Activities of Angel DZHAMBAZKI related to 2019/2176(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2019-2020 Reports on Turkey (debate)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (30)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is deeply concerned about the lack of respect for freedom of religion, discrimination against religious minorities, including Christians and Alevis; calls on the Turkish authorities to conduct effective reforms in the area of freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Strongly condemns any actions to promote the extremist view that the physiognomy of the Hagia Sophia historical-religious monument should be transformed into a mosque.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recommends that the Commission and the Council, in accordance with the negotiating Framework, formally suspend the accession negotiations with Turkey.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on Turkey to withdraw its troops from the island of Cyprus and refrain from actions altering the demographic balance on the island through a policy of illegal settlements.
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the fact that respect for the principles of the rule of law and international law, including in particular the separation of powers and the fight against corruption and organised crime, freedom of association and peaceful protest, freedom of expression and the rights of national minorities is a key prerequisite for good relations between the EU and the Turkey,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas being a candidate country presumes being a European country with a willingness to progressively approach in all aspects the values, interests, standards and policies of the EU;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas an analysis of the Commission’s reports on Turkey since 2014 and, in particular, the 2019 and 2020 reports, reveals consistently that Turkey has increasingly and rapidly distanced itself from the EU’s values and its normative framework;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas in recent years, human rights and the rule of law have consistently declined in Turkey and its foreign policy towards the EU and Member States has increasingly become belligerent;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs, also known as the Diyanet, has taken on a Muslim Brotherhood identity and has funded many mosques in Europe, some of which have become Turkish propaganda tools and hubs for espionage;
Amendment 95 #
Db. whereas Turkey has continuously exploited the migration crisis to leverage concessions and funding from the EU and escalated tensions on the Greek-Turkish border;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas France and Greece have called for the suspension of the EU's customs union with Turkey;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that Turkey’s continuous and growing distancing from European values and standards as well as its belligerent foreign policy towards the EU and Member States has brought EU- Turkey relations to a historical low point, having deteriorated to such an extent that it requires both parties to profoundly reassess the current framework of relationsfor the EU's relations with Turkey to be reviewed;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Strongly supports the calls by France and Greece to suspend the EU- Turkey customs union;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that Turkey’s lack of commitment to carrying out the reforms assumed in the accession process has made the latter inadequate to frame a complex relationship that has progressively become more transactional and driven by circumstances, belligerent and more adversarial;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concerned that, over the years, the lack of progress in Turkey’s convergence has now transformed into a full withdrawal, marked by a stark regression in three main areas: backsliding on the rule of law and fundamental rights, adopting regressive institutional reforms and pursuing a confrontational and belligerent foreign policy; is further concerned by the fact that this regression has increasingly been accompanied by an explicit anti-EU and anti-EU Member States' narrative; calls, in this context, on Turkey to reassess the sincerity of its commitment to the EU path, as an indispensable component of the viability of the entire accession processurgently cease its adversarial and belligerent policies towards the EU;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that no incentive that the EU could offer can ever replace the much- needed political will and commitment to build a mature democracy and, in turn, become a member of the EUand thriving democracy;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that, since Parliament’s last report, the situation, far from improving, has deteriorated even further; firmly insists, therefore, on the formal suspension of accession negotiations with Turkey, in order for both sides to review in a realistic manner the appropriateness of the current framework and its ability to function, or, if necessary, to explore possible new models for future relations;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the current lack of understanding between the EU and Turkey, but reaffirms its firm conviction that Turkey is a strategic neighbour and ally with which the EU wishes to have the best possible relations;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses its will to strengthen and deepen mutual knowledge and understanding between Turkish and European societies, combating all manifestations of social, religious or cultural prejudice; expresses its full commitment to continue supporting Turkey’s independent civil society in whatever circumstances and framework of relations that the future may bring; believes, nevertheless, that the accession process would still be the most powerful tool to exercise normative pressure on the Turkish government and the best framework to sustain the democratic and pro-European aspirations of Turkish societyits support for Turkey’s independent civil society in whatever circumstances and framework of relations that the future may bring; stresses that a purely transactional relationship will hardly contribute to the advancement of Turkey towards a more democratic model;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. NotExpresses with great concerns indignation at the way that the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) has been specifically and continuously targeted by the Turkish authorities; strongly condemns the continued detention of former HDP co- chair Selahattin Demirtaș and calls for his release;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Strongly condemns the rise of anti- Armenian sentiment in Turkey, which has ignited further by Turkey's malign interference in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Strongly condemns the rise of anti- Semitism in Turkey, which according to reports, has increasingly become more virulent since the outbreak of the Covid- 19 pandemic with the spread of conspiracy theories in Turkish media, including on social media;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned about the ever more frequent use of a hyper-nationalist narrative among the ruling elite that increasingly gives rise to antagonistic approaches towards the EU or its Member States; is concerned about the increasing clout of religious conservatism that has taken on a Muslim Brotherhood identity in political life;
Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned about the ever more frequent use of a hyper-nationalist narrative among the ruling elite that increasingly gives rise to antagonistic approaches towards the EU or its Member States; is concerned about the increasing clout of religious conservatradicalism in political life;
Amendment 476 #
25. Recalls the laudable role played by Turkey in responding to the migration crisis resulting from the war in Syria; takes the view that the EU should continue to give the necessary support to Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey; supports an objective assessment of the EU-Turkey Statement and underlines the importance of both parties’ compliance with their respective commitmentsDeplores Turkey's exploitation of the migration crisis resulting from the war in Syria, its threats and blackmail against the EU;
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 567 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Condemns the partial reopening of Varosha beach, which undermines mutual trust and therefore the prospect of the resumption of direct talks on the comprehensive resolution of the Cyprus issue; calls on Turkey to reverse this action; reiterates its support for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality;
Amendment 600 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Strongly condemns Turkey’s transferral of fighters from Syria to other armed conflicts;
Amendment 630 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Regrets that, rather than calling for an end to the violence and for a resumption of peaceful negotiations supporting the efforts of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, Turkey instead decided to unconditionally sustain the military actions of one of the sides in the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and sent foreign jihadist fighters from Syria to fight in the conflict;