17 Amendments of Klaus BUCHNER related to 2018/0122M(NLE)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU and Japan share a special responsibility for fostering peace, multilateralism, respect for human rights and rule of law, stability and prosperity in a rapidly changing world;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 12 #
H. whereas the Japanese government approved a new Development Cooperation Charter in February 2015; whereas this Charter has been criticised for introducing the concepts of “proactive contribution to peace” and explicitly linking development aid to “national interest”;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas the Foreign Minister´s advisory panel on climate change issued its report in February 2018, where the need for energy transition towards renewables was put at the core of Japan´s energy diplomacy strategy; whereas Japan still largely depends on fossil fuels imports and the plans to develop new coal-fired power plants are ongoing; whereas this contradicts the conclusions of the Foreign Minister´s advisory panel;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. Whereas capital punishment is still a legal penalty in Japan, and executions are carried out by hanging without any previous warning to the inmates; whereas the UN Committee against torture has criticised this practice for the psychological strain it causes in the inmates and their families;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the conclusion of the draft Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), which provides a legally binding framework, strengthens EU-Japan bilateral relations and increases cooperation in more than 40 areas such as foreign policy and security issues, global development and humanitarian aid, economic matters, research, innovation, education, food safety, agricultural policy, ICT policy, space technology, culture and sport, as well as on global challengesissues that require global coordination such as climate change, migration, cyberthreats, public health, cross-border crime, crisis and disaster management and the fight against terrorism;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the linkages between the SPA and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which together form the world’s largest bilateral free trade agreement; cConsiders the conclusion of the two agreementsSPA as an upgrade in partnership and supports further cooperation in the multilateral fora; welcomes the mutual respect and confidence that were strengthened during the negotiation process;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that a comprehensive diplomatic, economic, cultural and security approach is needed inwith regards to the developing world where respect for human rights, environmental protection, peacebuilding, security and development go hand in hand, a vision shared by the EU and Japan;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need for further cooperation on women´s rights in order to ensure that the achievement of gender equality is one of the key objectives of the partnership; encourages the Japanese Diet to further work on legislation to address discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Supports the efforts of the UN on the phasing out of capital punishment; in this line, urges Japan to join those efforts and to introduce an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty as a step towards abolition;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the expansion of bilateral EU- Japan and plurilateral cooperation with South Korea, the United States and China in support of efforts to secure peace and maintain stability in the region, peaceful coexistence in the Korean peninsula, and the irreversible and verifiable denuclearisation of the DPRK; expresses preferethe importance ofor further Japan-South Korea cooperation which cwould contribute to regional stability and address security risks such asensure good neighbourly relations and further cooperation on the diplomatic efforts to ensure the denuclearisation of the DPRK; emphasises that the stability of the global economic powers in north-east AsiKorean peninsula is in the core interest of Europe;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Suggests that the EU and Japan work together to increase the capacities of ASEAN regarding the regional integration agenda; supports the decision taken at the 33rd ASEAN-Japan Forum in Tokyo to further strengthen ties and address regional and international issues of common interest and to work together to promote peace and stability, believes that the promotion and protection of human rights contributes effectively to these two objectives;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the need for the EU and Japan to work together at multilateral level to preserve the Non-Proliferation Treaty; welcomes the importance that the Japanese government has given to the Arms Trade Treaty and stresses the importance of the common work which can be done to highlight to other States the importance of ratifying it or acceding to it;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the EU and Japan, as leading global donors with a long history of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to less developed countries in East Asia and, more recently, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, are natural partners, together with recipient governments, in coordinating aid and ensuring coherence; stresses that the main purpose of development aid is poverty reduction with the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, and looks forward to mutual cooperation towards the achievement of such goals;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes Japan’s ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2016; welcomes the report of the Foreign Minister´s advisory panel on climate change of February 2018, and expects the Government of Japan to follow-up on the recommendations, including by stepping up its mitigation efforts;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the inclusion of sustainable forest management in the agreement and looks forward to further exchange of good practices regarding illegal logging, building on the experience of the EU Timber Regulation, with a view to introducing mandatory due diligence in Japanese legislation;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses the importance of the preservation of biological diversity, and encourages Japan to lift its reservations to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES);