11 Amendments of Nikola VULJANIĆ
Amendment 100 #
2013/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls that in order to avoid human rights breaches in the first place, the respect for international law must be at the core of any EU strategy aiming to enhance human rights and democracy in the world, particularly in its relationships with those partners that are parties to an armed or frozen conflict; reminds the need to end any EU support given to parties to a conflict, be it financial, logistical or tactical, including the supply of weapons, munitions and all other types of military equipment as laid down in the EU Common Position on arms exports;
Amendment 120 #
2013/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that Parliament may withhold its consent to international agreements on account of serious breaches of human rights, as in the cases of the conclusion of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Turkmenistan or the textile protocol of the EU-Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement; recall the European Parliament decision on 13 December 2011 to reject a proposed extension of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement because it did not take into account the interests of the Sahrawi population;
Amendment 212 #
2013/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Recalls its resolutions of 25 November 2010 on the situation in Western Sahara and its previous Annual Report 2010 and 2011; condemns the on- going repression of Sahrawi people in the occupied territories and expresses its concern at the deterioration of human rights situation, as reported by, among others, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; calls for the fundamental rights of the people of Western Sahara, including freedom of association, freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate, to be respected; demands the release of all Sahrawi political prisoners; demands the opening of the territory to independent observers, NGOs, and the media; reiterates its support for the establishment of an international mechanism to monitor human rights in Western Sahara; supports a fair and lasting settlement of the conflict, on the basis of the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions;
Amendment 284 #
2013/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)
Paragraph 63 a (new)
63a. Emphasises, in view of principles of international humanitarian law spelled out in the 1907 Hague Regulations (arts 42-56) and the Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV, art. 27-34 and 47-78) as well as in provisions of Additional Protocol I, the need for the EU to ensure that those partners falling under the category of occupying power, respect their duties towards the population in occupied territories; reminds that according to international humanitarian law, public health standards, provision of food and medical care to the population under occupation must be granted by the occupying power; reiterates that any transfer of civilian population of the occupying power into the occupied territory is prohibited, and that the accused of criminal offences must be provided with proceedings respecting internationally recognized judicial guarantees, such as being informed of the reason for their arrest, charged with a specific offence and given a fair trial as quickly as possible;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EaP countries have deeply rooted European aspirations and are stillhave been undergoing their difficult transition following decades of impeded growth under the USSRformation processes for years, which have led to huge social problems, unemployment and poverty, as well as a significant brain drain from neighbouring countries to EU Member States;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the current momentum in EU Member States aimed at shaping and developing comprehensive relations with the Eastern Partners should be used to encourage the peoples of the EaP countries to strive for further democratic reforms and the social and economic modernisation of their countries, taking account of their specific national conditions, potential and traditions;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EaP must primarily be geared to building and strengthening partner countries' own development potential, and should promote the humanitarian, economic, social and cultural dimensions of cooperation;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the recent developments in the EaP countries and their relations with the EU are a warning that the EU is still not considered as the only political alternativeshow that the EU and its Eastern neighbourhood policy, which is tied to strict conditionalities and geostrategic objectives, are still not considered as the only political alternative and must constantly convince the citizens of the Eastern neighbourhood countries of the advantages they offer in the network of those countries' international relations;
Amendment 69 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the achievements and ambitions of the EaP, which is the political framework for strengthening relations between the EU and the Eastern Partners, founded on mutual interests, commitments, shared ownership and joint responsibility, as well as the institutional basis for political cooperation, and a forum for dialogue between the partner countries; welcomes, in this connection, the establishment of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and other cooperation platforms, such as the EaP Civil Society Forum and the Eastern Europe Initiatives Congress; notes however that the recent developments in some EaP countries have drawn attention to the fragility of the political process and the need to free the EaP from one-sided conditionalities and geostrategic objectives and turn it into an instrument for mutually beneficial cooperation and partnership-based discussion within which solutions can be found to shared problems and challenges;
Amendment 136 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that difficulties have emerged in promoting and implementing the EaP, and stresses that the EU’s engagement should go beyond political dialogue to tackle and develop social, economic and cultural dialogue embracing full political, social and ethnic diversity;
Amendment 205 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that the prospect of loyal cooperation and partnership should also include the possibility of EU membership for the EaP countries;