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2006 Amendments of Demetris PAPADAKIS

Amendment 2 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Joint Communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Parliament and the Council of 22 June 2016 entitled “Elements for a new EU strategy on China” (JOIN(2016)030),
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 4 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
– having regard to the EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific from 16 September 2021 and the EU Strategy on Central Asia from 17 June 2019,
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
– having regard to the speeches by President Ursula von der Leyen on de- risking at the European Policy Centre on 30 March 2023 and at the European Parliament on 18 April 2023,
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 15 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolutions of 19 December 2019 on the situation of the Uyghurs in China (China Cables), of 5 May 2022 on the reports of continued organ harvesting in China, of 7 June 2022 on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, of 15 December 2022 on the Chinese Government crackdown on the peaceful protests across the People’s Republic of China,
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolutions of 18 July 2019 on the situation in Hong Kong, of 19 June 2020 on the PRC national security law for Hong Kong and the need for the EU to defend Kong Kong’s high degree of autonomy, of 21 January 2021 on the crackdown on the democratic opposition in Hong Kong, of 8 July 2021 on Hong Kong, notably the case of Apple Daily, of 20 January 2022 on violations of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, of 7 July 2022 on the arrest of Cardinal Zen and the trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund in Hong Kong, of 15 June 2023 on the deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably the case of Jimmy Lai,
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 25 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament recommendation of 21 October 2021 to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-Taiwan political relations and cooperation and to the European Parliament resolution of 15 September 2022 on the situation in the Strait of Taiwan,
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 65 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, as a permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council, China must assume its responsibilities and uphold a rules-based international order, an effective multilateralism and global governance;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 75 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law should remain at the centre of the relationship between the EU and China, in line with the EU’s commitment to upholding these fundamental principles in all areas of its external action;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 87 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas China is changing and moving into a new era of security and control characterised by an increasingly assertive economic and foreign policy, attempts to changehinder the international rules- based order and increasingly oppressive domestic policies;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 98 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the EU can only credibly defend its interests and values against an increasingly assertive China if it acts with a single, united and determined approach;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 132 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the EU must not accept any unilateral change to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, particularly by force, nor ongoing human rights violations within China, in particular in Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia and Hong Kong, Hong Kong and Macao, and must stand in solidarity with those facing human rights abuses;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 163 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) continue engaging with China to tackle global challenges such as climate change and protection of biodiversity, health and pandemic preparedness, food security, debt relief and humanitarian assistance, financial stability and increase dialogue with China on security issues in view of China’s increasingly critical role in global security;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 179 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) call on China to uphold the rules- based international order, especially the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for the territorial integrity orand political independence of all states, and respect for intergovernmental organisations and international treaties;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 188 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) maintain diplomatic stabilityengagement while increasing the EU’s assertiveness towards China in order to assume its responsibility as a member of the UN Security Council to pressure Russia into stopping its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine and refraining from delivering any military aid and from facilitating the circumvention of EU sanctions against Russia;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 195 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) actively engage with China in diplomatic efforts to resolve conflicts and promote peace and stability, such as the normalisation of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and de-escalade tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the abandon of North Korea’s nuclear programme;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 198 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) reiterate that China, as the world’s largest carbon emitter, must commit to peak its CO2 emissions before 2030 in line with the Paris Agreement and to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 in line with its own promises;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 219 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) respond adequately to China’s efforts to build an alternative international organisationsglobal governance, including through the BRICS+ group of countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), by ensuring better coordination among the EU Member States, South Africa, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates), by ensuring better coordination among the EU Member States, strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation with third- countries, and intensifying partnerships with like-minded partners around the world, including with Global South countries;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 231 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) address the risks created by China’s acquisition of critical infrastructures in the Members States, in the Western Balkans and in the EU neighbourhood;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 232 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) urge China to make concessions to address the management and the restructuration of the debt of the countries of the Global South; as a response should reinforce Global Gateway with proper and appropriate funding, should better involve and take into account priorities of the partner countries when identifying projects and should ensure a proper oversight and parliamentary scrutiny mechanism;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 238 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) insist that China fulfils its international legal responsibilities as a global power by upholding human rights and the rule of law, and should be held accountable for human rights violations;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 259 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ensure a unified European approachresponse when China uses its economic leverage to silence opposition against its human rights abuses; intensify the Human Rights Dialogue in view of bringing genuine human rights improvements and include Members of the European Parliament in theis Human Rights Dialogue with China and work towards; deliver a united approach on cultural and academic cooperation with China while preventing undue influence from Chinese sources of finance;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 267 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) support anurge a proper implementation of the recommendations of the independent and impartial UN investigation into human rights violations in China, in particular in Xinjiang and Tibet, and urge the Chinese authorities to grant meaningful access to the regions concerned and immediately and unconditionally release the Uyghur scholar and 2019 Sakharov Prize Laureate Ilham Tohti; call on the EU to urge China allowing a similar investigation to take place in Tibet against repression, detention facilities, extrajudicial killings, assimilation of Tibetan children in residential schools and forced abortion and sterilisation; urge the Chinese authorities to grant meaningful access to the regions concerned and immediately and unconditionally release the Uyghur scholar and 2019 Sakharov Prize Laureate Ilham Tohti; more generally urge to terminate the systemic repression, to close all detention camps and to lift sanctions and release all political prisoners and Human Rights Defenders detained in China;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 282 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) welcome the European Commission proposal for a regulation to prohibit products made using forced labour, including child labour, on the internal market of European Union; urge the EU co-legislators to speed up the process to come to an agreement as a matter of urgency and before the end of the parliamentary term;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 309 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) show solidarity with the Chinese civil society in China and Hong Kong and speed up the implementation of the European hU Global Human rRights framework with Magnitsky-style sanctions Regime in close collaboration with international partners, including the freezing of foreign assets and visa restrictions against those involved in human rights abuses, including political decision makers in Hong Kong and Macao;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 316 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) identify and close down any avenues that currently facilitate transnational repression efforts by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including in the European Union and in particular those targeting diaspora communities through the Chinese overseas police service stations, in cooperation and coordination with like- minded partners;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 317 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) actively work to counteract foreign interference and implement the recommendations and suggested initiatives referred to in the different resolutions and reports of the European Parliament related to foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 321 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) reviewassess the autonomous status of Hong Kong and Macao in the light of the National Security Law which should be repealed and the PRC’s violation of its international commitments, its breaches of the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, and the crackdown on Hong Kong’sthe special administrative regions’ autonomy and opposition figures, including members of civil society;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 326 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) condemn attempts by the Chinese authorities to target Hong Kong diaspora communities within the EU and call on Member States to suspend extradition treaties with the PRC and Hong Kong, through the Chinese overseas police service stations in the EU which should unconditionally be closed down, and call on Member States to suspend extradition treaties with the PRC and Hong Kong and to protect individuals who are harassed and persecuted in the EU and those at risk of extradition;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 335 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) urge the EU and the Member States to actively engage and offer assistance and support to human rights and democracy activists in China; denounce that China’s responses to protests and forms of political public demonstrations go against with international human rights standards and its obligations under international human rights law;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 362 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) work closely towards fostering unity among the Member States’ approach towards China and strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy to ensure that Europe is able to defend its values and economic interests, as well as the globinternational rules-based order;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 382 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) strengthen the EU’s economopen strategic autonomy, ensure mutually beneficial economic relations and prevent sensitive technologies from being used for military purposes by de-risking trade flows and reducing critical dependencies on the PRC without aiming to decouple or turning inwards;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 385 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) swiftly implement, in this context, the European Economic Security Strategy to foster economic resilience and make better use of our existing trade instruments to minimise the detrimental effects of de- risking on the European economy, deter China’s unfair practices, and to ensure close alignment with like-minded partners around the world, such as our transatlantic partners and partners in Southeast Asia;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 400 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) work towards a more coordinated approach and response towards the protection of critical infrastructure at EU level and call on the EU Institutions to terminate any research funding to Chinese companies active in the areas of critical and strategic importance for the EU;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 402 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
(sa) urge the European Commission to come up before the end of the parliamentary term with a detailed analysis of the risks regarding the semiconductors, quantum computing, blockchain, space, AI or biotechnologies and the possible need of EU action in these fields; further urge the Commission to continuously monitor the risks concerning Chinese-state-subsidised investment in EU critical infrastructure, and step up cooperation with Member States to raise awareness hereof, and effectively mitigate these risks;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 425 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) highlight that the EU’s ‘One China policy’ remains the foundation of our engagement with both the PRC and Taiwan but alsoand underline the positive effect of deepening ties between the EU and Taiwan;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 439 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) ensure that the status quo in the Taiwan Strait is not changed by means of force or coercionshould condemn China’s confrontational attitude towards Taiwan and strive for the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, denouncing any unilateral use of threat or force or any unilateral change to this status quo, which would have massive and global repercussions. A change of the status quo in the Taiwan Strait must only take place by peaceful means and with mutual consent, by supporting initiatives aimed at promoting peaceful resolution, dialogue, cooperation and confidence- building between the two sides; prepare a scenario-based strategy for tackling potential security challenges in the Taiwan Strait; support any reinforced EU policy of deterrence vis-à-vis China in view of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the Region, and more largely in the East and South China Seas;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 457 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) establish a ‘Far-East StratCom Task Force’ as part of the European External Action Service, to be tasked with identifying, monitoring and countering disinformation efforts and nation-specific actions by, information manipulation efforts, interference and nation-specific actions originating from various countries, including China;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 469 #

2023/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) fully leverage the Global Gateway strategy as a tool to intensify the EU’s engagement in global development efforts and business relations with partners from developing countries andto provide an alternative to Chinese-driven foreign investment strategies;
2023/10/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 272 #

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the VP/HR and Member States to deliver more robust, flexible and modular CSDP missions and operations, that can adapt to the changing security context and, taking into account the Integrated Approach principle, that build on the synergies and complementarities of civilian and military dimensions of CSDP; welcomes the adoption of the new Civilian CSDP Compact and the commitment to increase the effectiveness, flexibility and responsiveness of civilian missions, including through speeding up decision making, strengthening operational planning, improving selection and recruitment of personnel, emphasising greater gender equality and improving responsiveness tools;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 294 #

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the importance of adequate, flexible and sustainable funding for all security and defence programs and initiatives, including the CFSP budget and the EPF; calls for a substantive increase of funding for the CFSP budget, including a dedicated CFSP budget line establishing a civilian support facility to provide partner countries with equipment and services to enhance their civilian capabilities; calls on the Member States to increase the resources allocated to security and defence in the next multiannual financial framework; further calls on Member States to amend the EPF financing process to ensure adequate and sustainable support for partners, allielike-minded partners and CSDP operations;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 349 #

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes Türkiye’s vote in favour of condemning the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine in the UN General Assembly and its commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine but deplores, at the same time, the fact that circumvention of EU sanctions by Türkiye undermines their effectiveness and calls on the Commission to examine this; reiterates its call on Türkiye to align with the EU sanctions against Russia;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 415 #

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses the need for greater transparency and convergence at the national and European level on arms exports, especially in anticipation of a period of increased defence spending; calls on Member States to fully comply with Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment as it has been amended by Council Decision (CFSP)2019/1560, and to strictly implement criterion 4 on regional stability and halt any export of military technology and equipment that could be used against other EU Member States; recalls the need to define arms export policies as part of security policy and to urgently establish an effective EU- level arms export mechanism which guarantees that the Member States fully comply with the eight legally binding criteria on arms exports;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 422 #

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. While recognising that Türkiye is a country of strategic relevance, regrets Türkiye’s overall destabilising role in many areas of concern for the EU and in its neighbourhoods, which threatens regional peace, security and stability; deplores the fact that despite de-escalation efforts, Türkiye continues its unilateral provocative actions and non-compliance with the UN Security Council resolution on the arms embargo on Libya with regard to operation IRINI, violating international law including UNCLOS and the sovereign rights of EU Member States, in particular Greece and Cyprus, in the Eastern Mediterranean; notes that Türkiye is increasingly present in areas where the EU has key security interests and CSDP missions, and calls upon Türkiye to refrain from undermining EU interests and missions in these areas; calls on Member States to fully comply with Common Position 2008/944/CFSP in relation to Türkiye, including the strict application of criterion 4 on regional stability;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 427 #

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls for the EU to play a significant role in the Mediterranean, having become an actor with the ability to guarantee the stability of the region, including in relation to energy security; calls for enhanced cooperation with partner countries in the Mediterranean to combat extremism, terrorism, the illicit trade in weapons and human trafficking;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 428 #

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Calls on the Council to act swiftly in order to safeguard the respect of the human rights of the Armenian population of Nagorno Karabakh and halt its ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijan; calls on the Council to reconsider the EU’s relations with Azerbaijan, and to impose sanctions on Azerbaijan and against responsible Azerbaijani authorities; calls on Azerbaijan to agree to have EU civilian mission on their side of the border, including allowing access to EUMA to Nagorno-Karabakh to monitor the deteriorating humanitarian situation; calls for the increasing of the number of the EUMA staff in order to also monitor the Armenia-Turkiye border;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 435 #

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Emphasises that the EU must further develop its own capabilities in all domains to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all Member States while enhancing its security cooperation with like-minded partners across the globe;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 448 #

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the importance of the partnership dimension of the Strategic Compass in reinforcing cooperation between the EU and its like-minded allies and partners around the world in order to counter foreign strategies aimed at undermining the EU and destabilising the rules-based international order; welcomes the long- awaited third Joint Declaration on EU- NATO Cooperation which confirmed that the EU and NATO are essential partners who share common values and strategic interests, and who work in complementarity to ensure Euro-Atlantic and global security and stability on the basis of the principles of inclusiveness, reciprocity, mutual openness and transparency, in compliance with the decision-making autonomy and procedures of our respective organisations and without prejudice to the specific character of the security and defence policy of any of our members; calls in particular for synergies and coherence between NATO’s Strategic Concept and the EU’s Strategic Compass, particularly in the areas of countering Russian aggression, hybrid and cyber warfare, and providing support to partners;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 4 #

2023/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Global Health Strategy, adopted on 30 November 2022,
2023/10/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2023/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
– having regard to Japan’s Global Health Strategy, launched in May 2022,
2023/10/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #

2023/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
– having regard to the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), released at the 34th ASEAN Summit, held in June 2019,
2023/10/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2023/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
– having regard to the Communiqué adopted by the health ministers of the G7 summit in Nagasaki, adopted on 14 May 2023,
2023/10/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 15 #

2023/2107(INI)

– having regard to the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), adopted by the 15th Conference of Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 19 December 2022,
2023/10/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 27 #

2023/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas it is of paramount importance for the EU to cooperate with Japan given the Indo-Pacific’s growing economic, demographic, and political weight and its geopolitically and geo- economically strategic position; whereas both, the EU and Japan, are confronted with similar socio-economics challenges, notably with regard to the ageing of population, gender equality, competitiveness vis a vis emerging markets, real wages’ decline, and dependency on imported raw materials and energy;
2023/10/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 67 #

2023/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the fundamental role of the EU-Japan economic partnership agreement and the EU-Japan SPA in the relationship; urges the remaining three EU Member States that have not yet done so to ratify the SPA; calls for the full implementation of both agreements; welcomes the development of an increasingly dense network of bilateral dialogues, consultations, memoranda and agreements with the annual EU-Japan Summit at the centre; welcomes also ever closer relations between Japan and individual EU Member States; underlines the meaning of multilateral trade-policy network and applauds Japans for its leading role in the conclusion of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans- Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and also points to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and recommends the EU to seek close cooperation and, where possible, integration;
2023/10/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 75 #

2023/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Observes with interest Japan’s efforts to promote a stable architecture in the Indo-Pacific, for instance through its participation in the Quad, its engagement with Pacific island states or the recent Camp David Agreement with Korea and the US; continues to note Japan’s concerns about North Korea; intends to corecalls that the EU and Japan maintainuously cooperate with Japan in order to oppose China’s aggressive policies toward only diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, and maintain good relations with Taiwan in many areas; highlights the support for Taiwan to be involved in specific matters in international organisations wits neighbours; shares Japan’s positiohin the framework of the One-China policy; emphasises that a change of the status quo in thate Taiwan is an important partner and a precious friend; shares, furtherStrait must only take place by peaceful means and with mutual consent; underlines the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific, which is inclusive, prosperous and secure, as stated in the joint statement of the EU-Japan Summit on 13th of July 2023; fully shares, in this context, Japan’s high regard for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and reiterates the full support for ASEAN’s unity and centrality and to supporting the mainstreaming of ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), contributing to the region’s stability, prosperity and sustainable development; welcomes the fact that some new vice- ministerial formats also include the EU (in groupings such as Japan/Australia/Korea/EU and Japan/Korea/US/EU); recalls the EU’s and Japan’s aim for constructive and stable relations with China, enabling a balanced, reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade and economic environment, which is based on transparency, predictability, sustainability, safe and fair business practices, and avoiding non-market policies and practices;
2023/10/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 89 #

2023/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is grateful forStrongly appreciates the USD 7.6 billion of robust and unwavering support Japan is providing to Ukraine for its self- defence in Russia’s war of aggression; agrees with Japan that it is crucially important to promote the alignment of all international actors that support the UN principles of national sovereignty and territorial integrity against imperialist revisionism or hegemonic coercion; expresses the EU’s clear commitment to supporting efforts to uphold peace and stability in the Indo- Pacific, particularly in the South China Sea, the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, and to promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific, which is inclusive, prosperous and secure and supports the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP);
2023/10/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 106 #

2023/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the shift in Japan’s national security strategy, including a budget increase to 2 per cent of GDP; welcomes at the same time Japan's efforts to stabilising diplomatic relations with China in order to reduce friction and to leave room for economic cooperation and exchange on common interests; underlines the importance of being vigilant, while at the same time promoting peace and stability and contributing to de- escalation of tensions; continues to support Japan’s engagement for a world without nuclear weapons; calls for a comprehensive security partnership between the EU and Japan as the basis for enhanced consultations, common exercises, shared defence research and development and work on joint contingency planning for dangerous crises; welcomes Member States’ 2+2 dialogue formats with Japan; welcomes NATO’s Individual Tailored Partnership Programme with Japan, but regrets the fact that the opening of a NATO liaison office in Japan has been delayed; proposes the creation of an EU/NATO/AP4 (Japan/Korea/Australia/New Zealand) security dialogue format; encourages the European External Action Service to post a military attaché in Tokyo; would welcome the negotiation of an EU-Japan Framework Participation Agreement; is critical of the fact thatwelcomes the opportunity of an effective cooperation through the Enhancing Security Cooperation In and With Asia (ESIWA) project is not very substantive; calls for enhanced maritime awareness cooperation on the basis of the Critical Maritime Routes Indian Ocean (CRIMARIO) initiative; insists onrecommends to including non-conventional security issues such disinformation, cyber, space and climate change, climate change, biodiversity loss, disaster risk reduction and response to humanitarian crises;
2023/10/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 115 #

2023/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Shares the Japanese emphasis on economic security and welcomes its support for the de-risking paradigm; takes note, in this context, of the G7 Coordination Platform on Economic coercion; points out the huge relevance of international cooperation on governance and standardization of digital services and trade in digital goods, including binding international rules, in particular with view to data security, and in order to create fair competitive opportunities; welcomes in this context the EU-Japan Digital Partnership; values the G7 Framework for Collaboration on Digital Technology Standardisation, cooperation with Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) on critical raw materials, the Industrial Policy Dialogue and the Hiroshima AI Process for responsible artificial intelligence (AI); regrets Japan’s reluctance to participate in Horizon Europe and supports the Council and the Commission in promoting this aim; believes that Japan joining Horizon Europe would be mutually beneficial, in particular with view to many common areas of research interest; underlines, that while there is a general interest for cross-border cooperation and research funding, Horizon Europe is often perceived as overly complicated; calls on the Commission to carry out consultation amongst stakeholders, including scientists and researchers on the one hand and participating third countries on the other, in order to propose a lean and more attractive version of Horizon Europe; welcomes the Communiqué that was adopted by the G7 health ministers on 13 and 14 May 2023 in Nagasaki; underlines that the document recognises the need for research into long Covid and calls for the EU and for Japan, also with view to Japan's and the EU's 2022 Global Health Strategies, to recognize post-acute infection syndromes such as long Covid, Post Vac and ME/CFS as public health crisis following infectious diseases and to collaborate on research for diagnostics and treatment;
2023/10/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 122 #

2023/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the fact that the EU-Japan Green Alliance of 2021 still remains a largely unfulfilled promise; notes that Japan has committed to releasing water from the Fukushima power plant only on the basis of scientific standards, transparency and independent supervision; calls for the EU and Japan to support independent international scientists from different disciplines, to perform long-term monitoring and research on the impact of tritium from atomic plants that is released with wastewater into the sea, on humans, animals and eco-systems; hopes for a more proactive Japanese role on loss and damage, as well as climate finance, at the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 28); in this regard, points to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, as climate and biodiversity protection are intrinsically linked;
2023/10/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 129 #

2023/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the importance of bilateral cooperation and people-to-people contacts for sharing and comparing experiences on issues such as gender equality, an ageing society, new cultural developments or labour practises; values parliamentary exchanges and the human rights dialogue, where we can discuss the issue of death penalty; reiterates its total opposition to death penalty and regrets that it still exists in Japan; proposes the creation of an EU-Japan young leaders forum on global partnership; reiterates its concerns about parental child abduction; welcomes the Japanese government’s Guidelines on Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains of 2022 and welcomes its efforts to adopt legislation equivalent to the EU’s corporate sustainability due diligence directive in 2024;
2023/10/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #

2023/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (EPCAs) are new-generation agreements that are the cornerstone of the EU’s engagement with Central Asia; whereas Kazakhstan was the first Central Asian country to sign an EPCA in 2015, which came into force in 2020; whereas negotiations on the EU- Kyrgyzstan EPCA were concluded on 6 July 2019, but the agreement still has not been signed due to a legal dispute between Council and Commission; whereas negotiations on the EU-Uzbekistan EPCA were concluded on 6 July 2022; whereas at the beginning of 2023, the EU and Tajikistan have started negotiations on an EPCA; whereas a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Turkmenistan was signed in 1998 but the Parliament has not given its consent to ratify the agreement because of its deep concern over the short-term benchmarks for Turkmenistan’s progress on human rights and fundamental freedoms;
2023/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #

2023/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs visited Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on 21-25 February 2022 and Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on 21-25 August 2023; whereas its Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU- Uzbekistan and EU-Tajikistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia maintains regular inter- parliamentary relations with the Central Asian countries;
2023/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 36 #

2023/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the EU and Central Asia are facing profound global and regional geopolitical shifts, which provide significant impetus for them to engage in stronger mutually beneficial cooperation; encourages the EU to intensify its engagement with Central Asia, given the geostrategic importance of the region; welcomes the increased high-level contact between the EU and Central Asia, in particular the meetings between the Central Asian heads of state and the President of the European Council, and the work of the EU Special Representative for Central Asia; welcomes that the first EU-Central Asia Summit is planned for 2024 and the intention to adopt a joint EU-Central Asia roadmap to advance dialogue and cooperation in specific areas; encourages the EU to continue promoting political and economic reforms that strengthen the rule of law, democracy, good governance and respect for human rights;
2023/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 60 #

2023/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes with concern efforts to upgrade the secessionist entity in occupied Cyprus at the Organization of Turkic States and calls on the Central Asian states concerned to effectively uphold the respect of the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states and not to ratify the amended Statute of the Organization of Turkic States, which would put into effect the decision to grant observer status to the secessionist entity in occupied Cyprus;
2023/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 73 #

2023/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the importance of a positive investment climate for the economic development of Central Asia and EU-Central Asian trade and cooperation; highlights that a positive investment climate depends on stable democratic institutions, respect for human rights and the rule of law, as well as business and civil society’s capacity for due diligence application;
2023/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 78 #

2023/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the EU’s role as an important donor of aid to the region; underlines the importance of taking a united approach as Team Europe, as this makes it possible to create synergies and maximise the impact of the action taken and showcases the benefits of multilateral cooperation; stresses the need to ensure the visibility of EU assistance and investment and calls for linking EU assistance and budget support to the Central Asian countries to concrete benchmarks for progress on democratic reforms, human rights protection, the rule of law and sustainable development;
2023/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 115 #

2023/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Bilateral cooperation
2023/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 116 #

2023/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that Kazakhstan is the first Central Asian country with a ratified EPCA, which provides a solid foundation for expanding cooperation in key areas of mutual interest, such as connectivity, energy efficiency, green economy and digitalisation; welcomes the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the EU on a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, batteries and renewable hydrogen value chains; calls on Kazakh authorities to continue implementing political and economic reforms, which should strengthen democracy, rule of law and good governance; underlines that implementation of the vision of “Just and Fair Kazakhstan” must entail ensuring respect for human rights and freedoms of expression, association and assembly and improving the electoral framework in line with OSCE/ODIHR recommendations; calls on the authorities to complete the investigation into the January 2022 events, to publish its findings and to ensure justice for victims of torture; notes the potential benefits of increased people- to-people exchanges with Kazakhstan through a visa facilitation agreement, the formal consultations on which started in May 2023;
2023/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 119 #

2023/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Underlines that the upcoming signing of the EPCA and the ongoing GSP+ implementation put further emphasis on the need to ensure the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Kyrgyzstan in line with its international commitments; observes with concern the deterioration of democratic standards and human rights in recent years, considering that Kyrgyzstan has been regarded as the most democratic country in the region with a vibrant civil society and free media; is concerned about the persecution of the political opposition, amongst others representatives of the Social Democrats party, and the negative impact of legislative initiatives that target the activities of independent media and civil society, notably the law on ‘false information’ and draft laws on ‘foreign representatives’, ‘mass media’ and ‘protecting children from harmful information’, and the increasing number of cases against human rights defenders, media workers and journalists as well as media outlets; calls on the EU to continue supporting the civil society and the independent media;
2023/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 121 #

2023/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Underlines the importance of the delimitation and demarcation of disputed border areas between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to prevent further military clashes between the two countries and welcomes the steps taken by both sides in this regard; reiterates the EU’s offer to support the peaceful settlement of the conflict through technical assistance and confidence-building measures;
2023/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 122 #

2023/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Notes that the start of negotiations on the EPCA agreement with Tajikistan is an opportunity to broaden the scope of bilateral cooperation and exchanges; underlines the need for continued close cooperation on security issues as Afghanistan continues to be a source of instability and security concerns due to harsh rule by the Taliban and ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country; reiterates that the legitimate fight against terrorism and violent extremism should not be used as a pretext to suppress opposition activity, hinder freedom of expression or hamper the independence of the judiciary; welcomes Tajikistan’s interest in joining GSP+, which can support sustainable economic growth and boost trade and requires effective implementation of international human and labour rights standards; calls on Tajikistan to improve the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular freedom of expression, and to stop intimidating and persecuting media workers, human rights defenders, independent lawyers and civil society as well as the repression of the Pamiri minority in the GBAO;
2023/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 123 #

2023/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Notes that Turkmenistan remains the only Central Asian country without a PCA with the EU, which limits the scope for bilateral engagement; stresses that Turkmenistan needs to demonstrate the improvement of its dire democracy and human rights record in order for Parliament to reconsider its position and ratify the PCA; urges the government to decriminalise consensual sexual relations between men; notes that it should be in Turkmenistan’s interest to open up to avoid being the outlier in the region with limited options for cooperation; recognises the potential of mutually beneficial cooperation in areas such as energy, connectivity as well as trade, and welcomes Turkmenistan’s expressed interest in supplying gas to Europe by means of building a Trans-Caspian gas pipeline;
2023/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 124 #

2023/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Notes the announced reforms in Uzbekistan aimed at achieving genuine change in the country in terms of socioeconomic development, efficient administration, a more independent judicial system and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; stresses that the constitutional reform is an opportunity to strengthen the rule of law and to give the reforms a solid legal foundation; reiterates nevertheless its deep concern over Uzbekistan’s poor record on democracy, media freedom, human rights and the rule of law, including the brutal crackdown of the Karakalpakstan protest and restrictions of freedom of association both for NGOs and political parties and persecution of and threats against journalists, independent bloggers, content producers and human rights defenders; reminds the authorities of the importance of upholding the freedom of expression, both online and offline, the freedom of assembly, the freedom of association and the independence of the media; urges the government to decriminalise consensual sexual relations between men; welcomes the completion of negotiations on the EU- Uzbekistan EPCA and reiterates its call for a swift completion of the necessary legal and technical procedures for the signature of the EPCA; welcomes Uzbekistan’s leading role in promoting regional cooperation in various fields, including connectivity and use of water resources;
2023/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the Instrument’s external investment framework brings together blended finance and guarantees under the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+) External Action Guarantee (EAG), which is to be implemented by eligible partners in an open and collaborative approach, with a specific role for the European Investment Bank (EIB); whereas the EFSD+ considerably expands the financial envelope of its predecessor, the EFSD, and will be able to guarantee operations up to EUR 53.4 billion through EAG; whereas the ‘policy first’ principle must result in a cooperation driven by policy objectives and ensure that the European financial architecture for development is aligned in this regard; proposes for example to refine the broad and vague MSMEs window into sub-windows that should be dedicated to individual entrepreneurs and cooperatives;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 22 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas inequalities are amongst the root causes of instability, insecurity and violence;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 23 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the promotion of human rights is a cornerstone of the EU’s external action;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 24 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas human development remains a key area for the EU’s external and development policies; whereas investments in health care, education, nutrition and social protection are paramount to ensure universal access to these services which constitute basic human rights;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 55 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the consolidation of most of the EU’s external action in a single Instrument, gradually streamlining and harmonising the numerous previous instruments; is of the opinion, however, that although this simplification has enhanced flexibility and efficiency, it has not been accompanied by sufficient levels of effective accountability; underlines in this regard that measures can only be considered effective when this can be proven by clear and comparable monitoring and evaluation mechanisms; reminds of the findings of the 2023 ECA special report on programming of the Instrument, which points out that baseline and target indicators as well as data sources in MIPs where fragmented or missing; calls on the Commission to make the use of ‘Global Europe Results Framework’ (GERF) indicators compulsory for all measures throughout the entire programming cycle of MIPs, that is planning, implementation and reporting of results and for considerably increasing EU delegations capacities; emphasises that the Instrument should provide an efficient, effective, coherent and inclusive implementation, underpinned by the ‘policy first’ principle and in line with the strategic interests and values of the EU; reiterates its call on the Commission to publish, at least biannually, an aid effectiveness progress report, that consistently includes standardized, comprehensible and comparable indicators, covering joint planning, joint implementation and joint results frameworks; calls on the Commission to present this progress report to Parliament;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 94 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of meeting all the Instrument’s spending targets and calls for detailed information on the progress made in this regard; regrets, in particular, the substantial deficit in reaching the Instrument’s climate target and the biodiversity target; recalls that biodiversity is a crucial factor in combatting climate change; calls for a detailed plan outlining how the Commission intends to meet the climatespending targets by the end of the MFF;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 98 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Reaffirms the commitment set out in the Instrument to eradicating poverty, fighting inequalities and discrimination and promoting human development; recalls that actions under the Instrument are expected to contribute at least 20 % of the ODA funded under the Instrument to social inclusion and human development; underlines that the EFSD+ should aim to support investments as a means of contributing to the achievement of the SDGs by fostering sustainable and inclusive economic, environmental and social development; calls in this regard for the full implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan III, as well as the operationalisation of the EU Global Health Strategy and the Youth Action Plan in EU external action; underlines the need to enhance the Union’s efforts to promote and protect human rights in its external action, in view of the mid-term review of the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 103 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Reaffirms the commitment set out in the Instrument to eradicating poverty, fighting inequalities and discrimination and promoting human development; emphasises the importance of following a holistic approach to human security as a new guiding paradigm;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 109 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines the importance of guaranteeing an effective needs-based and people-centred approach in the EU’s external action; highlights the essential role that local partners and civil society should have in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the programmes;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 142 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the specific role played by the EIB in the European financial architecture for development, as set out in Article 209 of the TFEU and in Article 36 of the Regulation establishing the Instrument, and acknowledges the EIB’s potential to mobilise additional funding that contributes to the Instrument’s objectives; welcomes the creation of EIB Global, which has been operational since 1 January 2022 and sets out to increase the bank’s presence and expertise in developing countries; notes that, since the setting up of the new development branch, the EIB Global has made record use of the dedicated investment window provided by the Instrument, delivering over EUR 10 billion in 2022, notably in support of Ukraine and the Global Gateway; recalls the importance of the EU budget as the sole guarantor for the EIB’s to provide loans outside the EU in support of EU policies; calls for an increase in the guarantees granted to the EIB by the EU budget in order to allow the EU bank to continue to deliver vital public and private sector operations in Ukraine and to expand its activities in the Global South; calls on the EIB to use its position to mobilise investments for sustainable development in line with the purpose and criteria established by the EFSD+; highlights the important role of the EIB in partnering with the Commission to deliver EUR 100 billion of the 300 billion commitment under the Global Gateway strategy; calls on the EIB to continue to strengthen its presence in the field by building on the current approach of co- location within EU delegations, while further exploiting possible synergies with the EBRD and other European DFIs; underlines that EU investment projects should be subject to evaluation, monitoring and reporting, in order to avoid unintended negative impacts; in this regard, calls on the Commission, together with EIB, EBRD and other European DFIs to develop standardised procedures, including ex ante and ex post evaluations and by applying the Commission’s Result Management Framework (ReMF); urges the Commission to publish this Framework and to make sure that DFIs using their own indicators to clearly define them and explain their application and comparability with the ReMF; calls for the introduction of standardised complaint mechanisms for all DFIs that are sufficiently staffed and resourced and easily accessible; calls on the Commission to follow-up environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards of all investment projects; encourages the EIB to continue to actively engage in developing planning, monitoring and evaluation at country level, hand in hand with the EU delegations and through co- financing with development finance institutions; calls for stronger coordination between the Commission and the EEAS and EU delegations to facilitate discussions and cooperation with relevant actors on the ground in order to identify projects which best meet development effectiveness objectives;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 164 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Team Europe approach and its aim of increasing the coherence, impact and visibility of EU development projects, and calls for more joint actions with the Member States, in particular Team Europe Initiatives (TEIs); recalls however that individual Member States’ contributions have to be indicated in MIPs in order to ensure certainty over the Member States’ financial support; calls on the Commission to review the effectiveness of the approach including Member States’ compliance, and to inform Parliament of its findings;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 167 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Team Europe approach and its aim of increasing the coherence, impact and visibility of EU development projects, and calls for more joint actions with the Member States, in particular Team Europe Initiatives (TEIs); calls on the Commission to review the effectiveness of the approach and to inform Parliament of its findings; calls on the Commission to clarify the roles surrounding the Team Europe approach and to propose a mechanism that increases the transparency and democratic scrutiny of the initiative;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 176 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Global Gateway strategy as a concerted EU response to global challenges; regrets, however, the lack of transparency and of a regulatory framework for the strategy’s governance and implementation within the Instrument’s objectives and priorities; is of the opinion that in times of new geostrategic challenges, EU foreign and security policy and development cooperation actors have to better coordinate and cooperate in the framework of the Global Gateway in order to give weight to EU positions and values in a new multilateral world order and to show leadership in international initiatives, such as G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment (PGII); stresses that massive investments are required in both hard and soft infrastructure in developing countries, from digital, transport and energy networks to health, education and food systems; regrets, however, the lack of transparency and of a regulatory framework for the strategy’s governance and implementation within the Instrument’s objectives and priorities; stresses the need for adequate parliamentary involvement and scrutiny as well as better staffed and resourced EU delegations and consultation with the business sector and CSOs through a comprehensible and transparent governance framework that would quickly deliver a boost of investment and visibility of EU in partner countries at the backdrop of a complex geopolitical context; Underlines that the joint communication of the Global Gateway leaves room for interpretation about the relationship of its different bodies that remains largely informal; regrets the limited access of information in particular from the steering committee; calls on the Commission to update the joint communication and to provide a clear definition of what a global gateway project is and how to distinguish it from other investment projects; Calls for clarity as to how the EU financial regulation and public procurement rules apply in the funding of Global Gateway for the joint projects in partner developing countries; calls to ensure that the prerogative is always given to the EU and local partner or like-minded countries companies; regrets the lack of clarity on the financing for the Global Gateway strategy and recalls that such new initiatives should be financed through fresh appropriations and the related upward revision of the Heading 6 ceiling;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 188 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls Parliament’s functions of political control and consultation and stresses the role of the high-level geopolitical dialogue in providing general orientations for the implementation of the Instrument; powers of political and budgetary control and consultation; underlines that the Parliament needs full and timely access to documents and has to be able to monitor the impact and progress of projects, which is, why it needs full access to standardised baseline and target indicators as well as data sources; regrets that decision- making processes in particular in the framework of the Global Gateway are still undefined and not fully transparent; points out that the overlap of financial instruments, for example in the context of guarantees, makes scrutiny difficult; calls on the Commission to provide after consultations with the Parliament a comprehensible, clear and complete overview in a single document about the financial instruments their relations with each other and the different actors as well as a complete and precise overview about grants and guarantees and how they are covered; furthermore, calls on the Commission to provide regular information about the Global Gateway steering group and to make the Result Management Framework (ReMF) fully available; calls for an oversight of the complaint mechanisms and for regular information about complaints; calls on the Parliament to establish a sufficiently staffed and resourced parliamentary oversight body for the Instrument including EFSD+ and Global Gateway projects and calls on the Commission to provide a consistent inter-institutional information flow with the European Parliament being kept informed about investment projects including Global Gateway projects; is of the opinion that the format of the high-level geopolitical dialogue alone cannot fully provide general orientations for the implementation of the Instrument; reiterates that Parliament’s positions need to be fully taken into consideration; also reiterates that European Parliament resolutions constitute part of the overall policy framework for the implementation of the Instrument;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 233 #

2023/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes that pilot projects and preparatory actions are new initiatives that might turn into EU funding programmes when they turned out to be successful; underlines that they are an opportunity for the European Parliament to introduce programmes that would otherwise not have been financed; highlights that the Insrtument, when interpreted broadly, constitutes in theory a legal basis for all initiatives, which prevents eligibility and therefore makes de-facto initiatives from the European Parliament impossible; calls on the Commission to provide a legislative proposal that enables pilot projects and preparatory actions to be proposed by the Parliament, provided, the proposals are considered useful by the EU delegations and provided additional benefits as they would otherwise not have been financed in praxis;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 6 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the Agreement between the European Union and Türkiye on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation,
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
having regard to the negotiating framework for Turkey of 3 October 2005, and to the fact that, as it is the case for all candidate countries, Türkiye’s accession to the EU depends on full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria, and to the need to normalize its relations with all EU Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus,
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 12 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the restrictive measures framework established by the EU on 11 November 2019, as a response to Türkiye’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, as most recently renewed by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2186 of 8 November 2022,
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to the declaration issued by the European Community and its Member States on 21 September 2005, including the provision that the recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the negotiations, and to the need for Türkiye to proceed to the normalization of its relations with all Member States and to fully implement the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement towards all Member States, by removing all obstacles to the free movement of goods, including restrictions on means of transport, without prejudice and discrimination,
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)
– having regard to the Council Conclusions of 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 to the effect that the accession negotiations effectively have come to a standstill and no further chapters can be considered for opening or closing and no further work towards the modernisation of the EU-Turkey Customs Union is foreseen,
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 d (new)
– having regard to Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which states that the contracting parties undertake to abide by the final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in any case to which they are parties, and therefore to the obligation of Türkiye to implement all judgments of the European courts, including the ECtHR,
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 18 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 e (new)
– having regard to the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council on Cyprus, including resolution 550 (1984) of 11 May 1984 on secessionist actions in Cyprus and resolution 789 (1992) of 25 November 1992 which consider attempts to settle any part of Varosha by people other than its inhabitants as inadmissible, and call for the transfer of that area to the administration of the United Nations, urging all concerned in the Cyprus question to commit themselves to the confidence-building measures set out in the resolution,
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 36 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide,1a _________________ 1a OJ C 328, 6.9.2016, p. 2.
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the European Court of Human Rights, Cyprus v. Turkey, Judgment of 2001,
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 44 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 26 November 2020 on escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumptions of talks 2a, _________________ 2a OJ C 425, 20.10.2021, p. 143
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 45 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
– having regard to the relevant resolutions by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, including the interim resolution of 16 September 2021 on the execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Cyprus v. Turkey,
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 46 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 c (new)
– having regard to the interim resolution of 2 December 2021 on the execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Selahattin Demirtaş v Turkey (No. 2),
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 63 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, a NATO ally and a key trade and economic partner, as well as a key partneactor on migration;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 71 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas Türkiye has been gradually moving further away from the EU’s values and normative framework, as exemplified by a number of measures curtailing fundamental freedoms and human rights as well as by its actions against international law and good neighbourly relations;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 140 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges theTakes note of partial measures taken in recent months by the Turkish authorities to prevent the re-exportation to Russia of goods covered by EU sanctions, but urges them to go further in order to ensure that Türkiye stops being a hub for entities and individuals that wish to; underlines the paramount importance of preventing the circumvention of EU sanctions and urges Türkiye to ensure the full respect of those sanctions, in particular taking into account the free circulation of products, including dual- use goods, within the EU-Turkey Customs Union; highlights, its expectation that Turkey will avoid becoming a safe haven for Russian capital and investments, thus clearly circumvent suching EU sanctions;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 171 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that, in terms of human rights and the rule of law, the desolate picture painted in its resolution of 7 June 2022 on the 2021 Commission Report on Turkey remains valid, and reiterates the content of that resolution; fully endorses the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 12 October 2022, and the related report by its Monitoring Committee, on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Türkiye; calls on Türkiye to fully implement all judgements of the European Courts, including the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in line with Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights, as well as the payment of just satisfaction awarded by the ECtHR, an unconditional obligation deriving from Türkiye’s membership of the Council of Europe;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 205 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Remains deeply concerned about the lack of independence of the judiciary, the continued breach of the obligation to abide by the landmark rulings of the European Court of Human Rights, the serious restrictions on fundamental freedoms – particularly freedom of expression and, of association and of assembly – and the constant attacks on the fundamental rights of members of the opposition, lawyers, journalists, academics and civil society activists in Türkiye; is particularly worried by the continued crackdown on Kurdish politicians, journalists, lawyers and artists; expresses concern about the deterioration of the rights of women and the constant targeting and harassment of LGBTI+ people, both of whom could see their rights further curtailed by the possible amendments to Türkiye’s constitutionstresses the need for a free, transparent and balanced media landscape;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 211 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reiterates relevant ECtHR decisions and calls on the Turkish Government to immediately stop the violation of the human rights of the Cypriot citizens and stop depriving them of the enjoyment and exercise of their property, religious and other human rights stemming from the constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus and the acquis communautaire, as well as the fundamental principles and values of the EU;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 212 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Remains deeply concerned about the lack of independence of the judiciary; urges the government to ensure due process and the right to a fair trial to all; expresses concern about reports of excessive violence being imposed on prisoners; strongly stresses the need to ensure humane treatment of all prisoners, in accordance with basic human rights;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 214 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on Türkiye to cooperate with relevant international organizations, especially the Council of Europe, in preventing and combatting illicit trafficking and the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage within Turkey and the occupied part of Cyprus; stresses the importance of pursuing dialogue with relevant international organisations and the EU on the preservation of cultural and religious heritage;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 216 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Is particularly worried by the continued crackdown on Kurdish politicians, journalists, lawyers and artists; condemns Türkiye’s military action in Syria; calls on Turkey to end its occupation of Syrian territories and its impact on the Kurdish population;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 218 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Expresses concern about the deterioration of the rights of women and the constant targeting and harassment of LGBTI+ people, both of whom could see their rights further curtailed by the possible amendments to Türkiye’s constitution; in this regard, urges Türkiye to re-join to the Istanbul Convention;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 228 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Concludes that the Turkish Government has no interest in closing the persistent and growing gap between Türkiye and the EU on values and standards, as it has shown, for the past few years, a clear lack of political will to carry out the necessary reforms to address, in particular, the serious concerns about the rule of law and, fundamental rights and the protection and inclusion of all ethnic, religious and sexual minorities that continue to negatively affect the country’s EU accession process;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 237 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Takes note of the efforts made by Türkiye to continue hosting a large refugee population; welcomes, in this regard, the continued provision of EU funding for refugees and host communities in Türkiye, and expresses its commitment to sustaining this support in the future; calls on the Commission to ensure the utmost transparency and accuracy in the allocation of funds under the successor to the Facility for Refugees in Türkiye, ensuring that the funds are primarily given directly to the refugees and host communities and managed by organisations that guarantee accountability and transparency; supports an objective assessment of the cooperation between the EU and Türkiye on refugees and migration matters and underlines the importance of both sides complying with their respective commitments under the EU-Turkey Joint Statement of 2016 and the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement vis-à vis all Member States, including the resumption of the readmission of returnees from the Greek islands, or the activation of the Voluntary Humanitarian Admissions Scheme; recalls Türkiye’s obligation to take any necessary measures to prevent new sea or land routes for irregular migration opening from Türkiye to the EU, and its will to cooperate with neighbouring states as well as the EU to this effect and with fundamental rights as part of its implementation process;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 240 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Regrets that as a result of Türkiye’s instrumentalization of refugees a continuing increase in asylum applications was registered in Cyprus in 2022; notes that pending the full and effective implementation of the EU- Turkey Readmission Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, existing bilateral readmission agreements and provisions in similar agreements and arrangements with EU Member States, should be adequately implemented; underlines that cooperation in the area of justice and home affairs with all EU Member States remains essential;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 242 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. WelcomesTakes note, after a confrontational period, Türkiye’s recent steps towards normalising relations with several countries, such as Armenia, Egypt, Israel and the Gulf states, but remains concerned by the fact that Türkiye’s foreign policy still clashes in many aspects with EU interests and, far from growing closer to the EU, it has further diverged in the last year, reaching a record low of alignment with just 7 % of common foreign and security policy decisions; deplores, in this respect, Türkiye’s overall destabilising role in many areas of concern for the EU and in its neighbourhoods (such as in the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and South Caucasus and its role in conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Libya), which threatens regional peace, security and stability; is extremely concerned by, and strongly condemns, Türkiye’s illegal activities and threats of military action against EU Member States, in particular Greece and Cyprus, in the Eastern Mediterranean;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 250 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. WelcomesTakes note, after a confrontational period, Türkiye’s recent steps towards normalising relations with several countries, such as Armenia, Egypt, Israel and the Gulf states, but remains concerned by the fact that Türkiye’s foreign policy still clashes in many aspects with EU interests and, far from growing closer to the EU, it has further diverged in the last year, reaching a record low of alignment with just 7 % of common foreign and security policy decisions;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 255 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Continues to urge Türkiye to unequivocally commit to good neighbourly relations, international agreements and to the peaceful settlement of disputes in line with international law, having recourse, if necessary to the International Court of Justice and to refrain from any unilateral action or threats;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 257 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Reaffirms its call expressed in its resolution of 15 April 2015, and once again encourages Turkey to recognise the Armenian Genocide, thus paving the way for a genuine reconciliation between the Turkish and Armenian peoples; calls on Türkiye, in this regard, to refrain from any anti-Armenian propaganda and hate speech, and to fully respect its obligations to protect Armenian and other cultural heritage;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 265 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the overall de-escalation of tensions observed in the eastern Mediterranean in recent times, particularly in the wake of the February earthquakes, and expresses its hope that a possible new era in Türkiye’s foreign policy might yield positive results in the bilateral relations between Türkiye and all EU Member States; reiterates its long-standing support for a solution to the Cyprus problem on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation and reaffirms its positions on the matter expressed in its resolutionmains fully aware that any positive dynamics can be easily reversed at any moment while the underlying issues remain unresolved;calls on Turkey to respect the sovereignty of all EU Member States over their territorial sea and airspace as well as their sovereign rights, including inter alia the right to explore and exploit natural resources, in accordance with EU and international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which is part of the EU acquis; continues, in particular, to call Türkiye to show genuine collective engagement to negotiating the delimitation of exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and the continental shelf in good faith and in line with international rules and principles; condemns, in this regard, the harassment by Turkish warships of research vessels performing surveys within the EEZ delimitated by the Republic of Cyprus; reaffirms the right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements on its EEZ and to explore and exploit its natural resources in full compliance with international law;supports the invitation extended to Türkiye by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to negotiate in good faith the maritime delimitation between their respective coast lines, or to have recourse to the International Court of 7 June 2022stice, and calls on Türkiye to accept Cyprus’s invitation;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 289 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Praises the important work of the United Nations-facilitated bi-communal Committee on Missing Persons (CMP); it recalls Türkiye that this is a major long- standing humanitarian issue that severely perpetuates the suffering of the Greek- Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot missing persons and of their relatives; calls on Türkiye to conduct a meaningful and effective investigation for the ascertainment of the fate or whereabouts of the Greek-Cypriot missing persons - in line with the 2001 judgment on the interstate application of Cyprus against Turkey - delivered by the European Court of Human Rights, and to grant CMP full access to all relevant archives and military areas to be followed up by concrete actions and further expedited;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 290 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Regrets the fact that the Cyprus problem remains unresolved and stresses that a solution in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and within the agreed framework will have a positive impact on Türkiye’s relations with the EU; strongly reaffirms its view that the only sustainable solution to the Cyprus issue is that of a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement, including of its external aspects, within the UN framework, with a single international legal personality, single sovereignty, single citizenship and political equality, as set out in the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and in accordance with international law and on the basis of respect for the principles on which the Union is founded;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 297 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Reiterates its call on the Turkish Government to halt its plans for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which is located in a region prone to severe earthquakes, therefore posing a major threat not only to Türkiye, but also to the Mediterranean region; asks the Turkish Government to involve the governments of its neighbouring countries in relation to any further developments in the Akkuyu venture; to facilitate an experts’ mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency for inspection of the facility after the devastating earthquakes; to align its legislation with relevant EU acquis on nuclear safety and proceed with cross- border cooperation with neighboring states; to accede to the UN Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Trans-boundary Context and the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 302 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Deplores the fact that the Turkish Government has abandoned the agreed basis of the solution and the UN framework to defend on a two-state solution in Cyprus; calls on Türkiye to abandon this unacceptable proposal for a two-state solution; strongly condemns any action to facilitate or assist in any way the international recognition of the secessionist entity in the occupied areas of Cyprus and stresses that such actions severely damages efforts to create an environment conducive to resuming settlement talks under the auspices of the United Nations;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 306 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Further calls on Türkiye to withdraw its troops from Cyprus and refrain from any unilateral action which would entrench the permanent division of the island and to refrain from action altering the demographic balance; condemns the fact that Turkey continues to violate UN Security Council resolutions 550 (1984) and 789 (1992), which call on Türkiye to transfer the area of Varosha to its lawful inhabitants under the temporary administration of the UN, by supporting the opening of the town of Varosha to the public; takes the view that this move undermines mutual trust and hence the prospect of a resumption of talks on a comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem; expresses in this regard serious concern over the recent, new illegal activities in the fenced off area of Varosha for the opening of a new part of the beach;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 311 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Welcomes the proposals of the President of the Republic of Cyprus which aim at breaking the stalemate in the settlement process and calls for a more active engagement by the EU in this regard; calls on the Turkish Cypriot leader to return to dialogue based on the UN format, which represents the only viable path towards reconciliation; urges that negotiations on the reunification of Cyprus be resumed under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 312 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Reiterates its call on Türkiye to fulfil its obligation of full, non- discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement towards all Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus; regrets the fact that Türkiye has still not made progress towards normalising its relations with the Republic of Cyprus; underlines the fact that cooperation remains essential in areas such as justice and home affairs as well as aviation law and air traffic communications with all EU Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 316 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 g (new)
13g. Remains deeply concerned about the restrictions faced by the enclaved Greek Cypriots in the free and unhindered exercise of their rights to education and freedom of religion;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 335 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 h (new)
13h. Condemns the repeated attempts by Türkiye to intimidate and gag Turkish Cypriot journalists and progressive citizens in the Turkish Cypriot community, thus violating their right to freedom of opinion and expression;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 336 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 i (new)
13i. Regrets Türkiye’s continuing refusal to comply with aviation law and establish a channel of communication between air traffic control centres in Türkiye and the Republic of Cyprus, the absence of which entails real safety risks and dangers as identified by the European Aviation Safety Agency and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations; takes the view that this could be an area where Türkiye could prove its commitment to confidence- building measures and calls on Türkiye to collaborate by fully implementing EU aviation law;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 341 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its firm conviction that Türkiye is a country of strategic relevance in political, economic and foreign policy terms, a key partner for the stability of the wider region and a vital ally, including within NATO, and reaffirms that the EU is committed to pursuing the best possible relations with Türkiye based on dialogue, respect and mutual trust in line with international law and good neighbourly relations;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 346 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its firm conviction that Türkiye is a country of strategic relevance in political, economic and foreign policy terms, a key partneactor for the stability of the wider region and a vital ally, including within NATO, and reaffirms that the EU is committed to pursuing the best possible relations with Türkiye based on dialogue, respect and mutual trust;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 351 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls its position, as expressed in previous resolutions, on the introduction of an initiative in the Council for all EU Member States to halt the licensing of arms exports to Türkiye in accordance with Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 361 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers, in view of all the above, that in the absence of a drastic change of course by the Turkish Government, Türkiye’s EU accession process has lost its purpose and will not endure much longer in the current circumstances; recommends, in that case, starting a reflection process to find an alternative and realisticaffirms nevertheless its support for keeping the accession process and its value-based approach as the main framework for EU- Türkiye relations in substitution for the accession process; calls on the Commission, therefore, to explore possible formats for a mutually appealing framework through a comprehensive and inclusive process, as it is still the most powerful tool to exercise normative pressure on and constructive dialogue with t Türkiye and the best framework to sustain the democratic and pro-European aspirations of Turkish society and promote convergence with the EU;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 370 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Regrets that the current Customs Union will not achieve its full potential until Türkiye fully and effectively implements the Additional Protocol in relation to all Member States including the Republic of Cyprus in a non- discriminatory manner, which is a prerequisite for the opening of the negotations for the upgrading;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 378 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that visa liberalisation will be possible once all the criteria have been fully and effectively met in a non- discriminatory manner towards all Member States;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 379 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Reiterates its call on Türkiye to comply with the EU declaration issued on September 21, 2005 and to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement vis-a-vis all Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus; regrets that Türkiye has still not made progress towards the normalisation of its relations with the Republic of Cyprus; reiterates that recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the accesion process, of Customs Union and every agreement between the EU and Türkiye and calls for progress without any further delay;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 380 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Deeply regrets the conversion of the Hagia Sophia historical-religious monument into a mosque without prior dialogue, which could violate the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage to which Türkiye is a signatory; calls on Türkiye’s Government to reconsider and reverse this decision in order to fully respect the historical and cultural character of cultural and religious monuments and symbols, especially UNESCO world heritage sites; recalls that Hagia Sophia is a place open for all communities and religions and calls on UNESCO to take proper actions in order to safeguard this World Heritage Site;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 391 #

2022/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Reaffirms its support for an upgraded customs union with a broader, mutually beneficial scope, which could encompass a wide range of areas of common interest, including digitalisation and Green Deal alignment; insists that such a modernisation would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights and the aforfundamental freedoms, respect for international law and good neighbourly relations, and that it can only be envisaged upon Türkiye’s full implementationed principles of the Additional Protocol to extend the Ankara Agreement towards all Member States without reserve and in a non-discriminatory fashion; stresses that both parties must be fully aware of this democratic conditionality from the outset of any negotiations, as Parliament will not give its consent to the final agreement if no progress is made in this field; remains ready to advance towards visa liberalisation as soon as the Turkish authorities fulfil the six outstanding benchmarks;
2023/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 32 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the future of Western Balkans lies in the EU;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 55 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas Serbia has become a safe haven for Russians companies looking to evade sanctions imposed by the EU, like major communication and media companies, including Russia Today (RT), which was confirmed to be setting up multiple offices in Serbia in July 2022;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 58 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas according to the Balkan Free Media Initiative Report in Serbia and Republica Srbska pro-government, pro-Russian and pro-Serbian disinformation is spreading much faster than independent fact-checkers can document, which is stoking division, anti- EU sentiment, leading to growing security concerns in the region; whereas disinformation often originates in a false or misleading statements made by a political figure, which is then reported upon by state-affiliated media and subsequently shared on Social Media.
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 59 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas Russia uses its influence in Serbia to try to destabilize, interfere and threaten neighbouring sovereign states, in Bosnia and Herzegovina via the Republika Srpska, in Montenegro via the country’s pro-Serbian sentiments as well as the orthodox church and in Kosovo by exploiting and flaring up existing disputes in the north of Kosovo;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 60 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
D d. whereas social media platforms have become tools to foster anti- democratic political movements in the Western Balkans and especially have been weaponized by the ruling parties of Serbia to consolidate power pushing a pro- government and pro-Russian narrative, which is exacerbated by the control over traditional forms of media such as television, radio and print;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 76 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets Serbia’s continued low level of alignment with the CFSP, in particular in the context of the Russian war on Ukraine; underlines the fact that, as a candidate country, Serbia must adhere to the EU’s principles and policies, and alignment with a warmongering autocratic regime is unacceptableregrets that in 2022, for the first time, the European Commission detected backsliding in one of negotiating chapters with Serbia (Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defence policy); underlines the fact that, as a candidate country, Serbia must adhere to the EU’s principles and policies, and alignment with a warmongering autocratic regime is unacceptable; reiterates its position that accession negotiations with Serbia should advance only if the country aligns with EU sanctions against Russia and makes significant progress on the EU-related reforms; calls on Serbia to systematically align with the EU’s restrictive measures and general policy towards Russia, demonstrate progress in democracy and the rule of law and embrace EU values and priorities;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 92 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes Serbia’s alignment with the EU in voting in favour of relevant UN General Assembly resolutions and Russia’s suspension from the Human Rights Council; regrets, however, the fact that Serbia has consistently failed to align with the EU’s restrictive measures against Russia; deplores Serbia’s close relationship with Russia and state officials’ inability to clearly communicate Serbia’s commitment to the EU; condemns state officials and influential media’s campaign to undermine the EU;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 109 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that key components of Serbian foreign policy run directly counter to EU positions, including the signature of agreements setting out joint foreign policy priorities between Serbia and Russia for 2023-2024 and meetings with senior officials from Russia who are on the EU sanctions list; is concerned by the appointment of the Director of the Security Intelligence Agency (SIA), who is known for his anti- EU and pro-Kremlin rhetoric;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 121 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses concern about the decreasing public support for EU membership in Serbia; regrets that EU’s calls for Serbia to respect commitments as a candidate country have been portrayed as blackmail by the highest Serbian officials; urges both Serbian and EU officials to actively communicate the benefits of EU membership as a matter of priority; deplores the fact that many media outlets close to the government, including national television channels, are strongly biased against the EU and in favour of Russia in their reporting; reiterates concern that publicly financed media outlets, contribute to the dissemination of anti-EU rhetoric in Serbia;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 139 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the initialWelcomes the steps taken by Serbia to align with the EU’s list of non- EU countries whose nationals require visas for the EU and calls for further alignment; welcomes Serbia’s alignment with EU’s restrictive measures against Belarus for its role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as measures against former Ukrainian leadership; regrets, however, that the Government of Serbia chose not to publicly announce its decision to align with these measures; commends very good cooperation with EU on the management of illegal migration, as well as operational cooperation with FRONTEX;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 153 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the approval of the amendments to the Serbian constitution and stresses that the reform process should continue as a matter of priority; notes that the National Convention on European Union has assessed that the views of the civil society have not been sufficiently taken into account during the public consultation process about the new set of legislation on the judiciary;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 161 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the adoption of measures on improving the electoral conditions and media environment ahead of the April 2022 elections as a result of the inter-party dialogue facilitated by the European Parliament; welcomes the readiness of the National Assembly to continue this dialogue; notes the parallel dialogue “without external mediation” that threatened to undermine the inter- party dialogue facilitated by the European Parliament regrets that timing and undermined consultation process in which the framework governing the elections were substantially changed just before the elections were called, contrary to good democratic practice as underlined in the Venice Commission Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters, contributed legal uncertainty during 2022 April elections; welcomes the readiness of the National Assembly to continue this dialogue while stressing that clear political decision and commitment are needed on Serbia’s strategic direction; regrets the fact that part of the opposition parties did not participate in the first meeting of the third phase of the inter- party dialogue (Parliamentary Dialogue Process); stresses that the aim of the dialogue is to improve the work of the National Assembly of Serbia and that all parties are invited to contribute to this goal, regardless of their ideological orientation;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 170 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the conclusions of the final report of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe / Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights election observation mission, according to which the 3 April 2022 parliamentary elections presented diverse political options, but a number of shortcomings resulted in an uneven playing field, favouring the incumbents; calls on the Serbian authorities to fully address the outstanding recommendations well ahead of the next electionsregrets that integrity of elections was undermined, due to legal uncertainty caused by a comprehensive change of electoral framework shortly prior to elections, voters being deprived of the right on balanced and objective information about the electoral offer, and endangering the freedom of choice for certain groups of the population; regrets that the longstanding issues of unbalanced media reporting, pressure of voters and the abuse of public office have persisted throughout the election campaign; calls on the Serbian authorities to fully address the outstanding recommendations well ahead of the next elections , in particular those more ambitious that could lead to substantial improvements in the electoral conditions, especially in levelling the playing field, enabling pluralism in the media, and protecting voters’ rights; urges the authorities to properly investigate and prosecute pressure on voters, clientelism, corruption and other recorded allegation on criminal acts in relation to elections; deplores the institutional lack of reaction and sanctions from previous elections that directly contributes to the atmosphere of impunity in regard to pressures on voters, clientelism and corruption; regrets serious allegations about manipulation with Voter Registry, that lacked adequate institutional response; expresses concern that it took 93 days to determine the final results of the early parliamentary elections; urges Serbian authorities to ensure that the electoral results are determined efficiently and transparently in the future;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 180 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the participation of all relevant political actors in the early parliamentary elections, resulting in a more pluralistic parliament; regrets, however, the delays in the formation of the new parliament and government, despite the clear outcome of the elections, which resulted in limited decision-making, including on EU-related reforms; expresses concern about the limited space for opposition's engagement in the parliament, mistreatment of opposition MPs, tensions and slandering campaigns in the plenary; condemns obstructions and misuse of parliamentary mechanisms, including particularly parliamentary oversights and control instruments; and calls for equal treatment of opposition MPs, consistent and effective implementation of the parliamentary Code of Conduct and impartial sanctioning of parliamentary integrity breaches;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 183 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Welcomes the distribution of vice- presidential offices and committee chairmanships in the new parliament which reflect its composition; regrets, however, the return of the unwelcome practices in the work of the parliament, including the absence of government question-time sessions, lack of discussion on reports of independent institutions, and increased use of urgent procedure; stresses that the return of these practices reverses most of the progress achieved by the reform of parliament in recent years; expresses concern about the occasional heated atmosphere in the parliament as well as the instances of obstruction of the work of some parliamentary committees;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 196 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes some progress in the fight against corruption; reiterates its call on Serbia to deliver convincing results in the cases of high level of public interest, including Krušik, Jovanjica, Telekom Srbija and Savamala; is concerned that there has been little progress in any of these cases since last year’s report; stresses the fact that more effort and political will are needed to achieve tangible results, in particular with regard to serious and organised crime; calls on the authorities to investigate and prosecute claims on voter pressure;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 207 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Notes with concern that the new Ombudsperson has not been elected despite the fact that the five-year term in office of the current one has expired; regrets that the Government of Serbia has not filled the vacancies in the Anti- Corruption Council;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 210 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Welcomes the holding of the regular elections for the national minority councils in November 2022;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 227 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that Serbia’s adequate legislative and institutional framework for upholding fundamental rights needs to be put into practice; urgecalls the Serbian authorities to intensify their efforts to safeguard human rights;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 238 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Deplores the stagnfurther deterioration onf freedom of expression, the cases of hate speech and smear campaigns and the increasing number of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) in the country; reiterates that pressure and attacks on activists, journalists and media outlets are unacceptable; urges the authorities to investigate and prosecute all such offences, including those against the investigative outlet KRIK and the daily newspaper Danas, and to create an environment in which freedom of expression can genuinely flourish; condemns the extreme disbalance in the presence of government and opposition members in the reporting of the national television channels outside the period of the election campaign, which remains a major challenge for media pluralism in Serbia;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 248 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Condemns the opening of an RT (formerly Russia Today) office in Belgrade and the launch of its online news service in Serbian; urges the Serbian authorities to counter hybrid threats and align with the Council’s decision on the suspension of the broadcasting activities of Sputnik and RT; calls on Serbia to fight disinformation, including manipulative anti-EU narratives and in particular state sponsored disinformation campaigns aiming to shift political preferences; calls for abandoning pro-Russian reporting across the media spectrum in the spirit of Serbia's dedication to integration in the EU, as well as for urgent prevention and reaction against production and proliferation of disinformation;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 265 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the authorities to address the lack of political pluralism in the public service broadcaster, as well as across the media spectrum; regrets the presence of pluralism only during election campaign; Expresses concern about the delayed implementation of the media strategy and the related action plan; urges the government to increase the transparency of media ownership and financing and ensure the independence of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM); calls for investigation of the government connections and financing of the media;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 270 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets the fact that the REM awarded four national frequencies to channels that have a history of violating journalistic standards; calls for the fifth licence to be awarded through a transparent and impartial process and of hate speech, dehumanisation, violating rights of minors, misleading the public, non- compliance with warnings issued by the REM and spreading pro-Russian propaganda; calls for the fifth licence to be awarded through a transparent and impartial process; condemns the unjustified delay in the process; regrets the decision of REM to suspend its work for two weeks in December 2022;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 276 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Regrets the delays in the implementation of the Media Strategy; reiterates its concern about the operations of Telekom Srbija, a majority-government owned telecommunications company, with persistent allegations of the ruling party using it to increase its influence over the media market in Serbia through acquisition and founding of various media outlets;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 283 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the importance of a framework enabling civil society organisations to operate freely and participate in policy-making in inclusive and meaningful ways; commends the work of the National Convention on the European Union in this regard; condemns slandering campaigns and attacks against the civil society portraying them as traitors and state enemies;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 306 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Reiterates concerns about violence by extremist groups; calls on the authorities to prosecute all illegal activities in connection with these groups;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 316 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Is concerned aboWelcomes the adoption of the National Strategy for Gender Equality and Strategy for Prevention and Protection against Discrimination but gender-based discrimination and violence should be further tackled; calls on the government to adopt the overdue action plan and funding for the strategy relating to violence against women and domestic violence;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 324 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the holding in Belgrade of the first-ever EuroPride march in south- east Europe; regrets the contradictory communication by the Serbian authorities, including the initial ban on the march; deplores all verbal attacks and threats against the EuroPride organisers and participants in the weeks leading up to the manifestation; condemns the vilification of the EuroPride organisers and participants by the members of the ruling party and the pro-government media; regrets that the Draft Law on Same-Sex Unions has still not been submitted to the parliament; calls for increased measures to combat harassment, hate propaganda and hate crimes against LGBTI+ people;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 340 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the adoption of new strategies on anti-discrimination and Roma inclusion and calls for their effective implementation; deplores the instrumentalisation and violation of civil rights of vulnerable groups, particularly the Roma community, in the pre-election period and during the elections, due to politically motivated systemic pressures;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 350 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Notes Serbia’s engagement in regional cooperation initiatives; encourages it to step up its reconciliation efforts and seek solutions to past disputes; underlines that there is no place for genocide denial or the glorification of war criminals in a candidate country; deplores the denial of genocide in Srebrenica across the public sphere; condemns media programmes and institutions which are the primary tool for promoting these narratives;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 354 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Welcomes the recent steps taken to improve the relations between Serbia and Croatia and encourages both sides to address all outstanding issues in good faith; Welcomes the participation of Serbia in the inaugural summit of the European Political Community in Prague on 6 October 2022; expresses concern that, on several occasions during 2022, President of Serbia considered the possibility of not participating in EU- Western Balkan summits;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 378 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Reiterates its full support for the EU-facilitated Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and commends the work of the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue; calls on Serbia and Kosovo to engage in this dialogue in good faith and in the spirit of compromise to achieve a comprehensive, legally binding agreement on the normalisation of their relations in accordance with international law which will contribute to regional stability and prosperity; calls for the full implementation of all the relevant agreements by both sides, including the establishment of the Association/ / Community of Serb- Majority Municipalities;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 391 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. CStrongly condemns all actions that endanger stability and jeopardise the reconciliation process; warns that the current state of regular tensions is unsustainable; is deeply concerned about the tensions in Nthe north of Kosovo and the unacceptable shooting on Orthodox Christmas Eve; recalls the shared responsibility for peace and the rule of law for all people in Kosovo; condemns the arbitrary detention of Kosovo Serb politician Rada Trajković at Merdare crossing point in December 2022; recalls the shared responsibility for peace and the rule of law for all people in Kosovo; welcomes the constructive approach of Serbia in Belgrade-Priština Dialogue, and commitment to the process of normalisation;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 407 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the recent agreements in the framework of the Berlin Process regulating travel with ID-s within the region, recognition of academic qualifications and recognition of qualifications for certain professions; encourages Serbian parliament to ratify these agreements soon as possible; expresses support for socio-economic regional cooperation involving all six Western Balkan countries;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 422 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Serbian authorities to take measures to counter depopulation; notes the results of the 2022 population census, which detected a decrease of population by 495.975 since 2011;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 438 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Is deeply concerned about the investments in Serbia by Russia and China and their influence on the political and economic processes in the region;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 454 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the Commission’s energy support package to help the Western Balkans overcome the energy crisis; calls on the Serbian authorities to prepare a credible plan for reducing the country’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels and building environmentally friendly energy systems; welcomes the beginning of construction of gas interconnector between Serbia and Bulgaria;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 468 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Expresses concern about air pollution; reiterates concern that several places in Serbia, notably Belgrade, Smederevo, Kostolac, Bor and the Kolubara and Tamnava valleys, are often on the list of the most polluted areas in the world in terms of air quality; reiterates concern about Chinese-financed coal power generation projects and their impact on the environment and air quality; reiterates its calls on the Serbian authorities to urgently accelerate the implementation of air quality plans;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 483 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the government to takecontinue investing efforts in measures regarding river pollution and further align with the EU acquis on water quality and nature protection;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 487 #

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Notes with concern the cargo train accident near the city of Pirot in December 2022 and the resulting environmental hazard caused by ammonium leak; calls on authorities to ensure the safe transport of all hazardous substances especially trough urban areas and Belgrade railway tunnels system;
2023/02/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 31 #

2022/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 43 a (new)
— having regard tο the United Nations Security Council Resolutions concerning Cyprus,
2022/10/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 34 #

2022/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas Europe is facing the most complex combination of both military and non-military threats since the end of the Cold War accentuated by Russia’s unjustified and illegal war against Ukraine; and the ongoing illegal Turkish occupation of 38% of the Republic of Cyprus; whereas this requires the EU to enhance the effectiveness of its security and defence policy to defend its interests and values; whereas the Strategic Compass aims to equip the EU with the necessary tools to make it an effective security provider and an assertive global actor; whereas there is a new urgency to boosting EU security and defence capabilities, including building on the unprecedented support for Ukraine and including the use of the EPF;
2022/10/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 111 #

2022/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the dramatic deterioration in European security accelerated by Russia’s unjustified and illegal war against Ukraine and the ongoing illegal occupation in Cyprus; stresses that this situation demands that the EU step up its defence capacities and show greater willingness to act in order to deliver the security expected by the EU’s citizens; underlines the unprecedented and united EU response to Russia’s war against Ukraine, including the provision of military equipment through the EPF; remains committed to supporting Ukraine’s defence of its territorial integrity and sovereignty;the defence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of every EU Member State, as well as Ukraine's; calls on the EU to provide a timeline of one year for the complete withdrawal of Turkey's troops from the Republic of Cyprus, before the activation of Article 42, Paragraph 7 TEU, aiming to provide military assistance to the Republic of Cyprus in order to liberate its occupied northern part; moreover, calls on the EU to sustain its efforts and provide Ukraine with all necessary financial, humanitarian and military aid;
2022/10/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 129 #

2022/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need for solidarity among Member States, especially with those whose geographical position leaves them directly exposed to various imminent threats and challenges to land, sea and air;
2022/10/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 202 #

2022/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of improving and activating the implementation procedures of Article 44 TEU on mission delegation to make the CSDP more flexible and efficient in the field, to make Article 42(7) TEU on mutual assistance operational in the short run and to clarify the coherence between this and Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty;
2022/10/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 225 #

2022/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. denounces the export of military supplies and expertise to Turkey that violates international law by: - occupying 38% of the land of the Republic of Cyprus, - violating the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Greece and the Republic of Cyprus in sea and air, - maintaining troops and conducting military operations in Syria and Iraq, while, specifically carrying out acts of ethnic cleansing and genocide against population groups, with emphasis to the ongoing genocidal acts against the Kurds, in Turkey, Syria and Iraq, - supporting the ongoing aggression of Azerbaijan against Armenia;
2022/10/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 400 #

2022/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Denounces the lack of initiatives to prevent Turkish aggression against the Republic of Cyprus, Greece, Syria, Iraq and Armenia, as well as Turkey's ongoing genocidal acts against 18 million Kurds in Turkey, Syria and Iraq;
2022/10/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 408 #

2022/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the fundamental shared democratic values at the heart of the EU and NATO; calls for the deepening of EU- NATO relations, such as through a third Joint EU-NATO Declaration; underlines the need to strongly upgrade the strategic partnership with NATO to base it on the strengthening of political unity and solidarity and enhanced political dialogue on all aspects of common challenges and strategically relevant issues; encourages coordinated responses in conflict prevention and crisis management mechanisms to counter emerging common threats; expresses its concerns about the irrational and anti-institutional stance of the NATO Secretary General, who favours the Turkish military aggression against Greece and Cyprus;
2022/10/10
Committee: AFET
Amendment 14 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Member States to carry out national disability awareness- raising campaigns promoting the CRPD and the European Disability Strategy 2021-2030 that area accessible for all and involve PwD and the family members and organisations that represent them; calls on the Member States to adopt ambitious timelines for the implementation of the strategy; calls on the Commission to develop a set of detailed indicators in the forthcoming delegated act on the revised social score board to measure the progress toward the goals and objectives of the strategy and to ensure compliance by all those involved with the commitments outlined in these documents;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 15 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
(2) Takes note of the progress made by the Member States in effectively implementing and monitoring the CRPD and in adapting accessibility measures to comply with the standards of the CRPD; calls on the Member States to designate, without further delay, responsible authorities to serve as focal points, and to establish coordinating mechanisms at all administrative levels, in accordance with Article 33 of the CRPD, for its implementation and monitoring; stresses that the Member States should ensure that a significant number of persons with disabilities are involved in the work of these authorities;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 25 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Considers the Optional Protocol to be an indivisible part of the CRPD; points to the fact that the Optional Protocol provides citizens with a forum to communicate alleged violations of the provisions of the convention by a State Party, and allows the CRPD Committee to initiate confidential inquiries when they receive information indicating that a State Party has committed a grave or systematic violation;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 26 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 2 (new)
(2) Stresses that the Optional Protocol to the CRPD has not been ratified by the EU and five Member States; calls on all Member States that have not yet ratified the Optional Protocol to the CRPD to do so without further delay, and for the EU to fully ratify it; calls on the Council to take the necessary steps to ensure the accession of the EU to the Optional Protocol;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 27 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 3 (new)
(3) Notes that there is no mutual recognition of disability status between Member States; calls on the Member States to work together in a spirit of mutual trust to recognise the status assigned in another Member State; emphasises the Commission’s goal of working with Member States to expand the scope of the mutual recognition of disability status in areas such as labour mobility and the benefits related to the conditions of service provision; highlights the need to extend the benefits of the EU disability card so that mutually recognised health access benefits are also included; underlines, in this context, the importance of swift action in terms of implementation of the European Disability Card; reiterates the need for mutual understanding of deinstitutionalisation, its implementation and independent living in the community, with a view to better aligning the Member States’ strategies and the EU funds with the CRPD;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 28 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 4 (new)
(4) Welcomes the Commission’s initiative, by the end of 2023, for the creation of an EU disability card to be recognised in all Member States, with a view to scaling up the pilot projects for the EU disability card and the EU parking card for PwD; is of the opinion that the EU disability card, which should be adopted and recognised in all Member States, and cover all areas of life, including transport, will be an important instrument to help PwD to exercise their right to free movement in a barrier-free EU;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 29 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 5 (new)
(5) Notes the Commission’s proposal for the creation of the ‘AccessibleEU’ resource centre by 2022; calls on the Commission to create an EU agency on accessibility (EU Access Board) that would be in charge of developing technical specifications on accessibility in support of specific EU policies and legislation, carrying out consultations with rights-holders, stakeholders and non- governmental organisations, helping Member States and EU institutions to implement accessibility in a harmonised way for the benefit of the single market, and raising awareness of the importance of accessibility for equal societies;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 38 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses that Article 19 of the CRPD sets out the right to live independently and be included in the community; calls on the Member States to ensure a process that provides for a shift in living arrangements for PwD, from institutional settings to a system enabling social participation and in which services are provided in the community according to individual will and preference; calls on the Member States to include specific targets with clear deadlines in their deinstitutionalisation strategies and to adequately finance the implementation of these strategies;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 39 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point 2 (new)
(2) Recalls that in order to develop appropriate and effective policies and find solutions tailored to the needs of PwD in all their diversity in the EU, there is a need for comparable and reliable EU data; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to intensify their efforts for a common framework for European statistics on individuals and households to collect reliable data on the participation of PwD, also disaggregated by gender, in the various levels and types of education and labour and in social life;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 40 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point 3 (new)
(3) Stresses that there is an urgent need to conduct a study and a research to collect data disaggregated by different types of disability and different barriers faced by the different groups of PwD, in particular when trying to access the labour market, which would greatly improve understanding of how unemployment impacts PwD and help the European Commission and Member States in their aim and efforts to improve labour market outcomes for PwD in the EU;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 41 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point 4 (new)
(4) Stresses that cost of living with a disability is one of the greatest challenges faced by PwD; underlines, in this respect, an urgent need to collect data to further analyse the issue of living costs for PwD; stresses that this data will help to understand why it is that PwD are so disproportionately affected by poverty, and why the issue of losing one’s disability allowance when a person starts earning a wage can be so problematic and dangerous; underlines that the loss of disability allowance following the take-up of paid work is one of the principle reasons that PwD cannot easily transfer to the labour market, and that puts them at the greatest risk of in-work poverty;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 42 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point 5 (new)
(5) Stresses that the Article 27 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities clearly calls for every effort to be made to allow PwD to find employment in the open labour market; underlines the key importance to monitor the developments in the EU Member States on fulfilling their obligations under the UNCRPD, or in employing people in sheltered forms of work that lead to in-work poverty; underlines, in this regards, an urgent need to conduct a research on sheltered workshops and insight into how many PwD, including women with disabilities, are in employment in the open labour market; stresses that the Eurostat figures show what percentage of PwD are employed in each Member State, but the quality of employment that each person finds themselves in remains unknown;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 43 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point 6 (new)
(6) Recalls the high number of EU citizens deprived of their right to participate in elections, including European Parliament elections, because of their disabilities or mental health problems; calls on the Commission and Member States to guarantee the political rights of PwD by ensuring voting and eligibility rights to all PwD and right to stand for election, without exemptions, and by implementing ad hoc measures aiming at making the next European elections more accessible to PwD and respectful of the right to vote autonomously and in secrecy, or otherwise with the choice of one’s assistant;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 54 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
(1) Regrets the fact that the European Accessibility Act fails to address accessibility of the built environment and of the physical world in general; calls on the Commission to use the European Accessibility Act as a basis for adopting a robust EU framework for an accessible and inclusive environment with fully accessible public spaces, services, including public transport, communication, administrative and financial services, and the built environment; welcomes the Commission’s ‘Access City Award’ initiative;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 55 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 2 (new)
(2) Outlines that petitioners’ most common concerns regarding the equality of PwD centre around accessibility and social protection, along with employment rights and the right to live independently in the community; calls, therefore, on the Member States to fully implement and continuously monitor all accessibility- related legislation, including Directive (EU) 2019/882 (the European Accessibility Act) in order to effectively and definitively remove and prevent barriers for workers with disabilities, and to improve and ensure the availability of accessible services and the suitability of the conditions under which these services are provided; calls, in this context, on the Member States to consider, when transposing the European Accessibility Act into national legislation, the interconnectivity between the accessibility of services and the accessibility of the built environment;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 56 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 3 (new)
(3) Calls on the Member States to ensure the swift and efficient implementation at all levels of Directive2016/2102 on the accessibility of public sector bodies’ websites and mobile applications, in order to guarantee that PwD are able to access all information they require in an accessible format, including national sign languages; welcomes the Commission’s initiative for an action plan on web accessibility for all EU institutions, bodies and agencies with a view to ensuring the compliance of EU websites, and the documents published on these websites and online platforms, with European accessibility standards, which need to be broadened; urges all EU institutions, bodies and agencies to comply with the European accessibility standards in 2022 at the latest; calls the Commission to pay particular attention, as a matter of priority, to the accessibility of its public consultations, especially where they target PWD and their organisations;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 57 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 4 (new)
(4) Urges the EU institutions to improve the level and quality of accessibility in all of their buildings and remove the existing barriers to their websites, debates and documentation, i.e.to make the information produced accessible by, for example, providing translation into the sign languages of the different Member States and producing documents in Braille and in easy-to-read language;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 68 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to reaffirm their commitment to realising equality and inclusion for PwD and to fully implement the CRPD, including its Article 27on work and employment;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 69 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 2 (new)
(2) Highlights that sheltered workshops should aim to ensure inclusion, rehabilitation and transition to the open labour market, but are often segregated environments in which workers with disabilities do not have employee status or enjoy labour rights, which clearly constitutes a violation of the CRPD; stresses that inclusive models of supported employment can, if they are rights-based and recognised as employment, respect the rights of PwD and serve inclusion in and transition to the open labour market;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 80 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Welcomes the fact that Member States are willing to implement inclusive educational policies; calls on the Member States to further increase their education systems’ capacity to provide high-quality accessible education for all learners by promoting specific measures and personalised support, such as accessible and tailored curricula and learning materials, accessible ICTs and appropriate digital education calls on the Commission to strengthen the role of the Child Guarantee, giving consideration to an accessible school award scheme, in ensuring the equal treatment of children with disabilities;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 81 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 2 (new)
(2) Calls on the Commission and the Member States to invest in training professionals regarding the needs of PwD; reiterates that the implementation and allocation of the relevant EU funding programmes should contribute to the transition towards inclusive education; stresses that PwD should be guaranteed access to education, including during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and others, and that Member States should tackle all forms of discrimination and exclusion in this area;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 84 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates that PwD, including those with mentintellectual and psychosocial disabilities, should have the right to the highest attainable state of health and access to healthcare, free from discrimination, of the same scope and quality as other EU citizens13 ; _________________ 13 Petitions Nos 0687/2020 and 0470/2020.
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 93 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that PwD are exposed to discrimination most frequently, in particular those with intellectual, and psychosocial and mental disabilities, and women and girls, migrants and racialised people, including Roma, and members of the LGBTIQ+ community with disabilities; callstresses, in this respect, for athat the proposed Anti- dDiscrimination legislation to protect the rights of PwD and for the horizontal Anti- Discrimination Directive to be unblocked in the Council14 ; _________________ 14 Petitions Nos 0164/2020 and 0226/2021.directive, which would provide greater protection against discrimination of all kinds through a horizontal approach, still remains blocked in the Council for over a decade;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 106 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – point 1 (new)
(1) Acknowledges the Commission’s call for all EU institutions, bodies, agencies and delegations to designate ‘disability coordinators’; reiterates its call for focal points to be established in all EU institutions and agencies, including Parliament and the Council, with the central focal point within the Commission’s General Secretariat and supported by an appropriate interinstitutional mechanism; calls on the EU institutions to prioritise the appointment of PwD to the role of disability coordinators;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 108 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – point 3 (new)
(3) Encourages the relevant Parliament services to continue their efforts and finalise the project on the inter-service working group on sign language in the shortest possible time frame in order to meet the requests of petition1056/2016 to allow for the tabling of petitions in international and national sign languages used in the EU and thereby make the fundamental right to petition more accessible for sign language users;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 109 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – point 4 (new)
(4) Highlights the importance of swiftly addressing accessibility concerns in all relevant policies and instruments, including concerns about public procurement rules and the accessibility of petitions to Parliament;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 110 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – point 5 (new)
(5) Highlights the need to provide sign language interpretation services and easy- to-read language translations for committee meetings, plenary meetings and all other Parliament meetings, in order to make them accessible for PwD;
2022/06/02
Committee: PETI
Amendment 160 #

2022/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) Pursue an active EU role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among all the countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that have relevant natural gas reserves, promoting, where necessary, the capacity for understanding and final settlements on maritime border demarcation in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and further promoting the interconnection capacity between countries in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that produce natural gas and the European Union, through relevant EU hubs and considering, in particular, adequate pipeline, harbour and regasification infrastructures and technology both in the EU and in Southern Neighbourhood countries for the benefit of all producer countries and all Member States; notes, in this regards, that the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) serves as a platform of positive regional cooperation;
2022/05/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
— having regard to the Negotiating Framework for Turkey of 3 October 2005, and to the fact that, as it is the case for all candidate countries, Turkey’s accession to the EU depends on full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria, and to the need to normalize its relations with all EU Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus,
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to the declaration issued by the European Community and its Member States on 21 September 2005, including the provision that the recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the negotiations, and to the need for Turkey to proceed to the normalization of its relations with all Member States and to fully implement the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement towards all Member States, by removing all obstacles to the free movement of goods, including restrictions on means of transport, without prejudice and discrimination,
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
— having regard to the Council Conclusions of 2018, 2019 and 2021 to the effect that the accession negotiations effectively have come to a standstill and no further chapters can be considered for opening or closing and no further work towards the modernisation of the EU- Turkey Customs Union is foreseen,
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 11 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 26 June 2018 and 18 June 2019 on enlargement and stabilisation and association process, to the Council conclusions of 15 July and 14 October 2019 on Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, to the European Council conclusions of 12 December 2019, 1-2 and 15-16 October 2020, to the Statement of the EU foreign ministers of 15 May 2020 and the main results of their videoconference of 14 August 2020 on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, to the outcome of the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Gymnich of 27-28 August 2020, to the Statement of the Members of the European Council of 25 March 2021 on the Eastern Mediterranean, to the European Council’s conclusions of 24 June 2021 and 1 October 2020, and to all previous relevant Council and European Council conclusions,
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 22 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the restrictive measures framework established by the EU on 11 November 2019, as a response to Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, which was renewed on 12 November 2020 and 12 November 2021,
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 24 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the EU- Turkey Readmission Agreement,
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 28 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
— having regard to the relevant resolutions by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, including the interim resolution of 2 December 2021 on the execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Kavala against Turkey, the interim resolution of 2 December 2021 on the execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Selahattin Demirtaş v Turkey (No. 2), and the interim resolution of 2 February 2022 on the execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Kavala against Turkey and the interim resolution of 16th September 2021 on the execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Cyprus v. Turkey,
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 32 #

2021/2250(INI)

— having regard to the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council on Cyprus, including resolution 550 (1984) of 11 May 1984 on secessionist actions in Cyprus and resolution 789 (1992) of 25 November 1992 which consider attempts to settle any part of Varosha by people other than its inhabitants as inadmissible, and call for the transfer of that area to the administration of the United Nations, urging all concerned in the Cyprus question to commit themselves to the confidence-building measures set out in the resolution,
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 34 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 26 November 2020 on escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks,1a _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0332.
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 36 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide ,1a _________________ 1a OJ C 328, 6.9.2016, p. 2.
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 37 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
— having regard to Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which states that the contracting parties undertake to abide by the final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in any case to which they are parties, and therefore to the obligation of Turkey to implement all judgments of the European courts, including the ECtHR,
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 48 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas Turkey, besides being as candidate for EU accession, is a key partner in relation to the economy, trade and migration, as well as a strategic partnerexpected to respect and uphold the Copenhagen criteria, to uphold the highest standards of democracy, respect of human rights and the rule of law, to comply with the international law and international conventions acceded to by the EU, to pursue and maintain good neighbourly relations with the EU and all its Member States indiscriminately and to peacefully settle all disputes having resource, if necessary, to the International Court of Justice;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 63 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas, in the aftermath of recent tensions between the EU and Turkey, particularly in relation to the situafollowing its provocative actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, the European Council offered to nurture a more positive dynamic in EU-Turkey relations by expressinged readiness to engage with Turkey in a phased, proportionate and reversible manner in a number of areas of common interest, provided a sustainable de-escalation, a constructive engagement in a dialogue based on international law and other conditionalities established in previous European Council conclusions;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 76 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas being a candidate country presumes a willingness to progressively approachlign in all aspects the values, interests, standards and policies of the EU; whereas an analysis of the EU’s reports in recent years reveal that Turkey’s distance from the EU’s values and its normative framework is still considerable and is even growing in fundamental areas such as the rule of law and human right, the respect of human rights and good neighbourly relations;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 81 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas Turkey does not intend to follow the EU sanctions imposed to Russia following its illegal invasion to Ukraine;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 108 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its concern about the persistent distance between the EU and Turkey, despite it being a candidate country, in terms of values and standards, and the continuing lack of political will to have good neighbourly relations with the EU Member States and to carry out the necessary reforms to address, in particular, the serious concerns about the rule of law and, fundamental rights that continue to negatively affect the accession process; considers that without clear progress in this field, Parliament cannot envisage any resumption of accession negotiations with Turkey, which have effectively been at a standstill since 2018; recalls that the accession process is and will remain a merit-based process fully dependent on the objective progress achieved by each country;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 139 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its firm conviction that Turkeyfor the development of a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship with Turkey, as it is a country of strategicignificant relevance in political, economic and foreign policy terms, a partner that is keyn important partner for the stability of the wider region, and an ally with which the EU wishes to pursue the best possible relations; welcomes, in this viewdeplores the fact that Turkey remains a source of instability; welcomes, the recent statements expressed at the highest level by the Turkish authorities about the recommitment of the Turkish Government to the EU path, but urges the Turkish authorities to put their words into action and demonstrate this commitment with specific facts and decisions; Recalls the European Council's position to engage with Turkey in a phased, proportionate and reversible manner, under the condition that the latter would stop its provocations against EU and its Member States and the there is tangible improvement in the area of fundamental freedoms and rule of law; it is of the position that these conditions have not been yet met;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 176 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls that the allocation of EU funds is conditional on the respect for the rule of law, democratic values, human rights, European and international law; due to Turkey's backsliding in all these areas, reiterates its position that all the funds allocated under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III) and relevant programmes of the NDICI - Global Europe instrument to be directly managed by the EU in order to support Turkey's civil society, human rights defenders and journalists, and to increase opportunities for people-to-people contacts, academic dialogue and media platforms for journalists with the objective of protecting and promoting democratic values and principles, human rights and the rule of law and that no actions organised by the Turkish state should get financed by the EU budget as long as the situation does not significantly improve;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 179 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that the crucial area of fundamental rights and freedoms, which is at the core of the accession process, cannot be disconnected and isolated from overall relations with the EU and stresses that for Parliament, it remains the main obstacle together with the need to respect international law and good neighbourly relations to further progress on any positive agenda that could be offered to Turkey;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 186 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that the crucial area of fundamental rights and freedoms, which is at the core of the accession process, cannot be disconnected and isolated from overall relations with the EU and stresses that for Parliament, it remains one of the main obstacles to further progress on any positive agenda that could be offered to Turkey;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 188 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Deplores the fact that the Venice Commission recommendations on the status of religious communities in Turkey have yet to be implemented; reiterates its call on Turkey to respect the importance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians all over the world, to recognise its legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarch; stresses the need to eliminate restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of clergy, to allow the reopening of the Halki Seminary and lift all obstacles for its proper functioning;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 193 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Strongly condemns the decision by the Turkish authorities to convert Moni tis Choras/Chora Church and Hagia Sophia, a World Heritage Monument into mosque, in violation of the UNCESCO Convention concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, to which Turkey is signatory member; Urges the Turkish government to reverse its decisions and protect the multicultural character of the country; deplores the lack of protection of Panagia Soumela Monastery which has been put forward for inclusion to the UNESCO World Heritage Monuments list and believes these actions undermine the trust between the Turkish government and the religious communities in the country;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 194 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Regrets that the Treasury has appealed favourable decisions for the restitution of properties according to the Law on Foundations and most of the appeals against rejected claims are still pending either before local courts or at ECHR; notes with concern the hate speech and crimes against minorities, as well as the acts of vandalisms and the destruction of minority worship places and cemeteries; urges the Turkish authorities to effectively prosecute the offenders and to properly protect all religious minorities; regrets that a new electoral regulation for non-Muslim foundations, following its annulment in 2013, is still to be published, which has created serious problems to proper administration of these foundations, as no elections can take place; notes that despite a ruling from an administrative court to overrule the decision to annul the electoral regulation, the Ankara Regional Court of Appeals ruled that it is up to the Council of State to decide;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 195 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Reiterates the need for Turkey to fully implement all recommendations of the Council of Europe Resolution 1625(2008) with particular emphasis on the restitution of property rights of the Greek Orthodox population and its foundations on the islands of Imvros and Tenedos; inheritance rights and adopt all necessary positive discrimination measures for assisting the repatriation of all minority families who wish to return to the islands; underlines the need to preserve the bicultural character of the islands;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 230 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Reiterates relevant ECtHR decisions and calls on the Turkish Government to immediately stop the violation of the human rights of the Cypriot citizens and stop depriving them of the enjoyment and exercise of their property, religious and other human rights stemming from the constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus and the acquis communautaire, as well as the fundamental principles and values of the EU;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 263 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on Turkey to cooperate with the EU and the Council of Europe and its relevant bodies on deep and urgent reforms in these areas and in addressing their key recommendations, and fully implement all judgements of the European Court of Human Rights in line with Article 46 of the ECHR, as well as the payment of just satisfaction awarded by the ECtHR, an unconditional obligation deriving from Turkey’s membership of the Council of Europe;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 304 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on Turkey to cooperate with relevant international organizations, especially the Council of Europe, in preventing and combatting illicit trafficking and the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage within Turkey and the occupied part of Cyprus; stresses the importance of pursuing dialogue with relevant international organisations and the EU on the preservation of cultural and religious heritage;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 372 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Commends the efforts made by Turkey to continue hosting the largest refugee population in the world; welcomes, in this regard, the continued provision of EU funding for refugees and host communities in Turkey, and expresses its commitment to sustain this support in the future; calls on Turkey to ensure the full and non-discriminatory implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement of 2016, including vis-à-vis the Republic of Cyprus, as well as to resume the readmission of returnees from the Greek islands interrupted in March 2020, and Turkey’s obligation to take any necessary measures to prevent new sea or land routes for irregular migration opening from Turkey to the EU, and its will to cooperate with neighbouring states as well as the EU to this effect and with fundamental rights as part of its implementation process;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 373 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Commends the efforts made by Turkey to continue hosting the largest refugee population in the world; welcomes, in this regard, the continued provision of EU funding for refugees and host communities in Turkey, and expresses its commitment to sustain this support in the future; underlines the need to respect fundamental rights of refugees and migrants and condemns any efforts to instrumentalise them; calls Turkey to fully implement the Joint EU- Turkey Statement and the EU - Turkey Readmission Agreement towards all Member States, as well as existing bilateral readmission agreements and provisions, following its unilateral decision to suspend them in March 2020;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 391 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Strongly condemns the Turkish military intervention in Syria, which violates international law and undermines the stability and the security of the whole region; calls on Turkey to end its illegal occupation of Norther Syria and Afrin and reiterates that security concerns cannot justify military action in a foreign country;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 393 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Stresses that visa liberalisation will be possible once all the criteria have been fully and effectively met in a non- discriminatory manner towards all member-states;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 397 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Calls on Turkey to commit to the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Libya under the auspices of the UN, to stop its efforts to derail the Berlin process, to withdraw all foreign fighters and to fully adhere to the arms embargo imposed by the UN Security Council; regrets that Turkey has denied the personnel of EUNAVFOR MED Irini to inspect ships travelling from Turkey to Libya and recalls that EU; recalls that all candidate countries should align their foreign policy with the EU’s foreign and security policy and not to actively work against it; Strongly condemns the signature of the two Memorandums of Understanding between Turkey and Libya on the delimitation of maritime zones and on comprehensive security and military cooperation, which are interconnected and in clear violation of the sovereign rights of EU Member States, the international law and the UN Security Council resolution imposing an arms embargo on Libya;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 401 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Regrets that the current Customs Union will not achieve its full potential until Turkey fully and effectively implements the Additional Protocol in relation to all Member States including the Republic of Cyprus in a non- discriminatory manner, which is a prerequisite for the opening of the negotiations for the upgrading;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 403 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21 c. Reiterates its call on Turkey to comply with the EU declaration issued on September 21, 2005 and to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus, regrets that Turkey has still not made progress towards the normalization of its relations with the Republic of Cyprus; reiterates that recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the accession process, of Customs Union and of every agreement between the EU and Turkey and calls for progress without any further delay;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 414 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Acknowledges that Turkey can pursue its own foreign policy in line with its interests and goals, but expects this policy to be defended through diplomacy and dialogue based on international law and, as a candidate country, to be increasingly aligned with that of the EUnot to go against the interests of the EU and its Member States, to fully respect the sovereign rights and to stop all provocative actions and rhetoric against EU Member States and to be increasingly aligned with that of the EU; deplores Turkey's decision not to impose any sanctions to Russia following the illegal invasion of Ukraine;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 426 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Regrets that as a result of Turkey’s instrumentalization of refugees a continuing increase in asylum applications was registered in Cyprus in 2021; notes that pending the full and effective implementation of the EU- Turkey Readmission Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, existing bilateral readmission agreements and provisions in similar agreements and arrangements with EU Member States should be adequately implemented; underlines that cooperation in the area of justice and home affairs with all EU Member States remains essential;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 432 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Deplores the negative and destabilising role of Turkey, threatening regional peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and South Caucasus and its role in conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Libya;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 436 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Deplores Turkey’s continuing refusal to comply with aviation law and establish a channel of communication between air traffic control centres in Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus the absence of which entails real safety risks and dangers for the European passengers as identified by the European Aviation Safety Agency and International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations and call on Turkey to collaborate by respecting the EU aviation law; takes the view that this could be an area where Turkey could prove its commitment to confidence-building measures and calls on Turkey to collaborate by fully implementing EU aviation law;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 439 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes theDeplores that despite efforts to decrease inthe tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean during the past year, butthese were not sustained due to Turkey's actions and remains fully aware that these positive dynamics could be reversed at any moment while the underlying issues remain unresolved; condemns, in this regard, the continuous harassment and hindrance by Turkish warships of research vessels from performing surveys on the potential route of the East Med Pipeline, which is an energy project of EU Common Interest (PCI), within the EEZ/continental shelf of Member States; calls on Turkey to respect the sovereignty of all EU Member States over their territorial sea and airspace as well as their sovereign rights, including inter alia the right to explore and exploit natural resources, in accordance with EU and international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which is part of the EU acquis; supports the invitation by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to Turkey to negotiate in good faith and in line with international law the maritime delimitation between their relevant coasts, or have recourse, to the International Court of Justice, and calls on Turkey to accept Cyprus’ invitation;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 444 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. WelcomeDeplores that despite initial indications towards the decrease in tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea during the past year, but remains fully aware that these positive dynamics could be reversed at any moment while the underlying issues remain unresolvedit was not materialised because of the continuous Turkish provocations; strongly condemns the revisionist rhetoric and actions against the Greek sovereignty over specific islands in the Aegean Sea as it is stated in recent statements of Turkish officials and Ministers and in two letters of the Turkish Permanent Representative to the UN in July and September 2021;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 449 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. strongly condemns continuous Turkey's illegal activities in Greek and Cypriot waters as well as its violations of the Greek national airspace, including overflights of inhabited areas and its territorial sea which violate both the sovereign rights of Greece and the international law; reiterates its regrets that the casus belli declared by the Turkish Grand National Assembly against Greece in 1995 remains valid and is repeated in relation to the possible extension of the Greek territorial waters in the Aegean Sea; express its full solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; reiterates its call on Turkey to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which is part of the EU aquis; urges Turkey to engage in peaceful negotiation for the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zones and the continental shelf in both the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean, in good faith, fully respecting international law and the principle of good neighbourly relations, having recourse if necessary to the International Court of Justice;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 454 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Continues to urge Turkey to unequivocally commit to good neighbourly relations, international agreements and to the peaceful settlement of disputes, having recourse, if necessary to the International Court of Justice and to refrain from any unilateral action or threats;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 456 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. expresses its concern on the illegal Turkish fishing activities within Greek territorial waters in the Aegean Sea and the unregulated and unreported fishing activities of Turkish fishing fleets in international waters in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 458 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Reiterates that the European Council of 1 and 2 October 2020 recalled to Turkey that the EU will use all the instruments and the options at its disposal, including of imposing a sanctions’ regime on Turkey , in accordance with Article 29 TEU and Article 215 TFEU, in order to defend its interests and those of its Member State; recalls the Council Conclusions of 14 October 2019 calling the Member States to take strong national positions regarding their arms export policy to Turkey on the basis of the provisions of Common position 2008/944/CFSP, including the strict application of criterion 4 on regional stability and calls to consider the introduction of an initiative in the Council for all EU Member States to halt arms export licensing to Turkey in accordance with this Common Position; reiterates its call in that respect, on the VP/HR for as long as Turkey continues with its current illegal, unilateral actions in the Eastern Mediterranean that run counter to the sovereignty of any EU Member State and international law, makes revisionist claims against the sovereign rights of EU Member States and threatens their territorial integrity, to introduce an initiative in the Council for all EU Member States to halt arms export for all types of military equipment, including weapons, weapons for dual-use goods and know-how, to Turkey in accordance with the Common Position;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 462 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. DeploRegrets the fact that the unresolved conflict in CypruCyprus problem remains unresolved and reiterates its a major obstacle to EU-Turkey relations; reaffirms its view that the only sustainable solution to the Cyprus issue is that ofcall on Turkey, to commit and contribute to a comprehensive settlement in line with United Nations Security Council relevant resolutions; reiterates its support for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement onf the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with a single international legal personality and political equality, in accordance withCyprus problem within the UN framework and in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions, international law and oin the basis of respect forline with the EU acquis and the principles on which the Union is founded; deeply regrets that Turkey has abandoned thise agreed UN framework; condemns in this regard statements by Turkish President and Turkish Cypriot leader, imposed by Turkey upon the Turkish Cypriots, calling for a two-state solution in Cyprus;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 472 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Reiterates its call on the Turkish Government to halt its plans for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which will be located in a region prone to severe earthquakes, therefore posing a major threat not only to Turkey, but also to the Mediterranean region; recalls that Russia and Turkey signed a Cooperation Agreement providing for the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant and therefore asks for the inclusion of the construction of Akkuyu nuclear plant in the EU sanctions list against Russia following the later's military invasion of Ukraine; requests, accordingly, that the Turkish Government join the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention), which commits its parties to notifying and consulting each other about major projects under consideration that are likely to have a significant adverse environmental impact across borders; asks the Turkish Government, to this end, to involve or at least consult the governments of its neighbouring countries in relation to any further developments in the Akkuyu venture;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 491 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Strongly condemns the partial illegal reopening of Varosha , which undermines mutual trust and therefore the prospect of the resumption of direct talks on the comprehensive resolution of the Cyprus issue, by changing the situation on the ground for the worse, exacerbating division and embedding the permanent partition of Cyprus; warns against any change of the status quo in Varosha in violation of the UNSC resolutions; calls on Turkey to reverse this action and avoid any other unilateral action that could raise further tensions on the island, in compliance with the recent call of the UNSC; calls on Turkey to withdraw its troops from Cyprus, to transfer the Varosha area to its lawful inhabitants under the temporary administration of the UN in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984) and to refrain from actions altering the demographic balance on the island through a policy of illegal settlements;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 501 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24 c. Praises the important work of the bi-communal Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) and calls on the Turkish authorities to advance their efforts to provide the CMP proprio motu and without delay with all information at their disposal relating to burial sites and any other places where remains might be found, including information in military archives;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 508 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24 d. Condemns the repeated attempts by Turkey to intimidate and gag Turkish Cypriot journalists and progressive citizens in the Turkish Cypriot community, thus violating their right to freedom of opinion and expression;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 522 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Insists that democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights and the need for good neighbourly relations in line with international law should remain at the heart of EU-Turkey relations under any framework; reaffirms its support for keeping the accession process and its value-based approach as the main framework for EU-Turkey relations, as it is still the most powerful tool to exercise normative pressure and sustain the democratic and pro-European aspirations of Turkish society; nevertheless remains open to the possibility of both sides reviewing, in a realistic manner, the appropriateness of this framework and its ability to function, or, if necessary, exploring other possible models for future relations;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 530 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Insists that democracy, the rule of law and, fundamental rights and the need for good neighbourly relations should remain at the heart of EU-Turkey relations under any framework; reaffirms its support for keeping the accession process and its value-based approach as the main framework for EU-Turkey relations, as it is still the most powerful tool to exercise normative pressure and sustain the democratic and pro-European aspirations of Turkish society; nevertheless remains open to the possibility of both sides reviewing, in a realistic manner, the appropriateness of this framework and its ability to function, or, if necessary, exploring other possible models for future relations;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 541 #

2021/2250(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that the current state of ‘conflictual cooperation’ in EU-Turkey relations is prone to producing unsatisfactory results; calls for a rebalancing of the relationship by building on the solid grounds for cooperation driven by mutual interests, and also by building confidence to address the lack of trust; believes that an orderly dispute settlement mechanism may be beneficial in such an overall framework and calls on the Commission to explore the creation of such a mechanism;
2022/03/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 12 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
— having regard to the statement of preliminary findings and conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR international election observation mission of the early parliamentary and presidential elections of Serbia of 3 April 2022,
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 36 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas Serbia has not complied with the repeated calls to harmonize its foreign and security policy with that of EU and has not imposed sanctions against Russia following the Russianunprovoked Russian military aggression inof Ukraine;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 70 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the increased voter turnout at the elections on 3 April 2022 and the return to a more pluralistic parliament; regrets the highly polarised political environment of the campaign, which was characterised by limited media pluralismpro-government media bias and pressure on voters; condemns the violent attack on Pavle Grbović, one of the opposition leaders; regrets that the blurring of lines between the activities of the state officials and the ruling parties remained a persistent problem throughout the campaign; notes the need for lowering the tensions between political opponents;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 74 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that the problems with the accuracy of the Single Electoral Roll had not been resolved in advance to this election cycle, which left room for its abuse;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 78 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Takes note of the preliminary conclusions of the statement of the OSCE/ODIHR international election observation mission that the 3 April 2022 parliamentary elections presented diverse political options, but a number of shortcomings resulted in an uneven playing field, favouring the incumbents; points out, in this regard, the role of state- sponsored disinformation campaigns aiming to shift opinions vis-à-vis elections;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 79 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Serbian authorities to address fully all ODIHR recommendations well ahead of the next elections; stresses that civil society organisations with expertise in election conditions should remain involved in this process;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 80 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Regrets the habit by the Serbian authorities to regularly call for early elections and the holding of three different elections on the same day;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 84 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the new majority to respect previously adopted political decisions on the EU accession process and accelerate Serbia’s alignment with European policies and values; underlines its readiness to work further with the National Assembly and its parliamentary groups in the context of the Inter-Party Dialogue, while stressing that clear decisions are needed on Serbia’s strategic direction;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 86 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls the distribution of parliamentary offices to reflect the political pluralism in the National Assembly;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 89 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. RStrongly regrets the fact that Serbia has not aligned with EU sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine;, which damages its EU accession process, and reiterates its expectation that EU accession candidates align not only with the EU acquis, but also with the EU’s common foreign and security policy; expresses concern about Serbia’s alignment rate, which is the lowest in the region; underlines, nevertheless, that the momentum created by the new mandate following the 3April 2022 elections in Serbia is an opportunity to make important progress towards the country’s EU perspective and thereby calls on the newly elected authorities to show real, sincere and unequivocal commitment to EU values and to align with the EU’s decisions and positions in foreign and security policy, including sanctions against Russia without further delay;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 101 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes the support of Serbia in the United Nations General Assembly to condemn the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 106 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Advocates that further negotiating chapters should only be opened when Serbia makes the necessary commitments in this regard; expects Serbia to align with the EU sanctions against Russia as soon as possible in order to continue the accession negotiations; acknowledges that, in case Serbia adopts sanctions against Russia, the accession negotiations should continue in a bona fide manner and should not be derailed or overturned based on other motives;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 108 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Regrets that some government officials and some politicians, including from ruling parties continue to make occasional statements that call into question Serbia’s foreign policy orientation;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 120 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Expresses concern over allegations of the wiretapping of Russian opposition figures in Belgrade by the authorities and the alleged subsequent transfer of the material to Russian security services; expresses further concern over the establishment of the Working group for the fight against "coloured revolutions" between Serbian and Russian government, whose purpose and goals remain unclear; stresses that any cooperation that would contribute to authoritarian and anti-democratic practices in both Russia and Serbia would be detrimental to the future EU-Serbia relations;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 122 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the adoption of the measures improving the electoral conditions and media space ahead of the April 2022 elections as a result of the Inter- Party Dialogue facilitated by the European Parliament; notes progress in their implementationregrets the limited progress in their implementation; regrets that many measures have been implemented with a delay and that some relevant actors chose not to participant in the process; calls to pay special attention to the effective implementation of the measures, instead of focusing on the legislative framework; calls on the stakeholders to continue the work on improvement of the electoral conditions and rules in accordance with the OSCE/ODIHR recommendations;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 129 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. NotWelcomes the decision of the non- parliamentary opposition to participate in the April 2022 elections; reiterates that the only way to guarantee political representation is to engage in political and electoral processes;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 134 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses concern over a very limited visibility of European Integration processes in Serbia; Reiterates its call on Serbia, the Commission, the EEAS and EU Member States to pursue more active and effective communication about the benefits of EU enlargement; expresses concern that publicly financed media outlets disseminate anti-EU misinformation to the public in Serbia; calls on the Government to stop supporting anti-EU disinformation campaign;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 144 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Expresses concern that the public support for EU membership in Serbia has consistently been significantly lower than the rest of the region in recent years and in a recent poll first time since the trends related to European integration are monitored, a bigger number of Serbian citizens would not vote for accession to the European Union in a potential referendum, compared to those who support integration;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 145 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Encourages the Serbian authorities to more actively and unambiguously communicate their commitment to EU values in the public debate and expects a clear and unambiguous commitment by Serbia, in both words and deeds, to fulfil its obligations under the EU accession process in a visible and verifiable way;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 146 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Reiterates is expectation that the opening of negotiations on cluster 4 on the green agenda and sustainable connectivity, (chapters 14, 15, 21 and 27) will be accomplished by a renewed drive to fully implement EU standards; Notes that the adoption of the new accession methodology has not led to a substantial acceleration of the EU accession process of Serbia and calls for full implementation of all its aspects;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 150 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8g. Urges the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, to be more proactive when it comes to the EU accession process of Serbia, in particular regarding the fundamental freedoms, democracy and rule of law; expresses deep concern regarding revelations based on institutional sources and internal documents, concluding that the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement downplays human rights and rule of law related concerns in accession countries, most notably in Serbia;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 153 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Regrets that the European Integration process in Serbia is insufficiently transparent, as some important documents, such as the reports on the implementation of the National Programme for the Adoption of Acquis, have not been published for years;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 154 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Welcomes the fact that EU membership continues to be Serbia’s strategic goal and that it was among the priorities of the outgoing government; regrets, however, that there has been a lack of progress in many areas of Serbia’s reform agenda and the fact that there has even been backsliding on issues that are fundamental for EU accession;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 158 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Underlines that the EU is Serbia’s biggest trading partner;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 160 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the newly elected majority to respect the Constitution and the division of power and to focus on addressing structural shortcomings in the rule of law, fundamental rights, freedom of expression, the fight against corruption and the functioning of democratic institutions and public administration; is concerned that the lack of oversight over the executive, and the lack of deliberation and meaningful public consultation, led to hampering the quality of the laws, distortions in division of power on several occasions, threatening to endanger the overall stability and trust in the legislative and institutional framework;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 169 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the recent changes to the Constitution following the referendum in January 2022, which aim to enhance the independence of the justice system; reiterates the need to adopt remaining set of judicial legislative acts, which are of crucial importance for proper implementation of Constitutional changes and for enabling effective independence of the judiciary; expects that the process of drafting and adopting the related set of laws to be transparent and inclusive, and to fully guarantee the independence of the judiciary; Invites to take into consideration the Venice Commission’s opinion related to these laws; regrets the continuous pressure on the judiciary and public denials of international verdicts for war crimes and calls on the newly elected majority to strengthen the safeguards for the independence and efficiency of the judiciary as a matter of priority;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 175 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. WelcomRecognises some improvements in the work of the National Assembly; is deeply concerned, however, that inflammatory language is still used during parliamentary discussions and calls on the new parliament not to tolerate this practice; about the persistent presence of the inflammatory and discriminatory language against political opponents, civil society, media and judiciary is still used during parliamentary discussions by the ruling majority and regrets that the Rules of Procedures have not been used to sanction such a language used by MPs during debates, while the Code of Conduct remained ineffective and neglected mechanism; calls on the new parliament not to tolerate this practice and to implement the Code of Conduct for MPs in a timely, impartial, consistent and adequate manner; expresses hope that the negative practices that characterised the previous parliaments, including the overuse of urgent legislative procedure, filibustering and irregular presence of the government representatives in the sessions, will not be repeated; Expresses deep concern about the persistent practice that the legislative agenda is exclusively dictated by the executive power, while the lack of Parliament’s annual working plan remains one of the burdening problems; calls on the new parliamentary leadership and parliamentary groups to contribute to focus on constructive debates in the National Assembly for the benefit of the citizens;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 180 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Regrets that there was no substantial progress in adoption of the new Strategy for a supportive environment for development of civil society; reiterates importance of active and unhindered civil society for well- functioning of democracy in Serbia; invites Commission and EEAS to continue close cooperation with civil society and media in Serbia and to support their activities;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 183 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Serbian Parliament to ensure that independent regulatory bodies are empowered to exercise their oversight roles effectively by supporting and monitoring the implementation of independent regulatory bodies' findings and recommendations;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 185 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates its concern about limited progress in the fight against corruption and organised crime and calls on Serbia to intensify its efforts to effectively address these issues; urges Serbia to deliver convincing results, including a sustainable track record with effective investigations in the area of fight against corruption, especially in cases with a high level of public interest, and to improve its track record in investigations, the pressing of charges and convictions in high-level corruption cases, including the seizure and confiscation of criminal assets; notes with concern that none of the cases mentioned in the previous report(s) – Krušik, Jovanjica, Telekom Srbija – have neither been fully processed by the judiciary nor fully investigated; notes with concern the emergence of new cases of high-level corruption in investigative media; calls on Serbian authorities to launch thorough investigations into any wrongdoing exposed by the Pandora Papers; urges the implementation of the laws on the prevention of corruption in line with the EU acquis and the recommendations of GRECO;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 195 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Reiterates its call for justice in regards to the unlawful demolition of private property in the Savamala neighbourhood in Belgrade; notes the allegations of the sentenced policeman Goran Stamenković, that he was forced to take the sole responsibility for the entire case; reiterates its concern about the possibility of this process becoming obsolete in the next few years;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 199 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the authorities to investigate all alleged ties between the captured Belivuk criminal group and some government officials and politicians from ruling parties, and to prosecute all responsible for any wrongdoing;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 200 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Expresses concern about the new charges that Darko Saric was running an international criminal organisation while being in prison in Serbia; calls for urgent investigation of this case and of his links with state officials;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 218 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Regrets the limitations on the freedom and independence of the media and the misuse of the media to gain an unfair political advantage for the ruling majority, attack political opponents and spread disinformation; Deeply regrets the practices which point that the authorities are intentionally delaying the implementation of the Media Strategy, by using induced conflicts, diluted with unnecessary institutional arrangements, which further strengthen public distrust in state officials, while at the same time leaving the impression of investing significant effort to improve the conditions in the media sector as a whole;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 230 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes that several recent elections of the members of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM), as well as the election of the members of the governing board of the Radio Television of Serbia in June 2021 were regarded as controversial; notes with concern the persisting assessments that REM's decision making is politically biased; welcomes the open call for the allocation of national television frequencies, and urges REM members to carry out this process in a fair and professional manner;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 233 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Deplores the continuing physical attacks, intimidation, hate speech and political slurs against journalists and civil society; calls on the authorities to investigate all cases of such attacks and to improve the safety of journalists and human rights defenders; expresses concern about continuous labelling and targeting of human rights defenders, investigative journalists, media outlets and civil society organizations which are critical of Government’s policies; notes that the alleged abuse of public money to acquire ownership in media outlets is considered to be one of the main mechanisms of media capture in Serbia;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 240 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on Serbia to strengthen human rights institutions, guarantee their independence, allocate them the necessary financial and human resources and ensure timely follow-up on their recommendations;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 244 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for general respect for the basic right to peaceful gatherings; condemns violence by groups of extremists and hooligans during peaceful protests, such as November 2021 protests against the mural of a convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić in Belgrade and December 2021 environmental protests in Šabac and Belgrade; remains concerned about the reports of withdrawal of the police from environmental protests; regrets that a number of citizens faced misdemeanour proceedings and calls for refraining from these disproportionate limitations of the right to peaceful assembly; deplores the statements by the highest government officials containing hate speech addressed at protesters, that incited further escalation of violence;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 249 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the adoption of the Law on Gender Equality and the amendments to the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination; regrets that the outgoing parliament failed to adopt the Law on Same-Sex Partnerships, which was drafted by the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue; calls the Parliament to adopt the law as soon as possible;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 260 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Serbian authorities to step up efforts to ensure the non- discriminatory treatment of national minorities and to actively pursue investigations and convictions for hate- motivated crimother vulnerable groups, including women and children, victims of crimes, LGBTI community, refuges and migrants, and to actively pursue investigations and convictions for hate- motivated crimes, domestic violence and violence against women; condemns the ethnic hatred spread by some government officials and politicians, including from ruling parties;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 274 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates its concern over the alleged use of forced labour and violation of human rights at the Chinese Linglong factory construction site; calls for tighter control of working conditions in factories, strengthen inspections and institutions to monitor the labour rights of workers, including foreign ones; calls on Serbia to improve alignment with EU labour law, adopt a new law on the right to strike, tackle undeclared work and amend the law on inspection oversight to comply with the relevant International Labour Organization conventions, which it has ratified;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 279 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Deplores the deportation of a Bahraini national despite the European Court of Human Rights interim ruling that his extradition should be postponedIs concerned by Serbia’s poor level of implementation of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgements and non-compliance with court interim measures; Deplores the deportation of a Bahraini national despite the European Court of Human Rights interim ruling that his extradition should be postponed; requests the effective investigation by the authorities in the case of attacks by unknown perpetrators as was indicated by the ECHR interim measure in the case of Bojović and others v. Serbia;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 285 #

2021/2249(INI)

21. Is deeply concerned about the spread of disinformation about Russian aggression against Ukraine; calls on the Serbian authorities and the Commission to bolster infrastructure to fight disinformation and other hybrid threatsunprovoked Russian military aggression against Ukraine; is particularly concerned about the disinformation narratives emanating from the Kremlin and distributed through Sputnik Serbia and other domestic actors; calls on the Serbian authorities to revisit the arrangements allowing these operations in order to reduce disinformation both inside and outside the country and to step up its efforts in the fight against disinformation campaigns, which have grown since the beginning of unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine; calls on the Serbian authorities and the Commission to bolster infrastructure to fight disinformation and other hybrid threats; is appalled that the main sources of disinformation and of the anti-EU and pro-Russian narratives in Serbia are the government-funded tabloid newspapers and media outlets close to the ruling parties, including television channels with national coverage; deplores that the public broadcaster has been using Russian propaganda language, such as “limited military operation”, since the start of the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 311 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Reconfirms its support for the EU- facilitated Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and reiterates the importance of constructive engagement on the part of the authorities of both Serbia and Kosovo in order to achieve a comprehensive legally binding normalisation agreement, which is crucial for both countries to advance on their respective European paths; calls for all past agreements to be respected and fully implemented, including the Association of Serb-Majority Municipalities; calls on the EEAS to set up a mechanism to monitor and verify the implementation of all the agreements so far reached and to report periodically to the European Parliament about the state of play; reiterates, in this regard, its full support for the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue, Miroslav Lajčák;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 325 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the stepping up of efforts and the delivery of solutions on the issues of missing persons and the electricity arrangements in the north of Kosovo; calls on the EEAS to set up a mechanism to monitor and verify the implementation of all the agreements so far reached and to report periodically to the European Parliament about the state of play;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 335 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Regrets the decision of the Government of Kosovo to reject a proposal by international mediators enabling the collection of the ballots of eligible voters to allow them to vote in the territory of Kosovo in the 3 April 2022 Serbian elections, as had been the case previously;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 341 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Urges the Serbian authorities to act against the glorification of convicted war criminals and to cease all divisive rhetoric and actions that undermine the integrity of countries in the neighbourhood and threaten regional stability and reconciliationStresses the importance of regional cooperation on war crimes and investigating cases of missing persons, including stepping up efforts in recognition and implementation of court verdicts on war crimes, investigating grave sites, rejecting hate speech and supporting domestic prosecutors in bringing perpetrators to justice; Urges the Serbian authorities to act against the glorification of convicted war criminals and to cease all divisive rhetoric and actions that undermine the integrity of countries in the neighbourhood and threaten regional stability and reconciliation; calls on the Serbian authorities to continue their efforts at combatting these issues and to condemn all forms of hate speech, intimidation campaigns and public approval and denial of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; regrets that some Serbian authorities and some Serbian politicians continue to deny the Srebrenica genocide;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 350 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on Government to ensure the removal the murals glorifying the convicted war criminals, such as Ratko Mladić; condemns also, in this context, the role of hooligan groups in the protection of these mural, and corresponding incidents which have exposed close links between hooligans and the police; expresses concern over the authorities’ apparent unwillingness to ensure the permanent removal of the murals in opposition to both the wishes of tenants and formal municipal decisions; regrets that persons sentenced for war crimes, such as Veselin Šljivančanin, Dragoljub Ojdanić and Nikola Šainović, are connected with the ruling parties in Serbia;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 351 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Welcomes the adoption of the new National Strategy for the Prosecution of War Crimes and calls for its proper implementation, transparency and inclusiveness in reporting on implementation;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 357 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for the EU and its allies to further strengthen the work on reconciliation; welcomes the renewed engagement of the EU allies; Reiterates its support for the initiative to establish the Regional Commission for the establishment of facts about war crimes and other gross human rights violations on the territory of the former Yugoslavia (RECOM);
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 369 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Notes with concern that none of the allegations mentioned in the previous report made by investigative journalists of government manipulation of COVID-19 statistics for political purposes have been investigated; reiterates that trust and transparency are of particular importance in the government’s efforts against COVID-19 and therefore urges the Serbian Government to provide citizens with all relevant statistics;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 372 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Notes that despite improvements, the labour market still suffers from structural problems; calls on Serbia to further tailor education and training to labour market needs and improve women's position in the labour market;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 374 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Is deeply concerned by the socio- economic situation in several districts of southern Serbia, especially in the city of Vranje; calls on the Serbian government to investigate all allegations about the use of social assistance instruments to put pressure on voters, especially among vulnerable groups and members of the Roma minority; calls on the Serbian government to respond to the challenges of poverty and unemployment in these and other parts of the country;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 376 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on Serbia to improve its capacities to provide statistics and to carry out the population census, adhering to the UN and the European Union’s statistical legislation and with the inclusion of independent observers and which should lead to an improved evidence-based decision-making;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 382 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Is deeply concerned by the depopulation and brain drain of Serbia’s human capital; welcomes the Serbian Government’s initiatives to counter these trends by working with international organisations; calls on the new government to pay more attention to youth policies;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 390 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Reiterates its concern about Serbia’s growing dependence on Chinese investments and credits; urges the Serbian authorities to improve the transparency and environmental impact assessment of Chinese investments and also of investments stemming from other bilateral agreements on strategic cooperation; calls on to improve the respect for the Aarhus Convention in all projects related to environmental protection;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 400 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the improvements in fighting money laundering and terrorist financing; encourages Serbia to minimise the risk of illicit financial flows in the construction industry; Expresses concerns about lack of progress regarding the “List” case, which represents an abuse of legal framework by state authorities to target particular civil society organizations, individuals and media critical of the Government policies;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 403 #

2021/2249(INI)

36b. Recalls the call for Serbian Administration for the Prevention of Money Laundering of Serbia’s Ministry of Finance to fully clarify the situation concerning investigations into CSOs and journalists over allegations of money laundering and urges the authorities to conduct effective investigation concerning the filed criminal complaints against tabloids and banks holding financial data of several listed CSOs;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 411 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls for broader public debate on energy transition and on the ongoing construction of dozens of small hydropower plants;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 417 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Welcomes the progress made on the gas interconnector between Serbia and Bulgaria; notes with concern the consistent lack of compliance with and the consequent breach of Serbia of the Energy Community Treaty and calls on Serbia to bring its activities in the energy sphere, in particular regarding gas transportation infrastructure, in line the Third Energy Package and in solidarity with the EU energy policy;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 423 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Reiterates its concern at the high levels of air pollution and urges the authorities to speed up the implementation of air quality plans; is concerned that several cities in Serbia are often among the most polluted cities in the world in terms of air quality; urges the authorities to swiftly take measures to improve air quality, especially in large cities and industrial areas such as Belgrade, Smederevo, Bor and, Kolubara and Tamnava valleys; stresses the importance of finding sustainable solutions and limiting the use of lignite and other low- calorie coal in energy production, as well as for heating;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 430 #

2021/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Notes the withdrawal of the exploration licences for the lithium extraction and processing project in Western Serbia; calls on the Serbian authorities to be fully transparent in this process;
2022/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to its Recommendation to the Council and to the HR/VP concerning the preparation of the 2020 NPT Review process, nuclear arms control and nucleardisarmament options of 25 February 2020;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
— having regard to its Report on Challenges and Prospects for multilateral WMD arms control and disarmament regime of 15 December 2021;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
— having regard to its Report on the State of EU cyber defence capabilities of 7 October 2021;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2021/2232(INI)

— having regard to the EU Action Plan against Disinformation;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 20 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
— having regard to the Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation between New Zealand and the European Union of 5 October 2016;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
— having regard to the EU- Singapore Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), signed in Brussels on 19 October 2018,
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 23 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
— having regard to the NATO Brussels Summit Communiqué of 14 June 2021,
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 24 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 b (new)
— having regard to the AUKUS security pact of 15 September 2021,
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 25 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 c (new)
— having regard the Global Gateway Strategy launched on 01 December 2021,
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 28 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the EU defines the Indo- Pacific as a varied region spanning from the east coast of Africa to the Pacific island states; whereas the Indo-Pacific region, home to 60 % of the world’s population and seven G20 members, is a key shapercomponent of the global international order and home to increasingly important political, trade and security partners for the EU;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 32 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the recently adopted EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo- Pacific, which is based on a principled engagement with a long-term perspective, reflects a deep evolution in the way the EU looks at its interests in the region and the potential role it can play to promote its values and interests there; whereas building strong relations and security cooperation with Indo-Pacific regional organisations and countries is central to the strategy;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 40 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas in recent years the dynamics in the region have given rise to intense geopolitical competition, mirrored in an increase in military spending and a more aggressive rhetoric, thereby calling into question the rules-based international order; whereas a new centre of global competition has therefore evolved in the Indo-Pacific region; whereas there is no overarching regional security order to mitigate the associated challenges; whereas such dynamics represent serious threats to stability and security in the region and beyond, impacting directly the EU’s strategic interests as a key political and economic partner of the countries in the region; whereas the EU is committed to human security, peace and international law;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 54 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas China’s rapid military build-up, coupled with its increasingly assertive behaviour in the Indo-Pacific region and its military activities in the East and South China Seas, as well as its deliberate and repetitive violations of Taiwan’s air defence identification zone and its increasingly aggressive rhetoric, disinformation and media campaigns, are leading to rising tensions in the Indo- Pacific;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 61 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the EU counts on the new US government to cooperate strongly in security and defence issues in the Indo- Pacific and worldwide, whereas the EU and the US share the same values;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas the COVID 19 crisis demonstrated the importance of reliable supply chains, and more balanced economic ties with China without being vulnerable in critical aspects of sustainable development both for Europe and for the Indo-Pacific countries, while strengthening economic and security cooperation and building partnership; whereas some countries in the region want stronger cooperation with the EU;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 70 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas the EU is already top investor and leading development cooperation and trading partner in the Indo-Pacific region;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 72 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
E d. whereas there is a continuous Chinese economic and financial expansion in the Indo-Pacific region and in Europe which involves critical infrastructures as well, including ports and railway lines; whereas through its economic interests China is trying to gain political influence;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 73 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
E e. whereas the first and most important way of ensuring peace, security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region is deepening cooperation, as well as stepping up assistance in eradicating poverty, social injustice, infectious diseases, human rights violations, environmental degradation and other roots causes to instability, insecurity and violence;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 80 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the recently adopted EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo- Pacific; recognises the added value of the strategy as the first foundation stone of the EU’s united approach to the region, and praises the inclusive and multifaceted nature of the strategy and the inclusion of security and defence as one of its seven priority areas; calls for the EU to use the strategy as a tool to effectively assertstrengthen its presence and influence in the region through furthering strategic ties and deepening cooperation on security- and defence-related matters with regional countries and organisations; believes that increased EU engagement in the region would contribute to regional security, and help overcome regional tensions and create more balanced relations among regional players; recalls that the strategy is a Team Europe project;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 82 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that the Indo-Pacific region is very diverse, and that no one- size-fits-all approach can be applied; appreciates the holistic approach and positive agenda presented in the EU Strategy, and invites the EU to as well pursue fruitful bilateral relations with partners in the region;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 89 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the need to safeguard EU unity as a pre-conditionin order to achieve the EU’s ambition of strategic sovereignty amid the increasing competition between the United States and Chinamulti-faceted threats and increased competition between powers; recalls that the EU’s unified approach must be underpinned by a pragmatic and, principled and value-based foreign and security policy, so as to deliver peace, human security, sustainable development and democracy;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 96 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the EU’s determination to promote an open, stable and rules-based regional security architecture, based on respect for democracy, the rule of law, human rights and international law, and including secure sea lines of communication, capacity-building and an enhanced naval presence, in accordance with the legal framework established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); urges the EU to further engage with the democratic countries and organisations of the Indo- Pacific to foster and further build inclusive and effective partnerships, and, therefore, strengthen multilateralism via the UN and other international organisations; recalls that non-compliance or an explicit violation of these values and principles would have negative repercussions on the EU’s engagement in bilateral and regional partnerships and could lead to sanctions;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 100 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EU to make use of its position and reputation as a credible and reliable actorglobal actor for peace amid the growing geopolitical competition between global and regional powers in the Indo- Pacific; recalls that the added value of EU engagement in the Indo-Pacific lies in its comprehensive range of civilian and military assistance measures, including well developed non-military contributions; recalls that the EU has a vast network of diplomatic assets to facilitate dialogue on, mediation, conflict prevention, conflict- resolution, legal solutions and expertise in setting up confidence-building measures; and emphasises the capability of the EU in the field of multilateralism;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 115 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses its concern that the current tensions and disputes in the region, unless properly mediated and managed, pose a threat to free and open communication in the maritime, air, space and cyber areas, which are essential to maintain regional and global trading routes and global peace and security;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 128 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses deep concerns about China’s rapid military build-up, including its test of a hypersonic missile, and its increasingly assertive behaviour, which aims, among other things, to advance its territorial claims in the East and South China Seas; highlights that security hotspots and unresolved issues, such as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s nuclear programme, the recent China-India border standoffs, the crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong, and threats posed by China to the territorial integrity of Taiwan, exert further strain on regional security and stability; highlights that the EU’s approach towards China must be unified, pragmatic, multifaceted and principled, including cooperating on issues of shared interest, such as climate change, on the one hand, and competing when it comes towhile providing economic, political and strategic alternatives to third countries, and confronting China on matters where our respective views diverge substantially, such as human rights, on the other hand;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 129 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Deplores the lack of unity in the Council of the European Union over the adoption of measures to address China’s anti-democratic policy and aggressive behaviour, which endangers the sovereignty of its neighbours and the stability of the Indo-Pacific region; calls on the EU and it’s Member States to act in a unified manner regarding the policy on China; highlights the importance of taking the necessary steps to introduce qualified majority voting in the Council in the field of the common security and defence policy and the common foreign and security policy;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 135 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the very timely new EU- US dialogue on China and the establishment of EU-US consultations on the Indo-Pacific, and calls for a coordinated approach towards strengthening multilateral institutions and regional organisations, promoting democracy and ,enhancing democratic resilience and strengthening the cooperation on security matters in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 147 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Takes note of the recent conclusion of the AUKUS trilateral security pact; regrets the little consultation and information of EU Allies on the pact; is of the firm opinion that strong EU-Australia relations are important for the stability of the region and that these should be further advanced and not affected by the conclusion of AUKUS; calls on the Vice- President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to examine with the relevant partners possibilities to set up a permanent dialogue with AUKUS and representation at the meetings of the members of QUAD in order to align our strategies on the Indo- Pacific and strengthen synergies;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 163 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Enhancing partnerships with regional organisations and democratic countries
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 166 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that enhancing existing partnerships with regional actors and building new ones is a key feature of the strategy; highlights that priority areas for cooperation should include capacity- building, hybrid threats, non-proliferation, disarmament and crisis response, maritime security, joint-exercises, cyber security, counter terrorism, tackling foreign interference and disinformation campaigns, as well as the climate/security nexus;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 173 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the longstanding cooperation between the EU and ASEAN on security and defence matters, and welcomes the recent upgrade of bilateral relations to a strategic partnership; reiterates its strong commitment to support ASEAN’s centrality and inclusive multilateral architecture; calls for the EU to anchor and extend its presence in the region by deepening cooperation with ASEAN and its members; invites the EU and ASEAN to identify ways to involve the EU in the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus and in the East Asia Summit; underlines the fundamental role of the parliamentary dimension and of parliamentary diplomacy for strengthening democracy in the region, and encourages, therefore, the establishment of an EU- ASEAN Parliamentary Assembly and more numerous and regular parliamentary exchanges and missions to the region;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 181 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for the EU toWelcomes the strengthening of its dialogue with NATO’between NATO and its four Asia- Pacific partners, namely Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand, with a view to addressing cross-cutting security issues and global challenges and enhancing mutual situational awareness on security developments in the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions, notably in the NAC+4 format; calls for the EU to develop a similar dialogue with the four Asia-Pacific partners; appreciates the focus of this cooperation on cyber defence, non-proliferation, civil preparedness and the UN’s Women, Peace and Security agenda; invites NATO to use its 2030 reflection process to enhance cooperation with its partners in order to defend shared values, bolster resilience and uphold the international rules-based order, while ensuring greater consistency between policies on Chinain addressing China’s growing influence;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 217 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the positive role Taiwan plays in fostering peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region; stresses the importance of the EU’s support in maintaining the peace and security across the Taiwan strait; calls for the EU to foster constructive dialogues between China and Taiwan;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 224 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Welcomes the positive role played by New Zealand in regional peace and security; appreciates that a strong focus in the Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation between the EU and New Zealand on countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and combating illicit trade of small arms and light weapons;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 227 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the important cooperantribution byof Indo-Pacific partners into the EU’s CSDP missions and operations through framework participation agreements (FPAs) with Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Vietnam, and calls for the conclusion of further FPAs with democratic partner countries;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 229 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the EU to inviteWelcomes the interest of like- minded Indo-Pacific partners to participate in selected PESCO projects, which would meet an agreed set of political, substantive and legal conditions; stresses that such co-operation could be in the strategic interest of the EU, inter alia when it comes to providing technical expertise or additional capabilities, particularly in the case of strategic partners like Indo-Pacific democracies;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 235 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Emphasises the importance of building a strong cooperation and partnership with the African countries of the Indo-Pacific region, and that a balanced and pragmatic approach is necessary;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 236 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Recalls the importance of trade agreements as first steps toward a stronger cooperation with democratic countries; reminds that these agreements should include strong human rights, democracy and sustainability chapters;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 241 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights that maritime security and freedom of navigation, which must be ensured in accordance with international law and, in particular, the UNCLOS, are among the key challenges in the Indo- Pacific; calls for the EU to enhance maritime cooperation with countries in the Indo-Pacific by establishing systematic and coordinated frameworks, including joint exercises and, port calls and fight against piracy that would advance naval diplomacy and contribute to regional maritime security;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 243 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the EU and its Members States to step-up their own maritime capacities in the region in a coordinated way, including by exploring ways to ensure a permanent European naval presence in the Indian Ocean; stresses the need to increase the EU’s capacity as an effective maritime security provider; highlights the fact that France is the only Member State with a permanent military presence in the Indian Ocean; welcomes the fact that the Netherlands and Germany have sent frigates to the region; underlines that more such naval missions will be needed in the future; welcomes the joint naval exercises that EUNAFOR Atalanta has thus far undertaken with partner countries,underlines that EUNAVFOR Atalanta has an important role of naval diplomacy; welcomes its strong contribution to regional security in the Indian Ocean, notably successfully protecting World Programme Vessels and in curbing piracy and fostering maritime security; underlines the importance of the security-development-humanitarian nexus; welcomes the joint naval exercises that EUNAFOR Atalanta has thus far undertaken with partner countries notably India, Japan and Djibouti, the cooperation with New Zealand and US Navy, and the work together with NATO Operation Ocean Shield and with Agenor; sees these cooperations around EUNAVFOR Atalanta as a best practice to be inspired from; and calls for the EU to consider expanding its geographical scope deeper into the Indian Ocean; invites notably along the coast of Mozambique; welcomes discussions in the FAC for the EU to establish a maritime area of interest in the Western Indo- Pacific with a view to extending its Coordinated Maritime Presences concept, building on the Member States’ individual assets; calls for strong synergies with EUNAVFOR Atalanta;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 254 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Underlines the important work conducted by EUCAP Somalia and EUTM Somalia and welcomes the synergies built with EUNAVFOR Atalanta;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 255 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Welcomes the rapid launch of EUTM Mozambique;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 261 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines the importance of information and cybersecurity as annd the fight against hybrid threats as a new type of warfare targeting also elements of the critical infrastructure of the global economy and for protecting democracies from disinformation and malicious attacks; calls for strengthened cooperation with democratic Indo Pacific partners in developing global norms for responsible state behaviour in cyberspace, on sharing best practices in cybersecurity and working together on collective attribution and coordinated sanctions in working towards strict global rules on the military use of artificial intelligence and a global ban on fully autonomous weapons systems;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 273 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the cooperation launched between the EU and a number of Indo-Pacific partners on cybersecurity and defence; calls for the EU to accelerate the establishment of an EU Cyber Diplomacy Network, aimed to promote cybersecurity norms and legal frameworks in the region; calls for mechanisms to share evidence and intelligence between the EU and democratic Indo-Pacific partners in order to feed into the establishment of cyber sanction lists;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 280 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the growing importance of the space dimension of international cooperation and security; calls on stronger cooperation between the EU and democratic Indo-Pacific partners to strive for a global agreement preventing the weaponisation of space;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 283 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Non-traditionalOther security challenges calling for stronger cooperation
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 300 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Highlights that the risk of proliferation of nuclear weapons and the rapid build-up and deployment of new technologically advanced nuclear capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region remain major regional and global security concerns; calls for maintaining the international treaties on non- proliferation;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 302 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Warns that DPKR nuclear activities present a serious threat to international peace and security, and to global disarmament and non-proliferation efforts; reiterates its will to work towards achieving a complete, irreversible and verifiable denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula; urges the DPRK to swiftly sign and ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and return to compliance with the NPT;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 305 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32 b. Underlines that in recent years, China has substantially stepped-up the development of its nuclear capabilities, and has shown reluctance in engaging in talks regarding its eventual participation in multilateral arms control instruments; reiterates its deep regret at the withdrawal from the INF Treaty by the US and the Russian Federation following Russia’s persistent failure to comply with the Treaty, that led to its termination; calls on all countries that are in possession or in the process of development of intermediate-range systems, including China, to engage in efforts to multilateralise and universalise the successor treaty to the INF; warmly welcomes the decision taken by the US and the Russian federation to extend the New START Treaty; advocates for involvement of other nuclear-armed countries, notably China, to negotiations on any new arms control agreement;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 307 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32 c. Calls on the states outside of the NPT framework in possession of nuclear weapons - including India and Pakistan- to refrain from the proliferation of any military-related nuclear technology and to become party to the NPT;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 308 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 d (new)
32 d. Calls on the EU to assist efforts of universalising existing WMD disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and instruments; asks the EEAS to also work on strengthening the training and capacity-building of our partners; praises the EU chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRN) Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence initiative, funded under the NDICI, in this respect, and underlines the work done in the South East Asia one;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 313 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Emphasises that the Indo-Pacific region is highly exposed to climate change, which causes serious security challenges in the region; and therefore calls for climate to be at the heart of the security pillar of the EU - Indo-Pacific cooperation;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 316 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
33 b. Considers large-scale disinformation campaigns and malign foreign interference as a form of hybrid warfare; calls for stronger cooperation between the EU and democratic Indo- Pacific partners in this respect, notably on sharing best practices to counter them, improving strategic communication, and gathering evidence in order to improve collective attribution and sanctions;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 317 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 c (new)
33 c. Underlines the crucial importance of improving the security of supply chains for critical materials such as inter alia raw materials, chemical, pharmaceutical products and points to the possibility to have stronger commercial links with democratic Indo-Pacific partners in this respect ;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 318 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 d (new)
33 d. Welcomes the increased EU focus on protecting its critical infrastructures; calls for stronger cooperation between the EU and democratic Indo-Pacific partners in this field, notably in the exchange of best practices;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 319 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 e (new)
33 e. Calls for further advancing the Women, Peace and Security and Youth, Peace and Security Agendas in the Indo- Pacific; stresses the importance and the positive added value of the participation of women in peace keeping and peace building, including in negotiations and missions;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 320 #

2021/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 f (new)
33 f. Welcomes the strong focus put on human security in the EU Indo-Pacific Strategy;
2021/12/21
Committee: AFET
Amendment 20 #

2021/2231(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
— having regard to the United Nations Security Council resolutions Nos. 822 of 30 April 1993, 853 of 29 July 1993, 874 of 14 October 1993, and 884 of 12 November 1993,deleted
2022/11/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 31 #

2021/2231(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 17 January 2019 on Azerbaijan, notably the case of Mehman Huseynov[1], and to other resolutions on Azerbaijan, in particular those concerning the human rights situation and the rule of law,
2022/11/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 12 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide,
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Nagorno-Karabakh warconflict and the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan haveAzerbaijan incursion into sovereign territory of Armenia and resulted in tens of thousands of casualties, immense destruction and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people while the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has not been resolved yet;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas periodical deadly military confrontations between Azerbaijan and Armenia continue; whereas the 9 November 2020 ceasefire agreement, introduced after the 44-day war triggerstarted by Azerbaijan in 2020, has been violated several times resulting in more casualties; whereas in his several statements, including in the most recent speech delivered at «an event organized on the occasion of Victory Day» on November 8 2022, President Aliyev admitted that Azerbaijan had started the war in 2020, stated that ''on the whole, the international attitude towards the 44-day war was positive” and once again threatened to use force against Armenia;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 23 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas periodical deadly military confrontations between Azerbaijan and Armenia continuethe trilateral statement of 9 November 2020 has not been fully implemented and the ceasefire continues to be repeatedly violated; whereas the 9 November 2020 ceasefire agreement, introduced after the 44-day war triggered by Azerbaijan in 2020, has been violated several times resulting in more casualties;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has not been yet resolved and requires a comprehensive solution; whereas two years after the signing of the ceasefire statement in November 2020, which ended the 44-day war, humanitarian issues are still pending; whereas Armenia has handed all the minefield maps at its disposal; whereas Azerbaijan has been using the demand for the maps to artificially delay the return of Armenian POWs; whereas there are still 33Armenian POWs illegally kept in Baku and sentenced to imprisonments of 4 to 20 years;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 30 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas during the military aggression by Azerbaijan in September 2022 civilian objects and infrastructure in the three provinces of the Republic of Armenia, namely Gegharkunik, Syunik, and Vayots Dzor, came under shelling of Azerbaijani forces, which left 7600 persons displaced, including1437 children;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 49 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas a sustainable normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan requires that all violence cease and that all the root causes of conflict be addressed, in particular guaranteeing the rights and security of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 71 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas Russia’s militarywar of aggression against Ukraine has had implications for the South Caucasus and has further complicated the security situation in the region;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 79 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict, which over the years has caused immense suffering and destruction, has significantly hampered the socio-economic development and stability of the whole South Caucasus region; is convinced that a durable and sustainable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan cannot be achieved through military means but requires a comprehensive political settlement in accordance with international law, including the principles enshrined in the UN Charter, the 1975 OSCE Helsinki Final Act and the OSCE Minsk Group’s 2009 Basic Principles; recalls that the root cause of the conflict, which is the situation and security of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh and the status of the formerly autonomous region, remains unresolved;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 84 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly condemns the large-scale military attackggression by Azerbaijan in September 2022 against multiple targets in the sovereign territory of Armenia and its consequences for the peace processwhich constituted a serious breach of the ceasefire and contradicted earlier commitments, including those made in the framework of EU-mediated talks; condemns military incursions over non- delimited border since May 2021, urges the return of all forces to positions held before 12 May 2021 and stresses that the latest September aggression has no direct link to the long-lasting conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh; reiterates that the territorial integrity of Armenia and Azerbaijan must be fully respected and underlines the EU’s readiness to be more actively involved in settling the region’s protracted conflicts;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 96 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to fully implement the tripartite ceasefire agreement of 9 November 2020 and to urgently implement measures to prepare their respective populations for peaceful coexistence; callinsists on the Azerbaijani authorities to avoid using inflammatory rhetoric which threatens to undermine the peace processurgent need to refrain from any hostile rhetoric or actions that may be perceived as inciting hatred or outright violence or as supporting impunity, or that risk undermining the efforts to establish and promote an atmosphere conducive to trust and reconciliation, cooperation and sustainable peace;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 107 #

2021/2230(INI)

3a. Urges the governments of both countries to fully engage in the drafting of a peace treaty that should address the security of the Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh, the return of internally displaced persons and refugees and the protection of cultural, religious and historical heritage; welcomes in this regard the meetings of the foreign affairs ministers of both countries;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 110 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that the legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh should be determined and accepted by both Armenia and Azerbaijan in order to secure the lasting settlement of the conflict; in this context underlines the need for such negotiations to take place under the mandate of the OSCE Minsk Group with active participation of its co-chairs and in close cooperation with the EU;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 116 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the EU’s passive stance during and immediately after the 2020 war gave other regional actors, such as Russia and Turkey, the opportunity to gain influence; strongly supports, therefore, the initiative taken by the President of the European Council Charles Michel to convene and mediate bilateral meetings of the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Brussels and encourages the work on the ground of the EU’s special representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia; urges the governments of both countries to fully engage in the drafting of a peace treaty and welcomes in this regard the meetings of the foreign affairs ministers of both countries;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 123 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the initial discussions on the process of border delimitation; welcomes the agreement to deploy a civilian EU mission to build trust and contribute to and encourages both sides to continue to do so even more intensively; welcomes the agreement reached on the quadrilateral meeting between President Aliyev, Prime Minister Pashinyan, President Macron and President Michel on 6 October 2022 within the framework of the European Political Community meeting in Prague to deploy a civilian EU mission to monitor the situation in the border regions of Armenia and Azerbaijan, to support confidence-building by monitoring adherence to the ceasefire and to support the work of the border commissions;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 132 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes Armenia’s willingness to facilitate the mission on their territory and calls on Azerbaijan to allow the presence of the EU mission on its side of the border as well; calls on the EU to play a more pro-active way and to consider prolonging and strengthening the mission as it contributes to increase security in the region while at the same time increases visibility of the EU in the region;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 149 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Continues to be concerned about the fate of Armenian prisoners, both military and civilian, detained during and after the conflict and still held by Azerbaijan and welcomes the release of some of them; demands the immediate and unconditional release of all the remaining detaineesWelcomes the release of some of the Armenian prisoners detained by Azerbaijan and demands the immediate and unconditional release of all the remaining prisoners, both military and civilian, detained during and after the conflict, including those captured during the recent military confrontations, and that they be treated in accordance with international humanitarian law;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 164 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly insists thatUrges Azerbaijan and Armenia to refrain from destroying cultural, religious or historical heritage; calls for theaccountability regarding such actions; calls for preservation and restoration of damaged sites in accordance with UNESCO standards and indications; calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to quickurgently allow and facilitate a UNESCO mission to visit both countries without preconditions; stresses that the destruction of cultural heritage increases tension and hatred between countries and contributes to destabilization of the region and thereby undermines the efforts of the bilateral talks held recently;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 173 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages increased bilateral contacts between the political authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as between their civil societies and therefore calls on the Commission to support civil society organisations in Armenia and Azerbaijan that genuinely contribute to reconciliation; welcomes the agreement from 31st October 2022 in Sochi, between Armenia and Azerbaijan, to refrain from the threat or use of force, to discuss and resolve all problematic questions solely on the basis of mutual recognition of sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders by the UN Charter and the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration and encourages Armenia and Azerbaijan to act accordingly;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 175 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the unblocking of regional transport and communication links will present a significant opportunity for socio-economic development in the entire South Caucasus region; stresses that this needs to be done in full respect of the sovereignty of both countries and based on the principle of reciprocity; underlines that, as part of the trilateral ceasefire agreement, both countries agrees to unblock connections between Nakhitchevan and Azerbaijan and to secure connections between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 180 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the normalisation of relations between Armenia and Turkey and welcomes the progress achieved so far; calls for the speedy implementation of agreements reached by the special representatives; calls on both sides to engage in the process in good faith and without preconditions; recalls that the previous attempt of normalisation of relations between Armenia and Turkey through the signing of 2009 protocols failed because of Turkey's unilateral support for Azerbaijan and conditioning the opening of border and establishment of diplomatic relations with Armenia on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; deplores the signals coming from the Turkish authorities that the current process is closely coordinated with Azerbaijan and emphasizes its calls on Turkey not to repeat the mistake of the past and to take concrete steps in the ongoing process with Armenia;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 182 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the normalisation of relations between Armenia and Turkey andin the interest of reconciliation, regional stability and security as well as socio- economic development; welcomes the progress achieved so far; calls for the speedy implementation of agreements reached by the special representatives; calls on both sides to engage in the process in good faith and without preconditions;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 188 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Armenia to consider diversifying its security partnershipEncourages Armenia, in order to ensure better protection of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, to consider the possibility of diversifying its partnerships and potential security alliances, as its long-standing reliance on Russia and its allies in the Collective Security Treaty Organization has proved insufficient;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 195 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the full entry into force of CEPA on 1 March 2021 and Armenia’s commitment to its implementation; welcomes the fact that the government recognises CEPA as a strategic blueprint for key reforms in Armenia; appreciates progress made and calls on the EU- Armenia Partnership Council to work closely together on implementation of ongoing and future reforms;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 203 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the early parliamentary elections of 2021 which confirmed the strength of democracy in Armenia and the support of its people for the reform agenda; encourages the government to continue implementing reforms, despite the difficult international context and the challenges Armenia is facing in order to strengthen democratic institutions, the rule of law and the independence of judiciary; reiterates that the EU is the largest donor supporting Armenia’s reform process;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 205 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Encourages Armenia to continue its efforts to implement reforms and strengthen democracy, rule of law and good governance; appreciates progress already made; calls on Armenia to step up the implementation of justice and anti- corruption reforms and to undertake steps necessary to better protect human rights, especially women´s rights and rights of minorities, including LGBTIQ people; takes note of the reports of certain NGOs and representatives of opposition revealing the potential risk of regress at least in some areas; urges the government to make visible progress; calls on Armenia to continue cooperation with the EU on the implementation of reforms;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 213 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the important role of civil society in the shaping and implementation of key reforms; underlines the important role that non-governmental organisations and human rights activists play in the protection of democracy and human rights;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 242 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that over the last 10 years, the volume of Armenia-EU bilateral trade has been increasing; in this context encourages the EU and Armenia to continue to enhance their economic and trade relations;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 254 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates its concerns regarding the ongoing operation of the Metsamor nuclear power plant; calls for the swift adoption of a road map or action plan for the closure and safe decommissioning of the plant; welcomes the visit of the Director General of the IAEA to Armenia in October 2022 and encourages the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority to foster the mutual cooperation; urges Armenia to undertake any steps necessary to bring the Metsamor nuclear powerplant up to the international standards to ensure safe and secure operation at least for the necessary transitional period until adequate replacement alternative is fully operational and energy security is guaranteed; in cooperation with international partners calls for creation and adoption of a roadmap leading to safe decommissioning and closure of Metsamor power plant once the conditions are met;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 258 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the visit of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Armenia in October 2022 and the IAEA support for ensuring that Armenia’s nuclear program is safe and secure; welcomes also Armenia's commitment to "Rays of Hope" initiative and its positive example in achieving "CancerCare4All”, as stated during the above-mentioned visit;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 259 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the Armenian steps already taken concerning the green transformation and the commitment to 40% reduction of emissions by 2030; encourages Armenia to continue and step up its ambitions in line with the Paris Agreement;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 260 #

2021/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Welcomes the efforts of Armenia to increase energy security, diversify energy sources and increase the deployment of renewables, taking into account that natural gas imports from Russia still represent over 80% and bilateral cooperation between Armenia and Iran on energy exchange;
2022/11/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #

2021/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)
— having regard to the Charter of the United Nations and the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
2021/10/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 27 #

2021/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 b (new)
— having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),
2021/10/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 76 #

2021/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that 2020 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which exposed our dependencies vis-à-vis the rest of the world; stresses that the EU must learn lessons from this with a view, in particular, to increasing its resilience and strategic autonomy; stresses that energy security is an important component in achieving strategic autonomy;
2021/10/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 101 #

2021/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. stresses that in a highly multipolar world with unreliable superpowers, only the combined weight of the Union can ensure the security of EU Members and has the potential to deliver peace, human security, sustainable development and democracy;
2021/10/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 216 #

2021/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the launch of the CSDP operation in the Mediterranean, EUNAVFOR MED IRINI; stresses its key role in the implementation of the arms embargo on Libya; deplores the fact that, in 2020, it encountered many refusals to allow inspections and even threats for aggression from Turkish military ships; calls for a transparent communication from the European External Action Service (EEAS) on this issue; notes that up until now it has very few assets, significantly limiting its capabilities; laments the fact that NATO, which is active in the area through Operation Sea Guardian, is unwilling to cooperate;
2021/10/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 232 #

2021/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls for the EU to play a significant role in the Mediterranean, having become an actor with the ability to guarantee the stability of the region, including in relation to energy security, inter alia, by defending Projects of Common Interest in the field of energy, combating organised crime, terrorism and irregular migration and take all appropriate measures for preventing the instrumentalisation of migration from third countries against EU Member States;
2021/10/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 272 #

2021/2183(INI)

19a. Recalls the importance of ensuring the coherence of EU policy as regards situations involving the occupation or annexation of territory;
2021/10/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 289 #

2021/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. welcomes the signing of the Strategic Military and Defence Cooperation Agreement between Greece and France as a first step towards a European strategic autonomy and the creation of a true and functioning European Defence Union;
2021/10/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 342 #

2021/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Regrets the overall destabilising role of Turkey, and it is extremely concerned by, and strongly condemns, the continuing and repeated threats of military action against EU Member States, notably Greece and Cyprus, by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean and the continuing of illegal activities within Cypriot and Greek maritime zones; Deplores the fact that despite the efforts for de-escalation and dialogue, Turkey continues its unilateral provocative actions, violating international law and the sovereign rights of EU Member States in the area; Calls for the European Council and the Member States to take all appropriate actions, including the imposition of sanctions, such as to halt any export of military equipment to Turkey;
2021/10/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 480 #

2021/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses that the EDF must promote the build-up of European industrial sectors and European champions, withas well as foster the competitiveness of SMEs by ensuring equal opportunities to all actors and promoting the cooperation between bigger and smaller companies from all 27 Member States; underlines the need of the industry for clarity and stability which can be achieved with the adoption of multiannual programming, and take advantage of civilian-defence synergies;
2021/10/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 528 #

2021/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. calls on Member States to fully comply with the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment as it has been amended by Council Decision (CFSP)2019/1560, and strictly implement criterion 4 on regional stability and halt any export of military equipment that could be used against other EU Member States; calls for a sanctions mechanism to be put in place against Member States that do not comply with the Common Position; welcomes the efforts made to increase the transparency and the public and parliamentary scrutiny of arms exports; calls for joint efforts to improve risk assessments, end-user checks and post-shipment verifications;
2021/10/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 548 #

2021/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40b. Urges the Member States to comply with the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports; reiterates the need for the strict application by all Member States of the rules laid down in Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP; recalls that Member States committed to strong national positions regarding their arms export policy to Turkey on the basis of the provisions of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, including the strict application of criterion 4 on regional stability; reiterates its calls on the VP/HR, for as long as Turkey continues with its current illegal, unilateral actions and military presence in the Eastern Mediterranean that run counter to the sovereignty of any Member State (notably Greece and Cyprus) and international law, and does not engage in dialogue based on international law, to introduce an initiative in the Council for all Member States to halt arms export for all types of military equipment, including weapons, weapons for dual-use goods and know how, to Turkey in accordance with the Common Position;
2021/10/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 589 #

2021/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Calls for a stronger NATO supported by a stronger European Union, and wishes to see very tangible development in the EU-NATO partnership in full respect of the principles of inclusiveness, reciprocity and decision- making autonomy of both organizations; calls, in this context, for NATO’s new strategic concept to be coherent with the EU’s Strategic Compass;
2021/10/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 43 #

2021/2182(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the need for a stronger, more ambitious, credible and united common foreign policy becomes a necessity as EU faces multiple geopolitical challenges in the wider region which directly or indirectly affect all its Member States and its citizens;
2021/10/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 221 #

2021/2182(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its call for the establishment of new formats of cooperation such as the European Security Council; recalls that the ongoing Conference on the Future of Europe provides a relevant framework to shape innovative proposals in this respect;deleted
2021/10/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 293 #

2021/2182(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls the Member States to align their arms export policy on the basis of the provisions of Common position 2008/944/CFSP, and to adopt a strict application of criterion 4 on regional stability;
2021/10/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 385 #

2021/2182(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Is concerned by the Turkish Government’s increasingly assertive foreign policy, which is repeatedly and its continuing provocative actions in Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean which are going contrary to EU interests, putting the country at odds with the EU and individual Member States; and the EU as a whole; recalls deplores the long-deteriorating situation regarding human rights and democracy in Turkey; recalls, however, that Turkey will continue to be a country of key strategic interest for the EU and that engagement needs to continue in a phased, proportionate and reversiblengagement needs to continue in a phased, proportionate and reversible manner, subject to the established conditionalities, especially the respect of international law and good neighbourly relations, in order to keep the country as closely anchored to the EU values as possible; recalls that the EU is ready to use all instruments at its disposal, including sanctions in order to defend its interests and those of its Member States as well as to uphold regional stability; reiterates its call on the VP / HR, for as long as Turkey continues with its current illegal, unilateral actions in the Eastern Mediterranean that run counter to the sovereignty of any EU Member State (notably Greece manner, keepd Cyprus), to introduce an initiative ing the cCountry as closely anchored to the EU as possible; cil for all EU Member States to halt arms export licensing to Turkey in accordance with the Common Position; regrets that certain Member States continue to export arms to Turkey, despite the present danger that those arms could be used against other EU Member States;
2021/10/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 502 #

