6 Amendments of Harald VILIMSKY related to 2015/2220(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Central Asia region is defined by its Tsarist Russian and – in particular – its Soviet past, which included brutal repression, coercive secularisation and separation into republics; recalls that its borders were drawn by Stalin to facilitate a divide-and- rule policy, but that, at the same time, there was an extensive build-up of economic and social infrastructure to meet needs and serve the Communist intits Soviet past; takes the view that the common history and the relationship with Russia have both positive and negration projve aspects;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that climate change is creating major threats and that another major earthquake could well occur in south-eastern Central Asiasustainability in terms of the environment and environmental protection in the region can be described as very critical;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
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17. Is concerned at the wave of legislation in the region restricting freedom of the media, expression, assembly and association, aimed against civil society funding (the ‘foreign agents laws’), and the LGBTI community (the so-called ‘LGBTI propaganda laws’);
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the authorities to make further efforts to protect ethnic and religious minorities and LGBTI persons in Central Asian societies and to end discrimination against them;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
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24. Notes with concern that in addition to increasing climate change impacts, multiple alarming environmental challenges inherited from the Soviet period persist, such as those relating to cleaning up nuclear testing sites, industrial and mining activities, unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, land degradation, air pollution, desertification, and, above all, continued catastrophic water mismanagement; urges the Commission, in this respect, to step up technical assistance and provide European know-how and best practice as to how to deal with these problems;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 26
26. Recognises that the main threats and challenges identified in the Strategy for Central Asia remain relevant; is, however, acutely aware of the additional external pressures stemming from the current security challenges in Afghanistan, as well as the opaque foreign policy of Russia aimed at reintegration of former Soviet space, triggered by the crisis in Ukrainecurrent security challenges in Afghanistan, the crisis in Ukraine and the one-sided diplomatic behaviour exhibited by the EU with regards to the Russian Federation (referring to the sanctions against Russia), complicating proper cooperation in this region;