliation and to overcome hatred and divisions;

6.  Calls on the authorities to use the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement as an incentive to move forward with the necessary reforms – especially in view of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s forthcoming EU membership application; recalls that addressing the socio-economic needs of citizens must be the priority, as well as the establishment of an effective coordination mechanism on EU matters; reiterates that it is also crucial to continue, in parallel, with political reforms and democratisation of the political system, which will lead in the direction of ensuring true equality and democratic representation of all three constituent peoples and all the country’s citizens; underlines that all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina must have an equal opportunity to be elected to all levels of political decision-making;

7.  Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the Government and Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its entities, and the governments and parliaments of the countries of the Western Balkans.