22 Amendments of Dietmar KÖSTER related to 2021/2042(INI)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Russia is continuing its aggressive behaviour on the border with Ukraine and interfering with acts of terrorism on the territory of EU Member States, such as Czechia, and its eastern neighbours, inter alia by supporting the illegitimate regime of Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the EU-Russia relations are repeatedly subject to setbacks;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Russia's failed integration into the European security structures is one of the main reasons for the current confrontational situation in Europe;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the founding act of 1997 between NATO and Russia would not allow the additional deployment of substantial NATO combat forces at the border of Russia;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the five EU guiding principles for relations with Russia have deterred the Kremlin regime from further aggression against Ukraine, but they are silent with respect to containing President Putin’s waggressive behaviour against the people of Russia;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the new EU strategy should be centred on the ‘push-back, contain and engage’ principles aimed at strengthening the EU’s capacity to combat the Kremlin’s threats, especially in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region, including Belarus, as well as in Russia itself, by defending human rights and assisting Russia’s transformation into a democracy in accordance with the principle of ‘democracy first’;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the EU strategy on Russia should focus on joint progress of common security, disarmament and arms control, the climate crisis, sustainability, energy and the fight against pandemics;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the EU, together with NATO andits international partners, should deter Russia and keep stability in the EaP region by pressing Russia not to interfere in the region and to return the occupied territories in the EU’s Eastern neighbourhoodursuing a long term strategy of cooperation with Russia instead of a confrontational one;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) disarmament, cooperation and confidence building were the pillars of the policy of détente. The principles of non- violence and the peaceful coexistence of two different systems formed the basis for this kind of policy. The formula was "change through rapprochement". These experiences show that the EU needs a new approach to establishing peaceful and cooperative relations with Russia. The best solution would be a strategy of pragmatic cooperation based on common interests. A re-militarisation of EU-Russia relations endangers peace and a confrontational strategy threatens a new arms race;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) with regard to the fact that Russia regularly breaks international law and thus strains relations with the EU and its neighbouring states, the EU must, despite all necessary criticism, focus on dialogue and cooperation. Peace in Europe cannot be achieved against, but only with Russia;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) A dialogue with Russia must pursue the goal of analysing the security interests of involved actors and creating a system of collective security in Europe. A constructive readiness for dialogue on the part of Russia is a prerequisite for working on the reduction of tensions;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a d (new)
(ad) In peace and security policy issues, OSCE is an important framework for discussion. With reference to the values and principles of OSCE, the EU must pursue the goal of a new European Eastern policy that focuses on a common and coherent EU policy towards Russia;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the EU should establish with the US a transatlantic alliance to defend democracy globally and propose a democracy defence toolkit, which shcould include joint actions on targeted sanctions, anti- money laundering policies, rules on the conditionality of economic and financial assistance, international investigations, and support for human rights activists and defenders of democracy;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) The economic sanctions imposed on Russia do not achieve their goals. The EU should therefore use the instrument of the EU's Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime in the case of human rights violations;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) in line with the ‘democracy first’ principle, the EU should strengthen the requirement of conditionality in its relations with Russia by including in any dialogue or agreement with Russia measures aimed at protecting human rights and the holding of free elections; accordingly, the EU and its Member States should revise their investment support and economic cooperation projects, starting with the halting of the Nord Stream 2 project;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the EU should increasethink about its ability to prepare and adopt sanctions against the Russian authorities for their systemic repression of democratic forces in Russia and to centralise EU decision-making by making the triggering of sanctions automatic in cases of corruption or violation of human rights, including by updating the EU global sanctions mechanism (EU Magnitsky Act) to address cases of corruption;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) the EU should initiate and contribute to international investigation of crimes committed by President Putin’s regime against the people of Russia together with the crimes committed by Mr Lukashenko’s regime in Belarus, within the framework of an impunity platform and an EU Justice Hub; in the context of those investigations, the EU should establish a task force of advisers to assist national and international investigations, trials and the setting-up of EU tribunals, and report periodically to Parliament on the state of political freedoms in Russia;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
Amendment 471 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) the EU should adopt and announce a strategic vision for its future relations with a democratic Russia, which should include a broad offer with conditions and incentives such as visa liberalisation, free trade investment and modernisation programmes, and a strategic partnership; it should also convey the potential benefits that it is willing to offer in return for a democratic transformation of Russia. Civil society contacts must be further promoted and developed, including through visa facilitation for the purpose of exchanges between young people;