7 Amendments of István UJHELYI related to 2014/2219(INI)
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that an effective EU foreign policy needs to be based on a shared vision of key European interests, values and objectives in external relations and on a common perception of the threats affecting the EU as a whole; welcomes the commitment of the HR/VP, on the basis of the mandate from the European Council of December 2013, to initiate as a matter of priority a process of strategic reflection on the EU’s foreign and security policy, which should involve a wide range of stakeholders, including Member States, European institutions and the European public; insists that this reflection should lead to a new European Security Strategy which takes recent geopolitical changes into account;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes HR/VP Federica Mogherini’s cooperative attitude towards Parliament, aimed at strengthening her accountability to the institution; reiterates the need for systematic and proactive consultation with Parliament, and in particular with its Committee on Foreign Affairs, prior to the adoption of foreign policy strategies and CSDP mandates; asks the Council to finalise negotiations with Parliament on replacing the 2002 Interinstitutional Agreement concerning access by the European Parliament to sensitive information of the Council in the field of security and defence policy; is committed to intensifying cooperation with national parliaments, including within the Inter- Parliamentary Conference for the CFSP and the CSDP, in order to be better prepared to control the respective resources;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Takes the view – in the light of the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union – that a new approach to the EU’s relations with its eastern neighbours is needed; believes that supporting those countries that want to draw closer to the EU must be a top priority for EU foreign policy; is committed, in accordance with Article 49 TEU, to the European perspective for the EU´s eastern European neighbours;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Emphasises the need for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice vis- à-vis Russia; also calls on the candidate countries to harmonise their foreign policy towards Russia with that of the EU; calls on the HR/VP to develop, as a matter of priority, a common EU strategy on Russia, aimed at securing a commitment from Russia on peace and stability in Europe; believes that a good relationship between Russia and the EU would be in the common interest and hopes that Russia will show itself open to such a development by respecting international law;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Takes the view that the criminal activities and barbaric violence by terrorist jihadists engaged in and associated with the so-called Islamic State (IS) represent a major threat to the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and potentially to European and global peace and stability; supports the global coalition against IS and its efforts to combat IS militarily, and welcomes the contributions of EU Member States in this context; urges the stepping-up of resolute global regulatory pressure to deprive jihadists of oil revenues and to apply strict global sanctions against financial transactions in their favour; points to the urgent need to systematically disable jihadists from using the internet for propaganda; insist on the need to step up international cooperation focused on preventing extremists from traveling to Syria and Iraq to join the jihadist fight;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Believes that the US is the EU’s key strategic partner, and encourages closer coordination with the US on EU foreign policy, pursuing common approaches to challenges in the EU neighbourhood and at global level; underlines the strategic nature of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which has the potential to enable the transatlantic partners to set global standards and strengthen global governance; believes that Latin America is an important partner for the EU and that various modalities of triangular transatlantic cooperation should be developed;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Underlines the need for a strategy, in coordination with the US, on how to draw Russia, China and other major powers into responsibility for the peace and stability of the global political and economic order; believes that Latin America is an important partner for the EU and that various modalities of triangular transatlantic cooperation should be developed; to this end, urges the HR/VP and the Council to re-think strategic partnerships;