Activities of Karol KARSKI related to 2023/2050(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Role of preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world – missed opportunity or change for the future? (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the role of preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world – missed opportunity or change for the future?
Amendments (25)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 14 June 2018 on Georgian occupied territories 10 years after the Russian invasion,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a changing geopolitical context stemming from emerging powers confronting traditional players, attacks on the multilateral system, emerging technologies, climate change, food security issues and illegal migration are among the factors contributing to the spread of conflicts around the world; especially considering Russian's illegal war of aggression against Ukraineand the increasing security challenges at a global level and the despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the main conflicts comes from state and non-state actors are using hybrid strategies, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns and direct interference in elections and political processes, economic coercion and the instrumentalisation of irregular migration flows.
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas although the EU is the biggest international aid donor, it has not achieved the same impact in the public- diplomacy sphere and should therefore improve its visibility in the area of preventive diplomacy around the world; whereas the EU has acknowledged that its international cooperation has been financing directly or indirectly projects to criminal or terrorists organizations; whereas the EU needs to urgently conduct a thorough evaluation of the Instrument’s financing international cooperation and immediately suspend the aid to state or non-state actors condemned for violating human rights or not cooperating in the fight against illegal migration;
Amendment 46 #
F. whereas the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, and against Georgia in August 2008 and the ongoing illegal occupation of Georgia’s indivisible regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, highlights the need for stronger and more ambitious, credible, strategic and unified EU action on the world stage, and accentuates the necessity of the EU autonomously setting its own strategic objectives and developing and using the capabilities needed to pursue them; whereas the EU should commit all the necessary financial resources to tackle the rapidly increasing geopolitical challenges;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas security in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Western Balkans is greatly threatened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as Russia’s ongoing occupation and de-facto annexation of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, and the possibility of this aggression spilling over into neighbouring countries; whereas the destabilisation of our immediate neighbourhood threatens the stability, peace and security of the EU; whereas the EU needs to increase effectiveness of the EU’s security and defence policy, in particular in the Eastern Partnership countries;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the impunity which followed the 2008 full-scale military invasion of Georgia by RF is one of the factors leading to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, as stated in the European Parliament resolution of 18 January 2023 on the implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2022;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is a wake-up call for the EU, as it presents an immediate threat to the European and global security order and to the security of the EU and its Member States; whereas the EU’s number one priority on its overall external policy must be supporting Ukraine to secure its victory; whereas Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has galvanised the momentum towards achieving a geopolitical redefinition of the EU’s foreign policy, including a reconsideration of its preventive diplomacy toolbox;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) acknowledge the strong link between EU internal and external security and reflect this when approaching conflict prevention and resolution; stresses the importance of protecting EU’s external borders and calls on the EU to finance border management measures, including physical barriers and other mobile or stationary infrastructures;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) adapt the EU’s conflict prevention and resolution tools to the changing nature of conflicts, including as a result of climate change, the rise of new technologies and food scarcity;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) Enhance their role and meaningful involvement in the processes of conflict prevention and resolution, as well as mediation of implementation of the EU-brokered ceasefire agreements, to ensure efficient functioning of the instruments applied by the EU and facilitate the tangible progress;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) fully use the means at their disposal to prevent conflict, align the EU’s prevention and conflict resolution tools with its political agenda and act as a guarantor of implementation of the EU- mediated ceasefire agreements and a caretaker during global tragedies;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) improve the EU’s understanding of local, historical, political, social and cultural contexts and invest in cultivating the necessary skills among EEAS staff working on conflict prevention and resolution, as well as mediation and implementation of ceasefire agreements;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 2 – point i
Paragraph 1 – subheading 2 – point i
(i) closely involve the EU delegations in countries and regions at risk of conflict or dealing with frozen and unresolved conflict in monitoring the situation on the ground and contributing to the EU conflict Early Warning System;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 3
Paragraph 1 – subheading 3
Role of special representatives and special envoys in preventive diplomacy, their accountability and overview of their results in conflict resolution process
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) thoroughly assess what initiatives EU special representatives and envoys have undertaken and how they are contributing to preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution process and mediation of implementation of the EU-brokered ceasefire agreements;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) provide regular and thorough assessments on the accountability of the EU special representatives and envoys pursuant to their mandates and overviewing the initiatives they have undertaken in the conflict resolution processes as well as mediation of implementation of the EU-brokered ceasefire agreements;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) improve the transparency and parliamentary scrutiny of the work of the EU special representatives and envoys by providing Parliament with regular and detailed reports on their activities and achievements pursuant to their mandates;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 4
Paragraph 1 – subheading 4
Lessons learnt from EU-mediated conflict resolution and frozen conflicts and EU- brokered ceasefire agreements, as well as frozen and unresolved conflicts
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) draw on the lessons learnt from the EU’s missed opportunities for preventive diplomacy and its achievements in the processes of peaceful conflict resolution in Africa, the Western Balkans, Nagorno- Karabakh, Cyprus, Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(q a) draw on the lessons learnt from the lack of progress in implementation of the EU-brokered ceasefire agreements, including the EU-mediated 12 August 2008 Ceasefire Agreement between Russia and Georgia;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) empower national actors to serve as key players in effective prevention and resolution;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ac
Paragraph 1 – point ac
(ac) enhance the EU’s strategic autonomy in order to increase its standing and geopolitical leverage in conflict prevention and resolution;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af
Paragraph 1 – point af
(af) adopt an integrated approach to conflict prevention and conflict resolution that combines humanitarian, development, peacebuilding and security assistance and diplomatic engagement, fully addressing all aspects of the conflict, including in partnership with local and international partners if necessary;