13 Amendments of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2014/2229(INI)
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the action taken by the Member States against ISIS in Iraq; notes that this type of operation should be carried out under the auspices of the European Union; to this end, calls on the EU to develop sufficient operational capacity to achieve CSDP targetby cooperation between the national defence forces of the EU Member States; to this end, calls on the EU to confine itself to a coordinating role in peace-keeping operations, in line with the principles of subsidiarity and the sovereignty of Member States; stresses however that a response must first be found at political and regional level to the challenge presented by ISIS; calls on the EU to facilitate regional dialogue involving all stakeholders, in particular Saudi Arabia and Iran;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the European Union willcan only gain real influencepursue a multilateral policy on the international scene if it is able to respeak with one voice; calls on the VP/HR accordingly to appoint representatives at the highest level, i.e. EU foreign ministers or very senior political figures acting on her instructions and together with hct the prerogatives of the Member States in defence matters; calls on the VP/HR accordingly to take advantage of all the potential accorded her by the Treaties for enhanced cooperation, thus enabling the European Union to fully exploit its coordinating role in order, to ensure a constant dialogue with the countries of the region;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the emergence of ISIS is a symptom of the economic, political, social and cultural crisis afflicting the region; calls on the EU, together with the Arab world, to assess the root causes and adopt a global approach, but is also the result of destabilisation operations carried out in the region with the complicity of the European Union, such as the war in Libya which ignited the Islamist powder keg; therefore insists that the European Union acknowledge its responsibility, as an essential precondition for tackling the Islamist problem, through an approach based on security, political, economic, social and cultural considerations, together with the Arab world;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of long-term strategic dialogue with the LAS; welcomes in this regard the declaration adopted in Athens on 11 June 2014 and the memorandum of understanding of January 2015 and calls for their full implementation; stresses the crucial importance of the regular organisation of summits between the EU and LAS; stresses the central role to be played by the LAS in terms of crisis resolution; is convinced that these crises highlight the need for the LAS to be transformed by its members into a fully-fledged executive body genuinely capable of taking binding decisions;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses also the importance of regional dialogue with Turkey and Iran; stresses the need to reintegrate Iran into the international community once it has provided definitive assurances and cast- iron guarantees of itsmultilateral dialogues which give structure to dealings on the intenrnation to develop nuclear energy for civilian purposes onlyal stage;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses full support forcomplete disagreement with a new common security and defence policy (CSDP) to, as the promoteion of stability and security in the MENA countries; points out that the EU could play a major role in providing specific training in is a matter first and foremost for these countries as sovereign states, and then through dialogue and multilateral cooperation with EU Member States, which themselves are also responsible for implementing their own foreign and defence policy; points out, furthermore, that certain EU Member States maintain specific relations with certain MENA countries as a result of their shared history and that the European Union cannot ignore this historical reality; calls also on the European Union to enhance the Member States’ powers in the areas of border surveillance, anti-terrorism and the prevention of arms’ trafficking and in overhauling security;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the urgent need for a political solution to the conflict in Syria, taking due account of the moderate opposition existing alongside the Syrian National Council and strengthenhrough the necessary diplomatic dialogue with the Syrian Government in order to containg the moderate Sunni components; points out that no democratic solution in line with the fundamental principles of the Union can be negotiated with Bachar Al-Assad, following the massacres perpetrated by himIslamist threat currently wreaking havoc throughout the region; stresses, in this regard, the useful mediation role which Iran and Russia could play in restoring this dialogue;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for the Iraqi Government to continue to promote the sharing of political responsibilities, power and oil profits, encompassing all religious and ethnic communities in that country; calls for this to be made an essential condition for implementation of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Iraq; calls on the EU to contribute to capacity building by the Iraqi Government;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Expresses its deep concern at the situation in Libya; calls on the European Union, through the High Representative, to recognise its responsibility in triggering the Libyan crisis; stresses the need to maintain its territorial integrity and national unity; stresses that the Libyan crisis can only be resolved by means of dialogue that is as inclusive as possible;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EEAS and the Commission to continue to encourage democratic reforms within the EU neighbouring countries; stresses the importance of maintaining the ‘two- thirds/one third’ principle for the allocation of ENP funding; calls on the Commission, the EEAS, the Council and the Member States to develop a political and strategic ENP dimension; welcomes the launch by the HR/VP and the Commission of broad consultation on ENP renewal;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that strategic dialogue between the EU and the MENA countries should be given further impetus in the direction of sustainable economic development, helping to iron out inequalities and creating youth opportunities; stresses the importance of facilitating access to the EU single market forbilateral and/or multilateral trade agreements between EU Member States and the MENA countries, while providing all necessary protectionch benefit all parties concerned in line with their respective national interests; stresses the importance of encouraging European investments in MENA countries;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the EU to develop partnerships with countries in the region that are not direct neighbours; supports the conclusion of a convention to establish a free-protect better, in a smart way, its economy; maintains that to do so, political and trade agreaements between the EU and GCC and the resumption of negotiations for a new joithe GCC (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar) need to be made conditional upon the economic and trade interests of EU Member States and that, while bilateral or multilateral agreements action programmere possible, a full free trade area may endanger EU industries;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. RegretNotes the deadlock faced by the EU with regard to the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU);, calls on the EU to make every effort to assist with the regional integration of the Maghreb countries under the AMU or Agadir agreementsused in the main by the fact that the Western Sahara conflict remains unresolved on account of the Polisario and the support it receives from Algeria; calls on the EU to note that the success of this enterprise is dependent upon the willingness of the countries involved (Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and Mauritania) but also, and above all else, upon the settlement of conflicts destabilising the region at present, without which any institution building seems destined to fail;