Activities of Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS related to 2022/2051(INL)
Plenary speeches (1)
Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Conference puts forward proposals and measures impacting agriculture and rural areas towards more climate and environmental sustainability as well as high animal welfare standards;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas the Conference brought forward proposals to improve the protection of animals, including through high and common animal welfare norms;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the main citizens’ recommendations in the field of foreign and security policy, notably the need to switch to more efficient decision-making, through the use of qualified majority voting (QMV) instead of unanimity, and the need to improve the Union’s methods to impose sanctions, to be incorporated in a Treaty change; underlines that switching to QMV will ensure that the EU - instead of going with the lowest common denominator - acts quicker and more deliberate and will also shield the EU from third-country pressure and divide- and-rule tactics; stresses that this will help the EU develop into a credible geopolitical power, increase the effectiveness of its external action and hence will also strengthen the influence of Member States in an unstable, rapidly changing and increasingly multipolar world; recalls that Article 31(2) TEU, which is designed to ensure that no Member State could be imposed a decision on issues vital to its national interests if QMV were to be used in CFSP, would remain applicable;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that Article 48(7) and Article 31(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) contain passerrelle clauses that can make switching from unanimity to qualified majority voting possible in the area of common foreign and security policy (CFSP) without military implications; calls for a switch to QMV in all decisions in the field of CFSP, notably those concerning sanctions and human right, human rights and in areas relevant to the accession process such as when deciding on the start of the negotiation process as well as the opening and closing of individual negotiations clusters and chapters, as the passerelle clauses have never been used due to the lack of political will;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the need to reduce the EU's institutional complexity, in particular the EU's external representation; proposes in this regard to merge the function of President of the European Council and President of the European Commission and create a single Presidency of the EU to enhance the visibility, efficiency and consistency of EU external action; calls to make the relevant treaty provisions more explicit in this regard;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
(e d) To ensure high animal welfare standards;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for inclusion of the principle of “strategic autonomy” into the list of objectives to be achieved through the Union’s foreign and security policy enshrined in Article 21 or Article 22(2) TEU;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Proposes that Article 13 be amended as follows: In formulating and implementing the Union's agriculture, fisheries, transport, internal market, research and technological development and space policies, the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals, while respecting the legislative or administrative provisions, customs of the Member States relating in particular to religious rites, cultural traditions and regional heritage', taking into consideration changing public sentiments and evolving scientific knowledge'.
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls for the establishment of new formats of cooperation and discussion, such as a European Security Council and for the formalisation of an EU Council of Defence Ministers; believes that such new formats are particularly relevant in an increasingly unstable world and following Russia's illegal war in Ukraine which has affected Europe's security significantly; calls furthermore for the establishment of a fully-fledged Security and Defence Committee in Parliament;