Activities of Annemie NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK related to 2012/2287(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A broader Transatlantic partnership (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the role of the EU in promoting a broader Transatlantic Partnership PDF (179 KB) DOC (99 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, in the whole Atlantic Basin, one of the most important political and economic relationship is that linking the EU and the US; whereas the beginning of a new term of the Obama presidency should serve to strengthen that relationship through an ambitious new agenda;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas other playercountries such as China are increasingly present in the Atlantic areand India are becoming increasingly active in the Atlantic basin area, particularly in the Southern Atlantic, where their actions are influenced by their need to acquire raw materials;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas an increase in the number and sophistication of high profile cyber attacks has led to the review of related legislation, with the US adopting voluntary reporting mechanisms while the EU plans to adopt tighter compulsory measures;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the agenda will include the launching of negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); stresses that this agreement will reinvigorate the EU-US relationship andan EU-US FTA could represent a significant boost to EU and US economies by stimulating growth and job creation and that this agreement will reinvigorate the EU-US relationship and may also provide an economic counterbalance to Washington's "pivot to Asia"; stresses further that its global impact will go beyond its bilateral implications;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its determination to continue the fight against terrorism and organised crime and, at the same time, to respect and uphold human rights and fundamental liberties; welcomes the fact that the Passenger Name Records Agreement and the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme Agreement (SWIFT Agreement), approved by the European Parliament, are already in force; urges the partners to promptly conclude the negotiations on the Data Protection Exchange Agreement; urges the Commission and the United States to resolve the issue of a visa requirement for the citizens of four EU Member States;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the creation, at the 2010 Summit, of the Working Group on Cyber- Security and Cyber-Crime; believes that the EU and the US should give special priority to their cooperation on countering cyber attacks and cyber-crime while also upholding fundamental liberties;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Regrets that the EU and US plan to implement differing levels of cyber security vigilance at a time when NATO is pushing for intensified cooperation; stresses that such inconsistencies not only pose a threat for cyber defence but may also create trade-related problems for companies whose operations span both jurisdictions;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on President Obama to honour his January 2009 pledge to close Guantánamo, to allow detainees who have not been charged to return home or to another safe country as quickly as possible, to try Guantánamo detainees against whom sufficient admissible evidence exists without delay in a fair and public hearing by an independent, impartial tribunal and to ensure that, if convicted, they are imprisoned in the United States in accordance with the applicable international standards and principles; calls, similarly, for an investigation into human rights violations in Guantanamo and clarification of responsibilities;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the United States, given the cardinal role of the transatlantic partnership and the United States' leadership in this area, to fully investigate and secure accountability for any abuses committed in the context of the "war on terror", ensure that relevant domestic and international law is fully applied with a view to ending legal black holes, end military trials, fully apply criminal law to terrorist suspects and restore review of detention and habeas corpus, due process, freedom from torture and non- discrimination between foreign and United States citizens;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the EU and the US to work in a coordinated manner with a view to ensuring a stable international order of peace and cooperation, based on effective multilateralism with emerging players, including those of the South Atlantic rim; urges the partners to continue working on the UN reform programme while engaging the other Atlantic countries; expresses the need for an enhanced cooperation between the EU and the American countries within the UN;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that the integration of two of the biggest market economies may create a geopolitical template to promote liberal- democratic values;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Highlights, however, that significant obstacles remain in the area of trade barriers in the agricultural sector and in the WTO; calls on the partners to strengthen and deepen the commitment in the WTO to extend the rules-based multilateral system in order to stimulate the economies of all partners;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Urges the US administration to make the stalling Middle East peace process a priority and to ensure that direct negotiations are resumed without delay; urges the twoall partners to continue with the double-track approach and to find, as a matter of urgency, a diplomatic solution to the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programme issue;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on President Obama to launch a joint US-Russia initiative whose ultimate aim would be to take both countries' land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles off "ready alert", thereby also honouring his 2008 campaign pledge;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Notes the shift of international attention towards the East due to the political and economic growth of the Asia-Pacific region; welcomes the fact that closer consultation between the EU and the US on that region has recently been established; calls on the EU and the US to deepen their collaboration and find coordinated responses to issues that may trouble the regional peace, especially the South-East China Sea Conflict which is fuelling nationalist exacerbation in some Asian countries and threatens maritime security;