2021/2182(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Welcomes the EU’s renewed commitment to the Indo-Pacific region and recognition of its growing importance for EU interests; acknowledges the intense geopolitical competition in the region and calls for the EU to strengthen its strategic focus, presence and actions with the aim of contributing to the stability, security, prosperity and sustainable development of the region; underlines the need for a strategic long-term engagement in the Indo-Pacific region and for establishing comprehensive bilateral and multilateral dialogue mechanisms with Indo-Pacific countries and their societies; regrets that EU was left out from the new partnership in the Indo-Pacific area between Australia, United Kingdom and United States and the consequences that this agreement had for the European defence industry;
2021/10/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the important role of the Committee on Petitions in identifying and flagging possible breaches of the rule of law, taking into account the numerous petitions received from citizens concerned about breaches of the rule of law in several Member States; strongly believes that full protection of all EU citizens and their fundamental rights can only be ensured throughout the Union if all Member States fully comply with all principles of the rule of law;
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 8 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses that the rule of law is among the common values of the Union and thus essential to achieve its objectives; points out that its promotion and upholding is a shared responsibility between the EU and the Member States;
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 10 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the rule of law includes principles such as legality, legal certainty, the separation of powers, the prohibition of the arbitrary exercise of executive power, effective judicial protection by independent and impartial courts in full respect of fundamental rights, the enforcement of judgments including the permanent subjection of all public authorities to established laws and procedures, and equality before the law; underlines that such principles are common to all Member States regardless of their distinct legal systems;
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 19 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that judicial accountability and prosecutorial and judicial independence are crucial components of the rule of law; calls on the Commission to enforce these core EU values when they are infringed by Member States in order to increase citizens’ trust in the judiciary; calls on Member States to protect judges and prosecutors from political attacks and pressures, which attempt to undermine their work, so as to fully preserve their independence;
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 27 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that emergency regimes and decree-laws were urgently instated by governments in several Member States because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that this has affected the functioning of the national justice systems and the activity of the courts; draws attention to the lack of participation and the non- involvement of national parliaments in the decision-making and the closure of parliaments during the pandemic, which has increased the power of governments and has led to a lack of accountability and transparency;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 34 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to improve the effectiveness of the judicial system also by developing the digitalisation processtructural reforms and high- level of digitalisation, which has proven effective in backlogs ' prevention, especially during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that adequate financial and human resources are key to develop effective justice systems;
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 56 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Invites the Commission to take measures to strengthen corruption prevention6 in order to create more transparency in public administration and improve access to information about lobbying and oversight of political party financing; stresses that anti-corruption measures are key to defend the Union’s economic interests and its sustainable growth; emphasises that such measures, especially in pandemic-related processes, are imperative to prevent violations and malpractice threatening Member States and the Union’s recovery from the crisis; _________________ 6 Petitions No 0822/2020 and 0194/2020.
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 58 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Warns Member States of the risks of jeopardising the fight against corruption and increasing breaches of the rule of law incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in its initial phase; underlines that those risks have increased due to the general acceleration of the decision- making process and the simplification of public administration procedures such as public procurement resulting in non- competitive or direct awards;
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 59 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on Member States to regulate the “revolving doors” phenomenon by disciplining the movement of high-level employees from public-sector jobs to private-sector jobs and vice versa with the aim of preventing conflict of interests; in this regard, encourages to follow best practice already enforced in some Member States, with special regard to the prevention and management of conflicts of interest;
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 61 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its concern about the security of whistleblowers who report acts of corruption7 or other illegal activities8 and thereupon experience violations of their fundamental rights; ; highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled the importance of whistleblowing for public security and safety on a grand and smaller scale; emphasises how the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as any other crisis, could discourage potential whistleblowers fearing for their physical and financial integrity; _________________ 7 Petition No 0242/2021. 8 Petition No 1056/2021.
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 66 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the fact that that the safety of journalists is not universally guaranteed; underlines the importance of media pluralism and the need to protect journalists against threats and attacks in order to assure freedom of expression and the right to information and safeguard the journalistic profession; stresses the difficulties faced by journalists and media in providing citizens with fact-check information about the COVID-19 pandemic;
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 70 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Expresses its concern about journalists’ deteriorating economic and working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing crisis, underlining a substantial increase in the unemployment rates in the sector; welcomes the use of compensatory measures to support the sector; reminds that such measures should always comply with the principles of transparency, fairness, equal and non-discriminatory access;
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 71 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Urges Member States to pay close attention to abuse of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) and particularly on how they affect smaller news outlets and freelancers; notes that SLAPPs abuse and lawsuit increasing, including intimidating actions, may easily lead to media self- censorship;
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 84 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned about the increase in hate crimes against minorities, in particular those related to religious beliefs, political ideas and sexual orientation12 ; is awdeplores the large of the difficult balance betweennumber of petitions received in 2021 reporting hate speeches and freedom of expression and acknowledges that the boundaries are hard to definehate crimes against LGBTQI+ people13a as well as restriction of the freedom of expression14a ; notes that most of them refer to a substantial lack of legal protection for LGBTQI+ citizens in some Member States; _________________ 12 Petitions No 0354/2020, 0657/2020, 1038/2020, 0471/2021, 0480/2021, 0667/2021, 0704/2021, 0725/2021, 0820/2021, 0855/2021 and 0894/2021. 13a Petition No 0436/2021, 0471/2021 and 0480/2021 14a Petition No 0436/2021 and 0471/2021.
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 97 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that the findings of the Rule of Law report should be operationalised in concrete policy actions and that the report should only serve conjointly with other instruments, such as infringement procedures, the procedures enshrined in the Conditionality Regulation13 , the rule of law framework and Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union; urges the Commission to use its tools more effectively and in a timely manner; asks the Commission to introduce deadlines for the recommendations based on the Rule of Law report as well as for the implementation of the policy actions; _________________ 13 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget, OJ L 433I , 22.12.2020, p. 1.
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 102 #

2021/2180(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that the role of civil society organisations and NGOs is of particular importance recalls that civil society organizations must be able to operate without unjustified interference by state authorities; calls on the Commission to foster debates with civil society organisations and NGOs in order to take note of all their concerns and involve them more effectively in follow-up meetings; highlights the need to offer longer consultation periods to guarantee proper participation of all civil society organisations. and NGOs, including smaller ones; calls on Member States to apply the principles of transparency and disclosure with regard to the selection of the civil society organisations and NGOs involved;
2022/02/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 14 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas freedom of movement, which allows any EU citizen to live, work or study or access to their right to healthcare in any Member State, is one of the foundations of the EU;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 26 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas Article 21 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights explicitly prohibits non-discrimination based on any grounds such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientations as the primary expression of EU Citizenship; whereas it forms at the same time a crucial component of the successful exercise of the freedom of movement, as evidenced in the petitions;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 29 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas petitions have shown that mobile EU citizens and residents still face difficulties in exercising their electoral rights, owing to administrative burdens and bureaucracy, language barrier in Member States, and misinformation or a lack of cooperation by Member State authorities;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 30 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
F a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote further cooperation in situations where workers receive benefits and pay contributions in different EU Member States, by reinforcing the cross-border exchange of information between the different social security authorities, so that all of the contributions can be duly taken into account in calculating pension rights;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 31 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
F b. Calls on Member States to better inform EU citizens as to their rights and duties, and to facilitate entitlement to these rights being respected equally both in their country of origin and in any other Member State;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 32 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
F c. Recalls that access to health services, coordination of social security schemes and recognition of professional qualifications in other Member States are the areas where EU citizens are often facing difficulties and calls for a vigorous enforcement by the Commission in order to redress those situations ;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 34 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. Supports the development of a mutually recognized EU disability card to ensure equal access within the EU to certain benefits and urges all Member States to participate in the system in order to guarantee the freedom of movement for persons with disabilities;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 35 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
G b. Urges all Member States to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and to sign the Protocol; In the context of the ratification of this Convention, urges the Commission to take the necessary measures to enable persons with disabilities to exercise their full right as a European citizen, without any form of discrimination;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 37 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. Encourages Member States to give more space to political education on EU affairs, inter alia on EU citizens’ rights, in their school curricula and to adapt teacher training accordingly; considers that Member States should promote school visits to EU institutions in their educational systems; emphasises that accessible education plays a vital role in informing future citizens;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 61 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets that the options for redress open to parents and children in the event of separation or divorce are not the same in each Member State, with the result that hundreds of parents in Europe have contacted the Committee on Petitions to support them in their cross-border family disputes and parental child abduction.;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 66 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that freedom of movement is not only challenged by major global events; notes with regret that, as revealed by the many petitions received in this field, EU citizens and long-term residents still encounter legal, administrative or practical obstacles when moving to another Member State, in particular as regards social benefits, health, education, insurance and tax regimes, as well as the recognition of professional qualifications; highlights that these obstacles often include discriminatory administrative requirements which only can be fulfilled by citizens, such as possession of a national identity document that is only issued to citizens, or arbitrary requirements for documents which are not usually issued in other Member States; calls on the Commission to investigate discriminatory administrative practices in Member States, in particular at local level;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 67 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Regrets the existence of cross- border obstacles in civil or social matters, such as family law or pensions, that prevent many citizens from enjoying full EU citizenship;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 68 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the Member States to put in place coordination and cooperation measures in order to efficiently tackle the issues of double taxation in car registration, tax discrimination and double taxation in any cross-border context and to take better account of the realities of cross-border worker mobility; considers that double taxation issues are insufficiently addressed through existing bilateral tax conventions or unilateral action by a Member State and would need concerted, timely action at EU level;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 69 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls for the adoption of an effective legislative framework and coordination measures at EU and Member States level to ensure high levels of social protection and equitable, properly paid jobs; considers this approach to be vital in order to empowering citizens and protecting their rights arising from EU Citizenship;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 88 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Suggests the promotion of common rules when granting EU Citizenship, where the same rules should apply in all Member States;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 89 #

2021/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the establishment of an online one-stop-shop in all 24 EU official languages centralising all EU participatory instruments, providing information, advice and support on engaging with the EU, thereby helping users to identify and use the most appropriate channel, in order to bringing the citizens closer to the EU and by strengthening their democratic participation; trusts that such a one- stop- shop would streamline the use of the different participatory instruments while fully unlocking their potential;
2021/11/19
Committee: PETI
Amendment 4 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
— having regard to Article 13(3) ofthe Council Decision of 26 July 2010 establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service1 (hereinafter EEAS Decision), and in particular its Articles 9 and 13(3), which laid down that the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy had to carry out, by mid-2013, a review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS, covering, inter alia, the implementation of Articles 6(6) and 6(8) on geographical balance, accompanied, if relevant, by a legislative proposal amending the Decision, _________________ 1 OJ L 201, 3.8.2010, p. 30.
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Treaties clarify that the role of the European External Action Service (EEAS) is to assist the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission and work in cooperation with the diplomatic services of the Member States4 ; whereas the EEAS shall be consulted by the Commission on matters related to the external action of the EU in the exercise of its functions; _________________ 4 Article 27(1) TEU.
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 29 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the EU needs to keep moving forward towards an own and autonomous European Diplomacy in all areas, including public and cultural, economic, climate, digital and cyber diplomacy, among others, led by a EU diplomatic service which is determined by a common diplomatic culture from an EU perspective;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 30 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas it is of utmost importance to strengthen the EU’s International Cultural Relations and cultural diplomacy as bridges to promote mutual understanding and relations worldwide, and which have become a useful diplomatic tool for the EU and a fundamental part of its soft power;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 31 #

2021/2065(INI)

C c. whereas geopolitical and humanitarian global crisis demonstrate the need for the EU to provide itself with credible and first-hand information on existent and possible external threats to the EU, in order to be able to react rapidly and effectively, as well as to better protect its interests abroad;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 32 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas it is necessary to strengthen the Union’s External Action and the EEAS with own, autonomous and permanent EU instruments and resources in foreign affairs, human rights protection and promotion, and security and defence in order for the Union to be a fully-fledged and credible global player, as well as to be able to better pursue and achieve its objectives and defend its values worldwide;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 55 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the structure of the EEAS should be reformed in order to achieve a common EU diplomatic culture, using the pragmatic space created by the recent crises and whereas these reforms should clarify some of the unclear boundaries between the EEAS, the Commission, the Council and the structures of the Member States;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 56 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas it is fundamental for the EU's External Action coherence and effectiveness to clearly define the competences of the HR/VP, the President of the Commission and the President of the European Council as the current regulatory framework provided both by the Treaties and the inter-institutional agreements on the external representation of the EU abroad is unclear concerning the competences of each institutional figure; considers that this lack of clarity can lead to some duplication in the EU's external action or mislead EU's counterparts and/or interlocutors worldwide in their relations with the Union; is concerned by the fact that this lack of clarity can also appear through all the EU institutional apparatus concerning its external action in the relations and coordination among the different actors in this regard as, for instance, between the EEAS and the Commission;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 67 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) ascertain the HR/VP leading role as a bridge builder between the CFSP and EU external relations with the aim of ensuring the highest level of coordination and coherence in EU external action, including in its close cooperation with the College of Commissioners in order to coordinate the external dimension of the EU internal policies, and reinforce coordination of the external action of Member states;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 70 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) revisupdate the EEAS Decision with a view to increasing the leverage of the EEAS, strengthening it, sharpening its tools and increasing its legitimacy; stresses that the abovementioned updating of the EEAS Decision should aim at reinforcing its autonomy from an EU perspective, as well as at a strengthened structure and increased resources;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 78 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) increase leverage by introducing qualified majority voting for certain foreign policy areas, such as human rights and the protection of international law, and for imposing sanctions, in order to increase the effectiveness of the EU’s foreign policy; stresses that even under this QMV, there should be an aim at reaching the largest consensus, and if possible unanimity; explore other options that could be implemented in the meantime such as introducing an “obligation of result”, requiring Member States to remain under discussion of a specific issue until a decision is taken;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 87 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) sharpen the tools by developing own, autonomous and permanent EU instruments in its External Action and aligning all external action with the Treaties, which state that the EU must achieve an ever- increasing degree of convergence of Member States’ actions, which requires that the EEAS be given a clearer role in proposing policy development so that policies conducted, defined and implemented on the basis of mutual political solidarity among the Member States can be formed;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 94 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) promote the joining of forces among mature democracies and international and regional organisations by uniting them under a global human rights league in order to address threats and promote human rights worldwide; stresses that mature democracies and alike-minded partners should adopt a defiant and public attitude reaffirming our commitment to defend the universality of human rights and the Rule of Law
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 95 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(e b) fully support EU Delegations engagement and activeness on human rights protection and promotion in third countries; ensure that Member States and their embassies are also fully engaged and prioritise human rights protection and promotion, which should not be conducted only by EU Delegations in general;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 96 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
(e c) bring forth sound proposals on how to achieve and guarantee an own and permanent seat for the Union in every multilateral fora, including in the UNSC, in order to strengthen EU’s actorness, coherence and credibility in the world;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 99 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) integrapromote fully the ‘more for more’ principle into relations with third countries, whereby the EU will develop stronger partnerships with those that share the CFSP’s principles and the fundamental values of the Union;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 108 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) adapt the structure of the EEAS toconsolidate the reorganization developments within the EEAS and develop strategic priorities, namely in the field of the new enlargement policies, cyber and hybrid threats and disinformation, the development of defence instruments and other emerging challenges, and allocate resources according to priorities and non-priorities identified;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 118 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) ensure the possibility for the EEAS to select and recruit their permanent EU diplomatic staff; develop a system for career development for EU Diplomats and officials within the EEAS in order to have balanced management posts in the EEAS;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 120 #

2021/2065(INI)

(h b) assess the problems originated by the temporary secondment of Member States' diplomats to the EEAS who later return to their national diplomatic services;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 122 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) ensure that the financial resources available match the level of ambition and support the operative flexibilities needed in order to react in real time to emerging geopolitical challenges; guarantee the full compliance of Article 9 of the EEAS Decision which enshrines that the HR/VP shall ensure the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the EU external action, in particular through the external assistance instruments;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 138 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 2
Sharpening the tools and strengthening the toolbox
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 148 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) convert the EU delegations into genuine EU embassies, with one clear chain of command to its staff, including Commission officials, led by the EU ambassador, to each given country, in close coordination with the EEAS headquarters;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 151 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) ensure a fairer geographical balance among Member States across all levels within the EEAS in filling, in particular, management posts and those of Heads of EU Delegations;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 152 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(k b) continue the efforts to achieve a better gender balance at all levels within the EEAS, including the management posts and Heads of Delegations;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 160 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) establish the consular function in EU embassies in third countries in order to be able to helpassist EU citizens, including in times of crisis;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 162 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(l a) promote the establishment of a system of automatic and continuous flow of intelligence from Member States to the EEAS on foreign and security issues occurring outside the Union; improve the security protocols of the services working on intelligence and/or with sensible information;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 163 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
(l b) ensure that EU Delegations provide effective continuation to the work undertaken by the EU Election Observation Missions, including with regard to the follow up to their recommendations and monitoring local developments relevant to their work throughout the periods between missions;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 168 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) establish ansupport the EU Crisis Response Centre with the task of coordinating the response of EU embassies and the services they offer to EU citizens in times of crisis;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 185 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) taskinvite the EEAS with preparing a revisionto assess the convenience of an update of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy of 2016;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 195 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) adapt the organisation of the EEAS and the corresponding Commission services to new strategic needs without further delay, starting with the Arctic as well as climate and digital diplomacy;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 197 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(q a) develop a EU instrument that embodies a cultural face of the Union worldwide through a cultural diplomacy action and International Cultural Relations based on a frame of cultural cooperation and co-creation, actively involving civil society and cultural sectors of third countries; stresses that this instrument could aim to promote the EU worldwide, provide EU assistance on capacity building, as well as financial, to cultural, creative and innovative sectors of third countries’ civil society; underlines that this instrument should include the protection of cultural heritage abroad in EU external action, the promotion of intercultural dialogue, mobility of artists and cultural professionals between the EU and third countries, and the fight against disinformation; highlights that this toolbox should collaborate closely and draw experience from EUNIC, as well as alike-minded partners and international organizations such as UNESCO;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 212 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) promote common training and other concrete measures from an EU perspective for the consolidation of an esprit de corps common EU Diplomatic culture among EEAS staff who have differing diplomatic, cultural, strategic and institutional backgrounds, and to provide joint training initiatives for EEAS staff and national diplomats as part of their continuous professional development;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 214 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
(s a) continue fostering close cooperation and exchange of best practices between the EEAS and the diplomatic services of the Member States in the field of learning and development, with a view to further contribute to a unified image of the EU in external relations;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 219 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) support fully and develop the pilot project ‘Towards a European Diplomatic Academy’, which has been extended by one year in order to establish these functions within permanent organisational structures; ensure the establishment of a permanent structure for the European Diplomatic Academy, which should focus on different target groups concerning its future participants; considers in this view that even if in its initial phase the Academy could focus on the professional specialization of national diplomats, it should not be ruled out in the future a system of selection, recruitment and training of Europeans who are not Member States’diplomats and have completed a higher education; determine ways of access to the EEAS for those graduating from the European Diplomatic academy and for them to have the possibility to become a permanent part of its staff;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 222 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)
(t a) ensure that sufficient resources, including human resources, are allocated toward the abovementioned project, in order to ensure effective and timely implementation, also with regard to the work towards a permanent structure of the European Diplomatic Academy;
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 224 #

2021/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) increase Parliament’s access to documents, as a better formal exchange of information will improve cooperation and understanding between the institutions; update the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 November 2002 between the European Parliament and the Council concerning access by the European Parliament to sensitive information of the Council in the field of security and defence policy5 ; promote the strengthening of the framework of inter-institutional relations between this Parliament and the EEAS, including its delegations, through a framework agreement on strengthening External Action cooperation between the EEAS and the European Parliament, which could enhance parliamentary diplomacy and strengthen the EU’s own toolbox for External Action; _________________ 5 OJ C 298, 30.11.2002, p. 1.
2022/12/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 3 #

2021/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Underlines that problems concerning the German family law system, including the controversial role of the Jugendamt, denounced through petitions by non-German parents, still remain unsolved;
2021/12/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 18 #

2021/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the authorities of the Member States must ensure that a child is given the genuine and effective opportunity to express their own views freely during proceedings and, that due weight is given to the child’s views in accordance with their age and maturity, and for their views to be taken seriously;
2021/12/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 20 #

2021/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses the obligation, as provided for in the Brussels IIa Regulation, for national authorities to recognise and enforce judgements delivered in another Member State in child-related cases;
2021/12/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 21 #

2021/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
(2) underlines the importance of providing an adequate support for children before, during and after each hearing;
2021/12/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 22 #

2021/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 3 (new)
(3) calls on EU Member States to ensure that all professionals in contact with children are trained to inform children appropriately and explain all elements of proceeding in a child-friendly manner, which will help children to make informed decisions about their involvement in the judicial proceedings;
2021/12/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 26 #

2021/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point 1 (new)
(1) underlines that judicial proceedings have a considerable impact on the lives of minors and the absence of a child-friendly response can result in restrictions or violation of their fundamental rights; stresses that when the national judicial systems lack child- friendly procedures and practices, the most vulnerable children, such as children with disabilities face particular barriers in the enjoyment of their rights;
2021/12/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 27 #

2021/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point 2 (new)
(2) Calls on EU Member States to ensure that only trained professionals carry out child hearings and that training on child hearings is mandatory and continuous for professionals;
2021/12/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 28 #

2021/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point 3 (new)
(3) stresses that professionals hearing children need to be specifically trained in appropriate questioning techniques, in line with existing guidelines on hearing children, and on the relevant legal basis;
2021/12/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 29 #

2021/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point 4 (new)
(4) calls on the Commission and EU Member States to provide sufficient allocation of funds in order to meet children’s needs in all types of judicial proceedings and to make support services available;
2021/12/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 30 #

2021/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point 5 (new)
(5) stresses the importance of promoting trainings and coordination among professionals and sharing best practices between the Member States;
2021/12/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 37 #

2021/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – point 1 (new)
(1) Points to the long standing work of the Committee on Petitions on the treatment of petitions concerning the role of the Jugendamt; underlines that the Committee on Petitions continuously receives petitions concerning alleged discrimination against the non-German parent;
2021/12/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 42 #

2021/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 – point 1 (new)
(1) Insists on the importance of Member States collecting statistical data on the administrative and judicial proceedings concerning child custody and involving foreign parents;
2021/12/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 52 #

2021/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 – point 1 (new)
(1) Emphasises the importance of a close cooperation and efficient communication between the different national and local authorities;
2021/12/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 11 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)
— having regard to its previous resolutions and reports on the situation in China, in particular those of 19 December 2019 on the situation of the Uyghurs in China (China Cables), of 18 April 2019 on China, notably the situation of religious and ethnic minorities, of4 October 2018 on mass arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, of 12 September 2018 on the state of EU-China relations, and of 15 December 2016 on the cases of the Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist Academy and Ilham Tohti, of 10 March 2011 on the situation and cultural heritage in Kashgar (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China), and of 26 November 2009 on China: minority rights and application of the death penalty;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the Council regulation (EU 2020/1998 and to the Council Decision (CFSP 2020/1999 of 7 December 2020 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament report with recommendations to the Commission on corporate due diligence and corporate accountability (2020/2129 (INL));
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 22 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution on 17 December 2020 on forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (2020/2913 RSP);
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 27 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 e (new)
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 21 April2021 on an EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo- Pacific;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 29 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 f (new)
— having regard to the joint communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, TheCouncil, The European Economic and Social Committee of the Regions - Tackling Covid-19 disinformation - Getting the facts right (JOIN/2020/8 final);
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 36 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas through its strong economic growth and ambitious foreign policy agenda, China is asserting a stronger global role both as an economic power and as foreign policy actor, which poses serious political, economic, security and technological challenges to the EU, has significant consequences for the world order and poses serious threats to liberal democracy;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 41 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law should remain at the centre of the relationship between the EU and China, in line with the EU’s commitment to upholding these fundamental principles in all areas of its external action;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 44 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas since the launch of the Chinese government’s “Strike hard against violent terrorism” campaign in 2014, the situation of Uyghur and other primarily Muslim ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region have rapidly deteriorated and whereas more than one million people are imprisoned in detention camps, called ‘political re-education’ or ‘training’ centres, which constitutes the largest mass incarceration system in the world; whereas the Chinese government has developed a massive coercive labour training and transfer scheme, in which Uyghur workers are enrolled and subject to systemic forced and prison labour;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 48 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas the Uyghur population is victim of the Chinese government’s efforts to eradicate their unique identity and existence as a population through torture, enforced disappearance, mass surveillance, cultural and religious erasure, forced sterilization of women, sexual violence and violations of reproductive rights and family separation; whereas credible legal analysis has concluded that these offences knowingly committed as part of a widespread and systemic attack against the civilian population are assessed as crimes against humanity within the international legal framework;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 53 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
A d. Whereas China massively invests in the multilateral order and seeks to gain strategic growing influence in multilateral organisations, where Chinese diplomacy seeks to undermine international human rights standards and distort the mandate of key multilateral human rights institutions, such as the UN Human Rights Council, and to hamper critical United Nations Security Council efforts to address dire crises worldwide;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 56 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas China has a track record of human rights violations that eschew the country’s bilateral and multilateral commitments in these areas;deleted
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 63 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime enables the EU to impose restrictive measures on targeted individuals, entities and bodies, including states and non-states actors responsible for, involved in or associated with serious human rights violations and abuses, including slavery; whereas on 22nd March 2021 four Chinese individuals and one entity directly responsible for serious human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have been included in the list of natural persons and entities subject to these restrictive measures;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 67 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas in response to these measures addressing human rights violations and abuses, China imposed counter-sanctions on ten European individuals and four entities, including five Members of the European Parliament and two EU institutional bodies, the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament and the Political and Security Committee of the Council of the European Union; whereas Chinese sanctions lack legal justifications and legal basis and directly target not only individuals and entities concerned but the European Union as a whole;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 69 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the existing EU China Strategy has revealed its limitations in the light of recent developments and the challenges posed by China; whereas China can no longer be considered, equally and at the same time, as a partner, a competitor and a rival;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 82 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) elaborate a more assertive EU- China strategy that unites all Member States and shapes relations with Beijing in the interest of the EU as a whole, whilith the defendingce of our values at its core and promoting a rules-based multilateral order;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 87 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point 1
1) Open principled and interests- based dialogue on global challenges;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 92 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point 2
2) Enhanced engagement on human rights issues through economic leverage;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 106 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Open principled and interests-based dialogue on global challenges
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 107 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the new EU-China strategy involves China in an open dialogue on global challenges, such as climate change and the fight against global pandemics; Acknowledges the de facto necessity to engage with China on various global issues such as the fight against climate change, environmental issues, peace and security, sustainable development and space; Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the new EU-China strategy involves China on global challenges in a dialogue driven by EU fundamental principles and interests and pursuing the core objectives of EU external engagement,
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 117 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Supports greater dialogue and cooperation with China on peace and security, sustainable development, science, technology and innovation, environmental issues, space and aerospace;deleted
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 131 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Underscores the importance of capitalising onencouraging China’s commitment to tackling climate change and other environmental issues by reinforcing a balanced partnership in this field and emphasises the need to ensure that China commits to peak its emissions before 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement by implementing a carbon border adjustment mechanism; Stresses the need to ensure coherence between China’s announced global ambitions in the fight against climate change and the environmental impacts of its investment strategies at home and overseas;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 140 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for Human Rights Dialogues to be held regularly and calls for a solid benchmarkingthe EU to rethink its approach to Human Rights Dialogues with China in order to ensure that these exchanges produce genuine positive outcomes for human rights and human rights defenders in China; insists ofn the progress made in bilateral dialogues more generallynecessity to complement these EU-China Human Rights Dialogues with systematic human rights discussions at other high- level EU-China summits and bilateral meetings;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 166 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Enhanced engagement on human rights issues through economic leverage
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 169 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Urges the Commission and the EEAS to jointly develop an ambitious, holistic and results-oriented EU strategy for Human Rights in China articulating the use of all areas and instruments of EU external actions and setting concrete goals such as the closure of detention camps in Xinjiang, the end of the persecution of ethnic and religious minorities and human rights defenders and the abolition of death penalty;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 175 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to use the suspension of the ratification process of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) as a leverage instrument to improve the protection of human rights and support for civil society in China;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 189 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Underlines the inevitable conditions and pre- ratification commitments that must be met before Parliament can give its consent to the EU- China CAI, notably:
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 192 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point a
(a) having a timetable for China’s ratification and full implementation of key International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on labour rights and a robust monitoring mechanism, as well as concrete measures or steps towards putting an end to other human rights violations against the Uyghur minority in China; (C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930; C087 -Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention,1948; C098 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949; C105- Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957) and a robust monitoring mechanism with unhindered access to workplaces enabling proper verification of standards implementation;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 202 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point a a (new)
(a a) a “Human rights” clause must be integrated as an essential element of the agreement. This clause should stipulating clearly that respect and protection of human rights, as defined my customary law and international conventions, are binding obligations on the parties and allowing the parties to require appropriate measures from the partner to comply, or to partly or fully suspend the agreement in case of violations;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 206 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point a b (new)
(a b) Ensure that the violation of the revised Investment and Sustainable Development Section of the agreement can lead to sanctions;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 207 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point a c (new)
(a c) the creation of an independent Domestic Advisory Group (DAG), composed of civil society organisations and human rights defenders, provided with the task of monitoring the implementation of all provisions on the agreement and its impact on human, labour and environmental rights. It should be provided with adequate competences and resources to investigate specific issues and cases;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 208 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point a d (new)
(a d) reliable evidence of sustainable termination of human rights violations against the Uyghur population and other minorities in China;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 210 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point b
(b) the repeal by China of the National Security Law imposed on Hong- Kong in June 2020, the release of pro- democracy legislators and activists and a recommitment by China to uphold its international commitments to Hong Kong under the Sino-British Joint Declaration and Hong Kong’s Basic Law;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 232 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. SReiterates its call on China to allow un hindered access to an independent investigation mission in Xinjiang and states its support for UN to carry out legal investigations into alleged genocide and crimes against humanity taking place in the Xinjiang region;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 240 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the introduction of a unilateral ban on the import of products from forced labour and child labour or any other form of modern slavery, including cotton from the Xinjiang region in the EU market;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 249 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to put forward the proposed EU legislation for Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Framework as a matter of urgency; recalls that in order to be effective against human rights violations and environmental degradations in China, due diligence obligations must be imposed on both EU companies and non-EU companies operating in the EU market and must cover the entire global value chains of these companies; they must be carefully enforced and monitored;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 254 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure protection of EU and Chinese citizens and EU residents members of the Uyghur Diaspora communities harassed and persecuted in the EU by Chinese authorities, and to investigate the reports of threats and reprisals as a matter of urgency; Calls on the EU Member States to reassess and abolish their extradition agreements with China in the light of the Chinese Government’s severe violations against its population and citizens abroad and in light of the recent sanctions, which could criminalize any Chinese citizen in Europe for interacting with individuals and entities sanctioned;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 279 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to commission an EU-wide audit of the EU dependency on China in certain strategically important and critical sectors, setting out plans to reduce dependency, while maintaining overall trade relations with China, which should be as openbalanced as possible;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 287 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point a
(a) presfosterving the EU’s unity;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 338 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to counter China’s influence strategy in the EU’s neighbourhood, in particular through investment;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 340 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. calls on the Commission and Member States to equip themselves with the necessary resources and tools to analyse and counter China State and non- state actors’ hybrid threats and multiple interferences in our democratic systems, including in the cyberspace;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 341 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17 c. calls on the Commission to encourage and coordinate actions aimed to counter China’s foreign financing of our democratic processes, including the strategy of elite capture and the technique of co-opting top-level civil servants and former European politicians;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 430 #

2021/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to propose a strategy to deal with trade imbalances more broadly, going beyond the current trade defensive instruments, if necessary, so as to tackle the large structural trade deficit, China’s use of large-scale export credits and loans, the opaque financing of strategic Chinese companies, China’s policy of indigenous innovation connected to efforts to promote Chinese standards while allowing its companies not to pay a fair price for the use of standard essential patents, and its endeavour to become a leading export nation of advanced technological goods;
2021/05/27
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas, however, the overall number of petitions remains modest in relation to the total population of the EU, revealing that efforts still need to be stepped up even more to increase citizens’ awareness about their right to petition and encourage them to exercise it; whereas, in exercising the right to petition, citizens expect that the EU institutions will provide added value in finding a solution to their problems;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 9 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the right to petition offers Parliament the opportunity to enhance its responsiveness to complaints and concerns relating to the respect for EU fundamental rights and compliance with EU legislation in the Member States; whereas petitions are therefore a useful source of information on instances of misapplication or breaches of EU law and, thus, enable Parliament and other EU institutions to assess the transposition and application of EU law and its possible impact on the rights of EU citizens and residents;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 15 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the partisan use of the Committee on Petitions can lead to its inappropriate use and, therefore, to the deterioration of citizens' trust in this body and in the rest of the European institutions; whereas the discussions of the Committee on Petitions are sometimes used to address national or regional issues outside the scope of competence attributed by the Treaties and that the study of petitions is exclusively conditioned by criteria of majorities, ignoring the minorities and thus preventing serious debates or complaints;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 16 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas petitions are frequently substantiated without gathering the necessary information for a correct and detailed analysis and often, they are subject to debate in the Committee on Petitions without the required reply from the European Commission and that this hinders the work of the members of the Petitions Committee;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 18 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas the main subjects of concern raised in petitions submitted in 2020 relate to fundamental rights (in particular the impact of COVID-19 emergency measures on the rule of law and democracy, as well on the freedom of movement, the right to work, the right to information and the right to education, as well as a large number of petitions related to LGBTQ+ rights in the Union), health (notably questions on the public health crisis resulting from the pandemic, ranging from the protection of citizens’ health, including treatments and protective equipment, to the management of the health crisis in the Member States and the acquisition and distribution of vaccines), the environment (mostly mining activities and their impact on the environment, nuclear safety, air pollution and the deterioration of natural ecosystems), justice (notably issues related to access to justice or alleged procedural irregularities or concerns over the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary in the Member States, along with cross-border cases of child abduction and custody rights), education (in particular questions related to discriminatory access to education or contested national reform of the law on education), and the internal market (in particular questions relating to national travel restrictions in the context of the pandemic and their impact on the freedom of movement of persons within and outside the EU), in addition to many other areas of activity;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 23 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas in 2020, the Committee on Petitions held just one fact-finding visit; whereas no other fact-finding visit could take place as a result ofdue to the situation caused by the pandemic and the decision taken by Parliament’s President to cancel parliamentary events, including delegations, as one of the necessary and precautionary measures adopted to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and minimise health risks for Parliament’s Members and staff;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 25 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas the European Commission has an essential role in the Committee on Petitions as guardian of the Treaties and the information provided by the petitioners is useful to discover possible breaches or misapplications of the European law;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 29 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the importance of a continuous public debate on the Union’s fields of activity in order to ensure that citizens are correctly informed about the scope of the Union’s competences and the different levels of decision-making; calls, in this regard, for broader awareness raising campaigns, through the active involvement of the press and communications services, to help increase citizens’ knowledge about their right to petition, as well as the scope and limits of the Union’s responsibilities and the competences of the Committee on Petitions, with a view to reducing the number of inadmissible petitions;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 32 #

2021/2019(INI)

2a. Draws attention to the importance of involving journalists and media to avoid disinformation linked to the Petitions Committee and to bring European citizens the opportunity to receive neutral and truthful information about the work of the Committee on Petitions in line with the fight against disinformation promoted by the European Commission;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 35 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that petitions constitute the door to the European institutions for citizens and a unique opportunity for Parliament and the other EU institutions to directly connect with EU citizens, know their problems and maintain a regular dialogue with them, particularly in cases where they are affected by the misapplication or breach of EU law; stresses the need for enhanced cooperation between the EU institutions and national, regional and local authorities on inquiries regarding the implementation of and compliance with EU law; believes that such cooperation is crucial to address and resolve citizens’ concerns over the application of EU law and contributes to strengthening the democratic legitimacy and accountability of the Union; calls, therefore, for the more active participation of Member States’ representatives in committee meetings and for swifter responses to the requests for clarification or information sent by the Committee on Petitions to the national authorities;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 39 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the European Commission to play a more active role in the Committee on Petitions to ensure a detailed and understandable response to the citizens of the Union;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 53 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the Committee on Petitions must respect the admissibility criteria established in Articles 226 and 227 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament in order to avoid a partisan use of the Committee on Petitions and prevent an inappropriate response to the concerns and problems expressed by the petitioners;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 54 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls the agreements between the political groups represented in the Committee on Petitions are essential to provide a balanced and understandable response to the petitioners; regrets the lack of agreement experienced in the last year; expresses concern about the problems caused by partisan use of the Committee on Petitions;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 57 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that cooperation with other committees in Parliament is essential for the accurate and comprehensive treatment of petitions; notes that in 2020, 56 petitions were sent to other committees for opinion and 385 for information; welcomes the fact that 40 opinions and 60 acknowledgements of taking petitions into consideration in their work were received from other committees; recalls that petitioners are informed of the decisions to request opinions from other committees for the treatment of their petitions; calls on parliamentary committees to step up their efforts to actively contribute to the examination of petitions – by proving their expertise – and thus enable Parliament to respond more swiftly and comprehensively to citizens’ concerns; regrets that the PETI Network could not meet in 2020 due to the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 66 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights the decision taken during the first months of the pandemic to prioritize petitions related to COVID-19 in the Committee on Petitions in order to address properly the urgent demands expressed by European citizens during the first months of 2020;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 84 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that the Petitions Web Portal is an essential tool for ensuring a smooth, efficient and transparent petitions process; welcomes, in this regard, the improvements on data protection and on the security features which have made the portal more user-friendly and secure for citizens; stresses that efforts must be continued to make thegrant a portal morefully accessible to persons with disabilities, including by enabling the tabling of petitions in national sign languages;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 90 #

2021/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the participation of citizens in the decision-making process of the Union is essential to achieve a more democratic, open and transparent Union; underlines the Committee on Petitions plays a fundamental role in involving European citizens in the activities of the Union and represents a discussion forum in which citizens can make their voice heard in the European institutions; calls on the European institutions to take into account the opinions and complaints expressed by the petitions in the policy making in order to give a better response to the problems of citizens from the European institutions;
2021/09/10
Committee: PETI
Amendment 1 #

2021/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the need to ensure that inclusion and, diversity, equal opportunities and access are at the core of the implementation of Erasmus+, one of the EU’s most successful programmes so far; regrets the differentat only 17% of the overall numbers of learners reached by the Programme in 2014-2020 were learners with special needs and/or fewer opportunities1a; highlights the need to further broaden the definitions and categoriesinterpretation of learners with special needs and/or fewer opportunities1 across Member States and the lack2a, adding an additional focus on age; stresses the difficulties in accessing to and monitoring of reliable data onregarding the profiles of the beneficiaries; reached by the Programme; therefore, believes that an instrument should be developed to monitor whether and how participants from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are being reached by the programme; _________________ 1 Term used in Article 23(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 on Erasmus+. a Inclusion measures within Erasmus+ programme 2014-2020, European Implementation Assessment 2a Erasmus+ Inclusion and Diversity Strategy in the field of Youth, European Commission, 2014
2021/11/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 5 #

2021/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that Erasmus+ should support stakeholders’ and programme participants’ internationalisation plans that remove physical, psychological, social, socioeconomic, linguistic and other types of barriers to learning mobility and that offer qualitative support, including reinforced mentoringship, for participants from underrepresented groups and/or with specific needs before, during and after a period abroad;
2021/11/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 8 #

2021/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Draws attention to the under- resourcing and understaffing of Erasmus+ national agencies and national authorities and the insufficient efforts to reduce administrative barriers to mobility and ensure that diversity and inclusion are at the core of the programme;; underlines that national agencies have a crucial role in ensuring that projects are as inclusive and diverse as possible; therefore, believes that all national agencies should appoint an inclusion and diversity officer to reach out to learners with special needs and/or fewer opportunities and increase their levels of information and awareness about the opportunities in place and how access them as well as to provide them with advice regarding possible difficulties they may experience during their Erasmus+ programme, such as delayed reimbursements2 or any obstacles caused by external and contingency factors such as the COVID-19 crisis3 ; stresses that a supportive approach to beneficiaries with special needs and/or fewer opportunities is key to help removing barriers preventing their full participation to the Programme; _________________ 2 As seen from Petition 2466/13. 3 As seen from Petition 0125/21.
2021/11/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 13 #

2021/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that Erasmus+ should encourage stakeholders to share their expertise at an institutional level, learn from each other, build administrative capacity andin view of fostering inclusion and diversity; welcomes, in this sense, specific efforts to support cooperation between different stakeholders and to develop and implement inclusive policies that seek to integrate children and young people from migrant backgrounds into education; considers, however, that these efforts should be expanded in the field of higher education;
2021/11/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 24 #

2021/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to develop an integrated and coherent approach to inclusion within the different EU programmes for youth and education, including European Solidarity Corps and ESF+; welcomes the Commission’s proposal for the 2022 as European Year of Youth and considers this proposal as an opportunity to develop such integrated approach; calls on the Commission to look closely at the possibility of combining the Erasmus+ and Interrail programmes5 , and thus foster more equality and inclusion; _________________ 5 As called for in Petition 0681/2021.
2021/11/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 27 #

2021/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to develop synergies between the Erasmus+ Programme and relevant policies developed on the international macro- level concerning learners with special needs and/or fewer opportunities; highlights that possible complementarities can be sought with the Sustainable Development Goals and UNESCO’s priorities and policies;
2021/11/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 28 #

2021/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. CStresses that national policy- making regarding learners with special needs and/or fewer opportunities should be further stimulated; calls on the Member States to launch and support Erasmus+ projects to attract participants with disabilities and learners from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups to their countries;
2021/11/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 39 #

2021/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to properly address the lack of familiarity with the Erasmus+ programme, information barriers, obstacles to the application process, adequate support services abroad and the challenges relating to the portability of grants faced by persons with disabilities and other participants from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, including ethnic groups;
2021/11/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 43 #

2021/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s approach to promotingrecent adoption by the Commission of the framework to increase diversity and inclusionveness in the current Erasmus+ programme. as well as in the current European Solidarity Corps; calls on the Commission to closely monitor the future implementation of this framework at national level;
2021/11/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 45 #

2021/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
12. Underlines that, despite the fact that Erasmus+ 2014-2020 has been evaluated as more coherent, effective and more aligned with emerging needs, there is still a strong need to make the Programme more inclusive, able to reach out to more vulnerable and disadvantaged people and to facilitate the participation of smaller- size organizations;
2021/11/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 52 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) The Union continues to be concerned with the rise in environmental criminal offences and their effects, which undermine the effectiveness of Union environmental legislation. These offences are moreover increasingly extending beyond the borders of the Member States in which the offences are committed. Such offences pose a threat to the environment and therefore call for an appropriate and effective response. A better cross-border cooperation between Member States and competent authorities, such as Europol and Eurojust, should be established in order to fight environmental crime.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 60 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) The effective investigation, prosecution and adjudication of environmental criminal offences should be improved. The list of environmental criminal offences which were set out in Directive 2008/99/EC should be revised and additional categories of offences based on the most serious breaches of Union environmental law should be added. This is for example the case of illegal logging which is an activity of serious concern that leads to environmental damage, loss of biodiversity and ecosystem degradation, desertification and soil erosion leading to natural disasters, such as landslides, which has led to the destruction or damage of several Natura 2000 sites and primary and old-growth forests and can result in the extinction of protected species and specific habitats for different plant and animal species because those engaged in illegal activities tend to disregard laws that protect valuable forest resources. Provisions on sanctions should be strengthened in order to enhance their deterrent effect as well as the enforcement chain in charge of detecting, investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating environmental criminal offences.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 69 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) The establishment of sanctions regarding illegal dumping of inert materials and its consequences on soil, ecosystem and environment is essential in the fight against pollution and polluters. These sanctions would be liable under Article 3, paragraph 1, point e(ii) of this Directive.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 91 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) The "One Health" approach recognizes the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment and is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognizes that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely interlinked and inter- dependent.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 95 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) Forests are an essential ally in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. They function as carbon sinks, and help to reduce the impacts of climate change, for example by cooling down cities, protecting them from heavy flooding, and reducing drought impact. Especially with regards to offences that create a spiral of severe environmental damages falling within the scope of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, presenting irreversible danger to the balance of whole ecosystems, such as illegal logging, committing forest fires and destruction of wildlife habitats or other offences against forests, should be taken into account as possible aggravating circumstances.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 100 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Sanctions for the offences should be effective, dissuasive and proportionate. To this end, minimum levels for the maximum term of imprisonment should be set for natural persons. Accessory sanctions are often seen as being more effective than financial sanctions especially for legal persons. Additional sanctions or measures should be therefore available in criminal proceedings and applicable to the same extent in all the Member States. These should include the obligation to reinstate the environment, exclusion from access to public funding, including tender procedures, grants and concessions and withdrawal of permits and authorisations. This is without prejudice to the discretion of judges or courts in criminal proceedings to impose appropriate sanctions in the individual cases.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 124 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) Environmental criminal offences harm nature and society. By reporting breaches of Union environmental law, peopleindividuals, environmental defenders, associations and NGOs perform a service of public interest and play a key role in identifying, exposing and preventing such breaches, and thus safeguarding the welfare of society. Individuals in contact with an organisation in the context of their work-related activities are often the first to know about threats or harm to the public interest and the environment. Persons who report irregularities are known as whistleblowers. Potential whistleblowers are often discouraged from reporting their concerns or suspicions for fear of retaliation. Such persons should benefit from balanced and effective whistleblowers protection set out under Directive (EU) 2019/1937of the European Parliament and of the Council25 . _________________ 25 Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (OJ L 305/17).
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 140 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
(30) To ensure an effective, integrated and coherent enforcement system that includes administrative, civil and criminal law measures, Member States should organise internal cooperation and communication between all actors along the administrative and criminal enforcement chains and between punitive and remedial sanctioning actors. Following the applicable rules, Member States should also cooperate through EU agencies, in particular Eurojust and Europol, as well as with EU bodies, including the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), in their respective areas of competence. The mandate of EPPO should be extended to also cover serious environmental crimes with a cross-border dimension. In order to do so, EPPO needs adequate resources and funding. In addition, cooperation with third-countries is essential.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 145 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) To ensure a coherent approach to combating environmental offences, Member States should adopt, publish and periodically review a national strategy on combating environmental crime, establishing objectives, priorities and corresponding measures and resources needed. The collected data from Member States should be made public.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 150 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) To effectively tackle the criminal offences referred to in this Directive, it is necessary that competent authorities in thewith the establishment of specialised coordination bodies in every Member States collect accurate, consistent and comparable data on the scale of and trends in environmental offences and the efforts to combat them and their results. These data should be used for preparing statistics to serve the operational and strategic planning of enforcement activities as well as for providing information to citizens. Member States should collect and report to the Commission relevant statistical data on environmental offences. The Commission should develop a series of tools and processes to facilitate reporting by Member States, including standard formats for the different types of reported data to ensure their relevance, objectivity, and allow comparative analysis between Member States. The Commission should regularly assess and publish the results based on the data transmitted by the Member States.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 171 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5 a) "polluter pays principle" means that polluters should bear the costs of their pollution or environmental damage, including the cost of measures taken to prevent, control and remedy pollution, as well as the costs the polluters impose on society.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 172 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
(5 b) "One Health Approach" means an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognizes that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment including ecosystems are closely interlinked and inter-dependent.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 216 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(r a) the significant harm of the environment in case of public or private investments when severely disrespecting the "do no significant harm" principle within the meaning of Article 17 of the Taxonomy Regulation;
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 218 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r b (new)
(r b) the environmental damage to forests, such as committing forests fires intentionally or illegal logging.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 229 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall ensure that their national legislation specifies that the following elements shall be taken into account when assessing whether the activity is likely to cause damage to the quality of air, the quality of soil or the quality of water, ecosystems, habitats or to animals or plants for the purposes of the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of offences referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (e), (i), (j), (k) and (p):
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 236 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(d a) the polluter pays principle.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 327 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where an offence referred to in Articles 3 and 4 falls within the jurisdiction of more than one Member State, these Member States shall cooperate to determine which Member State shall conduct criminal proceedings. The matter shall, where appropriate and in accordance with Article 12 of Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA59 , be referred to Eurojust. , as well as Europol. _________________ 59 Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA of 30 November 2009 on prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction in criminal proceedings (OJ L 328, 15.12.2009, p. 42).
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 330 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that protection granted under Directive (EU) 2019/1937, is applicable not only to persons reporting criminal offences but also to civil society organisations referred to in Articles 3 and 4 of this Directive.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 332 #

2021/0422(COD)

2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that persons and civil society associations reporting offences referred to in Articles 3 and 4 of this Directive and providing evidence or otherwise cooperating with the investigation, prosecution or adjudication of such offences are provided the necessary support and assistance in the context of criminal proceedings.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 364 #

2021/0422(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the statistical data as well as a consolidated review of their statistics isare regularly published.
2022/09/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 37 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The European Commission and Member States should support regional and local commitments to achieve the European Green Deal objectives, notably to ensure greater deployment of renewable energy sources. Networks, which facilitate multilevel governance arrangements, play an essential role in increasing local ambition and action at local level, involving citizens and local actors.
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 42 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Renewable energy plays a fundamental role in delivering the European Green Deal and for achieving climate neutrality by 2050, given that the energy sector contributes over 75% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. By reducing those greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy also contributes to tackling environmental-related challenges such as biodiversity and ecosystems loss.
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 44 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Renewable Energy Communities are a key tool for promoting the widespread use of renewable energy sources and achieving a decentralised energy system while ensuring local economic and social benefits. Initiatives for collective self-generation and collective self-consumption in buildings and at district level should be facilitated by reducing permitting, administrative difficulties and burdens, or other factors inhibiting grid access, grid fees, and enhancing the deployment of technologies such as solar thermal and photovoltaic, wind and geothermal technologies.
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 53 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Member States shall carry out an assessment of the barriers to the development of renewable energy communities as required by Art. 22 of the Directive 2018/2001. The European Commission may provide assistance to Member States in order to ensure timely transposition of the Directive and coherence with national legal framework.
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 67 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Since energy poverty affects around 8% of the population of the Union, renewable energy policies have an essential role to play in addressing energy poverty and consumer vulnerability ;
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 68 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) Renewable energy production has a strong local dimension. It is therefore important that the Member States fully involve local and regional authorities in the planning and implementation of national climate measures, ensuring direct access to funding and monitoring of the progress of adopted measures; where applicable, Member Sates should integrate local and regional contributions in national energy and climate plans.
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 69 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Member States’ cooperation to promote renewable energy, which may involve local and regional authorities, can take the form of statistical transfers, support schemes or joint projects. It allows for a cost-efficient deployment of renewable energy across Europe and contributes to market integration. Despite its potential, cooperation, especially in cross border regions, has been very limited, thus leading to suboptimal results in terms of cost effectiveness and efficiency in increasing renewable energy. Smart grid projects in border regions, including cross border electricity exchanges at medium-voltage level, can provide high added value to the cross- border approach as they allow for greater resource optimisation, flexibility and resilience of electricity energy systems, ensuring wider societal benefits to the local communities involved; Member States should therefore be obliged to test cooperation through implementing a pilot project. Projects financed by national contributions under the Union renewable energy financing mechanism established by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/129414 would meet this obligation for the Member States involved. _________________ 14 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1294 of 15 September 2020 on the Union renewable energy financing mechanism (OJ L 303, 17.9.2020, p. 1).
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 70 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Local and regional authorities (LRAs) play a very important role in an integrated and decentralised energy system. The Commission shall support LRAs, including in insular territories, with regard to working across borders by assisting them in setting up cooperation mechanisms. Closer cooperation between the EU and Member States and increased investment in Research and Development and Innovation (RDI) will provide the significant added value needed to meet the objectives of this Directive across the EU.
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 71 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Accurate data and information are necessary to ensure the transition to an energy system based on renewable technologies at the national, regional and local level. This data can be obtained through different sources ranging from smart devices such as applications up to earth observation system such as Copernicus.
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 73 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) The Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy introduces an ambitious objective of 300 GW of offshore wind and 40 GW of ocean energy across all the Union’s sea basins by 2050. To ensure this step change, Member States , or their competent regional or local authorities, will need to work together across borders at sea-basin level. Member States should therefore jointly define and allocate adequate space in their maritime spatial plan for the amount of offshore renewable generation and related infrastructure to be deployed within each sea basin by 2050, with intermediate steps in 2030 and 2040. These objectives should be reflected in the updated national energy and climate plans that will be submitted in 2023 and 2024 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In defining the amount, Member States should take into account the offshore renewable energy potential of each sea basin, environmental and biodiversity protection, climate adaptation and other uses of the sea, as well as the Union’s decarbonisation targets. In addition, Member States should increasingly consider the possibility of combining offshore renewable energy generation with transmission lines interconnecting several Member States, in the form of hybrid projects or, at a later stage, a more meshed grid. This would allow electricity to flow in different directions, thus maximising socio- economic welfare, optimising infrastructure expenditure and enabling a more sustainable usage of the sea.
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 76 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Member States shall avoid any retroactive change to renewable energy support schemes. Therefore, Member States shall also ensure legal certainty for consumers and investors to establish a strong and transparent legal framework.
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 84 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Member States should therefore guarantee to support proactive policies that focus especially on low-income households at risk of energy poverty or in social housing;
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 89 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Infrastructure development for district heating and cooling networks should be stepped up and steered towards harnessing a wider range of renewable heat and cold sources in an efficient and flexible way in order to increase the deployment of renewable energy and deepen energy system integration. It is therefore appropriate to update the list of renewable energy sources that district heating and cooling networks should increasingly accommodate and require the integration of thermal energy storage as a source of flexibility, greater energy efficiency and more cost-effective operation, such support should be provided in a form that focuses on the inclusion of low-income households in order to address energy poverty.
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 111 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
(29) The use of renewable fuels and renewable electricity in transport can contribute to the decarbonisation of the Union transport sector in a cost-effective manner, and improve, amongst other, energy diversification in that sector while promoting innovation, growth and jobs in the Union economy and reducing reliance on energy imports. With a view to achieving the increased target for greenhouse gas emission savings defined by the Union, the level of renewable energy supplied to all transport modes in the Union should be increased. Expressing the transport target as a greenhouse gas intensity reduction target would stimulate an increasing use of the most cost-effective and performing fuels, in terms of greenhouse gas savings, in transport. In addition, a greenhouse gas intensity reduction target would stimulate innovation and set out a clear benchmark to compare across fuel types and renewable electricity depending on their greenhouse gas intensity. Complementary to this, increasing the level of the energy-based target on advanced biofuels and biogas and introducing a target for renewable fuels of non-biological origin would ensure an increased use of the renewable fuels with smallest environmental impact in transport modes and regions that are difficult to electrify. The achievement of those targets should be ensured by obligations on fuel suppliers as well as by other measures included in [Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport - FuelEU Maritime and Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport]. Dedicated obligations on aviation fuel suppliers should be set only pursuant to [Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport].
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 116 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) The Union’s renewable energy policy aims to contribute to achieving the climate change mitigation objectives of the European Union in terms of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In the pursuit of this goal, it is essential to also contribute to wider environmental objectives, and in particular the prevention of biodiversity and ecosystems loss, which is negatively impacted by the indirect land use change associated to the production of certain biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels. Contributing to these climate and environmental objectives constitutes a deep and longstanding intergenerational concern for Union citizens and the Union legislator. As a consequence, the changes in the way the transport target is calculated should not affect the limits established on how to account toward that target certain fuels produced from food and feed crops on the one hand and high indirect land-use change-risk fuels on the other hand. In addition, in order not to create an incentive to use biofuels and biogas produced from food and feed crops in transport, Member States should continue to be able to choose whether count them or not towards the transport target. If they do not count them, they may reduce the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target accordingly, assuming that food and feed crop-based biofuels save 50% greenhouse gas emissions, which corresponds to the typical values set out in an annex to this Directive for the greenhouse gas emission savings of the most relevant production pathways of food and feed crop-based biofuels as well as the minimum savings threshold applying to most installations producing such biofuels.
2022/05/04
Committee: PETI
Amendment 212 #

2021/0213(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) islands and remote areas without properly developed public transport services.
2022/03/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 214 #

2021/0213(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States without properly developed low-pollutant public transport services can apply to levy 1/15 of the tax in 2023 (first year of application), increasing by 1/15 annually up to 2038 (reaching 100 % of the proposed tax).
2022/03/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 82 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) entered into force in November 2016 (“the Paris Agreement”). Its Parties have agreed to hold the increase in the global average temperature well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1,5 °C above pre-industrial levelsn its 2018 Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1,5°C above pre- industrial levels, in its 2019 Special Reports on Climate Change and Land and on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, and in its 2021 Report on the Physical Science Basis, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provided the latest scientific evidence on the impacts of climate change and illustrated the need to urgently reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in all sectors of the economy and to reverse the degradation of carbon sinks in order to limit global warming to 1,5°C. By adopting the Glasgow Climate Pact, its Parties recognised that limiting the increase in the global average temperature to 1,5 °C above pre-industrial levels would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change and committed to strengthening their 2030 targets by the end of 2022 to close the ambition gap.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In its 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services (IPBES) provided the latest scientific evidence on the on- going worldwide erosion of biodiversity, and stressed in particular that climate change is the third most important driver of biodiversity loss. The co-sponsored IPBES-IPCC workshop report on biodiversity and climate change of 10 June 20211a also highlighted that previous policies have largely tackled the problems of climate change and biodiversity loss independently, and called for policies that simultaneously address synergies between mitigating biodiversity loss and climate change, while also considering their societal impacts, in order to offer the opportunity to maximize co-benefits and help meet development aspirations for all. __________________ 1aIPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop report on biodiversity and climate change, 10 June 2021.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) In its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency1a,the European Parliament urged the Commission to take immediate and ambitious action to limit global warming to 1,5°C and to avoid massive biodiversity loss, including by addressing inconsistencies in current Union policies with the climate and environment emergency, in particular through a far- reaching reform of its agricultural, trade, transport, energy and infrastructure investment policies, and by ensuring that all relevant future legislative and budgetary proposals are fully aligned with the objective of limiting global warming to under 1,5°C and that they do not contribute to biodiversity loss. __________________ 1a OJ C 232, 16.6.2021, p. 28.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Taking a holistic approach to tackling climate and environmental-related challenges and reaching the objectives of the Paris Agreement while living up to the green oath to 'do no harm' to other environmental objectives of the Union are at the core of the Communication on ’The European Green Deal’, adopted by the Commission on 11 December 201928 . The necessity and value of the European Green Deal and of its holistic approach have only grown in light of the very severe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and economic well-being of the Union’s citizens. __________________ 28 COM(2019)640 finalIt is therefore necessary to complement the accounting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector by introducing an obligation to do no significant harm to other environmental objectives, in particular to the Union’s biodiversity objectives as set out in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and in the relevant Union legal acts, within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council28a. __________________ 28 COM(2019)640 final. 28aRegulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 103 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The 8th Environmental Action Programme is aimed at accelerating the green transition to a climate-neutral, sustainable, non-toxic, resource-efficient, renewable energy-based, resilient and competitive circular economy in a just, equitable and inclusive way and at protecting, restoring and improving the state of the environment including by, inter alia, halting and reversing biodiversity loss. It recognises that a healthy environment underpins the well- being of all people, where biodiversity is conserved and ecosystems thrive and nature is protected and restored, leading to increased resilience in relation to climate change, weather and climate- related disasters and other environmental risks.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The Union committed to reducing the Union’s economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % below 1990 levels by 2030 in the updated nationally determined reduction commitment submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat on 17 December 202029 , while the European Parliament has called to reduce the Union's economy-wide gross greenhouse gas emissions by at least 60% below 1990 levels by 2030. __________________ 29 https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/ndcstaging/P ublishedDocuments/European%20Union% 20First/EU_NDC_Submission_December %202020.pdf
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 , the Union has enshrined the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050achieving an economy-wide balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gas emissions within the Union by 2050 at the latest in legislation. That Regulation also establishes a binding Union commitment to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) by at least 55 % below 1990 levels by 2030. All sectors of the economy are expected to contribute to achieving that target, including the land use, land use change and forestry sector. The contribution of net removals to the 2030 Union climate target is limited to 225 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. In the context of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the Commission reaffirmed in a corresponding statement its intention to propose a revision of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 , in line with the ambition to increase net carbon removals to levels above 300 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the land use, land use change and forestry sector by 2030When implementing the 2030 Union climate target, the relevant Union institutions and Member States also committed to prioritising swift and predictable emission reductions and, at the same time, enhancing removals by natural sinks. In order to ensure that sufficient mitigation efforts are deployed by emitting sectors until 2030, the contribution of net removals to the 2030 Union climate target has been limited to 225 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, without prejudice to the objective of enhancing its net carbon sinks beyond that level in 2030 in view of achieving climate - neutrality by 2050 at the latest. __________________ 30Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).’. 31 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 155 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The binding annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be determined for each Member State by a linear trajectory. The trajectory should start in 2022, on the average of greenhouse gas emissions reported by that Member State during 2021, 2022 and 2023 and end in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State. For Member States that improve their methodology of calculating the emissions and removals, a concept of technical correction should be introduced, subject to independent scientific review. A technical correction should be added to the target of that Member State corresponding to the effect of the change inimproved accuracy in the methodology used on the targets and the efforts of the Member State to achieve them, in order to respect environmental integrity.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 173 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The Communication of 17 September 2020 on Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition33 outlined andifferent pathways and policy options to combine agriculture non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions with land use, land use change and forestry net removals, thus creating a newly regulated land sector. Such combination can promote synergies between land-based mitigation actions and enable more integrated policymaking and policy implementreach the Union's increased 2030 climate target. It stressed that reaching climate neutrality will require Union action to be significantly stepped up in all sectors of the economy. Progress in one sector cannot compensate for the lack of progress in other sectors. Moreover, removals of greenhouse gases by natural carbon sinks are fragile and potentially reversible, which leads to increased uncertainty in measuring emissions and removals in the land sector compared to other sectors. The risk of reversal of removals by natural carbon sinks is further aggravated by climate change. Climate science also shows that the climate response to emissions and removals is asymmetrical, meaning thati on at national and Union level. To this end, the obligation for Member States to submit integrated mitigation plans for the land sector should be reinforcede tonne of greenhouse gases emitted to the atmosphere cannot be compared to one tonne of greenhouse gases removed33a. Therefore, the objective of enhancing removals by natural carbon sinks should be pursued strictly separately from the objective of rapidly and drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions from other sectors, including non-CO2 agricultural emissions. __________________ 33 COM(2020) 562 final.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 195 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The landLULUCF sector has the potential to become rapidly climate-neutral by 2035 in a cost-effective manner, and subsequently generate more greenhouse gas removals than emissions. A collective commitment aimsubstantially increase the amount of net-removals in a cost-effective manner both in the short and longer term while taking into achieve climate-neutrality in the land sector in 2035 at EU level can provide the needed planning certainty to drive land-based mitigation action in the short term, considering that it can takcount the specificities, opportunities and challenges of the land use, land use change many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes. Moreover, the land sector is projected to become the largest sector in the EU greenhouse gas flux profile in 2050. It is therefore particularly important to anchor that sector to a trajectoryd forestry sector in each Member State. However, realising such potential requires a clear vision to be set out and concrete action to be stepped up already over the coming decade, otherwise thate chan effectively deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050ges required after 2030 would have to happen unrealistically fast. By mid-2024, the Member States should submit their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . The plans should include relevant measures by which each Member State best contributes to the collobjective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035. On the basis of these plans, the Commission should propose national targets, ensuring thatof ensuring a sustainable and predictable long-term contribution of natural carbon sinks to the Union’s climate neutrality objective by 2050 at the latest. On the basis of these plans, and after taking into account the advice of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change and the Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector andbudget set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the eCommissions from the agriculture non- CO2 sectors are at least balanced by 2035. Contrary to the EU level target of climate neutrality for the land should propose Union and Member States targets for net greenhouse gas removals from the LULUCF sector byfor 2035, s2040, 2045 and 2050. Such national targets will be binding and enforceable on each Member State. __________________ 34Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p.1).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 202 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Forests in particular are hugely important for biodiversity, soil stabilisation, the purification of air and water, carbon sequestration and storage, and the provision of sustainably sourced long-lived wood products. The forests in the Union are home to around 80% of Union terrestrial biodiversity, but intensive forestry activities are the second largest reported pressure category for species. National reporting under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive also shows that forestry activities have sometimes been at the expense of habitat types of other natural ecosystems that are important for both climate mitigation and biodiversity, notably peatlands. Many forest-dependent species are negatively affected by the removal of dead, dying and old trees1a, the reduction of old-growth forests and certain forest management methods such as clear-cutting. The Communication of the Commission of 16 July 2021 on the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 set out a vision and specific actions to improve the quantity and quality of forests in the Union and strengthen their protection, restoration and resilience. It highlighted the urgent need for adaptive forest restoration and ecosystem-based management approaches that strengthen the resilience of forests in the Union in light of the climate and biodiversity crises. As such, the Strategy contributes both to the Union’s biodiversity and climate objectives. __________________ 1aReport from the Commission of 15 October 2020 entitled ‘The state of nature in the European Union – Report on the status and trends in 2013–2018 of species and habitat types protected by the Birds and Habitats Directives’ (COM(2020)0635).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) Cropland, grassland and wetlands are currently net emitters of greenhouse gases in the Union, but have the potential to become a source of net removals of greenhouse gases, in particular through the upscaling of agroforestry, organic farming, and the restoration of wetlands, including peatlands. The protection and restoration of species-rich grasslands and wetlands are also necessary to fulfil the objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy, but may be undermined by inappropriate land-use changes, underscoring the importance of addressing the problems of climate change and biodiversity loss in a synergistic way.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 218 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The increased level of ambition in the land-use and forestry sector will have social, labour and economic impacts. It is therefore important to ensure a just transition of the land-use and forestry sector to become more sustainable, with the full involvement of social partners and relevant civil society organisations in both the planning and implementation phases, benefitting forest and land managers, famers, workers, the environment and society more widely. In order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers need a directcould benefit from incentives to store more carbon on their land and their forests. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio-economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence, new categories of carbon storage products should be introduced while ensuring the protection of biodiversity and other societal co-benefits, through the promotion of ecosystem-based approaches and biodiversity-friendly practices. Public funding under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and other EU programs– LIFE, the Cohesion Funds, Horizon Europe, the Recovery and Resilience Fund, the Just Transition Fund – can already support ecosystem-based approaches in forests and agricultural lands and should be increased. Such incentives should also enhance climate mitigation in a fully circular and sustainably sourced bio-economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity. They, as well as large-scale nature restauration initiatives, also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business models,nd upskilling. Inline with the increased ambition in the LULUCF sector, additional public support should be provided to individual farmingers and landforest management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced trs for implementing ecosystem- based approaches and biodiverrsitorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling. y- friendly practices on their land according to common rules provided by the Commission. At the same time, climate and environmentally-harmful subsidies in the land-use and forestry sector should be abolished by 2025 at the latest.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 247 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) CIn order to incentivise increased efforts to overachieve their national targets, and considering the specificities of the land use, land use change and forestry sector in each Member State, as well as the fact that Member States need to increase their performance to achieve their nationMember States should be allowed to continue trading surpluses, while respecting the environmental binding targets, a rategrity of the targets by settinge of flexibilities should remaut a minimum price for such trading at the disposal of the Member States, including trading surpluses and the extension of forest- specific flexibilities, while respecting the environmental integrity of the targetsnd ensuring revenues generated from such trading are allocated to climate change mitigation and adaptation by promoting ecosystem-based approaches, and to protect and restore biodiversity in line with the Union’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 259 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Discontinuing the current accounting rules after 2025 creates a need for alternative provisions for natural disturbances such as fire, pest, and storms, in order to address uncertainties due to natural processes or as a result of climate change in the land use, land use change and forestry sector. A flexibilnatural disturbance solidarity mechanism linked to natural disturbances should be available to Member States in 2032, provided that they have exhausted all other flexibilities at their disposal, put in place appropriate measures to and have demonstrated that the remaining surplus is directly linked to the impact of natural disturbances, put in place appropriate measures to enhance natural carbon sinks in a way that contributes to enhancing biodiversity, reduced the vulnerability of their land to such disturbances, and that the achievement by the Union of the 2030 target for the land use, land use change and forestry sector is completed.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 279 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 concerning the setting out of the annual target allocations for Member States, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should bespecify the requirements set out in this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation in respect of setting out annual target allocations for Member States for the LULUCF sector as well as the method for determination of the technical correction to be added to the targets of the Member States and for the independent expert review, specifying common rules and methodologies to ensure that measures taken to meet the Member States national targets do not significantly harm other Union environmental objectives, specifying common criteria for the selection of projects to support land managers implementing ecosystem-based approaches in forests and agricultural land, and setting out the means for collecting excess premiums. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 . __________________ 37Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 oft level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201636a. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of theshould receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts should systematically have access to meetings of Commission’s expercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2t groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 36a OJ L 123, 12.5.20116, p. 13).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 294 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) provides for, among other things, the monitoring of the components of biological diversity, including those requiring conservation measures, while noting that the fundamental requirement for the conservation of biological diversity is the in-situ conservation of ecosystems and natural habitats and the maintenance and recovery of viable populations of species in their natural surroundings (recital 10 CBD); the monitoring of the effects of any categories of human activities likely to have significant adverse impacts on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity; and the maintenance and organisation of data derived from such monitoring (Article 7(b), (c) and (d) CBD). Provisions for monitoring the contribution of land to achieving climate neutrality should include the generation of data necessary to show the effects on those components of biodiversity that are subject to existing Union protection and restoration requirements, those with high climate risk and those envisaged for enhancement under the Biodiversity Strategy.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 310 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(c) a Union target for net greenhouse gas removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector for the period from 2026 to 2030, including a sub-target for reaching a balance at Union level between emissions and removals from cropland, grassland and wetlands by 2030 and achieving negative emissions in those categories thereafter;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 323 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) targets for net greenhouse gas removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector for Member States for the period from 2026 to 2030, including sub-targets concerning cropland, grassland and wetlands;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 328 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) commitments of the relevant Union institutions and Member States to take the necessary measures for enhancing net greenhouse gas removals in the LULUCF sector from 2031 and onwards so as to contribute to Article 5(1) of the Paris Agreement and ensure a sustainable and predictable long-term contribution of natural sinks to the Union’s climate-neutrality objective by 2050 at the latest and to achieving negative emissions thereafter, as set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 334 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) commitments of Member States to take the necessary measures aiming towards the collective achievement of climate-neutrality in the Union by 2035 in the land use, land use change and forestry sector including emissions by the non- CO2 agriculture.’;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 353 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. This Regulation also applies to emissions and removals of the greenhouse gases listed in Section A of Annex I, reported pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and occurring on the territories of Member States in the period from 2026 to 2030onwards, in any of the following land reporting categories and/or sectors:
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 364 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation also applies to emissions and removals of the greenhouse gases listed in Section A of Annex I, reported pursuant to Artdeleted enteric fermentation; manure management; ricle 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and occurring on the territories of Member States from 2031 and onwards, in any of the land categories listed in paragraph 2, points (a) to (j) and in any of the following sectors: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) residues; (g) (h) (i) fertilizers’; (j)cultivation; agricultural soils; prescribed burning of savannas; field burning of agricultural liming; urea application; ‘other carbon-containing ‘other’.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 377 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
2 a. in Article 3, the following point 10a is added: “(10a) 'ecosystem-based approaches' mean strategies for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation, restoration and sustainable use in an equitable way as part of an overall strategy and which aspires to maintaining the natural structure and functioning of ecosystems;”
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 406 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Each Member State shall ensure that, taking into account the flexibilities provided for in Articles 12 and 13 and 13b, the annual sum of its greenhouse gas emissions and removals on its territory and in all of the land reporting categories referred to in Article 2(2), points (a) to (j), in each year in the period from 2026 to 2030 does not exceed the limit established by a linear trajectory, ending in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State in Annex IIa. The linear trajectory of a Member State shall start in 2022.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 432 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16a.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 437 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level, respectively, to continue enhancing net greenhouse gas removals in the LULUCF sector from 2031 onwards so as to contribute to Article 5(1) of the Paris Agreement and ensure a sustainable and predictable long-term contribution of natural sinks to the Union’s climate-neutrality objective by 2050 at the latest, as set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119. By 1 January 2025, the Commission shall, taking into account the advice of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change and the Union greenhouse gas budget set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, and on the basis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted by Member States by 30 June 2024 pursuant to Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, adopt a proposal to amend this Regulation to set out Union and Member States targets for net greenhouse gas removals in land use, land use change and forestry at least for 2035, 2040, 2045 and 2050.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 441 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions in the sectors set out in Article 2(3), points (a) to (j), shall aim to be net zero by 2035 and the Union shall achieve negative emissions thereafter. The Union and the Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the collective achievement of the target for 2035. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2025 and on the basis of integrated national energy and climate plans submitted by each Member State pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 by 30 June 2024, make proposals for the contribution of each Member State to the net emissions reduction.’;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 464 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Member States shall ensure that measures taken to meet their national targets as referred to in paragraph 2 do not significantly harm other Union environmental objectives, in particular Union biodiversity objectives as set out in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and in the relevant legislation, within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to supplement this Regulation by specifying common rules and methodologies to achieve the objective set out in this paragraph, including minimum criteria for the inclusion of biodiversity monitoring in National Forest Inventories or other land monitoring systems.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 472 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 a (new)
3 a. the following Article 4a is inserted: ‘Article 4a Financial support for ecosystem-based approaches 1. By... [six months after the entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the consistency of different funding instruments under the Union budget and the European Union Recovery Instrument, including the national CAP Strategic Plans, with the commitments and targets set out in Article 4 of this Regulation, and shall identify ways of increasing financial support for ecosystem-based approaches in forests and agricultural land. 2. In addition, Member States shall use the revenues from transfers of removals to another Member State according to Article 12(2) of this Regulation and the revenues from excess premiums according to Article 13c (-a) (new) of this Regulation to support land managers implementing ecosystem-based approaches in forests and agricultural land. Projects shall be selected on the basis of objective, science-based and transparent common criteria and reward practices whose climate and environmental benefits are scientifically proven and that lead to the sustainable and long-term increase of carbon sequestration in soils and biomass while ensuring societal co-benefits. 3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to supplement this Regulation concerning common criteria for the selection of projects referred to in paragraph 2, based, inter alia, on the Commission's guidelines on biodiversity- friendly afforestation and reforestation and closer-to-nature-forestry practices. The Commission shall consult the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, as well as civil society and relevant stakeholders, before the adoption of the delegated acts referred to in this paragraph.’
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 486 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 – title
(a) the title is replaced by the following: Carbon storage products;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 495 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 in order to amend paragraph 1 of this Article and Annex V by adding new categories of carbon storage products, including harvested wood products, that have a carbon sequestration effect, based on IPCC Guidelines as adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC or the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, and ensuring environmental integrity.;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 514 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
(b) in order to comply with the commitments and targets set out in Article 4, the managed forest land flexibility set out in Articles 13 and the natural disturbances solidarity mechanism set out in Article 13b.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 518 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 11 – paragraph 2
(ba) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. If a Member State is not in compliance with the monitoring requirements laid down in point (da) of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, the Central Administrator designated under Article 20 of Directive 2003/87/EC (‘the Central Administrator’) shall temporarily prohibit that Member State from transferring or banking pursuant to Article 12(2) and (3) of this Regulation or using the managed forest land flexibility pursuant to Article 13 of this Regulation. Or. en (Regulation (EU) 2018/841)
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 519 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 12 – paragraph 1
(-a) paragraph 1 is deleted;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 521 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point –a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 12 – paragraph 2
(-a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. To the extent that total removals exceed total emissions in a Member State and after subtraction of any quantity taken into account under Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, that Member State may transfer the remaining quantity of removals to another Member Statefor the period from 2021 to 2025, or that net greenhouse gas removals in 2030 in a Member State exceed the 2030 target set out for that Member State in Annex IIa, that Member State may transfer the remaining quantity of removals to another Member State subject to the payment by the recipient Member State of at least EUR 250 per tonne of transferred removals. The quantity transferred shall be taken into account when assessing the recipient Member State's compliance with its commitment pursuant to Article 4 of this Regulation.2030 target as set out in Annex IIa.’
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 528 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 12 – paragraphs 3 and 4
(a) paragraphs 3 isand 4 are deleted;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 530 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may useshall use all revenues generated by transfers pursuant to paragraph 2 to tackle climate changereduce emissions by sources and increase removals by sinks of greenhouse gases and to adapt to climate change by promoting ecosystem-based approaches, and to protect and restore biodiversity, in the Union or in third countries in a socially just manner and shall inform the Commission of any such actions taken. as to the use of those revenues and to the actions taken in the reports referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 538 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the Member State has included in its strategy submitted in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 ongoing or planned specific measures to ensure the conservation or enhancement, as appropriate, of forest sinks and reservoirs in a way that contributes to enhancing biodiversity, and to reduce the vulnerability of the land to natural disturbances, while ensuring social cohesion; and
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 540 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) there is a positive trend in relation to the Member State's conservation of habitats under Council Directive 92/43/EEC1a and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1b; __________________ 1aCouncil Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 1b Directive2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild bird (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 544 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
When assessing whether, within the Union, total emissions exceed total removals as referred to in the first subparagraph, point (b), the Commission shall ensure that double counting is avoided by Member States, in particular in the exercise of the flexibilities set out in Article 12 of this Regulation and Articles 7(1) or 9(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 551 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) Finland included in its strategy submitted in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 ongoing or planned specific measures to ensure the conservation or enhancement, as appropriate, of forest sinks and reservoirs in a way that contributes to enhancing biodiversity, and to reduce the vulnerability of the land to natural disturbances in a socially fair way;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 556 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) there is a positive trend in relation to Finland concerning the conservation of habitats under Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 560 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When assessing whether, within the Union, total emissions exceed total removals as referred to in the first subparagraph, point (b), the Commission shall ensure that double counting is avoided by Member States, in particular in the exercise of the flexibilities set out in Article 12 and 13 of this Regulation and Articles 7(1) or 9(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 567 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – title
Land use flexibilNatural disturbances solidarity mechanism for the period 2026 to 2030
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 570 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 1
1. A land use flexibilnatural disturbances solidarity mechanism corresponding to a quantity of up to 178 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent shall be established in the Union Registry established pursuant to Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1999, subject to the fulfilment of the Union target referred to in Article 4(2). The flexibilnatural disturbances solidarity mechanism shall be available in addition to the flexibilities provided for in Article 12.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 574 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 2
2. Where, in the period from 2026 to 2030, the difference between the annual sum of the greenhouse gas emissions and removals on the territory of a Member State and in all of the land reporting categories referred to in Article 2(2), points (a) to (j), and the corresponding target is positive, accounted and reported in accordance with this Regulation, that Member State may use the flexibilitynatural disturbances solidarity mechanism set out in this Article in order to comply with its target set out pursuant to Article 4(2).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 576 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
3. Where, in the period from 2026 to 2030, the result of the calculation referred to in paragraph 2 is positive, the Member State concerned shall be entitled to compensate the excess emissionsmay use the natural disturbances solidarity mechanism set out in this Article provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 580 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the Member State has included in its updated integrated national energy and climate plan and long-term strategy submitted pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 new, ongoing or planned specific measures to ensure the conservation or enhancement, as appropriate, of all land sinks and reservoirs in a way that contributes to enhancing biodiversity, and to reduce the vulnerability of the land to natural disturbances;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 584 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the Member State has exhausted all other flexibilities available pursuant to this Article 12 of this Regulation or Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 587 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) there is a positive trend in relation to the Member State concerning the conservation status of habitats under Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 596 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to amend Annex VIII in order to revise the information requirements in that Annex to reflect changes in the IPCC Guidelines as adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC or the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 601 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
When assessing whether, within the Union, total emissions exceed total removals as referred to in the first subparagraph, point (c), the Commission shall determine whether to include 20% of net removals not banked by Member States from the period from 2021 to 2025 on the basis of the impact of natural disturbances and applying information submitted by Member States in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article. The Commission shall in that assessment also ensure that double counting is avoided by Member States, in particular in the exercise of the flexibilities set out in Article 12 of this Regulation and Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 616 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 c – paragraph 1
If, as a result of the comprehensive review carried out by the Commission in 2032 pursuant to Article 14(2), the Commission finds that the reviewed greenhouse gas emissions and removals of a Member State in 2032 exceed the annual targets of that Member State for any specific year of the period 2026 to 2030, taking into account the flexibilities used pursuant to Articles 12 and 13b, the following measures shall apply:
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 624 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 c – paragraph 2
A(b) an amount equal to the amount in tonnes of CO2 equivalent of the excess greenhouse gas net emissions, multiplied by a factor of 1,08, shall be added to the greenhouse gas emission figure reported by that Member State in the following year, in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 15.;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 627 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 c – paragraph 2 a (new)
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 in order to supplement this Regulation by setting out the means for collecting excess premiums imposed under point (a) of the first subparagraph.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 630 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 c – paragraph 2 b (new)
The amount of the excess premium shall be transferred to the financial support established under Article 4a(2) of this Regulation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 633 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 e (new)
(14b) The following Article 13e is inserted: ‘Article 13e Just Transition 1. Member States shall carry out detailed Employment Impact Assessments (EIA) evaluating the impact that the obligations outlined in this regulation have on jobs, working conditions and gender equality both at national and regional levels. Employment Impact Assessments shall be conducted every two years from 2022 onwards and shall consider both the quantitative (number of jobs created and/or transformed and/or eliminated) as well as the qualitative effects (types and quality of jobs created and/or transformed and/or eliminated) on employment in any of the land reporting categories and/or sectors covered by article 2. Member States shall submit Employment Impact Assessments to the Commission for the following two years by no later than 31 December. National social partners representing workers and employers in the land reporting categories and/or sectors covered by article 2 shall be informed and consulted by Member States on the Employment Impact Assessments before submitting them to the European Commission. National Employment Impact Assessments shall also be transmitted to the European Parliament. When developing Employment Impact Assessments Member States shall use as reference the ILO Reference guide for Employment Impact Assessment (EIA) 2. Resources allocated to employers and managers in the land reporting categories and/or sectors covered by article 2 shall be conditional to the promotion of gender equality, the respect of applicable working and employment conditions and/or employer obligations resulting from all relevant collective agreements and social and labour law at national, Union and international levels. 3. Member States shall ensure that a significant proportion of the Union resources available for the implementation of this regulation are spent for quality job-creation, the strengthening of collective bargaining, life-long learning, vocational training, social protection measures and the promotion of gender equality. 4. Member States shall establish an action plan to deliver on the obligations outlined in article 13e (3), either by law after consulting social partners or in agreement between them, following a joint request, or with social partners. The action plan shall set out a clear timeline and concrete measures. The action plan shall be updated at least every two years, after consulting social partners, in agreement with social partners or between them, following a joint request. The action plan shall be made public and notified to the Commission. The Commission shall monitor progress and inform the European Parliament and the Council annually in that regard. 5. Any restructuring operation that may result as a consequence of the implementation of this regulation, in particular those likely to have a negative impact on employment, shall be subject to effective information and consultation with trade unions with the aim to complement and without prejudice to the information and consultation procedures referred to in Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a and to the specific procedures referred to in Article 2 of Council Directive 98/59/EC1b and Article 7 of Council Directive 2001/23/EC1c and in Directive 2009/38/EC1d. 6. Member States shall ensure that any restructuring operation shall be integrated into a long-term strategy that aims to ensure and strengthen the long- term sustainability and competitiveness of the businesses through the anticipation of change and for forward planning of employment and skills needs. 7. When the need to restructure occurs, companies shall consider redundancies only as last resort and only after having considered all possible alternative options and identified supporting measures with the involvement of trade unions. 8. Member States shall ensure the timely consultation and effective involvement of national social partners in the land reporting categories and/or sectors outlined in article 2 with regard to the development and implementation of national measures implementing this regulation. 9. Effective, dissuasive and proportionate sanctions shall apply in case the obligations outlined in article 13e (5), 13e (6) and 13e (7) have been violated.’; ___________ 1aDirective 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community - Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on employee representation (OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 29) 1bCouncil Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies (OJ L 225, 12.8.1998, p. 16). 1cCouncil Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses (OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16). 1dDirective 2009/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (OJ L 122, 16.5.2009, p. 28).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 663 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, no later than six months after […]each global stocktake agreed under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, on the operation of this Regulation, including, where relevant, an assessment of the impacts of the flexibilities referred to in Article 11, as well as on the contribution of this Regulation to the Union’s overall 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target on the necessary increase in greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals in the Union, as well as on the contribution of this Regulation to the Union’s climate neutrality objective and intermediary climate targets set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, to the goals of the Paris Agreement, and its contribution to othe goals of the Paris Agreement, in particular with regard to the need for additional Union policies and measures, in view of the necessary increase in greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals in the Unionr Union objectives and measures such as the 8th Environmental Action Programme, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the EU nature restoration targets. The report shall assess in particular the need for additional Union policies and measures, in particular taking into account any future improvement of the monitoring, data collection and reporting system concerning forests in the Union as announced under the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030, and in view of the necessary increase in greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals in the Union and of the objective to protect and restore biodiversity and to ensure healthy ecosystems. The report shall take into account the best available and most recent scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC, IPBES and of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 677 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Following the report, the Commission shall make legislative proposals where it deems it appropriate. In particular, the proposals shall set out annual targets and governance aiming towards the 2035 climate-neutrality target as laid downdditional Union policies and measures to achieve the post-2030 LULUCF targets referred to in Article 4(43), additional Union policies and measures, and a post-2035 framework, including innd extend the scope of theis Regulation to include greenhouse gas emissions and removals from additional sectors, such as the marine and freshwater environmentthe marine, coastal and freshwater ecosystems, based on robust scientific methodologies, and to set additional net removals targets for those ecosystems.;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 682 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
No later than six months after the entry into force of Regulation (EU) …/… [EU Nature Restoration Law], the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council assessing the consistency of this Regulation, in particular of the targets set out in Article 4(2), with the restoration targets set out in that Regulation. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by legislative proposals to amend this Regulation.’
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 685 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point ii
the Member State’s commitments and national targets for net greenhouse gas removals pursuant to Article 4(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and its contributions aim towards reaching the Union objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2035 and achieving negative emissions thereafter pursuant to Article 4(4) of that Regulation;;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 708 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 7 a (new)
– The protected areas designated in order to achieve the protected areas targets under the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 709 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 7 b (new)
– Land units which are subject to measures for ensuring the non- deterioration of areas that are subject to restoration measures according to a nature restoration plan applicable in a Member State;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regards to its resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU Pollinators Initiative1a, __________________ 1a P9_TA(2019)0104
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 75 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy; Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources,
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 113 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 11 February 2015 on country of origin labelling for meat in processed food1a, __________________ 1a OJ C 310, 25.8.2016, p. 15–18.
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 114 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 12 May 2016 on mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain food1a, __________________ 1a OJC 76, 28.2.2018, p. 49–53.
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 118 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2019 on a Europe that protects: Clean air for all1a, __________________ 1a P8_TA(2019)0186
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 128 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
- having regards to Special Eurobarometer 505:"Making our food fit for the future – Citizens’ expectations" from October 2020,
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 148 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 37 a (new)
- having regard to Council Presidency Conclusions of 15 December 2020 on front-of-pack nutrition labelling, nutrient profiles and origin labelling,
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 151 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 37 a (new)
- having regards to the European Committee of the Regions' opinion on the Farm to Fork Strategy "From Farm to Fork – the local and regional dimension"1a, __________________ 1a NAT-VII/005
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 224 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being and maintains and, restores ecosystem health and ensures animal health and welfare; whereas currently, the food system is responsible for a range of impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to significantly transform in order to ensure coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 361 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that D. consumers are informed and enabled to take responsibility for the consequences of their choice of food stuffs on the whole food system, from proempowered to make informed food choices, including as regards the impact on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas consumer choices are influenced by norms and conventions, price, convenience, habit and the ways in which food choice is presented; whereas information provision, education to processing and distribution; whereas this requi, and awareness campaigns are on their own insufficient to achieve the required behavioural change towards sustainable consumer choices; whereas a healthy and sound food environment is needed, which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also the easy and affordable choice, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 396 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas it is estimated that in the EU in 2017 over 950,000 deaths (one out of five) and over 16 million lost healthy life years were attributable to unhealthy diets, mainly cardiovascular diseases and cancers1a; __________________ 1aEU Science Hub : https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/health- knowledge-gateway/societal- impacts/burden
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 404 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the European food system has played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating its resilience with farmers, processors and retailers working together under difficult conditions, including lockdowns, to ensure that European consumers continue to have access to safe, affordable, and high quality products without impediment; whereas the COVID-19 crisis, nevertheless, has highlighted the limits and weaknesses of globalised and intricate food supply chains, and has shown that over- specialisation of agricultural production leaves countries more vulnerable to trade restrictions and sudden shifts in consumer demand;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 426 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas globally, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), agriculture represents roughly one quarter of total anthropogenic emissions (23% on average) while the estimated share of food systems more broadly is between 21%and 37%1a; whereas about half of the food system emissions are direct emissions, mostly methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)from farming practices, from the animals themselves and from their manure and the other half being emissions linked to land use and land-use changes1b (such as clearing of forests), and CO2 emissions from pre- and post- production sectors (transport of food, food processing, food waste, etc.); __________________ 1aIPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL),Summary for Policy Makers, 8 August 2019. https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/ 1bBetween 1960 and 2011, 65% of global land-use change was driven by the production of animal products. Drivers for global agricultural land-use change: The nexus of diet, population, yield and bioenergy. Global Environmental Change, 35: 138–147.
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 456 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the EU agricultural sector produced 426 473 kilo tonnes of CO2 equivalent of greenhouse gases in 2015, about 10 % of the EU’s total GHG emissions (excluding Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) net removals) for that year; whereas there are considerable variations between Member States, with agriculture accounting from ~3% to 33% of national GHG emissions;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 467 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas emissions of ammonia (NH3) rose for the fourth year running, increasing by 0.4% across the EU, from 2016 to 20171a with the overall increase over the 2014-2017 period of about 2.5%; whereas these increases are because of the lack of emission reductions in the agricultural sector; whereas ammonia emissions can lead to increased acid depositions and excessive levels of nutrients in soil, rivers or lakes, which can have negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems and cause damage to forests, crops and other vegetation; whereas eutrophication can lead to severe reductions in water quality with subsequent impacts including decreased biodiversity, and toxicity effects; __________________ 1aAnnual EEA briefing ‘National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive reporting status 2019’ https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air/air- pollution-sources-1/national-emission- ceilings/nec-directive-reporting-status- 2019
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 472 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas agriculture is the third biggest source of primary PM10 emissions in the EU, as stressed by the European Environment Agency; whereas ammonia (NH3) emissions from agriculture contribute to episodes of high PM concentrations experienced across Europe each spring, as well as to both short- and long-term negative health impacts;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 476 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas methane emissions from agriculture are an important precursor to ground-level ozone, which has adverse effects on human health; whereas 98 % of the EU’s urban population is exposed to ozone levels exceeding WHO guidelines;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 477 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E f (new)
Ef. whereas agro-ecology is an integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and social concepts and principles to the design and management of food and agricultural systems; whereas it seeks to optimise the interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment while taking into consideration the social aspects that need to be addressed for a sustainable and fair food system;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 479 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E g (new)
Eg. whereas agro-ecology can support food production and security and nutrition while restoring the ecosystem services and biodiversity that are essential for sustainable agriculture and plays an important role in building resilience and adapting to climate change; whereas the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)recognises it as a solution to tackle the multi-facetted social and environmental challenges facing the global food system;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 480 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E h (new)
Eh. whereas in 2018 EU member countries approved the export of more than 81,000 tonnes of pesticides containing substances banned in Europe1a; whereas experts warn that hazardous pesticides pose even greater risks in these countries because conditions of use (e.g. protective gear, aerial spraying) are not as strict as in the EU; whereas these banned pesticides can find their way back to the EU and onto the plates of European consumers as food residue monitoring programmes have shown that residues of several pesticides that are banned from use in the EU were detected in food sold in the EU market; __________________ 1a https://www.publiceye.ch/en/topics/pestici des/banned-in-europe
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 515 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the ambitions and goals of the farm to fork strategy as an important steps in ensuring a sustainable, fair, healthy and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possible;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 593 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic, integrated common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long- term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including production, processing, marketing, transport, distribution and retail and to cover the environmental, social(including health) and economic dimensions of sustainability;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 657 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises the need to ensure coherence of agricultural practices with the goals of the European Green Deal in terms of climate change, biodiversity, circular economy and zero pollution;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 664 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to use the farm to fork strategy to build a truly long-term vision for Europe’s sustainable and competitive food system, able to guarantee access to healthy and quality products through binding targets for agriculture on biodiversity, climate, air pollution, water pollution, pesticides use and land degradation, while addressing sustainability issues around consumption, health and trade and safeguarding a high level of animal health and welfare, and at the same time promoting reciprocity of EU production standards with all commercial partners;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 676 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the farm to fork strategy to deliver together with the Biodiversity Strategy on the EU’s climate and environmental objectives through protection and restoration of ecosystems currently used for food production with a particular focus on the restoration of grasslands and drained peatlands, two major carbon sinks, as well as through protection of remaining natural ecosystems from further agricultural expansion such as peatlands, wetlands and old-growth forests;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 680 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses that the Common Agricultural Policy and the farm to fork strategy must be determined together at European level, in order to complement each other and protect a fair balance between production, consumer health and environment, and must be attributed adequate resources to strengthen farmers’ position in the agri-food supply chain;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 682 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Reiterates that to ensure a proportionate contribution from the sector, agriculture should be target-driven in the EU’s ambition to move towards net- zero emissions by mid-century or before; stresses that inclusion of farmers in climate action is crucial in order to achieve global mitigation targets without compromising global food and nutrition security and the Sustainable Development Goals;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 683 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Calls for a sustainable and efficient CAP which actively encourages farmers to deliver more environmental and climate benefits, including through strengthened common standards and mandatory requirements, especially for eco-schemes, providing a wide range of tools for farmers adapted to specific natural conditions to more efficiently use essential resources and inputs in food production, to improve biodiversity and soils, increase carbon sequestration, preserve sensitive habitats, contribute to the circular economy, reduce waste in the production cycle and phase-out subsidies which damage the climate;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 719 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the 3. directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; emphasises the need for a binding nature of these targets and the importance of pursuing these targetsm through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets; calls on the Commission to support Member States in improving their systems of supervision, monitoring and enforcement of the rules on the use of pesticides and to enhance communication to and raise awareness of the final users; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union- wide binding targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets; calls on the Commission to support Member States in giving particular attention to the specific conditions that apply to the use of pesticides in groundwater protection zones, through better communication and inspections;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 782 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that, in addition to revising the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides to reduce the use and risks of pesticides, the Commission should improve the environmental risk assessment for plant protection products in order to take into account the effects of pesticides on water quality and drinking water sources, including cumulative and combination effects; emphasises that pesticides that have a strong negative impact on groundwater and surface water quality, or to the production of drinking water, should be phased out as a priority, and that the substitution of harmful pesticides by low-risk substances should be promoted; stresses the need to improve policy coordination between agricultural, pesticide-, biocide- and fertiliser-related legislation and, inter alia, water legislation in order to ensure the protection of our water resources, and in particular of those used for drinking water production, from overexploitation and agricultural pollution;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 818 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that several CAP measures can contribute to the implementation of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive, for example by promoting IPM and organic farming; reminds that CAP rules also require Member States to establish farm advisory systems and provide advice on IPM to all farmers; regrets however that, while the IPM principles are mandatory for farmers, they are not included as a condition for CAP payments and despite encouragement for more sustainable farming practices, there are few measures deterring farmers from using ‘standard’ PPPs rather than turning to non-chemical or alternative methods1e; calls on the Member States to convert the general IPM principles into practical and measurable criteria and verify these criteria at farm level; calls on the Commission to incorporate these measurable IPM criteria into ‘conditionality’ in the post-2020 CAP and ensure they are enforced; _________________ 1eSpecial Report of the Court of Auditors 05/2019 "Sustainable use of plant protection products: limited progress in measuring and reducing risks"
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 842 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Notes with interest the Commission's estimation of the EU-wide risks and impacts related to PPP use, published in November 2019, based on calculations of the two recently adopted harmonised risk indicators (one indicator based on PPP sales statistics and the other based on the number of emergency authorisations); regrets however that neither of the indicators show the extent to which the SUP Directive has been successful in achieving the EU objective of sustainable use of PPPs and that several concerns have been raised regarding the scientific rationale for the weightings used;1f calls on the Commission, in order to adequately assess the progress made towards policy objectives, to improve the harmonised risk indicators, or develop new ones that take into account, for Harmonised Risk Indicator II, agricultural areas or volumes of active substance, for Harmonised Risk Indicator I, the way PPPs are used; _________________ 1fEuropean Court of Auditors' Special Report 05/2019 "Sustainable use of plant protection products: limited progress in measuring and reducing risks"
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 953 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and binding targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 957 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that future agriculture and food policies should facilitate the transition to sustainable farming by rewarding farmers for the environmental and climate public goods they deliver, better reflecting the challenges faced by farmers and society, the need for change, and to support farmers in making low carbon choices the norm; stresses that farms and farm businesses should be made more resource efficient, low carbon, ecologically sound, sustainable and resilient thus enabling farms to become more independent and able to align themselves with what European citizens want from their rural environment;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 982 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses that intensive livestock production is highly unsustainable as it overloads the environment with nutrients, contributes to climate change through intensive GHG emissions, as well as air pollution and soil degradation and relies on destructive monocultures for feed production; calls for a coherent policy mix to enable a transition towards circular, extensive livestock production as part of mixed farming system, which respects the carrying capacity of the local environment and supports biodiversity;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 984 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Notes with concern that while emissions of most air pollutants remain on a downward trend across the European Union, emissions of ammonia (NH3) from the agricultural sector continue to rise, posing a challenge for EU Member States in meeting EU air pollution limits; highlights that in urban areas ammonia emissions account for around 50 % of the health impacts of air pollution, as ammonia is a key precursor to particulate matter; calls on the Commission and the Member States to use the reform of the EU common agricultural policy (CAP) as an opportunity to fight air pollution from the agricultural sector;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1150 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of seed 7. security and diversity, notably of promoting EU-grown plant proteins to deliver locally sourced food and feed stuffs with high nutritional value while granting farmers access to quality seeds for plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, while ensuring access to innovative plant breeding in order to contribute to healthy seeds and protect plants against harmful pests and diseases; raises awareness of the potential negative effects of concentration and monopolisation in the seed sector; points to the need of a case-specific risk assessment of the potential risks associated with crops obtained through new plant-breeding techniques, as well as application of the precautionary principle; raises awareness of the potential negative effects of concentration and monopolisation in the seed sector; believes that non-commercial production and use of traditional and locally-adapted varieties of seed by private citizens and smallholders should not be subject to disproportionate EU and national regulation;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1182 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that inconsistencies between different EU policies affecting our food system have hindered progress towards EU’s international commitments on the SDGs and a truly sustainable European food system; stresses that the farm to fork strategy and the European Green Deal must ensure full policy coherence between agriculture, environment, trade and climate policies; calls on the CAP National Strategic Plans to fully support the implementation of existing EU environmental law and to contribute to the objectives of the Green Deal in order to ensure coherence with EU’s climate and environmental targets;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1199 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission and on Member States to promote the agro- ecological farming practices in EU agriculture based on the set of principles as defined by FAO1g, in particular through the CAP Strategic Plans, in order to transform the EU’s food and agricultural system, to mainstream sustainable agriculture and to achieve Zero Hunger and multiple other SDGs; _________________ 1gThe 10 Elements of Agroecology Guiding the Transition to Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems http://www.fao.org/3/I9037EN/i9037en.pd f
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1217 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production; to achieve these objectives, stresses that it is essential that European regions should be able to continue to perform their role as managing authorities in order to support the transitions as locally as possible and to ensure that the future strategic plans meet local needs;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1317 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European food system generally delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, and nutritious, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimately increase their resilience; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply cha food to people at all times; points out, however, that an estimated 11% of the population (49 million people, EU-27) are unable to afford a quality meal every second day and that COVID-19 is likely to exacerbate fin and itcial difficulties wforkers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europea many European households; stresses that food poverty requires appropriate policy response;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1325 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimately increase their resilience; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well- being of all Europeans;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1390 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the increasingly frequent emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current food production and consumption systems;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1403 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the emphasis placed on the need to reduce antibiotics use in animal agriculture and stresses that EU initiatives in this area should adopt a One Health approach that recognises the interdependence between the health and well-being of humans, animals and the planet; calls to ensure equivalent standards for products of animal origin imported into the EU as those adopted under the Veterinary Medicines Regulation; notes the need, as part of the revision of the feed additives Regulation, to address substances currently not classified as antibiotics, such as coccidiostats, that may be used in animal agriculture in high quantities for preventative use and thereby compensate for poor animal husbandry practices;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1476 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to follow up on Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient, and in so doing promoting and rewarding the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options and reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food system; insists on the need for the EU code of conduct for food and retail businesses to focus on commitments which are relevant to shaping healthy and sustainable food environments, and which are specific, measurable and time bound, and centred on key operations of the entities involved; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sector in order to ensure fair prices for farmers; _________________ 22 OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1539 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to bringing it into coherence with the objectives of the Green Deal and farm to fork strategy and enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages about the importance of healthy nutrition, short local and regional supply chains and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1734 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM); reiterates its call to revise the legislation on FCM in line with the regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH), as well as classification, labelling and packaging regulations, and to insert, without further delay, specific provisions to substitute endocrine disrupting chemicals; stresses that equal safety requirements should be applied to virgin and recycled materials;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1742 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Insists further on the need for comprehensive, harmonised regulation of all FCMs, which should be based on the precautionary principle, the principle of ‘no data, no market’, comprehensive safety assessments that address all the relevant safety and health endpoints and are based on the latest scientific data for all chemicals used in FCMs, effective enforcement and improved information to consumers;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1745 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Notes that vast majority of chemicals in the EU is currently regulated on a case-by-case basis and for each specific use while ample evidence justifies that for the most harmful chemicals the generic approach to risk management becomes the default option, in particular as regards their use in consumer products; calls, therefore, on the Commission to extend the generic approach to risk management across legislation to ensure that substances used in agriculture, food production and processing do not contain chemicals that cause cancers, gene mutations, affect the reproductive or the endocrine system, or are persistent and bio-accumulative;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1753 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint, such as products from short local and regional supply chains; underlines the important role which consumer organisations can play in this regard; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomstresses, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one; at the shift to a more sustainable food system cannot rely solely on individual choices by consumers and that a range of actions, including regulation, is needed to make food production more sustainable by default;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1796 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses, therefore, the need to address all factors influencing consumer choices, including pricing, marketing and advertising; notes with concern that self- regulation has proven ineffective in the area of food marketing to children and that children continue to be significantly exposed to marketing and advertising for food high in fat, sugars and/or salt, both off- and online; calls on the Commission to consider taking legislative action to protect the health of this vulnerable group of consumers;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1801 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Underlines that the affordability of healthy and sustainable food choices is the main obstacle to the adoption by consumers of healthy and sustainable diets and that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one; invites the Commission to launch a study to quantify in economic terms the environmental and societal (including health-related) costs associated with the production and consumption of the most consumed food products on the EU market, as a first step towards moving towards true cost accounting for food;1a _________________ 1aSpecial Eurobarometer 505. Making our food fit for the future – Citizens’ expectations. October 2020. ‘Healthy, sustainable food choices are affordable’ was the answer most frequently given by consumers when asked about what would help them to adopt a healthy and sustainable diet.
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1804 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Welcomes the future legislative proposals to improve consumer information on food origin; highlights that origin is the most important factor for Europeans when buying food; reminds the Commission of the Parliament’s resolutions of 11 February 2015 and 12 May 2016, where Parliament called for mandatory origin labelling of drinking milk, dairy products and meat used as an ingredient in processed foods; adds furthermore that mandatory labelling of origin should also be extended to seafood products, not least those that are preserved or processed;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1810 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18e. Highlights that too many unsubstantiated and even misleading environmental claims are being used on food, creating confusion among consumers and making it difficult for them to identify the products that are more environmentally friendly; calls on the Commission to introduce a new regulatory framework establishing a clear, swift and efficient pre-approval procedure for all green claims and labels, taking into account the experience gained in the application of the system already in place for health and nutrition claims; stresses that such framework would protect consumers from untruthful green claims while ensuring that businesses who genuinely strive for more environmentally friendly operations are duly rewarded for their efforts;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1813 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 f (new)
18f. Stresses that Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 requires that where the origin of a food is given and is different from the one of its primary ingredient, the origin of the primary ingredient shall be given or at least indicated as being different to the origin of the food; points out that in practice that means that products whose primary ingredients are not locally or regionally sourced can be marketed as such if the origin of said non-local primary ingredients is indicated in small print; underlines that there is an imbalance between the visibility of marketing practices that use national, regional and local names and symbols for products whose primary ingredients are not nationally, regionally or locally sourced and EU labelling requirements; considers this to be detrimental to the consumers' right to be properly informed and potentially misleading; calls on the Commission to rectify that imbalance;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1816 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 g (new)
18g. Points out that Directive 2001/110 regulates that honey sold on European markets is either labelled as coming from a specific country, as ‘EU’ or as ‘non- EU’, or as both ‘EU and non-EU’ honey blends. In both non-EU cases, blended or not, the consumer is not aware whether the product is actually genuine EU standard quality honey, meaning without added sugar syrup, for example; calls on the Commission and Member States to support the EU beekeeping sector by reinforcing import inspections in order to prevent imports of adulterated honey; considers that the current rules are not fit for purpose as they provide ambiguous information to consumers and facilitate the import and sale of low quality or adulterated honey in the EU; calls on the Commission to propose legislative changes for honey labelling rules that will result in better consumer information and support the EU beekeeping sector;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1839 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms its beliefUnderlines that policy measures that are dependent solely on consumer choice lack efficacy and unduly shift the responsibility to purchase sustainable products to consumers; notes that third- party certification and labelling alone are not effective in ensuring sustainable production and consumption;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1949 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of sustainable plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation in countries outside the EU;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1953 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal and its resolution of 22 October 2020 on an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation and its repeated demand to the Commission to present, without delay, a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the Union market, with a particular focus on tackling the main drivers of imported deforestation and instead encouraging imports that do not create deforestation and ecosystem degradation abroad;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 2013 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its call to take the 23. Points out that food waste represents a loss of revenue to farmers, a reduction of the food available to the wider society and an inefficient use of our carbon budget, while wasted food generates GHG emissions during production, harvest and processing, needlessly adding to sectoral emissions; remarks that addressing food waste starts with better planning and risk assessment, determining what crops are needed and what crops are viable as climatic conditions change; finds it necessary that all actors along the food chain contribute their fair share to the food waste reduction in the EU; reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that binding targets are needed to achieve this;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 2073 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Highlights with concern the downward trend across the EU in both the number of official food controls undertaken and the resources allocated to them; supports the Commission in its efforts to combat food fraud; considers that the punishment should fit the crime in cases of intentional food fraud and calls on Member States to adequately reflect that principle in national legislation, in line with the Official Controls Regulation 2017/625;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 85 #

2020/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that the action of the European Commission aiming at eliminating the condition of monopoly and dominant positions and at limiting public funding to companies that could lead such conditions does not provide any solution to the issue of systemic and structural disadvantages that affect the competitiveness of businesses based and operating from European insular territories and outermost regions;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 106 #

2020/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls for a reflection on maintaining exceptional measures beyond the expiry date of the temporary framework for the sectors that have been mostly affected by the COVID-19 crisis (e.g. tourism, air and maritime transports);
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 291 #

2020/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)
26 d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch a territorial assessment on the socioeconomic impact of the COVID-19 crisis in the context of the application of state aid rules and the relevant ongoing revision process; in this regard, special attention should be paid to analyse impacts on enterprises based in EU islands and outermost regions according to the provisions of Articles 174 and 349 TFEU;
2021/02/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1 #

2020/2133(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the commitment taken by the European Commission before the European Parliament for the establishment of an independent EU ethics body;
2021/02/05
Committee: PETI
Amendment 44 #

2020/2133(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the need to review and align relevant EU legislation and codes of conduct, requiring full transparency on employment or projects taken up by high- ranking and senior officials of EU institutions and agencies, including after leaving public office;
2021/02/05
Committee: PETI
Amendment 48 #

2020/2133(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the important role that the European Ombudsman plays in ensuring high standards of transparency and integrity in the EU institutions; stresses its key role at monitoring the proper functioning of the European public administration, which should continue after the establishment of the EU ethics body; calls on its Committee on Constitutional Affairs committee to consider and to take into account the experience provided by the European Ombudsman when reflecting on the possible establishment of an independent ethics body; suggests the setting up of an EU interinstitutional working group that is tasked with discussing and formulating recommendations on all aspects related to the subject mattersuch body, which should be holding a clear mandate, and operating at a technical level with a permanent, independent, impartial, collegiate and gender-balanced structure;
2021/02/05
Committee: PETI
Amendment 61 #

2020/2133(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the important role played by Parliament as representative of the citizens of the EU, including in its oversight of the political evaluation of the Commission and other institutions on behalf of the public, as well as to ensure suitability of certain senior positions; recalls that the European Parliament should continue holding this role after the establishment of the EU ethics body;
2021/02/05
Committee: PETI
Amendment 70 #

2020/2133(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates, therefore, the need for the highest ethical standards for the Members of the European Parliament and calls for a strong advisory body within Parliament , consisting, among others, of highly respectable former Members with a staunch record of responsiveness to the public opinion;deleted
2021/02/05
Committee: PETI
Amendment 77 #

2020/2133(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the fact that strengthening the existing procedures on the basis of analysis and evaluation of their effectiveness and public response is generally more effective that the future ethics body should take on the role of the ethics committees operating in the different EU institutions and agencies; and work towards the harmonization of the different interpretations of the norms and terms within the EU institutions, such as “conflict of interest”, to avoid divergences and in pursuit of the clarity that citizens demand the introduo continue growing their trust in the functioning of new the EU institutiones;
2021/02/05
Committee: PETI
Amendment 83 #

2020/2133(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Considers, as that, from the viewpoint of the committee most directly engaged with the public opinion and public response to the institutions’ transparency and integrity, that the democratic approach and political responsibility remains the strongest control mechanism in any constitutional democracy, as well as in the EU; stresses the need for further strengthening of the democratic accountability mechanisms at EU levele future ethics body should operate in a depoliticised manner and perform in an independent way, to further strengthen and guarantee the highest standards of accountability, transparency and integrity at EU level, to continue growing trust of the citizens in the EU institutions.
2021/02/05
Committee: PETI
Amendment 1 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that the Committee on Petitions receives a large number of petitions on the lack of implementation of the principle of equal treatment as regards access to employment, vocational training, promotion, and the working conditions of persons with disabilities, as well as has repeatedly called for the need to make the Petitions Web Portal more accessible, transparent and open to all citizens;
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 7 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the provision of reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities is one of the key elements of the Directive and the Commission should continue to monitor rigorously its correct transposition in national laws.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 8 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Deplores that discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation may undermine the achievement of the objectives of the EC Treaty.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 12 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Believes that case by case analysis of proportionality and cost benefit calculations will continue to have an impact on specific measures taken by Member States, employers and other actors, especially covering the concept of positive action.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 13 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The right of all persons to equality before the law and protection against discrimination constitutes a universal right recognised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, United Nations Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, to which all Member States are signatories. Convention No 111 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) prohibits discrimination in the field of employment and occupation.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 16 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
In accordance with Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, the European Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, principles which are common to all Member States and it respects fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, as general principles of Community law.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 23 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that a reasonable effort should be made, based on defined timeframes, to adapt all workplaces to accommodate specialaccessibility needs with a view to potentially employing persons with all types of disabilitieimpairments and insists on promoting dialogue between social partners with a view to fostering equal treatment, including through the monitoring of workplace practices, collective agreements, codes of conduct and research on or the exchange of experiences and good practices;
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 25 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Urgently calls on the Commission, in the light of these systematic enforcement issues, to establish effective monitoring of the compliance with the Directive at all levels in all Member States, to launch immediately the necessary investigations into possible breaches of the Directive, and to open infringement procedures against the Member States responsible, where appropriate.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 26 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Highlights the importance of access to information for victims of discrimination; considers it necessary that Member States take the appropriate steps to ensure that reasonable, available and accessible legal advice and assistance can be obtained and is provided to the victims at all stages of the legal process, including confidential and in-person counselling, and emotional, personal and moral support, by equality bodies or appropriate intermediaries; calls furthermore on the Member States to combat harassment and violence at workplace which violates a person's dignity and/or creates an offensive environment at work.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 30 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all Member States to take appropriate action to achieve the social and economic integration of disabled people, to raise awareness about their rights, to share best practices and to combat youth and senior unemployment, as unemployment can lead to poverty, social exclusion and mental health problems; Reiterates the importance of avoiding the segregated employment by linking people with disabilities to the open labour market, and thus providing them with the possibility of choosing a job.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 36 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Encourages the Member States to maintain or adopt measures intended to prevent or compensate for disadvantages, and permits organisations whose main object is the promotion of the special needs of specific persons, under the name of positive action.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 38 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Member States to promote access to employment and integration into the labour market of all workers regardless of their age, and to apply measures in order to protect all workers in the workplace in terms of gender, disabilities, remuneration, training, career development, health and safety.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 39 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Stresses that measures to combat discrimination on grounds of age must as a matter of principle avoid differentiating between youth or the elderly, and that any form of unjustified age discrimination must be tackled in an appropriate manner.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 42 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the role of women, who usually have primary responsibility for taking care of children and dependants with disabilities; stresses that this has a direct effect on women’s access to jobs and their professional development and may negatively affect their conditions of employment, whereas women are most affected by unemployment and suffer negative discrimination in terms of employment, particularly pregnant women and mothers, including mothers who are breastfeeding;
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 43 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the role of women, who usually have primary responsibility for taking care of children and dependants with disabilities and that disabled women face a double discrimination which has statistically led to a higher unemployment ratio; stresses that this has a direct effect on women’s access to jobs and their professional development and may negatively affect their conditions of employment;
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 46 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. In implementing the principle of equal treatment, the Community should, in accordance with Article 3(2) of the EC Treaty, aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality between men and women, especially since women are often the victims of multiple discrimination.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 47 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Whereas single-parent families, primarily single mothers, can be found much more frequently among the working poor, and all measures adopted should focus on single parents;
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 50 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Insists on updating and renewing the post-2020 European Disability Strategy, with the aim of further reducing inequalities for disadvantaged persons, and promoting their social and economic inclusion and independence, taking into account the challenges and issues relating to disabilitiesy that have arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic; notes that confinement measures taken by governments and teleworking may have affected persons with disabilities as well as the need to consider the provision of financial support to employers of disabled persons in order to provide them with the equipment required for teleworking.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 54 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Highlights the importance of updating the legal framework related to persons with no legal capacity, through the adoption of supported decision- making regimes and with a view to ultimately enabling them to practically exercise the right to employment.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 55 #

2020/2086(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses the need to upscale digital skills among the working population, and stresses that digitalisation will contribute to social inclusion and help older people and workers with disabilities remain longer in the labour market.
2020/11/09
Committee: PETI
Amendment 196 #

2020/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the geostrategic imperative that the Union regain its sovereignty and independence with regard to health care and secure its supply of medicines, vaccines, and medical equipment; proposes obligations for the Union’s pharmaceutical industry to have a diversified supply chain and a medicine shortage risk mitigation plan for managing any vulnerabilities and risks to their supply chain; stresses the importance of ensuring that all Member States especially those which are vulnerable from a public health and economic perspective due to their location or size have fair and affordable access to the supply chain;
2020/06/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 314 #

2020/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to address in its next pharmaceutical and industrial strategies issues relating to the availability and accessibility of medicines and manufacturers’ dependence on third countries; calls on the Commission to pay special attention to the possibility of a no- deal Brexit and the ramifications it can cause in medical trade and supply; calls on the Commission to propose ambitious and concrete actions to address these issues in its planned pharmaceutical strategy;
2020/06/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 386 #

2020/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that security of supply is an essential factor in combating shortages and must be used as a qualitative criterion in connection with the award of public pharmacy contracts and calls for tenderEuropean joint procurement for the supply of medicines, as recommended in Article 67 of Directive 2014/24/EU; proposes that investments in the manufacture of active ingredients and medicinal end products in the EU should also be a key criterion;
2020/06/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 407 #

2020/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to expand its joint European response to include joint procurement actions and procedures for all developed vaccines, medication, medical equipment and medical technology; insists that this joint response be a priority post-pandemic, and be easily accessible for citizens in every Member State especially those that are particularly vulnerable from a public health and economic perspective due to their remote location or small size;
2020/06/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 430 #

2020/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create one or more European non-profit pharmaceutical undertakings which operate in the public interest to manufacture priority medicines of strategic importance for health care in all Union countries irrespective of economic or spatial differences; stresses the key contribution that can be made by new technologies and artificial intelligence with proper data protection safeguards in enabling European laboratory researchers to form networks and share their objectives and findings;
2020/06/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 452 #

2020/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of research and innovation, and calls for the establishment of a genuine European network, given that the price of relocation must not be a deterioration in the quality of medical research; calls on the Commission to provide increased financial resources under Horizon Europe and other EU programmes to strengthen support for rare diseases through increased research, clinical trials, best practices sharing, and medication development; insists that best practices, clinical trials, and medication pertaining to rare diseases be available to all citizens regardless of their Member State;
2020/06/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 549 #

2020/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to create a European contingency reserve of medicines of strategic importance for health care, supplies of which are critical, along the lines of the ‘RescEU’ mechanism, in order to alleviate shortages outside crisis periods; insists that the use of such a reserve be transparent, accountable, and fair for all Member States;
2020/06/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 592 #

2020/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the setting up of common, European medical stocks; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop innovative and coordinated joint strategies and to step up exchanges of good practice in the area of stock management; stresses that ensuring all Member States have fair and transparent access to these stocks through joint European coordination is crucial to managing vulnerabilities and risks to the supply chain; considers that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) could be designated as the regulatory authority tasked with preventing shortages of essential medicines, with a correspondingly wider remit and more staff;
2020/06/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 651 #

2020/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to set up an innovative centralised digital platform for sharing information provided by national agencies and all stakeholders regarding shortages of medicines and medical equipment; insists that such a digital platform be in strict compliance with the most recent data protection legislation; welcomes the introduction by the EMA of the SPOC and i-SPOC systems; calls for existing information systems to be improved so as to provide a clear overview of problems, shortages and requirements in each Member State, with a view to preventing stockpiling;
2020/06/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas Parliament issued overall positive opinions in 2020 on the requests to extend the EUTFs until the end of 2021, while expressing concerns about the lack of transparency over the implementation of projects, with specific regard to the ones related to border and migration management, and under the condition, in the case of the Africa Trust Fund, of providing mandatory guarantees on the respect of fundamental human rights in all funded projects;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 29 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas there are serious concerns that the EUTFs could have contributed to inhumane and degrading treatment and financed actors that have committed human rights violations, such as in Libya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Niger;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 36 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the 2016 migration crisis stemming from the Syrian conflict brought nearly 4 million refugees to Turkey, of which about 3.6 million are Syrian refugees and about 360 000 are registered refugees and asylum seekers from other countries, according to UNHCR data;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 39 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the new EU’s external financial framework (NDICI-Global Europe) should overcome the constraints that lead to the need to launch Trust Funds to response in a more flexible and rapid manner to specific crises;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 40 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas the primary objective of the Union development cooperation policy is the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty as enshrined in Article 208 TFEU;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 41 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
D d. whereas, according to the Financial Regulation, the EUTFs should be subject to an annual external and independent audit and the European Commission has the power to suspend the financing agreement if the third country breaches an obligation relating to respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law and in serious cases of corruption;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 42 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
D e. whereas since July 2017, almost €90m has been allocated through the EUTF for Africa to train, equip and support the capacity of the Libyan coastguard for the interception of migrants at sea and land borders and €49m has been allocated to address the conditions in which returnees are detained;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 43 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
D f. whereas the European Consensus on Development remains the doctrinal framework for EU development policy, and the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid reaffirms the fundamental principles of humanitarian aid;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 44 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D g (new)
D g. whereas the EU and its partners in the humanitarian field must be able to ensure assistance and protection based on needs and on respect for the principles of neutrality, impartiality, humanity and independence of humanitarian action, as enshrined in international law and in particular in international humanitarian law;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 52 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out that pooling resources from the EDF, the Union budget and other donors in trust funds should not alter the ability of existing EU policies and programmes to pursue their original objectives, such as the eradication of poverty and the promotion of fundamental rights;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 58 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the new EU external financing instrument, NDICI-Global Europe, as it foresees increasing possibilities within the EU budget to respond to new emergencies;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 61 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Committee Chairs and relevant Members have been granted observer status in meetings of the Strategic Boards of the Trust Funds and in the FRT Steering Committee; notes further that this status has not been formally reflected in the Constitutive Agreements of the Trust Funds; regrets that its call to allow Parliament to monitor the activities of the Operational Committee has not been answered and recalls its request to ensure that the Parliament is represented at these meetings;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 70 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Continues to expresses concerns overDeeply regrets the limited role of Parliament in the supervision and scrutiny of the Union contributions to the EUTFs; recalls Parliament’s requestconsiders that the Parliament should be able to monitor the activities of the Operational Committee, and calls on the Commission to provide in good time detailed information on the decisions taken in that Committee and to ensure that Parliament is represented at its meetings;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 76 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to closely monitor and evaluate interventions, and to generate knowledge about the activities of the EUTFs and of the FRT, through a dedicated set of reports; hails these efforts to achieve greater transparency by publishing relevant data on the web pages of the EUTFs and the FRT; considers, nevertheless, that the level of detail provided by the Commission with regard to projects related to migration and border management has not always been sufficient for the Parliament to adequately assess the implementation of these instruments;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 79 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the late notice from the Commission on its intention to extend the duration of the EUTFs and the late evaluations of some of the Trust Funds, which did not allow Parliament to arrive at full and precise conclusions in a timely manner in the case of the Trust Fund for Africa;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 81 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls that the Parliament considered that, in order to proceed with the extension of the EUTF for Africa and also looking at its future functioning, mandatory guarantees on the respect of fundamental human rights should be provided in all funded projects, with particular attention to migration management, where these have not always been fully respected;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 83 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Reiterates Parliament’s insistence that the extension of the EUTFs until December 2021 agreed by the European Parliament be mainly technical to allow for a smooth transition into the new MFF and allowing for an efficient contracting and use of the funds already committed;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 87 #

2020/2045(INI)

7. Considers that the Bêkou Trust Fund has proven its value as an important toolcontributed to address the post- conflict situation in the Central African Republic (CAR); notes that the EUTF made a major contribution to the nexus approach of development and humanitarian needs in the CAR;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 99 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Expresses its concerns, as pointed out by the European Court of Auditors Special report no 11/20171a, about presence of conflicts of interests in the Operational Committee, where Members States are represented by their own national development agencies, which are also selected as projects implementers, leading to a conflict of interests in the project selection procedure of the Operational Committee; _________________ 1a https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADoc uments/SR17_11/SR_BEKOU_EN.pdf p. 36
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 100 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Considers that despite the intervention of the EU and other donors, the situation in the country remains unstable due to the emergence of new conflicts and severe food insecurity;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 108 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that humanitarian objectives and principles are met and respected in the implementation of actions under the Trust Fund; recalls that the Trust funds’ objectives should be aligned with those of the Union instruments from which they are funded and, therefore, projects funded under the Madad Trust Fund should promote and protect dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms, promote social and economic inclusion, in particular of minorities and vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities, refugees and displaced persons;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 110 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Recalls the vulnerability of the Palestine refugee communities in Syria and the region, and calls for continuous support and to their inclusion in EU’s humanitarian plans and responses around the Syria crisis;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 114 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the Trust Fund for Africa represents an importantshould have represented, under the current circumstances, a tool to provide a swift, flexible and targeted response to emerging challenges and underlines that common, global challenges, such as migration and forced displacement, the impact of climate change and economic crises in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, make this flexibility and rapidity more necessary than ever; stresses, however, that flexibility needs to be always combined with full transparency and accountability of the decision-making process and underlines that focusing priorities on stopping migration flows has led to dangerous perverse effects and a substantial shift away from the original objectives of reducing poverty and tackling the root causes of migration;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 124 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that the EUTF for Africa has contributed toidentified the goal of the triple humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach, which was not possible with the EU financial instruments under the previous MFF; notes however that this nexus has often been contradicted and overcome by partnership agreements with actors allegedly responsible for violations of human rights, including training of armed forces and border guards and provision of equipment;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 132 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Strongly condemns the lack of a proper involvement of local authorities and civil society organisations (CSOs) in project supported by EUTF for Africa. Regrets that information on the involvement of local civil society organisations are not openly available due to the low transparency of subcontracting levels;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 139 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Is deeply concerned that the need to address the root causes of migration, which includes prioritising development and anti-poverty policies, has often been overtaken by a short term perspective of migration management driven by domestic policy priorities. Considers that this could lead to dangerous perverse effects, including violation of human rights in the context of project implementation. Criticizes the nature of certain projects related to migration and border management, for which adequate information has not been provided to the Parliament and retains it essential to have more precise explanation about suspected human rights violations linked to the EUTF in Libya, Ethiopia and Niger;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 141 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15 d. Deplores that in several projects, founded under the EUTF Africa, the reduction of migration flows, rather than poverty reduction, has been mentioned as an indicator of success. Stresses that there has been a dangerous shift in priorities away from development policies and considers that this shift risks producing imbalances between countries according to their role in managing migration and readmissions;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 142 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15 e. Notes that in some countries the approval of development projects has taken place in parallel with, and conditional upon, progress in negotiations on return and readmission agreements and strict management of migration flows; stresses that the use of development cooperation as an incentive for migration management undermines meaningful action to address the needs of people in developing countries, the rights of refugees and migrants, and thus also undermines a wide range of rights under the Sustainable Development Goals and moves away from the objectives of tackling inequality and exclusion, promoting democratic governance and human rights, and enhancing sustainable and inclusive development; rejects any kind of conditionality based on EU’s migration and border policies;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 146 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the EUTF for Africa made a major contribution to strengthening resilience and implementing the humanitarian-development nexus in fragile contexts; notes further that it also fostered cooperation between different stakeholders, and allowed contributions from non-EU donors, which in the post- Brexit context have acquired particular importance, and increased the visibility of the issue of migration and forced displacement and the EU’s response to it; regrets at the same time that the monitoring of the implementation of this fund has not been adequate and requests to include S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely) objectives in the project long frames, as well as establish quantifiable targets for evaluating projects;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 151 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Welcomes the proposal by the Commission to de-commit funds originating from the EUTF for Africa initially allocated to Eritrea, in particular for the procurement for road renovation that used forced labour;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 176 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Regrets the lack of a proper EU responsibility in managing the migration flows and the externalisation of migration management to Turkey; retains that FRT has been established despite the existence of serious concerns about the human rights situation of refugees in Turkey from the perspective of international asylum law; is aware about the role played by FRT in providing support to some 1.8 million of refugees through basic needs support, 668,900 refugee children with educational support, and millions of refugees with healthcare and protection services; expresses its support to Turkish civil society and recalls the laudable efforts played by international organisations in implementing these projects. Considers it important to continue to ensure adequate support for refugees, avoiding that the Turkish government is directly involved in the management and allocation of funds;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 182 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Expresses concerns regarding the degradation of human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law in Turkey and calls on the Commission to ensure that the objectives and the implementation of the FRT are consistent with the EU’s general principles, policies and objectives, including democracy, rule of law and human rights;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 183 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21 c. Deeply regrets that in several occasions the Turkish government used the flows of refugees and the situation of migrants at EU borders as a tool of political pressure against the EU; notes with concern that this tool of pressure used by Turkey posed at risks lives and health of migrants and most vulnerable persons;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 186 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its request that Turkey respect the principle of non-refoulement, in particular on the Syrian border, and that it not use the flows of refugees against the EUExpresses its concern about the legal status of Syrian refugees in Turkey, stresses the urgency to ensure that the human rights of migrants and refugees as guaranteed by the 1951 Refugee Convention are fully respected and reiterates its request that Turkey respect the principle of non-refoulement, in particular on the Syrian border. Calls the Turkish authorities to lift Turkey’s geographical limitation to the 1951 Refugee Convention so that Syrians can be recognised as refugees;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 190 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its request that Turkey respect the principle of non-refoulement, in particular on the Syrian border, and that it not use the flows of refugees against the EU; expects Turkey to implement in full and in a non-discriminatory manner the EU-Turkey Statement of March 2016 and the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 202 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Underlines the need to safeguard the humanitarian principles given the involvement of humanitarian aid in the FRT; considers that a strong role of Turkey therein challenges the purely needs-based character and the principles of neutrality, independence and impartiality;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 206 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Considers that a protracted presence of refugees in Turkey needs to build up a nexus between humanitarian assistance and a more developmental focus and help create livelihood opportunities for refugees to improve their self-reliance and social inclusion into their host communities;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 207 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22 c. Regrets that the EU-Turkey statement on refugees is a “de facto” readmission agreement concluded by the EU that has been presented as a statement in order to bypass the legal procedures on the conclusion of readmission agreements set in article79(3) TFEU and the obligation of obtaining prior consent of the EP as required by Article 218 (6)(a)(v) TFEU;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 208 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22 d. Notes that FRT supports only registered refugees, expresses its concerns that many refugees have been left without assistance since registration was made difficult in some provinces and cities;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 209 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22 e. Underlines that the European Court of Auditors Special report No 27/2018 expresses just a partial satisfaction with the efficiency of the humanitarian projects financed by the Facility since they did not consistently and comprehensively assess the reasonableness of the budgeted costs. The report also raises concern about the fact that is not possible to monitor all the humanitarian projects during the audit due to the Turkish authorities’ refusal to grant access to beneficiary data for some of the cash-assistance projects;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 210 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 f (new)
22 f. Requests therefore the Commission to improve monitoring and reporting, by demanding Turkish authorities to grant implementing partners of cash assistance full access to the data on eligible beneficiaries for the sake of accountability, as well as to set parameters to avoid double-funding for the sake of efficiency, as underlined by the European Court of Auditors Special report No 27/2018;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 218 #

2020/2045(INI)

23. Underlines the necessity of better addressing the funding needs in situations of humanitarian and protracted crisis and with a view to the coordination and transition between humanitarian relief, reconstruction and development in a flexible and interconnected manner;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 229 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Underlines that any partnership agreement should ensure full protection of human lives, dignity and human rights; deplores that these minimum guarantees were not effectively respected and that migrants and refugees often face inhumane conditions of transfer and detention; calls on the Commission to ensure a transparent risk assessment, carried out by independent EU-bodies and experts on the impact of EU-funded projects on the human rights of migrants and refugees, as well as on the wider population in the country concerned; calls for the establishment of an effective and independent monitoring mechanisms to fully monitor and evaluate the final destination of these funds and protocols for action in the event of violations of fundamental rights;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 234 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Calls on the Commission to withhold or review the cooperation with third countries that do not fully respect fundamental rights, including suspending specific funding and projects which endanger or undermine human rights;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 235 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24 c. Reminds that a trust fund shall only be established and implemented when the existing financing instruments would not be sufficient to achieve policy objectives of the Union, when the Union trust fund would bring clear political visibility for the Union and managerial advantages as well as better control by the Union of risks and disbursements of the Union and other donors’ contributions, when the Union trust fund does not duplicate other existing funding channels or similar instruments without providing any additionality and when the objectives of the trust fund are aligned with the objectives of the Union instrument or budgetary item from which it is funded;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 236 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24 d. Insists that the contribution mechanism to any EUTF or ad hoc instrument should be prepared and negotiated with the full involvement of the European Parliament and the contribution from the Union budget should be clearly defined;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 237 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 e (new)
24 e. Underlines the need to increase the impact and visibility of EU external spending;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 238 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 f (new)
24 f. Calls on the Commission to make the best use of the lessons learnt with the existing EUTFs and the FRT to enhance the synergies and ensure coherence between the EU external funding instruments;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 255 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Is confident that the NDICI-Global Europe will allow for increasedsufficient flexibility and responsiveness, allowing to evaluate, with to continue the activities of the existing Trust Funds and thereby safeguard the unhe full involvement of the Parliament, which activities of the existing Trust Funds should continue and which ones should be replaced and thereby safeguard the unity and democratic accountability of the Union budget;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 267 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls for more transparency and accountability and a better involvement of the Parliament in the Union trust funds, from the deliberations on the setting-up of any trust fund, the drawing up of the constitutive agreement and the mobilisation of the Union’s contribution, to the implementation, continuation and possible liquidation of any trust fund; calls for a revision of the relevant articles of the Financial Regulation in this respect;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 272 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Considers that partnerships and consequent allocations of resources should not be conditional on the cooperation with the EU’s demands regarding returns and readmission or border management; insists that the EU should work with its partners to develop a political environment of democratic accountability, with the participation of local communities in decision-making processes regarding the use of funds;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 282 #

2020/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Acknowledges that cooperation with representatives of local communities, including locallocal communities and stakeholders, including local government bodies, civil society organisations, NGOs, trade unions and religious leaders, in settings affected by conflict is crucial to foster reconciliation, dialogue and peace;
2021/05/05
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 5 #

2020/2044(INI)

F. whereas of the 1 357 petitions submitted in 2019, 938 were declared admissible, 406 were declared inadmissible and 13 were withdrawn; whereas the relatively high percentage (30 %) of inadmissible petitions in 2019 reveals that there is still a widespread lack of clarity about the EU’s fields of activity; in this sense, it is necessary to address this problem with information campaigns dedicated to clarifying the competences of the Union as well as the procedure for submitting petitions to the European Parliament;
2020/09/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 27 #

2020/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas the media play a key role in any democratic system and provide more transparency to the process of the Committee on Petitions; whereas a quality press is an essential element for the whole European Union; whereas there is some confusion in some European media in relation to the role and powers of the Committee on Petitions;
2020/09/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 34 #

2020/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the important role of the Committee on Petitions in defending and promoting the rights of EU citizens and residents, ensuring that petitioners’ concerns and complaints are examined in timely fashion and, wherever possible, resolved, through an open, democratic and transparent petition process; and avoiding a biased or politicised response to the petitioners;
2020/09/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 41 #

2020/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasizes the importance of a continuous public debate on the Union’s fields of activity aimed at informing citizens about the scope of the Union’s competences and the different levels of decision-making, in order to reduce the number of inadmissible petitions; proposes information and training campaigns in the European Union be stepped up to ensure that EU citizens have better knowledge of the EU’s competences and to clarify the role of the Committee on Petitions among the public opinion;
2020/09/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 51 #

2020/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Proposes to carry out campaigns and outreach events targeting journalists and the media in order to prevent vague information and thus improve the relationship between the Committee on Petitions and the media; underlines that the media plays a key role in reaching out to European citizens concerning the day- to-day work of the Committee on Petitions and can contribute through their activity to improving the knowledge that European citizens have about the work of the Committee on Petitions; stresses that it is the EU’s task to encourage European citizens to receive accurate information;
2020/09/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 55 #

2020/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that petitions offer the opportunity to the European Parliament and other EU institutions to maintain a direct dialogue with EU citizens who are affected by the misapplication of EU law; becoming the entrance door of citizens in the European institutions; stresses the need for enhanced cooperation between the EU institutions and national, regional and local authorities on inquiries regarding implementation of and compliance with EU law;
2020/09/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 70 #

2020/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission to commit to a more active involvement in the Committee on Petitions in order to ensure that petitioners receive a precise response to their requests and complaints regarding with the implementation of EU law;
2020/09/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 87 #

2020/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Draws attention to the large number of petitions on Brexit submitted in 2019, mostly calling for the protection of EU citizens’ rights before and after Brexit; welcomes the excellent work done by the Committee on Petitions, which by giving voice to the concerns raised by these petitioners contributed to ensuring that citizens’ rights remained one of Parliament’s main priorities in the Brexit negotiations; stresses that there are many citizens – both in the EU and in the United Kingdom – who, in view of the uncertainty of a no-deal Brexit, have turned to the Committee on Petitions because of the fear of seeing their rights in danger due to the lack of agreement;
2020/09/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 96 #

2020/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the ECI is an importantfundamental instrument for active citizenship and public participation; welcomes the adoption on 17 April 2019 of the new rules for the ECI, which bring a number of structural and technical improvements to make this instrument more user-friendly and accessible as well as to facilitate increased participation of EU citizens in the democratic process of the Union; notes the significant number of new ECIs registered by the Commission in 2019, which shows that citizens are seizing the opportunity to use participatory instruments to have a say in policymaking and lawmaking processes; calls for more dissemination campaigns on the role of the European Citizen Initiative to promote the use of this resource by European citizens and thus encourage their involvement in the democratic process of the Union;
2020/09/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 104 #

2020/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that the Petitions Web Portal is an essential tool for ensuring a smooth, efficient and transparent petition process; welcomes, in this regard, its alignment with the ‘look and feel’ of the European Parliament’s website (Europarl), which has made the portal more responsive and accessible for citizens; stresses that efforts must be continued to make the portal more accessible to persons with disabilities in order to ensure that all citizens of the Union can exercise their right to petition the European Parliament contained in Article 20 and 24 of the TFEU and in Article 44 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
2020/09/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 108 #

2020/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Underlines that the ePetitions instrument is an important database for the Committee to function, but calls for an improvement and modernization of the interface in order to make it easier and more accessible;
2020/09/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 1 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that Europe and Africa are in close geographical proximity, have strong, historical and, cultural ties andand socio- economic ties, which are being brought ever closer by the increase in strade and shared challengestegic interests, such as climate change, sustainable development, and good governance, and that the prosperity of the two continents are intimately linked, which call for an holistic continental- African approach and result-oriented use of EU resourcfor increased coherence between EU policies and the use of the related resources, while at the same time respecting the independence and sovereignty of African countries;
2020/07/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 11 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates the importance to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms and the principles of Article 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); calls for the African Union, the European Union and their member states, for a more robust cooperation in the fields of the promotion and protection of human rights, and human rights defenders, and to deliver full political and financial support to their respective human rights mechanisms;
2020/07/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 15 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that it is important to step up synergies and coherence between all the legal and political frameworks on which EU-Africa relations are based on in order to make the partnership more effective and sustainable; welcomes the proposal for a pan-African programme in the context of the new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) aimed at addressing the challenges of the African continent as a whole;
2020/07/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 20 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the process of sustainable development on the African continent is of key importance for the prosperity, stability and human security of both the EU and Africa; in this context recalls that the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the respect of human rights have to remain the main objectives of EU-African relations;
2020/07/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that Africa is still undergomaking steps forward ing the process of integration at regional, continental and international level and that as yet 54 African; therefore stresses the need for a countries remain divided and diversified in areas of key strategic importance to the EU, such as meeting internationally recognised standardinent-to-continent partnership between the European Union and the African Union; stresses that the partnership should be based on common interests and praobjecticves in trade, human rights, sustainable development and positioning in international organisations; ; recalls that developing this EU-AU partnership would enable further regionalisation and should be considered as an option for ACP relations post-Cotonou;
2020/07/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 77 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 9 March 2020 entitled ‘Towards a comprehensive strategy with Africa’ (JOIN(2020)0004); which underlines the universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelated nature of all human rights and affirms EU and African commitments to promote and protect them; calls for strong and constant EU engagement in thehuman security, stability and sustainable development of Africa; stresses the importance of including the principles of transparency and good governance in the EU-Africa Strategy and its planning, implementation and evaluation;
2020/07/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 87 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of a true inclusion of international and local civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), parliamentary assemblies, the diaspora, trade unions, youth organisations, the private sector and local authorities in consolidating the political dialogue between the EU and Africa; calls on the AU and the EU to ensure unfettered civil society access to African and European institutions and their human rights mechanisms; further insists on the importance of creating an enabling environment for civil society and addressing an increasing crackdown on human rights defenders;
2020/07/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 94 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls the AU and the EU’s joint commitment to collaborate on the global human rights agenda; calls on AU and EU institutions to prioritise cooperation at multilateral human rights fora and to act robustly in defence of crucial human rights gains at multilateral level; to this end, calls them to develop concrete strategies to counter the recent pushback on existing human rights norms at multilateral fora, including the universality and indivisibility of human rights; reminds EU and AU member states that they must deliver full political and financial support to their respective human rights mechanisms and ensure these, together with a strong and independent civil society, can guarantee delivery and further progress on human rights for all in Africa and Europe;
2020/07/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 144 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Shares the opinion that the matter of the security of Africa should be transferred into the handsAfrican states and regional institutions must have the leading role in matters relating to the security of Africans and that the EU should assissupport its African partners in the successful accomplishment of this ultimate goal., by tackling the root causes of human insecurity, as well as including by implementing a conflict prevention, do no harm and policy coherence approach in all aspects of its relationship with Africa, and by supporting the role of civil society actors in peacekeeping and peace- building efforts;
2020/07/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 161 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls, in the context of counter- terrorism policies, on the establishment of more transparent decision-making processes, increased general awareness about a human rights-based approach and more engagement with communities affected by these measures;
2020/07/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 170 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Rejects any kind of conditionality on External Financial Instruments(EFIs) based on EU’s migration and border policies; is opposed to EFIs being used to control and manage migration flows in Africa and calls for effective mechanisms to be put in place to be able to thoroughly control the final destination of those funds and to assess the projects which received funding;
2020/07/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 35 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. Whereas emissions from land-use change, mostly due to deforestation, account for approximately 12% of global GHG emissions and are the second biggest cause of climate change after burning coal, oil and gas;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. Whereas forests provide subsistence and income for 25% of the world’s population;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 41 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Ae. Whereas global tree cover loss has been rising steadily over the past 18 years and in 2019 alone 3.8 million hectares of primary rainforests were destroyed;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)
Ai. Whereas more than 300 people were killed in resource and land-use conflicts in the Amazon region in the last decade;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas 87% of Europeans agree that new laws are needed to ensure the products sold in the Member States do not contribute to global deforestation according to a YouGov poll;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, is a large driver of deforestation, forest degradation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes with the highest concern that in the period from 2014 to 2018, the rate of tree cover loss has increased by 43% to an average loss of 26,1 million hectares per year, as compared to 18,3 million hectares per year in the period from 2002 to 2013; is particularly worried about the loss of primary forests as the three most recent years with available data (2016, 2017 and 2018) have registered the highest loss rates this century with deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon alone having increased 88% in June 2019 compared to June 2018;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights that destruction and degradation of natural forests is not only happening in tropical areas, but all over the world, including inside the Union and in its direct neighbourhood;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Believes that any EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation (referred to as the EU legal framework hereafter) must also cover the halt and reversal of destruction and degradation of high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems, as otherwise pressure could be shifted to these areas;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Is convinced that mandatory sustainability rules enacted in a large market, like within the European Union, have the potential of steering global production practices towards more sustainable ones;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 111 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation and ecosystem destruction, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments; emphasises, however, that companies’ voluntary anti- deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet, not sufficient to halt global deforestation;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 124 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have played an important role in bringing together business and civil society to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation; observes, however, that voluntary third-party certification schemes alone, to date, are not effective in halting and reversing global deforestation and need to be complemented by mandatory measures; notes that voluntary third-party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, and sound requirements to protect primary forests and promote sustainable forest managementother natural forests;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is concerned that the multitude of existing certification schemes and labels leads to consumers’ confusion and impairs their chances to make an informed choice;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes that the criteria for what constitutes a “deforestation-free” commodity or products underpinning certification schemes have not always been comprehensive enough, as they sometimes only cover some of a product's relevant ingredients, only parts of a product’s life-cycle, or use an insufficient definition of “deforestation-free”, which can lead to label-shopping by companies and water down ambition of certification in general;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 168 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation and forest degradation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities with the highestentailing forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to Union-basedall financial institutions authorised to operate in the Union and that are providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 179 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that granting effective access to justice and remedies for victims of corporate human rights and environmental harms must be part of such a legal framework;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 191 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that forest and ecosystem-risk commodities covered by this EU legal framework should be determined on the basis of objective and science-based considerations that such commodities pose high risks forare associated with the destruction and degradation of forests and high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems, as well as for the rights of indigenous people and human rights in general;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 217 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that local communities, indigenous peoples, land and environmental defenders often are on the frontline of the fights to preserve ecosystems; is concerned that the degradation and destruction of forests and other valuable ecosystems frequently goes along with human rights violations or follows from it; urges, therefore, to include the protection of human rights, in particular land tenure, land and labour rights, with a special view to the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, within the future EU legal framework;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 241 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that digitalisation and new technology tools hold the potential to provide unprecedented solutions for companies to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for human rights and environmental impacts;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 242 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Recalls the findings of the study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain, commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate- General for Justice and Consumers, that finds that a majority of business respondents agree that mandatory due diligence would have a positive impact on human rights and the environment;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 247 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Is convinced that the EU Timber Regulation, especially its due diligence requirements, represents a good model to build upon for a future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation, but that a lack of implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation, and the non-coverage of certain timber products, means that it does not live up to its spirit and intent; is of the opinion, therefore, that lessons can be learnt from the EU Timber Regulation for improved implementation and enforcement rules for a future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 293 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
b. the supply practices and financing of all economic operators active on the Union internal market,
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 297 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
c. production practices of economic operators harvesting, extracting, supplying, and processing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERCs) or producing FERC- derived products in the Union internal market, as well as the practices of their financiers;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 313 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1
The proposal should apply to all economic operators, irrespective of their legal form, size or complexity of their value chains, i.e. any natural or legal person (excluding non-commercial consumers) that places commodities that are covered by the proposal and their derived products on the Union internal market for the first time, or that provides financing to operators undertaking these activities. This should apply to both Union and non- Union-based operators. Operators that are not based in the Union should mandate an authorised representative to perform the tasks (in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 ). _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 356 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5
The Commission should adopt delegated acts to amend the list of commodities and their derived products that are covered by the proposal if evidence emerges concerning the detrimental impact of their harvesting, extraction or production on natural forests, natural ecosystems or human rights. The Commission should have a vigilant, proactive role in identifying emerging risks, and actively consult a diversity of stakeholders with relevant experience to maintain a list of commodities that reflects the state of knowledge about human rights and environment risks in relevant sectors.
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 365 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 6
The proposal should equally apply to Union-basedall financial institutions providing moneyauthorised to operate in the Union and who are providing finance, investment, insurance or other services to economic operators that harvest, extract, produce, process or sell forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and their derived products to ensure that these financial institutions themselves and their supply chain companies are respecting the responsibilities on the environment and human rights as set out in the proposal.
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 445 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 1
FERCs placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land obtained or used in violation of human rights embedded into national laws, nor those rights expressed, as a minimum, in international agreements, such as thenure rights, rights of indigenous people,s and local communities, including tenure rights and the procedural right to give or withhold their free prior and informed consent as set out for example by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the right to water and UN and regional treaty bodies, the right to water, the right to defend human rights, labour rights as enshrined in ILO fundamental conventions and other internationally recognised human rights related to land use, access or ownership, and the human right to a healthy environment, as defined in the Framework Principles on Human Rights and the Environment and the standards and good practices identified by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment.
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 452 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 2
At all stages, harvesting, extracting or producing covered commodities should respect local communities’ and indigenous peoples’ community and land tenure rights in all forms, whether they are public, private, communal, collective, indigenous, women’s or customary rights. Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ formal and customary rights to lands, territories and resources should be identified and respected, as should their ability to defend their rights without reprisals. Those rights include the rights to own, occupy, use and administer these lands, territories and resources.
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 455 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 3
Commodities covered by the proposal should not be obtained from land whose acquisition and use affects community and land tenure rights. In particular, commodities placed on the Union market should not be harvested, extracted or produced from areas under local communities’ andthe lands of indigenous peoples’ l and and tenure rights in all forms and that have lost that status, unless this occurred in the presence of free, prior and informed consent of the local communities and indigenous peoples concernedlocal communities, both those lands formally titled and those under customary ownership, without their free, prior and informed consent.
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 472 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1
Economic operators should have a complete overview of all actors at all levels of their value chains, be it suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventuall determine whether the commodities and products in their entire value chains comply with the sustainability and human rights criteria of the proposal, by accessing and evaluating information on the precise land area(s) from where these goods originate. In addition to the environmental criteria, access to information must allow the operator to conclude that those using the land to produce FERCs are entitled to do so and have obtained Frese, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, and legal and other advisers.Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) from those holding rights on those land areas and that they are not violating, or have violated, any human rights referred to in this proposal. In particular, operators are required to have, and make available, information on:
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 476 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point i (new)
(i) The precise area or areas of harvest or extraction or production of the commodities. Concerning cattle, beef and leather, economic operators must be able to obtain information about the various areas of pasture where cattle has been fed or, where cattle is raised using feed, about the origin of feed used;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 477 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point ii (new)
(ii) The present ecological status of the area of harvest, extraction or production;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 478 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point iii (new)
(iii) The ecological status of the area at the indicated cut-off date of this proposal.
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 479 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point iv (new)
(iv) Legal status of land (ownership/title including both formal and customary rights of indigenous peoples and local communities to lands, territories and resources) and evidence of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 480 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point v (new)
(v) The elements of the supply chain of the commodity in question, with the aim of having information about the likelihood of contamination risks 1) with products of unknown origin or 2) originating from deforested areas, or 3) from areas in which natural forest, forest and ecosystem conversion and degradation occurred.
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 481 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point vi (new)
(vi) Where, by whom and under which conditions the commodities are harvested, transformed or processed with a view to determine compliance with the human rights obligations of this proposal.
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 487 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 1
Where an economic operator sets up new operations or engages new business partners, it should identify the actors involved in the new supply chain and investments, and assess their policies and practices, as well as their harvesting, production, extraction and processing sites. For existing operations, ongoing adverse impacts and harms as well as potential risks should be identified and assessed. Risks analysis should be done with regard to the risks occurring from the economic operator’s activities to, or impact on, the environment, individuals or communitiegenous peoples, local communities and individuals affected, rather than material risk to corporate shareholders.
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 528 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point g – paragraph 1
The Union may negotiate Voluntary FERC Partnership Agreements with FERC- producing countries (partner countries), which create a legally binding obligation for the parties to implement a licensing scheme and to regulate trade in FERCs in accordance with the national law of the FERC-producing country and the environmental and human rights criteria laid out in the proposal. FERCs which originate in partner countries with Voluntary FERC Partnership Agreements should be considered to be of negligible risk for the purpose of the proposal.
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 541 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 3
The Commission should adopt delegated acts to set out the format, the frequency and the elements of the reports. In particular, economic operators should, inter alia, report on the system they use and how they apply it to the commodities in question, identified risks and impacts; the actions taken to cease and remedy existing abuses and to prevent and mitigate risks of abuse, as well as their outcomes; the measures and results of monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of such actions, warnings received through the early-warning mechanism and how the economic operator took them into account in their due diligence processes, and a list of all subsidiaries, subcontractors and suppliers, products and their quantity and origin. A failure to publish complete and timely reports should be penalised.
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 561 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
a. Providing for proportionate, effective and dissuasive penalties and sanctions for non-compliance with any of the above-mentioned obligations and where non-compliance with any of the above-mentioned obligations causes, contributes to, is linked to, or aggravates, abuses or the risk of environmental damage or human rights abuses or the risks thereof. These cshould include:
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 569 #

2020/2006(INL)

b. Designating competent national investigating and enforcement authorities (‘competent authorities’). The competent authorities should monitor that economic operators effectively fulfil the obligations laid down in the proposal. For that purpose, the competent authorities should carry out official checks, in accordance with a plan as appropriate, which may include checks on the premises of economic operators and field audits, and should be able to adopt provisional orders and, in addition and without prejudice to the application of sanctions, they should have the power to require economic operators to take remedial actions where necessary. The competent authorities should endeavcarry ourt to carry outimely and thorough checks when in possession of relevant information, including substantiated concerns from third parties. They should treat information related to their activity in accordance with Directive 2003/4 on public access to environmental information.
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 578 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
- guidance on third-party concerns to establish Union-wide criteria to assess whether a concern is substantial and reliable enough to be acceptprocessed, and develop clear timelines forprocedural standards for the timely, impartial, effective and transparent responses by the national competent authorities towards third-party concerns;
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 593 #

2020/2006(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point c – paragraph 1
Where anDamaged parties should have the right to accessible and effective judicial remedies to seek redress against economic operators that causes, aggravates, or isare linked to or contributes to an adverse impact on individuals or organisations, that it has not envisaged or been able to prevent, it should provide for a remedy, through non-judicial or judicial remediation mechanisms. their rights. Non-State grievance mechanisms should complement judicial remediation mechanisms to improve accountability and access to remedy.
2020/07/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 7 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 of 31 March 2020 on a European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI)1a, _________________ 1a OJ L 101, 1.4.2020, p. 4
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regard the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011) imposing the arms embargo in Libya and all its subsequent resolutions, as well as its Resolutions 2292 (2016), 2357 (2017), 2420 (2018) and 2473 (2019) on the strict implementation of the arms embargo,
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard the Conclusions of European Council of 16 October 2019 on Turkey, which endorsed the Conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council of 14 October 2019 on its illegal actions in Northern Syria and Eastern Mediterranean,
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 11 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 16, aiming at the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development 14a _________________ 14a https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg 16
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 19 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Criterion Four of the Decision on Preservation of regional peace, security and stability clearly states as a reason of denying an export licence the possibility this military technology or equipment to be used “to assert by force a territorial claim”, including the existence “of a claim against the territory of a neighbouring country which the recipient has in the past tried or threatened to pursue by means of force”;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 22 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a new arms race in the world is growing and the major military powers no longer rely on arms control and disarmament to reduce international tensions and improve the global security environment;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 27 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas in an increasingly unstable multipolar world, where nationalist, xenophobic and anti- democratic forces are on the rise, it is vital for the European Union to become an influential player on the world stage and to keep its leading role as a global “soft power” committed to the disarmament of conventional and nuclear weapons, investing in conflict prevention, crisis management and mediation before military options are considered;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 33 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas arms policy is not a tool of economic policy but a matter of security and foreign policy, which must be closely linked to a stronger commitment to international disarmament and the defence of human rights; armaments are not a normal commercial product that can be exported on economic grounds;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 36 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas military transparency measures such as reporting on arms export contributes to cross-border trust- building;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 86 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Condemns the increasing arms race in the world and calls on the world major military powers, largest producers and exporters of weapons to foster dialogue, multilateralism and disarmament of conventional and nuclear weapons;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 88 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recalls the EU ambition to be a global actor for peace; therefore calls for the EU to play an active role in the areas of non-proliferation of arms and global disarmament, thus striving for the maintenance of international peace and security and respect for international humanitarian and human rights law;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 128 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Emphasises that arms exports must not be carried out for economic reasons but for foreign and security policy objectives. Respect for human rights, good governance and the prohibition on supplying arms to conflict regions are essential in the case of granting export licences. Arms exports have to be assessed against the sustainable development of a country;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 185 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that under the EPF, Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) will work on creating an EU-level system for arms transfers to third countries; asks for a detailed list of equipment transferred to third countries under the Facility to be published;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 225 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point c a (new)
c a) to extend the post-shipment controls to all arms exports, including large military equipment; Member States are to submit a regular post-shipment report;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 248 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point b
b) to follow the example of the UK in this regard by publishing risk assessments in the annual reports; and to publish all final arms export licences on the Internet; the validity of export licences should be limited to two years in order to be able to react to changing political situations;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 260 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that the EU institutions should organise peer reviews with a view to encouraging authorities to share best practices on the collection and processing of data, fostering a better understanding of different national approaches, identifying differences as regards the interpretation of the eight criteria, and discussing ways to improve harmonisation and consistency;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 266 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Strongly believes that a more consistent implementation of the EU Common Position is essential for the EU credibility as a value-based global actor and that much higher level of convergence as regards the strict application of the criteria will strengthen human rights, international law and the CFSP, and bolster the EU’s strategic security interests and strategic autonomy;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 270 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes with great concern that some Member States continues to export military equipment to Turkey despite the illegal actions of the latter; Recalls Turkeys violations of Greek airspace and territorial waters, the casus belli threat declared by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1995 against Greece which has not yet been withdrawn and it is repeated occasionally by Turkish Officials, and its illegal drilling actions inside the Exclusive Economic Zone/continental self of the Republic of Cyprus which constitute clear violations of criteria 4 and 5 of the Common Position; Calls on all Member States to halt all transfers and sales of military technology and equipment, weapons, surveillance and intelligence equipment and material to Turkey until it complies with the International law and the criteria set out in the Common Position;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 276 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that effective end-use controls are crucial for a responsible export policy and for lowering the risk of diversion in particular; calls on the Council, the Member States, the EEAS and the Commission to set up a large-scale training and capacity-building programme for national and EU officials on arms export controls; stresses the need to use EU funding to ensure that sufficient staff resources are available at national and EU levels and at delegations and embassies in importing countries for the purposes of implementing viable end-use controlrisk assessments, end-use controls and post-shipment verifications; calls on the EEAS and COARM to report on iTrace any identified diversion of EU- origin goods as part of the annual report;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 291 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Welcomes the adoption of Council’s Decision to launch Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI aiming in the strict implementation of the UN arms embargo through the use of aerial, satellite and maritime assets by carrying out inspections of vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya suspected to be carrying arms or related material to and from Libya in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolutions 2292 (2016), 2357(2017), 2420(2018) and 2473 (2019);
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 294 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Strongly condemns the signature of the two Memorandums of Understanding between Turkey and Libya on the delimitation of maritime zones and on comprehensive security and military cooperation which are interconnected and in clear violation of International Law and the UN Security Council Resolution imposing the arms embargo in Libya; Calls therefore all Member States to halt all transfers and sales of weapons, military technology and equipment, surveillance and intelligence equipment and material to Turkey due to his active involvement in the Libyan conflict, namely the transfer of arms and fighters to Libya;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 298 #

2020/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that regular consultations with the European Parliament, national parliaments, arms export control authorities, industry associations and civil society are central to meaningful transparency; calls on national parliaments to exchange best reporting and oversight practices in order to enhance the scrutinising role of all national parliaments in the decisions on arms control exports; calls on COARM to enhance dialogue with civil society and consultations with Parliament and arms export control authorities; encourages civil society and academia to exercise independent scrutiny of the arms trade and calls on the Member States and the EEAS to support such activities, including by financial means;
2020/05/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and with special attention to SDG 16, aiming at the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development,
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Secretary General’s appeal for a global ceasefire in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic,
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 35 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas security is a precondition for development; whereas human security is a precondition for lasting peace and stability; whereas a strong nexus between security, development, and humanitarian intervention is essential for the sustainable development of the Sahel, West Africa and Horn of Africa regions; whereas without development and poverty eradication, there will be no sustainable peace; whereas in order to ensure its security and sustainable development, each country must have or acquire adequate capacities in all essentialkey sectors, including security and defence and whereas this will not only stabilise that country, but will also enable it to contribute constructively to peace, stability and crisis prevention in its region;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 52 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to contend with challenges, such as historical underdevelopment compounded by the destrucabilisation of the traditional agro- pastoral economy as a result of climate change, population growth and pressure on the natural and environmental resources such as deforestation; whereas another major challenge is the emergence of new forms of mafia economy, including human and drug trafficking and the uncontrolled export of gold deposits, which, combined with the abandonment, inefficiency and corruption of theweak governance, rising inequalities and lack of trust in governments and public administration, is producing a hybridisation between terrorist groups, traffickers and traditional community and regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of jihadist religious extremism appearing as a false response for the societies concerned;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 70 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas poverty and insecurity feed off each other and push young people to migrate to Europe in search of a better life, impoverishing states by depriving them of their best human resourcescombined with other factors such as bad governance, corruption and lack of employment opportunities, particularly affect young people and the possibilities given to them, thus pushing many to migrate;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 100 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the EU is also supporting the establishment and operationalisation of the G5 Sahel Joint Force;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 109 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas after years of training, the above-mentioned EU missions have been hampered in their sustainability and effectiveness due to restrictions on their mandate, training programmes, and a lack of basic equipment, including weapons, ammunition and vehiclessustainability plans and local ownership;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 118 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas these restrictions have allowed third countries, notably Russia, China and Turkey, to fill the void left by the European Union by supplying such equipment have increased their supply of weapons and ammunitions to countries of the region;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 128 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas neither the Somali army, nor the Malian army norand the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) have been able to contribute effectively to the fight against jihadistare struggling to fight effectively against terrorists and armed groups or hold and secure the ground cleared with the aid of friendly international forces, the result being that the local populations feel abandoned and fear being accused of collaborating with the government by the jihadists or the armed groups in the CAR once they return and reoccupy the space from which they were expelled;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 138 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has become worse and worsenot improved significantly and a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 171 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the European Union must coordinate the development and, security and humanitarian initiatives in which it is involved as part of an integrated strategy; considers that the African Union and African States from the region are key partners with which the EU is meaningfully engaged in order to jointly achieve sustainable development and human security; considers that the EU- Africa security cooperation must be based on human rights and humanitarian law and must respect the do-no-harm principle; considers that a security strategy for the Sahel, West Africa and Horn of Africa regions must first and foremost lie on addressing the root causes of the conflicts in the region, and notably the deep inequalities;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 201 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the light of the grave and profound degradation in the security conditions in the region and in order to fill any gaps in EU missions and projects with a view to supporting the capacity- building of partners in the security sector, including through funding for military spending and the provision of weapons, ammunition or lethal equipment, transport and training essential for improving the combat capability of African armed forces fighting against jihadism; supports the Joint Communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in support of security and development – Enabling partners to prevent and manage crises’4 ; _________________ 4 JOIN(2015)0017.Welcomes the proposal for a new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 218 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the VP/HR to propose a Council decision on the establishment of a specific service to oversee the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls for funding from the EU budget to be provided for the administrative expenditure arising from that Council decision, including for personnel; calls on the Council to charge the Member States for the expenditure arising from the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls on the Member States that do not participate in funding the supply and use of such material to abstain from the vote in the Council;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 227 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Considers that the sustainability and effectiveness of EU civilian and military missions in Africa have been hampered by the lack of of local ownership, sustainability plans and basic equipment in the countries affected and that it is therefore necessary:
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 236 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a
a) for the EU budget be large enough to effectively address the current challenges relating to training and military equipment (including weapons, munitions and transport)equipment;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 243 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
b) to adapt the APF in order to overcome the current limitations on the acquisition of arms and munitionsput in place the proposed European Peace Facility, with full respect for the Common Position, for Human rights and humanitarian law, and with effective transparency provisions such as the publication of a detailed list of military equipment provided to partner countries under the Facility;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 260 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends that the EU considers contributing to the operational and logistical costs of the operations against jihadist terrorism conducted by the national armed forces of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, within the framework of peacekeeping operations in the Sahel- Saharan area and by taking a similar approach to the one it takes to financing the G5 Joint Forces and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISON);
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 270 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recommends that any financing of capacity-building operations for African countries is conditional on an action plan, which includes training on security sector reform, human rights, international humanitarian law, and the rule of law, with reasonable deadlines with the possibility of further adjustments depending on the evolution of the situation;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 300 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point d a (new)
d a) putting in place a Human Rights monitoring mechanism to prevent Human Rights violations;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 307 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the EU must conduct a comprehensive evaluation, and put in place proper monitoring systems and oversight, of the EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian missions, adapting them to real needs in order to make them fully operational and effective;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 313 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the Government of Somalia is unable to perform its duties and that the Somali army is also unable to counter al-Shabab’s terrorist activities and is not yet ready to take over from AMISOM; recalls that the Somali army waRecalls that the Somali army is supposed to take over from AMISOM in December 2021; underlines that the achievement of that objective requires a new and comprehensive assistance programme to the government and the army of Somalia;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 324 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the EU to help the joint forces of the G5 Sahel to become operational through the direct provision of financial assistance for the acquisition of adequate weapons and military equipment; calls on the partners who made pledges at the Brussels Donors’ Conference on 22 February 2018 to implement them expeditiously;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 336 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Supports the African Union request to the United Nations Security Council for the G5 Sahel joint force and AMISON to be placed under Chapter VII of the UN Charter in order to benefit from sustainable funding;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 342 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that coordination with the countries of North Africa is desirable as well as an effective contribution to peace and reconciliation in Libya in order to prevent it from becoming a hotspot for the spread of jihadismterrorist, criminal and armed groups, arms and human trafficking;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 358 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to its military and security response; expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply affected by terrorism; compliments the efforts and sacrifices of the international community, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Forces (Operation Barkhane), and EUTM Mali and the Chadian Army, which is the essential force in the central and east sectors of the G5 requiring special support for its battalions;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 386 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. States that there can be no security strategy without joint developmentsustainable development and humanitarian action;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 390 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that the European Union should ensure that sustainable development plans are multi-sectoral and provide a global solution to the challenges of the region concerned; stresses that an integrated approach to peace, security and sustainable development requires the meaningful involvement of local civil society actors, and especially of women and young people; is of the opinion that these plans must be adopted by the administration in agreement with the local beneficiary communities and implemented with the participation of humanitarian organisations and local civil society organisations to ensure effective coordination and ownership;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 402 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – introductory part
25. Considers that the development of Africa should bea meaningful security cooperation between the EU and Africa must be built upon sustainable development, and especially focused on:
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 407 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a
a) consolidating democracy by ensuring a real parliamentary system, its institutions and the rule of law, guaranteeing all civil society liberties;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 410 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a a (new)
a a) ending conflicts and preventing their recurrence while addressing their root causes in order to achieve long lasting peace and security;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 415 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b
b) empowering women by recognising them as agents of change and their role as the centre of gravity ofin African families andhouseholds and communities, promoting their participation in local and national institutions; and decision-making, and fostering their role in peace-building, conflict prevention and mediation;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 428 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point c
c) providing basic services such as food security, health, and education to increase people’s confidence in the stateccess to basic hygiene, social protection and education;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 434 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d
d) ensuring administrative and legal stability and fighting poverty and corruption;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 449 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Expresses its deep concern that the current security crisis in Africa could lead to a massive displacement of the population, undermining North African states and affecting Europe;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 470 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Considers it essential to provide extraordinary assistance to the regions concerned in view of the extraordinary challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and to adapt current programmes and projects to this new challenge by demonstrating flexibility and adaptability to the situation;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 475 #

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Recommends that the EU, together with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, intervenes on a financial level to help control debt and the payment of interest; calls for all possibilities to be explored, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, for debt relief, debt suspension and debt sustainability for African countries;
2020/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 12 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
— having regard to the Joint Comprehensive Planof Action (JCPOA),
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
— having regard to the E3 statement on the JCPOA of 19 August 2021,
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 20 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas in the current tense geopolitical context, key arms control treaties that came into force at the end of the Cold War have recently been dismantled; whereas in a world of global interdependence, the EU's security cannot be achieved without renewed global arms control and disarmament efforts;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 23 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU aims to be a global actor for peace and supports the rules-based international order; whereas arms control and nuclear non- proliferation were at the very root of the start of the EU project, notably with EURATOM; whereas the EU, through its Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), is proactively contributing to the prevention of the use and proliferation of WMDs;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 27 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas in more than fifty years of its existence, the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) with its three mutually reinforcing pillars has proven to be a cornerstone of global nuclear arms control architecture and an effective tool to uphold international peace and security, by ensuring the compliance by the vast majority of signatory states with their non-proliferation obligations through implementation of stringent safeguards and norms against the acquisition of nuclear weapons;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 29 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been playing an instrumental role in the implementation of the NPT; whereas the Additional Protocol (AP), substantially expands the IAEA’s ability to check for clandestine nuclear facilities;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 30 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas tensions and dislack of trust among NPT parties have been increasing in the recent years; , exacerbated by growing deterioration of bilateral US-Russian relations and subsequent steps taken to reassess the nuclear factor in military doctrines; whereas the NPT Review Conference has been postpones due to the COVID-19 pandemic; whereas the US and the Russian Federation committed to an integrated Strategic Stability Dialogue on 16 June 2021;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 41 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) washad been an achievement of multilateral diplomacy led by the EU; whereas the US and Iran have begun indirect negotiations with a view tof their return to the JCPOA, which have been interrupted by Iran; whereas Iran has ceased the application of the aAdditional pProtocol;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) has not yet been universally ratified; whereas the EU has been consistently promoting the contribution of the CTBT Treaty to peace, security, disarmament and non- proliferation;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 46 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas following the collapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the US and Russia are now no longer prohibited from building and deploying this category of weapons and from engaging in a new arms race; whereas Russia recently moved several nuclear-capable, ballistic missile systems believed to be capable of exceeding the range of 500 km;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 50 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas the voluntary unilateral measures, the Presidential Nuclear Initiatives (PNIs), have led to substantial reductions of both the US and Russian deployed arsenal;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 51 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
L b. whereas missiles are considered as particularly destabilising due to their short flying time, lethality, maneuverability, difficulty to intercept, as well as to their ability to carry nuclear warheads; whereas in recent years, a new generation of cruise and tactical missiles has emerged;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas since the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, France is now the only nuclear Member StateFrance and the UK both share the view that minimum, credible nuclear deterrence is essential to Europe’s and NATO's collective security; whereas since the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, France is now the only Member State being a nuclear State; whereas France offered to launch a strategic dialogue with willing EU partners on the role played by France’s nuclear deterrence in the EU collective security and to associate those Member States to French exercises;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 63 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas a number of middle powers have acquired the scientific, technological and industrial capabilities required to produce ballistic and cruise missiles; whereas India and Pakistan, states outside the NPT framework, have declared themselves to be in possession of nuclear weapons;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 67 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas the Open Skies Treaty, in force since 2002, was intended to build trust, confidence and mutual understanding between Russia and the US and its European allies; whereas Russia has failed for many years to comply with its obligations under the Open Skies Treaty; whereas the US and Russia have successively withdrawn from the treaty;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 70 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R
R. whereas the Chemical Weapons Convention is the world’s first multilateral disarmament agreement to provide for the elimination of an entire category of weapons of mass destruction; whereas in the past decade, the ethical norm against the use of chemical weapons has begun to show alarming signs of erosion; whereas the CWC needs to adapt to the new industrial production processes, innovative chemical industry and the emergency of new actors;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 73 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S
S. whereas the EU has been fully engaged in international efforts to improve bio-safety and bio-diversity through the implementation of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention; whereas 13 countries are not yet parties to the Convention; whereas the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was agreed without on- site verification mechanisms to ensure compliance;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 79 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
T a. whereas the emergence of humanitarian disarmament has positively challenged the traditional disarmament practices inherited from the Cold War;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 80 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T b (new)
T b. whereas the number of women involved in efforts aimed at eliminating WMD remains alarmingly low, including in the areas of non-proliferation and disarmament (NPD) diplomacy;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 82 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U
U. whereas climate-related risks could negatively affect our strategic security environment; whereas WMD disarmament and non-proliferation efforts can contribute to sustainable development; and to the protection of livelihoods and of the environment;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 86 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital V
V. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the need to increase EU chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRN) preparedness, to build a CBRN pool of expertise and to foster the link between health and security;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 97 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Is deeply concerned about the decision taken by several states amid ongoing growing tensions among major powers to reassess the nuclear factor in their national doctrines and modernise and diversify their arsenal; welcomes the intention of the US to assess, in the framework of the ongoing Nuclear Posture Review, possible ways to reduce the salience of nuclear weapons in its national security strategy;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 98 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms its full support to the NPT; expects nuclear-weapon states to take steps to demonstrate their genuine commitment to nuclear disarmament; exhorts States Parties to do their utmost to contribute to a successful and ambitious outcome of the upcoming 10th Review Conference; and its three mutually reinforcing pillars as one of the most universally accepted legally binding instruments and a cornerstone of nuclear non- proliferation regime; recalls that the Treaty contributed to uphold a broad set of norms related to disarmament and peaceful use of nuclear energy, while enforcing the nuclear non-proliferation norm; expects nuclear-weapon states to take steps to demonstrate their genuine commitment to nuclear disarmament, including via setting realistic goals under the Art. VI of the Treaty, and well as by strengthening the non-proliferation norm and expanding the IAEA’s safeguards capacity; warns that the future of the NPT should not be taken for granted and exhorts States Parties to do their utmost to contribute to a successful and ambitious outcome of the upcoming 10th Review Conference by agreeing on a substantive final declaration that would contribute to further strengthening the Treaty and would be a key element in preserving strategic stability and containing a new arms race; calls on all States to sign, accede to and remain committed to the NPT;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 104 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the need to ensure that the EU plays a strong and constructive role in developing and reinforcing the global rules-based non-proliferation efforts and arms control and disarmament architecture; welcomes the work of the Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in this respect; calls on the Council to strive towards the EU speaking with one voice in international disarmament, non- proliferation and arms control forums; underlines the need to use the work undertaken in the framework of the Strategic Compass to fully take the questions of WMD proliferation into the joint understanding of threats and achieve a common strategic culture on this issue;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 109 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the EU's significant continued financial contribution to inter alia UNODA, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the UN Secretary General’s Mechanism for investigation of alleged use of chemical and biological weapons (UNSGM);
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 111 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. CUnderlines the crucial importance of training and awareness raising, therefore calls for the available expertise in non-proliferation and arms control in the EU to be strengthened and the training of EU and Member State personnel to be improved; welcomes continued financial support to the European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN), the EU non- proliferation and disarmament consortium and the European Nuclear Security Training Centre (EUSECTRA); underlines the potential for synergies in training and education projects with the European Security and Defence College; calls on further investing in disarmament education and on facilitating youth engagement;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 116 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on EU Delegations to put the question of disarmament, non- proliferation and arms control high on the agenda of Political Dialogue with third countries, in order for the EU to assist efforts to universalise existing treaties and instruments; asks the European External Action Service to also work on strengthening the training and capacity- building of our partnersclosest partners, notably the Neighbourhood and Enlargement countries, in the areas of disarmament, non proliferation and arms control; praises the EU CBRN risk mitigation Centres of Excellence initiative, funded under the NDICI, in this respect;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 121 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. UWelcomes NATO’s commitment to the goal of creating the conditions for a world without nuclear weapons, and its support and facilitation of dialogue among Allies and partners to implement their non-proliferation obligations; underlines that NATO Allies remain committed to creating the conditions for the further reduction of the nuclear arsenal on the basis of reciprocity and calls for constructive and trustworthy dialogue in this respect in the relevant international and bilateral forums;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 124 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses its full support for the work of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, for the UN Secretary-General’s ambitious Agenda for Disarmament and for the multilateral deliberative processes and negotiations under the auspices of the UN; underlines the need to ensure the involvement of all stakeholders, civil society and academia and the meaningful and diverse participation of citizens in disarmament and non-proliferation debates; supports the confidence-building measures set out by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe as important contributions to limiting misunderstanding or miscalculation and ensuring greater openness and transparency;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 128 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the EU’s commitment to establishing a WMD-free zone in the Middle East, and the promotion of confidence-building measures in support of this process;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 139 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls the central role played by the IAEA as a guarantor of the compliance by the participating States with the provisions of the NPT Treaty; highlights that the Agency’s verification activities are instrumental in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons; calls on the states that have not yet done so to ratify the IAEA additional protocol without delay;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 142 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Highlights the IAEA’s crucial role in monitoring and verifying Iran’s compliance with the safeguard agreement, and praises in particular the key role it has been playing since 23 February 2021, by implementing a temporary bilateral technical understanding reached with Iran, allowing for the IEAE to continue with its necessary verification and monitoring activities;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 143 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Reaffirms its full support for the JCPOA as a key element of the global nuclear non-proliferation architecture, stressing that a full implementation of the agreement is crucial for European security, as well as for the stability and security in the Middle East and worldwide; welcomes the EU’s continued engagement with Iran on issues related to civil nuclear cooperation, and the measures taken to implement projects to improve nuclear safety under the Annex III of the JOPOA; exhorts Iran to immediately cease its nuclear activities violating the JCPOA, which should go hand-in-hand with the lifting of all nuclear-related sanctions; calls on all parties to return to the negotiations with a view to returning to full and effective compliance with the agreement;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 146 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Confirms that the entry into force and ratification of the CTBT as a strong trust and confidence-building instrument continues to be an important objective of the EU’s Strategy against Proliferation of WMD; welcomes EU’s diplomatic efforts to reach out to non-signatory countries in view of soliciting their commitment for the ratification of the Treaty and universal adherence to it; welcomes the Union’s support, including via financial contribution, for the activities of the Preparatory Commission for the CTBT Organisation aimed at strengthening its verification and monitoring capabilities;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 150 #

2020/2001(INI)

14. Reiterates its longstanding support for the launch of negotiations on the FMCT, and calls on all nuclear-weapon states that have not yet done so to adopt an immediate moratorium on the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices; welcomes the financial support provided by the EU to the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) to facilitate the participation of African, Asian and Latin American and Caribbean countries to the FMCT related activities;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 152 #

2020/2001(INI)

15. Reiterates its deep regret at the withdrawal from the INF Treaty by the US and the Russian Federation following Russia’s persistent failure to comply with the treaty, which led to its termination; is particularly concerned about possible re- emergence of ground-based intermediate- range missiles in the European theatre of operations in the post-INF context; underlines its strong opposition to a new arms race and re-militarisation on European soil; welcomes the commitment made by the US and Russia to continue working towards the achievement of their stated common goal of ensuring predictability in the strategic domain and reducing the risks of armed conflict and the threat of nuclear war; urges both sides to use this momentum to set realistic basis for re-launching negotiations about new arms control architecture and risk reduction measures that would take into account the changing geo-political context and emergence of new powers; calls on all other countries, notably China, in possession or in the process of the development of missile systems to engage in efforts to multilateralise and universalise the successor treaty to the INF;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 160 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Warmly welcomes the decision taken by the US and the Russian Federation to extend the New START Treaty; as an important contribution to the upcoming 10th NPT review conference, and to the implementation of the Article VI of the Treaty; highlights that the extension of the New START might provide a foundation for a negotiation of a new arms control agreement that would encompass both deployed and non- deployed, as well as strategic and non- strategic weapons; invites both signatories to thoroughly assess all options in relation with the scope, deployment and category of weapons to be covered, and advocates the involvement of other nuclear-armed countries, notably China, in negotiations on any new arms control agreement;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 166 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. NHighlights the importance of the Presidential Nuclear Initiatives (PNIs) with the aim of reducing deployed short- range “tactical” nuclear weapons; notes with concern the ongoing Russian modernisation programmes which raise questions about Russian compliance with the objectives of the Presidential Nuclear Initiatives; recalls that the PNI’s, despite their non-binding nature, have played an instrumental role in arms control architecture and calls on both the US and the Russian Federation to stick to their commitments in relation to non-strategic nuclear weapons and to ensure transparency on arsenals, deployments and the status of their respective weapons;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 176 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that the international community must work on active measures to counter the adverse strategic implications of cruise-missile proliferation; calls on states possessing significant numbers of cruise missiles to focus, as a first step, on confidence and transparency measures, including i.a. negotiation and adoption of codes of conduct for deployment and use of cruise missiles; calls on the VP/HR to engage in dialogue with exporting states in view of fully adhering to and coordinating efforts through the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the only existing multilateral arrangement that covers the transfer of missiles and missile-related equipment;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 180 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the efforts made by the Vice President of the European Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to promote the universalisation of the HCoC, the only multilateral transparency and confidence-building instrument in the area of proliferation of ballistic missiles, in view of further contributing to efforts to contain the proliferation of ballistic missiles capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction; calls on VP/HR to lead efforts towards greater cooperation between the HCoC and other arms control instruments;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 183 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the crucial role played by the Open Skies Treaty in transatlantic relations and its valuable contribution to global arms control architecture, trust- building and transparency about military activities carried out by signatory states; highlights that the US withdrawal has hindered smaller European states’ capacity to monitor their neighbours and hold them accountable for their military activities; regrets the recent adoption, by the Russian State Duma, of a bill of withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty; calls on the remaining signatories to continue implementing the treaty; urges the US and the Russian Federation to resume talks with a view to returning to the treaty and to its full, effective and verifiable implementation;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 186 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Is alarmed at the threat posed by chemical warfare following the most significant and sustained use of chemical weapons in decades is particularly worried by the increased capability of some State and non-State actors to produce forbidden chemical agent more rapidly, and with limited indicators for detection; insists on the need to uphold the global ethical norm against chemical weapons by preventing impunity for their use; calls to make effective use of the newly adopted EU Global Human Rights sanction regime in this respect; welcomes the adoption by the Council of a horizontal sanctions regime to address the growing use and proliferation of chemical weapons; reiterates its grave concern at the attempted assassination of Alexei Navalny using a banned nerve agent, considered as use of a chemical weapons under the CWC; welcomes the sanctions imposed on Russian officials on 14 October 2020 in response to this blatant violation of international norms;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 193 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Praises the instrumental role the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been playing in the verified destruction of chemical agents; strongly condemns the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Arab Republic; welcomes the decision taken at the twenty- Fifth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) to suspend certain rights and privileges of Syria under the OPCW;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 198 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its full support for the BWC; welcomes the financial contribution provided by the EU directly to the BTWC and in support of strengthening bio-safety outside the EU; calls on the VP/HR to continue his efforts to promote the universalisation of the convention; points to the need to step up efforts to put in place a legally binding mechanism to verify compliance with the BWC;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 200 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Underlines the important work carried out by EU SatCen in using space assets, satellite imagery and geospatial intelligence to monitor compliance to WMD disarmament and non-proliferation commitments;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 201 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. RIs concerned about DPRK’s continued nuclear and ballistic activities in violation of numerous UNSC Resolutions, and DPKR’s development of new capabilities; reiterates its will to work towards achieving a complete, irreversible and verifiable denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula; urges the DPRK to immediately abandon its nuclear and missile activities, fully comply with all relevant UNSC Resolutions, swiftly sign and ratify the CTBT and return to compliance with the NPT;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 205 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Points to the rapid advances in the development of artificial intelligence- enabled systems in the military domain; reiterates therefore its call on the EU to take the lead on international regulatory efforts to ensure that the development and application of AI for military uses stay within the strict limits set by international law, including international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights law, and to pave the way to global negotiations with a view to updating all existing arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation instruments so as to take AI-enabled systems used in warfare into account; underlines that emerging technologies not covered by international law should be judged by the principle of humanity and the dictates of public conscience; calls on the VP/HR, the Member States and the European Council to adopt a joint position on autonomous weapons systems that ensures meaningful human control over the critical functions of weapons systems; insists on the launch of international negotiations on a legally binding instrument that would prohibit fully autonomous weapons;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 209 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the equal, full and meaningful participation of women in NPT forums to be ensured, including disarmament diplomacy and in all decision-making processes related to disarmament;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 213 #

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Points to the need to take additional measures to fight the financing of the proliferation of WMD to disrupt technological and knowledge transfer to non-State hostile actors, as well as to the threat that CBRN terrorism could represent for our collective security; points to the need for the EU to foster responsible science, in order to prevent misuse of scientific research and experiment ;underlines the need to combat CBRN material smuggling and illicit trafficking and to prevent diversion risks; invites the EEAS and the Commission to tackle this issue in the expected Joint communication on a strategic approach to support the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of ex-combatants (DDR);
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 3 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the new nomenclature for the external action part as proposed by the Commission is much less detailed than the previous one, reducing transparency, predictability, accountability, scrutiny, and limiting the budgetary authority’s capacity to make budgetary choices reflecting political priorities; insists, therefore, that a more differentiated budget structure, with dedicated lines for the most important beneficiaries and sub- regions, is needed; notes that the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Development have proposed a revised nomenclature that is adapted to the new instruments, but introduces a higher level of detail by creating new budget lines within the extremely broad geographic and thematic lines proposed by the Commission; emphasises that the revised nomenclature enjoys strong support in both committees;
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Rejects the deep cuts to heading 6 in the European Council agreement on the MFF of 21 July 2020, which would leave the NDICI at a lower level than its predecessor instruments during the current financial programming period, at a time when EU leadership is needed more desperately than ever; regrets the European Council's decision to discard the external pillar of Next Generation EU, namely the top-up of EUR 10,5 billion for the NDICI proposed by the Commission; calls for significant reinforcements for the NDICI as one of the EU's flagship programmes;
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for increased funding levels for all geographic and thematic programmes under the NDICI, in line with its first-reading position on the latter; reiterates its position that the thematic programmes within the NDICI, including on human rights and democracy and on EU elections observation missions, should be reinforced in order to allow the Union to maintain its strong role in these priority areas; underlines that its position on the allocations for the NDICI is fully aligned with the amounts laid down in Parliament's first-reading position on the NDICI;
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 19 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Rejects the introduction of an “emerging challenges and priorities cushion” budget line, with no substantial information on the intended use of the funds under this line provided by the Commission; insists that such a blank cheque is not compatible with the principles of transparency and democratic accountability and undermines the budgetary authority's prerogatives;
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 30 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that it is important to continue confidence building with the Eastern Partnership countries and especially with the associated ones; underlines the importance of promoting fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law; therefore calls for the allocations to Azerbaijan and Belarus to be limited to support to civil society and non-state actors, as well as people-to- people contacts;
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 36 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls the challenges the countries of South Neighbourhood are facing especially due to the tumultuous developments in the region, including but not limited to the COVID-19 emergency and the security environment; is of the opinion that, especially following the dramatic events in Lebanon, an increased support should be foreseen;
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 38 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. In order to support a peaceful resolution to the Libyan conflict proposes the creation of a dedicated budget line for "the support to the political process in Libya";
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 39 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls for an increased financial support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in recognition of the essential role played by UNRWA as unique provider of vital services for millions of Palestine refugees and as an investment towards security, stability and development in the region;
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 45 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that the revised nomenclature proposed by the Committee on Foreign Affairs envisages separate budget lines for the Western Balkans and Turkey; insists on the need for dedicated budget lines for Turkey in view of the highly sensitive nature of EU funding for Turkey; underlines that due to the lack of progress on democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights, the allocations for Turkey should be limited to the so called fundamentals, be directly managed by the EU and focus exclusively on support for civil society and people-to- people contacts with the objective of protecting and promoting democratic values and principles, human rights and the rule of law;
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 46 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that the allocation of EU funding should be conditional on the respect of rule of law, democracy, human rights, European and international law, the sovereign rights of Member States and the principle of good relations between neighbours; underlines that in Turkey, an EU candidate country, there are serious violations of the rule of law, human rights and democracy as well as an aggressive behaviour towards the EU, disrespecting European and international law, the sovereign rights of Member States and the principle of good relations between neighbours;
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 54 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Regrets the low level of funding for heading 5, and in particular for the European Defence Fund and for military mobility; calls for a significant increase of funding so as to meet the ambition of the EU in the defence area;
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Following the recent worrying developments in Belarus, calls for an increase in the allocations for the Special Representatives and for the creation of a new Special Representative for Belarus, to support the process for a peaceful transition of power in accordance with the will of the Belarusian people.;
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 61 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls for the increase of budget lines on Foreign Policy Needs and Priorities, Crisis Response and Civilian CSDP emergency measures in order to deal with the dramatic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Recalls that the respect of human rights worldwide continues to be a core business for EU external action and enough financing should be available to face the multiple human rights crises throughout the world; reiterates its strong support to human rights defenders, including environmental defenders, in particular those most at risk, and calls for adequate funds to support the project Protect Defenders EU in order to extend and reinforce its protection;
2020/09/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 96 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
(4) According to the EEA report ‘The European environment – state and outlook 2020, Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe’ (‘SOER 2020’), 2020 represents a unique window of opportunity for the Union to show leadership on sustainability and to face the urgent sustainability challenges requiring systemic solutions. As stated in SOER 2020, the changes in the global climate and ecosystems observed since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The global population has tripled since 1950, while the population living in cities has quadrupled. With the current growth model, environmental pressures are expected to increase further, causing direct and indirect harmful effects on human health and well-being. This is especially true for the sectors with the highest environmental impact – food, mobility, energy, industry as well as infrastructure and buildings.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The current COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to an unprecedented historical, economical and health crisis, has demonstrated again the importance of applying a 'One Health' approach in policy-making, which recognises that human health is connected to animal health and to the environment, and that actions to tackle threats to health must take into account these dimensions. To effectively detect, respond to, and prevent outbreaks of zoonoses and food safety problems, information and data should be shared across sectors, and cooperation at national and sub-national levels should be increased to implement effective and common responses to health treatments. The 8th EAP should fully reflect and promote the use of this approach in the Union and Member State policies.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 104 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
(5) The European Commission responded to the challenges identified in the SOER 2020 by adopting the European Green Deal25 : a new growth strategy for the twin green and digital transition that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a competitive, climate-neutral and resource-efficient economy through a just and inclusive transition. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and wellbeing of citizens from environment- related risks and impacts. Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council26 enshrines into law the Union target to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. at the latest. __________________ 25 COM(2019) 640 final. 26 COM(2020) 80 final.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 126 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
(7) Environment action programmes have guided the development of EU environment policy since the early 1970s. The 7th EAP will expired on 31 December 2020 and its Article 4 (3) requires the Commission, if appropriate, to present a proposal for an Eighth Environment Action Programme (8th EAP) in a timely manner with a view to avoiding a gap between the 7th and the 8th EAP. The European Green Deal announced the adoption of a new environment action programme.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 128 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The 8th EAP should reinforce the commitment from the 7th EAP that aimed at phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies. Furthermore, the European Parliament has already called for a rapid phase-out of direct and indirect fossil fuels by 2020 in the Union and in each Member State. In order for the Union to be on track to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and to reach its climate goals for 2030, the Union and its Member States should, as early as possible and by 2025 at the latest, have phased out all direct and indirect environmentally harmful subsidies, including fossil fuel subsidies.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
(8) The 8th EAP should support and promote the environment and climate action objectives of the European Green Deal in line with the long-term objective to “live well, within the planetary boundaries” by 2050, which at the latest, in line with what is already established in the 7th EAP. It should contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. be fully aligned with and contribute to achieving sustainable wellbeing, the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. It should also ensure that the environmental and climate transition is achieved in a just and inclusive manner while contributing to reducing inequalities.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The thematic priority objectives of the 8th EAP should set a direction for Union policymaking, as well as greater accountability during the monitoring and evaluation. The 8th EAP thematic priority objectives should build on - but not be limited to - the commitments of the European Green Deal and its strategies. The 8th EAP should ensure that the commitment made in the European Green Deal for all Union initiatives to live up to a green oath to 'do no harm' is effectively integrated into all Union activities and initiatives.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 155 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
(9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economyand sustainable wellbeing model that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growthThis model recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reverses climate change and environmental degradation, minimises pollu, protects and restores ecosystems and biodiversity, eliminates pollution, prevents environmental degradation and results in maintaining and enriching natural capital, therefore ensuring the abundance of renewable and non-renewable resources. Through continuous innovation, adaptation to new challenges and co-creation, thea regenerative and sustainable wellbeing economy strengthens resilience and protectensures present and future generations’ wellbeing.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 173 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
(10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality, adaption to climate change, protecting and restoring biodiversity, non- toxic circular economy, the zero pollution ambienvironment, industrial transformation, and reducminimising environmental pressures from production and consumption. It should furthermore identify the enabling conditions to achieve the long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 192 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
(11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention toevaluating potential trade-offs and to the needs of vulnerable groups and assessing costs of non-action. Moreover, transparent and continuous engagement with non- governmental actors and the public is important for ensuring the success of the 8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 201 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
(12) Enhanced cooperation with partner countries, sustainable trade agreements, good global environmental governance, including environmental democracy, as well as synergies between internal and external Union policies in line with European green diplomacy should be at the centre of Union's external action as these are key to reach the Union’s environmental and climate objectives and to support global action.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
(13) The European Commission should assess the progress in achieving the priority objectives of the 8th EAP by the Union and the Member States in the context of the transition towards greater sustainability, wellbeing and resilience. This is in line with calls of the Council27 and the European Economic and Social Committee28 for measuring economic performance and societal progress “beyond GDP”, and moving towards using well- being as a compass for policy, which is also supported by the OECD29 . __________________ 27See e.g. https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-10414-2019-INIT/en/pdf 28https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our- work/opinions-information- reports/opinions/reflection-paper-towards- sustainable-europe-2030. 29See e.g. the OECD Well-being Framework, the OECD Framework for Policy Action on Inclusive Growth, the Better Life Initiative and the New Approaches to Economic Challenges Initiative.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 216 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
(14) The assessment of progress towards the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should reflect the latest developments as regards the availability and relevance of data and indicators. It should be coherent with and without prejudice to monitoring or governance tools covering more specific aspects of environment and climate policy, such as in particular Regulation 1999/2018 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 , the Environmental Implementation Review or monitoring tools relating to circular economy, zero pollution, biodiversity, air, water, soil, waste, or any other environment policies and those relating to industrial policies. Together with other tools used in the European Semester, the Eurostat SDG Monitoring and in the Commission’s Strategic Foresight Report31, it would be part of a broader and coherent interconnected set of monitoring and governance tools, covering also social and economic factors. __________________ 30Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1–77. 31 COM/2020/493 final.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 221 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The 8th EAP should be strengthened with tools to ensure a better implementation of Union environmental law. This is crucial in view of the high numbers of infringements and other indications of non-compliance with environmental rules.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 233 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
(18) In order to take account of evolving policy objectives and the progress made, the 8th EAP should be evaluated by the Commission in 20294 following which all necessary actions should be undertaken to ensure the fulfilment of the objectives of the 8th EAP. A final evaluation of the 8th EAP should be conducted in 2029 at the latest and early enough for it to feed into the formulation of the 9th EAP. The Commission should present a legislative proposal for the 9th EAP in a timely manner in view of its entry into force on 1 January 2031.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 249 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This decisions sets out a general action programme in the field of the environment for the period up to 31 December 2030 (‘8th EAP’). It lays down its priority objectives, identifies enabling conditions for their achievement and sets a framework to measure whether, and ensure that, the Union and its Member States are on track to meet those priority objectives.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 259 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way, and endorsessustainable, renewable- energy based and non-toxic circular economy in a just and inclusive way, as well as protecting and restoring biodiversity and ecosystems, and achieving a zero-pollution environment for air, water and soil, and endorses and promotes the achievement of the environmental and climate objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiatives.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 267 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The 8th EAP forms the basis for achieving systemic change, the environmental and climate objectives defined under the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals and its monitoring framework constitutes the environment and climate part of the EU’s efforts to measure progress towards greater sustainability, including climate neutrality and resource efficiency, wellbeing and resilienceshall measure and evaluate progress towards the priority objectives and the Sustainable Development Goals.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 280 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The 8th EAP shasll have the long- term priority objective for 2050 that citizens live wellthat as soon as possible and by 2050 at the latest citizens live well in an equal society, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative, sustainable wellbeing economy where nothing is wasted, no net emissions of greenhouse gases are producclimate neutrality is achieved, and economic growth is decoupled from resource use and environmental degradation in a non-toxic fully circular economy. A healthy environment underpins the well-being and the health of citizens, biodiversity thrives and natural capital is protected, restored and valued in ways that enhanceand resilience to climate change and other environmental risks is enhanced. The Union sets the pace for ensuring the prosperity of present and future generations globally.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 297 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) irreversible and gradualcontinuous reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural and othto attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target laid down in Regulation (EU) …/… [European Climate Law], and irrever sinks in the Union to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target andble and continuous reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural and other sinks in the Union to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest as laid down in Regulation (EU) …/…32 ; __________________ 32 COM/2020/80 final.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 313 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity on the basis of nature- based solutions, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 320 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) advancing towards a regenerative growthand sustainable wellbeing model that gives back to the planet more than it takes, decoupling economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation, and acceleratensuring the transition to a non-toxic circular economy;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 325 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) pursuing a zero-pollution ambition for a non- toxic free-environment, including for air, water and soil, soil, as well as in relation to light and noise pollution, and protecting the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 331 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) protecting, preserving and restoring biodiversity and enhancing natural capitalcosystems inside and outside protected areas, notably air, water, soil, and forest, freshwater, wetland and marine ecosystems, in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 346 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to production and consumption, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility and the food system, food system and international trade including through binding Union targets for significantly reducing the Union's material and consumption footprints.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 357 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) achieving the international commitments undertaken in the area of climate and environment, including the Sustainable Development Goals;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 358 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The thematic priority objectives laid down in paragraph 2 shall cover the objectives, targets and actions set out in the strategies and initiatives of the European Green Deal as well as the targets in Union legislation that contribute to the achievement of these objectives. These include inter alia, the Union's 2030 Climate and Energy Framework, the Circular Economy Action Plan, the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030, the Farm to Fork Strategy, the Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems Action Plan, the EU Arctic Strategy, the EU Forest Strategy, the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the EU Chemicals Strategy and the EU Industrial Strategy.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 370 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensuring effective and efficient implementation of Union legislation on environment and climate through the allocation of adequate resources and swift action against infringements, and striving for excellence in environmental performance at Union, national, regional and local levels including through providing appropriate administrative and compliance assurance capacity, as laid out in the regular Environmental Implementation Review, as well as stepping up action against environmental crime,
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 383 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
– mainstreaming the priority objectives set out in Article 2 in all relevant strategies, legislative and non- legislative initiatives, programmes, investments and projects at Union, national, regional and local levels so that they and their implementation contribute to and do no harm to any of the priority objectives set out in Article 2, in line with Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 393 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 c (new)
– promoting communication and dialogue at Union, national, regional and local level, aimed at raising awareness, especially among young people, about the importance and benefits of protecting and restoring the environment, and at including all relevant stakeholders in the implementation efforts;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 395 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
paying careful attention to evaluating the synergies and potential trade-offs between economic, environmental and social objectives so as to ensure that citizens’ needs for nutrition, housingwellbeing, and in particular their rights and needs for a healthy environment, healthy nutrition, affordable, quality housing, healthcare and mobility, are met in a sustainable way that leaves no- one behind;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 407 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
– regularly evaluating existing policies and preparing impact assessments for new initiatives, which are based on wide and transparent consultations following procedures that are accountable, inclusive, informed and simple to implement, and which pay due regard tofully assess the projected impacts on environment and climate, and in developing climate or environmental policies fully consider the costs of non-action;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 416 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 b (new)
– developing practices and carrying out activities that support local and regional authorities in meeting environmental and climate objectives;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 424 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) effectively integrating environthe Sustainable Development Goals and climateenvironmental, climate and social sustainability in the European Semester of economic governance, including in the National Reform Programmes and National Recovery and Resilience plans;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 429 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) effectively integrating the Sustainable Development Goals in all Union and national legislative and non- legislative action;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 443 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies, including fossil fuel subsidies, without delay and at the latest by 2025 at Union and, national level,and local level on the basis of a list to be prepared by the Commission by 2022, and making the best use of market-based instruments and green budgeting tools, including those required to ensure a socially fair transition, and supporting businesses and other stakeholders in developing standardised natural capital accounting practices;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 452 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) ensuring effective climate and biodiversity mainstreaming and proofing of Union and national budgets;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 455 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) taking all action required to ensure a socially fair and inclusive transition, delivering on the European Pillar of Social Rights and effectively addressing and reducing social as well as climate and environmental inequalities;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 457 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensuring that environmental policies and action at the Union, national, regional and local levels are based on the best available scientific knowledge and strengthening the environmental knowledge base and its uptake, including by research, and innovation, fostering green skillsupporting retraining and fostering green skills in cooperation with social partners, and further building up environmental and ecosystem accounting;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 466 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) ensuring the full participation of, and cooperation with, local and regional authorities across all dimensions of environmental policy-making through a collaborative and multi-level approach;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 492 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) harnessing the potential of digital and data technologies to support environment policy while minimising their environmental footprint, and ensuring public accessibility and transparency of the data;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 527 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 3
demonstrating climate and environmental leadership in international fora, strengthening the implementation of the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and other multilateral environmental agreements by the Union and its partners, including by increasing transparency and accountability as regards progress on the commitments made under those agreements;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 533 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5
– ensuring that the Union and the Member States’ financial assistance to third countries promotes and is in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal and the UN 2030 Agenda.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 539 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) strengthening cooperation with regional partners and engagement in regional processes, including in the Arctic, to effectively address and ensure management of shared climate and environmental challenges in line with the Union’s climate and environmental priorities;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 547 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. RIn reaching the 8th EAP’s priority objectives will require mobilising broad support bybroad support is required. The Commission and Member States shall raise awareness and involvinge citizens, social partners and other stakeholders, foster dialogue and encouraginge cooperation in the development and implementation of strategies, policies or legislation related to the 8th EAP, including amongst national, regional and local authorities, in urban and rural areas.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 550 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Many of the priority objectives set out in the 8th EAP can only be fully achieved as part of a global approach and in cooperation with partner countries, and overseas countries and territories. That is why the Union and its Member States should engage in relevant international and regional processes in a strong, focused, united and coherent manner. Particular emphasis should be given to the vulnerable Arctic region, where there is a need for intensified cooperation and increased Union involvement, in order to address new and shared environmental challenges that are further exacerbated by climate change. The Union and its Member States should continue to promote an effective, rules-based framework for global environment policy.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 555 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, supported by the European Environment Agency and the European Chemicals Agency, shall assess and report on the progress of the Union and the Member States with regard to achieving systemic change, the priority objectives laid down in Article 2 on a regularyearly basis, taking into consideration the enabling conditions laid down in Article 3. The Commission shall ensure that this information is publicly available and easily accessible ensuring effective monitoring of progress made.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 564 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By 31 March 2024, the Commission shall carry out a mid-term evaluation of the progress achieved towards achieving systemic change, the thematic priority objectives set out in Article 2, including the targets under the European Green Deal, based on the assessments referred to in Article 4(1) as well as on the outcome of a public consultation, and taking into consideration the enabling conditions laid down in Article 3, and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. On the basis of the mid-term evaluation, the incoming Commission shall present a list and timelines of necessary legislative and non-legislative actions within the first 100 days of the Commission to ensure that progress at the Union and Member State levels is sufficient to attain the priority objectives by 2030 at the latest and the long-term objective of 2050 at the latest.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 586 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) further improving availability and interoperability of data and access to data through Union programmes;
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 597 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. The Commission shall create a single coherent and overarching monitoring framework. To this end, the Commission shall produce a report by 2022 in which it identifies the interlinkages between the various social, economic and environmental progress and monitoring frameworks that are in use at the EU level and develop headline indicators to use to guide EU policy making, and communicate progress towards citizens.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 606 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
By 31 March 2029, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the 8th EAP. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council containing the main findings of that evaluation, accompanied, if the Commission deems appropriate, by a legislative proposal for the next environmental action programme in sufficient time for the 9th EAP to be in place by 1 January 2031 with a view to avoid a gap between the 8th and the 9th EAP.
2021/03/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 5 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Citation 2
— having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, particularly to Articles 3, 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26 and 2647 thereof,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Citation 5
— having regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD Committee) of 2 October 2015 on the initial report of the European Union, including those on the European Union institutions’ compliance with the Convention as public administration,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the General Comments of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as the authoritative guidance on the implementation of the UN CRPD,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to the exploratory opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee requested by the European Parliament on the situation of disabled women,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the study of the European Parliament Policy Department C of 2016 on European Structural and Investent Funds and people with disabilities in the European Union,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 48 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Citation 22
— having regard to the Annual Report 2018 of the European Ombudsman, and specifically her strategic inquiries into how the European Commission ensures that disabled people can access its websites (OI/6/2017/EA), how the European Commission treats disabled people under the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme for EU staff (OI/4/2016/EA), and the Decision in the joint inquiry in cases 1337/2017/EA and 1338/2017/EA on the accessibility for visually impaired candidates of selection procedures to recruit EU civil servants, organised by the European Personnel Selection Office,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Citation 28 a (new)
- having regard to the Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provision on the European Structural and Investments Funds, particularly to articles 4, 6 and 7 12
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 74 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Recital A
A. whereas, as full citizens, all persons with disabilitiedisabled persons have equal rights in all fields of life and are entitled to inalienable dignity, equal treatment, independent living, autonomy and full participation in society;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas disability is a social construction and according to the social model of disability: - Impairment is a physical, mental or sensory functional limitation within the individual. - Disability is the loss or limitation of opportunities to take part in the "normal life" of the community equally with others due to physical and social barriers. Therefore, the term ‘disabled people’ defines “people with impairments who are disabled by socially constructed barriers”; furthermore, the term ‘people with disabilities’ refers to the disabling that effect rests within the individual person rather than from society. The term ‘disabilities’ when used in this context refers to a person’s medical condition and thus confuses disability with impairment. In addition it denies the political or ‘disability identity’
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 93 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas article 19 of the UN CRPD states that "States Parties to the present Convention recognize the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others, and shall take effective and appropriate measures to facilitate full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of this right and their full inclusion and participation in the community";
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 109 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas a considerable proportion of the four million people experiencing homelessness every year have disability, having been largely overlooked as a target group of the UNCRPD and the EU Disability Strategy;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 158 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Calls on the Commission to proposepare a comprehensive, ambitious and long-term post-2020 European Disability Strategy (the post-2020 Strategy)
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 177 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- reflecting the guidance and interpretation of the UNCRPD given by the General Comments of the UNCRPD Committee, including definitions of the key terms,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 180 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 2 – indent 5
- mainstreaming the rights of the children with disabilities into all areas, disabled elders, women and children into all areas; regarding children making sure that the educational institutions are fully inclusive and there will be measures against the Member States that fail to fully include them in their educational systems,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 196 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new)
- abolishing the institutionalisation in a specific time frame and supporting the practice of personal assistants for disabled people, in all Member States,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 200 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 2 – indent 5 b (new)
- recognising and addressing the multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination they may face, and in particular the challenges faced by women, girls, children, older and LGBTI disabled people, as well as persons from racial and ethnic minorities.
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 202 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 2 – indent 5 c (new)
- setting new rules for the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in order to protect the rights of the disabled passengers concerning the safety of the integrity of both their body and equipment when transferred, and the recognition of the need for extra seats in cases of a personal assistant or laying,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 205 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 2 – indent 6 a (new)
- by creating mechanisms for the coordination of portability and adaptability of benefits and services for the disabled people between Member States inside the EU;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 235 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the post -2020 Strategy should be based on a cross-cutting, comprehensive review of all EU legislation and policy in order to ensure full harmonisation with the provisions of the UNCRPD; insists that it should include a revised declaration of competences including all policy areas in which the EU has legislated or adopted soft law measures that have an impact on persons with disabilitiesdisabled people;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 253 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to prepare the post-2020 Strategy with the close and systematic involvement of persons with disabilitiesdisabled people and of their representative organisations, and to ensure their accessible and meaningful participation in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the post-2020 Strategy also through funding their capacity-building;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 274 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for continuous monitoring of the implementation of the UNCRPD; calls for the collection of robust, disaggregated, comparable data on the situation of persons with disabilities to facilitate proper monitoring of progress; urges the Commission to provide adequate resources to the EU CRPD Framework to enable it to perform its functions independently and adequately;For that purpose, calls for:
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 282 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 6 – indent 1 (new)
- the collection of robust, disaggregated, comparable data on the situation of disabled people to facilitate proper monitoring of progress,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 284 #

2019/2975(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 (new)
- adequate resources to the EU CRPD Framework to enable it to perform its functions independently and adequately,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 285 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 6 – indent 3 (new)
- a flexible mechanism that can provide incentives for the optimal implementation of the CRPD. To that extent, commends initiatives like the Access City Awards and calls for relevant initiatives on the national level;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 300 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to systematically mainstream the rights of persons with disabilitiesdisabled people in all the relevant EU laws, policies and programmes;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 318 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the UNCRPD-compliant use of EU funds and to ensure that EU funds, in a specific time period of five years, will not contribute to the construction or refurbishment of institutional care settings or any other kind of settings that could easily turn into an institution;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 327 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of legislative and non-legislative proposals regarding the Independent Living strategy that reflects the European Way of Life for the disabled people, by mainstreaming best practices - concerning Independent Living and Personal Assistance, - regarding the assistance for starting a family, - in the field of employment, - in removing all barriers (physical, intellectual, psychological, financial), that prevent disabled people from accessing quality and affordable healthcare services, and provide information in accessible formats, especially for people with lifelong disabilities, - in familiarising disabled and non- disabled people with the social model of disability and combating all stereotypes, like in the area of sexuality, through the development of campaigns and cooperation with the creative industries;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 364 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive campaign in accessible format to raise awareness of the UN CRPD among the persons with disabilitiesdisabled people and the society in general, and promote, coordinate and create educational material that can be used by the national systems;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 371 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the EU Disability Strategy post-2020 includes the end of acts of gender-based violence, such as forced sterilisation and forced institutionalisation;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 381 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Calls on the Commission to create, in cooperation with the private sector, one portal that collects all the instruments provided for the optimal social participation of disabled people,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 387 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to re- affirm their commitment to promoting, protecting and ensuring the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, including the right to free movement and residence, by all disabled people, and to promoting respect for their inherent dignity also by implementing the post-2020 Strategy and to allocate adequate human and financial resources to its implementation;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 395 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the post-2020 Strategy will specially promote guaranteed access to employment, trainings, inclusive education, to affordable quality healthcare services, to digital services, to sport activities for disabled people;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 424 #
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 429 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the term 'disabled people' rather than persons with disabilities and replace it in official documents and websites;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2019/2824(RSP)


Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the European Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World's Forests of 23 July 2019 and the EU Forest Strategy of 20 September 2013;
2019/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 35 #

2019/2824(RSP)


Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that we are facing an ecological emergency, which requires significant actions in Europe and beyond; calls on the Commission to place nature protection and restoration as a top priority in the European Green Deal alongside climate change;
2019/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 39 #

2019/2824(RSP)


Paragraph 2
2. Expresses its concern that the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets will not be met with the current trajectory of biodiversity loss, and reiterates its calls on all Parties to step up their efforts; regrets that the EU is not on track to achieve its headline target of halting biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation by 2020; urges the Commission and Member States to commit to immediate, substantial and additional efforts on biodiversity conservation and restoration so as to meet the EU targets;
2019/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

2019/2824(RSP)


Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are key for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and strengthen EU’s resilience capacities toward climate change; recalls the importance of preserving biodiversity and nature based solutions for climate change mitigation; asks therefore for more coherence between the CBD and UNFCCC; calls on the Commission to better integrate biodiversity into its climate policies and ensure that EU climate funding is also used to protect and restore natural ecosystems as a way of achieving climate mitigation and adaptation;
2019/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #

2019/2824(RSP)


Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes, in this regard, the commitments, made by Ursula von der Leyen in the political guidelines for the next European Commission 2019-2024 and in the mission letter to the Commissioner for Environment and Oceans, to present a Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 as part of the European Green Deal, and her intention for the EU to lead the world at the 2020 Conference of the Parties to the CBD, as it did at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference;
2019/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 160 #

2019/2824(RSP)


Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Recalls that according to the Communication of the Commission on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World's Forests, forests are indispensable for our Planet’s life-support systems, covering 30% of the Earth’s land area and hosting 80% of its biodiversity; stresses that deforestation is a major cause of biodiversity decline; expresses its concern on the impact of EU consumption on deforestation as the EU is the final consumer of 10% of the products associated with deforestation; calls on the Commission to propose a comprehensive set of measures to reduce the EU consumption footprint on land, including legislation that ensures deforestation-free supply chains;
2019/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 188 #

2019/2824(RSP)


Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Points out that conservation and protected areas are necessary to safeguard biodiversity, and the benefits that humans derive from nature as well as for combatting climate change; calls on the EU to push during the negotiations for an increased level of ambition with 30 percent of the planet to be protected by 2030 and potentially having half the planet protected by 2050, thereby going beyond the Aichi Biodiversity Targets of protecting 17 percent of terrestrial and inland water areas and 10 percent of coastal and marine areas by 2020;
2019/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 202 #
2019/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 205 #

2019/2824(RSP)


Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that capacity building and awareness-raising are key for a successful implementation and to create greater understanding of the importance of biodiversity; therefore welcomes the COP14 decision which invites parties, other governments, and donors in a position to do so, to provide financial resources for capacity building, technical assistance, and technology transfer;
2019/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2019/2824(RSP)


Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Considers that transformative changes in societies are needed to tackle climate change, degradation of the environment and loss of biodiversity; stresses the importance of following the principle of a just transition ensuring that the process is inclusive and equitable;
2019/11/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Recital G
G. whereas there is sufficient evidence that action should be taken to reduce the risk from pharmaceuticals in the environment, such as the impact on drinking water sources;
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 67 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Recital L
L. whereas there is self-regulation to limit the negative impact of pharmaceuticals in the environment, such as iPiE (Intelligent Assessment of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment);deleted
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Paragraph 5
5. Considers that a holistic approach is needed to tackle pharmaceutical pollution at source, taking into account the entire life cycle of drugs; notes with concern the role that pharmaceuticals play in contributing to antimicrobial resistance when released into the environment via the discharge of animal manure, water pollution or improper disposal; stresses that regulatory actions have to be taken in line with the precautionary principle and the control at source principle; highlights that the polluter pays principle should apply, primarily covering the manufacturing process, but also incentivising better prescription practices and consumer behaviour;
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that studies have shown that pharmaceutical products are especially present in water bodies, and that they are ineffectively filtered by wastewater treatment plantswastewater treatment plants currently cannot effectively filter out all pharmaceutical products, due to the intrinsically different chemical properties of the relevant substance;
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 104 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Paragraph 8
8. Notes that due to generally low concentrations, risks for human health are more related to possible cumulative effects of long-term low-dose exposure than to acute or immediate health effects; is particularly concerned by the endocrine disrupting properties of many pharmaceuticals ending up in the environment;
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Paragraph 10
10. Asks for a special focus to be put on emission hot spots, such as hospitals and pharmaceutical production plants, in accordance with the control at source principle, and additional hot spots such as certain wastewater treatment plants;
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 127 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the exchange of existing best practices and to take clear legislative action on tackling pharmaceuticals in the environment, both as a result of the manufacturing process and of the use and disposal of pharmaceuticals;
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 162 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals couldshall be included into the benefit-risk assessment of human medicines, as is already the case for veterinary medicines; Metabolites, degradation products and cocktail effects of pharmaceutical substances shall also be considered therein;
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 179 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Paragraph 20
20. Points to the important role of procurement policy in promoting greener pharmaceuticals in design and manufacturing; calls on the Commission to develop clear guidance on this issue;
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 181 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on the Commission to include compulsory environmental criteria in the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) framework to give EU inspectors the ability to control manufacturing discharges at overseas pharmaceutical factories supplying the EU market;
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 225 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Paragraph 30
30. Calls for full enforcement of the existingon Member States to set up and enforce provisions with regard to take- back schemes for unused medicines;
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 240 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Calls on the Commission to include pharmaceuticals that pose a significant risk to the environment in the list of priority substances under the Water Framework Directive and set environmental quality standards and concentration limits under the Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) Directive;
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 247 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Paragraph 35
35. Emphasises the need to support further research, particularly under the next multi-annual financial framework, on the direct impact on human health and ecology of exposure to pharmaceuticals and their residues in the environment and on better understanding how pharmaceuticals enter and persist in the environment;
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 253 #

2019/2816(RSP)


Paragraph 37
37. Recalls that pharmaceutical environmental information such as the impact on water, environmental behaviour, degradability and possible cocktail effects plays a key role for risk management and that this type of information should be transparent and made available to relevant stakeholders;
2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 20 #

2019/2804(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas health systems need to maximise the effectiveness and efficiency, equitable access and sustainability of health services and long-term care, deliver seamless care across services and providers, and deliver improvements that matter to patients and their changing care needsand growing health and care needs, well-being and quality of life;
2019/11/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #

2019/2804(RSP)


Recital C
C. whereas innovative digital solutions for health and care can boost health and quality of life of citizensprevention of diseases and promotion of healthy lifestyles, improve citizens’ quality of life and enable more efficient ways of organiszing and delivering health and care services;
2019/11/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #

2019/2804(RSP)


Recital F
F. whereas patients’ expectations are rising, and there is a need for an empowerment of citizens regarding their health through user-centred services and more ways for people to interact with health services and health professionals;
2019/11/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 35 #

2019/2804(RSP)


Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on enabling the digital transformation of health and care in the Digital Single Market which aims to promote health, prevent and control disease, help address pacitizents’ unmet needs, represent an opportunity to improve the sustainability of health systems and make it easier for citizens to have equal access to high quality care through the meaningful use of digital innovations;
2019/11/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2019/2804(RSP)


Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that the digital transformation of health and care needs to be patient-centredsupport citizen-centred services as well as empowering citizens to play a more active role in disease prevention and promotion of health, as well in health and care services, answering the needs of citizen;
2019/11/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2019/2804(RSP)


Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the future of digital health will need to develop secure and effective anonymization and pseudonymization techniques enabling sensible data to be used in health research;
2019/11/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 57 #

2019/2804(RSP)


Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that a Commission proposal on sharing information and data governance is necessary to tackle the implications for national health systems;
2019/11/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 84 #

2019/2804(RSP)


Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission together with the Member States to proceed with the testing of specific applications for cross-border health data exchange for research and health policy to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases in order to help health systems to meet current and future challenges;
2019/11/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #

2019/2804(RSP)


Paragraph 21
21. Believes that the development of a shared frameworkstandards to harmonise the collection of health data, storage and use in the EU could improve the quality of research and health services provided to citizens, also facilitation universal access;
2019/11/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 99 #

2019/2804(RSP)


Paragraph 23
23. Considers that digital healthcare tools are well positioned tocould address challenges of accessibility to health information and health literacy, both essential for health promotion, better disease prevention and more effective disease management; considers that these tools, when built with the contribution of the appropriate health professionals and civil society users, allow for more accuracy and completeness of information enabling the promotion of healthy habits and prevention activities, as well as the support to decisions in health and patient adherence to treatments.
2019/11/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #

2019/2804(RSP)


Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to work with relevant actors, especially national health systems, to support more cooperation across borders and enlarge the deployment of digitally enabled care models;
2019/11/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #

2019/2804(RSP)


Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that health professionals improve the necessary competences and skills to collect, analyse and protect health data;
2019/11/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 4 #

2019/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
– having regard to the Presidency conclusions of the Thessaloniki European Council of 19 and 20 June 2003 and the EU - Western Balkans Summit Declaration of Thessaloniki of 21 June 2003, concerning the prospect of the Western Balkan countries joining the European Union,
2020/03/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 74 #

2019/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to enhance the accession process by ensuring that it strengthens fundamental values and, brings sustainable democratic and economic transformation and social convergence, ensures good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation and by making sure that the internal reform of the EU and its enlargement run in parallel;
2020/03/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 100 #

2019/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to provide clear and consistent accession benchmarks as well as continued support throughout the process, and to improve the measuring of progress, ensuring that each accession country is assessed on the basis of its own merits, under a strict and fair conditionality;
2020/03/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 141 #

2019/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) to consider introducing qualified majority voting on EU accession issues and maintaining the unanimity rule in the Council only for the opening and closing of accession negotiations;deleted
2020/03/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 185 #

2019/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) to grant visa liberalisation to Kosovo, as the benchmarks have been fulfilldeleted;
2020/03/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 198 #

2019/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) to bring the primacy of democracy and the rule of law back to the very centre of the enlargement process by opening first and closing last the chapters related to the judiciary, corruption and organised crime, as well as those related to respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities and their property rights and media freedom;
2020/03/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 84 #

2019/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the European Parliament rejects the use of force or the threat of force in the resolution of conflicts and shares the EU’s commitment to supporting the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of all EaP countries within their in, human rights, equal rights and self-determinationally recognised borders, in accordance with international law, norms and principles of peoples in accordance with the norms and principles of international law, the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act;
2020/03/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 94 #

2019/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the European Parliament reiterates that fair and lasting settlement of conflicts must be based, in particular, upon the principles of the OSCE Helsinki Final Act of non-use of force or threat of force, territorial integrity and the equal rights and self-determination of peoples;
2020/03/25
Committee: AFET
Amendment 1 #

2019/2176(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas the Committee on Petitions conducted a fact-finding visit to Famagusta, Cyprus, on 7-8 May 2018, in the context of petition 733/2004 submitted by Loizos Afxentiou, on behalf of the Famagusta Refugee Movement; whereas the purpose of the mission was to reassess and update its information on the situation in Famagusta, and in particular Varosha (the section of the city sealed off by the Turkish army), following on from Petition 733/2004, 10 years after the Committee’s previous fact-finding visit, which took place on 25-28 November 2007;
2020/06/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 3 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
- having regard to its previous resolutions on Turkey, in particular those of 13 March 2019 on the 2018 Commission Report on Turkey1 , of 19 September 2019 on the situation in Turkey, notably the removal of elected mayors2 , of 24 October 2019 on the Turkish military operation in northeast Syria and its consequences3 , and of 17 September 2020 on the preparation of the special European Council summit focusing on the dangerous escalation and the role of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean4 and of 26 November 2020 on escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks 4a, _________________ 1 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2019)0200. 2 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0017. 3 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0049. 4 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0230. 4a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0332.
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 5 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian genocide 1a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0094.
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
- having regard to the Negotiating Framework for Turkey of 3 October 2005, and to the fact that, as is the case for all candidate countries, Turkey’s accession to the EU depends on full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria, and to the need to normalize its relations with all EU Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2019/2176(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital G
G. whereas the Turkish Government continued to act in total disregard of the aforementioned calls of the international community, including the UN Security Council, with the Vice-President of Turkey visiting the sealed-off area of Varosha on 15 February 2020,hen a conference was held in the occupied territories on creating the legal basis for ‘turning Varosha into a large Turkish city in the eastern Mediterranean’ on 15 February 2020, in the presence of the Vice-President of Turkey together with members of the Turkish-Cypriot leadership and clearly stating Turkey’s intention to open Varosha under the ‘administration’ of the illegal secessionist entity in the occupied part of Cyprus;
2020/06/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 10 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the declaration issued by the European Community and its Member States on 21 September 2005, following the declaration made by Turkey upon signature on 29 July 2005 of the Ankara Protocol, including the provision that the recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the negotiations, and to the need for Turkey to proceed to the normalization of its relations with all Member States and to fully implement the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement towards all MS, by removing all obstacles to the free movement of goods, including restrictions on means of transport, without prejudice and discrimination,
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2019/2176(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital I
I. whereas the return of Varosha to its lawful inhabitants would constitute a formidable confidence-building measure, and could become the catalyst for a fair, comprehensive settlementand viable settlement, in accordance with relevant UNSC resolutions, and in line with the values and principles on which the EU is founded and the acquis, by creating conditions of cooperation, mutual respect and trust between the two communities in Cyprus;
2020/06/08
Committee: PETI
Amendment 16 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the Council Conclusions of 26 June 2018 and 18 June 2019 to the effect that the accession negotiations effectively come to a standstill and no further chapters can be considered for opening or closing and no further work towards the modernisation of the EU-Turkey Customs Union is foreseen,
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 19 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 18 June 2019 on the standstill of Turkey's accession process, 15 July and 14 October 2019 on Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, to the European Council conclusions of 12 December 2019 on the illegal Memorandum of Understanding between Turkey and Libya, of 1 October 2020, to the statements of the EU Foreign Ministers of 15 May 2020 and 14 August 2020 on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, to the outcome of the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) of 28 August 2020, and to all previous relevant Council and European Council conclusions,
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 22 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 15 July and 14 October 2019 on Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, to the European Council conclusions of 1 October 2020 and 16 October 2020, to the statements of the EU Foreign Ministers of 15 May 2020 and 14 August 2020 on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, to the outcome of the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) of 28 August 2020, and to all previous relevant Council and European Council conclusions,
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 23 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the restrictive measures framework established by the EU on 11 November 2019, as a response to Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean, which was renewed on6 November 2020,
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 25 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement,
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 30 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which states that the contracting parties undertake to abide by the final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in any case to which they are parties, and, therefore, to the obligation of Turkey to implement all judgements of the European Courts, including the ECtHR,
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas being a candidate country presumes aquires the willingness together with concrete actions to progressively approach, in all aspects, the values, interests, standards and policies of the EU;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 47 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas being a candidate country presumes a willingnessthe commitment to progressively approachconverge in all aspects with the values, interests, standards, legislation and policies of the EU;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 53 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas, under the Negotiating Framework, Turkey is expected to unequivocally commit to good neighbourly relations, and the peaceful settlement of disputes having recourse, if necessary, to the International Court of Justice,
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 70 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas, in spite of this principled stance by Parliament and all of the current circumstances, the destabilising actions of Turkey in Libya, Syria and South Caucasus and its illegal actions in Eastern Mediterranean, the European Council, in its conclusions of 1 October 2020, offered Turkey a renewed and broad positive agenda, provided that constructive efforts are sustainedTurkey would stop its illegal activities, in a further attempt to restore our relations;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 77 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas, in spite of this principled stance by Parliament and all of the current circumstances, the European Council, in its conclusions of 1 October 2020, offered Turkey a renewed and broad positive agenda, provided that constructive efforts to stop illegal activities vis-à-vis Greece and Cyprus are sustained, in a further attempt to restore our relations;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 127 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concerned that, over the years, the lack of progress in Turkey’s convergence has now transformed into a full withdrawal, marked by a stark regression in three main areas: backsliding on the rule of law and fundamental rights, adopting regressive institutional reforms and pursuing a confrontational foreign policy; is further concerned by the fact that this regression has increasingly been accompanied by an explicit anti-EU narrative; calls, in this context, on Turkey to reassess the sincerity of its commitment to the EU path, as an indispensable component of the viability of the entire accession processby the ongoing dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean and the related risk of a military escalation; condemns Turkey’s illegal activities in Greek and Cypriot waters, as well as Turkey’s violations of Greek national airspace, including overflights of inhabited areas, and territorial sea, which violate both the sovereign rights of EU Member States and international law; expresses its full solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any illegal action or threat, including the unilateral attempt to abolish the maritime borders, in particular of the Greek island of Kastellorizo;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 131 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concerned that, over the years, the lack of progress in Turkey’s convergence has now transformed into a full withdrawal, marked by a stark regression in three main areas: backsliding on the rule of law and fundamental rights, adopting regressive institutional reforms and pursuing a confrontational and destabilised foreign policy; is further concerned by the fact that this regression has increasingly been accompanied by an explicit anti-EU narrative by government officials; calls, in this context, on Turkey to reassess the sincerity of its commitment to the EU path, as an indispensable component of the viability of the entire accession process;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 143 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that no incentive that the EU could offer can ever replace the much- needed political will to build a mature democracy and, in turn, become a member of the EU; Recalls that accession process is and will remain a merit-based process fully dependent on the objective progress achieved by each country, including Turkey;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 169 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that the allocation of EU funds is conditional on the respect for the rule of law, democratic values, human rights, European and international law; due to the backsliding in all these areas in Turkey, reiterates its position that all the funds allocated under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III) to be directly managed by the EU in order to support Turkey's civil society, human rights defenders and journalists, and to increase opportunities for people-to- people contacts, academic dialogue and media platforms for journalists with the objective of protecting and promoting democratic values and principles, human rights and the rule of law and that no actions organised by the Turkish state should get financed by the EU budget as long as the situation does not significantly improve;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 176 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the current lack of understanding between the EU and Turkey, but reaffirms its firm conviction that Turkey is a strategic neighbour and ally with which the EU wishes to have the best possible relations; Pursuing dialogue in good faith and abstaining from unilateral actions which run counter to the EU interests and violate international law, the sovereignty and the sovereign rights of EU Member States is an absolute requirement in this regard;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 182 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the current lack of understanding between the EU andcommitment from the side of Turkey, but reaffirms its firm conviction that Turkey is a strategic neighbour and allyn important neighbouring country, with which the EU wishes to have the best possible relations based on international law and mutual respect;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 253 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets that the current overly broad anti-terrorism provisions and the abuse of the anti-terror measures have become the backbone of this state policy; reiterates its firm condemnation of the violence by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been on the EU list of terrorist organisations since 2002;notes with great concern the continued mass incarceration of people convicted or held in pre-trial detention on terrorism- related charges based on scant evidence; reiterates its firm condemnation of any violence against civilians from all state and non-state actors.
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 257 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Deeply regrets the discriminatory Covid-19 early release law which disregarded the right to life of those imprisoned on political grounds and failed to address the situation of those held in pre-trial detention; expresses concern about the unsanitary and overcrowded prison facilities.
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 263 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the erosion of the rule of law and the systemic lack of independence of the judiciary continues to be one of the most pressing and worrying issues; condemns the increased surveillance by the executive and the political pressure affecting the work of judges, prosecutors, lawyers and bar associations; is appalled by the mass arrest and prosecution of lawyers for representing their clients; is concerned about the legislative amendment allowing for the division of bar associations along political lines in a way to diminish their role as human rights watchdogs.
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 290 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses serious concern about the disproportionate and arbitrary measures curtailing freedom of expression, media freedom and access to information; condemns the imprisonment of journalists, media employees as well as social media users; notes with deep concern the increasing restrictions and censorship imposed on social media platforms; urges Turkey to guarantee media freedom as a matter of priority;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 315 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes with great concern the way that the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) has been specifically and continuously targeted by the Turkish authorities; strongly condemns the continued detention of former HDP co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş; and Figen Yüksekdağ, members of parliament, elected mayors, administrators and members.
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 353 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Turkish Government to halt its plans for the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant; calls on Turkey to adhere to the Espoo Convention; asks the Turkish Government to involve, or at least consult, the governments of the neighbouring countries, such as Greece and Cyprus, in relation to any further developments in the Akkuyu venture;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 360 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Stresses that visa liberalisation will be possible once all the criteria have been fully and effectively met in a non- discriminatory manner;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 366 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Remains deeply concerned by the situation in the south-east ofKurdish issue in Turkey with regard to the protection of human rights, freedom of expression and political participation;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 372 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on Turkey to cooperate with relevant international organizations, especially the Council of Europe, in preventing and combatting illicit trafficking and the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage within Turkey and the occupied part of Cyprus;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 382 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Urges Turkey to protect the rights of minorities and vulnerable groups, including women, refugees, LGBTI people and ethnic and religious minorities; is appalled by the rise in hate crimes.
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 388 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Deplores the fact that the Venice Commission recommendations on the status of religious communities in Turkey have yet to be implemented; reiterates its call on Turkey to respect the importance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians all over the world, to recognise its legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarch; stresses the need to eliminate restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of clergy, to allow the reopening of the Halki Seminary and lift all obstacles for its proper functioning;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 404 #

2019/2176(INI)

21a. Deeply regrets the decision to turn Hagia Sophia Museum to a Mosque which constitutes a blatant provocation to Orthodox Christians around the world and a destruction of a UNESCO world heritage monument that belongs to humanity; calls on Turkey to reconsider and reverse this decision; stresses that the decision on Hagia Sophia, undermines efforts of dialogue and cooperation between religious communities as well as Turkey’s pluralistic, multicultural social fabric; deplores Turkey’s widespread practice of expropriation, including church properties, which is a violation of the rights of religious minorities and of the principle of reciprocity; Reiterates in this respect its call on Turkey to respect the importance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians and the public use of its ecclesiastical title, to remove restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of clergy and to allow the reopening of the Halki Seminary and lift all obstacles for its proper functioning;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 406 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Strongly condemns the decision by the Turkish authorities to convert Hagia Sophia a World Heritage Monument into mosque, in violation of the UNCESCO Convention concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, to which Turkey is signatory member; Deplores that Moni tis Choras/Chora Church was also converted from museum into a mosque during the last months; Urges the Turkish government to reverse its decisions and protect the multicultural character of the country; believes these actions undermine the trust between the Turkish government and the religious communities in the country;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 414 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Regrets the fact that the Treasury has appealed favourable decisions for the restitution of properties according to the Law on Foundations and most of the appeals against rejected claims are pending either before local courts or at ECHR; calls for the publication of the new electoral regulation for non Muslim foundations, following its annulment in 2013, which has created serious problems to proper administration of these foundations as no elections can take place; recalls the need for Turkey to fully implement all recommendations of the Council of Europe Resolution 1625(2008) with particular emphasis on the restitution property rights of the Greek Orthodox population and its foundations on the islands of Imvros and Tenedos, as well as inheritance rights and adopt all necessary positive discrimination measures for assisting the repatriation of all minority families who wish to return to the islands; underlines the need to preserve the bicultural character of the islands;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 471 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls the laudable role played by Turkey in responding to the migration crisis resulting from the war in Syria; takes the view that the EU should continue to give the necessary support to Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkeycondemns Turkey's instrumentalization of migratory pressure at the EU’s external borders in late February-March 2020; regrets the fact that the EU-Turkey deal excludes the repatriation of migrants, for which Tukey is a safe country, from Greek mainland and is limited exclusively to the islands; recommends, in this regard, that migrants entering the EU from Evros area in Greece and/or from Bulgaria, should be included in the EU- Turkey agreement. Takes the view that the EU should continue to give the necessary support to Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey in line with strict conditionality, including for respecting the principles of the United Nations Charter and International Law; supports an objective assessment of the EU-Turkey Statement and underlines the importance of both parties’ compliance with their respective commitments;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 472 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls the laudable role played by Turkey in responding to the migration crisis resulting from the war in Syria; takes the view that the EU should continue to give the necessary support to Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey; supports an objective assessment of the EU-Turkey Statement and underlines the importance of both parties’ compliance with their respective commitmentsits implementation in a non-discriminatory way; Regrets that as a result of Turkey’s weaponization of refugees an increase in asylum applications was registered in Cyprus in the first quarter of 2020; notes that pending the full and effective implementation of the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, existing bilateral readmission agreements and provisions in similar agreements and arrangements with EU Member States, should be adequately implemented. Cooperation in the area of justice and home affairs with all EU Member States remains essential;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 474 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls the laudable role played by Turkey in responding to the migration crisis resultinghosting refugees from the war in Syria; takes the view that the EU should continue to give the necessary support to Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey; supports an objective assessment of the EU-Turkey Statement and underlines the importance of both parties’ compliance with their respective commitments; however at the same time criticises the resettlement of Syrian refugees to Turkish-occupied regions in the North of Syria, from which the local Syrian population was previously displaced and is now prevented from returning; refugees must not be brought back to Syria against their will, nor must they be used to carry out demographic engineering against the Kurdish and Christian population in the North of Syria.
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 498 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Suggests that Turkey should facilitate, in good spirit, all the asylum requests processing on Turkish territory in collaboration with EU member states embassies, to avoid concentration of asylum seekers.
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 499 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Deplores the negative role of Turkey, threatening regional peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and South Caucasus and its role in conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and in Nagorno-Karabakh;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 506 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that a modernisation of the Customs Union could be beneficial for both parties and would keep Turkey economically and normatively anchored to the EU; reiterates that this would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights and, fundamental freedoms, respect of the international law and good neighbourly relations; highlights that it seems unrealistic to envisage any modernisation of the Customs Union given the current circumstancsituation in human rights inside the country and its destabilising foreign policy; deplore the continuous violations of the current framework and the calls to boycott on EU Member States; recalls that the current Customs Union will not achieve its full potential until Turkey fully implements the Additional Protocol in relation to all Member States, which should be a precondition for the opening of the negotiations for the modernisation;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 507 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that a potential modernisation of the Customs Union could be beneficial for both parties provided that it is implemented vis-à-vis all Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus, in a non-discriminatory manner and would keep Turkey economically and normatively anchored to the EU; reiterates that this would need to be based on strong conditionality related toincluding human rights and fundamental freedoms and its non- discriminatory implementation vis-à-vis all MS; highlights that it seems unrealistic to envisage any modernisation of the Customs Union given the current circumstances; recallgrets that the current Customs Union will not achieve its full potential until Turkey fully and effectively implements the Additional Protocol in relation to all Member States in a non- discriminatory manner, which is a prerequisite for the opening of the negotiations for the modernisation;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 520 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that a modernisation of the Customs Union could be beneficial for both parties and would keep Turkey economically and normatively anchored to the EU; reiterates that this would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights and fundamental freedoms; highlights that it seems unrealistic to envisagestresses that given the current circumstances, any modernisation of the Customs Union given the current circumstancescan't be envisaged; recalls that the current Customs Union will not achieve its full potential until Turkey fully implements the Additional Protocol in relation to all Member States;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 521 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Reiterates its call on Turkey to comply with the Declaration by the European community and its member states of 21 September 2005 which was adopted following the declaration made by Turkey upon signature on 29 July 2005 of the Ankara Protocol and to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus, regrets that Turkey has still not made progress towards the normalization of its relations with the Republic of Cyprus; reiterates that recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the accession process, of Customs Union and of every agreement between the EU and Turkey and calls for progress without any further delay;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 526 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Deplores Turkey’s continuing refusal to respect the aviation law and establish a channel of communication between air traffic control centres in Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus which entails real safety risks and dangers for the European passengers as identified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations and call on Turkey to collaborate by respecting the EU aviation law;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 528 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Urges Turkey to act in a spirit of solidarity without discrimination during the pandemic and regrets that Turkish authorities have denied entry into its airspace of a Cyprus-bound flight with medical equipment;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 533 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Is deeply concerned by the ongoing disputeTurkey’s illegal activities in the Eastern Mediterranean and the related risk of a military escalation; strongly condemns the threats of military action against EU Member States by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean; strongly condemns Turkey’s illegal activities in Greek and Cypriot watermaritime zones, which violate both the sovereign rights of EU Member States and international law; expresses its full solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral and illegal action or threat; calls on Turkey to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which is part of the EU acquis, without further delay; reiterates its call on Turkey to respect the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Member States over their territorial sea and airspace and their lawful right to enter into bilateral agreements and to explore and exploit natural resources in accordance with the EU acquis and international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral and illegal action or threat; in this respect, welcomes the invitation by the Government of Cyprus to Turkey to negotiate in good faith the maritime delimitation between their relevant coasts, including by having recourse, to the International Court of Justice and calls on Turkey to accept Cyprus’ invitation;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 537 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Is deeply concerned by the ongoing dispute in themultiple NAVTEXs issued by Turkey for exploration in Eastern Mediterranean and, in the relatedcontinental shelf off the Greek island of Kastelorizo, increasing the risk of a military escalation; condemns Turkey’s illegal activities in Greek and Cypriot waters, which violate both the sovereign rights of EU Member States and international law; Strongly condemns the repeated violations of the Greek territorial waters and national airspace, including the overflights of inhabited islands in the Aegean sea and over the region of Evros; expresses its full solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral and illegal action or threat; reiterates its regret that the casus belli threat declared by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1995 against Greece, in case has not yet been withdrawn and it is repeated in relation to the possible extension of the Greek territorial waters in the Aegean Sea;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 548 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Reiterates that the European Council of 1 and 2 October 2020 recalled to Turkey that the EU will use all the instruments and the options at its disposal, including of imposing a sanctions’ regime on Turkey , in accordance with Article 29 TEU and Article 215 TFEU, in order to defend its interests and those of its Member State; recalls the Council Conclusions of 14 October 2019 calling the Member States to take strong national positions regarding their arms export policy to Turkey on the basis of the provisions of Common position 2008/944/CFSP, including the strict application of criterion 4 on regional stability and calls to consider introducing an initiative in the Council for all EU Member States to halt arms export licensing to Turkey in accordance with this Common Position; reiterates its call on the VP/HR for as long as Turkey continues with its current illegal, unilateral actions in the Eastern Mediterranean that run counter to the sovereignty of any EU Member State and international law, and does not engage in dialogue based on international law, to introduce an initiative in the Council for all EU Member States to halt arms export for all types of military equipment, including weapons, weapons for dual-use goods and know-how, to Turkey in accordance with the Common Position;; Calls on the NATO leadership to communicate in the strongest terms to Turkey that it will not tolerate the country’s aggressive acts against fellow NATO members;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 552 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Reiterates its call on the Turkish government to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which is part of the European acquis and recalls that even though Turkey is not a signatory, customary law provides for Exclusive Economic Zone for both inhabited and uninhabited islands; Calls on Turkey to proceed to the negotiating table in good faith in order to solve the issue of the delimitation of maritime zones with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus and to accept the referral of the dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, in the event a settlement cannot be reach through negotiations;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 558 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Condemns the partial illegal reopening of Varosha beach, which undermines mutual trust and therefore the prospect of the resumption of direct talks on the comprehensive resolution of the Cyprus issue; calls on Turkey to reverse this action; reiterates its support for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equalitycalls on Turkey to withdraw its troops from Cyprus, to transfer the Varosha area to its lawful inhabitants under the temporary administration of the UN in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984), and to refrain from any actions altering the demographic balance on the island through a policy of illegal settlements; reiterates its call on Turkey, to commit and contribute to a comprehensive settlement in line with United Nations Security Council relevant resolutions; reiterates its support for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement of the Cyprus problem within the UN framework and in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions, international law and in line with the EU acquis and the principles on which the EU is founded;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 568 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Condemns the partial reopening of Varosha beach, which undermines mutual trust and therefore the prospect of the resumption of direct talks on the comprehensive resolution of the Cyprus issue; calls on Turkey to reverse this action and to refrain from provoking nationalist sentiments; reiterates its support for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 576 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) and calls on Turkey to allow unconditional and full access to military zones and all relevant sites and to provide proprio motu with all relevant information from its military and other archives without delay, thus maximising the effectiveness of the excavations conducted by the CMP;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 580 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Reiterates relevant ECtHR decisions and calls on the Turkish Government to immediately stop the violation of the human rights of the Cypriot citizens and stop depriving them of the enjoyment and exercise of their property, religious and other human rights stemming from the constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus and the acquis communautaire, as well as the fundamental principles and values of the EU;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 584 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Strongly condemns the Turkish military interventions in Syria, especially in the northeast and Idlib, which constitute grave violations of international law, and are undermining the stability and security of the region as a whole; strongly condemns the recruitment and transfer by Turkey of foreign terrorist fighters from northern Syria in order to fight as mercenaries in Libya and Nagorno- Karabakh;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 592 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Strongly condemns the Turkish military interventions in Syria, especially in the northeast and Idlib, which constitute grave violations of international law and calls on the Turkish government to end its illegal occupation of northern Syria and Afrin and withdraw its military and paramilitary proxy forces;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 595 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Strongly condemns the Turkish military interventions in Syria, especially in the northeast and Idlib, Afrin, Ras al- Ayn/Sere Kaniye and Tal Abyad which constitute grave violations of international law;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 599 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. calls on the Turkish government to end its illegal occupation of northern Syria and withdraw its military and paramilitary proxy forces.
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 601 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on Turkey to remain committed to the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Libya under the auspices of the UN, and to fully adhere to the arms embargo imposed by the UN Security Council; regrets that in at least two instances Turkey has denied the personnel of EUNAVFOR MED Irini to inspect ships travelling from Turkey to Libya; recalls that all candidate countries should align their foreign policy with the EU’s foreign and security policy and not to actively work against it; Strongly condemns the signature of the two Memorandums of Understanding between Turkey and Libya on the delimitation of maritime zones and on comprehensive security and military cooperation, which are interconnected and are in clear violation of both international law and the UN Security Council resolution imposing an arms embargo on Libya;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 603 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on Turkey to remain committed to the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Libya under the auspices of the UN, and to fully adhere to; Calls in this regard, on the Council to start cooperation between EUNAVFOR MED IRINI and the NATO Operation Sea Guardian in order to ensure that operation IRINI is equipped with the necessary assets and personnel to effectively perform its core task of monitoring land, sea and air traffic activities and contributing to the full implementation of the arms embargo imposed by the UN Security Council;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 614 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Reiterates relevant ECtHR decisions and calls on the Turkish Government to immediately stop the violation of the human rights of the Cypriot citizens and stop depriving them of the enjoyment and exercise of their property, religious and other human rights stemming from the constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus and the acquis communautaire, as well as the fundamental principles and values of the EU;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 624 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Strongly condemns Turkey’s destabilizing role in the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict and its hostile rhetoric and military actions against the Armenian people; Regrets that, rather than calling for an end to the violence and for a resumption of peaceful negotiations supporting the efforts of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, Turkey instead decided to unconditionally sustain the military actions of one of the sides in the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 632 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Regrets that, rather than calling for an end to the violence and for a resumption of peaceful negotiations supporting the efforts of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, Turkey instead decided to unconditionally sustain the military actions of one of the sides in the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakhe destabilising role of Turkey in the recent conflict in Nagorno- Karabakh where unconditionally military supported Azerbaijan providing technical support, unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) and transporting foreign terrorist fighters from northern Syria in order to fight as mercenaries; regrets its willingness to destabilise the OSCE Minsk Group;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 641 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Stresses that Turkey’s direct engagement in support of Azerbaijan, in the context of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, goes beyond its geo-economic interests and reflects a more ambitious geopolitical agenda, as is the case with Turkey’s actions in Libya and Syria, and notes with concern that Turkey’s continuous and growing distancing from European values and standards has brought EU-Turkey relations to a historic low point;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 656 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that it is high time to review the EU’s relations with Turkey and to define a comprehensive, unified and coherent strategy for the medium to long term, among all EU institutions and Member States particularly in the light of the ongoing escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean; calls in this respect on HR/VP to consider appointing a special envoy for the Eastern Mediterranean to facilitate that task;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 657 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Regrets that Turkey has become from a partner to an instability factor in the EU Neighbourhood; Believes that it is high time to review the EU’s relations with Turkey and to define a comprehensive, unified and coherent strategy for the medium to long term, among all EU institutions and Member States;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 667 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Reiterates its calls on the VP / HR, for as long as Turkey continues with its current illegal, unilateral actions and aggressive and expansionist foreign policy, including in the Eastern Mediterranean that run counter to the sovereignty of any EU Member State (notably Greece and Cyprus) and international law, and does not engage in dialogue based on international law, to introduce an initiative in the Council for all EU Member States to halt arms export for all types of military equipment, including weapons, weapons for dual-use goods and know-how, to Turkey in accordance with the Common Position; recalls that Member States committed to strong national positions regarding their arms export policy to Turkey on the basis oft he provisions of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, including the strict application of criterion 4 on regional stability;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 669 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. calls on Turkey to stop the attempts to influence European policy through a targeted diaspora policy and to mobilise Turkish- and Islamic communities against the secular understanding of freedom of religion and expression;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 671 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Recalls that Turkey has to stop in particular the attempt of the Turkish government to spy and put pressure on opposition members and politicians of Turkish origin in Europe and condemns in the strongest possible terms all attempts to use violence and intimidation against intellectuals, activists or politicians in Europe.
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 683 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Takes the view that enhancing communication and dialogue at all levels are key to restoring mutual trust between the EU and Turkey; deplores the continuous and unjustified refusal of the Turkish side to reinstate the normal functioning of the EU- Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 685 #

