4 Amendments of Tarja CRONBERG related to 2012/2050(INI)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the role of political leadership expected of the HR/VP in ensuring the unity, consistency, credibility and effectiveness of action by the Union; calls on the HR/VP to use to the full her powers to initiate, conduct and ensure compliance with the CFSP, involving Parliament's relevant bodies fully in that endeavour; welcomes theinvites the HR/VP in her important lead role, on behalf of the international community, played under difficult circumstances byin the HR/VP in the negotiations with Iran to take account of the important historical relationship between Europe and Iran and its role as one of Europe's neighbours; calls for such leadership in enhancing the European Union's role in support of the Middle East Peace Process and in the Neighbourhood;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62 a. Calls on the EU HR/VP and the Council with regard to the UN negotiations on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to work for the highest possible standards of protection of international human rights law and international humanitarian law by setting standards that go beyond those already agreed upon at the EU level and enshrined in the EU Common Position on Arms Exports; stresses thus that EU states parties positions must refrain from accepting lower standards which would undoubtedly be detrimental to success and effectiveness of the ATT;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)
Paragraph 63 a (new)
63 a. Notes the results of the May NATO Summit in Chicago; questions NATO's decision to develop a civilian crisis management capability which will duplicate the EU's already existing capabilities and instruments and which might put EU Member State's national capabilities under additional pressure; regrets NATO's decision to develop a NATO Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) capability which might technically not be reliable but nevertheless trigger an arms race with countries such as Russia, China and India and will consume considerable financial investments in times of austerity, economic and financial crisis; urges the US to remove all tactical nuclear weapons from European territory and Russia to do the same with regard to the Western part of the country;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69 a. Is concerned about past arms exports by EU Member States to authoritarian regimes in particular in North Africa and the Arab World; deplores the fact that EU Member States continue to export arms to countries such as Saudi Arabia, but also Armenia and Azerbaijan thus contributing and facilitating armed conflict, regional instability and serious violations of international human rights law (IHRL) and international humanitarian law (IHL); urges EU Member States such as Germany and Cyprus to fully respect and implement the EU arms embargo against Syria; reminds that EU Member States are responsible for more than one third of global arms exports; urges the EU Member States to comply not only with the eight criteria of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports) but also with EU development policy principles; reminds EU Member States that developing countries should first and foremost invest financial resources in sustainable social and economic development, democracy and the rule of law; urges HR/VP and the EU Member States to use the ongoing review of EU Common Position 2008/944/CFSP in order to strengthen the implementation and monitoring of the EU criteria for arms exports; calls on the HR/VP and the EU Member States to speak with one voice in the context of the UN negotiations on a global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and to promote a strong and robust ATT which requires State Parties to deny any arms export in case there is a serious risk that the arms would be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of IHRL and IHR, including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes;