7 Amendments of Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS related to 2015/2220(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the Istanbul Process on Regional Security and Cooperation for a Secure and Stable Afghanistan launched in Turkey in 2011 and the ‘Heart of Asia’ Ministerial Conference in Kabul on 14 June 2012 aiming at its enforcement,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that there is practically no co- ordination between EU-US actions in Central Asia; encourages establishing more practical co-operation links; believes that a joint action can be beneficial especially in such fields as human security and human rights promotion;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -21 a (new)
Paragraph -21 a (new)
-21a. Takes into account China´s assertiveness in the region and its shifting role from external commercial partner to regional economic governance mediator including regional provision of collective goods;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is of the opinion that development aid should be disbursed only in countries with a genuine interest in the alleviation of poverty and equal and sustainable socio- economic progress, and that those countries must demonstrate efficient anti- corruption policies and allow the EU to monitor implementation; questions, in this respect, the rationale for and cost- effectiveness of the aid to Turkmenistan which will graduate from bilateral aid in 2017, and of that to Uzbekistan; requests that the policy be reviewed should improvements occur; encourages the VP/HR to help foster progress in this field; regrets that due to the high levels of corruption and ineffective bureaucracy aid´s absorption capacity is very low and its positive implication very limited;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Notes, that the development of regional energy infrastructure and such projects as TAPI pipeline, CASA 1000, Trans-Anatolian gas corridor, offer a unique economic opportunity to the region;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Encourages Central Asian states´ governments to take a more proactive role and engage in a broader cooperation towards stability in Afghanistan; notes that deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan might have a spill over threat; emphasises the need to regionally coordinate human security, anti- terrorism, immigration and anti-drug trafficking strategies;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Highlights the need to closer interlink the EU´s approach to Central Asia to Afghanistan and adapt existing policies to the post-2014 strategy for Afghanistan;