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Deplores the fact that despite the efforts for de-escalation, Turkey continues its unilateral provocative actions, violating international law and the sovereign rights of EU Member States; reiterates its calls on the Council to impose sanctions on Turkey including by targeting the economic and energy sector, and in the absence of any progress to consider the full suspension of the EU-Turkey customs union;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 51 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that EU membership continues to be Serbia’s strategic goal and that it is among the priorities of the newly electformed government;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 60 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the momentum created by the new mandate following the 21 June 2020 elections in Serbia is an opportunity to make important progress towards Serbia’s European perspective; advocates for the opening of additional negotiating chapters asthat no further negotiating chapters should be opened until Serbia makes the necessary commitments to reform; notes that the opening of chapters is a tool for achieving sustainable pro- European change in Serbia;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 70 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on Serbian Government to officially adopt the new enlargement methodology of the European Commission; calls on the institutions of Serbia to do their utmost to make the European integration process as inclusive and open as possible;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 80 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Serbia has continued aligning its legislation with the acquis; regrets, however, that the pace of the alignment has been significantly slower than what the government originally set out, including for the period before the COVID-19 pandemic; underlines that progress on the rule of law and fundamental rights chapters, as well as on the normalisation of relations with Kosovo, continues to be essential and will determine the pace of accession negotiations;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 84 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Expresses concern that the position of the Head of the Negotiating Team for the Accession of the Republic of Serbia to the European Union has been vacant since September 2019;underlines that a professional and fully staffed Negotiating Team is crucial for a successful accession process of Serbia; calls on Serbia also to raise the administrative capacities of the Ministry of European Integration, in order to better conduct membership negotiations;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 88 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of strategic communication on EU accession by Serbian stakeholders; underlines that public discussion about EU accession must be based on facts; encouragescalls on the Serbian authorities to communicate more actively their commitment to European values in public debate; notes that the pro- government newspapers and television channels, often quoting government officials, remain a significant disseminator of the anti-EU rhetoric in Serbia;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 96 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern that the latest survey shows that less than 50 % of the citizens are in favour of the EU accession of the country; Calls on Serbia and the EU Member States to pursue a more active and effective communication policy on the European perspective, aimed at both Serbian and EU citizens;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 106 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the Conference on the Future of Europe should seek ways of involving Serbian representatives, both on the level of government and on the level of the civil society;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 111 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the conclusions of the final report of the OSCE/ODIHR special election assessment mission that the 21 June 2020 parliamentary elections were administered efficiently but that the dominance of the ruling party, including in the media, was of concern; calls on the authorities to address fullytakes note that the long-term trends of pressures on voters, media bias and blurring of the lines between the activities of the state officials and partisan campaigning, including in the case of the President of the Republic, continued during this election cycle; expresses concern about allegations of irregular registration for the June 2020 elections and calls on the authorities to investigate this matter; calls on the authorities to fully and promptly address all ODIHR recommendations well ahead of the next elections; stresses that the domestic civil society organisations with an expertise in electoral conditions should remain involved in the process of addressing the ODIHR recommendations;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 127 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the establishment of the Inter-Party Dialogue (IPD) facilitated by the European Parliament and the initial measures taken by the Serbian authorities and the parliamentary majority to improve electoral conditions; calls for further implementation of all commitments undertaken in the framework of the IPD; notes with concern that, in the months leading up to the elections, the ruling party changed elements of electoral system, notably the electoral threshold, in a process that lacked public discussion, transparency, inclusiveness and which was not part of the IPD framework;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 146 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Welcomes the cooperation between Government of Serbia and National Assembly with National Convention on the European Union (NCEU);
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 148 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Urges Serbia to deliver convincing results, including a sustainable track record with effective investigations in areas of concern such as the judiciary, freedom of expression and the fight against corruption and organised crime, especially in cases with the high level of public interest, including the cases of Krušik, Jovanjica and Telekom Srbija; reiterates its call for justice from 2018 with regard to the unlawful demolition of private property in Belgrade neighbourhood Savamala;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 155 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes with concern the lack of progress in dealing with organised crime and in particular with the issue of assassinations on the streets; calls on the authorities to ensure that cases discovered by investigative journalists or whistle- blowers are duly investigated and that any public officials involved are held responsible;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 160 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Urges theRegrets that the previous Serbian parliament failed to adopt constitutional reforms aimed at strengthening the independence of the judiciary; recommends to adopt the constitutional reforms in the next parliamentary term due to the lack of representativeness of the current parliament;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 169 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes improvements to the practices and procedures of the national assembly; changes made in the functioning of the national assembly towards reinstating the practices and procedures and complying with the rules of procedure; regrets that the overall parliamentary oversight of the executive has remained rather formalistic; underlines that further substantive reforms in the procedure and practices are necessary to improve the quality of the legislative process, ensure effective parliamentary oversight and put a stop on systemic degradation of the national assembly; stresses that abusive language, intimidation and slandering campaigns against political opponents used by MPs in the plenary of the national assembly represent the breach of democratic practice and fundamental democratic values that should be strongly condemned and sanctioned in line with the rules of procedure; calls for effective cooperation with independent and regulatory bodies and increased engagement of the national assembly in oversight and control of the government and administration; calls for substantive engagement of national assembly in the process of Serbia's EU accession negotiations process in line with the Resolution on the role of the National Assembly and principles in negotiations on Serbia's accession to the EU adopted in 2013;underlines that the quality of the legislative process still needs to be improved by increasing transparency and social dialogue and ensuring that independent regulatory bodies are empowered to exercise their oversight roles effectively; notes with concern the lack of transparency around the Commissioner for Equality’s reappointment process;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 174 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes with concern that the parliament met only 44 days after the declaration of the state of emergency in March 2020, which undermined its position as the key institution of parliamentary democracy as enshrined in the Constitution of Serbia; notes with concern that the parliament did not began its work in full for 109 days after the declaration of the final election results on 5 July 2020, despite a clear parliamentary majority;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 184 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Notes the concerns that the acquisition of two television channels with national coverage in December 2018by an individual connected with the ruling party represented a step towards monopolisation of the media landscape in the country by the government; invites the editorial teams of all television channels with national coverage in Serbia to respect the highest professional standards and allow for differing opinions to be heard regularly;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 185 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Regrets the lack of transparency by the national authorities during the Covid-19 pandemic, including practices such as the manipulation of data, particularly ahead of the Parliament elections; deplores the disinformation campaign concerning donor aid during the pandemic by government officials, including president Vučić;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 192 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets the lack of progress on media freedom, abusive language, intimidation and even hate speech, including from the members of the ruling parties, whose responsibility to act with respect towards all the representatives of the media is the highest in this regard; urges Serbian authorities to take immediate measures to guarantee freedom of expression and media independence;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 196 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Condemns all verbal attacks, hate speech and intimidation campaigns, including targeted pressure against European politicians by Serbian officials and the pro-government media;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 198 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Notes with concern that the work of the civil society organisations takes place in an environment that is not open to criticism, with some CSO-s coming under particular pressure and intimidation from the government and the media close to the ruling party; urges the authorities to enable an atmosphere conductive to the work of all civil society organisations as soon as possible;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 200 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Urges the authorities to fully clarify the situation with the investigation of CSOs and journalists for money laundering;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 209 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Condemns the incidents of disproportional use of police force during the July 2020 protests, which deserve particular attention of the authorities; invites the Serbian authorities to properly investigate all cases in which the police has overstepped its authority;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 214 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the legal and institutional framework for upholding human rights is broadly in place and calls for its more effective implementation, with particular regard to the most vulnerable groups in society, includingsuch as national minorities, in the areas of educationcluding Roma community, in the areas of education, health, employment, housing, use of minority languages, adequate representation in public administration and the judiciary;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 224 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. TNotes with concern the high rate of women and children victims of violence and domestic violence; takes notes of Serbia’s efforts to fight violence against women and children and domestic violence; stressurges, however, that implementation and improvements are needed;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 235 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the need for protection of LGBTI rights; calls for more adequate responses from the authorities to hate speech and hate-motivated crimes; stresses the importance for all institutions to support the preparation of EuroPride 2022 and ensure the safety of all participants;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 238 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the government to legally regulate same-sex unions according to relevant jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 240 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Commends the strong female representation in the new government, in the hope that it will lead to the meaningful and substantive promotion of the human rights and political liberties not only of women but also of other vulnerable groups; welcomes the representation of national minorities in the parliament;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 246 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. WelcomesTakes note of Serbia’s engagement in regional cooperation initiatives, despite lack on tangible positive developments; encourages Serbia to sustain and advance its efforts at all levels aimed at reconciliation and strengthening good neighbourly relations; invites Serbia to fully implement bilateral agreements with neighbouring countries and to improve the resolution of outstanding issues with its neighbours, in particular border demarcation, succession, the return of cultural property and the opening archives of Yugoslavia;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 263 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo is a priority and a precondition for EU accession; calls for active and constructive engagement in the EU-facilitated dialogue led by the EU Special Representative seeking a comprehensive and legally binding agreement, in accordance with international law; reiterates its call to move forward with the full implementation, in good faith and in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reached; reiterates its call to the authorities to refrain from using inflammatory language towards the citizens of Kosovo of Albanian ethnicity;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 274 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the importance of regional cooperation on war crimes and missing persons, including of recognising and respecting court verdicts on war crimes, rejecting hate speech and the glorification of war criminals, and supporting domestic prosecutors in bringing perpetrators to justice; calls on Serbian authorities to adopt and implement the measures that would address and help resolve these recurring issues;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 295 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on Serbia to increase the sustainability of its energy sector by diversifying its energy sources and moving towards renewables while at the same time adopting the necessary measures to preserve and protect environmentally sensitive areasand less polluting fuels to ensure compliance with its indicative trajectory while at the same time removing all non-compliant coal subsidies and converting the existing coal-based or petroleum products based district heating into a high efficiency cogeneration-and renewables-based system ; encourages Serbia to step up the monitoring of the implementation and the enforcement of the National Emission Reduction Plan;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 305 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Urges the authorities to ensure alignment with EU standards and policy objectives on climate protection and environment, in order to facilitate the transition to a circular economy; encourages Serbia – in particular in light of the Sofia Declaration on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans – including, but not limited to the introduction of carbon emissions pricing, update of energy efficiency legislation, the development and adoption of an integrated National Energy and Climate Plan, in order to facilitate the transition to a circular economy and adopting the necessary measures to preserve and protect environmentally sensitive areas; encourages Serbia to finalise the reforms of the national electricity and gas sectors by ensuring in particular unbundling of the system operators and to work on regional connectivity and the completion of the regional energy market in electricity and natural gas;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 315 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Reiterates the importance of alignment with the EU common foreign and security policy (CFSP), which must progressively become an integral part of Serbia’s foreign policy; notes that the alignment rate has been falling in recent years, rather than increasing; notes that the highest government officials continue to make occasional statements that call into question Serbia’s foreign policy orientation;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 323 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Reminds that moving the Embassy of Serbia of Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would go against the position of the European Union on the Two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine dispute;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 351 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Takes note of Serbia’s decision to sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union in October 2019; expects Serbia, however, to align with EU trade policy; regrets that Serbia is still not a member of the World Trade Organisation;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 365 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Expresses concern over Serbia’s increasing dependence on defence equipment and technologies from the People’s Republic of China, including a mass surveillance system of cameras in Belgrade, and the insufficient transparency of the security sector’s public procurement practices; continues to be concerned about Serbia’s close political and military cooperation with Russia;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 379 #

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Calls onfor the Council to fine-tunefuture Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) to contain both, incentives and conditionality in the future Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III); considers it essential that IPA III supports further strengthening of the fundamental values and good governance and is discontinued in cases of systemic threats to the Union’s interests and values; believes that the principle of the reversibility of the accession process under the renewed methodology should also be clearly reflected in the pre- accession financing; reiterates that the scale of financial assistance should match the goal of SerbiaKosovo’s European perspective;
2020/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 12 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the EU Member States to systematically integrate gender mainstreaming and an intersectional perspective into the EU’s foreign and security policy; and to make gender equality an explicit goal of the EU external action; calls for the experiences of women and girls facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and marginalization - based on their age, gender, ethnicity, religion, socio- economic and legal status, ability, sexual orientation and gender identity - to be put at the heart of policy-making, and draw on their unique and diverse experiences;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the EU Member States to systematically integrate gender mainstreaming into the EU’s foreign and security policy; calls on the EEAS and the European Commission to implement gender budgeting;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 22 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need of implementation of the “EEAS Strategy on Gender and Equal Opportunities for the period 2018-2023”;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 25 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the VP/HR to make substantial and highly visible progress on gender equality in terms of leadership and management, staffing, training, financial resources and organisational hierarchy; calls in this regard for mandatory training on gender equality; calls for better gender balancing when it comes to the EU external representation, in particular calls for gender equality to be taken into consideration for the nomination of future Heads of EU Delegations and EU Special Representatives;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 28 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the VP/HR to make substantial and highly visible progress on gender equality in terms of leadership and management, staffing, training, financial resources and organisational hierarchy; calls in this regard for mandatory training on gender equality; underlines the need of incorporating gender-related aspects in the training of staff of the EU diplomatic services;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 34 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the annual budgetary procedures applied for the upcoming MFF, including external financing through and the Neighbourhood, Development, and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) III to integrate a gender-responsive perspective; calls for gender-responsive budgeting and obligatory requirements for gender impact assessments in the NDICI and IPA III regulations, as part of a general ex-ante conditionality to inform programming, in accordance with European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) guidance, the EU Gender Action Plan and OECD DAC criteria requirements;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 48 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the Heads of EU Delegations abroad have a formal responsibility to ensure that gender equality is mainstreamed throughout all aspects of the Delegation’s work and are required to report on it; further calls on the VP/HR to ensure that there is one full-time gender focal point in the EU Delegations; deplores the fact that there are no women among the new Deputy Secretaries- General appointed by VP/HR;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 49 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the Heads of EU Delegations abroad have a formal responsibility to ensure that gender equality is mainstreamed throughout all aspects of the Delegation’s work and that gender equality issues are regularly raised in political dialogues with government counterparts, and are required to report on it; further calls on the VP/HR to ensure that there is one full-time gender focal pointadvisor in the EU Delegations;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 51 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates that only 22 out of 176 employees in the European Union Military Staff (EUMS) are female, of which 12 serve as secretaries or assistants;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 52 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that the European Commission announced in its Gender Equality Strategy 2020-20251a its objective to reach gender balance of 50% at all levels of its management by the end of 2024; urges the VP/HR to start implementing Commission’s recommendations in this regard; __________________ 1ahttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2020%3 A152%3AFIN
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 59 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that not a single one of the 12 civilian CSDP missions is headed by a woman; calls on the VP/HR to draw up a gender equality strategy for CSDP missions with specific targets, for both leadership and personnel;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 60 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that not a single one of the 12 civilian CSDP missions is headed by a woman; calls on the VP/HR to draw up a gender equality strategy for CSDP missions with specific targets;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 76 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that developing and using gender analysis and the systematic integration of a gender perspective constitutes one of the foundations of effective and lasting conflict prevention and resolution; stresses for the recognition of the significant role women and girls play in achieving sustainable peace; calls for the safe, meaningful and inclusive participation of women and girls from the grassroots level to peacebuilding, post- conflict reconstruction, governance and institution building actions;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 87 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the eradication of female genital mutilation and the eradication of gender-based violence to be systematically addressed in the EU political dialogues with third countries; stresses that gender- based violence against women and girls must keep being a political priority for the EU in its external action; urges the EU to exercise all possible leverage for the perpetrators of mass rapes in warfare to be reported, identified, prosecuted and punished in accordance with international criminal law;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 89 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Regrets that no explicit reference to gender equality and women’s rights is made in the European Commission’s joint communication on an EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020- 2024; calls for the revision and update of the EU Guidelines on violence against women and girls and combatting all forms of discrimination against them;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 92 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the EU to put the ratification of the Istanbul Convention high on the agenda of its Political Dialogue with the Council of Europe (CoE) partner countries; welcomes the invitation from the Committee of Ministers of the CoE to Kazakhstan and Tunisia to accede to the Convention as the first non-member states, encouraging other countries to express their interest to accede too;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 106 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the EU needs to take decisive action to counter the global backlash against women’s rights and gender equality; calls on all external funds and programmes to have a significant share earmarked for gender equality purposes; calls in particular for financial support to female human rights defenders and to women’s civil society organisations, especially for capacity- building actions;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 107 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Acknowledges the key role of civil society organisations and in particular women’s rights organisations and women human rights defenders in supporting the implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan and the EU Strategic Approach to Women Peace and Security and its Action Plan; calls on the European Commission to strengthen the involvement of civil society organisations in the formulation of the third Gender Action Plan and in its implementation in partner countries;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 111 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the VP/HR and the EU Member States to include references to UNSC resolution 1325 and follow-up resolutions in CSDP-related Council decisions and mission mandates, and to make sure that all CSDP missions and operations have an annual action plan on how to implement the objectives of GAP III and the EU Action Plan on WPS; calls for gender analysis to be put in place for new CSDP instruments, including the European Defence Fund and the proposed European Peace Facility;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 116 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for specific earmarked funding on gender equality in the framework of the proposed NDICI regulation and the IPA III regulation, and for reduced administrative constraints to allow access to funding for local and small CSOs and especially WCSOs;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 117 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines the necessity of ensuring that automated decision-making methods, including AI algorithms in the area of EU’s foreign and security policy, are void of profiling biases, especially based on gender;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 136 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the European Commission and the EEAS to use the accession negotiations as a leverage to foster gender equality in the candidate countries;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 140 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the EEAS that its development cooperation policy and humanitarian aid action supports women’s economic empowerment and women and girls’ rights in partner countries; calls for the improvement of the reporting of EU funding for gender equality allocated and disbursed in partner countries through the EU GAP III;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 145 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on particular attention to be paid to the situation of women and girls on the move, on migration routes or camps, specifically calls for their access to WASH, SRHR and maternal health;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 146 #

2019/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the EEAS to promote and support the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in all EU trade and investment agreements, and to ensure that it specifically foresees the commitment to promote gender equality and women empowerment; calls as well for provisions to be included in these trade agreements ensuring that their institutional structures guarantee periodical compliance reviews, substantial discussions and the exchange of information and best practices on gender equality and trade, through among others, the inclusion of women and experts on gender equality at all levels of the administrations concerned, including trade negotiating teams, joint committees, expert groups, domestic advisory groups, joint consultative committees and dispute settlement bodies;
2020/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2019/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
– having regard to the Charter of the United Nations and the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
2019/11/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2019/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to its recommendation of 15 November 2017 to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the Eastern Partnership, in the run-up to the November 2017 Summit,
2019/11/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 88 #

2019/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that multilateralism is at the centre of the EU’s efforts to prevent and solve conflicts based on the norms and principles of international law, UN Charter and OSCE 1975 Helsinki Final Act;
2019/11/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 200 #

2019/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that if/when Brexit takes place, Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, as the leading committee responsible for political relations with third countries, should be given all the necessary information by the EU executive to enable it, together with all other competent committees, to scrutinise, on behalf of the Parliament, the negotiation process in line with Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) and to provide timely input on the future agreement(s) with the United Kingdom, which will require Parliament’s consent; stresses the importance of future cooperation between the European Union and the United Kingdom in the area of the CFSP and the CSDP and recognises the need to find creative solutions;
2019/11/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 239 #

2019/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages the EU to further prioritise conflict prevention and mediation; underlines that this approach delivers a high degree of EU added value in political, social, economic and security terms; recalls that conflict prevention and mediation activities help to assert the presence and credibility of the EU on the international scene; highlights Parliament’s valuable contribution in the field of mediation and dialogue, especially in the Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership countries, and calls for the further development of interinstitutional cooperation on mediation; welcomes the EU's increased role in conflict resolution and confidence building in the framework or in support of existing agreed negotiating formats and principles, and calls for the further development of interinstitutional cooperation on mediation, based on the norms and principles of international law, UN Charter and OSCE 1975 Helsinki Final Act;
2019/11/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 297 #

2019/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Urges the Member States to fully comply with the Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on the control of arms exports and to impose an arms embargo to Turkey following its illegal invasion to Northern Syria and its illegal actions in the Eastern Mediterranean and especially within the exclusive economic zone and territorial waters of the Republic of Cyprus;
2019/11/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 302 #

2019/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates its call to explore the establishment of a European Security Council that would improve the decision- making process and lead to more effective intergovernmental cooperation in this field;deleted
2019/11/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #

2019/2064(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the EEAS to implement gender budgeting in all public expenditure;
2019/12/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #

2019/2064(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Recalls that gender mainstreaming is the (re)organisation, improvement, development and evaluation of policy processes, so that a gender equality perspective is incorporated in all policies at all levels and at all stages, by the actors involved in policy-making;
2019/12/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 11 #

2019/2064(DEC)

3. Notes the remaining gender and geographical imbalances within the EEAS staff, despite positive trends in recent years; reiterates the importance of ensuring a balanced distribution of staff in terms of gender and geographical origin within different categories and grades, particularly at middle and senior management levels; highlights the fact that only the improvement of the geopolitical and gender balance in the EEAS can assure our European ownership of foreign action; points also to the overrepresentation of Member States’ diplomats among Heads of Delegation; calls for further efforts to address these imbalances;
2019/12/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2019/2064(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the importance of the flagship project of the European External Action Service’s East StratCom Task Force - EU vs. Disinfo in the fight against disinformation, propaganda and foreign influence on our geopolitical scene.
2019/12/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #

2018/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to its recommendation of 15 November 2017 to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the Eastern Partnership, in the run-up to the November 2017Summit1a, _________________ 1a P8_TA(2017)0440
2019/01/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 39 #

2018/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas cooperation is necessary with regional organisations, such as the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and its 1975 Helsinki Final Act, which among others stipulates the principles of the non-use of force, territorial integrity of states, equal rights and self-determination of peoples, play a key role in conflict prevention and mediation;
2019/01/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
— having regard to its previous resolutions on Turkey, in particular those of 24 November 2016 on EU-Turkey relations1 , of 27 October 2016 on the situation of journalists in Turkey2 , and of 8 February 2018 on the human rights situation in Turkey3 , _________________ 1 2 3[3] and of 13 November 2014 on Turkish actions creating tensions in the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus, _________________ 1 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0450. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0450. 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0423. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0423. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0040.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
— having regard to the Presidency conclusions of 13 December 2016 and the Council Conclusions of 26 June 2018, and to the previous relevant Council and European Council conclusions,
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
— having regard to the declaration issued by the European Community and its Member States on 21 September 2005, including the provision that the recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the negotiations, and to the need for Turkey to proceed to the normalization of its relations with all Member States and to fully implement the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement towards all MS, by removing all obstacles to the free movement of goods, withoutincluding restrictions orn means of transport, without prejudice and discrimination,
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 14 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Fact-finding Visit by the Committee on Petitions to Famagusta, Cyprus (07-08.05.2018),
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 15 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
— having regard to Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which states that the contracting parties undertake to abide by the final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in any case to which they are parties, and to the obligation of Turkey to implement all judgements of the European Courts,
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 18 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to Council of Europe Resolution 1625(2008) regarding property and inheritance rights of the Greek Orthodox population and its foundations on the islands of Imvros and Tenedos,
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 20 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian genocide,
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 24 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
— having regard to the Commission recommendation of 21 December 2016 for a Council dDecision authorising the opening of negotiations with Turkey on an aAgreement on the extension of the scope of the bilateral preferential trade relationship and on the modernisation of the Customs Union, as well as the Council Conclusions of 26 June 2018 stating that no further work towards the modernisation of the EU-Turkey Customs Union is foreseen,
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 63 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes with concern that following the introduction of the state of emergency, the asylum applications from Turkish citizens has risen dramatically, resulting in Turkey being the fifth country of origin for asylum applications in EU Member States according to the European Asylum Support Office; underlines that in September 2018 more than 16.000 applications were still waiting a first instance decision;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 89 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Deplores the fact that the Venice Commission recommendations on the status of religious communities in Turkey have yet to be implemented; reiterates its call on Turkey to respect the importance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians all over the world, to recognise its legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarch; stresses the need to eliminate restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of clergy, to allow the reopening of the Halki Seminary and lift all obstacles for its proper functioning;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 97 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Regrets the fact that the Treasury has appealed favourable decisions for restitution of properties according to the Law on Foundations and most of the appeals against rejected claims are pending either before local courts or at ECHR; calls for the publication of the new electoral regulation for non Muslim foundations, following its annulment in 2013 which has created serious problems to proper administration of these foundations; recalls the need for Turkey to fully implement all recommendations of the Council of Europe Resolution 1625(2008) with particular emphasis on the restitution property rights of the Greek Orthodox population and its foundations on the islands of Imvros and Tenedos, as well as inheritance rights and adopt all necessary positive discrimination measures for assisting the repatriation of all minority families who wish to return to the islands; welcomes the opening in 2017 of the Greek minority pre-school on the island of Imvros preceded by the opening of the primary school in 2013 and of the high school in 2015 which constitute a positive step towards the preservation of the bicultural character of the islands;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 133 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Deplores the fact that under the 2011/2012 Instrument for Pre- Accession (IPA) programme, the EU financed the acquisition of Cobra II armoured surveillance vehicles, which are now stationed both in Turkish –Syrian and Turkish Greek borders and calls the Commission to closely monitor the use of the equipment bought under EU programmes;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 154 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Condemns the continued arrest of Selahattin Demirtas, opposition leader and presidential candidate; pledges to continue to follow his case very closely and calls for his immediate and unconditional release; expectscalls on Turkey to fully implement the decision of the European Court of Human Rights to deliver without dwhich ordered to immediatelay its final judgement in the caserelease him from prison;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 174 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, taking all of the above into account andTaking all of the above into account, calls on the Commission and the Council of the European Union, in accordance with the Negotiating Framework, to formally suspend the accession negotiations with Turkey till Turkey complies with the Copenhagen criteria and fully implement its contractual obligations towards all MSs, including the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement vis-à- vis the Republic of Cyprus; remains, however, committed to democratic dialogue with Turkey; asks the Commission to use, during the formal suspension of negotiations, all funds available under IPA II and the future IPA III to support, through a dedicated envelope directly managed by the EU, Turkey’s civil society, and to increase opportunities for people-to-people contacts, academic dialogue, access for Turkish students to European universities and media platforms for journalists;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 182 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that while the EU accession process was at its start a strong motivation for reforms in Turkey, there has been a stark regression in the areas of the rule of law and human rights during the last few years; recalls that Parliament repeatedly called for the opening of Chapter 23 on Judiciary and Fundamental Rights and Chapter 24 on Justice, Freedom and Security at a time whe and repeats its calls on the Turkish government had pledged to conduct serious reforms; regrets deeply that the accession instruments could not be used to the fullest extent owing to a continued blockage by the Council;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 192 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the European Council for a EU embargo on arms sales to Turkey as a response to its expansionary and repressive policy outside of Turkey;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 199 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. BelievStresses that a door should be left openprerequisite for the modernisation and upgrading of the 1995 Customs Union between the EU and Turkey, to include relevant areas such as agriculture, services and public procurement, which currently are not covered; recalls that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States and that Turkey is an important growth market for the EU; believes that the upgrade would provide a valuable opportunity for democratic conditionality, positive leverage and the possibility of a roadmap where upgrading the Customs Union would go hand in hand with concrete commitments by Turkey on democratic reformis that Turkey proceeds to the full, effective and non-discriminatory implementation of the existing Customs Union vis-à-vis all MS, including the Republic of Cyprus; believes further that the upgradinge of the Ccustoms Uunion wcould provide an important opportunity for policy dialogue on climate change as well as on labour rights in Turkey; calls on the Commission to start preparatory work for the upgrading of the Customs Union as soon as the Turkish Government indicates its readiness for serious reformsReminds that EU trade agreements shall always be in line with EU principles on human rights, democracy and the rule of law;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 233 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that visa liberalisation is of great importance for Turkish citizens, particularly for students, academics, business representatives, and people with family ties in EU Mmember Sstates; encouragescalls on the Turkish Government to fullywithdraw unilateral declarations and to fully and in a non-discriminatory manner comply with the 72 criteria identified in the visa liberalisation roadmap, towards all MSs; stresses that the revision of Turkey’s anti- terrorism legislation is a key condition forto ensuring fundamental rights and freedoms, and that visa liberalisation willcould be possible once all the criteria have been met; fully and effectively met, in a non- discriminatory manner, towards all MS, including cooperation on JHA issues and non-discriminatory access to the Turkish territory for the citizens of all EU Member States;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 251 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the important role played by Turkey in responding to the migration crisis resulting from the war in Syria; takes the view that Turkey’s population has shown great hospitality by offering shelter to more than 3 million Syrian refugees; calls on the EU and its Member States to keep their promise regarding a large-scale resettlement, and to ensure adequate financial resources for the long-term support of Syrian refugees in Turkey; is concerned that the European Court of Auditors on its last report on 13 November 2018 noted that Turkey refused to share information with the EU auditors regarding the details of the expenditures about the spending of €1.1 billion granted by the EU to Turkey to help Syrian refugees and calls on the Commission to put pressure on Turkish government to make the data on the beneficiaries available before granting the next tranche of the assistance, as per Court’s recommendation;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 257 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the important role played by Turkey in responding to the migration crisis resulting from the war in Syria; takes the view that Turkey’s population has shown great hospitality by offering shelter to more than 3 million Syrian refugees; calls on Turkey to implement fully and effectively the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement and to relaunch without further delay the implementation of the bilateral readmission protocol with Greece; calls on the EU and its Member States to keep their promise regarding a large-scale resettlement, and to ensure adequate financial resources for the long- term support of Syrian refugees in Turkey;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 269 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Turkish government to cooperate with relevant international organizations, especially the Council of Europe, to respect and fully implement the legal obligations which it has entered into, concerning the protection of cultural heritage, and, in particular, to draw up in good faith an integrated inventory of Greek, Armenian, Assyrian and other cultural heritage that was destroyed or ruined in the course of the last century; calls on Turkey, to prevent and combat illicit trafficking and the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage within Turkey and the occupied part of Cyprus;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 275 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on Turkey to further align its foreign policy with that of the EU in accordance with the provisions of the Negotiating Framework;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 278 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls on the Turkish Government to halt its plans for the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant; points out that the envisaged site is located in a region prone to severe earthquakes, hence posing a major threat not only to Turkey, but also to the Mediterranean region; requests, accordingly, that the Turkish Government join the Espoo Convention, which commits its parties to notifying and consulting each other on major projects under consideration that are likely to have a significant adverse environmental impact across boundaries; asks, to this end, the Turkish Government to involve, or at least consult, the governments of its neighbouring countries, such as Greece and Cyprus, in relation to any further developments in the Akkuyu venture;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 279 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Urges Turkey to proceed to a normalization of its relations with Armenia by establishing diplomatic relations without preconditions and calls for the opening of the borders which can lead to the improvement of their relations, with particular reference to cross border cooperation and economic integration; is of the opinion that the recognition of the Armenian genocide by Turkey would represent an important step to come to terms with its past and thus to pave the way for genuine reconciliation between the Turkish and Armenian peoples;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 286 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Stresses that Turkey needs to commit itself unequivocally to good neighbourly relations, according to international agreements, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which is part of the EU acquis, the United Nations Charter and having recourse, if necessary, to the International Court of Justice; underlines that recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the accession process;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 287 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Calls on Turkey to cooperate with relevant international organizations, especially the Council of Europe, in preventing and combatting illicit trafficking and the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage within Turkey and the occupied part of Cyprus;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 289 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18 d. Reiterates its call on Turkey to comply with the EU declaration issued on September 21, 2005 and to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus, regrets that Turkey has still not made progress towards the normalization of its relations with the Republic of Cyprus; reiterates that recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the accession process, of Customs Union and of every agreement between the EU and Turkey and calls for progress without any further delay;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 290 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18 e. Recalls its position adopted in the report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy in 2017 about the importance of ensuring the coherence of EU policy as regards situations involving the occupation or annexation of territory; recalls, in this regard, that the immediate withdrawal of Turkish occupation forces and the full restoration of the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus, in line with the UNSC resolutions, should be the first step for achieving a long-term political solution, guaranteeing the well-being, security and democratic rights of all Cypriots;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 301 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the efforts by the UN to resume negotiations on the reunification of Cyprus; supports a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, international law and the EU acquis; reiterates its call on Turkey to commit and contribute to a comprehensive settlement, to beginimmediately withdrawing its troops from Cyprus, to transfer the sealed-off area of Famagusta to the UN, and to refrain from actions altering the demographic balance on the island; praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons; recognisVarosha to its lawful inhabitants in accordance with UNSC resolution 550 (1984) as an effort to pave the way for a democratic comprehensive settlement, and echoes the rightesults of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements concerning its exclusive economic zone; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes, and to refrain from any threat or action which might have negative effects on good neighbourly relationsFact-finding Visit by the Committee on Petitions to Famagusta; urges Turkey to refrain from actions altering the demographic balance on the island through its policy of illegal settlement;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 306 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Expresses concern about the rising tensions in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean which are not conducive to good neighbourly relations and undermine regional stability and security; urges the Turkish Government to end the repeated violations of Greek airspace and territorial waters, as well as Turkish military aircraft flights over Greek islands; condemns provocative acts and declarations by Turkish officials, especially the collision of a Hellenic Coast Guard vessel, co-financed with European funds by a Turkish patrol boat, inside the Greek territorial waters of the islets of Imia;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 308 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons and calls on Turkey to allow unconditional and full access to military zones and all relevant sites and to provide relevant information from its military and other archives, thus maximising the effectiveness of the excavations conducted by the CMP;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 314 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Underlines the lawful right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements concerning its exclusive economic zone, explore and exploit its natural resources and reiterates its calls on Turkey to show restraint, to refrain from any further threat or action and to respect Cyprus’ sovereignty over its territorial sea and Cyprus’ sovereign rights in its exclusive economic zone; expresses serious concern over Turkey's renewed threats and provocations; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with the United Nations Charter, and to refrain from any threat or action which might have negative effects on good neighbourly relations;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 316 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Reiterates its regret that the casus belli threat declared by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1995 against Greece has not yet been withdrawn and it is repeated occasionally by Turkish Officials;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 317 #

2018/2150(INI)

19 c. Calls on Turkey to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which has been signed and ratified by the EU and its 28 Member States, without further delay; reiterates its call on Turkey to respect the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Member States over their territorial sea and airspace and their lawful right to enter into bilateral agreements and to explore and exploit natural resources in accordance with the EU acquis and international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 318 #

2018/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19 d. Reiterates relevant ECtHR decisions and calls on the Turkish Government to immediately stop the violation of the human rights of the Cypriot citizens and stop depriving them of the enjoyment and exercise of their property, religious and other human rights stemming from the constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus and the acquis communautaire, as well as the fundamental principles and values of the EU;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFET
Amendment 5 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR International Election Mission, published on 8 October 2018,
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 11 #

2018/2148(INI)

A. whereas the EU remains committed to BiH’s European perspective and to its territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity; whereas the country's EU membership application represents a strategic choice and a commitment to advance towards the EU;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 12 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the Commission is preparing its opinion on BiH’s application for EU membership; whereas BiH, making use of the coordination mechanism on EU matters, elaborated and submitted its replies to the Commission’s questionnaire on 28 February 2018 and; whereas BiH received more than 600 follow-up questions on 20 June 2018;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 14 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU accession process requires political will and join efforts by all state holders in the country, as well as institutions that are able to deliver at all levels; whereas the opinion of the Commission will analyse functionality- related issues and screen the legal framework for compatibility with the EU acquis, suggesting eventual constitutional and other necessary reforms; whereas the more BiH will come closer to the EU, the more the need for constitutional reform, aimed at enhancing functionality and ensuring human rights protections, will become pressing; whereas, so far, the political leadership of the country has been unable or unwilling to remedy the related shortcomings in the BiH constitution;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the submission of BiH’s answers to the Commission’s questionnaire; calls on BiH to respond to the follow-up questions, which are more of a technical nature, in a timely manner in order to contribute to the Commission’s opinion on the application for EU membership;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 32 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned about the marked slowdown in the pace of reforms due to disagreements between parties and the pre- electoral campaign that started very early and was marked by divisive and ethno- nationalist rhetoric of prominent political figures on all sides; stresses that the declared commitment of the BiH authorities to the European path must be matched by consistent implementation of reforms stemming from the Reform Agenda and translated into concrete results, to the benefit of citizens; regrets that, apart from the adoption of the countrywide strategies in the field of the energy, environment and rural development, and of some importandifficult reform measures, such as the amendments to the Law on Excise Duties necessary for ensuring IMF and EBRD funding, no substantial progress has been achieved;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 39 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that nationalistic and ethnic rhetoric once again dominated the electoral campaign and continues to characterise the political discourse in the country; calls for proper communication of EU integration process also as a project for reconciliation and development of a political culture based on compromise and mutual understanding;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 44 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that no compromise has been reached with regard to changes to the electoral legislation required to implement the Constitutional Court decision in the Ljubić case on the election of the members of the Federation House of Peoples; urges all political leaders to show responsibility and amend swiftly the electoral frameworkredefine a mechanism for the indirect election of the Federation House of Peoples, given that the previous provisions were ruled unconstitutional in the Ljubic case and then cancelled by Constitutional Court decision in July 2017; urges all political leaders to show responsibility, to avoid statements challenging the unity of the state, and to put aside their conflicting views in order to ensure smooth implementation of the results of the elections and proper functioning of all state institutions; stresses that holding credible elections and implementing the results is an essential feature of a well- functioning democracy, as well as a requirement for any country aspiring to join the EU;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 71 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the adoption of further countrywide strategies in areas such as energy, employment and public financial management, which will enable consistent implementation of reforms throughout the country, as well as access to further IPA funding; notes with satisfaction that the adoption of relevant countrywide strategies has allowed for additional IPA II funding in key areas, such as agriculture and rural development, environment and energy, under the recently revised Indicative Strategy Paper for the period 2014-2020; urges the adoption of a national programme for approximation of the country’s laws with the EU acquis, a legal requirement under the SAA and an indispensable means of preparing for EU accession;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 84 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores the fact that BiH remains in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights by not implementing the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić, Pilav and Šlaku cases, which allows overt discrimination between citizens in BiH in flagrant contradiction with EU values; recalls that the Commission should pay attention to this issue when preparing its opinion; stresses that, as in the case of any aspiring member of the EU, BiH is expected to progressively align its legal system with the requirements of the EU acquis regarding non-discrimination, and expects progress to be made on these essential issues in due course after the elections; insists that implementing these rulings must not affect further implementation of the Reform Agendalead to the elimination of any restriction on the right to stand based on ethnicity and residence or elimination of any restriction on the right to stand based on ethnicity and residence or due to a citizen′s choice not to affiliate with a constituent people; believes, therefore, that constitutional and electoral reform should go hand-in-hand;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 89 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the adoption of a renewed Reform Agenda, immediately after the formation of the new government in BiH, in order to resume the reform process and advance the European integration of the country; insists that effective conditionality should accompany EU financial support and that action plans and monitoring frameworks are developed by the EU Commission along the lines of the 20 principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, in order to realize the "new reinforced dimension for the Western Balkans", as stipulated in the 2018 Strategy for the Western Balkans;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 97 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for more effective measures to combat all forms of discrimination, in particular by adopting country-wide human rights and anti-discrimination strategies; regrets that there was no progress in addressing the ‘two schools under one roof’ issue; urges that decisive action be taken at all levels in order to find systemic solutions that will ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children; notes with concern the large pay gap between male and female employees, the fact that Bosnian women still experience barriers to participating fully in the labour market, and that one in four women in the country experience domestic violence; calls for more effective implementation of the legal provisions regarding equality between men and women and educational programmes fighting stereotypes in the society; urges that progress be made towards ensuring that the rights of persons with disabilities are respected, in particular by swiftly addressing the relevant UN recommendations; acknowledges the steps taken towards the legal protection of LGBTI persons but stresses that more needs to be done in order to prosecute violence and hate crimes against them, as well as to promote their social inclusion; is concerned that lack of coordination between different levels of authority and lack of funding continue to hamper effective protection of minorities and vulnerable groups, in particular Roma people;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 122 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the lack of progress on freedom of expression and the independence of the media; clearly rejects continued attempts to put political and financial pressure on the media; condemns the recurrent cases of intimidation, threats, and verbal and physical attacks against journalists; calls on the authorities to collect data on these cases, ensure swift investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators and promote an environment conducive to freedom of expression; reiterates its call for the independence and sustainable financing of the public broadcasters to be ensured and for more attention to the working conditions of journalists throughout the sector; deplores the fact that due to political obstruction a functional public broadcasting service, could not be established; renews its call for the transparency of media ownership to be ensured, notably through a dedicated law;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 135 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges that some progress has been made in establishing institutional mechanisms of cooperation between authorities and civil society organisations (CSOs) and in ensuring public financing for CSOs; reiterates its call for the adoption of a strategic framework of cooperation with civil society at all levels of governance; highlights, furthermore, the need to increase the involvement of the civil society in planning, monitoring, and implementing of the EU support programmes;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 140 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that action be taken to significantly improve track records in the area of prevention and repression of corruption, including measures to impose effective and deterrent sanctions; welcomes the long-awaited adoption of amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code that aim at improving this track record and calls on the Commission to follow closely their implementation; stresses that particular attention should be given to conducting effective checks on the financing of political parties and electoral campaigns and to improving public access to and oversight over the asset declarations of public officials, including those standing for election; calls for the GRECO recommendations to be addresses, notably those on political party financing and conflicts of interest; deems it essential for BiH to adopt a law on conflicts of interest in accordance with European and international standards;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 147 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Regrets the fact that authorities at all levels continue to disregard or reject binding decisions of the judiciary, including at the highest instance, recalling that such acts represent a serious challenge to the rule of law;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 150 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the further reduction in the backlog of war crime cases, the continued positive trend in the prosecution of war crime cases involving sexual violence and improvements in in-court victim and witness support; calls for prompt amendment of the national war crimes strategy, in order to ensure a more efficient distribution of cases between different levels of governance, along with new criteria and timelines for processing the most complex cases; notes with regret the decision by the Republica Srpska National Assembly to revoke its endorsement of the 2004 Srebrenica Commission Report and condemns statements from all sides that are glorifying war criminals;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 170 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Notes with concern the increasing number of migrants arriving in BiH lately and the lack of coordination between different government levels in responding to this situation; considers that the issue of migration should not be politicised; welcomes the EU humanitarian aid to address the increasing needs of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in the country and the adoption on 10 August 2018 of a special measure (worth €6 million) to support Bosnia and Herzegovina in managing the migration flows; believes that cooperation with neighbouring countries and the EU is essential in addressing this common challenge;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 173 #

2018/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Acknowledges that some progress has been made by BiH regarding economic development and competitiveness, but notes that the country is still at an early stage of establishing a functioning market economy and very little progress can be claimed in the social field; strongly believes that advancing socio-economic reforms should be a high priority up to the elections and beyondwith a view of improving the living conditions in the country and ensuring a more fair and sustainable welfare system, considering the fact that the country actually spends on average 4 to 5% of its GDP on non- contributory social transfers; notes that an increasingly number of young people is leaving the country in search for a better future abroad due to unemployment and lack of prospects created not only by the difficult economic realities but also the confrontational style of policy making;
2018/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 1 #

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the European Council conclusions of 19-20 June 2003 and The Thessaloniki Agenda for the Western Balkans,
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 80 #

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates its call on the Albanian authorities to effectively ensure the enforcement of property rights, which remains an important challenge for the country, while at the same time taking into account property registration, restitution and compensation; urges the Albanian authorities to adequately inform citizens about their rights and possibilities for enforcement of their claims; underlines the importance of an effective protection of property rights regime for guaranteeing the rule of law and an attractive business environment;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 86 #

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the additional steps taken to reinforce the protection of human rights, minority rights and anti- discrimination policies; insists that measures be taken to further improve the education, employment rates and living conditions for Roma, Egyptians and other ethnic minorities; encourages Albania to continue its efforts by adopting the necessary secondary legislation to the framework law on National Minorities, in line with European standards, ensuring the participation of all relevant stakeholders to its drafting; calls for the full implementation in practice of the principles and rights enshrined in the framework law, including the right to self- identification;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 118 #

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Albanian authorities to address the large informal economy; stresses that corruption, rule-of-law deficiencies and cumbersome regulatory procedures continue to deter investment; recalls that predictable regulatory and legislative framework, contract enforcement, legal certainty and the rule of law are of crucial importance in improving the business investment environment;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 158 #

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Commends Albania’s success in stemming the outflow of foreign fighters; welcomes the regional cooperation that has been achieved in countering potential terrorist threats; callsreiterates the need for further measures to disrupt financial flows aimed at financing terrorism and to effectively address online radicalisation;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 167 #

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes Albania’s participation in the Berlin Process, the Western Balkans Six initiative and other regional initiatives, and its contribution to strengthening the profile of the Regional Cooperation Council; welcomes Albania’s proactive role in promoting regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations with other enlargement countries and with neighbouring Member States; recalls that statements and actions which can negatively impact the good neighbourly relations should be avoided;
2018/09/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #

2018/2111(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that EU institutions should enhance efforts to ensure greater effectiveness of the electoral rights of Union citizens; highlights the fact that electoral laws in many Member States remain complex and urges the Commission to call on the Member States to actively uphold best practices which help citizens to vote in and stand for EU elections pursuant to Article 22(2) TFEU, including the publication of electoral laws one year before EU elections, the combating of fake news and the promotion of media pluralism, calls on the Commission to follow-up on the disenfranchisement of EU citizens living in another Member State and to propose concrete actions to protect their political rights;
2018/10/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 9 #

2018/2111(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that EU institutions should enhance efforts to ensure greater effectiveness of the electoral rights of Union citizens with the view to effectively tackle the problem of decreasing levels of voter turnout; highlights the fact that electoral laws in many Member States remain complex and urges the Commission to call on the Member States to actively uphold best practices which help citizens to vote in and stand for EU elections pursuant to Article 22(2) TFEU, including the publication of electoral laws one year before EU elections, the combating of fake news and any populist rhetoric, and the promotion of media pluralism;
2018/10/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 22 #

2018/2111(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Invites all European institutions to fight against the "blame Brussels" phenomenon by which Member States put the responsibility on the European Union for decisions they have taken themselves as members of the Council, calls on the Council for greater transparency in the decision-making processes;
2018/10/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 26 #

2018/2111(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers the exercise, pursuant to Article 22(1) TFEU, by Union citizens of electoral rights at municipal level to be a crucial corollary to the right to free movement and Union citizenship, and holds that participatory democracy at EU level would be rendered more effective were citizens first convinced of the effectiveness of political involvement in local communities; urges the Commission, in that regard, to further best practices in promoting higher voter turnout in municipal and local elections across the Union; recognises that the current situation by which citizens of some Member States lose their right to vote in national elections in their country of origin, while also not being entitled to vote in the national elections of their country of residence, must be addressed; This disenfranchisement of EU citizens is incompatible with their treaty right to "fully participate in the democratic life of the Union".
2018/10/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 31 #

2018/2111(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that freedom of movement for workers is one of the founding principles of the EU; calls on Member States to fully and effectively implement Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems in order to ensure the portability of social security benefits (e.g. state pensions, health insurance, unemployment benefits and family benefits) and consequently reduce barriers to labour mobility
2018/10/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 32 #

2018/2111(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Strongly recalls the predominant importance of a timely and effective enforcement of the rights of the European citizens deriving from the Treaties; reminds that the correct application of EU law is a shared responsibility of the Member States and the European institutions ; underlines in that respect the crucial role the Commission has to play as the Guardian of the Treaties in the implementation of the articles 258-260 TFEU;
2018/10/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 36 #

2018/2111(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges the Commission to faster its EU law enforcement policy by using all available tools mechanisms in order to bring a correct application of EU law closer to the citizens and reinforce their beliefs in the action of the European Union and its policies;
2018/10/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 48 #

2018/2111(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets the existing opt-outs from parts of the EU treaties by some Member States which undermine and generate de facto differences in citizens' rights that are intended to be equal under the EU Treaties
2018/10/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 57 #

2018/2111(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages Member States to give more space to political education on EU affairs, inter alia on EU citizens' rights, in their school curricula and to adapt teacher training accordingly
2018/10/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 61 #

2018/2111(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Member States to better inform EU citizens as to their rights and duties, and to facilitate entitlement to these rights being respected equally both in their country of origin and in any other Member State
2018/10/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 63 #

2018/2111(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recalls Article 1 of the TEU which provides that decisions should be taken as openly and as closely as possible to the citizen; democratic and transparent decision-making at European level is indispensable to increase citizens' trust in the European project and the EU institutions; fully endorses the European Ombudsman's recommendations on the transparency of the Council legislative process
2018/10/16
Committee: PETI
Amendment 5 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Condemns this situation and considers it unacceptable that, 13 years after the entry into force of the regulation, animals are still transported in violation of Regulation 1/2005 provisions in awful conditions in inadequate and overcrowded means of transport, which causes undue animal suffering and poses serious health risks to both animal and human health;
2018/09/21
Committee: PETI
Amendment 7 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) Highlights Council decision (2004/544/CE) to sign the European Convention on the Protection of Animals during International Transport, where transport can be any one of the following; between two Member States passing through the territory of a non-EU Member State, between Member State and a non Member State or, between two Member States directly
2018/09/21
Committee: PETI
Amendment 9 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on all Member States to ensure that journeys are planned and executed, from departure to destination, in line with EU animal welfare requirements, particularly in the case of extreme weather conditions, taking into account the different means of transport and the range of geographical conditions across the EU and third countries; stresses that other aspects come into play in the welfare of animals aside from the duration of the journey, such as proper loading and unloading, proper nutrition, the design and equipment of the vehicles and the number of animals loaded in the container unit
2018/09/21
Committee: PETI
Amendment 11 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point a (new)
(a) Expresses concern at the number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals both on land and sea, and calls for the monitoring of such practices to be stepped up; calls on the Commission to undertake research into how new and existing technology can be applied in livestock vehicles to regulate, monitor and register temperature and humidity, which are essential elements for controlling and protecting the welfare of specific categories of animals during transport, in line with EFSA recommendations;
2018/09/21
Committee: PETI
Amendment 20 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its call for the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to be limited to eight hours, with due consideration for loading and unloading times, and waiting times at borders, irrespective of whether this takes place on land or at sea; takes the view that many of the severe problems related to the lengthy transport of live animals, in particular from the EU to third countries, would be solved by a shift to the transport of meat or carcasses instead of live animals;
2018/09/21
Committee: PETI
Amendment 30 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to increase controls across the entire production chain in order to halt practices that infringe the Regulation 1/2005 and worsen the conditions for the transport of animals, such as allowing overstocked vehicles to continue their long journeys, or permitting control posts with inadequate facilities for resting, feeding and watering the transported animals to continue in use;
2018/09/21
Committee: PETI
Amendment 33 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Deplores the fact that compliance with the regulation in the case of transport outside the EU is still poor, in the vast majority of the cases, completely absent, despite the Court of Justice’s rulings requiring transporters to abide by its provisions for the entire duration of journeys with destinations in third countries; urges the Commission and the Member States to set up coherent data collection systems on the number of animals loaded at origin, on the number of animals arriving alive, sick or injured at the point of destination in third countries, on the inspections actually carried out, the journey times and the rest periods and on the authorisations of transporters and means of transport;
2018/09/21
Committee: PETI
Amendment 38 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Urgently calls on the Commission, in the light of these systematic enforcement issues, to establish effective monitoring of the compliance with the regulation at all levels in all Member States, to immediately launch the necessary investigations into possible breaches of the regulation, and to open infringement procedures against the Member States responsible, where appropriate.
2018/09/21
Committee: PETI
Amendment 41 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to take measures to increase cooperation and communication between the competent authorities in all Member States in order to raise better awareness and share the best practices with regard to animal welfare aspects by different stakeholders involved in transport of live animals.
2018/09/21
Committee: PETI
Amendment 32 #

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas for the purposes of decisions relating to the protection of human health orand the safety of humans, animals orand plants, the EU institutions, agencies and offices should be particularly citizen-friendlyfocused on citizens in their outlook and should properly address the public’s concerns regarding full transparency, independence and accuracy in the collection and evaluation of scientific evidence; whereas the scientific evidence and procedures used at EU level which led to the authorisations of, inter alia, genetically modified organisms, pesticides and glyphosate drew significant criticism and triggered a wide public debate;
2018/09/07
Committee: PETI
Amendment 40 #

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Congratulates Emily O’Reilly for her excellent work and constructive efforts to improve the quality of the EU’s administration and the accessibility and quality of the services it offers to citizens; reaffirms its strong support for the actions carried out by the Ombudsman for citizens and European democracy;
2018/09/07
Committee: PETI
Amendment 48 #

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of full transparency and full public access to the documents held by the EU institutions; highlights the Ombudsman’s structural work in bringing specific secretive practices to light by adopting a case-by- case approach and launching an increasing number of own-initiative enquiries;
2018/09/07
Committee: PETI
Amendment 55 #

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that citizens must be able to directly participate more directly in and follow in detail the decision-making process within the EU institutions, and have access to all the relevant information in order to fully exercise their democratic rights;
2018/09/07
Committee: PETI
Amendment 75 #

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to ensure full transparency and access to documents and information with regard to the EU Pilot procedures in relation to petitions received, and full transparency and full access to the EU Pilot and infringement procedures that have already ended;
2018/09/07
Committee: PETI
Amendment 101 #

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly believes that stricter moral and ethical rules and standards need to be applied throughout the EU institutions with a view to securing respect for the duty of integrity and discretion, as well as full independence from the private sector; considers that these rules and standards could be based on a legislative act;
2018/09/07
Committee: PETI
Amendment 5 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the number of petitions received was modest in relation to the total population of the EU; whereas this indicates that a portion of EU citizens make use of the right to petition; whereas however, more needs to be done to promote the right to petition the European Parliament;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 18 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas active participation is only possible provided there is a democratic and transparent process that enables Parliament and the Committee on Petitions to render its work citizen-friendly and comprehensiblemeaningful;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 21 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas petitions are a useful source of information with regard totools for detecting breaches of EU law and enable Parliament and other EU institutions to assess the transposition and application of EU law and its impact on EU citizens and residents;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 24 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas petitions often provide useful information in various EU policy areas to other parliamentary committees, also in relation to their legislative activities; whereas fulfilling the fundamental right to petition through an adequate treatment of petitions is a responsibility of the Parliament as a whole;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 26 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas each petition ishould be carefully assessed and dealt with; whereas the petitioner has the right to receive information on the decision on admissibility taken by the Committee that addresses their issue fully within a reasonable period of time;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 39 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T
T. whereas the Committee on Petitions considers the European Citizens’ Initiative an important instrumentnstrument of utmost importance of direct and participatory democracy, enabling citizens to become actively involved in the framing of European policies and legislation;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 44 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to the fundamental role of the Committee on Petitions as a bridge between EU citizens and the European institutions, through which EU citizens and residents can formally alert the European Parliament of cases of misapplication of EU law and bring their concerns and ideas to the attention of their elected representatives, thereby allowing for the timely examination and resolution of citizen requests wherever possible; Reminds the Commission that petitions offer a unique means to identify situations in which EU law is not upheld and to investigate such situations by means of the political scrutiny of the European Parliament;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 48 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that petitions constitute both an opportunity and a challenge for Parliament and other EU institutions to reconnect with EU citizens and to maintain dialogue with them, particularly if they are affected by the application of EU law and seek an effective and efficient redress mechanism;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 52 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights the vital role that the Committee on Petitions plays as a contact point where EU citizens and residents can submit their grievances, and where the requests of citizens are examined and treated within a reasonable timeframe;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 60 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for enhanced cooperation between the Commission and other EU institutions with Member States’ national, regional and local authorities on inquiries regarding the implementation of and compliance with EU law; underlines the need for more active cooperation with Member States’ representatives at committee meetings and for swifter follow- up on requests sent from the Committee; calls therefore for a strong commitment from all the authorities involved at national and European levels in handling and resolving petitions as a matter of priority;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 81 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Reminds the Commission that petitions offer a unique means to identify situations in which EU law is not upheld and to investigate such situations by means of political scrutiny of the European Parliament;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 88 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the role of protection of the Committee on Petitions within the EU framework of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; points to a workshop on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that took place at the committee meeting on 12 October 2017, which included the presentation of a study on inclusive education; calls on the European institutions to lead by example on this subject and to ensure that national authorities are correctly implementing, without delay, the legislation adopted in this field;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 96 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Urges the Commission to use properly its powers stemming from its role as Guardian of the Treaties as such a role is of utmost importance in the functioning of the EU with regards to the citizens and to the European legislators;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 105 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Stresses the important role of the SOLVIT network, which provides a means for citizens and enterprises to address concerns about possible breaches of EU law by public authorities in other Member States; calls on the Commission, and on the Member States, to promote SOLVIT in order to make it more helpful and visible to citizens; welcomes, in this regard, the Action Plan to reinforce the SOLVIT network published by the Commission in May 2017; calls on the Commission to report back to the European Parliament on the results of the Action plan to reinforce the SOLVIT network published by the Commission in May 2017;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 109 #

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls for a more focused and active press and communication service and a more active social media presence, making the work of the Committee more responsive to public concerns;
2018/10/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 1 #

2018/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard the 1975 Helsinki Final Act of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
2018/10/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 118 #

2018/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1 a (new)
- promoting the respect of international law, minority rights and fundamental freedoms, non-use of force, territorial integrity of states, equal rights and self-determination of people and peaceful settlement of disputes;
2018/10/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 124 #

2018/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
- a commitment to multilateralism, with the support of the UN system and regional organisations such s the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe at its core;
2018/10/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #

2018/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on Turkey to take all necessary steps towards fulfilling all its contractual obligations in a full, effective and non discriminatory manner towards all Member States. In this respect, Turkey shall ensure the full, effective and non discriminatory implementation of the Visa Liberalization Road Map and also of the said Agreement towards all Member States;
2018/06/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 25 #

2018/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that the level of protection resulting from the agreement should be essentially equivalent to the level of protection in EU law; In this respect, Turkey shall align its counter- terrorismlegislation and its personal data law legislation with EU acquis;
2018/06/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 52 #

2018/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Insists that the Agreement shall provide for an effective dispute settlement mechanism with respect to its interpretation and the full, effective and non-discriminatory implementation of the provisions of the Agreement towards all MS, so as to ensure that the parties implement/observe mutually agreed rules. The Agreement should provide the possibility of unilateral partial or full suspension of the Agreement in the event of infringement of its provisions, including the full and effective implementation of the Agreement to all Member States;
2018/06/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and the Council of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA,
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 5 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 5 October 2017 on prison systems and conditions (2015/2062(INI)),
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 6 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 3 May 2018 on media pluralism and media freedom in the European Union (2017/2209(INI)),
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 7 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 d (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 1 March 2018 on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2016 (2017/2125(INI)),
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 8 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 e (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 30 May 2018 on the implementation of Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime(2016/2328(INI)),
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 9 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 f (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2015 on the prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations (2015/2063(INI)),
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 10 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 g (new)
- having regard to the Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Combatting radicalisation and violent extremism: prevention mechanisms at local and regional level,
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 11 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 h (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism,
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 12 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 i (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe handbook for prison and probation services regarding radicalisation and violent extremism,
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 13 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 j (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditors Special report Tackling radicalisation that leads to terrorism: the Commission addressed the needs of Member States, but with some shortfalls in coordination and evaluation,
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 14 #
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 15 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas counter-terrorism measures and the protection of freedoms are not conflicting goals, but complementary and mutually reinforcing;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 16 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
-A a. whereas the Union is founded on the values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as on the principles of democracy and the rule of law; whereas acts of terrorism constitute one of the most serious violations of these universal values and principles;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 17 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)
-A b. whereas the EU should do the utmost possible to guarantee the wellbeing of its citizens who are endangered by terrorists; whereas Article 6 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights enshrines both the right to liberty and the right to security, which complement each other; so that wherever measures are taken to combat terrorism, the right to liberty must be safeguarded in all cases; whereas Article 10 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights ensures the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 18 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A c (new)
-A c whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights prohibits discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation; and recognises the right of people with disabilities to benefit from measures to ensure their independence, social and occupational integration, and participation in the life of the community; whereas the rights of persons with disabilities in the EU are also protected by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 22 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the security of one Member State is the security of all in the Union; whereas in the last two years the EU and the Member States have made progress in countering the threats posed by terrorism which require a holistic approach, articulating internal and external security and national and European coordination;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 27 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas national security is the sole responsibility of the Member States as laid down in Article 4(2) TEU and Article 73 TFEU but the European Union also has a necessary role to play in promoting the respect of democratic values including the rule of law and fundamental rights;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 41 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the diverse landscape of regional, national, EU and international actors in the field of terrorism with overlapping competences and insufficiently delineated mandates, the multitude of formal and informal fora for cooperation and exchange of information, as well as the division of competences between the different regional and national agencies, between law enforcement services and intelligence services and between the EU and the Member States, may give rise to difficulties with regard to the coordination and coherence of the response to the terrorist threat;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 48 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the Commissioner for Security Union is a valued actor in joining up the Commission’s policy development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; whereas the establishment of the position of Commissioner for Security Union policies signals the EU’s commitment to encouraging cooperation between Member States on issues of internal security while fully respecting the status of these matters as national competencies as laid down in the Treaand external security as well as to harmonise counter-terrorism legislation and ensure better cooperation between law enforcement and judicial authorities;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 59 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas of 88 legally binding counter-terrorism measures proposed from September 2001 to summer 2013 only a quarter were subject to impact assessments and only three to public consultation and in general the lack of public consultations and ex ante assessments were not compensated by ex post reviews or evaluations; whereas this ratio has improved in recent years and the most recent initiatives presented by the Commission in 2017 and 2018 were accompanied by the necessary justification; whereas with the Agenda on Better Regulation adopted in 2015 the Commission has also strengthened its policy on stakeholder consultation; whereas counter-terrorism measures have higher legitimacy and effectiveness when human rights organisations are involved in the policy-making phase;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 63 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the Commission’s Comprehensive Assessment of EU Security Policy mentioned incomplete implementation as onwell as the need to support Member States’ actions (risk assessment methodology, CBRN and soft target protection, crisis management) as some of the main challenges of the Security Union; whereas implementation is flawed without assessing the social and security impacts of internal and external action policies, namely in their cohesion and consistency with the purpose of countering terrorism and deterring the recruitment of terrorists;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 65 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the EU established in common position 2001/931/CFSP a list of persons, groups and entities involved in terrorist acts and subject to restrictive measures, namely the freezing of funds and other financial assets, as well as enhanced measures related to police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 73 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas in recent years the EU Member Stateterrorism has existed for many years across the world; whereas Europol reports thave suffered major terrorist attacks, perpetrated or inspired by jihadist groups such as Daesh or Al- Qaedat religious extremist- inspired attacks account for the highest number of casualties in recent years in EU Member States; whereas ethno-nationalist attacks account for the highest number of attacks; whereas far right, and far left and ethno-nationalist separatist extremismextremist violence are also matters of concern;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 97 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas the cross-border aspects of the terrorist threat call for a coordinated EU approach by offering cooperation and assistance in the form of capacity-building in third-countries;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 98 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas third countries are alleged to have financed Daesh and/or other extremist groups and provided them with military equipment and this needs to be further investigated;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 102 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas there hasmay been a change of strategy since the military collapse of Daesh in its territory, with a decline in numbers of those travelling to Syria and Iraq for terrorist purposes and jihadists and ‘sleeper-cells’ inside the EU being encouraged to carry out attacks in their home countries;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 105 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas Daesh and Al-Qaedalarge scale international terrorist organisations are financially self- reliant and whereas illicit trade in goods, firearms, oil, drugs, cigarettes and cultural objects, among other items, as well as trafficking in human beings, slavery, child exploitation, racketeering and extortion, have become means for terrorist groups to obtain funding; whereas the link between organised crime and terrorist groups constitutes a growing security threat; whereas EU Member States often underestimate the security threat by not effectively enforcing Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism EU directives and by not reforming the EU VAT system to prevent exploitation by terrorists and other organised crime; whereas these sources could enable the continued funding of future criminal activities by Al-Qaeda, as well as by Daesh following itsof large scale international territorial collapse in Syria and Iraqst organisations;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 117 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas repressive governance, failing social and economic conditions, such as high unemployment, inadequate education systems and sectarian domestic and foreign policy agendas in a number of countries of the Middle East and North Africa region created fertile ground for radicalisation and contributed to the terrorist threat;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 119 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas terrorists continue to use small arms and explosives and have increasingly resorted to ad hoc weapons such as vehicles, trucks and knifes; whereas recent attacks have been prepared thoroughly or carried out spontaneously by individuals weaponising common tools in low cost attacks against “soft targets”, aiming to cause a maximum number of random casualties among civilians;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 130 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas the return of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and their families poses particular challenges in terms of security and radicalis, rehabilitation and social reintegration; whereas child returnees pose specific problems as they can be both victims and potential perpetrators at the same time;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 132 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas the return of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and their families poses particular challenges in terms of security and radicalisation; whereas child returnees and women pose specific problems as they can be both victims and potential perpetrators at the same time;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 141 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas perpetrators of terrorist attacks in the EU very often include EU nationals, often second or third generation migrants, who have grown up in the Member States which they have attacked, as well as foreigners who may in some cases have resided for a significant time in the Member State targetare mainly EU nationals, who have been radicalised in the Member States which they have attacked;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 148 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R
R. whereas most migrants wish to seek a new life and integrate into our countries but a major terrorist threat can be created by relatively few people, and our open societies and open borders are vulnerable to abuse, with some terrorists making use of migrants’ and asylum seekers’ routes of access to European countries and exploiting the freedom of movement across Europe;deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 152 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
R a. whereas the percentage of suspects of terrorism has been close to zero among migrants and refugees who have been arriving in the EU, according to FRONTEX, EUNAVFOR/MED Sophia and other European security agencies;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 156 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S
S. whereas the flow of illegalsocial and cultural integration of migrants and refugees poses challenges to integration, which have already been exploited by extremists and could be further exploited in the futureEuropean societies and requires reinforced, specific and directed investment towards social inclusion, so that feelings of exclusion or alienation may not be exploited by extremists and terrorist recruiters;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 162 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T
T. whereas new forms of terrorism may be used for an attack, among them cyber-terrorism and the use of weapons of mass destruction; whereas the EU needs to strengthen its cybersecurity policy with more cooperation between the Member States in order to face this evolving challenge; whereas there is the precedent of a foiled attack involving the highly toxic biological agent ricin; whereas there are cases where Daeshterrorist groups hasve used or planned to use chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) materials, and shared via social media channels possible tactics and methods for attacks and targets;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 168 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
T a. whereas Member States have different strategies to respond to hybrid and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear-related threats and therefore different levels of preparedness;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 169 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T b (new)
T b. whereas the European Council on 28 June 2018 welcomed the Joint Communication on Europe’s Resilience to hybrid and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear-related threats, to identify areas where action should be intensified in order to further deepen and strengthen the EU’s essential contribution to addressing these threats, as well as urging Member States and the Commission to work together to fully implement the CBRN Action Plan as a matter of urgency;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 173 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U
U. whereas populism-fuelled political discourse regarding or invoking the terrorist threat can lead to polarisation within society;ies aiming at undermining democracy, social cohesion, respect for fundamental rights and human rights globally, thus playing into the hands and aims of terrorist organisations.
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 183 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Preventing and countering radicalisationviolent extremism
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 187 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital V
V. whereas the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) Centre of Excellence offers an important platform for the exchange of best practices among practitioners and law enforcement authorities and has contributed to the gathering of important knowledge in the field of preventing and countering radicalisationviolent extremism;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 190 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital W
W. whereas national strategies against radicalisation are importanta European strategy articulating national strategies against violent extremism is indispensable in terms of providing general frameworks for programmes at national and local level; whereas these strategies must be coherent and effective and must ensure sufficient financing for local authorities, vetted NGOs and civil society partnstakeholders so that these programmes can be implemented;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 196 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital X
X. whereas experts highlight the positive experience offered by a multi- agency approach, focusing on creating infrastructures that ensure the provision of early-stage support to those vulnerable to radicalisation and their families from different authorities and organisations across multiple levels and emphasising the supportive role of the police, thus strengthening the relationship;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 198 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Y a (new)
Y a. whereas measuring the effectiveness of preventive anti radicalisation actions is intrinsically difficult and requires close cooperation between the Commission, Member States, individual stakeholders and researchers as highlighted by an ECA special report;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 199 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Y b (new)
Y b. whereas the promotion of social inclusion and active promotion of democratic values contribute to mitigate the risk of radicalisation through practical measures to address violent extremist ideologies, poverty, discrimination and marginalisation, including the prevention of early school leaving and school exclusion, enhancing equality, social cohesion and encouraging active citizenship;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 200 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Z. whereas several European funds and programmes can be used for projects countering and preventing radicalisation at the European, national, regional and local levels; whereas the EU budget up to 2020 allocates EUR 314 million for anti- radicalisation projects; whereas there is no continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of those programmes;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 207 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
AA. whereas it is estimated that there are between 50 000 and 70 000 radicalised jihadists in the EU;deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 214 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AB
AB. whereas a violent radicalised discourse has been increasinglyis present in the territory of the EU, often in the form of books, teaching or audiovisual content, including satellite TV channels; whereas this discourse opposes Europeandemocratic values, undermines pluralism, promotes violence and intolerance against all other religions, is openly anti-Semitic, refuses equality between men and women, and rejects the science and education which have been promoted by Islam during centuries;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 221 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AC
AC. whereas there is a prevalence of Wahhabi and Salafist literature available in certain bookshops and online in Europe, leaving little alternative interpretation available to Muslim communities;deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 228 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AC a (new)
AC a. whereas violent radicalisation has generally its roots in marginalisation, conflicts of identity, experiences of injustice, discrimination and social exclusion;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 229 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AC b (new)
AC b. whereas some low-income neighbourhoods in European cities are facing mass unemployment, systematic breakdown in the rule of law and crime as well as poverty and discrimination, which are the breeding grounds for religious extremism and terrorism as they are able to offer the most vulnerable citizens a new meaning to their lives;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 236 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AD
AD. whereas throughout Europe significant numbers of cases of radical hate preachers have been documented; whereas the hate preachers often originate from outside the EU, while mosques may receive opaque funding from third countries;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 240 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AE
AE. whereas there are self-designated religious teaching centres propagating extremist ideas in the EU, in which youngsteminors, including young children, armay be exposed to a learning content based on anti-European democratic values and violent content; whereas radicalextremist organisations laying the ground for terrorist recruitment often exploit the vulnerabilities of young people by attracting them with social and cultural offers;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 245 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AF
AF. whereas Daesh’ssome large scale international terrorist groups have a sophisticated web communication strategy of marketing terrorism by glorifying it also offers alternative social and cultural opportunities to followers and design copied from the global ‘youth culture’ such as online gaming, and thus has a strong appeal to minors;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 254 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AG a (new)
AG a. whereas several recent investigations have shown that the internet and namely social media can play a role as a driver of radicalisation leading to violent extremism as well as a tool for xenophobic groups to disseminate hate speech and illicit content especially among young people;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 259 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AH a (new)
AH a. whereas combating radicalisation and violent extremism requires close and coordinated collaboration between all concerned actors, at all levels of governance (local, regional and national) as well as with civil society and the private sector;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 262 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AI
AI. whereas although major progress has been made with regard to removal of online terrorist content, the re is a need to scale up the companies’ engagementmovals are often not complete; whereas the removals are often not complete, removing the content from one website but leaving it on another belonging to the same company; whereas effective and comprehensive reporting by companies has to be improved is a need for a comprehensive and coordinated European approach in order to ensure consistency in policymaking and the resulting action, encompassing the fight against crime together with fundamental rights, privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, consumer protection and e- commerce, as well, an effective partnership approach and lawful information exchange between law enforcement agencies, judicial authorities, the ICT industry, internet service providers(ISPs), internet host providers (IHPs), social media companies, the banking sector and NGO;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 273 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AI a (new)
AI a. whereas illegal online content should be removed immediately on the basis of due legal process; whereas the role of ICT, ISPs and IHPs in ensuring the fast and efficient removal of illegal online content at the request of the responsible law enforcement authority, as well as, the irrespective reporting responsibilities should be highlighted;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 282 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AJ
AJ. whereas, in response to larger companies removing more content and doing so at a greater pace, Daesh isterrorist groups are increasingly using new and/or smaller platforms which are less suited to fast removal of terrorist material; whereas this diversification to smaller platforms makes additional technical support and sharing of best practices essential to enable, for example, the introduction of platform- agnostic automated tools, such as the database of hashhashing technologies which can identify online terrorist content with a high degree of accuracy;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 296 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AK a (new)
AK a. whereas an efficient penitentiary administration should receive adequate funding and staff to carry out its security and rehabilitation mission;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 297 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AK b (new)
AK b. whereas inhumane detention conditions and overcrowding can lead to increased radicalisation and expand the influence of violent extremist recruiters and can reduce the opportunities for rehabilitation;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 298 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AK c (new)
AK c. whereas penitentiary system regimes shall fully respect freedom of religion allowing inmates to practice their religion assisted by approved and adequately trained representatives of such religion or beliefs;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 305 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AL
AL. whereas retention of data, duly taking account of ECJ case law is an essential part of the investigative process; whereas police and judicial authorities usually rely heavily on communications data to successfully proceed with their casework; whereas in order for interoperability of information systems to reach its full potential, harmonised data retention regimes across the EU are vital; whereas the necessity of an appropriate data retention regime when it comes to the fight against terrorism duly taking account of ECJ case law was consistently raised during the work of the TERR Committee;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 312 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AM
AM. whereas the use of encryption by terrorists to protect their communications or stored data represents a considerableEuropean Parliament has repeatedly challenged for law enforcement, denying access to essential intelligence and evidence; whereasthe use of encryption becomes, particularly critical when even the responsible online service providers are unwilling or unable to decrypt the communicationin the case of data in transit, and not to undermine efforts to create encryption standards;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 325 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AN
AN. whereas there is a fragmented framework of existing systems, new systems in the process of development, proposals for future systems and proposals for reforms to address identified gaps and barriers still under negotiation; whereas this fragmented framework is the result of historical factors and a reactive approach in the proposal and adoption of new legislatione right balance needs to be struck between making the systems interoperable and the necessary fundamental rights safeguards;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 328 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AO
AO. whereas data about information exchanges show that a small number of countriMember States are responsible for a large proportion of available content in and searches of EU databases;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 329 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AP
AP. whereas there are a number of obstacles to the proper functioning of the information systems, such as a complete lack of or incomplete implementation, lack of knowledge of and/or sufficient training in the existing systems, and lack of sufficient resources or of an adequate material base and poor data quality in the information systems;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 336 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AS
AS. whereas several pilot projects are being implemented with the aim of overcoming the disadvantages of a decentralised EU PNR system; whereas there is a need for a quick reply to requests from passenger information units (PIUs) of other Member States, which may prove challenging as they are processed manually;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 347 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AV
AV. whereas the Commission proposals will only apply to centralised systems, leaving national and decentralised systems out of their scope, and therefore constitute only a first step in creating a comprehensive framework of interoperable information systems; whereas within the territory of one Member State there may be a multitudenumber of separate decentralised databases at federal, regional and local level, with different data inputs in different systems and complex procedures - or none at all - for the sharing or checking of the data by the relevant authorities at the different levels;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 350 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AW
AW. whereas the use of a common messaging format at EU level, such as a universal message format (UMF), will facilitate smoother exchange of data and information between parties within the scope of what is permissible under law and across interoperability systems; whereas establishing the need to use certain UMF fields for particular exchanges can contribute to the improvement of data quality in all of the systems across which messages are being exchanged; whereas the use of this common message format by Europol and Interpol should also be encouraged;
2018/09/18
Committee: TERR
Amendment 352 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AX
AX. whereas eu-LISA should establish automated data quality control mechanisms and procedures as well as common data quality indicators and minimum quality standards for data stored in the information systems; whereas the goal would be for the EU information systems and interoperability components to automatically identify apparently incorrect or inconsistent data submissions so that the originating Member State is able to verify the data and carry out any necessary remedial actions;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 364 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AZ
AZ. whereas adjusting the legal standards applying to information exchange between intelligence and law enforcement authorities is one of the main challenges that need to be addressed, especially since intelligence often concerns information on people who are not yet suspects in criminal investigations but belong to terrorist networks or are returning FTFs; whereas, however, this must not lead to any lowering of legal standards;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 384 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BC
BC. whereas the UK government has expressed its intention of leaving the EU on 29 March 2019; whereas the EU and the UK are highly interdependent in the area of security and counter-terrorism; whereas both should be able to continue to share, collect and analyse vital operational intelligence ith regard to the UK having access to many EU systems and databases for exchange of information (SIS II, PNR, Europol database, ECRIS, Eurodac); whereas even though the UK has exercised its right to opt-out of measures in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, it currently participates in many key EU legal instruments in the area of judicial cooperation in criminal matters (for example, European arrest warrant, European protection order, European investigation order); whereas transitional arrangements with the UK and agreements on the future relationship should be found as regard all pending proceedings for implementation of that legislation; whereas the Withdrawal Agreement should ensure a smooth transition regime and avoid, to the extent possible, operational gaps or obstacles reducing the fight against serious crime on a level equivalent to the current oneEuropean Union’s capacity to effectively fight organised crime and terrorism; whereas at the same time, it should be stressed that any transitional arrangement cannot be more advantageous than full membership and any participation by the UK in those systems and databases will not be possible without applying simultaneously the same data protection rules as those laid down in EU data protection instruments;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 395 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BD a (new)
BD a. whereas the Fundamental Rights Agency should review the proportionality and necessity of all Counter Terrorism legislation;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 406 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BH
BH. whereas mutual legal assistance (MLA) mechanisms are progressively being replaced by mutual recognition instruments as the latter help improve cross-border cooperation between competent authorities within the EU by speeding up and streamlining the procedures; whereas the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) Decision and the European Investigation Order (EIO) Directive areis an examples of mutual recognition instruments that haves been found by practitioners to be useful; whereas no evaluation of the effectiveness of new adopted and applied instruments tackling the issue of evidence gathering, including e-evidence, like the application of Directive 2014/41/EU on the European Investigation Order, has been provided by the Commission;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 413 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BK
BK. whereas close cooperation with online service providers (OSPs) is necessary when it comes to securing and obtaining electronic evidence at the request of the responsible law enforcement authority and based on due legal process, given its importance for investigating terrorist offences;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 422 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BL
BL. whereas the Schengen area without internal borders is only sustainable ifa fundamental achievement of the EU, whereby the external borders armust be effectively secured and protected and internal security measures are adopted to facethat in the field of internal security the risk of serious crimes are counteracted;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 437 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BO
BO. whereas on the basis of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) 1168/2011 and the positive opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (EBCGA) is allowed to process personal data; whereas, however, EBCGA is experiencing difficulties in monitoring terrorism due to the short personal data retention period established by Regulation (EC) 2016/1624 that comprises only 90 days; whereas between Eurojust and EBCGA there is only a memorandum of understanding which includes the exchange of general, strategic and technical information but not the exchange of personal information; whereas there is need for a specific legal framework for EBCGA to process personal data in order to fulfil its tasks;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 465 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BU
BU. whereas several Member States have not yet ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism of 16 May 2005; did not fully implement the EU Anti Money Laundering /Counter Terrorist Financing directives, and continue to allow anonymity of ultimate beneficiary owners of trusts, foundations and incorporated companies and bearer shares which facilitate hiding the origin and destination of financial flows and the ownership of economic activities that provide cover to the financing of terrorism and organized crime;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 469 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BU a (new)
BU a. whereas the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive will increase transparency about the ownership of companies and trusts to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing via opaque structures;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 480 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BV
BV. whereas social media fundraising, non-profit organisations and small wire transfers arnd prepaid cards can be among the funding methods for Daesh and other terrorist organisations; whereas micro lending platforms are used to facilitate all three of these typologies;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 483 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BW
BW. whereas in certain countries with less developed banking systems the prevalent use of mobile banking services often makes it difficult to identify the beneficiaries of cash transfers; whereas such transfers of fu, despite highly developed banking systems, in EU Member States, money laundering for organized crime and the financing of terrorism continue to be enabled by under-resourced and fragmented implementation of EU Anti Money Laundering and Countering of Financing of Terrorism directives ands by means of mobile banking present high risks for terrorist financingthe lack of a European Financial Information Unit articulating and coordinating the AML/FCT fight under Europol and Eurojust;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 493 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BX a (new)
BX a. whereas anonymity surrounding some cryptocurrencies is increasing their use for illegitimate activities such as terrorist financing, money laundering and tax evasion;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 494 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BX b (new)
BX b. whereas FIUs play an important role in identifying the financial operations of terrorist networks, especially cross- border; whereas FIUs , in the exercise of their tasks, should have access to information and be able to exchange it, including through appropriate cooperation with law enforcement authorities; whereas it is essential to further enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of FIUs, by clarifying the powers of, and cooperation between, FIUs;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 495 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BY
BY. whereas incidents involving critical infrastructure can have severe consequencfrom any disruption, namely terrorist attempts, must be a priority, since any incidents can have severe consequences for the security of European citizens and States across borders;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 498 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CB
CB. whereas the Commission Comprehensive Assessment of EU Security Policy and the evaluation study of Directive 2008/114/EC in need of revision and updating indicate that: the threat to critical infrastructures is likely to continue to rise, that there is a need to enhance preparation and response capabilities and to revise Directive 2008/114/EC, and that there is an interest in targeting transport infrastructures; whereas a better framework is needed to improve rail security and to address the issue of protection of public areas of transport infrastructures, such as airports and railway stations and also energy production facilities, with particular attention to nuclear power plants;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 501 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CD
CD. whereas Member States need to organise more exercises in crisis response, including in third countries seeking their cooperation and upgrading of capacities;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 506 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CE
CE. whereas the private sector should be involved in the protection of critical infrastructure and soft targets requires close public-private cooperation;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 520 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CM
CM. whereas the most importangreatest problems regarding implementation include reaching all economic operators concerned due to their large number (retailers of household products)lack of awareness of the existing Regulation across the supply chain and enforcing the restrictions on internet sales, imports and intra-EU movements;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 524 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 15
Illicit firearms traffickingweapons
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 533 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CS a (new)
CS a. whereas several recent attacks have been carried out with different types of knives;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 538 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CT
CT. whereas the key regions in the EU’s neighbourhood, and more specifically the Balkans and North AfricaMENA, are facing important challenges such as those relating to foreign fighters and returnees management, as well as to home-grown radical cells;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 570 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CZ
CZ. whereas in the 20-year period 1998- 2018, some 6 652 people were direct victims of terrorism across Europe, with 713 murdered and 5 939 injured; leaving thousands of families with post traumatic conditions affecting their long term wellbeing; whereas prior to 2001 most victims of terrorism were mainly attributable to the IRA and ETA. while since then the vast majority of deaths were as a result of Islamist terrorism;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 575 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital DA
DA. whereas deaththe aftermath of terrorist attacks destroys families and leaves a legacy of irrevocable sadness, and many of the injured survivors of terrorist attacks suffer disfiguring and life- changing loss of senses and limbs and their plight impacts heavily on close family and community, while too often once the media spotlight has passed, the long-term needs of the victims are neglected;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 579 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital DB
DB. whereas victims of terrorism have a very specific status, and meeting their needs is not only a legal obligation under EU, international and national law but also a responsibility for the whole of our societies; whereas recent attacks in the EU have seen victims emanating from a high number of different Member States;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 588 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital DD
DD. whereas compensation for the victims of terrorism serves both as a form of recognition by society of the harm caused by the attack and as a means of financial support and restitution; whereas levels of compensation and procedures vary considerably among Member States aggravating conditions of perceived injustice and suffering for victims;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 589 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital DD a (new)
DD a. whereas support systems need to be set up in a way to ensure that cross- border victims as well are continuously and systematically accounted for and provided with support in their country while staying in touch with support providers in the country where the attack took place;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 595 #
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 597 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital DF
DF. whereas the Union is founded on the values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as on the principles of democracy and the rule of law; whereas acts of terrorism constitute the most serious violation of these universal values and principles;deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 604 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital DG
DG. whereas the EU should do the utmost possible to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of its citizens who are endangered by terrorists; whereas Article 6 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights enshrines both the right to liberty and the right to security, which complement each other;deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 612 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital DH a (new)
DH a. whereas any CT measures always have to fully guarantee all fundamental rights and principles, including those with regards to privacy and data protection, freedom of thought and expression as well as procedural safeguards, such as the presumption of innocence and the right to information; whereas, in order to ensure the respect of these rights and principles, any CT measure always has to be subject to the control of a judicial authority, ensuring that individuals dispose of effective remedies to challenge any violation of their fundamental rights, including the possibility of judicial redress;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 617 #
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 618 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Calls for the Member States and the EU institutions, when adopting and applying CT measures, to find the right balance between fundamental rights and security needs; takes view, given that one of the EU’s core aims is to promote freedom of the individual, that security measures, including counterterrorism measures, must be pursued through the rule of law and must be subject to fundamental rights obligations, including those relating to privacy and data protection;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 619 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Points out that the test of the necessity and proportionality of any measure that limits fundamental rights and freedoms needs to take into account the entire body of existing security measures targeting terrorism and serious crime;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 620 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1 b. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the necessary data protection safeguards are in place, including appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the security and confidentiality of personal data; urges the Member States to provide clear rules as to who can access which data in the systems, to maintain records of consultation and disclosure, and to provide for rights of access, rectification, erasure and restriction, as well as rights to compensation and judicial redress;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 621 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1 c Calls on all Member States to fully implement Directive (EU) 2016/680 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA (police directive). Notes that a substantial number of Member States so far have failed to notify the Commission of any transposition measures regarding this directive although the deadline expired on 6 May 2018 and calls on the Commission to act against all those Member States in breach of their transposition obligation;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 622 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1d (new)
-1 d. Calls for legislation in the field of terrorism and national, regional and local response strategies for protection, resilience and response in case of an attack to take into account the specific needs and circumstances of vulnerable people such as disabled people and minors; further calls for the involvement of such people and their representative organisations in the decision-making that affects them;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 623 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1 e. Calls on the Commission and the Fundamental Rights Agency to examine the challenges that exist in this field and to identify best practices within the Member States which take into account the specific circumstances of vulnerable people such as people with disabilities and minors; calls on the Commission to encourage the exchange of best practices and to develop guidance in this respect;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 624 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 f (new)
-1 f. Calls on Member States to introduce independent oversight mechanisms into counter terrorism and counter radicalisation measures to assess their impact on fundamental rights including on non-discrimination;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 625 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 g (new)
-1 g. Welcomes commitments made by the European Commission at the European Commission Colloquium on fundamental rights in October 2015 and in the frame of its High Level Group on Combatting Racism, Xenophobia and other forms of Intolerance. Recalls that all Member States shall diligently implement EU anti-discrimination law and take effective measures to address discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes. Recommends the adoption European standards for National Action Racism Plans, which would tackle, among others, Islamophobia;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 626 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 h (new)
-1 h. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the necessary data protection safeguards are in place, in accordance with the GDPR, including appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the security and confidentiality of personal data; urges the Member States to provide clear rules as to who can access which data in the systems, to maintain records of consultation and disclosure, and to provide for rights of access, rectification, erasure and restriction, as well as rights to compensation and judicial redress;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 667 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to work with the Member States towards more transparency and a common understanding of threat levels; calls on the Member States to swiftly transmit information on the change of the threat level and the rationale behind it; calls on the Commission and Member States not to restrict their view of terrorism as exclusively to jihadist issues, but to remain equally vigilant as regards other forms of terrorism mentioned in the Europol Te-Sat reports, such as the issue of far-right and far-left terrorism;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 678 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to mobilize resources to monitor all foreign terrorist fighters; calls for an effective and appropriate follow-upassessment of the threat posed by returnees, and for this purpose invites Member States to share, within the scope of what existing laws allow, contextual information about returnees via Europol; calls on the Commission to assist Member States in the establishment of aligned classification systems in order to distinguish between high, medium and low-risk returnees;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 681 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to monitor all foreign terrorist fighters as well as home-grown radicalised individuals ; calls for an effective and appropriate follow-up of the threat posed by returnees, and for this purpose invites Member States to share contextual information about returnees via Europol; ;calls on the Commission to assist Member States in the establishment of aligned classification systems in order to distinguish between high, medium and low-risk returnees;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 685 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends to the Member States that they start building appropriate structures to respond to child returnees, and in particular theo development of expertise, including that of a specialised risk and needs assessment tool for child returnees based on the stages of development of children and on their degree of involvement in criminal activities abroad. Rehabilitation programmes should be based on a multidisciplinary approach bringing together different expertise including experienced professionals, in the areas of trauma, extremism, child development, education and risk assessmentlegal matters related to children, child protection services, extremism, education and tailored to the local and national context, as well as clear legal and organisational structures for dealing with this phenomenon;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 694 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Encourages Member States to provide awareness training to practitioners who may interact with children returnees such as school teachers, social workers, members of sport or cultural organisations;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 697 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to revise and update the CBRN Action Plan and on Member States to establish and maintain appropriate ‘civil defence’ measures for preparedness against CBRN attacks by recruiting qualified and regularly trained personnel incorporating both full-time and voluntary staff, as well as appropriate technical infrastructure including specialised detection vehicles and the sharing of best practice; emphasises that these measures must be in line with a multidisciplinary strategy that contains methods of coordination, notification procedures, standard protocols, evacuation planning, public alarm systems and incident reporting; calls on the Commission and the Member States to gradually harmonise these strategies;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 705 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Underlines the ongoing concern of interactions between terrorist organisations and organised crime especially in reference to logistic capacities and weapons trafficking which could enable large scale attacks;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 707 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Notes that the only viable solution to respond to a CBRN attack is to establish adequate stockpiles of medical countermeasures within the EU so that they can be distributed to victims and first responders quickly and effectively and therefore calls on Member States to establish national stockpiles in accordance with Article 24(5) of Directive 2017/541 on Combatting Terrorism;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 710 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Encourages Member States and the Commission to cooperate with the private sector in order to establish mechanisms that ensure a reliable, consistent and adequate supply of such medical countermeasures including potential use of the EU Joint Procurement Mechanism established by Decision 2013/1082 on serious cross- border threats to health;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 712 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that terrorists have been known to start off in petty crime; is concerned that certain Member States’ justice systems have low conviction rates, with inadequate sentences being issued for serious crime and radicalised individuals being released prematurely or on parole; therefore encourages Member States to organise their justice systems such as to ensure effective intervention vis-à-vis habitual offenders and sufficient dissuasiveness for such offenders;deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 726 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Encourages Member States to identify neighbourhoods experiencing heavy difficulties based on social and economic quantitative and qualitative criteria and develop specific policies to support local authorities to promote inclusive measures; such policies are aimed at reducing the ability of terrorist groups to obtain financial resources from illegal activities, as well as to prevent recruitment for terrorist purposes;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 732 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 22
Preventing and countering radicalisationviolent extremism
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 733 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 23
Structures for countering radicalisationviolent extremism
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 734 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Supports the strengthening of specific cross-sectoral programmes targeting education, voluntary and cultural activities, as well as deradicalisation programmes in institutions, local communities, civil society, religious communities and regional administrations; believes that a comprehensive policy in this field should be accompanied by long-term proactive deradicalisation processes in the judicial sphere; stresses the need to develop strategies on social inclusion and policies tackling discrimination; calls on the Member States to address radicalisation holistically;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 740 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the creation of an EU ‘Centre of Excellence for Preventing Radicalisationviolent extremism (CoE PR)’, to be embedded in the Commission with adequate financial and human resources; believes its tasks should include coordination, including of funding, and facilitation of cooperation and exchange of knowledge and good practices among Member States, policymakers, practitioners (by involving former RAN and ESCN structures), as well as engagement with religious leaders or communities and relevant academics, experts and researchers in the area of preventing and countering radicalisationviolent extremism, exchange of best practices, lighthouse projects and training, also by partnering with key strategic third countries; considers that this centre should also establish methodologies to evaluate and measur, measure and improve the effectiveness of programmes and projects;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 755 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the European Court of Auditor’s report of 2018 on deradicalisation found that the Commission does not maintain a complete overview of EU-funded measures, and that no indicators or targets for EU funds are used to measure to what extent the approach is successful; calls on the Commission to propose a new financial instrument in the forthcoming MFFensure that sufficient funding under the Internal Security Fund is earmarked for preventing and countering radicalisationviolent extremism, which would streamline resources currently fragmented across different funds and programmes and allow for better coordination and visibility as well as higher impact;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 757 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Member States to adopt comprehensive national and regional strategies for preventing and countering radicalisation,violent extremism with adequate financial resources for communities and non-state actors at local level involved in the creation and implementation of programmes based on these strategies, and calls for a multi- agency approach; stresses that best results are achieved in partnership with local communities;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 760 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Emphasises that the best way to prevent violent extremism in general is to strive for an inclusive society based on tolerance and equality; calls on Member States to effectively combat against discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 761 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Recommends that security approaches be complemented by long- term policies to prevent radicalisation and recruitment of citizens of the Union by extremist organisations; calls for strategies on social inclusion, education, employment and housing and policies to tackle discrimination and exclusion in order to stop vulnerable individuals from joining violent extremist organisations as well as educating the general population about other cultures and traditions;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 767 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the creation of a European Simone Veil Resilience Prize, which would be awarded every year to the best social and cultural project at local level in the EU, promoting societal engagement, EU fundamentaldemocratic values, inclusiveness and democracy with the aim of building resilient societies that are immune to polarisation and radicalisationagainst violent extremism;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 776 #
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 780 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Member States to encourage and toleraguarantee the freedom of religion and the right to exercise it freely, as enshrined in the Charter only ‘practices of Islam’f Fundamental Rights, and in this context particularly also to encourage religious practices that are in full accordance with EUdemocratic values; welcomes the initiatives by moderate Muslim religious communities throughout Europe to counter the dangerous narratives from within their communities;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 782 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Member States to encourage and tolerate only ‘practices of Islam’ that are in full accpromote tolerance by encouraging inter- religious and cross-cultural dialogue involving, where appropriate, non- governmental ordgance with EU valuesisations and civil society; welcomes the initiatives by moderate Muslim religious communities throughout Europe to counter the dangerous narratives from within their communities;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 800 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to conduct prior screenings of chaplains and to consistently blacklist anwork with communities to identify hate preachers; calls on the Commission to introduce an EU watch list so as to better exchange information on radical chaplains within the scope permissible under law;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 809 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to increase the offer of higher education opportunities for chaplains in the EU, with accrediting theological education programmes integrating EU values; invites the Commission and the Member States to develop and fund a network of European religious scholars that can spread - and testify to -which include democratic values; invites Member States to share information on religious scholars religious practices of Islam that are compliant with EUdemocratic values;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 820 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests the creation of a European Islamic Institute and Research Centre where scholars could conduct research on compatibilities between elements of practice of the Muslim religion and European values, and which could be called on tonetwork of religious scholars from Member States who could constitute a trusted advisory board for EU institutions and Member States on matters relating to religious ideology and democratic values;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 825 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States to implement the CT Directive and Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia under which incitement to commit a terrorist act or a hate crime is a criminal offence, in order to exclude hate preachers from public activity using all legal measures, including refusal of visas or expulsion from EU territory, and to start judicial proceedings against such preachers;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 831 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Underlines however that the CT policies shall not lead to alienation or victimization of communities while the freedoms of belief and expression shall be also respected;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 836 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Member States to close without delay mosques and places of worship and ban associations that doare not adhere to EU valuesin full compliance with applicable EU and national law and incite to terrorist offences, hatred, discrimination or violence;2a __________________ 2a The term "EU values" is not legally defined. However, in a state of law, any legal action, such as the closing down of a place of worship, can only be the result of a breach of an actual LAW (not of a cultural concept such as VALUES), e.g. on hate speech or on incitement to violence, in order to avoid arbitrary decisions.
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 842 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Member States to fully implement without delay the 5th AML/CFT Directive and examine how to ensure that places of worship, education, charities, cultural associations and foundations and similar entities provide details regarding the provenance of their funds and their distribution, both within and outside the EU, and how data concerning these entities, where there exists suspicion or reasonable grounds to suspect links with terrorist groups, could be recorded in a centralised database, set up witheffective measures can be taken while safeguarding all the appropriate guarantees;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 856 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Asks the Member States to ban and remove all religious literature within their territory that incites to violent and terrorist acts; asks for such literature to be removed from online platforms and shops as part of the referrals by the Internet Referral Unit which should be reinforced in resources;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 862 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to act against satellite TV channels propagating hate speech in accordance with the Audiovisual Media Services Directive; requests the Commission to prepare an analysis of possible legislative changes in the Directive in order to improve the effectiveness of blocking such channels broadcasting from third countriesand to this end, calls on Member States to fully and swiftly implement the Directive to ensure that Article 6 on prevention of incitement to violence and hatred is in place across the EU;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 874 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States to establish binding procedures for schools forto tacklinge the challenge of radicalisedation of pupils, and to offer training for teachers with regard to this; stresses the need for involvement of law enforcement and justice bodiesbetter cooperation with the relevant units of law enforcement in the process of addressing radicalisation;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 878 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Calls on Member States to invest adequate financial resources to integrate media and information literacy into national education systems and more generally in order to empower young citizens with the tools to use the internet responsibly and avoid possible risks of radicalisation;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 882 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Exhorts both the Commission and Member States to promote anti- discrimination campaigns and to set up specific policies aimed at tackling discrimination in accessing in education, healthcare, labour and the housing market;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 888 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the need to achieve automatic, fast and full removal of terrorist content; requests the Commission to present a legislative proposal obliging companies to remove terrorist content fully within one hour and to intro on the basis of duce clear reporting obligations on the incidence of terrorist content and removal rates, as well as sanctions for non- compliancegal process;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 900 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Underlines that the removal of illegal content online must always be provided for by law, subject to initial judicial control and periodic review, set by transparent procedures and provide adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that the restriction is limited to what is demonstrably necessary and proportionate and that users are informed of the reason for the restriction. Those safeguards shall also include the possibility of judicial redress;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 902 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Welcomes the work of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) and calls on the founding companies of GIFCT to intensify their efforts in the shared industry hash database also by sharing knowledge with smaller technology companies;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 905 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26 b. Underlines the need for closer cooperation between the EU Internet Referral Unit (IRU) and national IRUs in ensuring complementarity and avoiding unnecessary duplication in referring terrorist content to IT companies;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 907 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for the creation ofCommission to create an online European platform that citizens can use in order to flag terrorist and extremist content online and increase the capacity of companies to receive, review, process and respond to flagged content;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 919 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for involvement of social media and audiovisual companies, including public broadcasteran effective partnership approach and lawful information exchange between law enforcement agencies, judicial authorities, the ICT industry, internet service providers (ISPs), internet host providers (IHPs), social media companies and NGOs, in developing and disseminating effective counter-narratives, also with the inclusion of victims.;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 927 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Encourages the European Commission and Member States authorities to strengthen their efforts to build effective counter-narratives and other strategic communications tools to disrupt the process of radicalisation towards extremist ideals;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 929 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28 b. Observes that an effective means of combating terrorism on the internet is to remove online content constituting a public provocation to commit a terrorist offence; encourages the Commission and Member States to cooperate with internet sector to prevent the misuse of social media for terrorist purposes by establishing tools to detect and flag illicit content; Member States should provide clear guidelines to ensure an adequate level of legal certainty and predictability for users and service providers and the possibility of judicial redress in accordance with national law;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 930 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28 c. Encourages Member States to create incentives for private internet companies and online platforms to publish detailed transparency reports to showcase initiatives undertaken to tackle online hate speech as well as statistics concerning content removal, reason for removal and the timeframe within which contents were removed;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 931 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 d (new)
28 d. Recalls that removal decisions should be reviewed by human beings who are adequately trained and prepared to fulfil such a sensitive task;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 942 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Calls on Member States to provide support, adequate resources, targeted training, safety and supervision to penitentiary authorities at all levels and especially to frontline staff closely working with juvenile offenders and radicalised inmates. In particular, staff shall be adequately trained to detect signs of radicalisation at an early stage;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 946 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Prisons authorities shall develop specific tools and methods for identifying and monitoring radicalised inmates according to the degree of radicalisation. Inmates ranked in the highest stage of radicalisation or actively recruiting fellow prisoners shall be flagged to the judicial authorities and/or national authorities in charge of counterterrorism;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 960 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Urges Member States to introduce a licensing systemsystematic background checks for chaplains accessing prisons, and calls on the Council, with support from the Commission, to draw up guidelines on this; calls on Member States to regularly evaluate and monitor the chaplains having access to prisons;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 964 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on Member States to require standard educational training for chaplains working in prisons based on best practices developed by Member States penitentiary authorities;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 965 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30 b. Encourages Member States national authorities to closely cooperate with third countries to train chaplains in order to prevent radicalisation;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 966 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30 c. Encourages Member States to involve victims and former violent extremists in interventions such as one-to- one or group programmes and mentoring initiatives to provide first-hand and high impact counter- and alternative narratives;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 970 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Urges Member States to implement, fully and on time, the existing legislation, and calls on the Commission to provide the necessary support; calls on the Commission to use its powers to initiate infringement proceedings when Member States fail to properly implement legislation namely on AML/CFT directives;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 974 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Urges Member States to ensure that they have the necessary technical equipment (for example mobile devices allowing the police to check the biometrics of a person during on-the-spot checks), software, security systems and qualified staff to make full use of the exist, software, and security systems to make full use of the existing information systems and cooperation mechanisms; reiterates the importance of ensuring that staff with access to such equipment have received appropriate training, information systems and cooperation mechanism particular with regard to protecting fundamental rights;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 976 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Notes in this context the crucial importance of reinforcing technical and human capacities of the FIUs to fight AML/CFT; calls for the urgent establishment of a European FIU to coordinate those in each EU Member State;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 979 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. DeplorNotes the insufficient character of the security research being conducted, and calls for a specific programme on security research to be established in the next MFF; by public institutions, calls on the Member States to regularly organise foresight exercises looking into future threat scenarios; supports the continued funding by the Commission of the establishment of modernised databases and the provision of up-to-date technical equipment and training of staff, and calls for a more ambitious approach in this respect;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 986 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Urges Member States to adopt the approach of ‘information sharing by default’ when it comes to sharing CT- related information on the basis of the applicable underlying legal regulations governing each information system, thus exchanging such information as a rule, and refraining from such exchange only in specific cases where circumstances require that it be withheld;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1000 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Points out that existing opt-outs by some Member States from police and judicial cooperation measures for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and the financing of terrorism could endanger the speed and efficiency of terrorism investigations and may have detrimental effects; calls on Member States to abstain from opt-outs in this crucial field;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1007 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. RegretsNotes that the current existence of 28 different legal regimes for data retention, which ismay be counter-productive for cooperation and information exchange; urges the Commission to put forwardevaluate a legislative proposal on data retention which respects the principles of purpose limitation, proportionality and necessity, in line with the requirements stemming from the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, while taking into account the needs of the competent authorities and the specificities of the CT field;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1012 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Urges the Member States to systematically check all relevant databases and information systemensure full implementation, and, where relevant, check the particular EU information system for information in full accordance with their access rights laid down in the underlying legal bases and to introduce all useful data in a timely manner while ensuring the necessary data quality;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1019 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Urges the Member States to ensure that the relevant information available at local or regional level and in their databases is automatically uploaded where possible through smart technical solutions to national systems and, where appropriate, to relevant European databases whilst ensuring data quality standards;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1026 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Welcomes the deployment of a central automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) within SIS to enable end users to search SIS on the basis of fingerprint data; calls for the roll-out of the system by 2019; urges all Member States to implement the AFIS functionality of SIS immediately; notes that despite the legal basis of SIS II permitting the storage of fingerprints, such biometrics have so far only been used to confirm the identity of a person following a check on name or date of birth; believes that identification based solely on fingerprints would represent significant added value;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1034 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation establishing one centralised ECRIS system, allowing for the exchange of criminal record information both for EU nationals and third-country nationals;deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1038 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Calls for private planes, charter flights and travel agencies to be covered by the EU PNR Directive and for air carriers to be obliged to collect PNR data; calls on the Commission to evaluate security procedures enacted at aerodromes and smaller airports throughout EU Member States;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1056 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Calls on Member States to consider creating systems similar to PNR for other international modes of transport;deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1062 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Calls on Member States toNotes that the deadline for implementing the Prüm Decisions expired on 26 August 2011 and that still not all Member States have fully implement the decisions. Therefore calls on those Member States to finally fulfil their obligations under EU law and fully implement the PRUM decision; and strengthen the Prüm network by updating their national processing systems to adapt to modern information technology; urges the Commission to further develop a ‘hub- and-spoke’ model to link national systems more efficiently via a central router;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1072 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
49. WelcomNotes the proposed regulations on interoperability, and calls for additional information systems, including decentralised European and national systems, to be included stresses that interoperability, as a concept, has yet to pass the test of proportionality and necessity, considering the future; asks Member States to engage proactively in thisEDPS opinion; emphasises that such a solution can be accepted only where it procvess; is convinced that interoperability is vital for bringing all relevant and necessary information together, in particular identity data, while respecting access rights and purpose limita to strike the right balance between legitimate needs for timely, efficient and relevant information for authorities in full accordance of their access rights under the legal bases and the fundamental rights of the data subjects, in particular their right to privacy and to data protection;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1089 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
54. Calls on the Member States to explore new approaches to intensifyingmprove cooperation and exchange of information between law enforcement and intelligence services at national level, e.g. through secure pseudonymised hit/no hit search solutions, which preserve the necessary separation between law enforcement and intelligence work and the required principles of information ownership and source protection;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1107 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
56. Calls on the Member States to examine the possibility of better coordination and cooperation between intelligence and law enforcement services at EU level by increasingly sending intelligence experts in addition to law enforcement staff to the meetings of the Counter-Terrorism Joint Liaison Team (CTJLT) at Europol, which could serve as a blueprint for further cooperation between law enforcement and intelligence; calls on the Commission to support the CTJLT, including specialadequate funding;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1131 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
58. Calls for Europol to become a veritable hub forstreamline and improve the information exchange and cooperation in the field of counter- terrorism in the EU, if necessary with a stronger mandatewithin the scope of applicable laws;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1142 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
60. Urges Member States to ensure full flexibility foruse of the contacts between Europol and the relevant authorities when it comes to terrorist offences, considering that in the field of CT speed is often essential; encourages Member States to use ‘on-the- spot deployments’ of Europol specialists, as this increases trust and reduces administrative burdens;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1149 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
62. Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide enhanced financial and human resources, including data scientists and big data analysts, for the development of technical solutions to deal with the high volume of data to be analysed; calls for Europol to be tasked with further R&D projects, with a focus on standardisation and big data management in this field in the context of its mandate for the benefit of Member States;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1157 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
64. Calls on Member States to ensure cooperation among all relevant stakeholders with a view to increasing the decryption abilities of the competent authorities;Points out that state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption of communications is an essential tool to safeguard the fundamental right to confidentiality of communications; therefore, does not believe that decryption technologies and thus undermining the fundamental right to confidentiality of communications are a proportionate means in a democratic society; reiterates its calls for the swift creation of a ‘Decryption Hub’ at Europol to develop decryption tools and expertise in order to better support Member Statesa plan allowing for the use of more cryptographic technologies, in particular end-to-end authenticated encryption for all IT and communications services such as cloud computing, email, instant messaging and telephony;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1168 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
66. Believes that operational agreements with third countries are indispensable incan be helpful for Europol’s work, and welcomnotes the fact that the Commission is currently negotiating operational agreements with eight countries from the Mediterranean and North Africa (MENA) region; requests the renegotiation of operational agreements with particular close partners, such as the EFTA countries, eventually granting them improved access to Europol’s information systems;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1173 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 a (new)
67 a. Calls on the Fundamental Rights Agency to undertake analysis of all Counter Terrorism proposals at European level, with a particular emphasis on the proportionality and necessity of such measures;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1180 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
69. Calls for the use of JITs in case of terrorist attacks; believes that JITs increase the effectiveness of cooperation and the investigation of cross-border offences; further calls for the participation of Europol and Eurojust in these JITs, as this means better use of the resources and capabilities provided by the EU agencies; demands that improved and easily accessible funding is provided for such JITs and where relevant to create permanent JITs;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1182 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70 a. Calls for appropriate funding and staffing for Eurojust considering its vital role in ensuring cross boarder judicial cooperation;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1189 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
71. Calls on the service providers and communications platforms to implement effectively judicial decisions on counterterrorism; calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of a legislative proposal that obliges service providers and communications platforms present on the EU market to cooperate when it comes to encrypted communications if there is a judicial decision to that effect;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1194 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
72. Calls for the swift adoption ofNotes that the Commission has presented proposals for a regulation and directive aimed at improving cross-border access to electronic evidence; requests online service providers (OSPs) to provide single points of contact for law enforcement/judiciary requests;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1218 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
76. Encourages the Commission to continue negotiations with third countries on return and readmission and to evaluate whether the Return Directive (Directive 2008/115/EC) provides an adequate legal framework for the return of irregular migrants who pose as asylum seekers but in fact have terrorist motives and are a clear risk to public security;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1231 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
78. Calls on the Member States to make it compulsory for port and airport operators to conduct conformity checks when passengers board a plane in order to make sure that the identity stated on the ticket matches the ID card or passport in the passenger’s possession;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1236 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
79. Calls on the Member States to adopt minimum standards for the guards they contribute to the Rapid Reaction Pool of the EBCGA; calls on EBCGA to undertake more simulated joint exercises on present and future activities and challenges;deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1242 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
80. Calls on the co-legislators to consider providing EBCGAreview whether EBCGA should be provided with a specific mandate for processing operational personal data suited to its operational role, including in the prevention and detection of cross-border crime and terrorism at the EU’s external borders; believes that such a mandate should allow for sufficient data retention periods andand to consider in this context whether such a mandate should allow for the exchange of personal data with CSDP missions, Europol and Eurojust and, in specific circumstances and with the necessary safeguards, with third countries;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1246 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
81. Notes that suspects whose personal data was previously processed by the EBCGA will disappear in the analytical system after 90 days and appear as unknown/new suspects; calls, therefore, for the extension of the retention period of personal data managed by the EBCGA related to suspects of cross-border crime and terrorism up to a pers soon as they have been transmitted to EASO, Europol or Eurojust or to the competent authorities of the Member States or used for the preparatiodn of 3 years, similarly to the retention period of Europol and Eurojustrisk analyses and appear as unknown/new suspects;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1268 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87
87. Encourages all relevant actors to entermake available battlefield information, systematically and without dewithin the scope permissible under layw, into the relevant databasescivilian sphere, so as to enable the immediate identification of foreign terrorist fighters when they try to cross the external borders;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1278 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
88. Calls for the mandate of EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia to be extended and its territorial scope enlarged with a view to better responding to changing migration patterns such asto tackle ghost landings from Tunisia, and for the fight against terrorism to be specifically included in its mandate;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1283 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89
89. Welcomes in this regard the creation of a crime information cellpilot project within EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia, composed of staff members from relevant law enforcement authorities of Member States, Frontex and Europol, in order to improve information sharing between them;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1292 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90
90. Calls on the Member States to reassess the possibility of a new UN Security Council resolution allowingseek an international legal mandate for Operation Sophia to take operational measures against vessels and related assets inside the coastal states’ territory which are suspected of being used for human smuggling or trafficking, oil smuggling, violating the UN arms embargo or terrorism-related offences;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1295 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 91
91. Encourages Member States and third countries to effectively and fully implement the EU Anti Money- Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Directives, transpose and enforce as soon as possible AMLD5, as well as implement the FATF recommendations, as well as the International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation adopted by the FATF in February 2012 (the so-called ‘revised FATF Recommendations’), without delay;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1304 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93
93. Calls on the Member States to set up as soon as possible an EU FIU (Financial Investigative Unit) under Europol coordination and to step up the monitoring of organisations suspected of engaging in illicit trade, smuggling, counterfeiting and fraudulent practices via the establishment of JITs with Europol;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1309 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94
94. Is highly concerned at the scale of illicit tobacco markets in the EU, the proceeds of which can be used to finance terrorism, including via excise fraud; invites the Member States to consider ratifying and implementing the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC);
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1314 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96
96. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to make it mandatory for companies involved in art dealing to declare alland art and antiquities storing, namely so called “free ports” to declare to customs all stored goods and suspicious transactions, and to make the owners of companies dealing in art and antiques, and storing them who become involved in the trafficking of such goods subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1323 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97
97. Calls on the Commission to develop, together with Member States and international partners, ways of better monitoring financial flows and identifying users of virtual currencies, electronic wallets and prepaid cards, crowdfunding platforms and online and mobile payment systems in relevant investigations;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1325 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97 a (new)
97 a. Welcomes and supports the Commission proposal to revise the VAT system in order to eliminate loopholes which enable the so-called “carousel fraud” which yearly deviates over 50 billion euros into organised crime, including terrorist networks; strongly urges Member States to adopt and enact the Commission proposal without delay.
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1333 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 98
98. Calls for the establishment of a European Union Terrorist Financing Tracking System (TFTS) for transactions by individuals with links to terrorism and its financing made within the Single Euro Payments Area, which would be complementary to the Terrorist Financing Tracking Program (TFTP) in the US and which should be operated in articulation with the EU FIU;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1338 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99
99. Urges the further development and capabilities of FIU.net by Europol, and namely under an EU FIU so that it can be used to its full potential and in order to facilitate the manual processing of bilateral requests;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1344 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99 a (new)
99 a. Calls on Member States to ensure that cryptocurrency companies fully apply Anti-Money Laundering regulations when users convert cryptocurrencies to real currency;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1347 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99 b (new)
99 b. Stresses the importance of enhancing interaction and exchange of information between investigative authorities and the private sector, namely obliged entities under the EU AML/CFT Directive, to overcome the shortcomings of segregated and incomplete information submitted by suspicious transaction reports; calls on the Commission and Member States to develop dedicated fora for sharing financial information, including on use of virtual currency, including the private sector, under safe channels and EU data protection standards; notes the important role that Europol could play in this regard;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1348 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99 c (new)
99 c. Calls on the Commission to examine the EU regulation virtual currency platforms, and namely exchanges between different virtual currencies, since some Member States have already spearheaded national systems to become global hubs for virtual currency platforms; calls on the Commission to form an expert working group to explore next steps in the EU- wide regulation of virtual currencies; calls on the Commission and Member States to act as global advocates for a coherent and coordinated international regulatory framework around virtual currencies;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1349 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99 d (new)
99 d. Calls on Commission and Member States to mandate and support formal, strategic and sustained operational law enforcement training to enhance capacity in Member States for investigating illicit activity involving virtual currencies; stresses that these efforts should ensure a standard level of law enforcement competency across the EU, so that certain Member States do not fall behind; emphasises the importance of conducting the EU-wide risk assessments of virtual currency activities and of coordinating investigative initiatives to use findings from those assessments to develop strategies for regulatory and law enforcement approaches over the short, medium and long-term;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1350 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99 e (new)
99 e. Calls on Member States to encourage cryptocurrency companies to use analysis tools to assess potential criminal activity associated with the destination and recipient addresses;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1351 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99 f (new)
99 f. Encourages the Commission to carry out an in-depth assessment to evaluate whether features designed to make cryptocurrency users untraceable should be banned;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1352 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 100
100. Calls on the Member States which have not yet done so to establish national CIP programmes addressing the issues identified by the Commission, especially in relation to the potential vulnerabilities of critical infrastructures, in its 2006 communication on a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection which should be revised and updated;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1356 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 103
103. Demands that the designation of European Critical Infrastructures (ECIs) with an impact on more than one Member State must follows a multilateral process involving all of the potentially affected Member States;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1361 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 106
106. Calls for Directive 2008/114 to be revised, in order to: provide similar rules and procedures for ‘operators of essential services’ as in the NIS Directive; ensure that designation of ECIs be done on the basis of an analysis of the systems supporting vital and cross-border services, rather than a sector-by-sector approach, taking due account of the importance of cybersecurity; allow the Commission to designate assets of pan-European services as ECIs; take due account of existing interdependencies; create an obligation to report incidents, conduct stress tests, provide appropriate training at the designated contact points and establish quality requirements as regards business and operational continuity plans in the case of an incident or attack;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1364 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 107
107. Recommends that the private sector be involved when devising programmes for the protection of critical infrastructure and soft targets, and highlights the need to develop public-private dialogues to this effect and to develop national and local resilience;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1372 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 110
110. Believes that a system must be set up for car rental agencies to check the identity of clients against police databases, showing only a red or green flag;deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1380 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111
111. Welcomes the cross-border exercise to improve the protection of soft targets against terrorist attacks, involving Belgium and the Netherlands, which took place in June 2017; notes that the exercise was funded by the Commission and aimed at measuring preparedness and crisis management functions in a situation where two attacks take place simultaneously in different countries; calls for similar exercises to be carried out involving these and other Member States;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1391 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 43
Illicit firearms traffickingweapons
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1398 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 120
120. Calls on the Member States to adopt firearms and ammunition surrender programmes tailored to the specific context of the illicit firearms markets; calls for the effective penalisation of illicit firearms possession and trafficking; calls for strict implementation by Member States of the Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008, defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1399 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 120 a (new)
120 a. Supports the revision of the EU Strategy to Combat the Illicit Accumulation and Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) by taking into account the new security context and the developments in SALW design/technology thus affecting the capacity to address the threat;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1404 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121 a (new)
121 a. Encourages Member States law enforcement authorities to set up specialised illicit firearms trafficking police teams equipped with sufficient staff, expertise and equipment;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1405 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121 b (new)
121 b. Calls on Member States to introduce restrictions on selling knives to under 18 years old and on the carrying of knives without a valid reason; calls on the banning of particularly harmful knives such as zombie or butterfly knives; encourages Member States to evaluate measures to restrict the sale of knives online;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1408 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 122
122. Calls for the intensification of EU cooperation with neighbouring countries in the area of CT; considers that the EU must maintain a global approach to CT, with a specific focus on cooperation with key third countries on the basis of clearly defined priorities; respect for the protection and fulfilment of human rights, in accordance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; reminds that international and regional human rights law makes clear that states have both a right and a duty to protect individuals under their jurisdiction from terrorist attacks to ensure respect for the right to life and the right to security; at the same time stresses that the EU external action in the field of CT should be guided by the purposes set out in Article 55 of the Charter of the United Nations, including universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion; insists, therefore, that as part of states’ duty to protect individuals within their jurisdiction, all measures taken to combat terrorism must themselves also comply with states’ obligations under international law, in particular international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1413 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 122 a (new)
122 a. Insists that the EU cooperation with third countries in the field of CT must be based on respect for international human rights and humanitarian law, including an absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, transfer of detainees in a manner which is transparent and consistent with human rights and the rule of law, non- discrimination, due process and the right to a fair trial;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1416 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 122 b (new)
122 b. Calls on the EU to continue and intensify its efforts, in coordination with the UN, in seeking a political settlement to the war in Yemen that is truly inclusive, addresses demands for local autonomy and provides interim security arrangements, which are essential pre- requisites to fighting back AQAP and Daesh;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1418 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 122 c (new)
122 c. Calls on the EU to embark on an ambitious diplomatic initiative to promote de-escalation between Saudi Arabia and Iran in implementation of the Council Conclusions of 20 July 2015, as tensions between these two countries drive sectarianism and incite radicalisation of all sides in the Middle Eastern region;
2018/09/12
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1435 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 125 a (new)
125 a. Calls on the EU to engage constructively with peaceful Islamist political and social movements who can act as firewalls against violent radicalisation;
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1445 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 126
126. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU Coordination Centre for victims of terrorism (CCVT), which should provide timely and adequate crisis support in cases of mass attacks in one or several Member States; considers that the role of the CCVT would be to ensure the provision of expertise at EU level by promoting exchange of knowledge and best practices; stresses however the need to extend support and protection measures to indirect victims, like victim’s relatives, eyewitnesses and first responders;
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1462 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 128
128. Calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal on the victims of terrorism, including a clear definition of their specific status and rights,, rights, and possibilities for legal support and a standardised form to claim compensation; considers that there should be a simplified procedure at national level for granting automatic compensation to victims of terrorism directly after an attack and for sanctioning fraudsters, and that the question of further compensation should be reviewed at regular intervals on the basis of an assessment of the victim’s situation;
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1467 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 129 a (new)
129 a. Calls on Member States to ensure that a comprehensive response to the specific needs of victims of terrorism immediately after a terrorist attack and for as long as necessary is provided within the national emergency- response infrastructure; notes that to that end, Member States should set up a single and updated website with all relevant information and an emergency support centre for victims and their family members providing for psychological first aid and emotional support as referred to Directive (EU) 2017/541 of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision2005/671/JHA;
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1471 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 131
131. Calls on the Member States to put in place appfor the full and effective implementation of Directive (EU) 2015/637 in order to ensure consular protection for EU citizens in third countries where their Member States are not represented; underlines that a growing number of European citizens have suffered terropriate consular protocols in relationst attacks in a country that is not their own, and therefore urgently calls for the establishment of protocols in Member States to their lp non-nationals who are the victims Europeans in the event of a terrorist attack, in another Member State or third countryline with Directive (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism;
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1472 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 132
132. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the assistance provided to victims of terrorism also encompasses measures such as first aid, psychological support, protection from secondary victimisation, effective access to justice, cash advances to help cover immediate expenses, certified childcare and home support, tax relief schemes or other forms of social benefits and help with transport;
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1490 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 46
Fundamental rightsdeletion
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1494 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136
136. Calls for the Member States and the EU institutions, when adopting and applying CT measures, to find the right balance between the different fundamental rights involved; considers in this respect that, while privacy is a fundamental right, the first priority should lie in protecting people’s fundamental rights to life and security;deleted
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1501 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136 a (new)
136 a. Reiterates that when adopting or applying CT measures, all fundamental rights and principles have to be fully guaranteed, including those with regards to privacy and data protection, freedom of thought and expression as well as procedural safeguards, such as the presumption of innocence and the right to information; recalls that, in order to ensure the respect of these rights and principles, any CT measure always has to be subject to the control of a judicial authority, ensuring that individuals dispose of effective remedies to challenge any violation of their fundamental rights, including the possibility of judicial redress;
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1508 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 137
137. Calls for legislation in the field of terrorism and national, regional and local response strategies for protection, resilience and response in case of an attack to take into account the specific needs and circumstances of vulnerable/disabled people; further calls for the involvement of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in the decision-making that affects them;deleted
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1512 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 138
138. Calls on the Commission and the Fundamental Rights Agency to examine the challenges that exist in this field and to identity best practices within the Member States which take into account the specific circumstances of people with disabilities; calls on the Commission to encourage the exchange of best practices and to develop guidance in this respect;deleted
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1515 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 139
139. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the necessary data protection safeguards are in place, including appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the security and confidentiality of personal data; urges the Member States to provide clear rules as to who can access which data in the systems, to maintain records of consultation and disclosure, and to provide for rights of access, rectification, erasure and restriction, as well as rights to compensation and judicial redress;deleted
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1518 #
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1519 #

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 139 a (new)
139 a. Encourages the Commission to regularly submit reports to the European Parliament and to the Council, assessing the added value of the anti-terrorism legislation; asks that such reports shall also focus on fundamental rights and freedoms, including on non- discrimination, on the rule of law, and on the level of protection and assistance provided to victims of terrorism;
2018/09/13
Committee: TERR
Amendment 1 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the Oral Question to the Commission on the Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 on specific measures for Greece (O-000100/2017(B8- 0001/2018),
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the economic and financial crisis, as well as the unbearable austerity measures imposed on Greece by the three international rescue packages from 2010 onwards, had led to persistently negative growth rates in Greece as well as to serious liquidity problems and a lack of public funds;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Greece and the Greek islands have been - and continue to be - particularly hard hit by the refugee and migratory crisis and they are under great pressure from the increased inflows of migrants and refugees, resulting in a huge blow to local economic activity, particularly in the area of tourism;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 20 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates the important role cohesion policy plays in delivering the EU objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, incombating unemployment, reducing inequalities, strengthening the competitiveness of all EU regions, expressing European solidarity and in complementing other policies; recalls, moreover, that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) are the biggest source of direct investment in Greece;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6а. Emphasises, on the basis of the positive impact of the measures, the need to repeat such specific measures for Greece or another EU Member State where this is considered necessary and serious liquidity problems are identified;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 29 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8а. Welcomes the fact that due to the beneficial provisions of Regulation 2015/1839, Greece was the first Member State to have fully taken up the available resources for the period 2007-2013 and was among the best performing States in implementing the programmes 2014- 2020; stresses the need to maintain a high take-up rate;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 50 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges that by supporting public investment and deploying EU investments flexibly, through the reprogramming of funds or by raising the cofinancing rate, regional policy mitigated the impact of the financial crisis and of sustained fiscal consolidation in several Member States; stresses, therefore, the importance of not reducing the budget for Cohesion Policy in the European Union's new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) beyond 2020; reiterates nevertheless that cohesion policy should be seen primarily as a catalyst to attract additional public and private funding, and that measures resulting in a reduction in the national cofinancing quotas required for receiving funding for operational programmes financed by the Structural Funds should be duly justified and only envisaged on an exceptional basis;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 85 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas every year between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes of plastic waste enter the ocean;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 86 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas practically every type of plastic material and object can be found in the ocean from the Great Pacific garbage patch, containing at least 79.000 tons of plastic floating in an area of 1.6 million square kilometres, to the Earth's remotest areas such as the deep ocean floor and the Arctic;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas plastic makes up 85 per cent of beach litter;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas 90 per cent of all seabirds swallow plastic particles;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 273 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for an action plan to phase out single-use plastic items within all buildings of the European Institutions;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 408 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to introduce a ban on micro-plastics which are intentionally added to products, such as cosmetics and cleaning products, and for which viable alternatives are available;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 420 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Takes note of the good practice of Operation Clean Sweep and the Port of Antwerp’s ‘zero pellet loss’ initiative; believes there is scope to replicate this initiative at EU and global level, as well as throughout the entire plastic supply chain to prevent pellet loss across the supply chain, to tackle the second largest direct source of microplastic pollution in the EU;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 447 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Stresses that sufficient funding of research and innovation is key to understand the source, quantification and impact of macro-, micro- and nanoplastics on the marine ecosystems and to develop innovative solutions; and calls therefore for a budget of at least €120 billion for Horizon Europe in the Multiannual Financial Framework after 2020;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 457 #

2018/2035(INI)

34b. Calls on the Commission to establish in the context of the Framework Programme 9 a 'Mission Plastic Free Ocean' to reduce plastics entering the marine environment and collect plastics present in the ocean. Asks in this context to establish a European Ocean Agency dealing with the challenges of observation, coordination and implementation of European initiatives and the management of national and European funds to tackle marine litter and other marine and maritime challenges such as climate change and acidification;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 460 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 c (new)
34c. Highlights the innovative potential of start-ups in the context of recycling and upcycling;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 461 #
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 462 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 d (new)
34d. Calls on the Commission to step up efforts to increase ocean literacy in Europe to empower ocean engaged citizens and by doing so raise awareness about the environmental challenge of plastic pollution and other forms of marine litter;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 463 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 e (new)
34e. Calls for an EU policy dialogue on marine litter and plastic pollution, bringing together representatives of civil society, the plastic industry, specific sectors such as the fishing, shipping and tourism, as well as scientists and politicians from the local to European level;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 464 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 f (new)
34f. Emphasises the importance of projects such as fishing for litter campaigns and beach clean-ups;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 465 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 g (new)
34g. Considering that abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear accounts for at least 10 per cent of marine litter, calls for a better implementation of the compulsory reporting of lost fishing gear and measures to facilitate the collection, recycling and upcycling of fishing gear;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 483 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Given that a great portion of plastic waste in the ocean originates from countries in Asia and Africa, the issues of plastic pollution and waste management capacities should be a priority in the context of the EU's external policy framework ranging from EU development policy, sustainable fisheries partnership agreements, to ocean partnerships in the framework of an international ocean governance;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 476 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
13a. Seas and Oceans, through the development of a sustainable blue economy in line with the objectives of the Integrated Maritime Policy in particular through (a) maritime entrepreneurship (b) an innovative and competitive maritime industry (c) ocean literacy and blue careers (d) the International Ocean Governance agenda (e) maritime surveillance and security (f) cross-border cooperation (g) the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG 14 (Life Below Water)
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 43 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The multiannual financial framework set out in Regulation (EU) xx/xx6 provides that the Union budget must continue to support fisheries and maritime policies. The EMFF budget should amount, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000 to 6 866 943 600 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 176 524 in current prices). EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 311 000 000 should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 829 000 000939 794 375 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 694 261 648 in current prices) should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 927 149225 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 1 044 914 876 in current prices) to support under direct and indirect management. In order to ensure stability in particular with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the definition of national allocations under shared management for the 2021- 2027 programming period should be based on the EMFF 2014-2020 shares. Specific amounts should be reserved for the outermost regions, control and enforcement and collection and processing of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, while amounts for permanent cessation and extraordinary cessation of fishing activities should be capped. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […].
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 45 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) The EMFF must also contribute to other United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).In particular, this Regulation highlights the following objectives: a) SDG.1 Eradicate poverty:the EMFF contributes to improving the living conditions of the most fragile coastal communities, especially those dependent on a single fish stocks threatened by overfishing, global change and environmental issues. b) SDG.3 Good health and well-being:the EMFF contributes to the fight against the pollution of coastal water bodies, responsible for endemic diseases, and to ensure good quality of food from fisheries and aquaculture. c) SDG.7 Clean energy:by financing the blue economy, the EMFF supports the deployment of marine renewables and ensure that this development is consistent with the protection of the marine environment and preservation of fish resources. d) SDG.8 Decent work and economic growth:The EMFF contributes to the development of the blue economy as a factor of economic growth.It also ensures that this economic growth is a source of decent jobs for coastal communities.In addition, the EMFF contributes to improving the working conditions of fishermen. e) SDG.12 Responsible Consumption and Production:The EMFF contributes to the rational use of natural resources and limits the waste of natural and energy resources. f) SDG.13 Fight against climate change:the EMFF devotes 30% of its budget to the fight against climate change. g) SDG.14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 53 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Small-scale coastal fishing is carried out by fishing vessels below 12 metres and not using towed fishing gears. That sector represents nearly 75% of all fishing vessels registered in the Union and nearly half of all employment in the fishery sector. Operators from small-scale coastal fisheries are particularly dependant on healthy fish stocks for their main source of income. The EMFF should therefore give them a preferential treatment through a 100% aid intensity rate, including for operations related to control and enforcement, with the aim of encouraging sustainable fishing practices. In addition, certain areas of support should be reserved for small-scale fishing in fleet segment where the fishing capacity is balanced with the available fishing opportunities, i.e. support for the acquisition of a second- hand vessel and, for engine replacement or modernisation, for renovation and restoring of old infrastructure or new infrastructure such as auction halls or reception facilities. Furthermore, Member States should include in their programme an action plan for small-scale coastal fishing, which should be monitored on the basis of indicators for which milestones and targets should be set.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 56 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29 a) having regard to the European Parliament resolution on the special situation of islands (2015/3014(RSP) and the European Economic and Social Committee’s opinion on ‘Specific problems facing islands’ (1229/2011), agriculture, breeding and fisheries constitute an important element of local island economies. European insular regions suffer due to lack of accessibility, particularly for SMEs, a low level of product differentiation and need a strategy in order to use all possible synergies between the European Structural and Investment Funds and other Union instruments with a view to counterbalancing the handicaps of islands and enhancing their economic growth, job creation and sustainable development. While Article 174 of the TFEU recognises the permanent natural and geographical handicaps specific to the situation of islands, the Commission must establish an ‘EU Strategic Framework for Islands’ with a view to linking up instruments that can have a major territorial impact.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 64 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) (new) There is a need for support measures in order to facilitate social dialogue and to use the EMFF to help train skilled professionals for the maritime and fisheries sector. The importance of modernising the maritime and fisheries sector and the role that innovation plays in this calls for reassessing the financial allocations for professional and vocational training in the EMFF.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 65 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 b (new)
(35 b) Investment in human capital is also vital to increase the competitiveness and economic performance of fishing and maritime activities. Therefore, the EMFF should support advisory services, cooperation between scientists and fishermen, professional training, lifelong learning, and should stimulate the dissemination of knowledge, help to improve the overall performance and competitiveness of operators and promote social dialogue. In recognition of their role in fishing communities, spouses and life partners of self-employed fishermen should, under certain conditions, also be granted support for professional training, lifelong learning and the dissemination of knowledge, and for networking that contributes to their professional development.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 67 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
(41 a) (new) The objectives and actions of the EMFF should be consistent with international and regional processes of the Union for the governance of the seas, such as the Agreement for the establishment of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (‘the GFCM Agreement’). This agreement provides an appropriate framework for multilateral cooperation to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilisation of living marine resources in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea at levels which are considered sustainable and at low risk of collapse.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 71 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15
(15) ‘sustainable blue economy’ means all sectoral and cross-sectoral economic activities throughout the single market related to oceans, seas, coasts and inland waters, covering the Union's insular and outermost regions and landlocked countries, including emerging sectors and non-market goods and services and being consistent with Union environmental legislation.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 76 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) Strengthening international ocean governance and enablingregional processes of the Union for the governance of the seas in order to enable safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 77 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the EMFF for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 6 140 000 000866 943 600 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 176 524 in current prices).
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 79 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under shared management as specified in Title II shall be EUR 5 311 000 000939 794 375 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 694 261 648 in current prices) in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex V.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 81 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) EUR 102 000 000 14 076 262 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 128 566 125 in current prices)for the Azores and Madeira;
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 82 #

2018/0210(COD)

(b) EUR 82 000 00091 708 367 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 103 357 081 in current prices) for the Canary Islands;
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 83 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) EUR 131 000 00046 509 709 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 165 119 239 in current prices) for Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and Saint- Martin.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 86 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management as specified in Title III shall be EUR 829 000 000927 149 225 in 2018 constant prices (EUR 1 044 914 876 in current prices).
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 87 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions], each Member State shall prepare a single programmenational programme and / or regional operational programmes to implement the priorities referred to in Article 4.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 90 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) (new) where applicable, the regional operational program for sub-national authorities responsible for fisheries and maritime affairs.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 93 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States concerned shall prepare as part of their programme, jointly with relevant authorities and stakeholders of their territories, regional operational programmes for each of their regions, including an action plan for each of their outermost regions referred to in Article 6(2), which shall set out:
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 94 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) a strategy for the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, while fighting against marine litter and promoting community-led local development (CLLD) and fisheries local action groups (FLAGs);
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 111 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) (new d) (a) facilitating access to credit, insurance and financial instruments, without excluding the necessity for grants;
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 112 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. (new) In order to reduce the administrative burden for small-scale inshore fishermen, the action plan shall take into account the possibility of a simplified single application form for EMFF measures or the previous existence of a simplified single form at regional or national level.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the first acquisition of a fishing vessel by a young fisher who, at the moment of submitting the application, is under 40 years of age and has worked at least fivthree years as fisher or has acquired adequate vocational qualification;
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 117 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) (new) new eco-friendly and energy-efficient infrastructures, such as new auction halls or reception facilities
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 118 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) (new) in order to improve their environmental sustainability and energy efficiency, the eco-friendly renovation and restoring of old building and infrastructures, given that the activity is directly linked to the fishing activity
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 119 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equipped for sea fishing and be between 5 less thand 30 years old.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 120 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. (new) The support referred to in paragraph 1(c) may only be granted if it can be proved that the new infrastructure will improve the valorisation and quality of products and the sustainability of all fleets, without increasing fishing capacity and in accordance with the objectives of the CFP.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 121 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. (new) The support referred to in paragraph 1(c) may only be granted if it can be proved that the old infrastructure will be renovated or restored in order to foster a diversification of the income given that the activity is directly linked to the fishing activity.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 123 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the fishing vessel is registered as active and has carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 1290 days in each of the last threewo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support;
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 125 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. (new) The EMFF may support the access of fishing and aquaculture enterprises to risk management tools such as incentives for insurance policies or mutual funds, in order to cover losses due to one or more of the following events: a) natural disasters, in compliance with provisions established with the EU Solidarity Fund; b) adverse major weather events; c) sudden changes in the quality and quantity of water for which the operator is not responsible; d) diseases in the aquaculture sector, failure to function or destruction of production facilities for which the operator is not responsible; e) costs of rescuing fishermen or fishing vessels in the event of accidents at sea during their fishing activities.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 131 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the commercial activities of the vessel concerned are stopped during at least 930 consecutive days; andor
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 133 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the economic losses resulting from the cessation amount to more than 30% of the annual turnover of the business concerned, calculated on the basis of the average turnover of that business over the preceding three calendar years.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 136 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) owners of fishing vessels which are registered as active and which have carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 1290 days in each of the last threewo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support; or
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 139 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) fishers who have worked at sea for at least 1290 days in each of the last threewo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support on board a Union fishing vessel concerned by the extraordinary cessation.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 143 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a Promotion of human capital, job creation and social dialogue 1. In order to promote human capital, job creation and social dialogue, the EMFF may support: (a) professional training, lifelong learning, joint projects, the dissemination of knowledge of an economic, technical, regulatory or scientific nature and of innovative practices, and the acquisition of new professional skills, in particular linked to the sustainable management of marine ecosystems, hygiene, health, safety, activities in the maritime sector, innovation and entrepreneurship; (b) networking and exchange of experiences and best practices between stakeholders, including among organisations promoting equal opportunities between men and women, promoting the role of women in fishing communities and promoting under- represented groups involved in small- scale coastal fishing or in on-foot fishing; (c) social dialogue at Union, national, regional or local level involving fishermen, social partners and other relevant stakeholders. 2. The support referred to in paragraph 1 may also be granted to spouses of self- employed fishermen or, where and in so far as recognised by national law, the life partners of self-employed fishermen, under the conditions laid down in point (b) of Article 2 of Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ). 3. The support referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 may be granted, for a maximum period of two years, for the training of people under the age of 40 years old who are recognised as unemployed by the Member State concerned (‘trainees’). Such support shall be limited to training on board a small– scale coastal fishing vessel owned by a professional fisherman, formalised by a contract between the trainee and the owner of the vessel that is recognised by the Member State concerned, including courses on sustainable fishing practices and the conservation of marine biological resources as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. 4. Support under paragraph 3 shall be granted to professional fishermen to cover the trainee’s salary and related charges, and shall be calculated in accordance with Article 67(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, taking into account the economic situation and living standards of the Member State concerned. That support shall not exceed a maximum amount of EUR 40 000 for each beneficiary during the programming period.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 144 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – title
Collection and, processing and dissemination of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 145 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the collection, management and use, use and dissemination of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes in fisheries and aquaculture, as provided for in Article 25(1) and (2) and Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004, on the basis of the national work plans referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 148 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. (new) The Commission shall evaluate the possibility to create a Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) for European insular and outermost regions focusing on maritime and fisheries issues and come forward with appropriate proposals.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 151 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) investments in ports to provide adequate reception facilities for lost fishing gears and marine litter collected from the sea, as well as unwanted catches referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013;
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 155 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Productive aquaculture investments under this Article may only be supported through grants and the financial instruments provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] and through InvestEU, in accordance Article 10 of that Regulation.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 157 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
The EMFF may support actions contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products as provided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013. It may also support actions promoting the marketing, the quality and the value added of fishery and aquaculture products.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 158 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) The EMFF shall support actions promoting the marketing, the quality and the value added of fishery and aquaculture products. In particular, the EMFF shall support the marketing activities of sustainable fish tourism, which have an added value in terms of creation of employment, diversification of income and development of tourism and business activities.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 162 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The EMFF may also support investments for the innovation in the processing of fishery and aquaculture products, as well as the promotion of partnership between POs and scientific entities.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 165 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a Statistical information network of aquaculture 1. The EMFF may support the collection, management and use of aquaculture management data as referred to in Article 34 (1) (a) and(e) and (5) and Article 35 ( 1) (d) of Regulation (EU) no. 1380/2013 in view of the establishment of a statistical information network on aquaculture and national work plans for its application. 2. By way of derogation from Article 2, the support referred to in paragraph 1 may also be granted for operations outside the territory of the Union. 3. Implementing acts shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 2, paragraph 2, paragraph 2. 4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts approving or amending the national work plans referred to in paragraph 1 by 31 December of the year preceding last year by which the work plan is to be applied.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 176 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) (new) (a) the support to actions for the protection and restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity and ecosystems providing compensations to fishers for the collection of lost fishing gears and marine litter from the sea.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 474 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
With regard to programmes under the Investment for Jobs and growth goal for the outermost regions and all NUTS level 2 regions consisting solely of island Member States or of islands which form part of Member States, they shall be classified as falling within group 3.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 611 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) investment in airport infrastructure except for outermost regions and island Member States or islands which form part of Member States;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 48 #

2018/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission should propose a framework for finding additional resources for projects with Union added value. Moreover, in its proposal for the multiannual financial framework(MFF) for the years 2021-2027, there should be no reduction in the Cohesion Fund’s budget through its contribution of EUR 10 billion, in 2018 prices, to the Connecting Europe Facility.
2018/10/16
Committee: REGI
Amendment 5 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the right to petition the European Parliament is a cornerstone of European citizenship, as enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, ranking second in importance to citizens according to recent surveys; underlines the importance of petitions as a means for citizens to feel involved in the activities of the Union and to express their concerns about instances of misapplication or violation of EU law and on potential lacunae, while at the same time highlighting these deficiencies to the Commission in recognition of its role as guardian of the Treaties;
2018/03/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 7 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes the increase in EU infringement procedures for 2016 which show that the timely and correct implementation of EU legislation remains a challenge;
2018/03/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 10 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that petitioners very frequently refer to violations of EU law, in the year 2016 many petitions were registered in the fields of internal market, justice, fundamental rights and environment;
2018/03/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 11 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reiterates its call on the Commission to involve petitioners in the EU pilot procedures initiated in relation to their petitions, inter alia to facilitate dialogue between the petitioner and the national authorities concerned;
2018/03/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 27 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the increased transparency of, and the provision of more statistical information in, the Commission report for 2016, as compared to previous reports; regrets the fact, however, that it provides no precise information on the number of petitions that have led to the initiation of EU Pilot or infringement procedures and asks the Commission to provide specific information about this; notes with regret that Parliament is not involved in these procedures; reiterates its call on the Commission to share with Parliament information on all EU Pilots opened and infringement procedures initiated in order to improvmote transparency, and reduce the time frame for dispute settlement through the Committee on Petitions, build citizens’ trust in the EU project and, ultimately, enhance the legitimacy of the EU Pilot procedure; acknowledges the Court of Justice’s ruling on cases C-39/05 P and C- 52/05 P of May 2017, according to which documents within the EU Pilot procedure should not be disclosed publicly if there is a risk that such disclosure would affect the nature of the infringement procedure, alter its progress or undermine the objectives of that procedure;
2018/03/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 31 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets there is no publicly available information about how the 3783 complaints submitted to the Commission in 2016 were treated and calls for a more transparent implementation of the enforcement policy;
2018/03/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 38 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Asks the Commission to report on its priority-setting regarding its enforcement policy announced in the Communication ‘EU Law: Better results through better application’ where it states that it will focus its enforcement action where it can make a real difference, and on policy priorities pursuing cases which reveal systemic weakness in a Member State’s legal system;
2018/03/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 61 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that, according to Standard Eurobarometer 86, free movement of EU citizens, who can live, work, study and do business anywhere in the EU, is the most positive result of the EU, and a majority of EU citizens favours a common EU policy in areas such as defence, migration and terrorism; recalls that, in order for such policies to be successful, it is paramount that they are implemented in a timely and uniform manner in all Member States; notes with concern that certain Member States are disregarding their obligations with regard to asylum and migration, in particular where relocation of asylum seekers and immigrants is concerned; underlines that the lack of solidarity between some Member states with regard to asylum and migration should be addressed so that all Member States meet their obligations;
2018/03/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 67 #

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the proactive work of the Commission on the application of union law under the Better Regulation Package, and the support offered to Member States through implementation plans for new directives; points out, however, that Member States should live up to their responsibility to enforce the rules they have jointly adopted and avoid the practice of gold plating when implementing EU law to avoid citizens’ confusion on the distinction between EU and national law and citizens’ impression that the EU over legislates.
2018/03/01
Committee: PETI
Amendment 19 #

2017/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that significantadditional progress in terms of upholding 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, notably that of a possible visa liberalisation dialogue;
2018/04/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 37 #

2017/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the utmost importance of a meaningful 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;
2018/04/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 60 #

2017/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on both Armenia and the EU to attach a high priority to domestic reforms, as outlined in Article 4, to ensure in particular the smooth transition from a presidential to a parliamentary system and the non-politicisation of state institutions; encourages the ruling partygovernment to ensure that major reforms – such as those related to the structure and activities of the government or to the criminal code – are subject to greater transparency and to an inclusive dialogue with the opposition and civil society, in the interests of Armenian society at large;
2018/04/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 69 #

2017/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 significantfurther progress in these areas, in particular as regards media freedom, the independence of the judiciary and the fight against corruption, organised crime and abusive oligarchic control;
2018/04/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 38 #

2017/2203(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas given that terrorism is a global crime, the effective response to it must also be a global and holistic one, with coordination and the exchange of basic information on physical and legal persons, and suspicious activity, being absolutely vital;
2017/11/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 77 #

2017/2203(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas leaked intelligence and research reports even suggests that institutions and individuals in the Arabian Gulf ares well as Turkey's reported evidence of direct or indirect involvement of providing financial and logistical support to ISIS/Da’esh, Al-Qaeda and other radical groups, and whereas without this funding many of these terrorist groups would not be self-sufficient;
2017/11/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 115 #

2017/2203(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) takes the view that a preventive strategy based on the timely exchange of basickey information among intelligence agencies is vital in combating the financing of terrorism; calls on Europe’s intelligence agencies to improve coordination and effectiveness by setting up a European counter-terrorism intelligence platform with an in-depth focus on the exchange of basickey information; that platform will create a joint database for data on physical and legal persons and suspicious transactions; emphasises that the information concerned must include, inter alia, a directory of banks, financial institutions and commercial entities both within and outside Europe, as well as third countries which have shortcomings when it comes to combating the financing of terrorism; reiterates that those responsible for committing, organising or supporting terrorist acts must be held to account for their actions;
2017/11/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 128 #

2017/2203(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) calls on the Commission to provide funding for programmes fostering the sharing of best practice among Europe’s intelligence agencies; and recommends the issue of quarterly public threat assessments that combine the intelligence and information gathered by Europol and INTCEN;
2017/11/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 146 #

2017/2203(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) calls on the Member States to step up the monitoring of suspicious financial activities, taking also into consideration the diversity of financial means used for terrorist activities, from cash and cultural artefacts to virtual currencies and anonymous pre-paid cards, making it easier for law enforcement agencies to access suspicious transactions, taking account of the proportionality principle and the right to privacy; calls on the Member States to provide more training for and increase the specialisation of investigators in order to achieve that;
2017/11/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 153 #

2017/2203(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) welcomes the entry into force of the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive which strengthens the existing rules by ensuring a high level of safeguards for financial flows from high- risk third countries, enhancing the access of Financial Intelligence Units to information, including centralised bank account registers, and tackling terrorist financing risks linked to virtual currencies and pre-paid cards and calls for its speedy transposition and implementation by the Member States;
2017/11/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 246 #

2017/2203(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) calls on the Commission to strengthen support to third countries, especially neighbouring countries, in their efforts to tackle serious crime such as drugs or firearms trafficking as source of terrorist finance;
2017/11/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 2 February 2017 on recommendations to the Commission on cross border aspects of adoptions
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 3 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Petitions of 23 February 20171a and to the opinion of the Committee on Constitutional affairs of 01 June 20171b on the report from the European Commission monitoring the application of EU law 2015 _________________ 1a PE597.698v03-00 1b PE603.107v02-00
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 4 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 29 February2017 on the Single Market strategy1cand especially to the document on the Outcome of the informal meeting of SOLVIT Centres held in Lisbon on 18 September 20151d _________________ 1c Council document 6622/16 1d Council document 14268/15
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 14 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
– having regard to Articles 2, 6 and 9-12 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), to Articles 18-25 of the TFEU and to Articles 11 and 39-46 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights,
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 38 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the prospect of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU (Brexit) has highlighted the importance of EU citizenship rights and their crucial role in the everyday lives of millions of EU citizens, and has raised awareness in the EU about the potential loss of rights that Brexit would entail on both sides with special regard to the 3 million EU citizens resident in the UK and the 1.2million UK citizens resident in the EU;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 48 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas as petitions and complaints addressed to the European Commission and to SOLVIT have shown, EU citizens face notable difficulties in exercising this right, owing to administrative burdens and bureaucracy in Member States, and to misinformation and/or a lack of cooperation by Member State authorities;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 51 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the principle ofArticle 21 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights explicitly prohibits non- discrimination on the basis of nationality, sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or beliefbased on any grounds such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation is as the primary expression of EU citizenship; whereas it forms at the same time a crucial component of the successful exercise of the freedom of movement, as evidenced in petitions;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 71 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission’s 2017 EU Citizenship Report, which contains an enumeration of priorities by field of activity; expresses its doubt as to whether these priorities will effectively answer citizens’ concerns; regrets the lack of well-defined, concrete commitments and actions for the next three years;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 72 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes note of the Commission’s willingness to increase its efforts in order to inform the European citizens of their rights whereas strongly recalls the predominant importance of a timely and effective enforcement of them ;reminds that the correct application of EU law is a shared responsibility of the Member States and the European institutions; underlines in that respect the crucial role the Commission has to play as the Guardian of the Treaties in the implementation of the articles 258-260 TFEU;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 75 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Urges the Commission to speed up its EU law enforcement policy by using all available tools mechanisms in order to bring a correct application of EU law closer to the citizens.
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 88 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong regret that for almost a decade now little progress has been made in the adoption of the EU-wide Anti- Discrimination Directive; calls upon all EU institutions and especially upon the Council of the European union to conclude the relevant negotiations as soon as possiblean utmost priority;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 99 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Regrets the existing opt-outs from parts of the EU treaties by some Member States which undermine and generate de facto differences in citizens’ rights that are intended to be equal under the EU Treaties
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 120 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Expresses its deep concern about the number of Roma people in Europe, who are victims of discriminatory birth registration, have therefore no identity documents, are denied access to essential basic services in their countries of residence, which also lead to their denial of access to any rights in the EU; calls on Member States to take immediate corrective measures in this regard to safeguard the enjoyment of their fundamental human rights and all the rights provided by EU citizenship; calls on the Commission to assess and monitor the situation in Member States and initiate legally binding legislation on the identification and protection of people whose citizenship have not been recognised and have no access to identity documents
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 123 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes with appreciation the Commission’s efforts to make multiple information and assistance outlets about the EU and Citizenship rightthe rights it confers to its citizens, such as the Europe Direct network, the Your Europe portal and the e- justice portal, available and more accessible; urges the Commission to systematise the information and possibly plan for a single, EU-wide information window; at the same time, invites the Member States to promote the SOLVIT network and its services among EU citizens, as well as other redress mechanisms, both at EU level, such as the Committee on Petitions and the European Ombudsman and at national level, such as the local ombudsman;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 129 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to reinforce the SOLVIT network by improving the interaction between its services and national centres in order to ensure a better follow-up of unresolved and repetitive cases as well as a greater articulation between the different EU law enforcement tools such as EU PILOT and CHAP ;at the same time, invites the Member States to promote the SOLVIT network and its services among EU citizens, as well as other redress mechanisms, both at EU level, such as the Committee on Petitions and the European Ombudsman and at national level, such as the local ombudsman;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 130 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on Member States to better inform EU citizens as to their rights and duties, and to facilitate entitlement to these rights being respected equally both in their country of origin and in any other Member State
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 136 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that citizens should have access to all the necessary information, which should be presented in a clear and comprehensible way, in order to be able to make informed decisions on the exercise of their Treaty rights, and especially their right to free movement, which is one of the key elements of EU citizenship, and residence within the EU; recommends the promotion of transparency and proactive publishing as the most appropriate tools to that end;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 139 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Recalls that access to health services, coordination of social security schemes and recognition of professional qualifications in other Member States are the areas where EU citizens are often facing difficulties and calls for a vigorous enforcement by the Commission in order to redress those situations ;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 142 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 f (new)
9f. Encourages Member States to give more space to political education on EU affairs, inter alia on EU citizens’ rights, in their school curricula and to adapt teacher training accordingly; considers that Member States should promote school visits to EU institutions in their educational systems; emphasises that accessible education plays a vital role in informing future citizens
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 147 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on European political parties to effectively tackle the problem of decreasing levels of voters turnout and the widening gap between citizens and the EU institutions; considers the nomination of Europe wide candidates for Commission president by European political parties an important step towards building a genuine European public space, but is convinced that the prospect of a Europeanisation of the electoral campaign can only be achieved through pan-European activities and networks of local and national media, especially public ones in the fields of radio, TV, seminars and the internet
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 154 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the reform of the Electoral Act on the basis of Parliament’s legislative initiative is an unmissable opportunity for the Union to become more democratic; highlights the fact that thousands of Europeans share this view, as evidenced by the ‘Let me Vote’ European Citizens’ Initiative, which aims to allow citizens to vote in their place of residence; commends the Commission for exploring the possibilities for non-national EU citizens who have exercised their right to free movement to vote in national elections in the country in which they reside; whereas various complaints have been received with regard to the exercise of the right to vote in European and municipal elections, and also with regard to disenfranchisement in relation to national elections after a period of time spent abroad; urges the Commission to devise a concrete action plan for the introduction of electronic voting with a view to the 2019 European Parliament elections;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 175 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Deplores any populist rhetoric that aims to create discriminatory practices based on grounds of nationality
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 178 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Maintains that transparency is a key tool for bringing citizens closer to the EU and involving them in its activities; notes that access to documents represents 30% of the inquiries closed by the European Ombudsman in 2016 and therefore recommends the promotion of the right to access documents and the translation of as many documents as possible into all EU languages; calls for an horizontal directive on whistle-blowing which sets out appropriate channels and procedures for reporting cases; supports the intensification of dialogue with citizens and the encouragement of public debates in order to improve EU citizens’ understanding of the impact of the EU on their daily lives and to allow them to take part in an exchange of views, through slots in television programmes for targeted audiences;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 184 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the promotion of a culture of service among EU and national institutions and considers that the EU should lead by example through the highest administrative and transparency standards, as envisaged elsewhere inin accordance with Article 41 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; proposes that local EU offices in the Member States be transformed into one- stop shops, offering comprehensive services for EU citizens, so as to reduce bureaucracy and the obstacles it poses to the exercise of EU citizenship rights; highlights the importance of the ‘once only’ project, which eliminates unnecessary burdens for European businesses that are asked to present the same data and documents repeatedly in their operations across borders;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 185 #

2017/2069(INI)

14a. Recognises that the UK withdrawal from the EU will be the first instance in the history of the EU that citizens will have their rights, that have been acquired through the treaties, removed, and highlights the impact this loss of rights will have on citizens on both sides;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 186 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recommends to both the European Union and the UK that the acquired rights of citizens to live, work, have recognition of qualifications, and to own a business are maintained to the fullest possible extent following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 189 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. To establish a European public holiday on May 9 in order to reinforce a European feeling of belonging to the European family; and the creation of a single European identity card
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 193 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Member States to guarantee that their national legislation is sufficiently clear and detailed to ensure that the right to free movement of citizens and their families is respected; to proceed with the proper training of competent national authorities in this respect on the basis of an electronic learning tool and to disseminate accurate information to interested parties in a precise manner; to foster, furthermore, good cooperation and a swift exchange of information with other national administrations, especially where cross-border insurance and old age pensions are concerned; urges the Commission to submit a proposal for an act on the cross-border recognition of adoption orders;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 196 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Regrets the existence of cross- border obstacles in civil or social matters, such as family law or pensions, that prevent many citizens from enjoying full EU citizenship
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 197 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Regrets that the options for redress open to parents and children in the event of separation or divorce are not the same in each Member State, with the result that hundreds of parents in Europe have contacted the Committee on Petitions to urge it to be more active despite it having very limited competences in this area
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 199 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)
15f. Welcomes the launch of the EU solidarity corps for young European citizens and asks for the initiative to be properly funded and that quality jobs are not replaced by unpaid volunteering;
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 201 #

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 h (new)
15h. Calls on the Member States to put in place coordination and cooperation measures in order to efficiently tackle the issues of double taxation in car registration, tax discrimination and double taxation in any cross-border context and to take better account of the realities of cross-border worker mobility; considers that double taxation issues are insufficiently addressed through existing bilateral tax conventions or unilateral action by a Member State and would need concerted, timely action at EU level
2017/10/06
Committee: PETI
Amendment 3 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading 1
on the 2016 Commission Report on Kosovo * * This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
— having regard to the Presidency conclusions of the Thessaloniki European Council meeting of 19 and 20 June 2003 concerning the pro, to support the European Perspective of the Western Balkan countries joining the European Unions,
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
— having regard to the Presidency conclusions of 13 December 2016 on the eEnlargement and sStabilisation and aAssociation pProcesses,
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
— having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999), to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion of 22 July 2010 on the accordance with international law of theKosovo unilateral declaration of independence in respect of Kosovo, and to UN General Assembly Resolution 64/298 of 9 September 2010, which acknowledged the content of the ICJ opinion and welcomed the EU’s readiness to facilitate dialogue between Serbia and KosovoBelgrade and Pristina,
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 12 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas 113 of the 193 UN member states, including 23 of the 28 EU Member States, recognise Kosovo’s independence;deleted
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 14 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas (potential) candidate countries are judged on their own merits, and whereas the speed and quality of the necessary reforms determines the timetable for accession;deleted
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 23 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU has repeatedly reiteratcalled its willingness to assist in the economic and political development of Kosovo through a clear European perspective, in line with the European perspective of the region;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 27 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the EU has placed the rule of law at the core of its eEnlargement policyand Stabilisation and Association Process;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 38 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the reforms in Kosovo which led to the entry into force of the EU- Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) on 1 April 2016 as the first contractual relationship and an essential step for the integration of Kosovo into the EU; this EU-only agreement, which is without prejudice to Member States' positions on status, is the core of the relationship between the EU and Kosovo; welcomes the launch of the European Reform Agenda on 11 November 2016 as a platform to facilitate implementation of the SAA and calls on Kosovo to show clear political will and determination to implement the agreed roadmapfocus efforts on the implementation of the SAA, including the setting up of the coordination mechanism for the SAA, and to seize the positive momentum created by the SAA, with the objective of improving the rule of law and socio- economic development in Kosovo;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 51 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses concern at the persistent extreme polarisation of the political landscape; calls on all the parties to show responsibility and ownership and to create the conditions for a fruitful, solution and result-oriented dialogue with a view to defusing tension and reaching a sustainable compromise aimed at facilitating the progress of the country on its European path;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 65 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the leaders of the Kosovo- Serbian community to take full ownership of their place and role in theKosovo institutions of the country, acting independently from Belgrade and constructively for the benefit of all the people of Kosovo;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 79 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern that the post of Minister of European Integration still remains vacant and that this undermines the coherence and effectiveness of SAA implementation policies; underlines that the path towardsframework of relations with the EU integration requires a strategic long-term vision and sustained commitment infor the adoption and implementation of the necessary reforms;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 92 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the remainingTakes note that five Member States to proceed with thehave not recognition ofsed Kosovo; stresses that recognition would be beneficial to the normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina; encourages a positive approach with regard to Kosovo’s participation in international organisationsin this regard, takes positive note of the constructive approach of those five member states to facilitate relations between the EU and Kosovo in the framework of the SAA, in order to address socio-economic gaps, Rule of Law deficits, democratic shortfalls and shortcomings, for the benefit of the people of Kosovo;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 108 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomNotes the proposal by the Commission to grant visa liberalisation, which would be a very positive step for Kosovo on the path to European integrationfurther step in the framework of relations between the EU and Kosovo; is concerned by the stalemate in the Assembly with regard to the ratification of the demarcation agreement with Montenegro, and stresses that visa liberalisation can only be granted once Kosovo has fulfilled all criteria, including with regard to building up a track record of high-level convictions for corruption and organised crime;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 138 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. NoteRegrets that the Association of Serbian Municipalities has not yet been set up and that the Statute still has to be drafted, and urges Kosovo to establish the association in line with the agreement reached under the EU-facilitated dialogue and with the ruling of the Kosovo Constitutional Court; expresses concern at the continued presence of Serbia’s parallel structures and calls for their dismantlement; encourages all stakeholders to find an acceptable and mutually agreeable long-term solution for the status of the Trepca mining complex;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 151 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the establishment of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor Office in The Hague as an essential step for ensuring justice and reconciliation, and invitescalls on Kosovo to fully cooperate with the Court; underlines that witness protection is a crucial issue for the Court to be successful; calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure proper funding of the Special Court; calls on Kosovo to address the issue of missing persons and to ensure effective compensation to the victims of war rape;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 153 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the political forces to respect and support, support and intensify efforts to improve the rule of law, including the independence of the judiciary, making a clear distinction between the legitimate aspiration for freedom and justice of the people of Kosovo and the actions of individuals who allegedly committed war crimes, which must be duly prosecuted by the competent judicial authorities;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 183 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the agreement signed by Kosovo and SerbiaPristina and Belgrade on 30 November 2016 on the final steps for the implementation of the Justice Agreement, reached within the Dialogue of 9 February 2015, which will enable the judicial institutions of the country to become operational in the entire territory ofthroughout Kosovo;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 218 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Kosovo authorities to address gender mainstreaming as a priority and to ensure that governing bodies and authorities lead by example; is concerned about the structural challenges hampering the implementation of the law on gender equality, and remains concerned about the under-representation of women in decision-making positions; is concerned that no progress has been made on combating domestic and gender-based violence; urges the authoritiesKosovo to encourage publicly and put in place protection mechanisms and shelter measures for women who break the silence and denounce domestic violence, and welcomes in this respect the NGO ‘Be a Man’ founded by men in Pristina;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 274 #

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Warmly welcomesTakes note of the Council of Europe’s decision to grant Kosovo observer status in its Parliamentary Assembly as of January 2017 in respect of Kosovo-related sessions; supports Kosovo’s efforts to integrate into the international community; calls, in this connection, for the participeffective cooperation of Kosovo win all the relevant regional and international organisations and urges Serbia to stop interfering in this process;
2017/01/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
— having regard to the Protocol on the Adaptation of the SAA between the European Communities and its Member States, on the one part, and BiH, on the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, which was initialled on 18 July 2016 and signed on 15 December 2016,
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 25 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the EU remains committed to BiH’s EU perspective, to its territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity; whereas the Council asked the Commission to prepare its opinion on BiH’s application for membership; whereas the Commission launched the process and, on 9 December 2016, handed over its questionnaire to the BiH authorities; whereas successfully answering to this comprehensive questionnaire, consisting of 33 chapters and 3242 questions, is a key precondition for obtaining the candidate status;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 31 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas with the reform agenda for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013-2018 the authorities at all levels recognised the urgent need to initiate a process of rehabilitating and modernising the economy with a view of creating new jobs and fostering sustainable, efficient, socially just and steady economic growth; whereas BiH has demonstrated commitment and readiness to embark on further socio-economic reforms;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the consideration of BiH’s EU membership application by the Council and looks forward to the Commission’s opinion on the merits of the application for membership; calls on competent BiH authorities at all levels to cooperate and coordinate in participating in the Commission’s Opinion process by providing a single and coherent set of replies to the Commission’s inquiries; points out that this exercise will also serve as a proof of state functionality that is a key precondition for obtaining the candidate status;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 69 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the progress on the implementation of the 2015-2018 Reform Agenda, as well as the country’s determination to pursue further institutional and socio-economic reforms; stresses that harmonisrecalls that the renewed EU approach towards BiH has been triggered from the difficult socio-economic environment in the country and as a reply to the increasing dissatisfaction among the citizens, expressed with the social unrests of February 2014; notes that the situation is now relatively better but stresses that harmonized and balanced implementation of the Reform Agenda is needed to achieve real change across the country and to improvehave tangible improvements to the lives of all BiH citizens; calls for the reform momentum to be maintained in order to transform BiH into a fully effective, inclusive and functional state; regrets that common reform efforts often continue to be hampered by ethnic and political divisions; considers it essential to maintain consensus on EU integration and to advance in a concerted manner on the rule of law, including the fight against corruption and organised crime, the reform of the judiciary and public administration;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 90 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Expresses satisfaction for the signature of the Protocol on SAA adaptation that will be provisionally applied as of 1 February 2017, automatically reinstating the autonomous trade measures (trade benefits on the import into the EU of certain agricultural products from BiH, including fruits and vegetables) that were suspended since 1 January 2016; look's forward to a rapid and smooth ratification of the Protocol;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 106 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that the declared political commitment to combat corruption did not translate into tangible results; acknowledges progress in adopting anti- corruption action plans and setting up corruption prevention bodies at various levels of governance; notes with concern that fragmentation and weak inter-agency cooperation hamper the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures; calls for greater professional specialisation within the police and the judiciary by means of appropriate coordination channels; stresses the need to establish a track record of effective scrutiny of political party and electoral campaign financing, to develop transparent employment procedures in the broader public sector, as well as to eliminate corruption in the public procurement cycle;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 112 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the results of the 2013 census are an important basis for providing a satisfactory response to the Commission questionnaireWelcomes the final assessment of the International Monitoring Operation for the 2013 Population and Housing Census in Bosnia and Herzegovina of 16 October 2016 that concluded that the census in Bosnia and Herzegovina was as a whole conducted in compliance with international standards; stresses that the results of the 2013 census are an important basis for providing a satisfactory response to the Commission questionnaire and essential for effective socio-economic planning; calls on the BiH statistical agencies to align their statistics and methodologies with Eurostat standards;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 118 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned about the continued fragmentation and politicisation of public administration and broader public sector, which hampers institutional and legislative reforms and makes the delivery of public service to citizens cumbersome and expensive; calls, as a matter of urgency, for a more harmonised approach to policy development, depolitisation of public sector, and coordination between all levels of government, and better medium-term planning;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 128 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its concern about the continued fragmentation into four different legal systems; stresses the need to strengthen judicial efficiency and independence, including from political pressure, and to fight corruption in the judiciary; urges the rapid adoption of the action plan for the implementation of the 2014-2018 justice sector reform; welcomes the adoption of the law on free legal aid at state level and the introduction by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of guidelines on prevention of conflict of interest, the drafting of integrity plans and disciplinary measures; notes the important role of the Structured Dialogue on Justice in addressing the shortcomings in the BiH judiciary;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 140 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that a high number of constitutional court decisions are not being implemented, including in particular the decision on the RS day, which was contested in the referendum held on 25 September 2016; emphasises that nationalistic and populist rhetoric and actions are main obstacles for development and that respect for the rule of law and the country’s constitutional framework is of paramount importance for advancing on the EU path;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 170 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Notes some progress in fighting organised crime; is concerned, however, about the absence of a consistent approach in tackling organised crime owing to the numerous action plans by the various law enforcement agencies at different levels; highlights the need to strengthen the framework for inter-agency cooperation; welcomes joint investigations but calls for more coordinated operations and better exchange of information; calls for enhancing capacities of law enforcement bodies including on counter-terrorism; welcomes the signing of the operational and strategic cooperation agreement with Europol aimed at combating cross-border criminality; encourages the conclusion of a cooperation agreement with Eurojust as well;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 182 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for boosting efforts to combat radicalisation and further measures to identify, prevent and disrupt the flow of foreign fighters, including by close cooperation with relevant services of the Member States and countries in the region; calls for the introduction of programmes on de-radicalisation and preventing youth radicalisation; highlights the important role of religious leaders, teachers and overall of the educational system in this respect;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 191 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Deems it essential to enhance public participation in decision-making and to better engage citizens in the EU accession process; notes that civil society is fragmented, institutionally and financially weak; calls for, with impacts on its sustainability and independence; calls for further EU support, better cooperation mechanisms between government and civil society organisations, including the developing of a strategic framework for cooperation, as well as more concrete involvement of civil society organisations in the EU integration process;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 216 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for efforts to increase the participation of women in political life and employment, to improve their socio- economic situation and to strengthen women’s rights on the whole; notes with concern that there is still maternity- related discrimination in employment and that entities and cantons have no harmonised legislation on maternity and parental leave; highlights, furthermore, that the existing active labour market measures intended to support the employment of long-time unemployed people and vulnerable groups, such as persons with disabilities, are not effectively implemented;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 232 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Deplores the fact that BiH is still in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights for not implementing the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić and Pilav cases; strongly calls for progress to be made in this regard in order to guarantee equal rights for all BiH citizens and advance the country’s EU perspective;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 249 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Remains concerned by the continued fragmentation, inefficiency and complexity of the education system; calls for countrywide common core curricula and better coordination between the different levels of education governance; continues to be concerned about the persistently high school-drop-out rates of Roma pupils; regrets the slow progress in addressing and resolving the issue of ‘two schools under one roof’ and other forms of segregation and discrimination in schools, as well as attacks on the proclaimed secularity of the educational system; urges the adoption of concrete measures to improve the efficiency of education system and to eliminate segregating practices, while guaranteeing the right of every community to receive education in its own language;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 253 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Notes the infrastructural deficiencies of the country and encourages the full involvement of BiH in the implementation of the EU's connectivity agenda; welcomes the adoption of the BiH Framework Transport Strategy and implementing Action Plans for the period 2016-2030 in July 2016 and the first meeting of the EU- BiH SAA sub-committee on Transport, Energy, Environment and Regional Development on 30 November 2016; calls on the Commission to positively reconsider the allocation of financial support under the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA II), which was stalled since 2013 due to the lack of a such countrywide strategy; urges, at the same time, the adoption of a coherent countrywide strategy for energy development, as well as of an environmental approximation strategy, accompanied by related implementation plans;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 255 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes measures to modernise labour legislation, to improve the business environment and to address weaknesses in the financial sector within the framework of the Reform Agenda; welcomes the 3- year Extended Fund Facility programme agreed with the IMF, which is expected to further improve the business climate, to reduce the size of government and to safeguard the financial sector; continues to regret the absence of a unified single economic area, which hampers the business environment and foreign direct investments; calls, as a matter of urgency, for the competent authorities to outline coordinated measures with a view to strengthening the rule of law, simplifying contract enforcement procedures and, combating corruption in the economy, and reducing the still large informal economy in BiH; in this last respect, highlights the importance of labour inspections and of reliable statistics about the true number of employed and unemployed persons;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 259 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Regrets, however, that the labour laws in both entities were adopted through the urgent procedure and without proper dialogue with the social partners, no transparency, and no real possibility of considering amendments, resulting in street protests and the filing of constitutionality check by the FBiH Constitutional court; notes that the Court found the process unconstitutional and recalls that BiH has signed a number of ILO Conventions, which, inter alia, recognise the principles of social dialogue and the importance of cooperation with social partners; points out that trade union and labour rights, including health and safety laws, are still limited, and stresses the importance of further enhancing and harmonising these laws across the country;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 266 #

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the slight reduction in unemployment; remains concerned, however, that income convergence with the EU average lagged and unemployment continues to be largely of a structural nature and that youth unemployment continues to be high, resulting in very high levels of brain drain; calls on the competent authorities to introduce active labour market policies targeting in particular the youth, women and the long- term unemployed as well as reinforcing the capacities of the employment services; highlights that the importance of promoting greater social cohesion, ensuring social protection for the most vulnerable in society and social inclusion;
2017/01/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
— having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular those of 24 November 2016 on EU-Turkey relations1 , and 27 October 2016 on the situation of journalists in Turkey2 , and of 13 November 2014 on Turkey's actions creating tensions in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus, _________________ 1 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0450. 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0423.
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 5 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union, on the values where European Union is founded,
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 11 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
— having regard to the declaration issued by the European Community and its Member States on 21 September 2005, including the provision that the recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the negotiations, and the need for Turkey to fulproceed to the normalisation of its relations with all Member States and to fully and effectively implement the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement to all Member States by removing all obstacles to the free movement of goods, including restrictions on means of transport, without prejudice and discrimination,
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 14 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
- having regard to the fact that the basis for accession to the EU for Turkey is the full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria and the EU's integration capacity, in accordance with the conclusions of the December 2006 European Council meeting,
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
— having regard to Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which states that the contracting parties undertake to abide by the final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in any case to which they are parties, and to the obligation of Turkey to implement all judgements of the European Courts,
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 34 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
— having regard to the crisis in Syria, the efforts towards a ceasefire and a peaceful settlement, and Turkey’s obligations to enhance stability and promote good neighbourly relations through intensive efforts in order to resolve outstanding bilateral issues, disputes and conflicts with the neighbouring countries over land and maritime borders and airspace, in accordance with the UN Charter and the UNCLOS,
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 55 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines, however, that measures taken under the state of emergency had large-scale, disproportionate and long- lasting negative effects on a large number of citizens and as well as on the protection of fundamental freedoms in the country; condemns the collective dismissal of civil servants, increasing abduction cases of dissidents both in Turkey and abroad, the mass liquidation of media outlets, the arrests of journalists, academics, judges, human rights defenders, elected officials and ordinary citizens, and the confiscation of all of their properties and assets property and passports on the basis of emergency decree laws without individualised decisions, and without the possibility of timely judicial review; stresses, however, that an increasing authoritarianism, politisation of the judiciary and security forces, erosion of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms long preceded the coup attempt;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines, however, that measures taken under the state of emergency had large-scale, disproportionate and long- lasting negative effects on the protection of fundamental freedoms in the country; condemns the collective dismissal of civil servants, the mass liquidation of media outlets, the arrests of journalists, academics, judges, human rights defenders, elected officials and ordinary citizens, and the confiscation of property and passports on the basis of emergency decree laws without individualised decisions, and without the possibility of timely judicial review; calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners held without proof of individual involvement in committing crime or without any charges presented against them;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 74 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the strategic importance of good EU-Turkey relations for both sides; recognises that both Turkey and the EU have gone through their own internal transformation processes since the accession negotiations were opened in 2004Is deeply concerned that Turkey's internal transformation process and its foreign policy in the Middle East is increasingly making Turkey a strategic liability rather than an asset for the EU; regrets that the accession instruments have not been used to the fullest extent and that, over the years, Turkey's full integration into the EU has lost public support on both sides; remains committed to cooperating and maintaining an open dialogue with the Turkish Government, in order to address common challenges; recommends that the Council urgently invite the Turkish Government to a summit to discuss the obvious crisis in EU-Turkey relations that we are faced with;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 105 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Expresses, once again, serious concern and urges Turkey to avoid any kind of threat or action directed against a Member State; considers it regrettable that the casus belli threat declared by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey against Greece has not yet been withdrawn;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 132 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. NotesIs concerned that measures undertaken following the declaration of the state of emergency have targeted alleged members/supporters of the Gülen movement, dissent in general and political parties of the opposition in particularhrough detainment, arrest, and property confiscation intensified the crackdown on among many others tens of thousands of teachers, business people, civil society representatives, lawyers, students, medical doctors, housewives who are alleged participants/supporters of the Gülen movement, dissent in general and political parties of the opposition in particular; is dismayed by the number of alleged ill- treatment against suspects and arrested persons in detention centers and prisons, which includes torture, rape and killing in some incidents as reported by the human rights organizations; demands a thorough investigation by the Turkish authorities into these allegations, and full accountability and punishment of those guilty of human rights violations; strongly condemns the imprisonment of 13 MPs belonging to the People's Democratic Party (HDP), including its co-chairs, and of 90 Kurdish municipal mayors; urges the Turkish Government to lift the state of emergency immediately Figen Yuksekdag and Selahattin Demirtas, and of 90 Kurdish municipal mayors, as well as raids on the headquarters of the HDP; urges the Turkish Government to lift the state of emergency immediately; is deeply concerned about the support for the re- introduction of the death penalty repeatedly declared by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; underlines that the reintroduction of the death penalty would violate Turkey's international commitments and lead to an immediate end to the EU accession talks;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 136 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. NotesIs gravely concerned that measures undertaken following the declaration of the state of emergency have targeted alleged members/supporters of the Gülen movement, dissent in general and political parties of the opposition in particular; strongly condemns the imprisonment of 13 MPs belonging to the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), including its co-chairs, and of 90 Kurdish municipal mayors; expresses its great concern about the severe situation of more than one hundred political prisoners, including 34 women, who are on indefinite and non-alternate hunger strike; 13 of them entered a critical stage being on hunger strike since 15 February 2017, and on the verge of irreversible damage on their health; urges the Turkish Government to lift the state of emergency immediately; underlines that the reintroduction of the death penalty would violate Turkey’s international commitments and lead to an immediate end to the EU accession talks;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 174 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses its serious concern at the continuously deteriorating situation in south-east Turkey, especially in the areas where curfews were imposed, where some 2 000 people were reportedly killed in the context of security operations and an estimated half a million people became displaced in the period from July 2015 to December 2016; notes that local prosecutors have consistently refused to open investigations into the reported killings; recalls that the Turkish Government has a responsibility to protect all people living on its territory, irrespective of their ethnic and cultural origin, religion or beliefs; is convinced that only a fair political settlement of the Kurdish question can bring sustainable stability and prosperity both to the area and to Turkey as a whole; notes that a series of laws have created an atmosphere of ‘systematic impunity’ for the security forces; regrets the decision of the Turkish Parliament to waive the immunity of a large number of MPs unconstitutionally, paving the way for the arrests of opposition politicians;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 188 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Is deeply concerned about the entrenchment of a state-encouraged mob culture, which includes demonising and criminalising political opponents through media hostility campaigns, hate speech against Kurds, Alevis and other religious and ethnic minorities, conspiracy theories that present the EU and its member states as enemies of the Turkish people;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 198 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on Turkey to protect the rights of the most vulnerable groups and of persons belonging to minorities; regrets that the LGBTI marches in Ankara and Istanbul were banned for the second consecutive year; is seriously concerned about gender-based violence, discrimination, hate speech against minorities, lack of respect for the freedom of religion or belief including the property rights of all non-Muslim religious communities, hate crime and violations of the human rights of LGBTI persons; calls on Turkey to harmonise its domestic legislation with the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention, which it ratified in 2014; welcomes the government’s national strategy and action plan for Roma and encourages the authorities to address key obstacles to the social inclusion of Roma;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 205 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Stresses the need to eliminate restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of clergy, complying, to allow the reopening of the Halki Seminary and lift all obstacles for its proper functioning, and allow the public use of the ecclesiastic title of the Ecumenical Patriarch; recalls the importance of implementing the Venice Commission recommendations on Imvros and Tenedos and welcomes the opening of the Greek-minority school on the island of Imvros, which constitutes a positive step towards the preservation of the bicultural character of the island;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 218 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. WBelcomieves the deepening ofat EU- Turkey relcooperations in key areas of joint interest, such as counter-terrorism, migration, energy, the economy and trade; believes EU-Turkey cooperation in these areas to can only be an investment in the stability and prosperity of both Turkey and the EU, if it is based on the full respect of fundamental rights and the implementation of the agreements towards all Member States;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 234 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that strengthening tradTakes note of the prelations could bring concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and the EU, and therefore supports the Commission’s proposal to start negotiations on the upgrading of the Customs Unparatory work for an upgrading of the EU-Turkey Customs Union, without prejudice to Member States' position; reiterates that the EU is Turkey’s main trading partner and that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States; considers the involvementconsultation of social partners in negotiations as crubeneficial; calls on the Commission to include political benchmarks on human rights and fundamental freedoms in the upgraded Customs Unionas well as a suspension clause on the implementation towards all Member States in the upgraded Customs Union; notes that a prerequisite for the modernisation of the Customs Union is that Turkey should proceed to the full, effective and non-discriminatory implementation of the existing Customs Union vis-à-vis all MS, including the Republic of Cyprus;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 249 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Urges Turkey to proceed to a normalization of its relations with Armenia by establishing diplomatic relations without preconditions and calls for the opening of the borders which can lead to the improvement of their relations, with particular reference to cross-border cooperation and economic integration; is of the opinion that the recognition of the Armenian genocide by the Turkish Government would represent an important step to come to terms with its past and thus to pave the way for a genuine reconciliation between the Turkish and Armenian peoples;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 251 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on Turkey to further align its foreign policy with that of the EU in accordance with the provisions of the Negotiating Framework;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 259 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that visa liberalisation is important for the Turkish population and will enhance people-to-people contacts; encouragescalls on the Turkish Government to withdraw unilateral declarations and to comply with the finall outstanding criteria, including revision of its anti-terrorism legislation; calls on the Turkish Government to fully and effectively implement both the Visa Liberalisation Road Map and the Readmission Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, including cooperation on JHA issues and non-discriminatory access to the Turkish territory for the citizens of all EU Member States;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 266 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on Turkey to respect the independent judicial proceedings and decisions of Member States regarding Turkish military personnel, who are either applying for asylum or whose extradition Turkey has requested; in that respect strongly condemns the Turkish Government's reaction on the decision of the Greek Supreme Court not to extradite Turkish military personnel from Greece to Turkey;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 274 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to take into account the latest developments in Turkey when conducting the mid-term review of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funds in 2017, and to suspend all pre-accession funds ifsince Turkey no longer sufficiently complies withdoes not fulfil the EU’s Copenhagen criteria; calls on the Commission to use those funds to support Turkish civil society and to invest more in people-to-people exchange programmes, such as Erasmus+ for students;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 287 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to take into account the latest developments in Turkey when conducting the mid-term review of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funds in 2017, and to suspend all pre-accession funds if Turkey no longer sufficiently complies with the EU’s Copenhagen criteria; calls on the Commission to use those funds to support directly Turkish civil society and to invest more in people-to-people exchange programmes, such as Erasmus+ for students;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 293 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Condemns in the strongest terms all terrorist attacks carried out in Turkey, and stands firmly by Turkey’s population in our joint fight against terrorism; welcomes the close bilateral relations between EU Member States and Turkey in the field of anti-terrorism cooperation, including on ‘foreign fighters’; reiterates its condemnation of the return to violence by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been on the EU’sstresses that the inclusion of PKK on the EU's list of terrorist organisations is standing in the way of the establishment of peace, dialogue and negotiations, at the same time that facilitates the infringement of human rights; calls therefore on the Council to revise the list and remove the PKK from the list of terrorist organisations since 2002; inv; calls on the Turkish authorities the Member States to enforce legislation banning the use of signs and symbols of organisations which are on that listo restart talks with PKK leaders for a peaceful solution for the Kurdish question; and to end the confinement of Abdullah Ocalan in prison;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 299 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on European Council for EU embargo on arms sales to Turkey, following the decision of Germany and Austria;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 314 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Commends the engagement by the Turkish Government and the hospitality shown by the population in hosting around 3 million refugees; notes the EU-Turkey statement on migration, and urges the Member States to initiate the voluntary resettlement scheme for the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey; calls on the Commission to ensure long-term investment in both refugees and their host communities in Turkey; encourages the Turkish Government to grant work permits to all Syrian refugees; calls on Ankara to keep up its patrolling efforts in the Aegean and to implement fully, to enhance efforts to combat migrant smuggling and to implement fully and effectively the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement and the bilateral readmission agreements signedin force with Bulgaria and Greece;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 320 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Stresses that including Turkey on the list of so-called safe countries would have a detrimental impact on the right to claim for asylum of Turkish citizens suffering repression in Turkey; recalls EASO's Country of Origin Information report on Turkey published in November 2016 at the request of this Parliament and the European Council, which describes concerning findings regarding Turkish's state structure, socio-political landscape, rule of law and state protection, security and human rights situation;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 335 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls upon the Turkish government to halt its plans for the construction of the Akkuyuy nuclear power plant; points out that the envisaged site is located in a region prone to severe earthquakes, hence posing a major threat not only to Turkey but to the Mediterranean region as a whole; requests accordingly that the Turkish government join the Espoo Convention, which commits parties to notifying and consulting each other on major projects under consideration that are likely to have a significant adverse environmental impact across boundaries; asks the Turkish government to involve, or at least consult, the governments of its neighbouring countries, such as Greece and Cyprus, during any further developments in the Akkuyuy venture;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 344 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls on Turkey to cooperate with relevant international organizations, especially the Council of Europe, in preventing and combatting illicit trafficking and the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage within Turkey and the occupied part of Cyprus;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 345 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Recalls its position adopted in the report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy in 2016 about the importance of ensuring the coherence of EU policy as regards situations involving the occupation or annexation of territory; recalls, in this regard, that the immediate withdrawal of Turkish occupation forces and the full restoration of the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus, in line with the UNSC resolutions, should be the first step for achieving a long-term political solution, guaranteeing the well-being, security and democratic rights of all Cypriots;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 347 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that a settlement of the Cyprus problem would have a positive impact on the entire region, while first and foremost benefiting both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, would have a positive impact on the entire region; praises the leaders of the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots communities in Cyprus for having achieved major progress in the settlement talks; welcomes the exchange of preferred maps, thus far unprecedented, and the first international conference held with the guarantor powers; supports thfirst international conference held at Geneva with the guarantor powers and the participation of the EU; regrets the lack of tangible progress during the discussion of security-related aspects, due to the unproductive stance demonstrated by Turkey; supports a just, viable and comprehensive settlement based on a bi- communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality, a single international legal personality, single sovereignty and single citizenship with political equality between the two communities, in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutionss set out in the relevant Security Council resolutions and High Level agreements, with a single international legal personality, single sovereignty and single citizenship , in line with international law and on the basis of respect for the principles on which the Union is founded and the acquis communautaire; welcomes the intensified engagement by the parties to achieve the settlement of the Cyprus problem; expectscalls on Turkey to show activecomply with the EU declaration issued on September 21,2005 and to actively and concretely support for the negotiations, and reiterates that Turkey’s commitment and contribution to a comprehensive settlement remain crucial; praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), and calls on Turkey to allow access to all relevant sites and to assist the CMP by providing information from its military archivecalls on Turkey to immediately withdraw its troops from Cyprus and to transfer Varosha to the UN and to its lawful inhabitants in accordance with UNSC resolution 550 (1984) as an effort to pave the way for a democratic comprehensive settlement; notes that the EU has much to gain from a viable and functional settlement of the Cyprus problem, thus creating the conditions for good neighbourly relations and improvement in EU-Turkey relations;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 365 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Stresses that Turkey needs to commit itself unequivocally to good neighbourly relations, according to international agreements, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which is part of the EU acquis, the United Nations Charter and having recourse, if necessary, to the International Court of Justice; urges the Turkish Government to end the repeated violations of Greek airspace and territorial waters, as well as Turkish military aircraft flights over Greek islands;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 367 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), and calls on Turkey to allow unconditional access to military zones and all relevant sites and to provide relevant information from its military and other archives, thus maximising the effectiveness of the excavations conducted by the CMP; welcomes, in this respect, the appointment of EP standing rapporteur on missing persons;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 371 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on Turkey to respect fully the territorial integrity and sovereignty of all of its neighbours; in particular, urges Turkey to abandon any irredentist claims on parts of the Syrian and Iraqi territory;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 376 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls on Turkey to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus, the fulfilment of which could provide a significant boost to the negotiation process; regrets that Turkey has still not made progress towards the normalization of its relations with the Republic of Cyprus; reiterates that recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the accession process and calls for progress without any further delay;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 379 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Condemns Turkey's attacks on the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and in particular its Kurdish component the People's Protection Units (YPG), which has proved to be a valuable asset for the international anti-Daesh coalition; considers that such actions undermine the international efforts to fight Daesh and calls on Turkey to immediately cease attacks against SDF and YPG and commit itself fully to the fight against Daesh and other terrorist entities recognised as such by the UNSC;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 385 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. Deplores Turkey's policy of illegal settlement and calls on Turkey to refrain from further settlement of Turkish citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus, which is contrary to the Geneva Convention and the principles of international law; urges Turkey to terminate all actions that alter the demographic balance on the island thus impeding a future solution;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 389 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19 d. Reiterates that Turkey needs to commit itself unequivocally to good neighbourly relations, international agreements and to peaceful settlement of bilateral disputes in accordance with the United Nations Charter, having recourse, if necessary, to the International Court of Justice; expresses serious concern over Turkey's renewed threats and provocations as well its decision to issue a NAVTEX purporting to reserve an area within the territorial sea, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Cyprus; urges Turkey to refrain from any further threat or action which might lead to friction and crisis and might have negative effects on the negotiations for ending the unacceptable status quo; calls on Turkey to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which has been signed and ratified by the EU and its 28 Member States, without further delay; reiterates its call on Turkey to respect the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Member States over their territorial sea and airspace and their lawful right to enter into bilateral agreements and to explore and exploit natural resources in accordance with the EU acquis and international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 393 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)
19 e. Reiterates relevant ECtHR decisions and calls on the Turkish Government to immediately stop the violation of the human rights of the Cypriot citizens and stop depriving them of the enjoyment and exercise of their property, religious and other human rights stemming from the constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus and the acquis communautaire, as well as the fundamental principles and values of the EU;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 395 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 f (new)
19 f. Is concerned about reports indicating the collaboration of Turkey with ISIL, including the purchase of oil products and urges Turkey to refrain from such practices;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that the case of the highly priced medicine "sovaldi" for the treatment of hepatitis C has been a determining factor for giving serious consideration to the real difficulty to guarantee access to medicines around the world even in developed countries. In particular medicines to treat rare and oncological diseases;
2016/07/25
Committee: PETI
Amendment 17 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that article 168/4 of the TFEU provides the EU with competences to guarantee that the authorisation of medicines shall ensure high standards of quality, safety and effectiveness. Considers that the European Commission shall develop the principles of safety and efficiency to improve access to high quality medicines in a safe and equitable way;
2016/07/25
Committee: PETI
Amendment 24 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that there are 18 million people without access to health care or medicines, whose human rights are being violated on a daily basis; finds it alarming that there are 25 000 annual deaths in the EU due to lack of effective antibiotics, vaccines and treatments for rare diseases. Calls for a rethink of (to re- set) research priorities in order to respond to all health challenges. Calls for a review of the incentives put in place to encourage research on "orphan medicines" to see if they are successful, otherwise calls for new incentives;
2016/07/25
Committee: PETI
Amendment 34 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises as key obstacles to access to medicines the lack of affordability and availability of medicines, the budgetary cuts resulting from the financial crisis, the high price of medicines and the monopolies of large companies in the marketshortage of medicines and the lack of research on certain diseases;
2016/07/25
Committee: PETI
Amendment 60 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Identifies patent rights as a major obstacRecognises the need to review patenting rules to improve access to medicines and incentivise research, and urges public policy makers to take proactive steps towards making generic and biosimilar medicines available, always taking into account the need to ensure the same beneficial effects, continuity of patient care and prevention of any risk of abuse or misuse of the regulatory framework;
2016/07/25
Committee: PETI
Amendment 70 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Underlines the importance of information-sharing and cooperation between Member States on pricing, reimbursement and procurement policies, as well as cooperation between stakeholders in order to facilitate better balancing of the value of innovation with equitable, affordable patient access.
2016/07/25
Committee: PETI
Amendment 82 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that free trade agreements such as TTIP and TiSA may seriously damage Member States’ healthcare systems, paving the way for wider liberalisation and privatisation in vital sectors and further undermining the principle of universal access to healthcarethe report refers to the medicine policy in the EU, but must ensure that future international trade agreements do not undermine access to medicines;
2016/07/25
Committee: PETI
Amendment 94 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States, to promote information-sharing, participation and coordination in medicine policy, in particular on pricing, reimbursement and procurement policies.
2016/07/25
Committee: PETI
Amendment 145 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Deems it necessary to increase appropriations for the Turkish Cypriot Community budget line (+EUR 3 million) for the purpose of contributing decisively to the continuation and intensification of the mission of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus and of supporting the bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, thus promoting trust and reconciliation between the two communities;
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 1 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the 21 September 2005 EU declaration pertaining to the full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol by Turkey to all EU Member States,
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 2 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the EU Common Position at the 53rd Association Council of 18 May 2015,
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 6 #

2016/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that while the modernisation of the Customs Union will further strengthen the already strong economic ties between Turkey and the European Union (EU), and will keep Turkey economically anchored to the EUthis cannot proceed when Turkey has not fully and effectively implemented the existing Customs Union towards all member states including the Republic of Cyprus; believes that strengthening trade relations could bring concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and EU Member States, and also contribute to both sides engaging in a positive reform agenda while mitigating political tensions with Ankara on the deteriorating situation of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms in the country;
2017/02/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2016/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas Turkey has not proceeded to the full, effective and non- discriminatory implementation of the existing CU towards the Republic of Cyprus;
2017/01/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 19 #

2016/2031(INI)

2. Notes that the upgrade of the EU-Turkey trade relations forms an essential part of the efforts made by the EU and Turkey to deepen their relations in key areas of joint interest identified at the EU-Turkey Summit of 29 November 2015 and in the EU-Turkey statement of 18 March 2016; states that this is even more important now that the accession talks are stalled despite the significant short- and long-term strategic interests for both the EU as Turkey, such as trade, migration, the fight against terrorism, energy and stability in the neighbourhood;
2017/02/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 25 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Turkey's refusal to meet its legal obligations towards EU for free trade with all EU Member States, results in inadequate implementation of the existing CU and in serious trade and economic losses for EU;
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 27 #

2016/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note of Turkey’s recent rapprochement with Russia and the statements of the Turkish Government regarding the country’s possible accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; rReiterates that the EU is Turkey’s main trading partner and that two thirds of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States; emphasises that the Customs Union requires Turkey to align its legislation with the acquis communautaire;
2017/02/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 27 #

2016/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that modernising, balancing and widening the CU to include services, public procurement and agriculture would involve benefits for both parties; had Turkey proceeded to the full and effective implementation of the existing CU towards all EU Member States including the Republic of Cyprus, in a non-discriminatory manner;
2017/01/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 30 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. having regard to the will of the parties to expand and improve trade relations and the decision to launch negotiations to modernise the Customs Union and extend its scope;
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2016/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the growing geopolitical and economic challenges facing Turkey as a result of instability in its neighbourhood, terrorism and the aftermath of the coup attempt of 15 July 2016; stresses that while the chaos and instability in the Middle East, the Russian annexation of Crimea and intervention in Ukraine, are adversely affecting Turkey’s foreign trade within its neighbourhood, an upgraded Customs Union can help Turkey to overcome the challenges it faces, and contribute to transforming Turkey into a pillar of stability and an engine of growth for its citizens, if the necessary reforms are made by the governmentgiven that Turkey fulfils its obligations towards all EU member states and respects the rule of law;
2017/02/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 44 #

2016/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the fact that Turkish regulatory alignment with EU standards resulting from the conclusion of the Customs Union has made the country more competitive; believes that the modernisation of the Customs Union would provide an opportunity for Turkey to revisit its growth model and escape from the ‘middle income (country) trap’; welcomnotes the fact that the deepening of the Customs Union will have a positive influence on Turkey’s economic governance and strengthen Turkey’s independent regulatory institutions;
2017/02/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 50 #

2016/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to include political benchmarks in the upgraded Customs Union between Turkey and the EUuncil and the Commission to demand from Turkey to fulfil all its obligations towards all Member States in a non-discriminatory manner before an upgraded Customs Union is finalised that must include political benchmarks on human rights and fundamental freedoms.
2017/02/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 52 #

2016/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. CWith respect to the principle of non-discriminatory reciprocity by Turkey, considers that visa-free travel or the creation of a long-term multiple-entry visa for business travellers would have a positive impact on bilateral trade;
2017/01/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 55 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) while recognising Turkey’s strategicimportant role due to its geographical proximity and to its historical, cultural, political and commercial ties with the EU, the development of a new trade framework has to be an integral, albeit specific, part of the EU’s global policy and, in particular, of the principles and objectives of its external action;
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 59 #

2016/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that to date Turkey has not fulfilled 7 out of 72 benchmarks of the visa liberalisation roadmap and recalls the need for Turkey to meetfulfil all 72 benchmarks towards all Member States in a non- discriminatory manner before an update of the Customs Union in the field of services can take places considered; considers that the criteria for visa liberalisation should never be bent for political reasons.
2017/01/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 60 #

2016/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that to date Turkey has not fulfilled 7 out of 72 benchmarks of the visa liberalisation roadmap according to the Commission’s proposal and recalls the need for Turkey to meet all 72 benchmarks before an update of the Customs Union in the field of services can take place; considers that the criteria for visa liberalisation should never be bent for political reasons.
2017/01/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 62 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) the strengthening of trade relations between the EU and Turkey should be set against the background of the common will of the parties to share the set of values and principles laid down in the EU's founding treaties, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and to work together to implement them fully and comprehensively; reiterates its deep concern over the severe deterioration of human rights situation, democratic principles and the rule of law in Turkey;
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 69 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) with a view to the start of the negotiations, the economic, social, political and legal conditions under which they possible negotiations are to take place and which, in any case, will determine the effects of those negotiations on citizens' lives, should be specifically and carefully considered; social partners and civil society should be involved in this process;
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 79 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) the agreement on the modernisation of the Customs Union and the strengthening of trade relations between the EU and Turkey will have to be applied fully and, equally to all Member Stateand in a non-discriminatory manner to all Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus;
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 81 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
(vi) the entire negotiating process should be based on the principles of transparency and full access to the proceedings; the Commission shall continue to monitor and report closely the ongoing human rights, social and economic situation in Turkey at every step of this process and in the event of the deterioration of the situation, suspension of the process shall be invoked;
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 92 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) a prerequisite for the modernisation of the Customs Union is that Turkey shouldall refrain from adopting any protectionist or restrictive measures, such as the unilateral imposition of customs duties and non-tariff barriers on goods produced in the EU, including goods released for free circulation, or government policies to reduce imports;
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 94 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
(ia) a prerequisite for launching negotiations for the modernisation of the Customs Union is that Turkey should proceed to the full, effective and non- discriminatory implementation of the existing Customs Union vis a vis all MS, including the Republic of Cyprus;
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 107 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point v
(v) it is important to introduce an effective dispute settlement mechanism that is able to ensure the full, effective and non-discriminatory implementation of the CU vis a vis all MS and to operate within a framework of impartiality and legal certainty in keeping withfully implementing the rules and practice of the WTO;
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 113 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
(vi) in order to enable Turkey to become more involved in the decision- making process related to the EU's trade policy, and provided there is significant progress in terms of convergence and legislative harmonisation, it would be helpful to allow Turkey access as an observer;deleted
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 119 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) in relation to the negotiation of trade agreements between the EU and third countries in which Turkey does not participate, methods of involvement that respect the sovereignty and negotiating independence of the EU need to be considered;deleted
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 183 #

2016/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point x
(x) the inclusion of the energy and commodity sectors represents strategic added value in EU-Turkey trade relations, provided that an open, competitive and non-discriminatory economic environment is established;deleted
2017/03/02
Committee: INTA
Amendment 40 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) Support schemes for electricity generated from renewable sources have proved to be an effective way of fostering deployment of renewable electricity. If and when Member States decide to implement support schemes, such support should be provided in a form that is as non-distortive as possible for the functioning of electricity marketsfocuses on the inclusion of low-income households in order to address energy poverty. To this end, an increasing number of Member States allocate support in a form where support is granted in addition to market revenues.
2017/06/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 47 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) Lengthy administrative procedures constitute a major administrative barrier and are costly. The simplification of permit-granting processes, associated with a clear time-limit for the decision to be taken by the respective authorities regarding the construction of the project should stimulate a more efficient handling of procedures thus reducing administrative costs. Establishing shorter time limits for granting projects and improving the notification procedure would improve transparency for permit applicants.
2017/06/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 71 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Support for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed soto assist renewable self-consumers and renewable energy communities, but especially to help low-income households affected by energy poverty as well as to integrate electricity from renewable sources in the electricity market and ensure that renewable energy producers are responding to market price signals and maximise their market revenues.
2017/06/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 116 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to State aid rules, when designing support schemes, Member States shall take into account the specificities of renewable energy communities, especially including communities with low-income households affected by energy poverty.
2017/06/30
Committee: PETI
Amendment 20 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Amongst measures to support the vision of European connectivity, it promotes the deployment of local wireless access points through simplified planning procedures and reduced regulatory obstacles. Such access points, including those ancillary to the provision of other public services or non-commercial in character, can make an important contribution to the improvement of current and the deployment of future generations of wireless communications networks by facilitating more granular coverage in line with evolving needs. Given the rapid progress of the digital technology, regular checks and quality controls shall be carried out in order to ensure the high quality and proper functioning of the local wireless access points, aiming to turn this initiative more sustainable and long-lasting.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 22 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Following the Communication setting out a European vision of Internet connectivity for the Digital Single Market and in order to promote digital literacy and inclusion, the Union should support the provision of free, high speed local wireless connectivity of high quality in the centres of local public life, including outdoor spaces accessible to the general public, through targeted support. Such support is so far not covered by Regulations (EU) No 1316/201315 and (EU) No 283/201416 , with a minimum connection speed of 100 megabit/s thus meeting the Gigabit society related targets which aim to deploy ultra-fast speed broadband by 2025. Such support is so far not covered by Regulations (EU) No 1316/201315 and (EU) No 283/201416 . Digital inclusion should not discriminate remote location and rural zones. Better Internet connectivity should lead to better access to information and communications and therefore have a positive impact to the Social Progress Index (SPI) of regions. _________________ 15 Regulation (EU) No 1316/20136 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010, OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2015, OJ L 169, 1.7.2015, p. 1. 16 Regulation (EU) No 283/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 on guidelines for trans- European networks in the area of telecommunications infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1336/97/EC, OJ L 86, 21.3.2014, p. 14.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 23 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Support of this kind should encourage entities with a public mission such as public authorities and providers of public services to offer free local wireless connectivity-while guaranteeing high level of cyber security-, as an ancillary service to their public mission so as to ensure that local communities can experience the benefits of very high-speed broadband in the centres of public life. Such entities c, including municipalities, in and aroulnd include municipalitipublic buildings, parks, town squares and other local public authorities, libraries and hospital, schools, universities, hospitals and health centres. The offer of high-speed free wireless connectivity should be also provided to free accessible spaces of public transport, such as waiting areas.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 30 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) Improving access to fast and ultra- fast broadband and ICT services, especially in remote areas, can increase the quality of life of individuals by facilitating access to services (e.g. e- Health and e-Government) and the economic possibilities for local business and start-ups, ultimately improving social inclusion, economic growth and competitiveness. The competent authorities should therefore ensure that nobody is left behind and that the Internet content and online services are accessible to all, including non-digitally literate citizens and people with disabilities.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 31 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
(4 b) This EU initiative of deployment of local wireless access points should pave the way for the creation of a common pan-European network through WiFi4EU (SSID) which would also be a trademark for quick and secure pan-European WiFi.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Local wireless connectivity should only qualify as free where it is provided without corresponding remuneration, whether by direct payment or other types of consideration, including, but not limited to, advertising and the provision of personal data. Under no circumstances the EU co-financed wireless Internet can be made dependent on purchasing any goods or services.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 45 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) Given the common challenges that rural, remote and sparsely populated areas are facing-compared to urban areas-concerning broadband, such as structurally lower and fragmented demand as well as higher unit (i.e. per end-user) deployment and infrastructure maintenance costs, there will be guarantees that these areas also benefit from free, high speed local wireless connectivity of high quality. It is therefore important that information about the planned action and the relevant conditions reaches the local authorities as early as possible in order to initiate preparations so that when calls for proposals are issued,funds can be swiftly applied for.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 47 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Given Internet connectivity needs within the Union and the, the evolution of the urban-rural digital divide which broadens with new technological developments and the subsequent urgency of promoting access networks that can deliver, throughout the EU, an Internet experience of high quality based on very high-speed broadband services, financial assistance should seek to attain a geographically balanced distribution that contributes to the EU's economic, social and territorial cohesion by taking particular account of the needs of local communities.In case of natural disasters (e.g. floods, earthquake) the free WiFi network should be as robust as possible in order to support quick communication between emergency services and citizens.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 57 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 283/2014
Article 4–paragraph 1–point c
(c) support the provision of free, high speed local wireless connectivity in local communities.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 58 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 283/2014
Article 6–paragraph 8a
8a. Actions contributing to projects of common interest in the field of providing free, high speed local wireless connectivity in local communities shall meet conditions set out in Section 4 in the Annex.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 61 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Actions aiming at the provision of free, high speed local wireless connectivity of high quality in the centres of local public life, including outdoor spaces accessible to the general public that play a major role in the public life of local communities, shall be eligible for financial assistance.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 63 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Financial assistance shall be available to entities with a public mission such as local authorities and providers of public services undertaking the obligation to provide free, high speed local wireless connectivity for a minimum period of three years, subject to repayment of the received funds, through the installation of local wireless access points.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
a. is free, safe,easy to access, and uses state-of-the-art equipment, and
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 71 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Projects duplicating already existing private or public offers of similar characteristics, including quality, in the same area shall not be covered. It is therefore important to ensure greater integration between all of the existing public WiFi services so as to make the most of the available resources and avoid misspending.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 73 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
The available budget shall be allocated to projects in a geographically balanced manner to projects meeting the above conditions in view of the proposals received and, in principle, on a 'first come, first served' basishat contributes-within the limits of the received proposals-to the EU's economic, social and territorial cohesion by taking particular account of the needs of local communities. At least 20% of the budget should be allocated to areas that are less developed economically and digitally, with particular emphasis on islands and on mountainous, border and peripheral areas, as well as on areas that have been exposed to natural disasters, in order to invest the resources where they are most needed.
2017/02/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 53 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) The common EU list of safe countries of origin established by Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX 9 should be regularly reviewed by the Commission while ensuring that the principle of non - refoulement and the individual right to asylum, especially that of people belonging to vulnerable groups such as unaccompanied minors, are not undermined. Having regard to the Agency's expertise, it should assist the Commission in reviewing that list. The Agency should also, at the request of the Commission, provide it with information on specific third countries which could be included in the common EU list of safe countries of origin, and on third countries designated as safe countries of origin or safe third countries or to which the concepts of safe third country, first country of asylum or European safe third country by Member States apply. __________________ 9OJ L […] 9 OJ L […]
2016/10/31
Committee: AFET
Amendment 110 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) gather and analyse information on the situation of asylum in the Union and in third countries and on the implementation of the CEAS;
2016/10/31
Committee: AFET
Amendment 283 #

2016/0131(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency shall coordinate actions on resettlement taken by Member States or by the Union, including the exchange of information, so as to meet the international protection needs of refugees in third countries and show solidarity with their host countries. The Agency shall encourage and assist Member States to use to the full the other legal avenues available to persons in need of protection, including humanitarian visas and family reunification clauses. The Agency shall gather information, monitor resettlement to Member States and support Member States with capacity building on resettlement. The Agency may also, subject to the agreement of the third country and in agreement with the Commission, coordinate any such exchange of information or other action between Member States and a third country, in the territory of that third country.
2016/10/31
Committee: AFET
Amendment 33 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas this challenge requires a holistic approach based on international cooperation and synergies as well as global solutions; whereas, however, 86 % of the world’s refugees live in developing regions, with least developed countries hosting 26 % of the total; whereas the million people who arrived in the EU in 2015 represented 0.2 % of the EU population, compared with much higher percentages in neighbouring countries;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 114 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that we are witnessing in today’s world an unprecedented level of human mobility, and stresses that one of the most urgent actions the international community must undertake is the strengthening of a common response to address the challenges and opportunities that this phenomenon represents; believes that the response to the migration crisis in and around Europe should not focus only on a security-based approach; stresses that this response must be based on solidarity and guided by the full protection of the rights and dignity of everyone forced by any circumstance to flee their homes in search of a better life; underlines that, though their treatment is governed by separate legal frameworks, refugees and migrants have the same universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, which need to be safeguarded regardless of their status; recalls that the EU must abide by its values and principles in all common policies and promote them in its external relations;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 186 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that EU development cooperation should continue to address the root causes of forced displacement by promoting peace, democracy and security, political and economic stability and prosperity, reducing poverty and inequality, strengthening basic services, addressing state fragility and promoting human rights, fundamental freedoms and good governance, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16 in the new 2030 Agenda;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 207 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the crucial role of women in cases of forced displacement, not only as they are more vulnerable to certain abuse, but also because of the role they play in responding to emergencies, their socioeconomic contributions and their active participation in conflict resolution and prevention; notes that a focus on women’s empowerment is therefore necessary to address the deeper causes of forced displacement; reiterates the importance of adding a gender as well as a children's perspective to the EU policies addressing movements of migrants and refugees;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 283 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses nonetheless the need to find political solutions to violent conflicts and to invest in early-warning and conflict- prevention mechanisms so as to reduce them in the future; calls for the EU to initiate concerted diplomatic efforts with international partners and key regional powers and organisations in order to take a more active and effective role in the field of prevention and mediation; stresses that the response to forced displacement needs to be rights-based and take account of the population’s vulnerabilities – in particular as regards women and minors – and not be limited to humanitarian assistance but also involve development actors;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 298 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that legal and safe routes to the European Union for asylum seekers and refugees have to be established through the issuing of humanitarian visas at EU embassies and consular offices;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 301 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Supports the establishment of humanitarian corridors throughout the countries of transit for refugees aiming to provide humanitarian aid and ensure that the refugees' most basic needs are covered and their human rights are respected;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 319 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that EU external action should be forward-looking instead of mainly reactive with changing objectives in response to new crises; recalls that the migration phenomenon stems from a complex set of causes such as a growing population, povertywars, terrorism, lack of security, a growing population, poverty, violations of human rights, inequality, persecution, insufficient job creation, political instability and climate change;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 341 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the VP/HR, in cooperation with the Member States, to deal with building state, economic and societal resilience in particular in the EU's neighbours and in wider surrounding regions, including through the European Neighbourhood Policy and other EU instruments ;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 345 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the establishment of a genuine, value-based common European migration policy – with adequate legal channels for migration as a sustainable long-term policy to promote growth and cohesion within the EU – in order to set a clear framework for EU relations with third countries; supports cooperation arrangements and bilateral dialogues on implementation of a human and effective return with respect of the principle of non-refoulement and sustainable reintegration of irregular migrants; welcomes the EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling (2015-2020), which envisages closer cooperation with third countries, but underlines that the implementation of a common EU legal migration policy would be instrumental in breaking the business model of smugglers; encourages the VP/HR and the EEAS to continue to support the process of ratification of the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 388 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for mobility partnerships and circular migration agreements to facilitate the movement of third-country nationals between their countries and the EU and to sustain the socio-economic development of both parties;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 442 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Is extremely concerned by the continuing conflict in Syria, in which violence against civilians and violations of international humanitarian law over the past five years have led to the forced displacement of half of the country; calls on the HR/VP to renew efforts towards a common EU Syria Strategy, which would aim at facilitating a political settlement in Syria; expresses its full support to Lebanon and Jordan, which continue to demonstrate extraordinary solidarity in hosting millions of refugees in spite of limited resources; believes it is important to strengthen the economic resilience of the host countries, while enhancing economic opportunities for Syrian refugees, through increased protection and access to employment and quality education;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 520 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the launch of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency with a specific mandate for supporting search and rescue operations thus helping Member States to ensure more effective management of the EU's external borders; Welcomes the use of common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions such as EUCAP Sahel Niger and EUNAVFOR MED/SOPHIA, cooperation with NATO, and EU initiatives such as Europol’s Joint Operational Team (JOT) Mare to gather and share intelligence and fight smugglers, while underlining that global mobility should not be considered a threat; recommends the use of CSDP tools for early warning (forecasting), mediation and conflict resolution, while stressing the importance of starting to plan for durable solutions as early as possible in conflict situations;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 4 #

2015/2254(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
— having regard to the preamble to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular the second, fourth, the sixth and seventh recitals thereof,
2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 9 #

2015/2254(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
— having regard in particular to Article 2, Article 3(1), the second subparagraph of Article 3(3) and Articles 5, 6 and 7 TEU, and to the articles of the TFEU relating to respect for, and promotion and protection of democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights (DRF) in the Union, including Articles 70, 258, 259, 260, 263 and 265 TFEU,
2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 11 #

2015/2254(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
— having regard to Article 4 (2) and (3) TEU, Article 295 TFEU and Protocol No 1 on the role of national parliaments in the European Union, and No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 82 #

2015/2254(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union is a community of values, based on democracfounded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and fundamentalrespect for human rights, enshrined in its core principles and objectives in the first articles of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and in the criteria for Union membership;
2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 85 #

2015/2254(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas, in accordance with Article 2, Article 3(1) and Article 7 TEU, the Union avails itself of the possibility to act in order to protect its "constitutional core", reflected by the common values it shares with its Member Statesthe values on which it is founded;
2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 112 #

2015/2254(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the definition of corthe values and principles is a living and permanent process, and while those values and principles may evolve over time, they must be protected against short termism and ad hoc changes as a result of different political majoron which the Union is founded is to be grounded on respect for national traditions and identities;
2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 131 #

2015/2254(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality shall constitute key reference points for the present instrument;
2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 171 #

2015/2254(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the obligations incumbent on candidate countries under the Copenhagen criteria continue to apply to the Member States after joining the Union by virtue of Article 2 TEU and the principle of sincere cooperation, and whereas all Member States should therefore be assessed on a regular basis in order to verify their continued compliance with the Union's common valuesvalues on which the Union is founded;
2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 342 #

2015/2254(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that the DRF Scoreboard may draw on the expertise of a variety of actors, including academics, representative associations and civil society, Churches and religious associations or communities, professional and sectoral associations;
2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 81 #

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Deems it necessary to increase appropriations for the Turkish Cypriot Community budget line (Article 13 07 01) for the purpose of contributing decisively to the continuation and intensification of the mission of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus and of supporting the bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, thus promoting trust and reconciliation between the two communities;
2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 20 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes with regret the fact that most of the Member States and the European Union have failed to include a gender perspective into their policies on immigration, integration and asylum; calls on the Commission to present gender-sensitive migration and asylum guidelines;
2015/09/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 79 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for mobility partnerships and circular migration agreements to facilitate the movement of third-country nationals between their countries and the EU and to sustain the socio-economic development of both parties;
2015/09/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 125 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that EU should enhance its collaboration with regional partners such as the African Union and the League of the Arab States and reinforce its role in conflict resolution, in close cooperation with the European External Action Service (EEAS), the OSCE and the international community;
2015/09/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 145 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that the Regional Protection Programmes (RPP), which aim to enhance the capacity of non-EU countries in the regions from which considerable numbers of refugees originate or transit, could be significantly strengthened by entering the political dialogues between the EU and third countries, thus gaining more weight and engagement;
2015/09/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 156 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls for the deployment of European immigration liaison officers to EU delegations in key third countries to gather information on migratory flows, co-ordinate with national liaison officers, and co-operate directly with the local authorities thus enabling the activation of early warning systems at EU level to timely react to new migration crises;
2015/09/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 159 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on Member States to enhance options for safe and legal channels into the EU like to increase the number of humanitarian visas issued at their embassies and consular offices and ease existing restrictions of family reunification;
2015/09/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #

2015/2010(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the recent initiatives of the Commission and encourages Member States to tackle further tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance, promoting clear and fair tax rulings, combatting aggressive tax planning and re-launching the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base scheme, stressing the importance to avoid any increase in administrative burdens and cost of compliance;
2015/10/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the goal of a level playing field between companies should not be pursued at the expense of a level playing field between Member States, in particular with regards to the small countries of the periphery that have built their economies on a competitive advantage that includes an effective tax system with low corporate tax rate;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 48 #

2015/2010(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that the sovereign rights of Member States should be taken into consideration, as well as the diversities on economic, commercial and corporate sectors in terms of affecting the growth and development as well as the social cohesion within the Member State and the EU as such;
2015/10/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 131 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U – point i
(i) whereas a mandatory Union-wide Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) would be a major step towards solving those problems associated with aggressive tax planning within the Union; whereas the ultimate goal should remain a full, mandatory CCCTB with possible exemptions for small- and medium-sized enterprises and companies with no cross-border activity; whereas until a full CCCTB is in place, the Commission is considering temporary measures to counteract profit shifting opportunities; whereas it is necessary to ensure that those measures, including the offsetting of cross-border losses, do not increase the risk of BEPS;deleted
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 139 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U – point i
(i) whereas a mandatory Union-wide Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) wcould be a major step towards solving those problems associated with aggressive tax planning within the Union; whereas the ultimate goal should remain a full, mandatory CCCTB with possible exemptions for small- and medium-sized enterprises and companies with no cross-border activity; whereas until a full CCCTB is in place, the Commission is considering temporary measures to counteract profit shifting opportunities; whereas it is necessary to ensure that those measures, including the offsetting of cross- border losses, do not increase the risk of BEPS; whereas the introduction of CCCTB should not interfere with tax competition and effective taxation system, since the system does not include harmonisation of tax rates, making CCCTB a tax-neutral operation;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 156 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U – point iii a (new)
(iiia) whereas any potentially serious and harmful effects of the future taxation policies on Member States must be examined and considered in advance with the purpose to accommodate and adjust the Union's policies, especially where a service oriented economy of a Member State relies on a competitive advantage that includes low corporate tax rate;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 173 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital V – introductory part
V. whereas improved coordination alone will not solve fundamental problems arising from the fact that different rules regarding corporate taxation exist in different Member States; whereas part of the overall response to aggressive tax planning must involve the convergence of a limited number of national tax practices; whereas this can be achieved while still preserving the sovereignty of Member States in relation to other elements of their corporate tax systems; whereas the policies or the measures aiming a level playing field between companies should not contradict or undermine the long term interests of Member States that follow transparency principles and exchange of information on tax rulings and manage an effective tax system with low corporate tax rate;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 174 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital V – introductory part
V. whereas improved coordination alone will not solve fundamental problems arising from the fact that different rules regarding corporate taxation exist in different Member States; whereas part of the overall response to aggressive tax planning must involve the convergence of a limited number of national tax practices; whereas this can be achieved while still preserving the sovereignty of Member States in relation to other elements of their corporate tax systems; whereas, we should take into consideration the sovereign rights of Member States and the diversities on economic, commercial and corporate sectors in terms of affecting the growth, development and national income on which they depend on as well as the social cohesion within the Member State and the Union as such;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 188 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital V – point iii a (new)
(iiia) whereas Member States should retain the power to adopt certain incentives for businesses, in line with Union Competition law;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 205 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital W a (new)
Wa. whereas this report does not aim to harmonise Member States' corporate tax rates and respects their sovereign rights to set their own taxation policy as well as their economic and social cohesion and stability;
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 316 #

2015/2010(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – title 2 – subtitle 1
Recommendation B1. Introduction of a Common Corporate Tax Base The European Parliament calls on the European Commission to bring forward as soon as possible a legislative proposal for the introduction of a common corporate tax base: As a first step, by June 2016, a mandatory Common Corporate Tax Base (CCTB) in the Union, with an exemption for small- and medium-sized enterprises and companies with no cross-border activity, in order to have only one set of rules for companies operating in several Member States to calculate their taxable profits. As a second step, as soon as possible and certainly no later than the end of 2017, a mandatory CCCTB, taking into due consideration the range of different options (factoring in the costs, for example, of incorporating small and medium enterprises and companies with no cross-border activity); During the interim period between the introduction of mandatory CCTB and that of full CCCTB, a set of measures to reduce profit shifting (mainly via transfer pricing) including a Union anti-BEPS legislative proposal. These measures should include a temporary cross-border loss offset regime only if the Commission can guarantee that it will be transparent and will not create the possibility of misuse for aggressive tax planning. The Commission should consider to what extent it would be necessary to harmonise accounting principles in order to prepare the underlying accounting data to be used for CCCTB purposes.deleted
2015/10/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 123 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes in the continued value of its initially stated objective of creating an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, based on the founding values and principles of the Union, through a deep structural transformationsubstantial reforms in the neighbouring countries; stresses therefore the need to go back to basics and bring this objective back to the top of the agenda;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 187 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Urges that short-, medium- and long- term priorities and strategic objectives be defined, bearing in mind that the ENP should aim to create different levels of cooperation in different areas among and with the ENP countries; stresses that in defining its approach the EU should look at its interests and priorities and those of the individual countries concerned, together with their level of development, considering the interests of society on the whole and not only those of the political elite;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 222 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EU to improve its coordination with other donors and international financial institutions and calls for joint programming with its Member States; considers that better coordination with the Member States is necessary in order to achieve a common approach to the short- and medium-term goals of the EU's cooperation with neighbouring countri, including through the implementation, in the Southern Neighbourhood, of the AMICI initiative ("A Southern Mediterranean Investment Coordination Initiative"), which aims at bringing together the EU, MS, EFIs, as well as IFI´s and other multilateral and bilateral donors as appropriate, in partnership with partner countries, to promote coordination, complementarity and synergies in investment - related programmes;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 237 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for joint programming with its Member States; considers that better coordination with the Member States is necessary in order to achieve a common approach to the short and medium-term goals of the EU´s cooperation with neighbouring countries;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 265 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the ENP should deploy its own methodology and tools, which correspond to the level of ambition and goals thatof the partnership between the different ENP countries aspire to in their relations withnd the EU;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 282 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to focus on sectors identified together with its partners, in which progress and universal added value can be achieved, and to gradually expand cooperation based on progress and ambitioninterests;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 355 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the ENP to be developed into a more tailor-made and flexible policy framework able to adapt to the diversity that exists; underlines that differentiation should not take place not only between Eastern and Southern partners but alsorather among the ENP countries themselves; notes that more differentiation and tailor made approach should be based on ownership and joint interests, without rigid classifications or ranking of partners and building on a comprehensive joint evaluation of the potential of our relationship with each partner;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 373 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need to implement conditionalityan incentive-based approach in relation to reform processes; emphasises that the EU cannot compromise its fundamental values and should avoid creating double standards; stresses that countries that are making progress in implementing reforms and following European policy should be granted more substantial support;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 388 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that the EU should invite non-association partner countries to engage in sectorial cooperation in line with an ‘ENP Plus' model, including the possibility of concluding sectorial agreements that would facilitate the integration of non-association partner countries into specific sectorial parts of the single area of the four basic freedoms of the EU;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 548 #

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Calls for the EU to explore and identify, together with its partners, priorities for integcooperation in different policy fields, such as economic development, infrastructure and regional development, the environment, competition policies, SMEs, migration, security, energy and energy efficiency, with the aim of creating an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness;
2015/05/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 100 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The economic and financial crisis has led to a lowering of the level of investments within the Union. Investment has fallen by approximately 15% since its peak in 2007. The Union suffers in particular from a lack of investment as a consequence of market uncertainty regarding the economic future and the fiscal constraints on Member States. This lack of investment and the severe capital exit in some member states slows economic recovery and negatively affects job creation, long-term growth prospects and competitiveness.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 225 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Many small and medium enterprises, as well as mid-cap companies, across the Union require assistance to attract market financing, especially as regards investments that carry a greater degree of risk, and in particular those member states with a dysfunctional banking system. The EFSI should help these businesses to overcome capital shortages by allowing the EIB and the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to provide direct and indirect equity injections, as well as to provide guarantees for high-quality securitisation of loans, and other products that are granted in pursuit of the aims of the EFSI.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 301 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, including particular in the countries most affected by the financial crisis. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 316 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The EFSI should target investments that are expected to be economically and technically viable and may contribute to the Union's strategy goals, including EU Energy Security Strategy, which may entail a degree of appropriate risk, whilst still meeting the particular requirements for EFSI financing.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 926 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The EU guarantee shall be granted for EIB financing and investment operations approved by the Investment Committee referred to in Article 3(5) or funding to the EIF in order to conduct EIB financing and investment operations in accordance with Article 7(2). The operations concerned shall be consistent with Union policies and strategic goals including the EU Energy Security Strategy, address high investment needs in the EU, in particular in the countries mostly affected by the financial crisis and support any of the following general objectives:
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 950 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) development of infrastructure, including in the areas of transport, particularly in industrial centres; energy, in particulartransport, energy, inter alia energy interconnections;, and digital infrastructure;
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 985 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) expansion of renewable energy and energy and resource efficiency; and development and utilisation of the Union's energy resources
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 27 #

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Reports that to date only three initiatives managed to collect one million signatures in at least seven Member States, the first ever initiative was "Right2Water" and the most recent one is "Stop Vivisection ECI"; Regrets that the first two initiatives were not followed-up by a concrete legislative proposal and invites the Commission to adopt more concrete measures with the next successful initiatives;
2015/05/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 33 #

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses its concern about the low percentage of successful initiatives and the dramatic decrease in the number of new initiatives; stresses that the European institutions and the Member States must take all necessary steps to promote the ECI and to foster citizens’ confidence in this tool; believes that if revised the instrument still has the potential to engage the public and to promote dialogue among citizens and between citizens and EU institutions; welcomes the fact that some ECIs have managed to have an impact at local level;
2015/05/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 42 #

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reports that the general public's awareness and knowledge of the ECI among citizens is very low; Regrets the lack of clear information on the ECI instrument at the early stages, which led to a general misconception about its nature and generated some frustration when the first ECIs were rejected by the Commission; recalls that the instrument should be simple, clear and user-friendly;
2015/05/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 55 #

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the European Economic and Social Committee's (EESC) new linguistic service for providing ECI organisers with translation of the ECI submission text in all EU languages for all validated ECIs and calls on the European Commission to propose a long term solution to provide the existing translation services in the institutions to the organisers of ECI initiatives so that translations of ECI texts are provided into all official languages and thus remove one major difficulty for citizens when organising cross-border ECI campaign in all Member States;
2015/05/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 90 #

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Point 12
12. Recalls that hearings concerning successful ECIs are currently organised by the competent committee, according to the subject of the ECI, with the Committee on Petitions associated; proposes that the Committee on Petitions should take over the role of organising hearings, as a neutral forum with the greatest experience in dealing with citizens., after which the relevant Committee should issue an own initiative report followed by a discussion and vote on each successful ECI in full plenum; invites the European Parliament to further explore the possibilities of organising hearings for initiatives that haven't reached the one million signatures but have more than half of the required signatures;
2015/05/18
Committee: PETI
Amendment 23 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas there is a great deal of ignorance about the seas and oceans, their resources and biodiversity, and the ways in which these interact with human activities – whether taking place or still to be developed – and whereas inadequate knowledge on those points severely inhibits sustainable use of the resources concerned and poses an obstacle to innovation;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas investments in marine and maritime research and innovation will strengthen the position of the EU as a global leader in the field of maritime policy;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – more accessible and, more fully interoperable and harmonised for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 119 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, though not confined to, researchers, engineers, and technicians, to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; maintains that this shortcoming is closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in ththerefore urges Member States and regional authorities to invest in an ambitious social dimension of blue pgrofessional status and social standwth and maritime literacy ing of several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for thesrder to promote training and access for young people two trends to be reversed without delaymaritime professions;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and, coordinating and facilitating the access to the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non- governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 223 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Believes that a maritime safety "Erika IV" package should be launched to prevent further major maritime disasters; considers that this package should recognise the ecological damage to marine waters in the European legislation;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the obligation to guarantee access to justice and information in environmental matters, and public participation in decision-making, as laid down in the Aarhus Convention; calls on the Commission to proactively set up a campaign to inform EU citizens about the achievements of the Convention in the field of transparency and the effective tools already at their disposal, and to fulfil the provisions referring to the EU institutions; Calls on the Commission to develop transparency, accountability and participation criteria as a mean to improving the performance, sustainability, cost-effectiveness of the water services;
2015/04/20
Committee: PETI
Amendment 25 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Recognises the importance of the right to water to Women and Children as stressed in the United Nations Convention’s on eliminating all forms of discrimination against women and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
2015/04/20
Committee: PETI
Amendment 31 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Deplores the fact that in the EU-28 there are still more than 1 million people who lack access to a safe and clean drinking water supply and nearly 2% of the population lack access to sanitation based on the World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) and therefore urges the Commission to act immediately;
2015/04/20
Committee: PETI
Amendment 32 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Believes that there should be an assessment of the European water and sanitation projects and programmes from the perspective of human rights in order to develop appropriate policies, guidelines and practices;
2015/04/20
Committee: PETI
Amendment 34 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to take the citizens’ concerns and warnings in such petitions seriously and to act upon them, in particular whgiven there is still time to prevent pollution urgent need to address diminishing water resources due to pollution, over-use, climate change and mismanagement;
2015/04/20
Committee: PETI
Amendment 47 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to identify Member States, Regions and areas where water shortage is an existent or potential issue and help the identified Member State, regions and areas to properly address this issue.
2015/04/20
Committee: PETI
Amendment 48 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls the obligation of Member States to guarantee that the right to water and sanitation will be exercised without discrimination of any kind, in particular in rural and deprived urban areas, through adopting appropriate legislation and programmes and ensuring that these are adequately resourced and monitored;
2015/04/20
Committee: PETI
Amendment 53 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Invites the Commission to set up a benchmarking system (water quality, affordability, sustainability, coverage, etc.) in order to improve quality public water supply and sanitation services across the European Union;
2015/04/20
Committee: PETI
Amendment 55 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to introduce a governance code in cases of private companies in order to deter them from taking profit out of the company as well as to ensure that gains are being reinvested into the water supply system or invested in improvements of water supply and increasing access to water and sanitation for the most deprived;
2015/04/20
Committee: PETI
Amendment 232 #

2014/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that energy is increasingly being used as a foreign policy tool and recalls that energy cooperation lies at the foundation of European integration; calls for increased coherence and coordination between foreign policy and energy policy; takes the view that energy security should be part of the comprehensive approach to the EU’s external action and believes that energy policy must be in line with the Union’s other priority policies, including its security, foreign and neighbourhood, trade, and development policies, as well as its policies in defence of human rights and respect for international law, including UNCLOS which forms part of the EU acquis;
2015/01/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 248 #

2014/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that a solidarity mechanism should be put in place in order to deal with possible energy disruptions; believes that an interconnected energy infrastructure should be further developed and that efforts to diversify the EU’s energy supply, by facilitating among others the development of indigenous sources of energy supply, should be accelerated in order to strengthen the energy independence of Member States;
2015/01/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #

2014/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends to the Member States that they include, when drafting the selection criteria for EU-funded projects, elements that should incentivise projects geared towards sustainable and smart growth, and ensure a balanced representation of environmental stakeholders when establishing the monitoring and evaluation committees;
2015/03/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 31 #

2014/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to address – within their operational programmes – their national and regional needs when making use of ‘green’ public procurement, in order to promote green growth opportunities for SMEs (such as recycling, green energy production, energy efficiency and energy saving schemes); calls on the Commission to inform Parliament on the percentage/number of SMEs investing in green growth and ecological innovation that are financed through the operational programmes in each Member State;
2015/03/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 34 #

2014/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses that, in order to create opportunities for green growth, it is necessary to provide SMEs with practical information, advice and support through targeted actions that could be coordinated by regional and local authorities;
2015/03/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 18 #

2014/2149(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the Juncker investment plan and the revision of the Europe 2020 strategy, to support European cultural heritage projects, including large-scale projects, on the grounds that they create jobs in the regions, particularly for young people, and they contribute to social cohesion;
2015/04/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2014/2149(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance to develop synergies among the EU’s structural funds, framework programmes and other resources available to cultural sector in order to achieve maximum effectiveness and efficiency in implementing local and regional strategies on cultural heritage;
2015/04/14
Committee: REGI