Activities of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2018/2158(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
State of EU-Russia political relations (debate) FR
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the state of EU-Russia political relations PDF (196 KB) DOC (65 KB)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU’s relations with Russia must be based on the principles of international law and credible deterrence, and on a principled approach in areas of common interest as defined in the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions of 14 March 2016; whereas the Member States of the EU and NATO have repeatedly violated international law, most grievously when NATO attacked Yugoslavia in 1999, without UN Security Council approval, but also when NATO pursued a regime change operation in Libya in 2011, grossly exceeding and indeed violating its mandate to protect civilians; whereas the US and the UK illegally invaded and occupied Iraq in 2003; whereas EU countries and the US supported the illegal and violent seizure of power in Ukraine on 22 February2014 against the democratically elected and internationally recognised president, Victor Yanukovich, an act which plunged that country, and relations with Russia, into severe crisis;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
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;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the implementation of the Minsk Agreement remains a precondition for closer cooperation with Russia; whereas the Ukrainian side has repeatedly failed to respect that agreement, including its provisions on a cease-fire, the withdrawal of troops from the front line in the Donbass and the accordance of autonomy to Donetsk and Lugansk;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
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 i which is perfectly legal in international law, since Russia is in Syria on the invitation of the legal Syrian government; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017) which consisted of entirely legal manoeuvres by Russia on its own territory and which posed a threat to no other state; repeated claims made by Western leaders about unproven Russia,n including the systemic targeting of human rights defenders and civil society in Russia, discrimination against the Tatar minority in occupied Crimea,terference aimed at influencing elections and stoking tensions in European societies; and the politically motivated persecutionrulings in favour 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 by the European Court of Human Rights; the award of the Sakharov prize to a man, Oleg Sentsov, against whom there are credible charges of terrorism; the organisation of illegal and illegitimate declaration of the independence of Kosovo in 2008;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas Russia’s polycentric vision of the concert of powers contradicts the EU’s belief in the multilateral rules-based orderis in the best tradition of European diplomacy which, if adopted, would contribute to world peace;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas Russia’s polycentric vision of the concert of powers contradicts the EU’s belief in the multilateral rules- based orderthe EU’s on import of Russian gas supplies has increased since 2015, thus strengthening economic relations and building trust;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
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 Georgiby EU states and NATO in armed conflicts in Ukraine and Libya constitute a deliberate violation of democratic principles and fundamental values;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that non-implementation of the Minsk Agreements demonstrates Russia'Ukraine’s lack of good will; asks for consultations to be advanced within the Normandy format;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes, however, that the Skripal case and cyber attacks orchestrated by the Russian intelligence services show an interest on the RussianBritish side to further increase tensions in relations withbetween Russia and the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates that while the EU's stance is firm, coherent and concertedcounter-productive with respect to EU sanctions on Russia, and while it does not reflect the policies of several EU states including Italy, Hungary, the Czech Republic and others but is, instead, the result of external influence; 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;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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 Russiareason why tensions with Russia have been deliberately ratcheted up;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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 Belt and Road Initiative and connectivity;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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 stoppedreason why tensions with Russia have been deliberately ratcheted up;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importancedanger 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; as this will make them into fifth columnists in the pay of a foreign power; calls on the Commission to programme more ambitious cancel all financial assistance to Russian civil society from the existing external financial instruments;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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 Stratcomcalls for East Stratcom to be closed down;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the EU should stand ready to consider adopting furtherlift all sanctions, including targeted personal sanctions, in response to Russia’s continued actions;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Dutch authorities and Russia to cooperate fully in relation to the international investigation into the downing of flight MH17, which could possibly constitute a war crime in which Ukraine may also be implicated; 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; takes account of the Russian claim that the serial number of the missile which shot down the plane shows that it was delivered to Ukraine in 1986;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. SuOpportses increased funding for the European Endowment for Democracy and other instruments to advance democracy and human rights;