14 Amendments of Marco ZANNI related to 2020/2111(INI)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the European External Action Service (EEAS) has been totally ineffective in handling the coronavirus crisis, even though it has substantial resources and representation offices in almost every country in the world;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas this global pandemic has significant implications for geopolitics;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the lack of global leadership and coordinated international response in the initial phases of the COVID-19 crisis, as well as tendencies to opt for isolationist solutions, the withholding of critical information, the rise of authoritarian nationalism, state- sponsored disinformation campaigns and the promotion of false narratives which create distrust and undermine international cooperationnd notes that the Commission has been passively observing the arrival of the outbreak in the EU and has not been paying attention to the development of the situation into a dramatic health, social and economic crisis;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that public healthcare and social security are not EU but Member State competences, reflecting each Member State’s priorities;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the voluntary bilateral assistance that has been provided by certain Member States or private entities within Member States, such as taking in patients, providing protective gear, or deploying doctors;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the geopolitical competition and tensions following the COVID-19 outbreak, and recognises that the European Union still has to position itselfstresses the marginal role of the EU in the new world order in which, alongside the EU, the US, China and Russia play a leading role;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is worried about the decisionSupports the freedom of the US to decide withdraw funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the general tendency of its President to withdraw the US from the multilateral organisations that were created to establish a rules-based world order;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. RecognisesTakes note the emergency contributions provided by China to fight the virus and also underlines that in some cases the materials sent were below the minimum European safety and quality standards and therefore unusable; also recognises, however, a clear geopolitical and geo-economic dimension, bolstered by ‘virus and wolf warrior diplomacy’ and the politicisation of humanitarian assistance;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Whereas the first case of COVID- 19 was diagnosed in China in November 2019 and that the virus has since spread rapidly around the globe;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Whereas the Chinese Government was aware of the development of the new virus well before the World Health Organization (WHO) and the rest of the world were officially informed;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Needs for a complete refocus of the priorities for the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF), taking into account the socio-economic impact of the pandemic in the medium to long term; calls for the budget envisaged for ‘climate mainstreaming’ to instead be mobilised for COVID-19-related measures;
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Invites its Bureau, which is responsible for the establishment of Parliament’s annual budget, to draw up a strategy to transfer the institution’s savings arising from its lock-down to support Member States that have been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 outbreak;