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22 Amendments of Aymeric CHAUPRADE related to 2018/2158(INI)

Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the EU remains open to such a stronger relationship and to dialogue leading thereto, and wishes to return to cooperative relations with Russia, should the Russian authorities meet their international and legal obligations;
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the implementation of the Minsk Agreement remains a precondition fornders closer cooperation with Russia necessary;
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017); Russian interference aimed at influencing elections and stoking tensions in European societies; restrictions on fundamental freedoms and extensive human rights violations in Russia, including the systemic targeting of human rights defenders and civil society in Russia, discrimination against the Tatar minority in occupied Crimea, and the politically motivated persecution of Alexei Navalny and many others; cyber attacks and assassinations on European soil carried out by Russian intelligence agents using chemical weapons; the intimidation, arrest and imprisonment of foreign citizens in Russia in breach of international law, including Oleg Sentsov and many others; the organisation of illegal and illegitimate elections in the Donbas; flawed presidential elections lacking any real choice and with restrictions on fundamental freedoms; violations of arms control agreements;deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the EU’s dependency on Russian gas supplies has increasedRussian gas supplies have been essential for the EU since 2015;
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas Russia’s polycentric vision of the concert of powers contradicts the EU’s belief in the multilateral rules- based order;deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that Russia's direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts and its illegal annexation of Crimea and violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia constitute a deliberate violation of democratic principles and fundamental values;deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework of cooperation only in those areas that are necessary and in a common interest, and with a view to guaranteeing security in the EU’s neighbourhood and a European peace order; is of the view that the PCA should be discontinued;
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that non-implementation of the Minsk Agreements demonstrates Russia'sthe lack of good will on the part of some parties; asks for consultations to be advanced within the Normandy format;
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Believes, however, that the Skripal case and cyber attacks orchestrated by the Russian intelligence services show an interest on the Russian side to further increase tensions in relations with the EU and its Member States;deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that the global challenges of climate change, energy security, non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the fight against terrorism and organised crime call for selectivegreater engagement with Russia;
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights in this context that there is no place, space or time for new major initiatives;deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates that while the EU's stance is firm, coherent and concerted with respect to EU sanctions on Russia, further coordination and coherence is required in its foreign and security policy approach to Russia; calls, in this context, on Member States to end 'golden visa/passport' programmes;deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines, in this regard, that the deepening of EU integration and coherence between its internal and external policies is the key to a more coherent, effective and successful EU external and security policy, including vis-à-vis Russia;deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 224 #
11. Condemns Russia’s violation of the territorial integrity of neighbouring countries through the illegal kidnapping of citizens of those countries so that they can be charged before a Russian court;deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates its support for the five principles guiding the EU's policy towards Russia, and calls for further definition of the selective engagement principle; recommends that the focus be placed on issues relating to the MENA region, terrorism, non-proliferation, arms control and climate change; calls for a high-level dialogue between EU, EEU and AA/DCFTA countries; reiterates that while consultations between the EU and Russia on cyber terrorism and organised crime need to continue, Russia’s systematic hybrid threats require strong deterrence; calls, in this context, for the initiation of a high-level EU-EEU- China-Central Asia dialogue on the Belt and Road Initiative and connectivity;
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will remain key economic partners in the foreseeable future, but Nord Stream 2 reinforces EU dependency on Russian gas supplies, threatens the EU internal market and is not in line with EU energy policy, and therefore needs to be stopped;
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of continued political and financial support for civil society activists, human rights defenders, bloggers, independent media, investigative journalists, outspoken academics and public figures, and NGOs; calls on the Commission to programme more ambitious financial assistance to Russian civil society from the existing external financial instruments;deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to make greater efforts to build resilience, particularly in the cyber and media fields; calls for EU-wide support for the European cyber-security industry and a stronger engagement in research; encourages, in this context, the promotion of European values in Russian by East Stratcom;deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the EU should stand ready to consider adopting further sanctions, including targeted personal sanctions, in response to Russia’s continued actions;deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a European version of the Magnitsky Act;deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Condemns the arbitrary measure of banning EU politicians, among them current and former Members of the European Parliament, and EU officials from access to Russian territory; calls for the immediate and unconditional lifting of the entry ban;deleted
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on Russia to cooperate fully in relation to the international investigation into the downing of flight MH17, which could possibly constitute a war crime; condemns any attempt or decision to grant amnesty to, or delay the prosecution of, those identified as responsible, as the perpetrators should be held to account;
2019/01/16
Committee: AFET