9 Amendments of David BORRELLI related to 2015/2220(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the importance of the Central Asian region for strategic relations withcloser strategic relations between the Central Asian region and the EU and insists on the strengthening of trade ties and exchanges between the two regions; calls for the EU’s role in the region to be more proactive than in the past in response to the growing regional influence of Russia and China;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission to forge closer political and diplomatic ties with Turkmenistan, and hopes that the PCA can be speedily concluded and an EU delegation office opened in Ashgabat;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that Central Asia is a strategic partner for the EU in its attempts to diversify the sources of its energy supply and ensure energy security; believes that the future EU-Central Asia strategy must have a wider vision in the energy field, which should also extend to countries like Azerbaijan and Iran and, in the long term, Mongolia;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the economic diversification of the region provides added value in terms of regional development, stability and security; considers it essential to modernise infrastructure, transport and interconnections, particularly in rural areas; takes the view that environmental rehabilitation and sustainable development have equal priority in the context of the development of the region and are also important aspects of cooperation with the European Union;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes Kyrgyzstan’s request for application of the GSP+ arrangements and hopes that Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will follow its example;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for continued efforts to support the modernisation of the economy of these countries and to help them create a favourable environment for foreign investment by strengthening the rule of law, reducing bureaucratic burdens and administrative interference in enterprises, reforming the judicial system to ensure the protection of foreign investment, and fighting corruption and providing training;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the increase in macrofinancial assistance, and calls for this instrument to be employed on the basis of stringent cost-benefit criteria and detailed impact assessments which focus on spillover effects;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the EU, working with the Member States, should continue to promote specific regional integration and confidence-building policies, but also reward positive steps made by individual Central Asian states or groups of countries through increased cooperation. takes that view that EU measures should be geared to the needs and specific characteristics of each country; emphasises the need to deepen political dialogue and foster confidence-building measures among the countries in the region;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that education and vocational training, like investment and economic development, are fundamental to social and democratic progress in the countries of Central Asia and among their citizens; takes the view that cooperation with Europe in that area must be based on a targeted, proven instrument, such as Erasmus+;