15 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2017/2025(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU and India are the world’s two largest democracies and are strongly committed to the promotion of peace, stability and security, prosperity, sustainable development as well as to respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU and India have built over the last two decades a Strategic Partnership founded on shared values, given that they are natural partners and factors of stability in the present multi- polar world; whereas the Strategic Partnership cshould be deepened;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a number of Joint Declaration on the fight against terrorism was adopted at the 13th EU-India Summits have been adopted at the 13th EU-India Summit: on a common agenda on migration and mobility, on an India-EU water partnership, on a clean energy and climate partnership and on the fight against terrorism;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas India underwent its third Universal Periodic Review Process at the United Nations Human Rights Council on 4 May 2017;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that enhanced political relations between the two partners could positively contribute to fostering regional and international cooperation in a world that faces multiple global challenges, such as security tensions, disrespect for international law, terrorism, poverty and inequality, transnational organised crime and climate change;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the endorsement of the EU-India Agenda for Action-2020, which is a roadmap for intensifying the Strategic Partnership over the next five years; takes positive note of the numerous areas of cooperation re- launched in 2016, such as the fight against terrorism and migration;identified by the parties and underlines the importance of effectively implementing the Agenda with clear steps and deadlines;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes positive note that the EU and India have re-engaged in discussion on the ways to proceed with negotiations on a Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA); urges both sides to proceed with the negotiations with a view to concluding the BTIA as soon as possiblesmooth out both sides genuine concerns;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for the EU, together with the Member States, and India to pursue and strengthen their efforts in promoting effective, rule-based multilateralism at global level; encourages them to coordinate as much as possible their positions and initiatives at UN level on issues where their cooperation could make a difference, but also in other international fora, such as the World Trade Organisation (WTO);
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Emphasises the possible advantages of a trilateral cooperation between the EU, India and ASEAN; believes cooperation on maritime security, cyber security, counterterrorism and connectivity provides a good basis to be built upon;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Takes positive note of the support expressed at the 13th EU-India Summit by both sides for full implementation of the Minsk Agreement by all parties regarding the conflict in Eastern Ukraine; recalls that the EU has strongly condemned Russia’s aggressive actions and has a non- recognition policy of the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol; hopes that, through dialogue, the EU and India could further align their positions;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages the EU and India to further exchange views, both during summits and during their regular foreign affairs and security consultations, on the situation in the Middle East and on areas of possible cooperation which could improve the stabilisation of the region, including through measures at international level; draws attention, in particular, to the importance of cooperation for ensuring a lasting political solution in Syria under the existing UN-agreed framework and for supporting post-agreement reconstruction, once a credible Syrian-led and Syrian- owned political transition is underway;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Welcomes the steps forward in the case of the two Italian marines and hopes for a swift settling of the matter; expresses its confidence in the arbitration procedure underway;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that freedom of expression and association are an integral part of a democratic society; draws attentionlaments, in this context, to the limitations to the freedom of association and expression uander the use of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act of 2010, the current Indian law on foreign participation in the funding of NGOs, to stifle dissenting non- governmental organisations;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Is particularly worried by the situation of women and the persistence of harmful traditional practices, such as the high number of dowry deaths, honor killings, sex-selective abortion, sati, devadasi, women accused of witchcraft and early and forced marriages; laments that women participation in the society and access to essential services has been stifled by the lack of registration, financial barriers and bureaucratic difficulties in obtaining identity cards, particularly in the case of women from scheduled castes and tribes; calls on the authorities to better enforce existing legislation protecting women, properly register and investigate cases of violence against women and girls and to consider marital rape as a criminal offence;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26 b. Urges India to ratify the Convention against Torture and its optional protocol and the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance;