Activities of Charlie WEIMERS related to 2022/2007(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood – a new agenda for the Mediterranean (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Commission and the Commission Vice-President / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood – a new agenda for the Mediterranean
Amendments (9)
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas security and stability in the Southern Neighbourhood are closely correlated with the prospects for real socioeconomic integration of women and youth and their capacity to access education, vocational training, employment and adequate longer-term professional development; whereas several countries in the Southern Neighbourhood have faced war, instability and social and financial crises; whereas terrorist organisations have exploited the instability and security situation and have caused many innocent civilian deaths; whereas terrorist organisations, including Da'esh/ISIS have targeted youth in the Southern Neighbourhood and in Europe, and their communication strategy and use of social media have proven to be effective in the susceptibility of youth recruitment; whereas the root causes of violent extremism and terrorism are complex; whereas numerous other countries have made great achievements in combating terrorism, violent extremism and Islamist separatism and in promoting tolerance and peaceful co-existence, including with the signing of the Abraham Accords;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Secure adequate resources for timely and effective implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean based on the objectives and priorities jointly determined with Southern Neighbourhood partner countries, building on valuable synergies through the programming of the external action for the region under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and pursuing close coordination with Member State programming as well as facilitating as much as possible opportunities for blending through partnerships between the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and other relevant international financial institutions; takes the view that the new agenda for the Mediterranean can introduce a positive conditionality under which active EU support for a closer and effective policy interface with Southern Neighbourhood countries can lead to further partnerships and convergence on other policy priorities for the benefit of both the EU and Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls, in this regard, the importance of ensuring financial accountability, performance based budgeting and EU visibility in all EU financial resources allocated to the region directly or indirectly through partnership with the UN or other international organisations;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Implement under the NDICI, as a matter of priority, strategies and dedicated programming for broader youth access to education, vocational training, higher education together with adequate funding for access to education, and ensuring that educational standards in partner countries adhere to the UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance and non- violence in education; stresses that curricula development and textbook reform are critical to fostering open- minded and tolerant societies; recalls that youth migration, whether regular or irregular, and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to-South exchanges, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further their professional training in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge; recalls the importance of mainstreamingpaying attention to performance based budgeting and the socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality in all EU policies areas whenever possible; stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women with the objective of improving their access to education, training and employment and, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunities;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) Build on the very positive experience of some Member States in supporting start-up companies and further advancing their work through dedicated incubators or accelerators, especially in key sectors such as health, renewable energy and education; takes the view that the EU should set upupport incubators or accelerators in relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries, support the creation of local start-up companies, and increase their digital and green capacities; concurs on the importance of further improving the digital infrastructure of relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries and including these countries in the EU’s digital agenda; points out that this is a prerequisite for economic development, socioeconomic integration and wider access to education; recalls the importance of close policy dialogue and cooperation between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries to develop adequate cybersecurity policies and partnership in international forums on cybersecurity standards; takes the view that the EU should build on the StratCom Task Force South and develop a concrete strategy for combating disinformation in our Southern Neighbourhood countries, aiming to counter fake news and propaganda in order to reinforce democracy and stability;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) Promote regional, sub-regional and bilateral integration in the Southern Mediterranean, in particular with a view to the removal of any border, transport or trade barriers between the countries of the region and actively promoting closer links and partnerships; takes the viewwelcomes that the recent Negev Foreign Ministers summit in Sde Boker attests to the potential for regional integration and peace in the region in the framework of the Abraham Accords brokered by the former US Trump administration; welcomes the intention of holding this summit annually and expresses strong support for the Abraham Accords as they provide an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen cooperation in promoting tolerance and countering extremism in the Middle East region; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to use the positive momentum of the Abraham Accords to advance dialogue and cooperation in the region on support for the Middle East Peace process and the two- state solution;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) Reiterates its strong support for the two-state solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict based on the 1967 lines and mutually agreed land swaps, with Jerusalem as a capital of both states, with a secure State of Israel and a democratic, independent and viable Palestinian State living side by side in peace and security;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(h b) Emphasises the importance of Palestinian elections for restoring the democratic legitimacy of popular support for political institutions in the Palestinian territories, however, expresses grave concern about people affiliated with EU- listed terror organisations running for political office; stresses the importance of condemning and rejecting terrorism and reiterates that no EU funding may directly or indirectly be transferred for terrorist purposes or to persons and groups affiliated with terror organisations, in accordance with EU funding regulations;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) Notes the action of migration and mobility in the new agenda for the Mediterranean; believes that Union efforts should be to seek to decrease migratory pressure and illegal entry into Member State territory by establishing third country partner state reception centres; calls for the prioritisation of the readmission of illegal migrants in relations with third countries and notes the principle of conditionality to development aid; welcomes the United Kingdom's and the Danish government's policies and initiatives to combat illegal migration; calls on the Commission to adopt similar measures and to finance physical barriers at the Union's external borders to prevent the illegal entry of migrants, as requested by 12 Member States;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) Ensure a positive link between the new agenda for the Mediterranean and the capacity of the EU and its Member States to build a coalition of like-minded countries to support a rules-based, effective multilateral system capable of boosting the capacity of the international community to address global challenges; reiterates its view that the new agenda for the Mediterranean should include dialogue on the value for Southern Neighbourhood countries converging with the EU not only on policy dialogue, stability and economic growth, but also on the capacity to promote peace and stability, democratic valuecombat extremism, democratic values, fundamental freedoms and human rights in the UN system and relevant multilateral forums;