13 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2017/2269(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that significant progress in terms of upholdimplementing core values such as the rule of law, defending the independence of the judiciary and delivering results in the fight against corruption, is key to unlocking further prospects for cooperation, notably that of a possible visa liberalisation dialogue;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages Armenia to swiftly adopt and implement mutually agreed reforms in areas including the stability of the electoral system, the independence of the legal system and transparency in the governance of State institutions, notably in the context of the EU- Armenia partnership priorities, which should act as a guiding framework for the implementation of the Agreement;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the utmost importance of a meaningfulthe involvement of relevant civil society organisations during this implementation phase, including through the new Civil Society Platform established by the Agreement, going beyond the limited obligations to keep civil society representatives informed and to exchange views with them, as currently foreseen in Article 366; points out that the civil society organisations to be involved should cover the broadest possible spectrum of political, societal and social interests; calls on the Commission, in the course of implementing the Agreement, to continue developing its own monitoring instruments;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the Agreement is also in keeping with the spirit and principles expressed in the European Parliament recommendation of 15 November 2017 as regards making the ratification of a new agreement with Armenia or Azerbaijan conditional upon meaningful commitments to and substantial progress towards solving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; urges both sides to increase the pace and output of their negotiations following the 2018 elections in both countries in order to make history by ebetween the EU and each of the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict conditional upon binding a conflict which has claimed too many lives, especially those of civilians, and which has prevented the establishment of peace and hampered socio-economic development mmitments to and substantial progress towards solving the region for almost three decadesNagorno-Karabakh conflict;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on both parties to make a contribution to a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of the central principles of the Helsinki Final Act and, in so doing, to focus in particular on measures conducive to reducing the potential for conflict in the region, such as direct high- level talks, confidence-building measures with a long-term impact as a precondition for overcoming the prevailing deeply entrenched attitudes on both sides, the conclusion of a binding agreement by means of which both sides completely renounce violence, the introduction of an effective system for monitoring the ceasefire, measures to help the parties to the conflict disengage and disarm, mutual renunciation of any activity in the conflict region which would have a bearing on a final resolution of the conflict, prosecution of those manifestly responsible for war crimes, and exchanges between Armenian and Azeri civil society;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its strong attachment to international law and fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law and good governance, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and encourages Armenia to make significantclear progress in these areas, in particular as regards media freedom, the independence of the judiciary and the fight against corrupt, the modernisation of the prison system and the fight against corruption, nepotism, money laundering and tax evasion, organised crime and abusive oligarchic control;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Urges Armenia’s State institutions to continue resolutely honouring the country’s commitments as a signatory to the UN Convention Against Torture to prevent, prosecute and punish the kinds of treatment and punishment covered by that convention and to be guided by the Council of Europe’s recommendations;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Urges Armenia to be resolute in implementing the priorities set in its National Strategy on the protection of the rights of the child and the corresponding action plan with a view to honouring its commitments under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, in particular as regards the establishment of a social environment conducive to the implementation of laws banning gender- specific abortions and on the reduction of child poverty, which is widespread in the country, as a vital first step towards enforcing the ban on child labour, which is still common in rural areas;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on Armenia to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which it signed in 1999has as yet only signed, and, in that connection, also to sign in the near future and transpose into national law the Kampala Compromise agreed at the 2010 review conference in Uganda;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets, howevNotes that Armenia is interested in closer, but more balanced economic integration with both the EU market and the Russian market, whilst being keen to avoid disputes stemming from the commitments it has already entered into vis-à-vis both parties; notes, further, that the Agreement therefore cannot include the removal of tariff barriers as a result of Armenia’s membership of the Eurasian Economic Union and the transfer of the relevant competence to the Eurasian Economic Commission; welcomes, nevertheless, the high utilisation rate of the EU Generalised System of Preferences (GSP+) by Armenia, but notes with some concern that these GSP+ exports are heavily concentrated in only a few types of goods;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Emphasises that the Agreement does not only reflect the practical circumstances affecting both parties, but above all takes account of the multi-vector foreign policy conducted by Armenia by enhancing cooperation with the EU and, at the same time, clearing the way for continued cooperation, which is beneficial to Armenia, in the context of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU);
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the emphasis placed, notably in Article 42, on nuclear safety on the basis of the standards and practices of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and of the European Union; reiterates its gravreservations regarding the concerns about the safety ofgoing discrepancy between the updated safety standards applicable to the Medzamor nuclear plant, not least due to and the risks inherent in its location in a seismic area, and praises the negotiators for; welcomes the inclusion of specific cooperation on ‘the closure and safe decommissioning of Medzamor nuclear power plant and the early adoption of a road map or action plan to that effect, taking into consideration the need for its replacement with new capacityenergy output to be replaced in an environmentally friendly manner by new, renewable energy sources to ensure the energy security of the Republic of Armenia and conditions for sustainable development’;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises the importance of the provisions on dialogue and cooperation on employment policy, labour rights such as health and safety at work, gender equality and anti-discrimination in order to provide better jobs with improved working conditions, notably for young Armenians, and in this way contribute to the efforts to combat the high level of unemployment, in particular among young people, and the severe poverty which affects more than a third of Armenia’s population;