19 Amendments of Klaus BUCHNER related to 2017/2025(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Human Rights Council´s Universal Periodic Review of India of 4 May 2017,
Amendment 9 #
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 toshould strife for the promotion of peace, stability and security, poverty alleviation, social justice as well as to respect for humanthe rule of law, good governance, human and environmental rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 12 #
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 could be deepenedin the interest to advance shared values and stability in the present multi-polar world; whereas particularly in view of Brexit, the Strategic Partnership has a high potential for a new dynamic, notably in the field of global issues and at the UN level, climate action, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), people to people contacts, clean energy and water, health, transport, trade and investment (including environmental norms, cooperate social responsibility, basic labour standards and supply chain transparency);
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the EU-India Agenda for Action - 2020 reaffirms the commitment of both parties to establishing a stable economic climate favourable to the expansion of trade and economic cooperation; whereas existing dialogue and consultation mechanisms will need to be strengthened to take on this enhanced role;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas India is a vibrant democracy and an open society with a free press and an active civil society; whereas the EU and India have regularly exchanged best practicemutual concerns regarding human rights and democratic practices, notably on issues of treatment of migrants, religious extremism and intolerance towards different religions and beliefs, respect for minorities (including cast-based discrimination), space for civil society, fight against impunity, freedom of expression and rule of law;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes the recent considerable increases in numbers of student exchanges under the Erasmus+ programme, but believes that this programme should be further expanded and cooperation between Indian and EU universities and think-tanks enhanced;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its support for the establishment of a comprehensive and ambitious free trade agreement between the EU and India, which should be economically, socially and politically valuable for both sides and mutually beneficial to its citizens, encompassing binding and enforceable provisions on environmental protection and social and labour rights safeguards;
Amendment 73 #
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 possible; notes that the Indian intellectual property regime, which is vital for its generic drug industry, is compliant with the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) as set by the World Trade Organisation (WTO);
Amendment 100 #
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); reaffirms its support for the peace clause protecting India's public food stockpiling programs from challenge at the WTO for exceeding subsidy limits until a permanent solution is reached and supports the inclusion of a special safeguard mechanism (SSM) and a permanent solution on public stockholding in the WTO;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the significant added value of the cooperation between the EU and India in supporting democratic processes in Asia, in countries such as Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka or the Maldives; underlines, moreover, the importance of the EU and India coordinating their humanitarian aid and development policies in the region, in order to positively contribute to the political, economic and social processes in the countries concerned;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Notes with concern the absence of progress in resolving the long-running dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir; calls for redoubled efforts to achieve a rapprochement between the neighbouring countries and to lay the foundations for a sustainable peace process; suggests that a possible first step could be to convene a senior officials meeting, taking place on neutral ground, to address the technical issues involved and to establish a framework for a high level political meeting which would agree on concrete proposals;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Calls for the regional actors, the EU and the international community to encourage and support the reconciliation process between India and Pakistan over Kashmir drawing on the expertise and experience of existing fora for regional cooperation, and to promote the establishment of a durable peace process for the region; calls on the EU to support the involvement of local civil society in the peace process and, above all, to sustain people-to-people projects in order to promote dialogue and collaboration among Pakistani, Indian and Kashmiri NGOs;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17 c. Stresses the urgent need for effective confidence-building measures to reduce tension between India and its neighbour, through measures such as a return to barracks of some of the security and military personnel stationed on the Line of Control and convening of an international meeting to prepare for a high level political dialogue on the de- militarisation of the border area;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recommends further cooperation on universal disarmament, notably the strife for a Nuclear Weapons Ban, non- proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and nuclear security, objectives thato which both the EU and India are committed tohave adhered;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the firm stance of both India and the EU on the illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programmes of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which constitute a threat to regional and international peace, and encourages further cooperation for a ensuring wide implementation of the UN sanctions aimed against the DPRKleadership of the DPRK, exempting food stuffs, humanitarian and medical supplies;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Notes the correlation between access to channels open to citizens for the legitimate expression of dissenting views and the frequency and scale of civil unrest and emphasises the importance for a functioning democracy of having a legal system that is both independent and unbiased and is perceived as being a genuine source of remedy for victims of human rights abuses;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Considers that discussions should give priority to the continued lack of accountability for serious human rights abuses by the security forces and public officials, arbitrary arrests, torture and extrajudicial killings;
Amendment 179 #
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 attentioexpresses concern, in this context, ton the limitations to the freedom of association and expression under the current Indian law on foreign participation in theForeign Contribution Regulation Act which restricts foreign funding ofor NGOs;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Deplores the means used by the Indian security forces, including the use of pellet guns, in Jammu and Kashmir, to control expression of dissent on the part of ordinary citizens, which have resulted in numerous fatalities and permanent injuries; believes that such methods have no place in law enforcement and should be banned immediately;