Activities of Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the EU is India’s largest trading partner and it is in their mutual interest to foster closer economic ties; whereas India is a solid alternative for an EU that wants to diversify its supply chains;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific lists India as a core partner of Europe in the Indo- Pacific and calls for enhanced cooperation with India under the project Enhancing Security Cooperation in and with Asia (ESIWA), which covers counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, maritime security and crisis management;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas the EU should not engage in renewed system dependency; whereas the EU seeks a level-playing field partnership with India;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)

Cd. whereas the EU and India, being the world's two largest democracies, are connected by robust political, economic, social, and cultural ties, and are both dedicated to advancing peace, stability, security, prosperity, democracy, human rights, and sustainable development;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) highlight that in the current international environment, both the EU and India face pressing security challenges, which require a diplomatic response coupled with strengthened deterrence, and cooperation among democratic states;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)

(ab) strengthen political ties between the two partners to further enhance regional and international cooperation in a world that faces multiple challenges, such as rising authoritarianism, security tensions, disrespect for international law, terrorism, poverty and inequality

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) further enhance the growing cooperation in foreign and security policy through the existing dialogue mechanisms in the interest and for the advancement of democracy and rule of law;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) hold the bilateral security dialogues on an annual basis, and with greater involvement of EU Member States and increase coordination between the EU’s and India’s foreign affairs agendas at regional and international level;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) expand EU-India cooperation on maritime security as an area of considerable potential by strengthening the scope of consultations on combating piracy, maritime surveillance, freedom of navigation operations, disaster relief and joint training and exercises;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

(o) insist that India, as a founding member of the United Nations and a current member of the UN Human Rights Council, should give unrestricted access to UN Special Rapporteurs for country visits in line with their requests, and act on all the recommendations in its Universal Periodic Review process;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

(q) ~~engage~~jointly work with India ~~in order~~ to secure a safe environment for the work of human rights defenders, environmental and indigenous people’s defenders, trade union activists, journalists and other civil society actors both in the EU and in India; cease to invoke laws against sedition and terrorism as a means to restrict their legitimate activities; step up EU and Member State support to civil society organisations and human rights defenders, including by facilitating funding;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

(s) address prevailing caste-based discrimination ~~in India~~and hate crime in India and the EU;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)

(ua) jointly promote independent media in the EU and India and ensure access to independent information;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y

(y) recognise the substantial potential of digital issues in the EU-India partnership such as digital infrastructure and connectivity, digital policy, data protection and flows and cybersecurity; jointly pledge to ensuring the right to privacy and ensure privacy and freedom of association within a digital context, through data protection laws that guarantee the independence of the regulator, foresee adequate checks on government power, and provide adequate safeguards for the individual against government surveillance;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab

(ab) facilitate further EU-India mobility, including for labour migrants, students, highly skilled workers and artists, as well as people-to-people exchanges in all sectors relevant to the EU-India partnership;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab a (new)

(aba) encourage the EU and India to cooperate more in the scientific and technological fields, in particular by creating links between European projects and Indian initiatives in the areas of green technologies, water infrastructure and digital innovation;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab b (new)

(abb) encourage the EU and India to align their hydrogen strategies;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab c (new)

(abc) encourage the EU and India to work together on the civilian and peaceful use of space;

2023/10/27
Committee: AFET

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the strategic situation in the Sahel has seriously deteriorated following the successive coups d'état in Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger;

2023/10/02
Committee: AFET

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the EUTM and EUCAP missions in the Sahel and also in the Central African Republic have not yielded the expected results;

2023/10/02
Committee: AFET

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls to conduct an exhaustive report by a Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Committee, with the collaboration of the EEAS, on the reasons why the EUTM and EUCAP Mali and Central African Republic have not yielded the expected results despite the important human and economic costs they have entailed, so as to avoid that this failure could be repeated in the future;

2023/10/02
Committee: AFET

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Notes that one third of all African infrastructure built since 2010 has been financed and constructed by Chinese state-owned enterprises; underlines that, over the past 20 years, China has increased its trade, investment and loan commitments worth $ 160 billion with few or opaque contractual obligations with African Governments and their state- owned enterprises, predominately in transportation, power generation, mining and telecommunications; expresses concern that this Chinese model is clearly attractive to many countries that cannot satisfy EU requirements for accessing equivalent levels of finance, thereby expanding Chinese influence to the detriment of EU partnerships; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to ensure that the EU’s high standards for investment with partners do not compromise it security relationships and engagement as a reliable and strategic partner;

2023/10/02
Committee: AFET

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Recognises that the increase of China’s strategic investments in Sub- Saharan Africa is a matter for concern; highlights in particular the fact that a single Chinese telecommunication company has constructed up to 70% of Africa’s information technology infrastructure, as well as the role played by Chinese companies in the financing, building, expansion and renovation of at least 14 sensitive intra-governmental African telecommunication networks; consequently warns of the certain possibility of access by Chinese State- owned enterprises to the telecommunications of African citizens and institutions;

2023/10/02
Committee: AFET

2023/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Stresses that access to safe drinking water is one of the major problems of the XXI century, especially since nearly 60% of aquifer resources cross political territorial borders; highlights that the water stress resulting from the increased freshwater needs of the world's population faced with strategic control of rivers at their source by some countries (China, Turkey, Israel and occupied Palestine, Ethiopia-Uganda- Sudan) can lead to the most serious conflicts if the use of flows in an integrated and shared manner is not envisaged; highlights the need for the European Union to establish a strategy to facilitate technological and geopolitical solutions in these areas of high destabilizing potential while encouraging countries situated in the most important areas of conflict related to water to sign the 1992 Helsinki Water Convention completed in New York in 1997 on the protection and use of cross-border waterways and international lakes;

2023/10/02
Committee: AFET

2023/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers that Parliament’s official missions outside the EU form an integral part of EU external policy, which must therefore enjoy the full support of the EU delegations; considers that a third country's refusal to accept official missions represents a rejection of its relationship with this Parliament and a breakdown of the usual reciprocity, suspending relations with this Parliament until that third country amends its position;

2023/10/18
Committee: AFET

2023/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Notes that one third of all African infrastructure built since 2010 has been financed and constructed by Chinese state- owned enterprises; underlines that, over the past 20 years, China has increased its trade, investment and loan commitments worth $ 160 billion with few or opaque contractual obligations with African Governments and their state-owned enterprises predominately in transportation, power generation, mining and telecommunications; expresses concern that this Chinese model is clearly attractive to many countries that cannot satisfy EU requirements for accessing equivalent levels of finance, thereby expanding Chinese influence to the detriment of EU partnerships; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to ensure that the EU’s high standards for investment with partners do not compromise it security relationships and engagement as a reliable and strategic partner;

2023/10/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Recognises that the increase of China’s strategic investments in Sub- Saharan Africa is a matter for concern; highlights in particular the fact that a single Chinese telecommunication company has constructed up to 70% of Africa’s information technology infrastructure, as well as the role played by Chinese companies in the financing, building, expansion and renovation of at least 14 sensitive intra-governmental African telecommunication networks; consequently warns of the certain possibility of access by Chinese State- owned enterprises to the telecommunications of African citizens and institutions;

2023/10/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Geneva and Astana processes have failed completely, given the continued refusal of the Syrian regime to negotiate seriously a political solution with the opposition;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the international community should include all members of the Syrian opposition in its discussions, including the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), which has been absent from the processes to date;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas Hezbollah has attempted to receive Iranian weapons through Syrian territory; whereas Israel has carried repeated air strikes to prevent such arms transfers, including on Damascus and Aleppo airports in October 2023 in the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians by Hamas;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas around 12 000 foreign nationals, most of them suspected of having direct or indirect ties to ISIL/Daesh, are imprisoned in seven prisons run by the SDF in north-east Syria; whereas 9 000 of them are being held in Syria’s largest camp, Al-Hol, which has a population of 64 000, most of whom are families with ties to ISIL/Daesh and 94 % of whom are women and children, including EU citizens; whereas the current conditions are very worrying;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas several countries in the region have started to normalise their relations with the Syrian regime, which has led to Syria’s reintegration into the Arab League in May 2023; whereas the working groups of the Arab League have been suspended since September 2023 due to the fact the Syrian regime did not respect its commitments, including to limit drug trafficking, facilitate a safe return of refugees, release political prisoners and allow humanitarian aid to all areas;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas no action has been undertaken since the adoption of the European Parliament resolution of 11 March 2021 on the Syrian conflict – 10 years after the uprising to ensure that war criminal suspects cannot be given asylum in an EU Member State, especially when other EU Member States have already rejected the asylum claim;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) stress the role of the Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against Daesh; support the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) in managing the European prisoners held in camps in north-east Syria and treat it as a representative of the Syrian opposition;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

~~(k) urge Member States to continue repatriating their nationals from the Al- Hol and Roj jihadist prison camps and to try them for the crimes they have commit~~deleted;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)

(ka) express serious concern about the deteriorating humanitarian, sanitary and security situation in the camps in north- east Syria, especially the Al-Hol and Roj camps, which continue to be breeding grounds for radicalisation; believe that the EU nationals held in those camps and suspected of belonging to terrorist organisations should be tried in court;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)

(kb) call on the Member States to protect minors who are EU nationals and who may be detained for security-related offences or association with armed groups;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k c (new)

(kc) call on the Member States to repatriate all European children, offering them adequate support and reintegration; call on them to promote in all bilateral relations and international bodies the repatriation of all children of nationals of third countries fully respecting international law;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) step up efforts to counter Russian disinformation about Syria, including disinformation in Arabic; take the necessary steps in order to ensure that online platforms substantially increase their fight against disinformation in the region, in particular through the recruitment of Arabic-speakers to moderate online content;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

(p) call on Member States to establish a European fund for victims of ~~crimes against humanity~~serious violations of international law in Syria, by ide~~veloping a legal framework allowing the transfer to families of the victims funds frozen for being linked to property unlawfully acquired by the Syrian regime~~ntifying existing funds linked to violations of international law in Syria within their jurisdictions, such as monetary judgements, sanctions fines and penalties, forfeiture orders, funds frozen for being linked to property unlawfully acquired by the Syrian regime, and other revenue; call to develop a legal framework allowing the transfer of such funds to the families of the victims; recall that such funds must be carefully designed in full cooperation with the families of the victims;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2052(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)

(ua) highlight the impact of the Syrian conflict on the 438,000 Palestinian refugees estimated in the country and who depend primarily on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for their basic needs; express concern regarding the Agency’s financial situation and call for Palestinian refugees to be better included in the EU’s humanitarian plans in Syria;

2023/12/12
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)

– having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which establish the principles, objectives and competences of the EU, and which recognize the right of European States to apply for membership of the Union,

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 a (new)

-1a having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), which recognizes the right of any Member State of the European Union or member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) to apply for membership of the European Economic Area,

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

– having regard to the ~~Decision of the Council,~~Bilateral Agreements I of 21 June 1999 and of the ~~Commission as regards the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, of 4 April 2002 on the conclusion of seven Agreements with the Swiss Confederation, known as ‘Bilaterals I’~~Bilateral Agreements II of 26 October 2004 between the EU and Switzerland, which cover a wide range of areas of cooperation, including free movement of persons, land and air transport, research and technology, education and training, agriculture, public procurement, taxation, customs fraud, police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration policy, and environmental issues 4, _________________ 4 OJ, L 114, 30.4.2002.

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6

~~– having regard to nine additional sectoral agreements signed in 2004, known as ‘Bilaterals II’,~~deleted

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

– having regard to the Agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the European Police Office ~~in force since~~signed in 20064,

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard to the agreement on the participation of Switzerland in the Schengen Area of 26 October 2004, which allows the free movement of persons between Switzerland and the EU Member States, and which facilitates cooperation in matters of security and the fight against cross-border crime,

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

– having regard to the Agreement between Eurojust and Switzerland ofsigned on 267 November 2008,

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15

– having regard to the Arrangement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the modalities of its participation in the European Asylum Support Office11signed on 10 June 2014, and ~~, ratified by Switzerland on~~in force since1 March 2016, _________________ 11 OJ L 65, 11.3.2016, p. 22.

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16

– having regard to the Agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the automatic exchange of financial account information, which entered into force on 1 January 2017, ~~and which significantly facilitates the fight against tax evasion,~~

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

– having regard to the regulatory package presented by the European Commission on 14 July 2021, which aims to reduce the EU's net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030,

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19

– having regard to the decision by the Swiss Federal Council of 26 May 2021 to terminate the negotiations o~~f the EU-Swiss~~n an Institutional Framework Agreement between the EU and Switzerland,

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23

– having regard to the European Parliament recommendation of 18 June 2020 on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland14, _________________ 14 OJ C 362, 8.9.2021, p. 90.deleted

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU and Switzerland are close like-minded allies ~~and key economic partners~~, with shared values such as democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the protection of minorities, both committed to the promotion of peace, security and stability in Europe and in the world;

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the EU and Switzerland have a long-standing relationship, founded on shared values and ~~goals of peace and~~common economic prosperity;, with strong social, economic, and cultural connections,

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the EU and Switzerland face common challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, diminution of resources, international instabilities, challenge to the multilateral system, accelerating digitalisation, strengthening of undemocratic or authoritarian regimes, inequalities and the rapid changing world of work;

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas to date, the EU and Switzerland have concluded ~~over 120~~many bilateral agreements; ~~whereas many of them urgently need to be updated;~~

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas Swiss citizens benefit fully from free movement within the Union, and installations in the Union, on the same basis as EU citizens;

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas Switzerland will hold general elections on 22 October 2023; whereas the EU will hold elections for the European Parliament in 2024;

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Foreign and security policy~~Cooperation Pact between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Recalls that the Union and Switzerland are united by common values, that they face common challenges and that they often have similar responses;

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1a. Considers that it is in the fundamental interest of both parties to strengthen their relations; stresses that these relations must be stable and mutually beneficial, within the framework of a modernized relationship based on a set of agreements that are a source of stability, well-being and fair competition;

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)

-1c. Welcomes the political declaration of 24 March 2023, in which the conference of cantonal governments declared itself in favor of a clear relationship with the Union, based on agreements and common values;

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 d (new)

-1d. Welcomes Switzerland's participation in the summits of the European political community;

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 g (new)

-1g. Calls for the negotiation of a Cooperation Pact between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation; stresses that such a Pact should enable a new start to be made in the relationship between the EU and Switzerland, and should be of full benefit to EU and Swiss citizens; calls for this Pact to modernise all existing bilateral agreements, and to extend Euro-Swiss cooperation to new areas;

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

2023/2042(INI)

Christophe GRUDLER, Claudia GAMON, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Max ORVILLE, Laurence FARRENG, Sylvie BRUNET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 h (new)

-1h. Welcomes the Swiss Federal Council’s decision to set out its approach for negotiations and that it commissioned the development of key figures for a negotiation mandate with the EU by the end of June 2023; calls on the Federal Council to respect this timetable by rapidly adopting a negotiating mandate on the essential structural issues, which would give a clear political signal to the EU, so that negotiations can be opened as soon as possible;

2023/05/17
Committee: AFET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) Access to raw materials is essential for the Union economy and the functioning of the internal market. There is a set of non-energy, non-agricultural raw materials that, due to their high economic importance and their exposure to high supply risk, often caused by a high concentration of supply from a few third countries, are considered critical. Often, these third countries are ruled by non-democratic regimes and leverage their resources to exert undue influence on the Union or even as coercive mechanisms against the Union. Given the key role of many such critical raw materials in realising the green and digital transitions, and in light of their use for security and defence and space applications, demand will increase exponentially in the coming decades. At the same time, the risk of supply disruptions is increasing against the background of rising geopolitical tensions and resource competition, both within the EU and with our strategic partners. Furthermore, if not managed properly, increased demand for critical raw materials could lead to negative environmental and social impacts. Considering these trends, it is necessary to take measures to ensure access to a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials to safeguard the Union's economic resilience ~~and open~~, security and long term strategic ~~autonomy~~goals.

2023/06/12
Committee: AFET

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2204(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 f (new)

12 f. Stresses that IPA III provides for the modulation or even suspension of funds in the event of a significant regression or persistent lack of progress on fundamentals, including the fight against corruption and organised crime, as well as media freedom; calls in this context on the EU and Western Balkan countries to establish a framework for fruitful cooperation between the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and Western Balkan counterparts in order to ensure that the EPPO can effectively exercise its competences on IPA III funds in Western Balkan countries;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Notes that the Government of Serbia withdrew the Draft Law on Internal Affairs in December 2022 following a strong negative reaction of civil society; notes that this was the second time that the Government introduced highly controversial provisions, including the legalisation of the use of face-recognition cameras purchased from China; urges the Government to take the opinion of civil society and human rights organisations on these issues into serious consideration;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2204(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Calls on the Serbian National Assembly to ensure that independent regulatory bodies are empowered to exercise their oversight roles effectively by supporting and monitoring the implementation of independent regulatory bodies’ findings and recommendations;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

5. Commends Kosovo’s ongoing alignment with the EU’s foreign and security policy, in particular its strong condemnation of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its implementation of the EU’s restrictive measures against Russia and Belarus; commends the demonstrated commitment of the government of Kosovo to offer shelter to refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan and to host a specific program for the journalists of these countries;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

6 a. Welcomes the progress in implementation the priorities of the European Reform Agenda II; commends the efforts in strenghthening the institutional capacities for implementation, monitoring and reporting of EU related reforms;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Notes the launch and the ongoing implementation of the rule of law strategy and action plan aiming at strengthening the independence, impartiality, integrity, accountability as well as the overall capacity of judiciary and prosecution, with a specific focus on fighting corruption and organized crime;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the positive steps taken towards reforming Kosovo’s public administration and encourages the government to intensify its efforts to create a professional, depoliticised and citizen- oriented civil service; commends the government for adopteding the new, integrated Public Administration Reform Strategy 2022-2027 and Action Plan 2022-2024, as well as the Public Financial Management Strategy 2022- 2026;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the positive steps taken towards reforming Kosovo’s public administration and encourages the government to intensify its efforts to create a professional, depoliticised and citizen- oriented civil service; representative of Kosovo's diversity; regrets the boycott of judicial institutions encouraged by Serbian nationalist political parties in the north of Kosovo;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Welcomes the approval of the law and establishment of the Commercial Court which will contribute to a conducive business environment and attract investments;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Encourages~~Calls on the government to enhance its cooperation with civil society on decision-making; stresses the importance of increasing accountability and transparency in relation to public funding for civil society organisations;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Deplores the many cases of femicide and gender-based and sexual violence; calls on the police, courts and government to step up ~~its~~their efforts to combat domestic and gender-based violence and improve the protective and preventive measures in place;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19 b. Calls for a bolder commitment to improving the situation of the Roma and Ashkali communities and to ensure they have equal opportunities in social and public life; underlines the importance of implementing the strategy in this sense, including by budgeting it accordingly;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19 c. Reiterates its call on the competent authorities to continue working on the Civil Code that is in line with the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, acquis, European standards and international practices, and ensure its adoption without further delay;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)

19 d. Calls for the revision of high- school textbooks, which provide misinformation and use discriminatory language and descriptions for ethnic minorities, sexual minorities and women; encourages government authorities to pursue the initiative started in late 2021 aimed at updating them;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Calls for support by the government for the 2023 Pristina Pride; urges the government to ensure the equality of LGBTIQ+ persons with other citizens and enjoyment of their full rights;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Underlines the importance of ensuring that persons with disabilities have equal access to education, health services, public buildings and transport; commends the increased employment of people with disabilities through the recovery packages of the government that targeted people with disabilities;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Commends the fact that the first draft of the Law that regulates the work of the new Institute of Crimes Committed during the War in Kosovo includes crimes committed in the period up to 31 December 2000 and related to the war; calls on the Parliament to adopt the law with this proposed timeline and to make it mandatory to document these crimes; encourages the government to overcome inconsistency between laws related to the war and ensure the applicability of this timeline in all cases;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Welcomes the EU proposal for an interim agreement between Belgrade and Pristina; calls on the two sides to make further steps to reach this interim agreement and proceed to its implementation;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. welcomes the recent European proposal to put the relationship between both parties on a new and sustainable basis as a historic chance that should be seized by both parties;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. welcomes the work of the European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) in assisting Kosovo on the rule of law, notably police, justice and customs and in supporting relevant rule of law institutions in Kosovo on their path towards increased effectiveness, sustainability, multi-ethnicity and accountability, free from political interference and in full compliance with international human rights standards and best European practices.

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Condemns all actions that endanger stability and jeopardise the reconciliation process, including the tensions in Nnorth of Kosovo, and recalls the shared responsibility ~~for peace and the rule of law for all people in Kosovo~~of the governments of Kosovo and Serbia, as well as of the local communities, for peace and the rule of law for all people in Kosovo; condemns the arbitrary detention of Kosovo Serb politician Rada Trajković at the Merdare crossing point in December 2022;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Reiterates the necessity of carrying out structural reforms in order to boost competitiveness and ensure inclusive and sustainable economic growth; welcomes the progress made in tackling the informal economy; notes however that the widespread informal economy, the high prevalence of corruption and the overall weak rule of law, continue to hinder the private sector;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26 a. Welcomes the progress in areas critical to economic development, such as competitiveness, business environment, SMEs and internal market; notes the progress in reforms that include the general law on inspections, amended law on protection of competition and Consumer Protection Programme 2021- 2025;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Welcomes the progress made in digitalising the economy and increasing access to internet; stresses the importance of maintaining high-level of cybersecurity through adequate financing and regulation;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Regrets the fact that Kosovo has failed to adopt the long-announced energy strategy for 2022-2030, and calls for the immediate adoption and implementation of both this strategy and the law on renewable energy sources; welcomes the adoption of a roadmap for the implementation of the 2013 and 2015 energy agreements regarding the supply of electricity in four Serb-majority municipalities in the north of Kosovo putting an end to unfair practices and giving a legal and transparent framework for the supply of electricity in the region;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the European Council's decision to grant candidate status to BiH; reiterates its clear support for BiH’s EU integration, grounded in unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity; calls on all political actors in BiH to end and refrain from the blockades of democratic processes and work of institutions; condemns the secessionist policies and actions by the President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik and all political parties and movements promoting the dissolution of BiH;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the swift appointment of a new state-level government, the resumption of political decision-making and the appointment of the President and two Vice-Presidents of the Federation of BiH; calls for the Federation of BiH’s government formation to be swiftly completed in line with democratic standards and principles; calls on the Office of the High Representative to show due political insight and avoid actions which may lead to additional political and ethnic tensions in the country;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Encourages ~~all author~~the government of BiH and especially the ruling coalitieson to ~~seize the momentum to meaningfully advance~~represent the aspirations of all citizens of BiH and to focus on the preparation and meaningful implementation onf the 14 key priorities ~~and avoid slipping back into obstructive policies~~, respecting the accountability of institutions and the quality and transparency of the processes; urges all political actors to avoid slipping back into obstructive policies of ethnocentrism and calls on all members of the ruling coalition to refrain from the nationalistic rhetoric shown by the Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers Borjana Krišto in the exchange of views held in the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament on 21 March 2023; underscores that BiH’s path towards EU accession needs to be anchored in functioning democratic institutions, rule of law, the fight against corruption and organised crime, respect for fundamental rights and non-discrimination for all citizens ~~and constituent peoples~~ as enshrined in the constitution;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to continue supporting BiH’s EU integration based on strict conditionality, to promote and call for the accountability, transparency and inclusiveness of reform processes in state institutions, to publish detailed explanations of and measurement criteria for the 14 key priorities in order to raise citizens’ awareness of the benefits of EU membership and to strengthen monitoring capacities in BiH;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Expresses deep concern about media reports based on leaked Commission documents that the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement deliberately seeks to circumvent and undermine the centrality of democratic and rule of law reforms in talks with high ranking representatives of Republika Srpska; urges once again the Commission to initiate an independent and impartial investigation into whether the conduct engaged in and policies furthered by the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement constitute a breach of the Code of Conduct for the Members of the Commission and of the Commissioner’s obligations under the Treaties;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Reaffirm~~Expresses its support for the mandates of the Office of the High Representative ~~and EUFOR Operation Althea in overseeing the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement~~, especially in enhancing stability and democratic processes in BiH; reaffirms its full support for EUFOR Operation Althea in overseeing the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement; calls on Member States to reinforce EUFOR and make it more fit for operational needs; calls on the OHR to act in line with its mandate and to refrain from using "Bonn Powers", which may strengthen illiberal political forces and ignite additional political and ethnic divisions in the country and in the wider region;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Welcomes BiH’s increased~~Calls on the new government of BiH’s to swiftly and fully align~~ment~~ with the EU’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP), and urges for the effective implementation of sanctions stemming from CFSP alignment;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Strongly supports BiH’s sustained aspirations towards Euro-Atlantic integration and NATO membership; calls on all political actors to demonstrate full support for Euro-Atlantic integration and NATO membership not only in words but with concrete political action;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Denounces the recurring inflammatory rhetoric and secessionist laws and policies by the leadership of the Republika Srpska (RS) entity~~, including~~ and other political parties including members of the ruling coalition in the Federation of BiH entity, such as the celebration of the so- called RS Day and other celebrations which cause tensions and discomfort among BiH citizens, as well as the refusal to implement rulings of the Constitutional Court of BiH; underlines that such actions destabilise BiH, undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement, contradict BiH’s EU perspective and endanger access to EU funding;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Reiterates its call for targeted and sustainable sanctions against all destabilising actors in BiH;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Condemns malign foreign interference by third actors in BiH, notably Russia’s destabilisation of the Western Balkans; condemns interferences in BiH and the use of inflammatory ethnic-based rhetoric by high-ranking officials of Croatia and Serbia;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that the rule of law, support for free and independent media, fight against corruption, good governance, pluralism and fundamental rights need to be mainstreamed in IPA III funding, which must be based on strict conditionality; recalls that EU funding for projects in the RS entity should remain frozen until the reversal of democratic backsliding by the RS entity and until full alignment with the CFSP;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Calls on the European Commission to make all necessary legal and political arrangements to extend the EPPO's jurisdiction and authority with regard to the use of EU funds also to BiH as a candidate country;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the fact that ~~the~~ general elections were held in October 2022 ~~were generally well organised and competitive~~; notes however that they took place against a backdrop of stagnant reforms, divisive rhetoric ~~and political obstruction~~, political and financial obstruction, non-transparent financing of the election campaign, misuse of public resources, trading of polling stations between political parties and undue political pressure on the Central Election Commission; regrets the numerous irregularities reported by election observers, including instances in which some local municipalities failed to publish and/or display voter registry lists; takes note of the changes introduced by the High Representative to the election law and constitution of the Federation of BiH, aimed at addressing a number of functionality issues; underlines however the criticism regarding the transparency, timing and lack of consultations in these processes;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Expresses concern about the amount of public expenditure aimed at attempting to influence the electorate; regrets that governmental structures have introduced new methods of electoral influence over interest groups; calls for the introduction of strict policies to prevent officials from abusing public funds, especially during the pre-election period;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on BiH to harmonise party registration rules and to ensure the transparency of political party financing; acknowledges the steps taken by the Central Election Commission and calls for its capacities to be strengthened; deplores all forms of intimidation and threats made by political actors in BiH against members of the Central Election Commission;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for the judiciary’s integrity and independence to be strengthened, namely by bringing the Law on the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council and the Law on Courts in line with EU standards, and by eliminating selective justice, the case backlog, corruption, a lack of transparency and poor oversight; regrets that the strategic goal to solve all cases related to war crimes will not be met due to the high backlog; reiterates the necessity to prosecute and accelerate criminal proceedings, as 28 years have passed and reconciliation cannot be achieved without adequate judgements; expresses its concern over numerous scandals involving high ranking judiciary officials, political pressure and quality of the processes of selection of high ranking judges and prosecutors;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Expresses its concern about the lack of progress on preventing widespread corruption and the increasing signs of state capture, political interference and obstruction; urges BiH to adopt conflict of interest laws and ~~to strengthen protection for whistleblowers~~an Anti-Corruption Strategy in line with international standards and best practices, and to strengthen protection for whistleblowers in particular in the Federation of BiH entity, by ensuring the implementation of existing laws and ensuring the independence of institutions responsible for implementation;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Urges the authorities to prosecute high-profile corruption cases and to conduct criminal proceedings in a timely manner; calls on the courts to issue a higher number of final judgements in corruption cases;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for increased resources for anti-corruption structures and the adoption of integrity plans for these structures; points to the added value of effective cooperation among law enforcement agencies and with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes the steps taken to increase the alignment of public procurement laws with the EU acquis; expresses its concern about the sector’s vulnerabilities to corruption and irregularities; calls for more robust and efficient legislation regarding the exploitation of natural resources, including measures to increase transparency and integrity especially in the area of concessions;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Expresses its solidarity with all survivors of war crimes and their families; deplores all historical revisionism, including genocide denial, the glorification of war crimes and war criminals, and the contestation of established facts and tribunals; calls for effective prosecution of such cases; regrets that prosecutors have failed to initiate any criminal proceedings on these matters; condemns the prohibition of public gatherings for families commemorating the victims of Prijedor in the Republika Srpska entity;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Notes the ongoing reduction in the backlog of war crimes cases, but regrets that the pace remains slow; is concerned about the fact that some war criminals convicted in BiH courts escape justice by hiding in some EU member and candidate states due to dual citizenship;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for further efforts on the issue of missing persons; calls for the harmonization of legislation aiming to guarantee a wide range of rights for civilian victims of war;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Emphasises the vital role of independent media; condemns attacks on and threats and intimidation against journalists, including by politicians ~~and public figures; insists on appropriate judicial follow-up and the protection of journalists~~, public figures and private companies; expresses its concern regarding the announced criminalization of defamation in Republika Srpska; insists on appropriate judicial follow-up and the protection of journalists; underlines the importance of ensuring the transparency of media ownership and financial sustainability of the public broadcasting system;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Deplores discrimination, segregation, violence and hate speech against minorities and people on the move, and urges effective prosecution of such cases; calls on BiH to safeguard and promote the countrywide rights of all minorities and people on the move and to collect data on hate crimes categorized by motivation;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27 a. Calls for a higher degree of protection of the rights of the Roma minority and for an end to segregation and discriminatory practices;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27 b. Calls on BiH to ensure gender equality in all aspects of public and private life; regrets that BiH does not collect data on femicide and calls for the establishment of crisis centres for victims of sexual violence;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Regrets that rulings of the European Court of Human Rights have still not been implemented and calls for their swift implementation; regrets that discriminatory provisions from the BiH Constitution prevent all its citizens from enjoying equal political rights;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Underscores the importance of inclusive and quality education~~; reiterates i~~ and urges BiH institutions to implement domestic courts’ judgements calling for an urgent end to the discriminatory practice of ‘two schools under one roof’; calls on BiH institutions to reduce administrative barriers for students who wish to continue their education in another canton or entity;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30 a. Urges politicians, public figures, authorities and private companies to refrain from using SLAPPs as a form of intimidation against human rights defenders and journalists;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)

30 b. Emphasises the need to withdraw the proposed amendments to the criminal code of Republika Srpska criminalising slander; calls on government representatives to cease labelling civil society as foreign agents and mercenaries;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)

30 c. Regrets that laws on freedom of assembly are fragmented and restrictive; urges the authorities to amend laws according to European standards and refrain from interfering with the right to freedom of assembly;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 d (new)

30 d. Reiterates its call on politicians and public figures to refrain from using hate speech in public statements and inciting violence towards journalists, LGBT persons and civil society; regrets the political obstruction of freedom of assembly for LGBT activists across the country and condemns violence and hate crimes against LGBT people in Banja Luka; regrets that the Pride March is continuously being discriminated against, and that this event is continuing to face administrative obstacles due to its nature;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Urges BiH to finalise and adopt the national energy and climate plan and to avoid energy infrastructure projects increasing the country's dependence on Russia and China; calls on it to adopt the necessary legislation on gas, electricity, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and to ensure the full harmonisation of laws for a functional energy market;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2200(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Ramona STRUGARIU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36 a. Calls for improvements to the legislation on concessions and use of natural resources to remove existing corruption risks, especially with regard to several major non-transparent projects with Chinese and Hungarian companies;

2023/04/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7

— having regard to the outcomes of the first intergovernmental conference with Albania of 19 July 2022 and to the opening of accession negotiations with Albania,

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15

— having regard to the declarations of the EU-Western Balkans summits, held in Sofia on 17 May 2018, Zagreb on 6 May 2020, Brdo pri Kranju on 6 October 2021 and Tirana on 6 December 2022,

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the rules and values based enlargement is the most effective EU foreign policy instrument and represents a geostrategic investment in long-term peace, democracy, stability and security throughout the continent;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas each country should be judged on its own merits and the conditionality-based accession process should not be misused to settle bilateral disputes;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the EU is a community of cultural and linguistic diversity, based on solidarity and mutual respect among its peoples;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas malign foreign direct and proxy interference and disinformation aim to sow discord, violence, inter-ethnic tensions and to destabilise the whole region;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine highlights the critical importance of EU enlargement and exposes the need to increase resilience to malign foreign interference into democratic processes, aiming to destabilise the region by sowing discord and provoking tensions and violence;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas democratic transformation, the rule of law and reconciliation play a central role in the EU accession process and each accession country should demonstrate robust irreversible results in democratic resilience and socio-economic transformation;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas accession negotiations are a clear recognition of the progress achieved and mark a new phase in EU- Albania relations and demand a united commitment in order to prepare for EU membership;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the EU remains fully committed to support Albania’s strategic choice for EU integration; whereas Albania remains an important geopolitical ally and a trustworthy foreign policy partner, thanks to its efforts to advance regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the EU remains the main political and economic partner of the Western Balkan countries; , mobilising an unprecedented cross-cutting additional support in the wake of the pandemics and Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine; ;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas Albania has been heavily targeted by Russian disinformation and other hybrid attacks, and should strengthen protection of its critical infrastructure, cyber-security, counter- disinformation and energy transition measures;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes Albania’s steadfast commitment to EU integration, reflecting the consensus among political parties and overwhelming support among citizens; commends its solidarity, good neighbourly relations, regional cooperation and consistent, full alignment with the EU’s foreign and security policy, including its clear-cut response to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes Albania’s steadfast strategic commitment to EU integration, reflecting the consensus among political parties and overwhelming support among citizens; commends its solidarity and consistent, full alignment with the EU’s foreign and security policy, including its clear-cut response to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Georgios KYRTSOS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the support measure for the Balkan Medical Task Force amounting to EUR 6 million under the European Peace Facility, which procures the necessary equipment and materiel for the medical units of the Armed Forces of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Encourages its policymakers to accelerate the reforms that enabled the first long overdue intergovernmental conference and a successful start to the screening process, and to demonstrate steady progress in guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights; urges decision-makers to work jointly towards meeting the membership criteria by 2030; stresses the need to strengthen the transparency, accountability and inclusiveness of the accession process by the government, including its parliamentary dimension;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Encourages the Commission to speed up cross-cutting integration with enlargement countries in the fields of economy and single market, energy and transport, social policy, education, digitalisation, research and innovation, agriculture and rural development, justice and home affairs, civil protection, foreign affairs, security and defence, including cybersecurity;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Commends Albania’s commitment to completing its comprehensive justice reform and looks forward to its implementation; encourages the country to intensify steps aimed at finalising the vetting process and ensuring universal justice through cross-cutting measures;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Albanian authorities to urgently address the outstanding electoral and party financing recommendations well ahead of the 2025 parliamentary elections;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Insists on adequate funding for and the effective and impartial functioning of independent bodies and agencies; recognises the contribution of independent civil society and the media in the fight against corruption and stresses the importance of their effective involvement on EU integration and other consultative mechanisms, as legitimate partners in the process;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes the ongoing progress and looks forward to systematic improvements and concrete results in the prevention, proactive investigation and prosecution of and non-selective final convictions for cases involving corruption and organised crime; calls for further progress in establishing a comprehensive, efficient, soundly coordinated and accountable public administration;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Georgios KYRTSOS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Urmas PAET, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expresses its concern with the aspects of the draft law on fiscal amnesty and the proposed citizenship by investment scheme that are incompatible with EU norms and its visa policy and would pose risks as regards security, money laundering, tax evasion, terrorist financing, corruption and infiltration by organised crime ; welcomes Prime Minister Rama’s announcement to suspend the golden passport project;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Georgios KYRTSOS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Urmas PAET, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for continued action to reduce unfounded asylum claims by Albanian nationals, while tackling criminal trafficking networks and increasing cooperation with the EU’s justice and home affairs agencies; welcomes successful international investigations and police operations to combat the trafficking of people, narcotics and firearms, and online fraud; stresses that countering cybercrime, trafficking in human beings and money laundering remain areas in which additional results are needed; calls on the authorities to step up its fight against child sexual abuse online which remains a concern;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Condemns malign foreign interference and hybrid attacks, including disinformation, espionage, incitement to all forms of radicalisation and cyberattacks against Albanian citizens and critical infrastructure; ~~invites~~condemns the irresponsible use of the private data of citizens by one political party; calls on the authorities to take measures to prevent data leaks by considerably strengthening cybersecurity and accelerate efforts to align its legislation with the EU acquis on personal data protection;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes the legal steps taken to eliminate discrimination against minorities, and calls for practical steps in order to ensure their inclusion, namely the inclusion of LGBTI+, Roma and Egyptian minorities; recalls the need to combat gender-based violence, step up child protection, adopt and implement legislation on minority rights, strengthen property rights and conduct a population census according to European standards; underlines the importance of removing barriers to the socioeconomic inclusion of persons with disabilities;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes the legal steps taken to eliminate discrimination against minorities, and calls for practical steps in order to ensure their inclusion, namely the inclusion of LGBTI+, Roma and Egyptian minorities; ~~recalls the need~~urges the authorities to step up their work to combat gender-based violence, step up child protection, adopt and implement legislation on minority rights, strengthen property rights and conduct a population census; underlines the importance of removing barriers to the socioeconomic inclusion of persons with disabilities;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the authorities to engage in dialogue with civil society organisations working on the rights of the LGBTI+ community and ensure the legal framework and the implementation of legislation guarantee the inclusion and protection of members of the community; calls on the authorities to continue cooperating with organisations representing the Roma and Egyptian community to ensure their well-being and integration into society;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Georgios KYRTSOS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Urmas PAET, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Expresses its concern with the lack of progress on achieving institutional transparency, freedom of expression and media freedom and stresses the role of political leaders in creating an enabling environment for the pursuit of these freedoms; condemns attempts to discredit reporters and arbitrarily withhold public information, as well as the failure to ensure the safety of journalists; urges the authorities to take immediate action against political and economic interference in the media and intimidation against reporters; ~~welcomes the withdrawal of the draft anti- defamation legislation~~condemns any regulatory attempts aiming at increasing the political control over media institutions; welcomes in this context the withdrawal of the draft anti- defamation legislation; deplores the fact that only a minority of Albanian media have a sustainable business model and transparent funding; urges the government to ensure the independence of the public broadcaster and media regulator and the transparency of media ownership, financing and public advertising;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Georgios KYRTSOS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the authorities to counter disinformation and manipulative narratives by promoting media literacy and improving the working conditions of journalists; welcomes the work of the Alliance for Ethical Media of Albania aiming at rigorously implementing the Code of Ethics of Journalists; calls on the Association of Professional Journalists of Albania and its members to adhere to the highest industry standards, in particular by adopting the Journalism Trust Initiative set up by Reporters Without Borders, to maintain trust and fight against disinformation;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Underlines the importance of an inclusive framework for meaningful civil society engagement in decision-making processes; calls on the authorities to build trust and ensure they are given opportunities of involvement, at both national and local governmental level, to actively participate in the EU integration processes through effectively functioning of the mechanisms in place;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Malik AZMANI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10

– having regard to the concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Uzbekistan of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women of 1 March 2022, the third periodic report of Uzbekistan of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the fifth periodic report of Uzbekistan of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child of March 2022, February 2022 and September 2022 respectively,

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

– having regard to the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, 22 April 2022,

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas in June 2022, the government of Uzbekistan published proposed constitutional amendments, including a provision that would enable the president to remain in office for another two seven-year terms;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas consensual same-sex relations between men remains criminalised under Article 120 of the current Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, punishable with imprisonment for up to three years;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the completion of negotiations on the EU-Uzbekistan EPCA agreement, which creates a new, modern and ambitious framework for deepening bilateral relations; reiterates that the agreement puts a strong emphasis on shared values, democracy and the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and sustainable development; notes that it also lays the groundwork for enhanced cooperation in foreign and security policy, including on issues such as regional stability, digital connectivity, international cooperation and conflict prevention;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes the ambitious reforms planned under the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan for 2022-2026, which aims to achieve genuine change in the country in socioeconomic development, efficient administration ~~and respect for human right~~, a more independent judicial system, and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; welcomes measures to improve the anti-corruption system; calls to include in the reforms agenda guarantees to religious and press freedoms; stresses that the constitutional reform is an opportunity to strengthen the rule of law and to give the reforms a solid legal foundation; calls on the authorities of Uzbekistan to continue this process in consultation with citizens and stakeholders, including the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe , based on international norms and best practices; notes that on 10 March 2023 the Legislative Chamber adopted a law calling for a constitutional referendum on 30 April 2023; supports the work of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), which opened a referendum observation mission on 28 March 2023 in order to assess the conduct of the referendum;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes the ambitious reforms planned under the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan for 2022-2026, which aims to achieve genuine change in the country in socioeconomic development, efficient administration and respect for human rights; stresses that the constitutional reform is an opportunity to strengthen the rule of law and to give the reforms a solid legal foundation with access to free and open internet and media; calls on the authorities of Uzbekistan to continue this process in consultation with citizens and stakeholders, including the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe , based on international norms and best practices;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that Uzbekistan is uniquely positioned to be the driving force for regional cooperation that would help Central Asia become a more resilient, prosperous and more closely interconnected economic and political space; encourages the EU to intensify its political, economic and security engagements with Central Asia in line with its geostrategic importance and in keeping with the values of democracy, human rights and rule of law that underpin EU external action; underlines the great potential of mutually beneficial cooperation on sustainable and digital connectivity, in particular through its Global Gateway on initiative, energy, water and security, while supporting new supply-chain hubs in Uzbekistan for regional integration;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises that Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its implications present both challenges and opportunities for Uzbekistan and other Central Asian states, which have traditionally maintained close relations with Russia; notes that Uzbekistan abstained in the votes on the United Nations General Assembly resolutions on Ukraine, in particular those of 2 March 2022, 24 March 2022 and 23 February 2023 demanding an end to the Russian offensive and immediate withdrawal from Ukraine; notes that Uzbekistan opposed the expulsion of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council on 7 April 2022; notes ~~the commitment of the political leadership of Uzbekistan not to allow the circumvention of sanctions imposed on Russia~~at the same time that the Uzbek authorities rejected the declaration of independence of Donetsk and Luhansk republics; notes the commitment of the political leadership of Uzbekistan not to allow the circumvention of sanctions imposed on Russia and encourages the authorities to clearly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in line with the international community; welcomes recent initiatives taken by the business community in Uzbekistan with regards to sanctions and calls for enhanced cooperation between the EU and Uzbekistan in this field;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Georgios KYRTSOS, Malik AZMANI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises that Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its implications present both challenges and opportunities for Uzbekistan and other Central Asian states, which have traditionally maintained close relations with Russia; ~~notes~~deplores however that Uzbekistan abstained in the votes on the United Nations General Assembly resolutions on Ukraine, in particular those of 2 March 2022, 24 March 2022 and 23 February 2023 demanding an end to the Russian offensive and immediate withdrawal from Ukraine; ~~note~~regrets that Uzbekistan opposed the expulsion of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council on 7 April 2022; notes the commitment of the political leadership of Uzbekistan not to allow the circumvention of sanctions imposed on Russia; calls on the EU to closely engage with the authorities on this matter;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes Uzbekistan’s long-standing and close relations with Afghanistan, which have continued after the takeover by Taliban; commends its efforts to mitigate the severe humanitarian crisis in the country through the provision of humanitarian aid and electricity; invites Uzbekistan to use its contacts with the Taliban to call for respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all Afghans, in particular women, girls and minorities, which are essential conditions for greater international engagement with Afghanistan, including through connectivity to support human rights and prevent the effects of regional radicalisation and conflict-induced migration; reiterates its strong condemnation of the Taliban’s decisions to ban women and girls from attending secondary and university education and to prohibit the employment of women with non-governmental organisations and the United Nations;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the agreement of 27 January 2023 between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on the delimitation of the border between the two countries, which settles the outstanding issues between the two sides and completes a process that lasted three decades; equally welcomes the agreement of 22 December 2022 between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan on the demarcation of the Kazakh-Uzbek state border, which is the result of 19 years of negotiations;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes Uzbekistan’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and its actions to mobilise global support to tackle the consequences of the desiccation and salinisation of the Aral Sea; Encourages further regional and global cooperation to find potential solutions to the Aral Sea environmental disaster;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Malik AZMANI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes that despite recent reforms, the lack of genuine pluralism and meaningful engagement between candidates or with citizens meant that Uzbekistan’s presidential election was not truly competitive, while significant procedural irregularities were noted on election day by the OSCE;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets the loss of life during protests in the Republic of Karakalpakstan on 1 and 2 July 2022; calls on the authorities to ~~investigate the actions of the security services that led to~~establish a genuinely independent, impartial, and effective investigation into the events, including into the deaths and severe injuries ~~among the protesters and~~that occurred and the actions taken by the security forces; calls on the authorities to bring those responsible to justice; calls for the independence and transparency of the judicial process to be ensured in the cases linked to the protests; welcomes the Uzbek authorities’ commitment to maintaining the current constitutional status of Karakalpakstan;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Malik AZMANI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets the loss of life during protests in the Republic of Karakalpakstan on 1 and 2 July 2022; ~~calls on~~urges the authorities to investigate the actions of the security services that led to deaths and injuries among the protesters and calls on the authorities to bring those responsible to justice; calls for the independence and transparency of the judicial process to be ensured in the cases linked to the protests; welcomes the Uzbek authorities’ commitment to maintaining the current constitutional status of Karakalpakstan; reiterates the importance of defending the right to peaceful demonstration;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the government to ensure the security and non-discrimination of LGBTI people in Uzbekistan;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the government to restart the reform of the Criminal Code in line with international human rights standards and the recommendations of UN treaty bodies;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the important role that civil society can play in supporting effective and inclusive reforms and good governance; regrets the barriers to NGO registration and the obligations imposed on NGOs receiving foreign funding by the Regulation on Coordination Between Non- Governmental Non-Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities in the Implementation of International Grant Projects approved by Decree No 328 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan on 13 June 2022, which shrink the space for civil society activities and impede the exercise of the freedom of association; underlines that the barrier to NGO registration will also affect EU-Uzbekistan business relations since EU and Member States’ due diligence legislation will require NGO monitoring capacity;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the government of Uzbekistan to allow independent human rights organizations, including international human rights groups, to register in the country and to adopt an NGO code in line with international standards;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Georgios KYRTSOS, Malik AZMANI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Stresses the need~~Deplores the lack of pluralism of the media in Uzbekistan; calls for the financial sustainability and independence of media outlets to be ensured in order to eliminate political influence; calls for greater transparency on media ownership with a view to enhancing media independence and pluralism; condemns any threats against journalists and bloggers and calls on the authorities to ensure respect for the rights of journalists, independent bloggers and human rights defenders and their protection against harassment, pressure and threats and to investigate any attacks against them;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the need to ensure respect for the rights of journalists, independent bloggers, content producers and human rights defenders and their protection against harassment, pressure and threats and to investigate any attacks against them, including the promotion of Uzbek language media and enhanced digital training programs against disinformation also based on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Digital Services Act (DSA);

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Malik AZMANI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Recalls President Mirziyoyev’s commitment to decriminalise defamation; regrets the legislative changes criminalising online criticism of the President;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes that despite the adoption of a number of laws, including the Law on Protection of Women from Harassment and Violence of 2019, gender-based violence against women remains widespread; ~~regrets that domestic violence is not defined or specifically criminalised in Uzbekistan’s legislation;~~ calls on the authorities to ~~take~~continue taking measures to bring Uzbekistan into line with its obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, as indicated in the concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Uzbekistan by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women; welcomes the recent legislative measures in Uzbekistan on providing women and children with greater legal protection against gender-based violence; calls on Uzbek authorities to continue working with local and international civil society organisations and ~~international~~ partners to address these issues;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Notes that the definitions of extremism and terrorism remain vague and overbroad, leading to arbitrary detention and undue restriction to the right of freedom of religion or belief; recommends that the related legal provisions are narrowly and precisely drafted, in line with the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Malik AZMANI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Deplores that LGBTQI+ people in Uzbekistan are at constant risk of serious human rights violations without any possible recourse to justice; calls on Uzbekistan to decriminalise homosexuality and to honour its international human rights commitments;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Notes the recent reforms of electoral laws improving their compliance with international standards for democratic elections; calls on the authorities to further reform the electoral legal framework in order to allow participation of all democratic candidates in future elections and create a genuine pluralistic political environment;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Malik AZMANI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Calls on Uzbek authorities to continue to make progress in their compliance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles);

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. Welcomes progress towards the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) and encourages the authorities to complete this process as soon as possible;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)

10d. Calls on the government to protect the right to freedom of religion and to amend the 2021 religion law in accordance with recommendations issued by the former UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief in a report from 29 March 2023;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

— having regard to the ~~action plan entitled~~ ‘Strategic Compass for Security and Defence – For a European Union that protects its citizens, values and interests and contributes to international peace and security’, which was a~~pprov~~dopted by the Council on 21 March 2022 and endorsed by the European Council on 25 March 2022,

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

— having regard to the ~~Response Force of the~~ North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Response Force,

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Union has extensive experience in deploying multinational missions and operations abroad in order to promote peace, security and progress in Europe and in the world; whereas these common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions regularly operate alongside and complement missions of the Member States, United Nations, NATO, international organisations and third countries;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the Strategic Compass sets out EU-level action in many of these areas; whereas the European Defence Fund and the European Peace Facility are EU instruments which have already been ~~deploy~~established and ~~that~~ are designed to improve military capabilities, in the case of the European Defence Fund; and foster operational support, cooperation and burden-sharing abroad, in the case of the European Peace Facility;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas in cases when EU battlegroups have not been usdeployed, individual EU Member States have o~~ften~~ccasionally acted outside the EU framework instead, either on their own or with other EU or non-EU states;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas although NATO remains the foundation of the Euro-Atlantic security, the European Union urgently needs to assume more responsibility for its own safety by acting in its neighbourhood and beyond; to this end, the EU must improve its own security and defence capabilities to ensure its strategic autonomy as well as its ability to safeguard its own values and interests;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the Strategic Compass sets out a clear roadmap for implementing EU- level actions, in particular ~~for transforming the EU battlegroup system,~~, by establishing a rRapid dDeployment cCapacity (EU RDC), building on substantially modified EU battlegroups and paving the way towards entrusting the implementation of specific CSDP tasks to a group of Member States within the Union framework in accordance with Articles 42(5) and 44 of the TEU;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas while adopting the Strategic Compass, MS agreed that they must collectively be able to respond to imminent threats or to react rapidly to a crisis situation outside the Union at any stage of the conflict cycle and to develop a rapid deployment capability for the EU to rapidly deploy a modular force of up to 5000 troops, including land, air and maritime components, as well as the necessary strategic assets;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas the p~~ractical~~ossible implementation of Article 44 of the TEU, as well as the establishment and operation of the EU RDC, should be considered among the main aspects of the CSDP on which the Vice- President of the European Commission / High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) needs to regularly consult Parliament;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas, ~~in line with~~ Article 41(2) of the T~~EU, the administrative and operating expenditure for the RDC should be~~reaty on European Union (TEU) prohibits ‘expenditure arising from operations having military or defence implications’ from being charged to the EU~~nion~~ budget ~~except for expenditure that is covered by the European Peace Facility, notwithstanding the possibility for participating Member States to make free-of-charge contributions to the RDC~~; whereas the CSDP military missions and operations, in their common costs, are funded under the European Peace Facility;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the VP/HR’s proposal, enshrined in the Strategic Compass, to establish ~~an RDC; stresse~~the EU RDC, a modular capability that will be able to be used in different phases of an operation in a hostile environment, such as initial entry or reinforcement, or as a reserve force to secure an exit, where the development of this capability will be based on operational scenarios, initially focusing on rescue and evacuation operations, as well as the initial phase of stabilization operations; recalls that the capability will be composed of substantially modified EU Battlegroups and pre-identified military forces and capabilities from Member States, in accordance with the principle of the single set of forces; recalls the importance of the EU having the necessary capabilities and structures to take action rapidly and decisively during crises in order to serve and protect the Union’s citizens, interests and values across the world;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Strongly encourages the VP/HR to ~~propose a Council Decision on~~ establish~~ing~~ an EU RDC to protect the Union’s values and serve its interests along the following lines:

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b

(b) The RDC’s tasks should include, but not be limited to, ~~rescue and evacuation operations, initial entry and initial phase of stabilisation operations, temporary reinforcement of other missions, and~~the tasks referred to in article 43 as well as acting as a reserve force to secure exit; the Council could assign further tasks as referred to under Article 44 of the TEU, and the duration and scope of the assignments should be consistent with resources allocated to the RDC;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(ba) Stresses that joint training for civil and military officials in the DRC requires the progressive adaptation of the teaching and training of the European Security and Defence College (Established by Joint Action 20008/550/CFDP);

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b b (new)

(bb) Underlines the vital need to have exercises at the strategic, joint forces, and tactical level in line with NATO standards; advises that training of the tactical level should remain the responsibility of Member States, though it must be coordinated by the MPCC/OHQ in order to optimise their ability to operate together;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point c

(c) The RDC should number at least 5 000 troops, excluding strategic enablers such as air and sea lift personnel, intelligence assets, special operations forces and medical evacuation and care units; points out that the target number for the RDC ~~should be at least between 7 000 and 10 000 troops in total;~~ 5 000 troops may be insufficient in some cases, thus the force limit should be increased to meet all eventual scenarios' requirements;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point c

(c) The RDC should number at least 5 000 troops, excluding strategic enablers such as air and sea lift personnel, intelligence assets, strategic transportation, satellite communication, special operations forces and medical evacuation and care units; the target number for the RDC should be at least between 7 000 and 10 000 troops in total;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d

(d) The ~~RDC should frequently simulate~~development of the EU RDC will be based on operational scenarios and on holding joint exercises following uniform training and certification standards such as those for EUBG and in NATO;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d a (new)

(da) The RDC should cooperate with the European Defence Agency, NATO and relevant CSDP projects to ensure that the RDC is fully equipped with the necessary operational capabilities to respond to any crisis, natural disaster or armed conflict, which could impact Europe in one way or another, as they occur;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point e

(e) All force elements of the EU RDC should be assigned exclusively to it and not to any other international high-readiness forces, notwithstanding the possibility for Member States to call them up for national duty in the event of an emergency;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point e a (new)

(ea) Takes into account that the RDC must be able to be deployed on the ground, so all participating Member States must communicate to the RDC Headquarters at the time of their engagement which units and equipment, including air, sea and land transport will be permanently at the disposal of the RDC so that the responsible country can deploy them without delay; stresses that each Member State engaged in the RDC should be responsible for a rotation term of one year;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point f

(f) ~~In line with Article 41 of the TEU,~~Change the current arrangement to fund the RDC’s administrative expenditure, should be funded from under the Union budget; evaluate the relevance of a amending article 41 TEU;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point g

(g) Similarly, its operating expenditure should be funded from the Union budget via a change in the treaties with the exception of expenditure that is charged to the European Peace Facility; in this regard, a re-evaluation and adequate increase of the EPF budget to ensure the proper and timely financing of the RDC under any conceivable scenario is absolutely vital;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that Europe is a pillar of peace and stability in the world, which requires the strong support of the European citizens; highlights, in this context, the need to counter hostile disinformation campaigns, and to proactively communicate the purpose and objectives of RDC deployments to the European citizens, the local populations of host countries and the international community;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Member States to transform the EU battlegroup system to match the financial and equipment needs of the EU RDC; considers that the EU battlegroups should be funded from the Union budget during their stand-up, stand- by and stand-down phases as well as replacement of equipment lost or spent in action;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Asks for the swift approval of the EU's military mobility package to ensure a speedy force deployment capacity across the Union for the armed forces of Member States;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. The RDC must, at any moment, be fully operational and adequately equipped with strategic enablers -such as information systems, intelligence and target acquisition, strategic airlift, or air- to-air refuelling; therefore, calls on the Member States to adequately increase and coordinate their defence procurement programs, and to give special consideration to the RDC's potential needs in existing frameworks such as PESCO;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Points out~~Insists that the RDC should have permanent operational headquarters under the Military Planning and Conduct Capability in order to ensure its effectiveness and organise training exercises, with sufficient office space, including a proper communication and information system as well as adapted facilities for secure meetings and for the use of intelligence services; suggests to keep one or more national ‘High Readiness’ OHQs as a fall-back option, as long as the MPCC has not reached FOC necessary resources and capabilities to reach FOC status; therefore, calls for a fast implementation of the role of Operational Commander of the Director of the MPCC; emphasises that a permanently activated headquarters requires 200 staff members, up to 300 in the case of executive operations, to be fully operational, and that this important staffing step requires a genuine political will and rapid action from the MS;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that the RDC should have permanent operational headquarters under the Military Planning and Conduct Capability in order to ensure its effectiveness, provided that it can be upgraded from a small-scale centre to a full-fledged EU Military Operation Headquarters with secure communication systems and sufficient military personnel in order to be ready for planning and directing the RDC employment when it reaches full operational status;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that the EU RDC should have pa Permanent oOperational hHeadquarters under the Military Planning and Conduct Capability, as well as immediate access to EU decision centres and connexion with NATO in order to ensure its effectiveness;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the EU RDC to have the possibility of being deployed and acting in emergencies, natural disasters such as floods or wildfires, or other significant civil-protection crises ~~inside EU territory~~, at the proposal of the VP/HR and following the pertinent authorisation procedures;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – introductory part

7. Calls on the Member States ~~participating in the RDC t~~who agreed to act in the name of the European Union as mandated by the Council under Article 44 of the TEU:, under the EU CSDP, to do so solely upon a proposal by the VP/HR, who should ensure that the views of Parliament are duly taken into consideration in their proposal;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point b

(b) acting by qualified majority after deliberation in the Council, demanding abstention from those Member States that do not wish to contribute to the RDC;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point b a (new)

(ba) calls on the HR/VP to regularly inform the EP as stated in Article 36 TEU;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that the use of Article 44 can offers significant benefits, such as speed, flexibility and freedom of action whilst preserving joint EU action compared to Member States acting outside the EU framework;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2142(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Salima YENBOU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)

-A. Whereas the unanimity rule is one of the major shortcomings of the EU, affecting its ability to act and making it unfit to tackle many of today's challenges; whereas a reform of the EU's decision- making should therefore be a priority for Member States to ensure that the EU can react more swiftly to future crises;

2023/02/16
Committee: AFET

2022/2142(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Salima YENBOU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the use of passerelle clauses would immediately boost the efficiency of decision-making in the field of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and would be highly appropriate given the dramatic change to the European security environment as a result of the Russian war against Ukraine; whereas the use of QMV could also shield the EU from third-country pressure and divide- and-rule tactics;

2023/02/16
Committee: AFET

2022/2142(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Salima YENBOU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. Whereas according to the Treaties, the activitation of the passerelle clauses always requires unanimity in the Council or European Council;

2023/02/16
Committee: AFET

2022/2142(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Salima YENBOU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

B b. Whereas the Conference on the Future of Europe has shown that citizens want more efficient decision-making in the field of foreign and security policy through the use of QMV instead of unanimity;

2023/02/16
Committee: AFET

2022/2142(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Salima YENBOU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

B c. Whereas in light of a possible future enlargement of the Union, internal reform and abolishing unanimity becomes even more pressing;

2023/02/16
Committee: AFET

2022/2142(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Salima YENBOU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Calls for limiting the use of unanimity by using the passerelle clauses or by amending the Treaties;

2023/02/16
Committee: AFET

2022/2142(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Salima YENBOU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Regrets that passerelle clauses have never been used in the field of the CFSP, ~~even though the Russian war against Ukraine has~~despite repeated calls of the European Parliament and recommendations of citizens in the context of the Conference on the Future of Europe, even though the Russian war against Ukraine and the corresponding increased geopolitical volatility and security instability in Europe clearly called for more efficient and swift decision-making;

2023/02/16
Committee: AFET

2022/2142(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Salima YENBOU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Acknowledges that passerelle clauses could improve the efficiency of the EU's decision making if activated; is however of the opinion that passerelle clauses have considerable flaws due to the requirement of unanimity for their activation and that Treaty change therefore is necessary;

2023/02/16
Committee: AFET

2022/2142(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Salima YENBOU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Swedish and upcoming Spanish and Belgian Council Presidencyies to follow up on the Czech initiative in an effective way by putting the use of the passerelle clauses in the field of the CFSP on the agenda and decide on its activation without delay and certainly by the end of this parliamentary term;

2023/02/16
Committee: AFET

2022/2079(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Underlines that the EU’s defence sector is fragmented, which creates strategic vulnerabilities for the Union, Member States and industry; is concerned about the lack of coo~~Notes that in the face of the significant increase of threats in an increasingly destabilised geopolitical order, the EU must act more strongly to reduce its critical dependencies from the rest of the world; considers that critical technologies should be considered as one of the European Security priorities; underlines that the EU’s defence sector suffers from strategic external dependencies that create vulnerabilities for the Union, Member States and the European Defence Technological and industrial base (ETDIB); recalls the importance of the European Defence fund (EDF) and the Horizon programme as regard in~~ation and calls for more strategic cohesion in security and defence policies at Union level~~vestment on critical technologies, and calls for a revision of the MFF in order to increase its budget; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s launch of the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) and encourages the Commission and Member States to take this initiative a step further and strive towards a de facto military union supported by a strongly articulated common market for defence equipment~~, followed by a review of the Treaties for more EU competences on critical technologies for defence, innovation in defence, and security and defence affairs~~; is concerned about the lack of coordination and calls for more strategic cohesion in security and defence policies at Union level;

2023/02/08
Committee: AFET

2022/2079(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to make full use of common procurement and common R&D projects, particularly within the framework of the European Defence Agency, as a tool for exploiting synergies in the EU defence sector and providing the necessary competitiveness and technological edge in arms and equipment production;

2023/02/08
Committee: AFET

2022/2079(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the relevant EU bodies to consolidate EU cooperative frameworks for developing cutting-edge military technologies, equipment and capabilities and for EU-level legislation to coordinate Member States’ strategies for critical technologies and to reduce dependencies, while maintaining a competitive internal and global market for the EU defence sector and companies;

2023/02/08
Committee: AFET

2022/2079(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the EU to agree on a common definition of what are “critical technologies”, and to agree on a list on main critical domains, as well as to decide on domains where EU action is a priority; calls on the EDA to include the notion of critical technologies in its annual CARD exercise; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to review all defence programmes and policy tools, check if they are still fit for purpose, ~~and~~ summarise findings and share them with all other Member States when possible and relevant; suggests that the European Defence Agency can provide light touch support and coordination suggestions, including a strategic assessment of the findings;

2023/02/08
Committee: AFET

2022/2079(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to review all defence programmes and policy tools, check if they are still fit for purpose, and summarise findings; suggests that the European Defence Agency can provide light touch support and coordination suggestions, including a strategic assessment of the findings and present solutions to support common R&;D and procurement projects, especially with regard to ammunition;

2023/02/08
Committee: AFET

2022/2079(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a more pragmatic and business-oriented approach to military research in order to provide incentives for innovation in military technology, including by reducing or removing barriers to entry into the defence market, while preserving and enhancing the necessary levels of standardisation and interoperability; further calls for increased support for European companies in emerging technologies to ensure they remain competitive in international markets by relaxing the rules on compliance documentation and by providing tax incentives and stimulating investments;

2023/02/08
Committee: AFET

2022/2079(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the need to stimulate the development of skills for innovation, EU financially supported training programmes, research and development (R&D), and fundamental research in critical areas related to emerging technologies; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to establish and fund defence innovation hubs;

2023/02/08
Committee: AFET

2022/2079(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is concerned about the EU’s dependence on ~~China for raw mate~~raw material, in particular from some non-democratic countries and strategic rivals ~~and~~such as China, calls on Member States to reduce their vulnerabilities resulting from dependence on non-democratic suppliers of critical technologies and materials, and to enhance defence production chains in Europe by localising or near-shoring production; recalls that any dependence on critical technologies may lead to increased risks of blackmail on the CFSP and CSDP;

2023/02/08
Committee: AFET

2022/2079(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses its support for the Observatory of Critical Technologies; calls for it to be further developed and for its analysis capabilities, including on reducing strategic dependencies, to be enhanced; calls on the Commission to implement a project to continuously map the need for critical materials, evaluate the EU’s strategic dependencies, monitor supply and demand and changes in the behaviour or strategy of competitors, and engage in foresight exercises to predict new needs in critical materials; considers that these efforts should be made jointly with our strategic partners in NATO, when necessary, and included in a Trade and Technology Council (TTC) working group in order to coordinate diplomatic efforts to secure supplies and ensure alternative sources; recalls the need to screen any foreign direct investment in European companies in defence-related emerging technologies to avoid economic dependence and limit the risk of espionage and sabotage on EU critical infrastructure downstream;

2023/02/08
Committee: AFET

2022/2079(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ

8. Calls for military and strategic interoperability between the EU and like- minded partners and NATO, and among Member States, to be ensured, ~~given that the risk of fragmentation is exacerbated by different national requirements and national public spending and investment and procurement schemes~~without the EU at risk of any strategic dependency;

2023/02/08
Committee: AFET

2022/2079(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to work on a plan and investment scheme to update and strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure, such as nuclear power plants, electricity grids, water and food supply and telecommunications infrastructure (undersea cables), for the digital age, including by adapting it to AI- assisted drone supervision and maintenance; subsequently calls for the elaboration of an EU R&D and manufacturing strategy for advanced drones;

2023/02/08
Committee: AFET

2022/2078(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the development of “New Space” private space capabilities constitutes opportunities of innovation in cooperation with Member States but also challenges; whereas such private capabilities have been used in the context of the illegal war of aggression of Russia against Ukraine, for example when Starlink suspended the services it was providing to Ukraine;

2023/07/06
Committee: AFET

2022/2078(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the deliberate creation of debris fields by malicious actors, using anti-satellite missiles, can lead to collisional cascading (Kessler syndrome), preventing safe access to space; whereas such actions constitute a type of hybrid warfare;

2023/07/06
Committee: AFET

2022/2078(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas threats of that kind also have major humanitarian and crisis management effects, as those capacities are often used to assist people affected by emergencies (natural disasters or armed conflicts), as well as to monitor climate change effects (wildfire, sea currents, crops);

2023/07/06
Committee: AFET

2022/2078(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the upsurge in risks and threats in space and on space systems, either ground- (ground stations, launchers) or space-based (satellites), is good reason to bolster the resilience of space infrastructure, systems and services;

2023/07/06
Committee: AFET

2022/2078(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the regulatory and capacity resources for space traffic management to be boosted with the aim of better protecting the EU’s infrastructure in orbit; ~~calls on the~~insists on the fact that the EU should not rely on third-party space surveillance systems; calls therefore on the European Union and its Member States to ~~consolidate~~strengthen their efforts in the field of space surveillance and the tracking of objects in an effort to reducing the risk of collision;

2023/07/06
Committee: AFET

2022/2078(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that, with a view to maintaining continuity of service if an incident takes place, protective measures should be made more robust by systematically integrating cybersecurity requirements by design and throughout the lifespan of existing components; recalls that, in order to prevent long-term effects of any temporary or permanent degraded access to space, it is necessary to maintain autonomous ground-systems such as inertial navigation systems;

2023/07/06
Committee: AFET

2022/2078(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that capacity for autonomous access to space is an essential element of European space policy; takes the view, therefore, that a special, synergy- based effort must be made to further the long-term production of European launchers; calls on the Union and the Member States to apply the principle of "European preference" when choosing launchers;

2023/07/06
Committee: AFET

2022/2078(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that space domain awareness (SDA) is essential to attributing a threat and enabling Member States to take appropriate decisions in the event of a space attack; recalls that any response to an attack must be proportionate to its nature, from non-kinetic to kinetic action, and reversibility (permanent or temporary); encourages the Member States to supply the information needed to attribute hostile behaviour, for which secure, robust and reliable communication and exchange capabilities at EU level will need to be established;

2023/07/06
Committee: AFET

2022/2078(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls for the EU to adopt a genuine industrial policy and to be able to draw upon a competitive industry; takes the view that EU support to enable Member States to develop their capacity must primarily benefit European industrial players (both long-established groups and innovative SMEs); supports, at the same time, heavy investment in key technologies, including in disruptive space technologies, with the aim of reducing strategic dependence on third countries;

2023/07/06
Committee: AFET

2022/2078(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Is concerned by situations where the decision to allow or suspend the use of satellite communication networks is left to private companies and their impact on the conduct of military operations, considering the increasing role that "New Space" private space companies play; calls for the establishment of specific measures to ensure that private space companies providing a service are considered, in times of crisis, as private entities with a public service mission in order to prevent any suspension or degraded access to space services, in particular satellite communication;

2023/07/06
Committee: AFET

2022/2064(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Ramona STRUGARIU, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

(t) formally suspend accession negotiations with Turkey, in accordance with the negotiating framework, until the country reengages with the EU and demonstrates clear and significant progress in EU-related reforms, while continuing partnership in essential areas of joint interest;deleted

2022/07/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to enact emergency visa programs to create a pathway specifically for journalists at risk; stresses the importance of facilitating the resettlement process for journalists at risk and supporting their work in exile;

2023/02/02
Committee: AFET

2022/2057(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Ramona STRUGARIU, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11 b. Calls for special attention to be paid to ensuring the continuity of the work of journalists and media professionals working in conflict zones, as very often they are financially prevented from continuing their important work as a result of conflicts;

2023/02/02
Committee: AFET

2022/2057(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Ramona STRUGARIU, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Reiterates its call for the EU to establish a European Democratic Media Fund to support independent journalism in (potential) enlargement and European neighbourhood countries and in candidate and potential candidate countries;

2023/02/02
Committee: AFET

2022/2057(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Ramona STRUGARIU, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Calls on the Council and the EEAS to impose targeted sanctions under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions (the EU Magnitsky Act) against individuals and entities responsible for human rights violations against journalists and media workers;

2023/02/02
Committee: AFET

2022/2057(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Ramona STRUGARIU, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Highlights the importance to ensure that EU support for media development is not limited to providing skills to journalist and media workers, but also enables obtaining technical work equipment, which is regularly voiced by independent journalists from third countries;

2023/02/02
Committee: AFET

2022/2057(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Ramona STRUGARIU, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Strongly encourages increasing support for funding programmes, statements and public events aimed at enhancing protection mechanisms of the UN and the Inter-American Court on Human Rights in consultation with journalists and CSOs supporting journalists; stresses that some crimes against journalists and media workers should be investigated by the International Criminal Court and calls on the EU and the Member States to provide the necessary support for the investigation;

2023/02/02
Committee: AFET

2022/2051(INL)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Dragoş TUDORACHE, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for the main citizens’ recommendations in the field of foreign and security policy, notably the need to switch to more efficient decision-making, through the use of qualified majority voting (QMV) instead of unanimity, and the need to improve the Union’s methods to impose sanctions, to be incorporated in a Treaty change; underlines that switching to QMV will ensure that the EU - instead of going with the lowest common denominator - acts quicker and more deliberate and will also shield the EU from third-country pressure and divide- and-rule tactics; stresses that this will help the EU develop into a credible geopolitical power, increase the effectiveness of its external action and hence will also strengthen the influence of Member States in an unstable, rapidly changing and increasingly multipolar world; recalls that Article 31(2) TEU, which is designed to ensure that no Member State could be imposed a decision on issues vital to its national interests if QMV were to be used in CFSP, would remain applicable;

2022/09/30
Committee: AFET

2022/2051(INL)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that Article 48(7) and Article 31(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) contain passerrelle clauses that can make switching from unanimity to qualified majority voting possible in the area of common foreign and security policy (CFSP) without military implications; calls for a switch to QMV in all decisions in the field of CFSP, notably those concerning sanctions ~~and human right~~, human rights and in areas relevant to the accession process such as when deciding on the start of the negotiation process as well as the opening and closing of individual negotiations clusters and chapters, as the passerelle clauses have never been used due to the lack of political will;

2022/09/30
Committee: AFET

2022/2051(INL)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Underlines the need to reduce the EU's institutional complexity, in particular the EU's external representation; proposes in this regard to merge the function of President of the European Council and President of the European Commission and create a single Presidency of the EU to enhance the visibility, efficiency and consistency of EU external action; calls to make the relevant treaty provisions more explicit in this regard;

2022/09/30
Committee: AFET

2022/2051(INL)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Dragoş TUDORACHE, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need to strengthen the role of the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and to ensure that the Union speaks with one voice, as requested by the citizens of the Union in the Conference on the Future of Europe; points out that his can be done through a Treaty change that would name the Vice-President/High Representative a foreign minister of the Union, would make him or her the main external representative of the Union in international fora ~~and would allow him or her to be present ex-officio in negotiating formats initiated or led by the Member States~~;

2022/09/30
Committee: AFET

2022/2051(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for inclusion of the principle of “strategic autonomy” into the list of objectives to be achieved through the Union’s foreign and security policy enshrined in Article 21 or Article 22(2) TEU;

2022/09/30
Committee: AFET

2022/2051(INL)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Dragoş TUDORACHE, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. CWelcomes the Commission proposal for a regulation allowing the joint purchase of defence equipment (Edirpa); calls for the introduction of provisions in Articles 42 and 46 TEU ~~enabling the joint procurement of defence equipment and~~consolidating this possibility and enabling other security-related spending from the budget of the Union as well as the establishment of joint military units and command structures; calls for the extension of the possibilities for financing common military expenditure from the EU budget in order to allow a proper parliamentary budgetary control;

2022/09/30
Committee: AFET

2022/2051(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls for the establishment of new formats of cooperation and discussion, such as a European Security Council and for the formalisation of an EU Council of Defence Ministers; believes that such new formats are particularly relevant in an increasingly unstable world and following Russia's illegal war in Ukraine which has affected Europe's security significantly; calls furthermore for the establishment of a fully-fledged Security and Defence Committee in Parliament;

2022/09/30
Committee: AFET

2022/2051(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls for the transformation of The Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) into a common EU policy with an opt-out option, thus allowing the European Parliament to exercise genuine budgetary control;

2022/09/30
Committee: AFET

2022/2051(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Council to convene a ~~specific ad-hoc working group to reflect on possible Treaty changes, with a view to convening a~~ convention composed of representatives of the national parliaments, the Heads of State or Government of the Member States, the European Parliament and the Commission to propose possible Treaty changes.

2022/09/30
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas Europe is facing the most complex combination of both military and non-military threats since the end of the Cold War accentuated by Russia’s unjustified and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine; whereas this requires the EU to enhance the effectiveness of its security and defence policy to defend its interests and values and to support its partners; whereas the Strategic Compass aims to equip the EU with the necessary tools to make it an effective security provider and an assertive global actor; whereas there is a new urgency to boosting EU security and defence capabilities, including building on the unprecedented support for Ukraine and including the use of the EPF;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipelines was a targeted attack against the EU’s critical infrastructure; whereas the Nord Stream gas leaks will have a substantial negative impact on climate;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the dramatic deterioration in European security accelerated by Russia’s unjustified and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine; stresses that this situation demands that the EU step up its defence capacities and show greater willingness to act in order to deliver the security expected by the EU’s citizens; underlines the unprecedented and united EU response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, including the provision of military equipment through the EPF; remains committed to supporting Ukraine’s defence of its territorial integrity and sovereignty; calls on the EU to sustain its efforts and provide Ukraine with all necessary financial, humanitarian and military aid;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need to substantially strengthen the society-wide focus on resilience and the response to hybrid warfare; welcomes the decision to develop an EU Hybrid Toolbox for a coordinated response to hybrid threats; encourages further development of the EU’s cyber- defence policy and capabilities; emphasises the need for effective efforts in fighting adverse disinformation and propaganda;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Bart GROOTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Calls for a thorough investigation and proportionate response to the sabotage explosion in the Nord Stream pipelines, as well as a plan to manage the environmental impact of gas leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes the need for comprehensive assessment and actions to secure offshore oil and gas pipelines, cables and other strategic infrastructure assets;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Calls on the EU and its Member States to take decisive decisions on the EU energy market in order to ensure a stable energy supply and mitigate the negative impact of the energy crisis on European households and businesses;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Underlines the necessity of further strengthening the EU's role as a global maritime security provider, both in its vicinity and beyond, in the current context of significant challenges for the maritime dimension of the rules-based international order; welcomes the revision of the EU's Maritime Security Strategy and stresses the need for it to be aligned with the Strategic Compass;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers it important to fill the identified defence investment gaps such as replenishing stockpiles, replacing Soviet- era systems, reinforcing air and missile defence systems, expanding existing main battle tank capabilities and armoured vehicles, strengthening naval forces and improving satellite-based secure connectivity; strongly calls on Member States to commit to a significant increase in funding for EU procurement mechanisms and to take swift and thorough action in this crucial field, as well as to consolidate and coordinate investments into increased military mobility;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls for ~~more~~Member States defence spending at 2 % of GDP and smarter spending to foster industrial consolidation, cost savings and increased interoperability; calls for synergies with other EU financial instruments to be leveraged and access to private funding for the defence industry to be facilitated;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Demands an evaluation of the EUTM missions and the causes why, after years of considerable economic and human efforts, they have not resulted in the creation of autonomous and operational military units; consequently, new criteria should be established to perform a comprehensive training adapted to the challenges, in order to create units fully equipped including lethal equipment provided through the European Peace Facility, units that will be evaluated by the EUTM trainers in their military operations, thus fulfilling the paradigm of train, equip and accompany;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Expresses concern about increased tensions as a result of aggressive Chinese actions in the South China Sea and Taiwan resulting into potential disruption of trade links and regional security;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Michael GAHLER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ, Anna FOTYGA, Alviina ALAMETSÄ, Reinhard BÜTIKOFER, Javier NART, Sven MIKSER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Urges to extend the mandate of EUNAVFOR Atalanta beyond December 2022, and recalls the need for the EU to expand its geographical scope deeper into the Indian Ocean.

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Supports the EU training mission for Ukraine’s armed forces and calls on the Member States to provide necessary support for its implementation;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Expresses grave concern over China’s continued military belligerence, pressure, assault exercises, airspace violations and other grey-zone military actions including cyber and disinformation campaigns against Taiwan; urges China to stop all these actions, restore the full respect of the Taiwan Strait’s median line; reiterates any change to cross-strait relations must be neither unilateral nor against the will of the Taiwanese people; stresses that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait has a direct impact on European security and prosperity;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2050(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for stronger military-security cooperation with likeminded Western Balkan countries, in particular in areas such as resilience, cybersecurity, hybrid threats, counter-terrorism and countering disinformation;

2022/10/10
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas violations of the rights to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, including the right to believe or not to believe, give rise to situations of oppression, conflict and war around the world;deleted

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Expresses deep concerns at the grave threats to human rights and democracy worldwide, noting that the number of democracies has continued to decline, while the number of authoritarian regimes has grown and nearly 75 % of the world’s population have experienced a deterioration in the situation of human rights in their country in the past year; underlines with concern the serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in an increasing number of places around the world;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Condemns in the strongest possible terms Russia’s illegal, unjustified and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, as well as the involvement of Belarus by enabling Russia to launch deadly attacks against Ukraine from its territory; urges to take all necessary measures to make sure that those who committed violations against human rights and war crimes in Ukraine are held accountable; expresses, in this regard, its deep grief at the human suffering and serious human rights violations, including sexual and gender based violence caused by the Russian armed forces a~~t the EU’s borders~~nd its proxies in Ukraine; welcomes the joint efforts of the EU and its Member States in response to the war; welcomes, moreover, the solidarity shown by a great number of countries towards Ukraine, as highlighted by their stance during the sessions and votes of the UN General Assembly on the ~~crisis~~illegal war in Ukraine; calls for the EU and its Member States to give the Ukrainian people the support they need to defend democracy, human rights and international law; welcomes the unprecedented ~~ambition of the~~ sanctions imposed in the context of the war and calls for their coordinated implementation; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue to use all of the instruments at their disposal to support the Ukrainian people in their fight to free Ukraine from its occupiers and people fleeing Ukraine seeking support in the EU Member States;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Highlights the importance of long- term planning and continuation of support for projects and initiatives under the NDICI - Global Europe, particularly when it concerns provision of humanitarian aid in areas affected by conflicts, war and natural disasters;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes with regret that the post of the EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU has remained vacant for more than a year; reiterates its call for the Council and the Commission to carry out a transparent and comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness and added value of the position of the Special Envoy ~~as part of renewing and reinforcing its mandate,~~ to provide the Special Envoy with adequate resources, and to adequately support the Special Envoy’s institutional mandate, capacity and duties; reiterates its calls for the Commission to guarantee transparency in the nomination, mandate, activities and reporting obligations of the Special Envoy; recalls that the Special Envoy’s duties should focus on promoting freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief, and the rights to non-belief, apostasy and the espousal of atheistic views while also paying attention to the situation of non- believers at risk; recommends that the Special Envoy work closely and in a complementary manner with the EU Special Representative for Human Rights and the Council Working Group on Human Rights (COHOM);

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines that human rights dialogues with third countries represent a unique opportunity to focus on human rights challenges and calls for them to be harnessed to their full potential; reiterates its call for the human rights dialogues to be based from the outset on a clear set of benchmarks enabling their effectiveness to be monitored; calls for the EEAS to systematically carry out evaluations of the outcomes of the dialogues and to follow up on them accordingly; stresses that in order to be effective, the dialogues must not be used as a standalone tool, but should instead be integrated within the EU’s comprehensive set of activities with the third countries concerned, which would streamline the human rights dimension and reinforce the messages conveyed in the dialogues; draws attention to the importance of raising individual cases, in particular those highlighted by Parliament in its resolutions, in the context of human rights dialogues and of ensuring adequate follow-up to and transparency of these cases; stresses the importance of systemizing consultations with civil society organisations;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Calls on the EU institutions, including the European External Action Service, to ensure that EU and Member States human rights obligations are consistently implemented in the EU’s foreign policy; in this regard, encourages the EU to raise human rights issues with partner country counterparts, including individual human rights defender cases;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 a (new)

EU Delegations

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 b. Reiterates its call for more involved work of the EU Delegations in support for human rights defenders, particularly in countries where human rights activists, political opposition, civil society organizations, trade unions and journalists, among others, are constantly persecuted, prevented from their activities and exposed to physical danger; urges the EU Delegations to thoroughly address topics and individual cases voiced in Parliament’s monthly resolutions on human rights abuses, as well as the cases of Sakharov Prize laureates and finalists at risk, by raising them to state authorities, engaging on a daily basis and providing support to the above mentioned oppressed and persecuted groups, including visiting those in prison and attending their trial procedures;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7

EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (GHRSR-EU Magnitsky Act)

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the fact that the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act) has been increasingly used as an essential tool that strengthens the EU’s role as a global human rights actor through the use of targeted sanctions by the Council; calls for the restrictive measures that have already been adopted to be implemented effectively ~~and in full~~, in full and in a coordinated manner, and for the adoption of additional measures if necessary; reiterates its request for a legislative proposal to extend the scope of the GHRSR to include acts of corruption or, alternatively, for a proposal for a new thematic sanctions regime against serious acts of corruption in order to effectively target the economic and financial enablers of human rights abuserswelcomes the commitment by the President of the European Commission in her 2022 State of the Union Address to present measures to update the EU legislative framework for fighting corruption and to include corruption in the GHRSR (EU Magnitsky Act), which is in line with the Parliament’s position; reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting for the Council’s decisions and implementation of sanctions under the GHRSR (EU Magnitsky Act); reiterates its call on the Commission and the Council to strive to incorporate Parliament’s recommendations for future targeted sanctions, as stipulated in its resolutions and elsewhere;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Calls on the European External Action Service and Member States to develop a strategy to improve the interplay between the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act) and geographical sanction regimes, in particular through making a better use of the global regime to tackle violations that cannot directly be linked to a state, e.g. in cases of mercenaries committing human rights violations in territories outside of government control or cross-border cases such as human trafficking;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Reiterates its call to include robust clauses on human rights in agreements between the EU and third countries, supported by a clear set of benchmarks and procedures to be followed in the event of violations; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to actively reflect on how to ensure that the human rights clauses in existing international agreements are effectively enforced; stresses that the EU should react swiftly and decisively to persistent breaches of human rights clauses by third countries, including by suspending the relevant agreements if other options prove ineffective; stresses the importance of quality ex-ante and ex-post sustainability impacts assessments (SIA);

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Reaffirms that the effective protection of human rights around the world requires strong international cooperation at a multilateral level; underlines the particularly important role of the UN and its bodies as the main forum which must be able to effectively advance the efforts for peace and security, sustainable development and respect for human rights and international law; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue supporting the work of the UN, both politically and financially; underlines the need for the EU and its Member States to strive to speak with one voice both at the UN and in other multilateral forums and to promote the highest human rights standards; deplores the fact that two permanent members of the UN Security Council are responsible for gross human rights violations amounting to war crime and genocide; recalls the obligations of all UN member states to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms, as enshrined in the Founding Charter of the United Nations and UN General Assembly Resolution 60/251; stresses the responsibility of the UN Human Rights Council to address all the grave violations of human rights around the world;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Calls on the EU to lead a pact with other democracies to strengthen multilateral organisations to defend the rules-based multilateral order against rising authoritarian powers;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Strongly condemns and is deeply concerned by the war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law including sexual violence, torture and killings of civilians and prisoners of war committed by Russian armed forces and its proxies in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Strongly welcomes the continuous contribution of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the fight against impunity; calls for the EU and its Member States to provide the ICC with sufficient support to enable it to carry out its work; reiterates its condemnation of continuous efforts to undermine the legitimacy and work of the ICC by authoritarian and illiberal regimes and calls for the EU and its Member States to continue their efforts to counter them; welcomes the fact that the EU has provided support for the very first time to the ICC’s investigation capacities to help it scale up its investigations into war crimes committed by Russian armed forces in Ukrainecalls on the EU to support the ICC Prosecutor in investigating and prosecuting suspected perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and, possibly, genocide, by providing political support, making available any evidence in their possession, including open source intelligence, information and data, satellite imagery and intercepts of communications, and providing adequate human and financial resources to the general budget of the Court in order to fully protect its independence and impartiality;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Reiterates its call on the Commission to develop a comprehensive EU action plan on fighting impunity, which should include a chapter on Ukraine including measures to fight impunity for gender-based and sexual and reproductive rights violations in conflict settings; calls for the EU and its international partners to make full use of all relevant instruments to fight impunity, including support for universal jurisdiction at national level, special tribunals at a national and international level including for the crime of aggression, as well as establishing flexible cooperation and funding mechanisms to swiftly collect and analyse evidence of crimes; calls on the Commission to ensure that these instruments are applied in a coordinated and complementary manner with other relevant EU and Member State instruments; reiterates its commitment to providing all possible assistance to ensure accountability for atrocities committed by Russian armed forces and its proxies in Ukraine and provide effective remedies for the damages suffered by Ukrainian civilians;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Reiterates its principled opposition to the death penalty, which is a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment and is irreversible; stresses that the EU must be relentless in its pursuit of the universal abolition of the death penalty as a major objective of its human rights foreign policy; calls on all countries that have not yet done so to abolish the death penalty or establish an immediate moratorium as a first step towards its abolition; meanwhile calls on countries that apply the death penalty to reduce the list of crimes subjected to this inhumane punishment; condemns any incidents of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment and deplores the fact that they continue to be common in many countries; notes with great concern the trend of increasing instances of torture worldwide and widespread impunity of its perpetrators;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. Reiterates that the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition; calls on the EU and its Member States to support the defence of this right, especially in countries and regions where health services are most scarce;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24 b. Urges for continuous EU funding to development and global supply of the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as to educate about the benefits of vaccination, and to increase the availability, accessibility and affordability of vaccination in order to avoid vaccine-preventable diseases;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls for the EU and its international partners to strengthen their efforts to ensure full enjoyment of human rights by women and their equal treatment with men; underlines that women continue to be the main victims in violent crises and that sexual and gender-based violence has continued in many places around the world, notably being used in armed conflicts as a weapon of war; calls for more concerted efforts to eliminate the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and fight impunity of the perpetrators of such violence; stresses the need to pursue efforts to fully eradicate the practice of female genital mutilation; stresses that women human rights defenders, activists, journalists and lawyers have been particularly targeted, with online harassment and intimidation increasing rapidly; highlights the increase in domestic violence and setbacks to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in both developing and developed countries and calls for the EU and its Member States to fully support the right of women to bodily integrity, dignity and autonomous decision-making; reiterates the need for robust action to ensure full implementation of GAP III;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Calls for a world-wide eradication of laws and practices preventing women from exercising their rights, notably right to education, work, participation in political and public decision-making; deplores situations where women and female-headed households, particularly in humanitarian crisis areas, are denied access to humanitarian aid and essential services because national and local authorities insist that these services be provided by female workers, while at the same time limiting women's access to employment;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25 b. Recalls States on their obligation to guarantee access to comprehensive SRHR services, including modern contraceptive methods, safe and legal abortion, maternal, prenatal and postnatal healthcare, assisted reproduction, and access to SRHR information and education, including comprehensive sexuality education, without any form of discrimination; strongly condemns roll backs of existing SRHR entitlements in both developing and developed countries, which are contrary to human rights obligations under the principle of non-retrogression; welcomes the publication of the updated World Health Organization guidelines providing key recommendations to health systems for provision of abortion care;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights throughout the EU’s external policies; calls for more concerted efforts to protect children’s rights in crisis or emergency situations and welcomes the Council conclusions on this subject; expresses concern that the growing number of such crisis situations around the world, coupled with the long-lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to increasing violations of child rights around the world, including violence, early and forced marriage, sexual abuse including genital mutilation, trafficking, including the forced separation of children from their parents and vice versa in the cases of modern slavery, child labour, recruitment as child soldiers, a lack of access to education and healthcare, malnutrition and extreme poverty; stresses the disproportionate and long-term effects of food insecurity on children, which directly affects not only their health and development but also their education, as well as increasing the outrageous practice of child marriage; stresses that 2021 was the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour and recalls the EU’s zero tolerance policy on this practice;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses that the right to education has suffered particular setbacks, with unparalleled disruptions to education due to COVID-19 but also to religious extremism and gender discrimination against girls being Afghanistan a dramatic example; calls for the EU to step up its work to provide access to education, including innovative ways to circumvent the obstacles imposed by national authorities; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to step up their support for third countries to help them adapt to the challenges they have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic in the field of education; stresses that support could take the form of an increased funding allocation through NDICI – Global Europe, but could also include providing capacity-building and best practices based on the lessons learned through the EU delegations worldwide;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27 a. Stresses the need to ensure the protection of European children imprisoned or detained in third countries, guaranteeing them the right to the citizenship of their country and repatriating them so that they can return to a normal life;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27 a. Deplores forced relocation and deportation of Ukrainian children, including those from institutions, to the Russian Federation and the Russian- occupied territories and their forced adoption by Russian families; calls for the EU and Member States support in locating these children and reuniting them with their families or legal guardians;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. ~~Welcomes the adop~~Calls for systematic implementation of the EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021- 2030 as a tool to improve the situation of persons with disabilities, particularly poverty and discrimination, but also problems with access to education, healthcare and employment and participation in political life; underlines that the duty of caring for persons with disabilities is commonly borne by their families and calls for the EU to assist third countries in the development of policies in support of carers for persons with disabilities;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Underlines its opposition to and condemnation of intolerance, xenophobia and discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, disability, caste, religion, belief, age, sexual orientation or gender identity, which in many of the world’s regions leads to killings and persecution; stresses that racism, discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance continue to be a major problem worldwide leading to rights violations in all spheres of life, and have been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; calls for the EU and its Member States to lead the global fight against antisemitism and welcomes the adoption of the EU strategy to this end;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30 a. Calls on the EEAS to develop, in collaboration with Member States, specific local strategies to help fight caste- based discrimination in the countries most affected by it;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Underlines the utmost importance of freedom of expression both online and offline and access to reliable information for democracy and flourishing civic space; expresses deep concern about the growing limitations to freedom of expression in many countries around the world, particularly for journalists, through censorship or the need for self-censorship and the abuse of counter-terrorism ~~laws~~, anti- money laundering, defamation or anti- corruption laws to silence journalists and civil society organisations; expresses deep concern, moreover, about the physical safety of journalists and the~~ir being targeted in conflicts~~ attacks against them and the fact that more than 50 journalists and media workers have been killed in 2022, most of which in Mexico and Ukraine;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to fund projects to assist journalists on legal and practical issues, including outside the EU, through the European democracy action plan; calls for the EU to intensify its efforts to assist targeted journalists worldwide, to ensure their safety, including by providing safe haven and means to continue their work in case they have to leave their place of residency; welcomes the role played by programmes such as Media4Democracy and the EU-funded activities of the European Endowment for Democracy to this end;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 25

Human rights defenders and civil society organisations (CSOs)

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Strongly supports the work of human rights defenders and highlights the risks they face in their endeavours to protect human rights, including threats against them and their families, harassment and violence; condemns the fact that hundreds of human rights defenders have been killed for their work, the majority of whom were environmental defenders; welcomes the EU’s efforts to support human rights defenders in their work, including the ProtectDefenders.eu mechanism; calls for such efforts to be intensified in order to mitigate the growing risks faced by human rights defenders around the world, including arbitrary detention and imprisonment, verbal and physical attacks, legal harassment and restrictions; calls for the EU and its Member States, in particular the EUSR for Human Rights and EU ambassadors, to be more active in the publication of public statements in support of human rights activists at risk and those imprisoned for long periods, as well as helping to conduct prison visits for the latter and facilitating external visits to their families;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36 a. Deplores the widespread adoption of so-called “foreign agents” laws, which include provisions contrary to international law that force individuals and entities receiving funding from abroad to register themselves as foreign agents, in many countries; expresses particular concern over the use of these laws to stigmatise and restrict the work of civil society and human rights defenders (HRDs), including through restrictions of the right to access funding;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)

36 b. Expresses grave concern over the widespread use of counter-terrorism laws and policies to harm civil society and human rights defenders (HRDs), including numerous violations of the rights to privacy, freedom of expression, freedom of information and freedom of association and assembly;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 c (new)

36 c. Calls on the EU and its Member States to develop a strategic high-level vision to counter the mounting global attacks against human rights defenders (HRDs) including through the adoption of strong EU Foreign Affairs Council conclusions that would lay down a collective high-level strategy for EU global action on human rights defenders;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 d (new)

36 d. Urgently calls for an EU-wide scheme for issuing short-term visas for the temporary relocation of human rights defenders at risk as well as a more coordinated EU policy regarding the issuing by Member States of emergency visas for human rights defenders;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 e (new)

36 e. Calls for the EU and its Member States to constantly monitor and raise cases of violations of freedom of assembly and association, including the various forms of bans and limitations on CSOs and their activities, such as laws whose aim is to shrink civil society space or the promotion of NGOs sponsored by authoritarian governments (government- organised non-governmental organisations (GONGOs);

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 f (new)

36 f. Calls the EU to work with counterparts in order to obtain the repeal or the revision of legislative provisions which are used to silence and threaten civil society, and to bring them in line with international standards;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Recalls its commitment to the rights of refugees, as provided by international human rights and refugee laws, in particular the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto; recalls the obligations of states to protect refugees and respect their rights in accordance with the relevant international law; notes with concern that the number of people forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order reached an unprecedented 89 million by the end of 2021, 36.5 million of whom are children; recalls that refugees and migrants, especially undocumented migrants, face barriers in access to healthcare, including sexual and reproductive healthcare around the world; stresses, in this context, that international action and cooperation is more essential than ever to ensure protection for refugees;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Notes that ~~5.3~~8.8 million Ukrainians have entered the EU since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine; underlines the importance of ~~a proper and realistic assessment of the time that Ukrainians who have fled the war will probably need to stay outside their country, as long-term stays require different kinds of responses an~~enhanced funding from the host countries, including a greater focus on access to education, economic opportunities, housing, healthcare and integration in the host societies; underlines the need to support, among others, those victims of sexual, gender-based and reproductive violence;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Stresses the multitude of threats to human rights caused by modern warfare and conflicts around the world today; underlines that in addition to the states parties themselves, such conflicts often involve non-state a~~gent~~ctors including private military and security companies as well as terrorist organisations; stresses the disastrous humanitarian consequences of these conflicts and their devastating impact on civilians, who are directly targeted, have to endure grave human rights violations, and often have no or limited access to justice or legal remedies; calls for the EU to continue developing and implementing tools to enable it to respond swiftly and efficiently to such conflicts, to help put an end to the perpetration of human rights violations, and to provide assistance to the victims;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Strongly condemns the war crimes and grave violations of human rights committed by the Russian armed forces; underlines the utmost importance of ensuring accountability for these violations and calls for the EU and its Member States to continue to offer their full support for the actors, measures and mechanisms to this end, including the Ukrainian prosecutors, investigators and judiciary, the ICC, the Commission of Inquiry of the UN Human Rights Council, and national investigations under the principle of universal jurisdiction; stresses the importance of swiftly gathering and preserving evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity and welcomes the efforts of independent civil society to this end; calls on the Commission to provide all the necessary assistance in this process, including additional funding from the NDICI – Global Europe, and urges the Member States to engage in this process themselves whenever they are in a position to do so; welcomes the amended mandate of the EU Advisory Mission to Ukraine and the Commission’s proposal to extend the mandate of Eurojust to support the fight against impunity; calls for an informed decision to be made about the most appropriate solution to hold to account the individuals and entities responsible for enabling Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the war crimes committed on Ukrainian territory, which cshould include ~~the cre~~activation of ~~a special international court or enabling the ICC to deliberate on these crimes~~crime of aggression in specially created international court or under jurisdiction of ICC;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)

41 a. Expresses deep concern regarding safety of nuclear installations in Ukraine and Belarus, which are in constant danger of military shelling; calls upon the EU, Member States and the international community to establish safety zones around these nuclear installations;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Underlines that human rights, a healthy environment and combating climate change are dependent on one another; calls for progress towards the recognition of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, as laid out in Resolution 48/13 of the UN Human Rights Council, and stresses its appreciation for the peaceful work undertaken by environmental human rights defenders including land defenders and their lawyers, as well as indigenous activists, to preserve and safeguard such an environment despite the threat of violence and the risk to their lives; recognises, moreover, the important role of civil society organisations, including environmental ~~faith-based~~ organisations, as well as indigenous peoples for their invaluable work in the preservation and protection of the environment;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Calls for the EU and its Member States to step up their contribution to the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss globally, in particular by ensuring that goods imported by the EU are produced in accordance with human rights protected under international law, including the rights of indigenous people, and do not contribute to ~~deforestation or damage to~~the destruction of natural ecosystems;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Calls for the EU to use the full potential of conditionality on human rights to grant preferential access to its market to third countries; calls, in particular, for a closer link between preferential treatment and progress on human rights in the updated Regulation on the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP+) and for greater transparency throughout all steps of the procedure for granting GSP+ status, including following up on any possible violations; calls for a standing invitation for the EU to observe national elections in third countries to be established as a condition for granting those countries GSP+ status; reiterates its calls for the Commission to systematically carry out human rights impact assessments focused on the risks of human rights violations prior to granting any preferential regime to a country and to swiftly respond to any violations, including the revocation of GSP+ status if warranted; underlines the need for adequate resources and clear procedures to properly carry out the human rights impact assessments and the monitoring of the application of the international human rights conventions;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence as a step towards fostering responsible corporate behaviour with regard to human, labour and environmental rights; emphasises that the directive’s requirements as regards reporting on the sustainability and due diligence strategies should apply to all publicly listed undertakings and to small and medium-sized undertakings operating in high-risk economic sectors; calls on the Commission to draw up a strong and coherent strategy on forced labour as an accompaniment to its proposal, notably with a view to implementing a complete ban on EU imports of goods produced through forced labour;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)

47 a. Highlights that according to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, forced labour has increased by 2.7 million in the number of people in forced labour between 2016 and 2021, up to 17.3 million in the private sector only; welcomes the European Commission Proposal for a regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)

47 a. Condemns all forms of human trafficking, forced labour and modern slavery of diverse groups including women, children, immigrants workers and professionals, among others; urges the EU and its Member States to lead actions in multinational forums to eradicate them; reminds Member States of the need to prosecute and condemn these activities carried out in both the countries of origin and in groups with international mobility; insists on the need for comprehensive monitoring and auditing the respect for human and labour rights in those contributions made to cover necessary services in third countries that require them, to prevent them from being provided in precarious conditions and in violation of human rights;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)

47 b. Encourages the EU and its Member States to constructively and actively participate to the work of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Respect to Human Rights and adopt a negotiating mandate to this end; considers this to be a necessary step forward in the promotion and protection of human rights;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)

48 a. Deplores practices by authoritarian regimes to limit citizens’ access to Internet, including Internet black-outs during public assemblies and protests; calls upon the EU and Member States in cooperation with other democracies to invest into research and technology allowing undisturbed and affordable global access to the Internet;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

— having regard to its recommendation of 9 Mars 2022 on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation,

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the unprovoked and unjustified military aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine has brought war back to the European continent, has seriously undermined European and global security, has revived the nuclear threat, has created economic uncertainty, has led to a spike in energy prices, has considerable potential to further destabilise many non-EU countries and has therefore significantly changed the geopolitical context of the EU’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP);

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine was a wake-up call for the European Union, presenting a real threat to European security, underlining the need and creating a momentum to achieve a geopolitical redefinition of the CFSP; whereas ~~it is also an opportun~~the war against Ukraine highlights the necessity for the Member States to show the political will to transform the CFSP into a fully fledged European policy;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that the Strategic Compass, adopted by the Council in March 2022, gives the EU the tools to be both an effective security provider in a hostile environment and a more assertive global actor for peace and human security, and therefore calls for its swift and full implementation;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the remarkable level of unity and resolve in responding swiftly and forcefully to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine calls for the same level of unity against any kind of attacks against our democracies or common values in the future;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a

(a) switching progressively to qualified majority voting for decisions in areas of the CFSP that do not have military or defence implications, as well as for other EU external policy tools such as the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act), by using the passerelle clauses provided for in the Treaties;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a

(a) switching ~~progressively~~ to qualified majority voting for decisions in areas of the CFSP that do not have military or defence implications, as well as for other EU external policy tools such as the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, by using the passerelle clauses provided for in the Treaties;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point e

(e) providing sufficient funding at EU and Member State level to respond without delay to current, emerging and future challenges; calls in particular for increased financing for EU external action, including for the European Defence Fund;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the European Commission's intention to extend the scope of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime to include acts of corruption thereby acknowledging the close link between corruption and human rights violations;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission for a timely inclusion of corruption in the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act);

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. calls on the Council to add persons directly involved in the illegal imprisonment and prosecution of Russian political activist Vladimir Kara-Murza for opposing Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine to the EU sanctions list under the EU's Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act);

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Takes a note of the HR/VP speech at the EU Ambassadors Annual Conference 2022 and expects that the identified shortcomings of the EU diplomatic service will be effectively addressed in order to strengthen its capacity and efficiency; welcomes the inauguration of the European Diplomatic Academy;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the new European Diplomatic Academy aiming at acquiring common skills and competencies to promote and defend effectively the EU’s principles and interests in the world;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the shift in the Member States’ approaches, moving towards creating more EU strategic sovereignty by adopting the Versailles Declaration of 11 March 2022 and the Strategic Compass on 21 March 2022, which highlight the need to strengthen EU defence capabilities and to contribute positively to global and transatlantic security, in close collaboration with NATO when relevant to the EU;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the shift in the Member States’ approaches, moving towards creating more EU strategic sovereignty by adopting the Versailles Declaration of 11 March 2022 and the Strategic Compass on 21 March 2022, which highlight the need to strengthen EU defence capabilities and to contribute positively to ~~global and transatlantic~~European and global security, in close collaboration with NATO;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the swift use of the European Peace Facility to support Ukraine, improve its ability to act and build on the European Peace Facility support already delivered to Ukraine, including through the Clearing House Cell; calls for Member States to revise the EFP budget in order to increase its amount, given the need to continue to support arms and ammunition delivery to Ukraine and other partner countries;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the swift use of the European Peace Facility to support Ukraine, improve its ability to act and build on the European Peace Facility support already delivered to Ukraine, including through the Clearing House Cell; welcomes the set up a Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine);

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines the importance of stepping up the EU’s efforts, in cooperation with NATO and other international partners, to address hybrid threats, cyberattacks, disinformation and propaganda campaigns; underlines that the EU institutions, bodies, agencies, delegations, mission and operations networks, buildings and staff area target for all types of hybrid threats and attacks by foreign state actors and should, therefore, be properly protected; reiterates the urgent need for European institutions, agencies and other bodies to develop their strategic communication capabilities, to equip themselves with secure communication systems and a rapid reaction capacity to attacks, and to greatly increase their resilience;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines the importance of stepping up the EU’s efforts, in cooperation with NATO and other international partners, to address hybrid threats, cyberattacks, disinformation ~~and~~, propaganda campaigns and to protect critical infrastructure;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Welcomes the EU's steps to reduce its dependency on Russia and to diversify its energy supply sources, a longstanding call of the European Parliament; stresses that the any cooperation with third countries in the energy field may not undermine the EU's commitment to defend human rights;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls for initiatives to strengthen the resilience of supply chains and EU critical infrastructure, including offshore pipelines and cables;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses that access to safe drinking water is one of the major problems of the XXI century, especially since nearly 60% of aquifer resources cross political territorial borders. The water stress resulting from the increased freshwater needs of the world's population faced with strategic control of rivers at their source by some countries (China, Turkey, Israel and occupied Palestine, Ethiopia-Uganda-Sudan) can lead to the most serious conflicts if the use of flows in an integrated and shared manner is not envisaged. The European Union must establish a political strategy to facilitate solutions in these areas of high destabilizing potential while encouraging countries situated in the most important areas of conflict related to water to sign the 1992 Helsinki Water Convention completed in New York in 1997 on the protection and use of cross- border waterways and international lakes;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Highlights the importance to continue building alliances and understanding among partners, and common approach to crisis situations like Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Underlines that the war of aggression against Ukraine has shown the relevance of NATO as security alliance; reiterates that NATO, in the absence of a strong common European defence and European strategic autonomy in the field of defence, is and remains the cornerstone of the EU's security; welcomes that the EU and NATO will take their partnership forward and calls for a new EU-NATO Joint Declaration that fully reflects the changed security environment and new security challenges that have emerged since Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Supports the European Political Community as a forum for dialogue and cooperation on issues of common interest and to strengthen the security of the European continent; welcomes that 44 countries took part in the first meeting in Prague, including close partners such as the UK;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Highlights the need to intensify the dialogue with the UK on possible avenues for future cooperation and coordination in the area of foreign and security policy, including in the framework of the EU- NATO partnership, the United Nations and other international forums; welcomes in this sense the holding of the first meeting of the European political community in Prague which aims to foster political dialogue and cooperation in order to address issues of common interest and to strengthen the security, stability and prosperity of the European continent;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Highlights the need to intensify the dialogue with the UK on possible avenues for future cooperation and coordination in the area of foreign and security policy, including in the framework of the EU- NATO partnership, the United Nations and other international forums; welcomes the UK's participation in the first meeting of the European Political Community;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes note of the outcome of the EU-China Summit; reiterates its requests for a renewed, more assertive EU-China strategy that shapes relations with China in the interest of the EU as a whole and takes full account of the challenges stemming from China's rise as a global actor; calls on the EU and Member States to consider their dependency on China and address economic dependencies in strategic sectors that may result in vulnerabilities; underscores the necessity of ensuring that any support to Russia’s war in Ukraine and any circumvention of the effects of the sanctions against Russia by China must have consequences for its relations with the EU; believes that the no- limits partnership between China and Russia and China's efforts to prevent a debate in the UN Human Rights Council on Xinjiang abuses are exemplary of our systemic rivalry with China;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Strongly condemns China's continued military provocations against Taiwan and reiterates its firm rejection of any unilateral change to the status quo in the Strait of Taiwan; denounces statements by the Chinese president that China will never renounce the right to use force over Taiwan; Calls on the Commission and the VP/HR to establish strategic cooperation with Taiwan;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Underlines that the EU is committed to a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific region; reiterates that the EU’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy needs to be implemented swiftly, as it offers our partners in the region an opportunity to address the common challenges together, to defend the rules-based international order and to stand up for the values and principles we share; urges the Commission to further detail how will the Global Gateway contribute to its effective implementation, both in terms of quantity and scope;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for a stronger partnership between the EU ~~and Japan~~, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and other regional allies involved in the Indo- Pacific,; in connectivity and in defending the multilateral rules-based order;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Underlines that cooperation with Pacific countries should be reinforced taking into account the real needs of our partners in the ground, highlights the importance of our cooperation with both the Pacific Islands Forum and the OACPS to implement the objectives set out in the European Union’s Indo-Pacific Strategy;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Points out that relations with India are deepening through the ongoing trade negotiations; expresses the hope that India will align its position on Russia's invasion of Ukraine with the rest of the democratic world and calls on the Council and HR/VP to make diplomatic efforts in this regard;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Acknowledges that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is having a negative impact on the Eastern Partnership countries first and foremost; calls for the EU institutions and the Member States to engage in a thorough reflection ~~on a reform~~and review of the Eastern Partnership policy, adapting to current realities and the changed geopolitical situation;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22b. Welcomes the setting up of a monitoring capacity along the Armenian- Azerbaijan border to monitor the situation in the region, build confidence and contribute to restoring peace and security;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Calls on the EU to continue to support the Belarus people in their ongoing struggle for a free and democratic Belarus; condemns Lukashenka's active role in supporting the war in Ukraine and building up tensions; denounces Lukashenka's regime and Russia's disinformation regarding so- called threats to the Belarusian territory;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. urges the Commission to closely monitor Russia’s destabilizing actions in the Republic of Moldova and to provide the necessary support to the Moldovan authorities and civil society in responding to emerging threats;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Reiterates its strong support for the European future of the Western Balkans; calls on the Member States to renew their commitment to enlargement by delivering on the EU’s commitments towards the Western Balkan countries, in particular by lifting visa requirements for Kosovo citizens; welcomes the start of accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia; welcomes the European Council’s readiness to grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and urges the country’s political actors to show commitment and make significant steps towards EU membership by advancing on the 14 key priorities and implementing the substantial set of reforms; recalls that each enlargement country should be judged on its own merits and that advancement on the EU path should depend on sustained and irreversible progress made through necessary EU-related reforms, in particular in the area of rule of law; Calls for the full alignment of accession and candidate countries to the EU’s common foreign and security policy and sanctions and deplores the lack of alignment of Serbia which should not remain without consequences;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Reiterates its strong support for the European future of the Western Balkans; calls on the Member States to renew their commitment to enlargement by delivering on the EU’s commitments towards the Western Balkan countries, in particular by lifting visa requirements for Kosovo citizens; welcomes the start of accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia; welcomes the European Council’s readiness to grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and urges the country’s political actors to show commitment and make significant steps towards EU membership by advancing on the 14 key priorities and implementing the substantial set of reforms; stresses the importance of full alignment of the Western Balkan countries with the EU's foreign and security policy, especially the policy of sanctions against third countries;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Frédérique RIES, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to assist Bosnia-Herzegovina in swiftly implementing the key priorities and in preventing a backslide into nationalistic policies of the past; reiterates the need to ensure that every citizen’s rights, regardless of ethnic, political and religious affiliation, are fully respected in line with ECHR rulings, Constitutional Court decisions and Venice Commission recommendations;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls to revisit the relationship with Turkey by combining all elements and policies, in order to foster a more stable, credible and predictable partnership, considering that it has a key role in the region;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Frédérique RIES, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Stresses the need for candidate and non-candidate countries of the Western Balkans to fully align their policies to the EU CSFP and calls on the Commission and Member states to use the CSFP as a tool to enhance cooperation with Western Balkan countries; underlines the particular importance of Serbia's full CFSP alignment in the light of Russia's illegal war of aggression, as well as on other fundamental EU values and principles such as the respect for human rights and the Rule of Law;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Considers that the Union has to be vigilant about the international positions of the candidate countries and ensure that they are consistent with the European positions and if this is not the case ensure that this has a pertinent impact on the accession process;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Is concerned by the dire economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan as well as by the rights of women and girls in the country; supports the five key benchmarks that were adopted by the Council on 21 September 2021 and serve as guiding principles for future engagement with the Taliban but believes that a major effort in defining a long-term strategy is needed to address the human rights emergency and gender apartheid occurring in Afghanistan today;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 aa. Calls for an Africa-Europe partnership aimed at creating an area of solidarity, security, peace and lasting prosperity; calls for swift actions of the EU to counter the growing presence of Wagner group in several African countries, fuelling further instability and undermining the efforts in the fight against terrorism;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for a swift restoration and full implementation by all parties of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which is a cornerstone of non-proliferation and the stabilisation of the Middle East and the Gulf region; on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Oslo process must be supported as the internationally recognised solution agreed by the United Nations, European Union and all parties; therefore the EU must respond appropriately against any party infringing the agreement, recognising that Palestine’s borders are those agreed in 1967 and declaring all colonization as illegal, including that of Jerusalem;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for a swift restoration and full implementation by all parties of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which is a cornerstone of non-proliferation and the stabilisation of the Middle East and the Gulf region; welcomes the adoption of targeted sanctions against the Iranian regime, including Iran's Morality Police, for the violent crackdown on peaceful protestors; calls for a strong EU response to Iran's involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Reiterates the need to support the JCPOA Treaty as well as the ongoing negotiations for its implementation;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Takes note of the first meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council; is of the opinion that the Association Council should not only be used to strengthen the EU-Israel partnership but also as a forum for dialogue on issues related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and as a means to revive the Middle East peace process; supports the efforts of the High Representative in bringing Arab leaders together with a view to make progress towards a comprehensive regional peace that ends the Israeli Palestinian conflict and brings substantial security, trade, and other cooperation for the region1a; welcomes the decision to provide multiannual support to UNRWA; calls on the Commission to maintain the current level of funding in view of the Agency’s role as key element for stability in a volatile region; __________________ 1a https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eu- israel-association-council-discussed- difficult-path-peace-region_en

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and calls on the Russian leadership to end it immediately and withdraw unconditionally from Ukraine and any other country whose territory, or parts thereof, it has unlawfully occupied; urges the international community to hold Russia accountable for the countless war crimes and human rights violations its armed forces have perpetrated in Ukraine and elsewhere, and reaffirms that Russia will have to pay compensation for all of the damage and destruction it has caused in Ukraine; welcomes the adoption of the latest sanctions package against Russia; calls however on the Council to extend the list of individuals directly targeted by EU sanctions, taking into account the list of 6 000 individuals presented by Alexei Navalny’s Foundation;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, as well as the enabling role of the Belarusian regime, and calls on the Russian leadership to end it immediately and withdraw unconditionally from Ukraine and ~~any~~ other countryies, notably Georgia and the Republic of Moldova, whose territory, or parts thereof, it has unlawfully occupied; urges the international community to hold Russia and its proxies accountable for the countless war crimes and human rights violations, including forced deportation of Ukrainians, its armed forces have perpetrated in Ukraine and elsewhere, and reaffirms that Russia will have to pay compensation for all of the damage and destruction it has caused in Ukraine; notes that many Russian citizens leave Russia to avoid conscription;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and calls on the Russian leadership to end it immediately and withdraw unconditionally from Ukraine and any other country whose territory, or parts thereof, it has unlawfully occupied; urges the international community to hold Russia accountable for the countless war crimes and human rights violations its armed forces have perpetrated in Ukraine and elsewhere, and reaffirms that Russia will have to pay compensation for all of the damage and destruction it has caused in Ukraine; calls for all those who voluntarily assisted Russia in any way in this war or in the organisation of illegitimate referendums be held accountable and individually sanctioned.;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Calls for the active involvement of EU leaders in preventing nuclear threats arising from Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, including the safety of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses the importance of strengthening relations with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by updating the EU-LAC strategy, in particular against the backdrop of the increasing and disproportionate influence of China and Russia in the region in comparison with the EU; stresses, in this context, the importance of concluding balanced and modernised agreements with Chile, Mexico, and Mercosur with a strong human rights dimension and aligned with the goals of the European Green Deal, provided that, in the case of Mercosur, agreement is reached on the additional instrument; underlines the need for the ratification of the Association Agreement between the EU and the countries of Central America by the local parliaments of Brussels and Wallonia;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

~~Enhancing parliamentary~~Strengthening diplomacy as a foreign policy tool, including parliamentary diplomacy

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Calls on all EU institutions and agencies as well as the EU Member States to be sufficiently engaged in the fight against disinformation and propaganda undermining its policies by increasing strategic communication and narrative on its work; calls to increase support to EU delegations and missions for strategic communication;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

— having regard to the report on access to water as a human right - the external dimension (2021/21879 INI)),

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the Southern Neighbourghood countries are facing common challenges, each of them is undergoing a specific political and economic situation and have particular problems that must be acknowledged in EU policies towards the region;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Southern Neighbourhood should not be seen in a vacuum, but in ~~close correlation with the Eastern Neighbourhood and~~ an overall reflection on how to pursue closer relations between the EU and its neighbours; whereas both the EU’s Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods are strategic for the EU in ~~that they can ensure shorter and,~~various fields, such as the security, managing conflicts or the risk of ther~~efore, more secure and more effective supply lines;~~rorism, combating climate change, trade, managing migration, etc. whereas the EU should pursue a common regulatory space that includes its ~~Southern and Eastern N~~neighbourhoods, and therefore ensures access for its neighbouring countries to the highest policy standards, which are not only multipliers of economic investment and economic growth but are also crucial for a better security and political stability of both these countries and the EU and for environmental protection;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the COVID 19 crisis has increased the risk of further destabilisation, as its socio-economic consequences are harsh for the Southern Neighbourhood countries;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the war in Ukraine has underlined the threat posed by third countries that seek political and economic hegemony in the EU’s neighbourhood to the detriment of the democratic aspirations and territorial integrity of target countries; whereas Russia, China ~~and Iran~~, Israel, Iran, Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia are all seeking to increase their capacity to exercise political and/or economic hegemony in certain Southern Neighbourhood countries and, therefore, the EU’s capacity- building ~~for~~, promoting democratic values and fighting disinformation and promoting freedom of the press is crucial; whereas the EU should reaffirm its role as the primary political, economic and democratic anchor for the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the war in Ukraine and the ~~resulting~~ need to further decarbonise and diversify ~~the~~ EU’s energy supplyies have ~~shown~~highlighted the essential role of the Southern Neighbourhood can have, notably in securing sufficient gas and oil supplies to the EU with mutual benefits for both the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries, in accordance with the European Green Deal; whereas the discovery of ~~relev~~significant natural gas reserves in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean provides a unique opportunity for economic development in the countries concerned; whereas these gas reserves equally provide an important opportunity for partnerships, investments and the sharing of know-how between the countries of the Southern Mediterranean and the EU and its Member States; whereas the Southern Neighbourhood is therefore not only essential for reasons of regional security and stability, but also as a primary partner for access to reliable energy sources, including renewables;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas the Sahara is the world’s largest solar belt and represents its largest potential for renewable electricity production;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas, according to the UN Environment Programme, the Mediterranean is warming 20% faster than the world average; whereas rainfall is expected to decrease by 30% in spring and summer by 2080;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

D c. whereas the Mediterranean region is home to 510 million people and is the most polluted major sea in the world with 1.25 million plastic fragments per square kilometre; whereas marine litter is costing the tourism, fisheries and maritime sectors around 641 million euros a year; whereas according to the 2019 WWF report 0.57 million tonnes of plastic enter the Mediterranean every year and will quadruple by 2050; whereas, according to the FAO, 75% of Mediterranean stocks for which validated assessments are available are fished at biologically unsustainable levels;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)

D d. whereas Egypt will host the 27th UN Climate Conference, COP 27, in November 2022;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)

D e. whereas democracy, human rights and the Rule of Law are core EU values including in the conduct of its European Neighbourhood Policy; whereas a free, strong and independent civil society is fundamental to the development of any country in the region; whereas the Arab spring of 2011 created unprecedented spaces for freedom of expression, freedom of the press, freedom of association, and freedom of syndicates in countries like Tunisia, Egypt and parts of Syria; whereas repression, conflict or both led to these countries backtracking in some or all of these freedoms;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)

D f. whereas the fight against organized crime and terrorism, including Islamic terrorism, remains a priority; whereas the fight against the Islamic State has been ongoing in the region since 2015; whereas some of the root causes of radical movements, including social and political marginalization, remain unaddressed to this day;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D g (new)

D g. whereas the war in Ukraine has dramatic consequences in many vulnerable countries on the level of prices, production, access and supply of cereals, particularly wheat; whereas the French President Emmanuel Macron announced the launch of an international initiative called FARM (Food &Agriculture Resilience Mission) on March 24 2022, in conjunction with the European Union, the G7 and the African Union to prevent the disastrous effects, for world food security, of the war waged by Russia in Ukraine;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D h (new)

D h. whereas the Southern Neighbourhood partners are structurally dependent on imports of cereals and whereas the war in Ukraine has a substantial impact on wheat and cooking oil commodity supply chains, with implications on food security; whereas Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Tunisia and Palestine rely heavily on Ukraine or Russia for their food and feed imports, particularly cereals, while Morocco and Tunisia rely heavily on Russian exports of nitrogen fertilisers for their agri-food sectors;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas security and stability in the Southern Neighbourhood are closely correlated with the full respect of the women and youth fundamental rights and also their prospects for real socioeconomic integration ~~of women and youth~~ and their capacity to access education, vocational training, employment and adequate longer-term professional development; whereas women integration in the labour market remains significantly lower than in other parts of the world, reaching on average 19% according to the 2020 UN Women report on situational analysis of women in the MENA region;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) Demands an evaluation of the EUTM missions and the causes why, after years of considerable economic and human efforts, they have not resulted in the creation of autonomous and operational military units; consequently, new criteria should be established to perform a comprehensive training adapted to the challenges, in order to create units fully equipped including lethal equipment provided through the European Peace Facility, units that will be evaluated by the EUTM trainers in their military operations, thus fulfilling the paradigm of train, equip and accompany;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) Re-establish the position of the EU Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood in order to increase the EU’s unity and action in the region, to promote and defend our common values and interests;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) Address, as a matter of priority, the impact of the war in Ukraine on ~~certain~~ Southern Neighbourhood countries in terms of food security, with particular reference to countries most vulnerable because of their population size, dependence on food imports or economic model; asks the Commission to engage with Parliament on ways to ensure food security for countries in the Southern Mediterranean that face difficulties in this regard and devise a robust policy and assistance response for this purpose without further delay, also building on the Food and Resilience Facility in order to address food security in the region;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) Address, as a matter of priority, the impact of the war in Ukraine on certain Southern Neighbourhood countries in terms of food security, with particular reference to countries most vulnerable because of ~~their population size,~~ dependence on food imports or economic model; asks the Commission to engage with Parliament on ways to ensure food security for countries in the Southern Mediterranean that face difficulties in this regard and devise a robust policy and assistance response for this purpose without further delay, also building on the Food and Resilience Facility in order to address food security in the region;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) Recognizes the multiple challenges such as climate change, economic crisis and terrorist attacks the region faces; highlights that the water stress resulting from increased freshwater needs coupled with strategic control of rivers (Turkey, Israel and occupied territories, Ethiopia- Uganda-Sudan) can lead to the most serious conflicts, if the use of flows in an integrated and shared manner is not envisaged; condemns the collection of Palestinian water for the benefit of Israel and its colonies banned by the 1949 Geneva Conventions; calls on the European Union to stablish a political strategy to facilitate solutions in these areas of high destabilizing potential and to encourage the countries situated in the most important areas of water related conflict, to sign the 1992 Helsinki Water Convention completed in New York in 1997 on the protection and use of cross- border waterways and international lakes;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) Implement under the NDICI, as a matter of priority, strategies and dedicated programming for broader youth access to education, vocational training, higher education together with adequate funding for access to education and to support the establishment and development of efficient higher or vocational education structures in the Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls that youth migration, whether regular or irregular, and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to-South exchanges, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further their professional training in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge; recalls the importance of mainstreaming the socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality in all EU policies areas whenever possible; stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women with the objective of improving their access to education, training and employment and~~, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunitie~~ thus advocating their financial independence and more generally, promoting equal rights;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) Recalls that the progress in Africa is only possible through a combination of local human capital and external development support; recalls that migration should not lead to brain drain; highlights that migration is a challenge that affects the stability in the Southern Mediterranean countries; stresses that "refugee" is not equivalent to "economic emigrant" and in this way, the EU should strengthen its borders by returning irregular immigrants to their countries of origin, so as to discourage them to risk their lives in the present situation, where arrivals equals staying in the EU, and thus promoting this irregular immigration equals death at the sea, in the desert as well as rapes, slavery and mistreatments; recalls that the Southern Mediterranean is subject to strong tensions such as economic underdevelopment, lack of opportunities for young people, structural unemployment and, in addition, the pressure of Sub-Saharan immigration and the impact of climate change; stresses that the EU should take all these factors into account in order to be part of the solution in a permanent dialogue with local actors;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) ~~Pursue~~Urgently step up partnership and cooperation with relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries in order to tackle climate change ~~and~~, environmental protection and fight water scarcity; recalls that the EU strategy on climate action and climate mitigation will not be as effective without sizeable investment and improvement in the EU’s neighbourhood; supports the flagship initiatives on climate preservation in the Economic and Investment Plan for the Southern Neighbourhood; recalls that access to water, reforestation, decarbonisation and access to renewable energy sources will be essential for the climate neutrality of the Southern Neighbourhood and to protect it against the effects of climate change; recalls, further, that this, in turn, will increase the EU’s capacity to achieve its objectives of climate neutrality;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(e a) Pursue an active EU role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among all the countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean, promoting the respect for international law and negotiated final settlements on maritime border demarcation;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(f a) Call the EU and its Member states to make all the means possible at the disposal of their Southern Neighbourhood partner countries to help them develop their energy offer in a manner consistent with the commitments of the Paris agreement;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) Build on the very positive experience of some Member States in supporting start-up companies and further advancing their work through dedicated incubators or accelerators, especially in key sectors such as health, renewable energy and education; takes the view that the EU should set up incubators or accelerators in relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries, support the creation of local start-up companies, and increase their digital and green capacities; concurs on the importance of further improving the digital infrastructure of relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries and including these countries in the EU’s digital agenda; points out that this is a prerequisite for economic development, socioeconomic integration and wider access to education; recalls the importance of close policy dialogue and cooperation between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries to develop adequate cybersecurity policies and partnership in international forums on cybersecurity standards; takes the view that the EU should build on the StratCom Task Force South and develop a concrete strategy for combating disinformation in our Southern Neighbourhood countries, aiming to counter fake news and propaganda in order to reinforce democracy and stability in the EU;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) Promote regional, sub-regional and bilateral integration in the Southern Mediterranean, in particular with a view to the removal of any border, transport or trade barriers between the countries of the region and actively promoting closer links and partnerships; takes the view that the recent Negev Foreign Ministers summit in Sde Boker attests to the potential for regional integration and peace in the region in the framework of the Abraham Accords; welcomes the intention of holding this summit annually and calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to use the positive momentum of the Abraham Accords to advance dialogue and cooperation in the region on support for the Middle East Peace process and the two-state solution and UN resolutions;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

(h a) Reiterate the longstanding EU commitment reaffirmed at the UN Security Council in January 2022 for a just and comprehensive resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, based on the two state solution, with the State of Israel and an independent, democratic, contiguous, sovereign and viable State of Palestine, living side by side in peace and security and mutual recognition, and with Jerusalem serving as the future capital of both states;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)

(h b) Duly address, following a letter by 15 EU Member States of 8 April 2022 to Commissioner Varhelyi, the continued delay and blockage of the disbursement of EU financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority for 2021, a large part of which supports education, health and vulnerable families; urges the Commission resubmit the original proposal it circulated on 15 December as a matter of urgency; is concerned about the ongoing suspension, by DG NEAR, of funding for several Palestinian civil society organisations since May 2021 while the Commission stated on 14 September 2021 that it found no substantiated evidence of misuse or deviation of funds, including in relation to terrorism;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) Implement the new agenda for the Mediterranean by reinforcing EU's support for a free, strong and independent civil society across the Mediterranean, and through dedicated dialogue and consultation with local and regional authorities, as well as reinforce the links between EU Delegations and the Euro- Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM); recalls that these are important drivers for development ~~and are closer to the people,~~ so that implementation strategies can reach all communities, including those most disadvantaged geographically or in socioeconomic terms; insists that EU support to civil society organizations is essential in all countries of the region without exception, and should not be conditioned to the approval of authoritarian Governments;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

(i a) Call on all Southern Mediterranean countries to allow a free, secure and transnational space for science and civil society organisations ahead of Egypt’s hosting of the UN Climate Change Conference COP 27;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)

(i b) Present an ambitious EU action plan against impunity for crimes against humanity, as requested by the European Parliament in March 2021, with an immediate priority on Syria as the region's deadliest conflict in decades, notably for crimes perpetrated by the Islamic State and particularly the Assad regime since 2011, including the widespread and documented use of chemical weapons against civilians, the use of conventional bombs as well as barrel, incendiary and cluster bombs on civilians and the use of mass concentration camps and rape as a weapon of war against women, causing the death of half a million people and forcibly displacing 14 million Syrians in total;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2007(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) Present annual updates on the implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean, with particular regard to the financial resources made available for the Economic and Investment Plan; takes the view that the Commission and the VP/HR should regularly consult Parliament on the annual and multi-annual programming related to the implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean and the Economic and Investment Plan, and that they should regularly brief Parliament on the state of play of the new agenda for the Mediterranean, and inform it about the ~~implementation of~~response to Parliament recommendations in all EU policies areas, as well as on additional projects and programmes that will boost the EU’s partnership capacity with Southern Neighbourhood countries;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Olivier CHASTEL, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The unjustified invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation on 24 February 2022 and the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine has made it clear that it is critical to act ~~now~~urgently to address the existing shortfalls It has led to the return of high- intensity warfare and territorial conflict in Europe,. It requir~~ing~~es a significant increase in the capacity of Member States to fill ~~the most~~ urgent and critical gaps, especially those exacerbated by the transfer of defence products to Ukraine, in particular in the Member States in its close neighbourhood.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Christophe GRUDLER, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a wake-up call for the European Union, which still has Soviet-era military equipment, barely functioning or no longer relevant in the context of technological developments. The defence budget has been neglected critically in many Member States, while both our partners and other third countries have invested massively in modernizing their military capabilities. Ramping up our military R&D, our defence industry, and our military capabilities would make the EU a relevant global player, which is both adequate and necessary for the current geopolitical landscape.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Olivier CHASTEL, Ivars IJABS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) A dedicated short-term instrument, designed in a spirit of solidarity, was indicated as a tool to incentivise Member States, on a voluntary basis, to pursue common procurement to fill ~~the most~~ urgent and critical gaps, especially those created by the response to the current Russia’s aggression, in a collaborative way.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Christophe GRUDLER, Olivier CHASTEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) This instrument should be viewed as a first step towards more coordination in the field of security and defence, and, together with future measures, paves the way towards a European defence single market and a European Defence Union. European unity and interoperability are key for the future of the European security architecture.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) In the light of the above challenges and the related structural changes in the EU Defence industry, and in accordance with Article 173 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union where the Union and the Member States aim at ensuring that the competitiveness of the Union’s industry exist, it appears necessary to speed up the adjustment of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base, enhance its competitiveness and efficiency, and thereby contribute to strengthening and reforming Member States’ defence industrial capabilities. Addressing industrial shortfalls should include promptly tackling the most urgent gaps.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Christophe GRUDLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Common investment and defence procurement should in particular be incentivised, as such collaborative actions would ensure that the necessary changes in the EU industrial base takes place in a collaborative manner, avoiding further fragmentation of the industry, and increasing interoperability.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Olivier CHASTEL, Ivars IJABS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) The Short Term Instrument should offset the complexity and risks associated with such joint actions while allowing economies of scale in the actions undertaken by Member States to reinforce and modernise the European Technological and Industrial Base, increasing thereby the Union’s capacity resilience and security of supply. Incentivizing common procurement would also result into diminished costs in terms of exploitation, maintenance and withdrawal of the systems. The instrument should be accompanied by efforts to preserve a level playing field for suppliers from all Member States and to create incentives for the expansion of the EDTIB to more Member States.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Christophe GRUDLER, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) This instrument should be used as a jumpstart to replace old soviet-era military equipment and to stimulate investment in cutting edge technology in defence through support for joint R&D.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Christophe GRUDLER, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)

(13b) This instrument should be effective, seamless, and de- bureaucratised, in order to encourage SME participation, to stimulate innovation in defence products, and to open up the defence market to new European companies from across the EU.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Olivier CHASTEL, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)

(14a) The ‘Defence Investment Gaps Analysis and Way Forward’, should become an annual report to ensure that EU military landscape is monitored and stocks are prepared, interoperable, and ready for deployment.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)

(15a) Member States participating in the common procurement of defence products under this Instrument should have a right to invite Ukraine and Moldova to participate in the action. To do this they should authorise a procurement agent to enter into an agreement for procuring additional quantities of the defence product with these countries. Such an agreement would benefit the EDTIB as these countries' participation would provide for a better economy of scale and scope, higher demand and interoperability at the technical level, common training, cross-servicing and maintenance which would provide a foundation for the later inclusion of their defence industries in the EDTIB. It would also strengthen the two countries' defence capabilities in light of Russia's aggression and threat. The possibility to participate on the invitation of the Member States in the procurement agreement should be open to Georgia as soon as the European Council grants it the status of candidate country once the priorities specified in the Commission’s opinion on Georgia’s membership application have been addressed.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Christophe GRUDLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)

(15b) To make sure that all these initiatives are coherent, the Commission should prepare an overview of all instruments that can facilitate the joint procurement process and facilitate dialogue with Member States and their governments.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Olivier CHASTEL, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 c (new)

(15c) The Commission together with the EEAS should hold regular briefings and training programs with Member States to ensure they are ready to absorb funds and can make full use of this instrument. Regular info sessions should also be made available for the defence industry, including for SMEs.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) Furthermore, the common procurement procedures and contracts shall also include a requirement for the defence product to not be subject to control or restriction by a non-associated third country or a non-associated third country entity that limits Member States’ ability to use, maintain, modify or transfer it.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) Where the Union grant takes the form of financing not linked to costs, the Commission should determine in the work programme the funding conditions for each action, in particular (a) a description of action involving cooperation for common procurement with a view to addressing ~~the most~~ urgent and critical capacity needs, (b) the milestones for the implementation of the action, (c) the rough order of magnitude expected from the common procurement and (d) the maximum Union contribution available.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Christophe GRUDLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) In accordance with Article 193(2) of the Financial Regulation, a grant may be awarded for an action which has already begun, provided that the applicant can demonstrate the need for starting the action prior to signature of the grant agreement. However, financial contribution should not cover a period prior to the date of submission of the grant application, except in duly justified exceptional cases, such as equipment replacement sent to Ukraine. In order to avoid any disruption in Union support which could be prejudicial to the interests of the Union, it should be possible to provide in the financing decision for financial contributions to actions that cover a period from the 24 February 2022, even if they have started before the grant application was submitted.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Philippe OLIVIER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)

(26a) The EPPO and OLAF should closely monitor this instrument and its implementation in order to proactively prevent any risk of corruption.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Christophe GRUDLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

(5) ‘procurement agent’ means a contracting authority as defined in Directive 2009/81/EC, established in a Member State or an associated country, or the European Defence Agency or an international organisation such as OCCAR, designated by at least three Member States to conduct a common procurement on their behalf~~, including Union bodies or international organisations;~~ ;

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)

(6a) ‘defence products’ means products and services within the scope of Article 2 of Directive 2009/81/EC.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)

(6b) ‘classified information’ means information or material, in any form, the unauthorised disclosure of which could cause varying degrees of prejudice to the interests of the Union, or of one or more of the Member States, and which bears an EU classification marking or a corresponding classification marking, as established in the Agreement between the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, regarding the protection of classified information exchanged in the interests of the European Union;

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 c (new)

(6c) ‘sensitive information’ means information and data, including classified information, that is to be protected from unauthorised access or disclosure because of obligations laid down in Union or national law or in order to safeguard the privacy or security of a natural or legal person;

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to foster the competitiveness and efficiency of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB), including SMEs and mid- capitalisation companies (mid-caps), for a more resilient Union, in particular by speeding up, in a collaborative manner, the adjustment of industry to structural changes, including the creation and ramp- up of its manufacturing capacities, in accordance with the legal basis of the instrument, in order to provide the most critical and urgent defence products needed by Member States;

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Christophe GRUDLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to foster the competitiveness and efficiency of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB), including SMEs and mid- capitalisation companies (mid-caps) for a more resilient Union, in particular by speeding up, in a collaborative manner, the adjustment of industry to structural and technological changes, including ramp-up of its manufacturing capacities and increase in the resilience of its supply chains;

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Christophe GRUDLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to foster cooperation in defence procurement process between participating Member States contributing to solidarity, interoperability, prevention of crowding- out effects, avoiding fragmentation ~~and~~, increasing the effectiveness of public spending, and encouraging the harmonisation of defence procurement legislation across Member States.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Christophe GRUDLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (new)

i) to stimulate the uptake of new technologies in the EDTIB and to support the development of a defence technological and industrial base in more Union Member States.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. The objectives shall be pursued with an emphasis on strengthening and developing the Union defence industrial base to allow it to address in particular the most urgent and critical defence products needs, especially those revealed or exacerbated by the response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine, taking into account the work of the Defence Joint Procurement Task Force and the capability gaps identified in the Joint Communication of the Commission and the High-Representative on Defence investment gaps analysis. This can be achieved through the replenishment of stockpiles, including with the equipment in the EDTIB, as well as through the replacement of obsolete ones, especially post-Soviet equipment, and the reinforcement of overall defence capabilities.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Javier NART, Alin MITUȚA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Christophe GRUDLER, Olivier CHASTEL, Ivars IJABS, Karen MELCHIOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. The objectives shall be pursued with an emphasis on strengthening ~~and~~, developing, modernising, and expanding the Union defence industrial base to allow it to address in particular ~~the most~~ urgent and critical defence products needs, especially those revealed or exacerbated by the response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine, taking into account the work of the Defence Joint Procurement Task Force.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

2022/0219(COD)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Dominique RIQUET, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Nothing in this Instrument shall be interpreted as constraining the Member States arms export policies, in particular shipments to Ukraine.

2023/02/13
Committee: AFET ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)

(6 b) The REPowerEU chapter should equally represent an opportunity for the Member States to develop cross-border projects that accelerate the shift to renewables and that accelerate intra-EU pipeline expansions to fully utilise existing and future LNG regasification capacities to diversify natural gas supplies.

2022/09/29
Committee: BUDG ECON

2022/0164(COD)

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Eva Maria POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Ramona STRUGARIU, Javier NART, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Klemen GROŠELJ, Vlad GHEORGHE, Christophe GRUDLER

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Reiterates the importance of alignment with the EU common foreign and security policy (CFSP), which must progressively become an integral part of Serbia’s foreign policy as a condition for the accession process; expresses concern about Serbia’s alignment rate, which is the lowest in the region; notes that some government officials and some politicians continue to make occasional statements that call into question Serbia’s foreign policy orientation;

2022/04/29
Committee: AFET

11a. Reiterates its concern about the serious deterioration of the media situation and the safety of journalists in Georgia; calls on the Georgian authorities to ensure media freedom and a safe working environment for media workers, to put an end to the politically motivated persecution of critical media outlets and their owners, and reiterates its calls for a review of the conviction of Nika Gvaramia;

2022/09/09
Committee: AFET

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET

18. Stresses the crucial role played by the Republic of Korea in supporting efforts towards the ~~denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula~~complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs; calls for both the EU and the Republic of Korea to further step up joint efforts to combat cybercrime and build resilient infrastructure;

2021/12/21
Committee: AFET

— having regard to the Charter of the United Nations and the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),

2022/02/09
Committee: AFET

-b having regard to the UN Security Council Resolution 2510 (2020),

2022/09/05
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)

— Having regard to its resolution of 19 June 2020 on the PRC national security law for Hong Kong and the need for the EU to defend Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy;

2021/05/27
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to commission an EU-wide audit of the EU dependency on China in certain strategically important and critical sectors on both national and subnational levels, setting out plans to reduce dependency, while maintaining overall trade relations with China, which should be as open as possible;

2021/05/27
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)

o a) raise concerns over the Peoples' Republic's of China water strategy for international rivers such as the Brahmaputra on whose delta tens of millions of people in the Republic of Bangladesh depend for their livelihoods, as the reduction in freshwater and silt flow combined with rising sea levels will create a humanitarian disaster with clear implications for regional stability;

2021/03/22
Committee: AFET

Bart GROOTHUIS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that a strategic autonomy of the EU has become even more important within the context of the COVID-19 pandemics, when the security of European citizens has been put at risk by a disproportionate dependency on third states as regards medicines or medical equipment; believes that the response to the Union’s security challenges lies above all in its ability to assess a crisis situation and take decisions autonomously, which can only be achieved by developing and strengthening its strategic autonomy, its capabilities and its ability to work in strategic partnerships with others;

2020/11/17
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recognises the role played by civilian and military CSDP missions ) in maintaining peace and stability, avoiding conflicts and strengthening international security; urges the EU to enhance its institutional capacities for conflict prevention and mediation; calls for conflict-sensitive and people-centred approaches which put human security at the core of EU engagement;

2020/11/17
Committee: AFET

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR, Pascal DURAND, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Notes that the European Parliament has established the Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members as the body responsible for giving Members guidance on the interpretation and implementation of the Code of Conduct; it also assesses alleged breaches of the Code of Conduct and advises the President on possible action to be taken;

2020/11/25
Committee: JURI

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas according to Council decision 2017/2315, establishing PESCO enhanced defence capabilities of the Member States will also benefit NATO, while strengthening the European pillar within the alliance and responding to repeated calls for ~~stronger~~more balanced transatlantic burden-sharing; whereas NATO remains the cornerstone of many MS’s security architecture;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

I. whereas PESCO creates a binding framework between the pMS, which committed themselves to jointly investing, planning, developing and operating defence capabilities within Union framework in a permanent and structured manner by subscribing to 20 binding commitments in five areas set by the TEU; whereas these commitments should constitute a move from mere defence cooperation towards the integration of Member States’ defence forces through bilateral mutual beneficial partnerships; whereas despite these binding commitments, no effective compliance mechanism for PESCO is in place;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Bart GROOTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas PESCO was originally conceived as an avant-garde, comprising the Member States willing and able to upgrade their cooperation in defence to a new level of ambition; whereas the fact that there are 25 pMS m~~eans that PESCO is at risk of being~~ust not lead PESCO to be constrained by the ‘lowest common denominator’ approach;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Bart GROOTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas ~~work on~~ the first three waves of PESCO projects hasve led to the ~~pMS proposing~~adoption of 47 projects; whereas the current list of projects lacks coherence, strategic ambition and does not adequately address priority shortfalls as identified by the pMS through the Capability Development Plan (CDP) and the Coordinated Annual Defence on Review (CARD); whereas one of these projects has been stopped in order to avoid unnecessary duplication; whereas other projects did not make sufficient progress or are at risk of being stopped, and around 30 projects are still in the ideation and preparatory phase;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Katalin CSEH, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas work on the first three waves of PESCO projects has led to the pMS proposing 47 projects; whereas the current list of projects lacks coherence, strategic ambition and does not adequately address priority shortfalls as identified by the pMS; whereas one of these projects has been stopped in order to avoid unnecessary duplication; whereas other projects did not make sufficient progress or are at risk of being stopped, and around 30 projects are still in the ideation and preparatory phase; whereas the vast majority of PESCO projects coincide with EDF and NATO shortfalls;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Bart GROOTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas the second phase of PESCO is to start in 2021; whereas this second phase shall deliver concrete and significant results which means that a prioritization of projects is necessary;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas only some of the most strategic PESCO projects~~, such as EUFOR Crisis Response Operation Core (EUFOR CROC)~~ have the potential to decisively contribute to the ~~creation of a coherent full spectrum force package~~Union’s strategic sovereignty;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Bart GROOTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas the NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP) ~~drives~~contributes to defence national planning processes ~~in most cases~~of several pMS;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas the NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP) drives defence national planning processes in most ~~cas~~Member States;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital S

S. whereas interactions between Member States’ national priorities, EU priorities and NATO priorities should be synchronised at the earliest possible convenience, where appropriate and relevant; whereas PESCO ~~can~~should be an effective ~~tool in order to~~and a complimentary tool in achieveing EU and NATO targets simultaneously;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Katalin CSEH, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital U

U. whereas currently, PESCO projects are dependent on the 25 participating Member States’ financial contributions; whereas it is expected that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, national defence budgets will suffer reductions; whereas paradoxically, several of the currently 47 PESCO projects, if funded accordingly, could strengthen Member States’ preparedness, should another massive public health crisis occur: military mobility – a flagship PESCO project –, the European Medical Command and many other projects in areas related to logistics and transportation, health care, disaster relief ~~and~~, the fight against malicious cyber activities and hostile disinformation campaigns; whereas cutting funding for the strategic capabilities that the EU and its Member States currently lack would also weaken their ability to jointly act against future pandemics;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Bart GROOTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital U

U. whereas currently, PESCO projects are dependent on the 25 participating Member States’ financial contributions; whereas it is expected that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, national defence budgets will suffer reductions; whereas paradoxically, several of the currently 47 PESCO projects, if funded accordingly, could strengthen Member States’ preparedness, should another massive public health crisis occur: military mobility – a flagship PESCO project –, the European Medical Command and many other projects in areas related to logistics and transportation, health care, disaster relief and the fight against malicious cyber activities; whereas cutting funding for the strategic capabilities that the EU and its Member States currently lack would also weaken their ability to jointly act against future pandemics and CBRN threats;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Bart GROOTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital V

V. whereas ~~the prospect of co- financing certain PESCO projects via~~PESCO and the future European Defence Fund (EDF) sha~~s led pMS to multiply their proposals, and despite the fact that this has encouraged exchanges and cooperation, not all proposals necessarily have the EU’s best strategic interest in mind~~ll be mutually reinforcing and interlinkages between them shall be further developed in order to deliver critical capabilities identified under the CDP;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Katalin CSEH, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital V

V. whereas the prospect of co- financing certain PESCO projects via the future European Defence Fund (EDF) has led pMS to multiply their proposals, and despite the fact that this has encouraged exchanges and cooperation, not all proposals necessarily have the EU’s best common strategic interest in mind;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital W

W. whereas the participation of third countries, such as the UK, in individual PESCO projects might be in the strategic interest of the E~~uropean Union, particularly in case of the United Kingdom~~U, noting that this participation can only be exceptional, decided on a case-by-case basis and at the invitation of EU Members States;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital Y

Y. whereas the governance of PESCO is led by pMS, and therefore eventually leads to the insufficient coordination and overall consistency of the projects; whereas this should constitute grounds for the extension of the mandate of the PESCO secretariat;deleted

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Bart GROOTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) encourage the pMS to switch from a strictly national focus on defence to a European one and to undertake structured efforts to increase the use of European collaborative approach as a priority, as no individual pMS alone has the potential to address identified capacity shortfalls; encourage pMS and MS more generally not to reduce their defence spending in the coming years, and especially their financial involvement in European cooperative projects in order to avoid being distanced by other global powers;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) encourage the pMS to switch from a strictly national focus on defence to a more prominent European one and to undertake structured efforts to increase the use of European collaborative approach as a priority, as no individual pMS ~~alone~~ has the potential to address identified capacity shortfalls alone;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) ensure that PESCO is effectively used as an instrument to ~~reach EU defence integration~~strengthen pMS defence capabilities and interoperability as a common goal, in line with the ambition for greater EU Strategic ~~Autonom~~Sovereignty;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) ensure that PESCO is treated as a Union institutions sui generis, as is the case with the European External Action Service (EEAS), which would require amending the Financial Regulation8 in order to include PESCO, with a specific section in the Union budget; recognise that Parliament, jointly with the Council, exercises legislative and budgetary functions, as well as functions of political control and consultation as laid down in the Treaties; _________________ 8 OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.deleted

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) ensure that PESCO, is treated as a Union institutions sui generis, as is the case with the European External Action Service (EEAS), which would require amending the Financial Regulation8 in order to include PESCO, with a specific section in the Union budgetincluded with a specific section in the Union budget, which would require amending the Financial Regulation; recognise that Parliament, jointly with the Council, exercises legislative and budgetary functions, as well as functions of political control and consultation as laid down in the Treaties; ~~_________________ 8 OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.~~

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) focus PESCO efforts on projects with a strategic ~~and integrative dimension, such as EUFOR CROC~~dimension and to those projects that contribute to the remedy of important capability and operational shortfalls, and link those to other PESCO projects in order to create additional synergies and effects of scale;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) ensure the possibility that future key land, sea, air, cyber and other platforms for the armed forces of the Member States arcan be brought under PESCO or are at least closely connected to it;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Bart GROOTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)

(ka) formulate innovative incentives to improve the interoperability and deployment of CSDP missions and operations;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

~~(l) consider, as part of the reform of the EU Battlegroup system, to bring it under PESCO in order to increase its operational capacity, modularity and agility;~~deleted

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

(m) ~~group~~support and promote the grouping of PESCO projects into capability clusters and make a distinction between strategically relevant and other projects, keeping in mind the objective of achieving a full-spectrum force package and concentrate their efforts on those having the highest potential to deliver European strategic autonomy;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

(m) group PESCO projects into capability clusters and make a distinction between strategically relevant and ~~other projects~~designated projects; review the current list of 47 projects and either cluster or cancel projects which are making insufficient progress or present insufficient mutually beneficial gain to the European Union;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Bart GROOTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

(n) promote compliance with the 20 PESCO commitments by establishing clearer definition of compliance benchmarks, and by ensuring that future project proposals must address a specific CDP priority; ensure that any reviews of project progress should be based on clear and transparent criteria, including when co-financed in the framework of EDIDP/future EDF; ensure that such criteria serve as benchmark for all Member States participating in PESCO projects;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

(q) ~~define an effective and strong project steering committee,~~ reaffirm the central role of the PESCO secretariat as a single point of contact for all projects and invite the secretariat to carry out regular situation points on the progress of projects for the benefit of all the stakeholders, including Parliament, via information collected Member State(s) in charge of project coordination;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

(t) examine the establishment of an EU Council on Defence based on the existing EDA ministerial Steering Board and the PESCO format of EU Defence Ministers, in order to guarantee the prioritisation of resources, and the effective cooperation and integration among the Member States;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Bart GROOTHUIS, Urmas PAET, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u

(u) clarify or define the link between the governance of PESCO and that of the EDF ~~and to~~in order to maximise their combined impact; involve Parliament in the ex- post control process when it comes to EDF funding of PESCO projects;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u

(u) clarify or define the link between the governance of PESCO and that of the EDF and ~~to involve~~inform Parliament in the ex- post control process when it comes to EDF funding of PESCO projects;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Katalin CSEH, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w a (new)

(wa) encourage ‘future threats’ to be at the basis of future PESCO project proposals, thus focussing on future developments which might present new security challenges to the Union;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2080(INI)

Bart GROOTHUIS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Katalin CSEH, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w b (new)

(wb) ensure that in all relevant aspects of PESCO projects, involvement and inclusion of SME’s is ensured;

2020/07/08
Committee: AFET

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas, in recent years, new multimedia channels have proliferated for the illegal distribution of live sport events, among which the illicit use of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) stands out due to its increasing volume;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the number of rightholders, intermediaries and other service providers which develop software tools able to identify illegal broadcasting of live sport events with a minimum margin of error is steadily increasing; whereas, at the same time, the reliability of notifications issued by those rightholders, intermediaries and other service providers depends on the accuracy and technical quality of the software tools they deploy to identify illegal broadcasting of live sport events;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas those rightholders, intermediaries and other service providers whose software tools are able to effectively and reliably identify illegal broadcasting of live sport events should be considered as “trusted flaggers”;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

Ec. whereas the fulfilment of quality and accuracy standards should be required in order to be legally considered as trusted flagger; whereas a certificate based on common European requirements would be the preferred option to ensure a coherent and effective recognition of trusted flaggers;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)

Ed. whereas research and innovation to develop improved software tools to identify and report illegal broadcasting of live sport events should be promoted by the Union and the Member States;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls Parliament´s resolution on a Digital Services Act (2020/2019 (INL)), which urges the Commission to ensure content hosting platforms to act expeditiously to make unavailable or remove content which is manifestly illegal;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Considers that illegal broadcasting of live sport events notified by a trusted flagger should be presumed to be manifestly illegal and therefore should be immediately rendered unavailable or removed from the platform;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls for cooperation between Member States authorities ~~and between~~, rightholders and intermediaries to be ~~enhan~~reinforced; further calls on the Commission, within its remit, to support Member States in their endeavours to improve existing infrastructure;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 1

- to improve ~~and make~~the effectiveness of the current EU legal framework on enforcement of ~~intellectual~~ property rights with regard~~ing~~ to live sport events ~~effective~~, considering ~~the~~its specific nature ~~of live sport events~~ and, in particular, its short-t~~ime~~erm value, and to base the new legal framework on the best practices within the Member States;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)

- to implement a European system establishing common criteria for the certification of "trusted flaggers";

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 2

- to clarify the existing legislation and adopt concrete measures to ensure the immediate removal or disabling of online access to illegal live sport events content identified by a trusted flagger to tackle efficiently illegal broadcast of live sport events;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 4

- to improve enforcement tools to allow for real-time take down of illegal live sport content identified by a trusted flagger, considering their need for effective notice and take down mechanisms which imply immediate measures to be taken;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 5

- to harmonise the use of swift and adaptable blocking procedures in the event of repeated violations already established allowing for real-time blocking of access to illegal online transmissions of live sport events identified by a trusted flagger, based on the model of “live” blocking orders and “dynamic injunctions”;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 6

- to ensure that the measures take into account the scope, magnitude and recurrence of the infringement and to target professional illegal transmissions identified by a trusted flagger, excluding the recording and posting of illegal amateur footage of sport events;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 8

- to complement the adaptation of the legislative framework with non-legislative measures, including ~~enhan~~reinforced cooperation between Member States authorities ~~and between~~, rightholders and intermediaries;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Without prejudice to ~~the~~ modification, s to be expected within the framework of ~~a futur~~the Digital Services Act~~, of the general rules regarding the manner in which~~ with regard to establishing general rules on tackling illegal ~~online~~ content ~~is tackled by online intermediaries , Directive 2000/31/EC (the Directive on electronic commerce) should~~online, Directive 2000/31/EC on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce in the Internal Market (e-Commerce), shall be amended orto include specific provisions ~~regarding the rights of~~for sport events´ organisers ~~should be introduced in Union legislation, in order to~~, addressing, in particular, the following:

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1

- ~~clarify the concept behind the phrase “acts~~ define the notion of “expeditiously” ~~set out~~laid down in Article 14 ~~of the Directive on electronic commerce in relation to an online intermediary, such that “expeditiously” is considered to mean “immediately from the notification of the infringement by righthold~~paragraph 1 (b) of Directive 2000/31, in such a way that “expeditiously” means acting “immediately after receipt of the infringement notification from a trusted flaggers and no later than 30 minutes after ~~the start of the sport even~~notification receipt”.;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)

- establish a common European quality and technical reliability standard for software tools deployed by rightholders, intermediaries and other service providers in order to identify illegal broadcasting of live sport events with a view to create a certification scheme for “trusted flaggers”;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 b (new)

- create the legal assumption that notifications issued by certified “trusted flaggers” are deemed to be accurate and reliable, and that the notified ongoing broadcasting is therefore presumed to be illegal and consequently would need to be rendered unavailable or removed expeditiously;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 c (new)

- establish adequate procedures for periodic evaluation and review of these certifications;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 4

- provide for support for enforcement solutions, such as private agreements among stakeholders; in this respect, the Commission should report on and assess the appropriateness and impact of creating an obligation ~~on streaming~~for online content providers to perform real-time take downs;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 4

- specify that ~~the~~ removal of the illegal ~~cont~~broadcasting of live sport events should take place immediately ~~after~~upon reception of the notice and no later than 30 minutes after ~~the event started, provided that there is no doubt about who owns the content and whether any direct~~receipt of the notification, provided that illegality of the broadcast has been notified by a trusted flagger or, in~~direct consent was given by the rightholders to make the content available to the public; strong indication~~ case of unambiguity of the rightholder; incentives should be p~~ut on~~rovided to the rightholders in order to prevent any removal of legal ~~content~~broadcasts; to that end, blocking access to or removing illegal ~~content should in principle~~broadcast shall not require blocking the access to a server that hosts legal services and content;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 5

- ~~enhan~~reinforce cooperation between Member States’ authorities, including by way of exchange of data and best practices and creating a network of national authorities; the Commission should assess the added-value of appointing an independent administrative authority in each Member State that would have a role to play in the enforcement system, especially in the case of swift enforcement, such as for online piracy of live sport content;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2073(INL)

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 6

- ~~enhan~~reinforce the cooperation between intermediaries and rightholders, including by promoting the conclusion of Memoranda of Understanding that could provide for a specific notice and action procedure;

2020/12/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2072(INL)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Karen MELCHIOR, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)

- whereas the independence, quality and efficiency of national justice systems are crucial for the achievement of effective justice in civil, commercial and administrative cases for citizens and businesses; whereas the EU Justice Scoreboard provides substantive data on these parameters and represents a tool of comparison;

2020/07/17
Committee: JURI

2020/2072(INL)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Karen MELCHIOR, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)

- whereas according to Article 6 of the Treaty of the European Union, the Union recognises the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (The Charter), which shall have the same legal value as the Treaties; whereas under the guidance of the European Court of Justice, the Charter is applied by Member States’ judicial authorities only when implementing European legislation, however, it is important for the fostering of a common legal, judicial and rule of law culture that the rights as enshrined in the Charter are always taken into account including in civil and administrative proceedings;

2020/07/17
Committee: JURI

2020/2072(INL)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Karen MELCHIOR, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Invites the Commission as Guardian of the Treaties to further substantiate its annual reporting on the application of the Charter by establishing a monitoring exercise and dialogue with the Member States within the framework of the future Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights with the aim of ensuring that national legislative and judicial measures and practices with regards to civil, administrative, commercial and procedural law are aligned with the provisions of the Charter;

2020/07/17
Committee: JURI

2020/2072(INL)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Karen MELCHIOR, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that an independent and impartial judiciary is an indispensable cornerstone of the rule of law; highlights that the requirement that courts be independent is of the essence to the fundamental right to effective judicial protection and a fair trial and to ensure that all rights deriving from Union law are protected; reiterates its call to replace the existing partially applicable instruments for monitoring of those matters, such as the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism for Romania and Bulgaria, with a thorough and harmonised analysis applicable to all Member States; stresses that every national court is also a European court when applying Union law; is worried that recent attacks on the rule of law have mainly consisted of attempts to jeopardise judicial independence;

2020/07/17
Committee: JURI

2020/2072(INL)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Karen MELCHIOR, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that preliminary rulings clarify the manner in which the law of the European Union is to be applied; considers that recourse to this procedure allows for uniform interpretation and implementation of the European legislation; Highlights the potential of judicial training for improving the dialogue between national courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union, particularly through the use of references for a preliminary ruling and the interaction between the principles of subsidiarity and primacy of Union law;

2020/07/17
Committee: JURI

2020/2072(INL)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Karen MELCHIOR, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points to the complementarity that should exist between the EU Justice Scoreboard, which allows for an overview comparison between Member States' judicial systems, and the Annual Monitoring Report on Union Values as an in-depth qualitative mapping of the concrete situation in each Member State;

2020/07/17
Committee: JURI

2020/2072(INL)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Karen MELCHIOR, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that addressing persisting gender, ethnic and cultural gaps in in the composition and structure of Member States’ judicial systems is necessary to enhance their quality, effectiveness and independence.

2020/07/17
Committee: JURI

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that Europe and Africa are in close geographical proximity, have strong historical and cultural ties and are being brought ever closer by the increase in trade and shared challenges, which call for a continental-African approach and result- oriented use of EU resources ensuring transparency and monitoring procedures;

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

Katalin CSEH, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that stable democratic institutions, free and fair elections, education and literacy improvement, promoting gender equality, and the protection of vulnerable groups are all prerequisites of development and must be at the heart of EU-Africa cooperation.

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Highlights that Africa is disproportionately affected by the adverse impacts of climate change; notes that it is our common responsibility to introduce measures to fight climate change through promoting climate proofing of investments, adaptation, decentralised access to renewable energy, and climate mitigation in the African continent;

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU, Katalin CSEH, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that Africa is still undergoing the process of integration at regional, continental and international level and that as yet 54 African countries remain divided and diversified in areas of key strategic importance to the EU, such as meeting internationally recognised standards and practices in trade, human rights, sustainable development and positioning in international organisations; calls on the EU to forge a stronger partnership between the EU and the African Union to tackle global common challenges, by focusing on strategic areas such as digital transformation and climate diplomacy, under the principle of common and differentiated responsibilities; urges the EU to continue its support to the integration process in Africa through the AU, namely by supporting the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Katalin CSEH, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the European Investment Bank to immediately strengthen its tax justice regime through ensuring that supported projects in Africa or companies with aggressive or harmful tax planning are forced to disclose information about their sales, assets, the number of employees, profits and tax payments in each country of operation.

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 9 March 2020 entitled ‘Towards a comprehensive strategy with Africa’ (JOIN(2020)0004); ~~calls for strong~~Underlines the need to adopt, within the Africa-EU partnership, a coordinated and comprehensive approach, both between the EU-AU and among the EU and its Member States, as provided for by Article 210 TFEU; calls on the EU to step up this joint perspective in view of the next EU- Africa Summit to be held in October2 020; calls for a strong, coherent and constant EU engagement in the security, stability and development of Africa;

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Bernard GUETTA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines that Africa's future relies in the hands of its young generation; calls the EU to support concrete initiatives for the empowerment of youth and women in its renewed EU- Africa strategy ensuring their active involvement in decision-making processes of civic and political life.

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Bernard GUETTA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that the EU is among the first to bear the costs of all destructive policies employed against African nations, while other players, especially China and Russia, are focused only on their own benefits at the expense of African sovereignty and European security; calls the European Commission to take it into account in its EU-Africa strategy and to raise this issue at the future EU-China Summit;

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Urmas PAET, Katalin CSEH, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that the EU ~~is among the first to bear the costs of all destructive policies employed against~~should also focus on a political and normative partnership in terms of strengthening the multilateral system and the international rule-based order together with African ~~nation~~states, while other players, especially China and Russia, are focused on~~ly on their own benefits at the expense of African sovereignty and European security;~~ a growing unilateralism.

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls that the extractive sector plays an important role in the economies of numerous African countries and is linked to an unequal resource interdependence with Europe, which should be rectified by addressing the issue by of illicit outflows of tax revenue and royalties in the extractive sector through the EU Transparency Directive and Accounting Directive;

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Bernard GUETTA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Notes with concern that the EU’s open procurement rules are not always reciprocated, which often distorts competition at the expense of European companies operating in Africa; considers that “price only” tenders lack sufficient conditionality concerning labour and environmental standards and favour state sponsored actors;

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Shares the opinion that the matter of the security of Africa should be transferred into the hands of Africans and that the EU should assist its African partners in the successful accomplishment of this ultimate goal.Recalls that the fight against terrorism is a common priority; calls the EU to continue its efforts to assist its African partners throughout its military operations and civilian missions and support for initiatives coming from the AU, regional organizations such as ECOWAS or G5 Sahel; encourages Member States to participate in EU missions and operations and in bilateral efforts; insists on the importance of the establishment of the European Peace Facility in order to provide a more comprehensive assistance to African partners in regions affected by terrorism;

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Urmas PAET, Katalin CSEH, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Shares the opinion that the matter of the security of Africa should be transferred into the hands of Africans and that the EU should ~~assis~~support its African partners in the successful accomplishment of this ultimate goal, with a special focus in dialogue and peace-building solutions.

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Urmas PAET, Katalin CSEH, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Highlights that the socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 could have a grievous impact on African States; urges the Council, the EEAS and EU Member States to support to their multilateral partners in order to take more action on debt relief for African countries as well as to explore viable solutions to come to a humanitarian economic sanctions’ relief on a case by case basis within the context of COVID-19.

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2041(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Bernard GUETTA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need to strengthen the cooperation on migration, based on the respect for human rights and international law; calls on the EU to target its policies to tackle the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement, improving the return rates and to help African partners to fight against smuggling networks and human trafficking;

2020/07/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2027(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. (new) whereas, according to Article 191(1) of the TFEU. Union policy on the environment must contribute to the pursuit of objectives, such as protecting the health of its citizens, protecting and improving the quality of the environment, promoting the prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources, and promoting measures at international level to address global or regional environmental problems;

2020/12/18
Committee: JURI

2020/2027(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-A a. whereas Article 37of the Charter of Fundamental Rights requires that a high level of environmental protection and the improvement of the quality of the environment be integrated into the policies of the Union and ensured in accordance with the principle of sustainable development;

2020/12/18
Committee: JURI

2020/2027(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU’s coordinated environmental strategy must encourages cooperation and ensures that EU policies are consistent with each other;

2020/12/18
Committee: JURI

2020/2027(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. (new) whereas responsible business conduct implies that companies take due consideration of environmental concerns;

2020/12/18
Committee: JURI

2020/2027(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. (new)whereas the current definitions of ´´environmental damage´´ and ´´operator´´ applied under the ELD were subject to different analysis which highlighted difficulties in their interpretation; whereas the concept of the ´´significance of the threshold´´ is vague and difficult to implement;

2020/12/18
Committee: JURI

2020/2027(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. (new) whereas the availability of financial security instruments has significantly increased since the adaption of the ELD;

2020/12/18
Committee: JURI

2020/2027(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. (new) Believes that the revised framework should provide for increased best practice sharing among Member States;

2020/12/18
Committee: JURI

2020/2027(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Believes that most definitions in the ELD ~~should be further clarifi~~, such as environmental damage and operator, should be further clarified, and where appropriate extended to make the directive fair and clear to all stakeholders and to keep pace with the rapid evolution of pollutants; welcomes therefore the current efforts to develop a common understanding document (CUD) on key ELD definitions and concepts; regrets, however, that the Commission and the ELD government expert groups did not reach an agreement on its format, meaning that the CUD remains a document produced by the consultancy which was hired by the Commission to support the implementation of the 2017-2020 Multi- annual ELD Work Programme;

2020/12/18
Committee: JURI

2020/2027(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. (new) Highlights that the cost of environmental damage for the operators responsible can be reduced through the use of financial security instruments; notes, however that the ELD does not provide for mandatory financial security system;

2020/12/18
Committee: JURI

2020/2027(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Asks the Commission to ~~look into the possibility of~~ introduc~~ing~~e a mandatory financial security system (covering insurance, bank guarantees, company pools, securities and bonds or funds) for obligations which fall under strict liability with a maximum threshold per case, aiming to prevent taxpayers from having to bear the costs resulting from remediation of environmental damage; asks the Commission, in addition, to develop a harmonised EU methodology for calculating the maximum liability threshold, taking into account the activity and the impact on the environment;

2020/12/18
Committee: JURI

2020/2027(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is of the opinion that in predefined cases of extremely widespread pollution, not just environmental liability instruments, but a multitude of instruments, including administrative measures, financial penalties and in some cases criminal prosecution, should be applied to remedy the problem;

2020/12/18
Committee: JURI

2020/2027(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. (new) Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of introducing instruments aimed at increasing access to justice for victims and NGOs, such as rapid claim mechanisms;

2020/12/18
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that the current legal framework at Union and national level is insufficient to support a strong pan- European civil society, the existence of which is necessary for democracy; thus, identifies the need to introduce a new legal form, namely that of European Association, including rules on its establishment, transparency and accountability and governance;

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that due to the lack of ~~harmonisation~~approximation of national practices, NPOs that operate across Europe often face disproportionate fees, formalities, and administrative and other hurdles~~, in particular when they rely on cross-border financing~~;

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the lack of ~~harmonisation~~approximation of practices also leads to an uneven playing field due to the different market conditions and other obstacles that NPOs face in different Member States, for example when opening bank accounts, or hiring staff or accessing public benefit measures and schemes, or benefitting certain financial or tax treatment;

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the Member States to regularly provide disaggregated data and the Commission to create reliable and frequently updated statistical resources, to be included in Eurostat on cross-border activities and contributions, especially with regard to the single market for philanthropy;

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Regrets that the Commission and the Member States have not brought forward legislation to ~~harmonise the situ~~ensure free flow of capital and freedom of association ofor associations and NPOs throughout the EU nor established a statute for a European association despite several attempts, and numerous calls by civil society;

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that, due to their particular character, the proposed legal instruments ~~are to refrain from~~shall not have an impact on the regulatingon of political parties; furthermore, recalls that the Union respects the status of churches, religious organisations or communities, as well as philosophical or non-confessional organisations under national law; underlines that this does not preclude organisations that only draw from a religious, philosophical or non- confessional inspiration such as faith-based charitable NPOs, from benefitting from the scope of these proposals; points out that trade unions in several Member States are given a special beneficial status and should therefore be given a choice to make use of the provisions under the proposed instruments;

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasizes that NPOs are instrumental for democracy and policy making at all levels; ~~condemns attempts to depoliticise NPOs, such as by refusing or challenging their status as public benefit organisation where their activities are not meant to benefit one particular party~~reiterates that NPOs have the freedom of participating in matters of political or public debate through their objectives or activities;

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Maintains that regulation will only benefit European civil society if NPOs can make use of adequate and easily accessible funding both at national and at European level; points out that public financing of NPOs, is important since they have less access to income from profit-making activities; points out that the own funds requirement should be limited and non- monetary contributions of NPOs counted ~~as such.~~ as such; Points out however that it is equally important for NPOs to provide relevant information to the public; further reminds that increasing transparency in respect of financing is to be considered an overriding reason in the public interest where civil society organisations have a significant influence on public life and public debate, warranting such financing to be subject to measures intended to ensure its transparency, rather than applying transparency measures indiscriminately, as pointed out by the Court of Justice of the European Union1a. __________________ 1a Judgment of the Court of Justice of 18 June 2020, European Commission v Hungary, C-78/18

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to recognise and promote the public benefit activities of associations and NPOs by ~~harmonis~~streamlining the public benefit status across the EU, also with regard to tax benefits for them and their benefactors, where such benefits exist under national legislation;

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Part I – recital 2

(2) European cooperation across borders between citizens and representative associations is essential for creating an overarching European civil society and fostering free and active citizenship, which is an important element of European democracy and European integration in line with Article 11 and Article 15 of the Treaty on European Union.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Part I – 4

(4) Directive .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council (the ‘Minimum Standards Directive’) is aimed at approximating the laws of the Member States to provide minimum standards and protection an enabling environment, which facilitates non-profit organisations in carrying out their work and exchanging best practices.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – recital 8

(8) According to the judgment of the Court of Justice1 , Article 63 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and Articles 7, 8 and 12 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) protect non-profit organisations against discriminatory, unnecessary and unjustified restrictions to access to resources and the free movement of capital within the Union . This also concerns the ability to seek, secure and use resources of both domestic and foreign origin, which is essential to the existence and operation of any legal entity. Restrictions can be imposed for legitimate aims, such as in the interests of national security, public safety or public order, but should be proportionate to the objective of protecting such interests, and the least intrusive means of achieving the desired objective. This concerns, among others, restrictions deriving from rules on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, which are applied in accordance with the principles of necessity and proportionality, having regard in particular to risk-assessment obligations under international and Union law. Therefore, Member States cannot apply unreasonable, overly intrusive or disruptive measures, ~~including reporting requirements~~ placing an excessive or costly burden on organisations. __________________ 1 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 18 June 2020, European Commission v Hungary, C-78/18, ECLI:EU:C:2020:476.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – recital 13

(13) A European Association might wish to distinguish between different categories of members, in order to grant voting rights only to full members, while acknowledging associated members that support the cause, without the right to vote, and/or honorary members exempt from the obligation of paying a membership fee, but with voting rights. The categorisation of members should not lead to unjustified discrimination, in particular on the basis of citizenship or country of registered office.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 2 – point 6

6. ‘member’ means a natural or legal person that voluntarily and intentionally applied to join an association to support its objectives and activities, and that was admitted into the association based on that association’s statutes. Where an association is formed as the result of conversion or merger, the willingness of membership can be conclusively assumed.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. A European Associations Authority () shall hereby be des~~tablished~~ignated under the auspices of the European Commission or the Fundamental Rights Agency.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 5 – paragraph 2

2. The European Associations Authority shall be des~~tablish~~ignated as a body of the Union and shall have legal personality.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 5 – paragraph 4

4. The European Associations Authority shall be composed of the head of the competent supervisory authority of each Member State, or their respective representatives~~, two members representing European civil society, and two members representing academia~~ and three representatives appointed by the European Commission. Where more than one supervisory authority is responsible in a Member State for supervising the application of this Regulation, a joint representative shall be appointed in accordance with that Member State’s law.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 5 – paragraph 7

7. The Commission and the European Parliament shall have the right to participate in the activities and meetings of the European Associations Authority, without voting rights. The Commission shall designate up to two representatives, the Parliament shall designate up to five representativesEuropean Associations Authority shall be accountable to the European Parliament and to the Council.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f

(f) the conditions and procedures for the admission, suspension, expulsion and resignation of members;

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 10 – paragraph 2

2. Registration shall occur via a standardised registration procedure to be developed and set up by the European Associations Authority. The registration procedure shall be electronic and ~~free of charge and~~ shall allow applicants to use the official language or one of the official languages of the Member State where the European Association has its registered office. The European Associations Authority and national supervisory authorities shall make it possible to register by non-digital means for the citizens who wish to do so.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 14 – paragraph 2

2. The Board shall be elected by the General Assembly, in accordance with the statutes. Information on the composition of the Board shall be made available within 6 months from the date of the election to the national supervisory authority, which shall inform the European Associations Authority. Any further changes to the composition shall be reflected within the same provision. Such information shall be made publicly available by the European Association.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 14 – paragraph 7

7. The Board shall, once a year, draw up a report on the ~~accounts and~~ activities of the European Association, which it shall transmit to the national supervisory authority and to the European Associations Authority. Such annual report shall also be made publicly available by the European Association.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 14 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. The Board shall, once a year, draw up a report on the accounts and the funding received by the European Association, which it shall disclose to the national supervisory authority and to the European Associations Authority. Such annual report shall also be made publicly available by the European Association. The annual report shall, insofar as this meets the objective of general interest with regards to the objectives and activities of the European Association, include description of the funding received during the previous calendar year, information on the origin and value of credits, bank loans, donations or uncompensated receipt of cash or property, funding provided by national, regional or local bodies or companies with governmental or municipal capital participation, funding provided by political parties, corporate funding, as well as funding received under the European Structural and Investment funds, from other European instruments or international financial institutions. The reporting and transparency obligations with regard to financing shall not lead to a difference in treatment or any limitations to the rights or obligations of the European Association, based on the sources of the funding, its objectives or activities.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 15 – paragraph 8

8. Every member shall have the right to participate in the General Assembly~~, to speak and to submit motions~~ and to speak.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 15 – paragraph 9

9. Members’ right to vote and to submit motions in the General Assembly shall be exercised in accordance with the European Association’s statutes.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 15 – paragraph 11

11. Decisions by the General Assembly on ordinary matters shall be taken as a rule by a majority of the votes of the members present or represented. ~~Each member shall have one vo~~The distribution of votes would be performed in a fair manner, in accordance with the rules set in the European Association’s statutes.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. The text of the adopted statutes shall be made available within 6 months from the date of their adoption to the national supervisory authority, which shall inform the European Associations Authority. Any adopted changes to the Statutes shall be reflected within the same provision. Such information shall be made publicly available by the European Association.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint j

(j) education ~~and training~~, training and youth involvement;

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. European Associations shall be subject to reporting and public disclosure obligations with regard to the composition of Board of directors, provisions of the statutes and financing, insofar as this meets the objective of general interest, with regards to its objectives and activities. Such reporting and public disclosure obligations shall not lead to any difference of treatment or limitation of the rights and obligations of the European Association regardless of desirability of its purpose or sources of financing.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

The information referred to in the first subparagraph shall accompany the annual report on the activities and the annual report on accounts and financing and foreseeable prospects of the European Association’s affairs that the Board shall transmit to the national supervisory authority and the European Associations Authority pursuant to Article 14(7), (7a) of this Regulation.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part I – Article 24 – paragraph 3

3. The European Associations Authority shall review the recommendation communicated pursuant to paragraph 3 within 30 calendar days. Following such review, if it disagrees with the recommendation, the European Association Authority may refer it back to the supervisory authority with reasoned recommendations ~~to reconsider~~.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – recital 11

(11) It is necessary at Union level to build on existing standards and guidance to establish minimum standards in line with the freedom of association and the free flow of capital, for non-profit organisations, aimed at ensuring a uniform level of protection and a level playing field for all non-profit organisations established in the Union, in order to secure an enabling environment in which these organisations can contribute without hindrances to the functioning of the internal market.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – recital 12

(12) This Directive approximates the laws of the Member States as regards certain aspects of the formation, registration, operations, financing, reporting and cross-border activities of non-profit organisations.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – recital 27

(27) Non-profit organisations should have the freedom to seek, receive and use financial, material and human resources, whether domestic, foreign or international, for the pursuit of their activities. Non-profit organisations across the Union have reported increasingly difficult access to resources including public funding and there are concerns in an increasing number of Member States as regards the proportionality of strict rules being adopted on non-profit organisations’ access to foreign funding. Philanthropic organizations have further reported difficulties in providing donations or grants in some cases. It is therefore necessary to establish principles and standards on non- profit organisations’ financing, including as regards access to and use of private resources and public funding, the pursuit of economic activities and the obligation not to unduly restrict cross-border financing in line with Treaty rules on free movement of capital, so that national legislation and EU policy facilitates cross-border philanthropy in line with EU fundamental rights and free flow of capital.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – recital 28

(28) According to the judgment of the Court of Justice of 18 June 2020 in case C- 78/18, European Commission v Hungary11 , Article 63 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and Articles 7, 8 and 12 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) protect non-profit organisations against discriminatory, unnecessary and unjustified restrictions to access to resources and the free movement of capital within the Union . This also concerns the ability to seek, secure and use resources of both domestic and foreign origin, which is essential to the existence and operation of any legal entity. Restrictions can be imposed for legitimate aims, such as in the interests of national security, public safety or public order, but should be proportionate to the objective of protecting such interests, and the least intrusive means of achieving the desired objective. This concerns, among others, restrictions deriving from rules on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, which are applied in accordance with the principles of necessity and proportionality, having regard in particular to risk-assessment obligations under international and Union law. Therefore, Member States should not apply unreasonable, overly intrusive or disruptive measures, ~~including~~placing an excessive or costly burden on organisations. With a view of respo~~rting requirements placing an excessive or costly burden on~~nding to the public interest in providing transparency, particularly with regard to organisations that have an influence on public life and public debate, they shall be subject to reporting and public disclosure obligations with regard to their governance representatives, provisions of the statutes and financing. Such reporting and public disclosure obligations shall not lead to any limitation of the rights and obligations of the organisations. __________________ 11 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 18 June 2020, European Commission v Hungary, C-78/18, ECLI:EU:C:2020:476.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – recital 28 a (new)

(28a) The practice of the European Court of Justice(ECJ) recognises the application of the free movement of capital to philanthropic funds and continues to interpret the fundamental freedoms guaranteed under the European Treaties along with ensuring that the principle of non-discrimination applies to donors and public benefit organisations in the EU, while examining tax treatment of public benefit entities and their donors2a. National legislation however continues to discriminate or imply costly and burdensome procedures to non-national organization, amounting to a conflict between national systems and EU law. __________________ 2a Stauffer:C-386/04 Centro di Musicologia Walter Stauffer/Finanzamt München fürKörperschaften [2006] ECR I-8203; Hein-Persche: C-318/07 Hein Persche/FinanzamtLüdenscheid [2009] ECR I-359 and Missionswerk: C-25/10 Missionswerk WernerHeukelbach eV/Belgien [2011] 2 C.M.L.R. 35.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 1

This Directive is aimed at providing a common set of measures for non-profit organisations established in the Union in order to secure an enabling environment in which it is possible for these organisations to contribute to the functioning of the internal market. It approximates the laws of the Member States as regards certain aspects of the objectives and activities, registration, operations, financing, reporting and cross-border activities of non-profit organisations.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that no discrimination based on nationality derives from national laws, regulations or administrative practices regulating non- profit organisations, including their formation, registration, operations, financing, financial and tax treatment or tax relief measures and cross-border activities.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure the simplification, to the extent possible, of national laws, regulations or administrative practices regulating the formation, registration, operations, financing, reporting obligations and cross-border activities of non-profit organisations, in order to eliminate any obstacles which affect the ability of legal or natural persons or groups of such persons, regardless of their nationality, to establish, register or operate in its territory a non-profit organisation.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the application of national laws, regulations or administrative practices regulating the formation, registration, operations, financing, reporting obligations and cross- border activities of non-profit organisations established, registered or operating in its territory is undertaken by a designated regulatory authority whose powers and functions shall be clearly defined by law and exercised in accordance with the principle of good administration, including as regards the right to have one’s affairs handled impartially, fairly and within a reasonable time.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that non- profit organisations found to be in violation of national laws, regulations or administrative practices regulating the formation, registration, operations, financing and cross-border activities of non-profit organisations be provided with adequate notice about the alleged violation and be given ~~ample~~ opportunity to correct infractions of an administrative nature.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 7 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that oversight and supervision of non-profit organisations is undertaken by designated supervisory authorities whose powers and functions shall be clearly defined by law and exercised with independence, free of political interference and in accordance with the ~~right~~ principle to good administration, including as regards the grounds for possible inspections and audits, the procedures, duration and scope of inspections and audits and the powers of inspecting and auditing officers.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 7 – paragraph 5

5. Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that comprehensive and easily understandable information is available to the public as to the national laws, regulations or administrative practices regulating the formation, registration, operations, financing, reporting obligations and cross- border activities of non-profit organisations established, registered or operating in its territory, as well as the competence, procedures and functioning of the competent regulatory and supervisory authorities. ~~This shall include making available such information in a language the natural or legal person concerned understands or is reasonably supposed to understand.~~

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that non-profit organisations, their founders, directors, staff, members and all persons seeking to exercise rights related to the formation, registration, operations, financing, reporting obligations and cross- border activities of non-profit organisations established, registered or operating in its territory have access to effective complaint mechanisms before a competent independent authority such as an ombudsperson ~~or the national human rights institution~~ in order to seek assistance to assert their rights.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 11 – paragraph 3

3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, non- profit organisations ~~may~~shall be required to disclose and make public, inby their statutes or by ~~other means~~means of annual reporting, further information on their operations, functioning ~~or financing, insofar as this is necessary to genuinely meet an objective of general interest, subject to the principle of proportionality in particular~~, governance representatives and financing, insofar as this meets the objective of general interest, with regards to the objectives and activities of the organisation. Disclosing the members lists of membership-based non-profit organizations shall not be required by state authorities, unless required for the purpose of a criminal investigation concerning criminal offences punishable by a custodial sentence of a maximum of at least one year.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 14 – paragraph 1

~~1. Member States shall ensure that formal registration is not a precondition for the formation or operations of non- profit organisations established or operating in its territory.~~deleted

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – subpoint j

(j) education ~~and~~, training and youth engagement;

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 21 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall remove any obstacles that affect the ability of non- profit organisations established, registered or operating in their territory to solicit, receive, dispose of or donate any resources, including financial, in-kind and material, or solicit or receive human resources, from or to any source including domestic, foreign or international entities, be it public bodies, private individuals or private bodies, that asset allocation across borders is not accompanied by additional bureaucratic burdens and that generating profit for reinvestment in charitable projects is enabled.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 23 – paragraph 1

1. In accordance with Union rules on the free movement of capital, Member States shall ensure that non-profit organisations established, registered or operating in their territory suffer no disadvantage as a direct or indirect consequence of soliciting or receiving funding from European natural or legal persons outside their territory.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Pursuant to art. 11 (3) a yearly report on the accounts of the non-profit organisations shall be made public, including information on the funding received during the previous calendar year, information on the origin and value of funding, credits, bank loans and donations or uncompensated receipt of cash or property.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part II – Article 25 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall ensure that reporting and transparency obligations applicable to non-profit organisations pursuant to national laws, regulations and administrative practices do not lead to a difference in treatment or any limitations to the rights or obligations of the organisation, based on the sources of the organisation’s funding, its objectives or activities.

2021/10/12
Committee: JURI

2020/2026(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

2020/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that under the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, designed and adopted in order to ensure the absence of a hard border on the island of Ireland while protecting the integrity of the Single market after the end of the transition period the UK, while being a third country, will have the task of implementing parts of the Union Customs Code, which will require unprecedented structures to be set up even before the end of the transition period, necessitating due consideration for the issue of proper implementation and enforcement; calls on the Commission to carry out efficient checks and controls; expresses concern at the repeated refusal expressed by the British authorities to authorize the opening of a permanent office for EU officials in Belfast to monitor the good implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland; notes that the term goods ‘at risk of subsequently being moved into the Union’ used in Article 5 of that Protocol ~~is unclear and~~ depends on subsequent decisions of the Joint Committee which are exempt from formal European Parliament scrutiny; requests to be kept fully informed on the application of that Article and any proposals for decisions of the Joint Committee in that regard;

2020/05/28
Committee: AFET INTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – point ii

(ii) relevant tax matters, including the fight against tax evasion and avoidance ~~and~~, money laundering and terrorism financing;

2020/05/28
Committee: AFET INTA

2020/2023(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jérémy DECERLE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Svenja HAHN, Christophe GRUDLER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Samira RAFAELA, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicola DANTI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Morten PETERSEN, Barry ANDREWS, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – point iv

(iv) environmental protection and climate change related standards, the promotion of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals; the Parties' commitments to international agreements to tackle climate change including those which implement the United-Nations Framework Conventions on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement; enforceable midterm commitments to tackle climate change; the implementation by the UK of a system of carbon pricing of at least the same scope and effectiveness as provided for by the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the same principles regarding the use of external credits by the end of the transition period should apply;

2020/05/28
Committee: AFET INTA

2020/2023(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jérémy DECERLE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Svenja HAHN, Christophe GRUDLER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Samira RAFAELA, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicola DANTI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Morten PETERSEN, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – point v

(v) a high-level of protection and product sanitary quality in food sector for consumers;

2020/05/28
Committee: AFET INTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recalls that this is contrary to the provisions of the Political Declaration, which envisages an ambitious, broad, deep and flexible partnership in the field of foreign policy, security and defence and contains a part dedicated specifically to the EU-UK future security partnership, and to which the UK has agreed;

2020/05/28
Committee: AFET INTA

E. whereas ~~Artificial Intelligence (~~certain AI)-systems present significant legal challenges for the existing liability framework and could lead to situations, in which their opacity could make it extremely expensive or even impossible to identify who was in control of the risk associated with the AI-system or which code or input has ultimately caused the harmful operation;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. Whereas the diversity of AI applications and the diverse range of risks the technology poses complicates finding a single solution suitable for the entire spectrum of risks; whereas, in this respect, an approach should be adopted in which experiments, pilots and regulatory sandboxes are used to come up with proportional and evidence-based solutions that address specific situations and sectors where needed;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas the future regulatory framework needs to take into consideration all the interests at stake; whereas careful examination of the consequences of any new regulatory framework on all actors in an impact assessment should be a prerequisite for further legislative steps; whereas the crucial role of SMEs and start-ups especially in the European economy justifies a strictly proportionate approach to enable them to develop and innovate;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas, on the other hand, the victims of damages caused by AI-systems need to have a right to redress and full compensation of the damages and the harms that they have suffered;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that there is no need for a complete revision of the well-functioning liability regimes but that the complexity, connectivity, opacity, vulnerability and autonomy of AI-systems, as well as the multitude of actors involved, nevertheless represent a significant challenge; considers that specific adjustments are necessary to avoid a situation in which persons who suffer harm or whose property is damaged end up without compensation;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that all physical or virtual activities, devices or processes that are driven by AI-systems may technically be the direct or indirect cause of harm or damage, yet are always the result of someone building, deploying or interfering with the systems; notes in this respect that it is not necessary to give legal personality to AI-systems; is of the opinion that the opacity and autonomy of AI-systems could make it in practice very difficult or even impossible to trace back specific harmful actions of the AI-systems to specific human input or to decisions in the design; recalls that, in accordance with widely- accepted liability concepts, one is nevertheless able to circumvent this obstacle by making the persons who create, maintain or control the risk associated with the AI-system, accountable;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that the Product Liability Directive (PLD) has proven to be an effective means of getting compensation for harm triggered by a defective product; hence, notes that it should also be used with regard to civil liability claims against the producer of a defective AI-system, when the AI-system qualifies as a product under that Directive; ~~if l~~Legislative adjustments to the PLD are necessary, and they should be discussed during a review of that Directive; ~~is of the opinion that, for the purpose of legal certainty throughout the Union, the ‘backend operator’ should fall under the same liability rules as the producer, manufacturer and developer;~~

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers it, therefore, appropriate for this report to focus on civil liability claims against the ~~deploye~~operator of an AI- system; affirms that the ~~deploye~~operator’s liability is justified by the fact that he or she is controlling athe risks associated with the AI- system, comparable to an owner of a car or pet; ~~considers that due to the AI-system’s complexity and connectivity, the deployer will be in many cases the first visible contact point for the affected person;~~

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

Liability of the ~~deploye~~operator

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Opines that liability rules involving the ~~deploye~~operator should in principle cover all operations of AI-systems, no matter where the operation takes place and whether it happens physically or virtually; remarks that operations in public spaces that expose many third persons to a risk constitute, however, cases that require further consideration; considers that the potential victims of harm or damage are often not aware of the operation and regularly do not have contractual liability claims against the ~~deploye~~operator; notes that when harm or damage materialises, such third persons would then only have a fault-liability claim, and they might find it difficult to prove the fault of the ~~deploye~~operator of the AI-system;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers it appropriate to define the ~~deploye~~operator as the person who dexercidses on the use of the AI-system, who exercises control over the risk and who benefits from its operation; considers that exercising control means any action of the deployer that affects the manner of the operation from start to finish or thata degree of control over a risk connected with the operation and functioning of the AI-system and benefits from its operation; considers that exercising control means any action of the operator that influences the operation of the AI-system and thus the extent to which it exposes third parties to its potential risks; considers that these actions could impact the operation from start to finish by determining the input, output or results, or changes specific functions or processes within the AI- system;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that there could be situations in which there is more than one ~~deploye~~operator, for example a backend and frontend operator; considers that in that event, all ~~deploye~~operators should be jointly and severally liable while having the right to recourse proportionally against each other, reflecting the level of control each party has over the materialized risk;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises that the type of AI- system the ~~deploye~~operator is exercising control over is a determining factor; notes that an AI-system that entails a high risk potentially endangers the general public to a much higher degree; considers that, based on the legal challenges that AI-systems pose to the existing liability regimes, it seems reasonable to set up a strict liability regime for those high-risk AI-systems;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that an AI-system presents a high risk when its autonomous operation involves a significant potential to cause harm to one or more persons, in a manner that is random and ~~impossible to predict in advanc~~goes beyond what can reasonably be expected from its intended use; considers that the significance of the potential depends on the interplay between the severity of possible harm, the likelihood that the risk materializes and the manner in which the AI-system is being used;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recommends that all high-risk AI- systems be listed in an Annex to the proposed Regulation; recognises that, given the rapid technological ~~change~~developments and the required technical expertise, it should be up to the Commission to review that Annex every six months and if necessary, amend it through a delegated act; believes that the Commission should ~~closely cooperate with~~be informed by a newly formed standing committee similar to the existing Standing Committee on Precursors or the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles, which include national experts of the Member States and stakeholders; considers that the balanced membership of the ‘High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence’ could serve as an example for the formation of the group of stakeholders;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that ~~in line with strict liability systems of the Member States,~~ the proposed Regulation should ~~only~~ cover harm to the important legally protected rights such as life, health, physical integrity ~~and~~, property and significant immaterial harm resulting in economic loss, and should set out the amounts and extent of compensation as well as the limitation period;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Determines that all activities, devices or processes driven by AI-systems that cause harm or damage but are not listed in the Annex to the proposed Regulation should remain subject to fault- based liability; believes that the affected person should nevertheless benefit from a presumption of fault of the ~~deploye~~operator;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Is of the opinion that, based on the significant potential to cause harm and by taking Directive 2009/103/EC7 into account, all ~~deploye~~operators of high-risk AI- systems listed in the Annex to the proposed Regulation should hold liability insurance; considers that such a mandatory insurance regime for high-risk AI-systems should cover the amounts and the extent of compensation laid down by the proposed Regulation; _________________ 7 OJ L 263, 7.10.2009, p. 11.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that a European compensation mechanism, funded with public money, is not the right way to fill potential insurance gaps; considers that bearing the good experience with regulatory sandboxes in the fintech sector in mind, it should be up to the insurance market to adjust existing products or create new insurance cover for the numerous sectors and various different technologies, producta lack of data of the risks associated with AI-systems make it difficult for the insurance sector to come up with adapted or new insurance products; considers that leaving the development of a mandatory insurance entirely to the market is likely to result in a one size fits all approach with disproportionate high prices and the wrong incentives, stimulating operators to opt for the cheapest insurance rather than for the best coverage; considers that the Commission should work closely with the insurance sector to see how data and innovative models can~~d services that involve AI-systems;~~ be used to create the insurances that offer adequate coverage for an affordable price.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part A – paragraph 1 – indent 2

- New legal challenges posed by the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI)- systems have to be addressed by establishing maximal legal certainty for the producer, the ~~deploye~~operator, the affected person and any other third party.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 1

(2) Especially at the beginning of the life cycle of new products and services, there is a certain degree of risk for the user as well as for third persons that something does not function properly. This process of trial-and-error is at the same time a key enabler of technical progress without which most of our technologies would not exist. So far, the accompanying risks of new products and services have been ~~properly~~ mitigated by strong product safety legislation and ~~liability rules~~they need to continue to be properly implemented and reviewed where necessary.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 3

(3) The rise of Artificial intelligence (AI) however presents a significant challenge for the existing liability frameworks. Using AI-systems in our daily life will lead to situations in which their opacity (“black box” element) and the multitude of actors who intervene in their life-cycle makes it extremely expensive or even impossible to identify who was in control of the risk of using the AI-system in question or which code or input has caused the harmful operation. This difficulty is even compounded by the connectivity between an AI-system and other AI-systems and non-AI-systems, by its dependency on external data, by its vulnerability to cybersecurity breaches as well as by the increasing autonomy of AI- systems triggered by machine-learning and deep- learning capabilities. Besides these complex features and potential vulnerabilities, AI-systems could also be used to cause severe harm, such as compromising our values and freedoms by tracking individuals against their will, by introducing Social Credit Systems or by constructing lethal autonomous weapon systems.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 4 a (new)

(4a) An adequate liability regime is also necessary to counterweight the breach of safety rules. However, the envisaged liability needs to take into consideration all interests at stake. A careful examination of the consequences of any new regulatory framework on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups is a prerequisite for further legislative steps. The crucial role that they play in the European economy justifies a strictly proportionate approach in order to enable them to develop and innovate. On the other hand, the victims of damages caused by AI-systems need to have a right to redress and full compensation of the damages and the harms that they have suffered.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 5

(5) Any discussion about required changes in the existing legal framework should start with the clarification that AI- systems have neither legal personality nor human conscience, and that their sole task is to serve humanity. Many AI-systems are also not so different from other technologies, which are sometimes based on even more complex software. Ultimately, the large majority of AI- systems are used for handling trivial tasks without any risks for the society. There are however also AI-systems that are developed and deployed in a critical manner and are based on neuronal networks and deep-learning processes. Their opacity and autonomy could make it very difficult to trace back specific actions to specific human decisions in their design or in their operation. A ~~deploye~~n operator of such an AI-system might for instance argue that the physical or virtual activity, device or process causing the harm or damage was outside of his or her control because it was caused by an autonomous operation of his or her AI- system. The mere operation of an autonomous AI-system should at the same time not be a sufficient ground for admitting the liability claim. As a result, there might be liability cases in which a person who suffers harm or damage caused by an AI-system cannot prove the fault of the producer, of an interfering third party or of the ~~deploye~~operator and ends up without compensation.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 6

(6) Nevertheless, it should always be clear that whoever creates, maintains, controls or interferes with the AI-system, should be accountable for the harm or damage that the activity, device or process causes. This follows from general and widely accepted liability concepts of justice according to which the person that creates a risk for the public is accountable if that risk materializes. Consequently, the rise of AI-systems does not pose a need for a complete revision of liability rules throughout the Union. Specific adjustments of the existing legislation and ~~very few~~well- assessed and targeted new provisions would be sufficient to accommodate the AI-related challenges.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 7

(7) Council Directive 85/374/EEC3 (the Product Liability Directive) has proven to be an effective means of getting compensation for damage triggered by a defective product. Hence, it should also be used with regard to civil liability claims of a party who suffers harm or damage against the producer of a defective AI- system. In line with the better regulation principles of the Union, any necessary legislative adjustments should be discussed during athe review of that Directive. The existing fault-based liability law of the Member States also offers in most cases a sufficient level of protection for persons that suffer harm or damages caused by an interfering third person, as that interference regularly constitutes a fault-based action. Consequently, this Regulation should focus on claims against the ~~deploye~~operator of an AI- system. _________________ 3 Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products, OJ L 210, 7.8.1985, p. 29.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 8

(8) The liability of the ~~deploye~~operator under this Regulation is based on the fact that he or she exercises a degree of controls over a risk byconnected to the operatingon of an AI- system~~. C~~, which is comparable to that of an owner of a car or pet~~, the deployer is able to exercise a certain level of control over the risk that the item poses~~. Exercising control thereby should be understood as meaning any action of the ~~deployer that affects the manner of the operation from start to finish or that~~operator that influences the operation of the AI-system and thus the extent to which it exposes third parties to its potential risks. These actions could impact the operation from start to finish by determining the input, output or results, or changes specific functions or processes within the AI-system.;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 8 a (new)

(8a) The more sophisticated and more autonomous a system is, defining and influencing the algorithms, for example by continuous updates, could have a greater impact than just starting the system. As there is often more than one person who could, in a meaningful way, be considered as ‘operating’ the technology, both the backend provider and the frontend operator can be qualified as the ‘operator’ of the AI- system, depending on the degree of the exercised control.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 8 b (new)

(8b) Although in general, the frontend operator appears as the person who ‘primarily’ decides on the use of the AI- system, the backend provider, who on a continuous basis, defines the features of the technology and provides data and essential backend support service, could, for example, also have a high degree of control over the operational risks.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 8 c (new)

(8c) When there is more than one operator, the strict liability should lie with the one who exercises the highest degree of control over the risks posed by the harmful operation.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 9

(9) If a user, namely the person that utilises the AI-system, is involved in the harmful event, he or she should only be liable under this Regulation if the user also qualifies as a ~~deployer. This Regulation should not consider~~n operator. For the purpose of legal certainty throughout the Union, if the backend operator~~, who~~ is the p~~erson continuously defining the features of the relevant technology and providing essential and ongoing backend support, to be a deployer and thus, its provisions~~roducer or the manufacturer within the meaning of Article 3 of the Product Liability Directive, that Directive should ~~not~~ apply to him or her. ~~For~~If the ~~purpose of legal certainty throughout the Union, the backend operator should fall under the same liability rules as the producer, manufacturer and developer~~re is only one operator, who is also the producer, this Regulation should prevail.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 10

(10) This Regulation should cover in principle all AI-systems, no matter where they are operating and whether the operations take place physically or virtually. The majority of liability claims under this Regulation should however address cases of third party liability, where an AI-system operates in a public space and exposes many third persons to a risk. In that situation, the affected persons will often not be aware of the operating AI- system and will not have any contractual or legal relationship towards the ~~deploye~~operator. Consequently, the operation of the AI- system puts them into a situation in which, in the event of harm or damage being caused, they only have fault-based liability claims against the ~~deploye~~operator of the AI- system, while facing severe difficulties to prove fault on the part of the ~~deploye~~operator.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 11

(11) The type of AI-system the ~~deploye~~operator is exercising control over is a determining factor. An AI-system that entails a high risk potentially endangers the public to a much higher degree and in a manner that is random and ~~impossible to predict in advanc~~goes beyond what can reasonably be expected from its intended use. This means that at the start of the autonomous operation of the AI-system, the majority of the potentially affected persons are unknown and not identifiable (e.g. persons on a public square or in a neighbouring house), compared to the operation of an AI-system that involves specific persons, who have regularly consented to its deployment before (e.g. surgery in a hospital or sales demonstration in a small shop). Determining how significant the potential to cause harm or damage by a high-risk AI-system is~~hould~~ dependent on the interplay between the manner in which the AI-system is being used, the severity of the potential harm or damage and the likelihood that the risk materialises. The degree of severity should be determined based on the extent of the potential harm resulting from the operation, the number of affected persons, the total value for the potential damage as well as the harm to society as a whole. The likelihood should be determined based on the role of the algorithmic calculations in the decision-making process, the complexity of the decision and the reversibility of the effects. Ultimately, the manner of usage should depend, among other things, on the sector in which the AI- system operates, if it could have legal or factual effects on important legally protected rights of the affected person, and whether the effects can reasonably be avoided.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 12

(12) All AI-systems with a high risk should be listed in an Annex to this Regulation. Given the rapid technical and market developments as well as the technical expertise which is required for an adequate review of AI-systems, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to amend this Regulation in respect of the types of AI-systems that pose a high risk and the critical sectors where they are used. Based on the definitions and provisions laid down in this Regulation, the Commission should review the Annex every six months and, if necessary, amend it by means of delegated acts. To give businesses enough planning and investment security, changes to the critical sectors should only be made every 12twelve months. ~~Develope~~Operators are called upon to notify the Commission if they are currently working on a new technology, product or service that falls under one of the existing critical sectors provided for in the Annex and which later could qualify for a high risk AI-system.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 14

(14) ~~In line with strict liability systems of the Member States, t~~This Regulation should cover ~~only~~ harm or damage to life, health, physical integrity ~~and~~, property~~. For the same reason, it~~ and significant immaterial damage. For immaterial damage to be considered significant, the person must have suffered noticeable disadvantage and it had to be an objectively comprehensible impairment of personal interests with a substantial economic loss. The Regulation should also determine the amount and extent of compensation, as well as the limitation period for bringing forward liability claims. In contrast to the Product Liability Directive, this Regulation should set out a significantly lower ceiling for compensation, as it only refers to the damage of a single person resulting from a single operation of an AI-system, while the former refers to a number of products or even a product line with the same defect.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 15

(15) All physical or virtual activities, devices or processes driven by AI-systems that are not listed as a high-risk AI-system in the Annex to this Regulation should remain subject to fault-based liability. The national laws of the Member States, including any relevant jurisprudence, with regard to the amount and extent of compensation as well as the limitation period should continue to apply. A person who suffers harm or damage caused by an AI-system should however benefit from the presumption of fault of the ~~deploye~~operator.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 16

(16) The diligence which can be expected from a ~~deploye~~n operator should be commensurate with (i) the nature of the AI system, (ii) the legally protected right potentially affected, (iii) the potential harm or damage the AI-system could cause and (iv) the likelihood of such damage. Thereby, it should be taken into account that the ~~deploye~~operator might have limited knowledge of the algorithms and data used in the AI-system. It should be presumed that the ~~deploye~~operator has observed due care in selecting a suitable AI-system, if the ~~deploye~~operator has selected an AI-system which has been certified under [the voluntary certification scheme envisaged on p. 24 of COM(2020) 65 final]. It should be presumed that the ~~deploye~~operator has observed due care during the operation of the AI- system, if the ~~deploye~~operator can prove to have actually and regularly monitored the AI- system during its operation and to have notified the manufacturer about potential irregularities during the operation. It should be presumed that the ~~deploye~~operator has observed due care as regards maintaining the operational reliability, if the ~~deploye~~operator installed all available updates provided by the producer of the AI-system.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 17

(17) In order to enable the ~~deploye~~operator to prove that he or she was not at fault, or the affected person to prove the existence of fault, the producers should have the duty to collaborate with ~~the deployer~~both parties concerned. European as well as non-European producers should furthermore have the obligation to designate an AI-liability- representative within the Union as a contact point for replying to all requests from ~~deploye~~operators, taking similar provisions set out in Article 37 GDPR (data protection officers), Articles 3(41) and 13(4) of Regulation 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 and Articles 4(2) and 5 of Regulation 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 (manufacturer's representative) into account. _________________ 5 Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (OJ L 151, 14.6.2018, p. 1). 6Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 18

(18) The legislator has to consider the liability risks connected to AI-systems during their whole lifecycle, from development to usage to end of life. The inclusion of AI-systems in a product or service represents a financial risk for businesses and consequently will have a heavy impact on the ability and options for ~~small and medium-sized enterprises (~~SME)s as well as for start-ups in relation to insuring and financing their projects based on new technologies. The purpose of liability is, therefore, not only to safeguard important legally protected rights of individuals but also a factor which determines whether businesses, especially SMEs and start-ups, are able to raise capital, innovate and ultimately offer new products and services, as well as whether the customers are willing to use such products and services despite the potential risks and legal claims being brought against them.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 20

(20) ~~Despite missing historical claim data, t~~Because historical claim data is missing, it should be investigated how and under which conditions liability is insurable. There are already insurance products that are developed area-by-area and cover- by-cover as technology develops. Many insurers specialise in certain market segments (e.g. SMEs) or in providing cover for certain product types (e.g. electrical goods), which means that there will usually be an insurance product available for the insured. ~~If a new type of insurance is needed, the insurance market will develop and offer a fitting solution and thus, will~~However, a “one size fits all” solution is difficult to envisage and the insurance market will need time to adapt. The Commission should work closely with the insurance market to develop innovative insurance products that could close the insurance gap. In exceptional cases, in which the compensation significantly exceeds the maximum amounts set out in this Regulation, Member States should be encouraged to set up a special compensation fund for a limited period of time that addresses the specific needs of those cases.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 21

(21) It is of utmost importance that any future changes to this text go hand in hand with athe necessary review of the PLD. The introduction of a new liability regime for the ~~deploye~~operator of AI-systems requires that the provisions of this Regulation and the review of the PLD should be closely coordinated in terms of substance as well as approach so that they together constitute a consistent liability framework for AI- systems, balancing the interests of producer, ~~deploye~~operator and the affected person, as regards the liability risk. Adapting and streamlining the definitions of AI-system, ~~deploye~~operator, producer, developer, defect, product and service throughout all pieces of legislation is therefore necessary and should be envisaged in parallel.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 1 – paragraph 1

This Regulation sets out rules for the civil liability claims of natural and legal persons against the ~~deploye~~operator of AI-systems.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 2 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation applies on the territory of the Union where a physical or virtual activity, device or process driven by an AI-system has caused harm or damage to the life, health, physical integrity ~~or the property of~~and property of a natural or legal person or has caused significant immaterial damage to a natural or legal person.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 2 – paragraph 2

2. Any agreement between a ~~deploye~~n operator of an AI-system and a natural or legal person who suffers harm or damage because of the AI-system, which circumvents or limits the rights and obligations set out in this Regulation, whether concluded before or after the harm or damage has been caused, shall be deemed null and void.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 2 – paragraph 3

3. This Regulation is without prejudice to any additional liability claims resulting from contractual relationships between the ~~deploye~~operator and the natural or legal person who suffered harm or damage because of the AI-system.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 3 – point a

(a) ‘AI-system’ means a system that displays intelligent behaviour by analysing ~~certain inpu~~their environment and taking action, with some degree of autonomy, to achieve specific goals. AI-systems can be purely software- based, acting in the virtual world, or can be embedded in hardware devices;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 3 – point c

(c) ‘high risk’ means a significant potential in an autonomously operating AI- system to cause harm or damage to one or more persons in a manner that is random and ~~impossible to predict in advanc~~goes beyond what can reasonably be expected from its intended use; the significance of the potential depends on the interplay between the severity of possible harm or damage, the likelihood that the risk materializes and the manner in which the AI-system is being used;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 3 – point d

(d) ‘~~deploye~~operator’ means the person who ~~decides on the use of the AI-system,~~ exercises control over the associated risk and benefits from its operation;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 3 – point d a (new)

(da) 'control' means influence on the use and operation of the AI-system from start to finish and thus the extent to which it exposes third parties to its potential risks;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 3 – point e

(e) ‘affected person’ means any person who suffers harm or damage caused by a physical or virtual activity, device or process driven by an AI-system, and who is not its ~~deploye~~operator;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 3 – point f

(f) ‘harm or damage’ means an adverse impact affecting the life, health, physical integrity or, property of a natural or legal person, ~~with the exception of non-~~or causing significant immaterial ~~harm;~~damage.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 3 – point g

(g) ‘producer’ means the ~~developer or the backend operator of an AI-system, or the~~ producer as defined in Article 3 of Council Directive 85/374/EEC7 . _________________ 7 Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products, OJ L 210, 7.8.1985, p. 29.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. The ~~deploye~~operator of a high-risk AI- system shall be strictly liable for any harm or damage that was caused by a physical or virtual activity, device or process driven by that AI-system.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. The ~~deploye~~operator of a high-risk AI- system shall not be able to exonerate himself or herself by arguing that he or she acted with due diligence or that the harm or damage was caused by an autonomous activity, device or process driven by his or her AI-system. The ~~deploye~~operator shall not be held liable if the harm or damage was caused by force majeure.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 4 – paragraph 4

4. The ~~deploye~~operator of a high-risk AI- system shall ensure they have liability insurance cover that is adequate in relation to the amounts and extent of compensation provided for in Article 5 and 6 of this Regulation. If compulsory insurance regimes already in force pursuant to other Union or national law are considered to cover the operation of the AI-system, the obligation to take out insurance for the AI- system pursuant to this Regulation shall be deemed fulfilled, as long as the relevant existing compulsory insurance covers the amounts and the extent of compensation provided for in Articles 5 and 6 of this Regulation.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. A ~~deploye~~operator of a high-risk AI- system that has been held liable for harm or damage under this Regulation shall compensate:

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) up to a maximum total amount of EUR tenwo million in the event of death or of harm caused to the health or physical integrity of one ~~or several~~ persons as the result of the samingle operation of ~~the sam~~a single high-risk AI- system;

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) up to a maximum total amount of EUR ~~two~~one million in the event of damage caused to property, including when several items of property of one ~~or several~~ persons were damaged as a result of ~~the sam~~a single operation of ~~the sam~~a single high-risk AI-system, or significant immaterial damage; where the affected person also holds a contractual liability claim against the ~~deploye~~operator, no compensation shall be paid under this Regulation if the total amount of the damage to property is of a value that falls below EUR 500.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2

2. Where the combined compensation to be paid to several persons who suffer harm or damage caused by the same operation of the same high-risk AI-system exceeds the maximum total amounts provided for in paragraph 1, the amounts to be paid to each person shall be reduced pro-rata so that the combined compensation does not exceed the maximum amounts set out in paragraph 1.deleted

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Within the amount set out in Article 5(1)(a), compensation to be paid by the ~~deploye~~operator held liable in the event of physical harm followed by the death of the affected person, shall be calculated based on the costs of medical treatment that the affected person underwent prior to his or her death, and of the pecuniary prejudice sustained prior to death caused by the cessation or reduction of the earning capacity or the increase in his or her needs for the duration of the harm prior to death. The ~~deploye~~operator held liable shall furthermore reimburse the funeral costs for the deceased affected person to the party who is responsible for defraying those expenses.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 6 – paragraph 1 – paragraph 1

If at the time of the incident that caused the harm leading to his or her death, the affected person was in a relationship with a third party and had a legal obligation to support that third party, the ~~deploye~~operator held liable shall indemnify the third party by paying maintenance to the extent to which the affected person would have been obliged to pay, for the period corresponding to an average life expectancy for a person of his or her age and general description. The ~~deploye~~operator shall also indemnify the third party if, at the time of the incident that caused the death, the third party had been conceived but had not yet been born.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. Within the amount set out in Article 5(1)(b), compensation to be paid by the ~~deploye~~operator held liable in the event of harm to the health or the physical integrity of the affected person shall include the reimbursement of the costs of the related medical treatment as well as the payment for any pecuniary prejudice sustained by the affected person, as a result of the temporary suspension, reduction or permanent cessation of his or her earning capacity or the consequent, medically certified increase in his or her needs.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Civil liability claims, brought in accordance with Article 4(1), concerning damage to property or significant immaterial damage shall be subject to a special limitation period of:

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Svenja HAHN

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) 30 years from the date on which the operation of the high-risk AI-system that subsequently caused the property or significant immaterial damage took place.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. The ~~deploye~~operator of an AI-system that is not defined as a high-risk AI-system, in accordance to Article ~~3(c)~~4 and, as a result is not listed in the Annex to this Regulation, shall be subject to fault-based liability for any harm or damage that was caused by a physical or virtual activity, device or process driven by the AI-system.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. The ~~deploye~~operator shall not be liable if he or she can prove that the harm or damage was caused without his or her fault, relying on either of the following grounds’:

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) due diligence was strictly observed by selecting a suitable AI-system for the right task and skills, putting the AI-system duly into operation, monitoring the activities and maintaining the operational reliability by regularly installing all available updates.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

The ~~deploye~~operator shall not be able to escape liability by arguing that the harm or damage was caused by an autonomous activity, device or process driven by his or her AI-system. The ~~deploye~~operator shall not be liable if the harm or damage was caused by force majeure.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 8 – paragraph 3

3. Where the harm or damage was caused by a third party that interfered with the AI-system by modifying its functioning, the ~~deploye~~operator shall nonetheless be liable for the payment of compensation if such third party is untraceable or impecunious.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 8 – paragraph 4

4. At the request of the ~~deployer~~operator or the affected person, the producer of an AI- system shall have the duty of collaborating with the ~~deployer~~m to the extent warranted by the significance of the claim in order to allow for the ide~~ployer to prove that he or she acted without fault~~ntification of the liabilities.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. If the harm or damage is caused both by a physical or virtual activity, device or process driven by an AI-system and by the actions of an affected person or of any person for whom the affected person is responsible, the ~~deploye~~operator’s extent of liability under this Regulation shall be reduced accordingly. The ~~deploye~~operator shall not be liable if the affected person or the person for whom he or she is responsible is solely ~~or predominantly~~ accountable for the harm or damage caused.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 10 – paragraph 2

2. A ~~deploye~~n operator held liable and the affected person may use the data generated by the AI-system to prove contributory negligence on the part of the affected person, without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 11 – paragraph 1

If there is more than one ~~deploye~~operator of an AI- system, they shall be jointly and severally liable. If any of the ~~deploye~~operators is also the producer of the AI-system, this Regulation shall prevail over the Product Liability Directive.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. The ~~deploye~~operator shall not be entitled to pursue a recourse action unless the affected person, who is entitled to receive compensation under this Regulation, has been paid in full.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 12 – paragraph 2

2. In the event that the ~~deploye~~operator is held jointly and severally liable with other ~~deploye~~operators in respect of an affected person and has fully compensated that affected person, in accordance with Article 4(1) or 8(1), that ~~deploye~~operator may recover part of the compensation from the other deployers, in proportion to his or her liability. ~~Deploye~~Operators, that are jointly and severally liable, shall be obliged in equal proportions in relation to one another, unless otherwise determined. If the contribution attributable to a jointly and severally liable deployer cannot be obtained from him or her, the shortfall shall be borne by the other ~~deploye~~operators. To the extent that a jointly and severally liable ~~deploye~~operator compensates the affected person and demands adjustment of advancements from the other liable ~~deploye~~operators, the claim of the affected person against the other ~~deployers~~operator shall be subrogated to him or her. The subrogation of claims shall not be asserted to the disadvantage of the original claim.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 12 – paragraph 3

3. In the event that the ~~deploye~~operator of a defective AI-system fully indemnifies the affected person for harm or damages in accordance with Article 4(1) or 8(1), he or she may take action for redress against the producer of the defective AI-system according to Directive 85/374/EEC and to national provisions concerning liability for defective products.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 12 – paragraph 4

4. In the event that the insurer of the ~~deploye~~operator indemnifies the affected person for harm or damage in accordance with Article 4(1) or 8(1), any civil liability claim of the affected person against another person for the same damage shall be subrogated to the insurer of the ~~deploye~~operator to the amount the insurer of the ~~deploye~~operator has compensated the affected person.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2014(INL)

Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 14 – subparagraph 1

By 1 January 202X [53 years after the date of application of this Regulation], and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee a detailed report reviewing this Regulation in the light of the further development of Artificial Intelligence.

2020/05/28
Committee: JURI

2020/2013(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to Article 218 of the TFEU;

2020/09/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2013(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the respect for human rights, in particular respect for human dignity, as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, should guide any action at European, international or national level within this field;

2020/09/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2013(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers in particular that the use of AI- enabled systems in armed conflicts must, abs provided by the ~~principles of the Martens Clause,~~Martens Clause, abide by the general principles of IHL and must never breach or be permitted to breach the dictates of the public conscience and humanity; considers that this ~~is the ultimate test for~~clause should guide the admissibility of an AI- enabled system in warfare; calls on the AI research community to integrate this principle in all AI-enabled systems intended to be used in warfare; considers that no authority can issue a derogation from those principles or certify an AI- enabled system;

2020/06/04
Committee: AFET

2020/2013(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need for robust testing and evaluation systems based on norms to ensure that during the entire lifecycle of AI-enabled systems in the military domain, in particular during the phases of human- machine interaction, machine learning and adjusting and adapting to new circumstances, the systems do not go beyond the intended limits and ~~will~~must be used at all times in complyiance with the applicable international law;

2020/06/04
Committee: AFET

2020/2013(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that any AI-enabled system used in the military domain must, as a minimum set of requirements, be able to distinguish between combatants and non-combatants on the battlefield, not have indiscriminate effects, not cause unnecessary suffering to persons, not be biased or be trained on biased data, and be in compliance with the IHL general principles of military necessity, and humanity, and the implementing principles of proportionality in the use of force and precaution prior to engagement;

2020/06/04
Committee: AFET

2020/2013(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that in the use of AI- enabled systems in security and defence, ~~full~~comprehensive situational understanding of the operator, ability to detect possible changes in circumstances and ability to discontinue an attack are needed to ensure that IHL principles, in particular distinction, proportionality and precaution in attack, are fully applied across the entire chain of command and control; stresses that AI- enabled systems must allow the military leadership to assume its full responsibility ~~at all tim~~throughout each of their uses;

2020/06/04
Committee: AFET

2020/2013(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the HR/VP, in the framework of the ongoing discussions on the international regulation of lethal autonomous weapon systems by states parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), to remain engaged and help streamline the global debate on core issues and definitions where consensus has not been reached, in particular as regards concepts and characteristics of AI-enabled lethal autonomous weapons and their functions in the identification, selection and engagement of a target, application of the concept of human responsibility in the use of AI-enabled systems in defence, and the degree of human/machine interaction, including the concept of human control and judgment, during the different stages of the lifecycle of an AI-enabled weapon.

2020/06/04
Committee: AFET

2020/2013(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Takes the view that persons who have been the subject of a decision taken by a public authority based solely or largely on the output from an AI system should be informed thereof ~~and~~, should receive the information referred to in the preceding paragraph without delay and be offered the possibility of contesting that decision;

2020/09/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2013(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Notes that AI is increasingly being used in the field of justice, to ~~enable~~help judges to take decisions ~~which are more rational and more in keeping with the law in force and to do so more quickly~~; insists, however, that the final decision must always lie with a human and be subject to strict human verification and due process;

2020/09/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2013(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26 a. Stresses that the EU should play a key role in the international efforts to regulate AI and should aim to act as a norm-setter for AI in a hyper-connected world by adopting an efficient strategy towards its external partners, fostering its efforts to set global ethical norms for AI at international level, be it for civil or military uses, in line with safety rules and consumer protection requirements, as well as with European values and fundamental rights;

2020/09/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2013(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER, Bart GROOTHUIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Recalls that AI is a scientific advance which must not undermine the law, but must on the contrary always be governed by it — in the European Union by the law emanating from its institutions and its Member States — and that under no circumstances must the power of algorithms lead to fundamental rights democracy and the rule of law being flouted, a principle which has guided the drafting of this report;

2020/09/15
Committee: JURI

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the endorsement, by the 2019 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), of 11 Guiding Principles for the development and use of autonomous weapons systems;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2020/2012(INL)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER, Bart GROOTHUIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Stresses that a Union~~Recommends that a EU Member States' framework regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled systems in defence must respect all applicable legal regimes, in particular the international humanitarian law and the international human rights law, and be in compliance with Union law, principles and values; calls on the Union to assess the inherent AI-related risks with regard to the application of Union law, and foresee necessary adjustment and enforcement where needed;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2020/2012(INL)

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies can make a huge contribution to reaching our common goal of improving the lives of citizens and fostering prosperity within the EU;

2020/05/29
Committee: JURI

2020/2012(INL)

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A. whereas, in areas such as health, agriculture, energy, transport, climate and various industrial processes artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies can contribute to the development of better strategies and innovations;

2020/05/29
Committee: JURI

2020/2012(INL)

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas the development of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies is also a condition to reach the sustainability goals of the European Green Deal in many different sectors; whereas digital technologies can boost the impact of policies in delivering environmental protection;

2020/05/29
Committee: JURI

2020/2012(INL)

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas such a framework should include legislative actions, where needed, including mandatory measures to prevent practices that would undoubtedly undermine fundamental rights and freedoms as defined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

2020/05/29
Committee: JURI

2020/2012(INL)

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas a common European framework ~~for~~should ensure the development, the deployment and the use of ~~artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies within the Union shoul~~trustworthy, ethical and technically robust artificial intelligence, based on Union’s laws and values and guided boy the pr~~otect citizens from their potential risks and promote the trustworthiness of such technologies in the world~~inciples of transparency and explainability, fairness, accountability and responsibility;

2020/05/29
Committee: JURI

2020/2012(INL)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER, Bart GROOTHUIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that current and future defence-related activities within the Union framework will draw on AI, on robotics and autonomy, and on related technologies and that the Union must assume leading role in research and development of AI systems in defence field; believes that the use of AI-enabled applications in defence offer number of direct benefits such as higher quality collected data, greater situational awareness, increased speed for decision-making, reduced risk of collateral damage thanks to better cabling, protection of forces on the ground, as well as greater reliability of military equipment; recalls that AI systems are also becoming key elements in countering emerging security threats;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2020/2012(INL)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER, Bart GROOTHUIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that AI technologies are, in essence, dual use; highlights that AI in defence-related activities is a transverse disruptive technology whose development may provide opportunities for the competitiveness and the strategic autonomy of the EU;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2020/2012(INL)

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas that framework should ~~encompass all situations requiring due consideration of the Union’s principles and values, namely~~make sure that the development, the deployment and the use of ~~the~~ relevant technologies and their components are fully compliant with the Union’s principles and values;

2020/05/29
Committee: JURI

2020/2012(INL)

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas action at Union level is justified by the need for a homogenous application of common ethical principles when developing, deploying and using artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies; whereas clear rules are needed where major risks are at stake;

2020/05/29
Committee: JURI

2020/2012(INL)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER, Bart GROOTHUIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that the Union, in connection with the work carried out by the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons’ Governmental Expert Group, must be at the forefront of mastering those technologies by establishing well defined processes for their use, for understanding the related ethical aspects and for fostering an effective international regulatory framework that contains the inherent risks of these technologies and prevents use for malicious purposes; those include in particular unintended harm to persons, be it material or immaterial, such as breach of fundamental rights;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2020/2012(INL)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER, Bart GROOTHUIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that most of current military powers worldwide have already engaged in significant R&D efforts related to the military dimension of AI; considers that the EU must see to it that it does not lag behind in this regard; Stresses that for any defence application of AI enabled systems, the Union should set technical and organisational standards to ensure their resilience against cyber-attacks and digital influence, as well as their compliance with the highest possible trustworthiness standards as regards the collection and exploitation of operational data;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2020/2012(INL)

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1b. Considers that artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies should be considered« high risk technologies » when they are used in sectors, where given the characteristics of the activities typically undertaken, and are used in such a manner that significant risks can be expected to occur from the viewpoint of safety and fundamental rights and freedoms;

2020/05/29
Committee: JURI

2020/2012(INL)

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)

-1c. Asks the Commission to establish an exhaustive list of the technologies fulfilling these criteria in the form of annex to the Regulation on ethical principles for the development, deployment and use of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies; considers that the Commission should review the exhaustive list, if necessary, every six months by means of a delegated act to add new high- risk technologies or delete existing ones if they do not fulfil the criteria anymore; recalls that any changes to the annex should be thoroughly assessed and justified;

2020/05/29
Committee: JURI

2020/2012(INL)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER, Bart GROOTHUIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stressed that all AI-systems in defence must have a concrete and well- defined ~~domain of use~~mission framework and must be endowed with the ability to detect and disengage or diseactivate deployed systems should they move ~~from their domain of use~~beyond the mission framework defined and assigned by the human command or engage in any escalatory or unintended action;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2020/2012(INL)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER, Bart GROOTHUIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines that the entire responsibility for the decision to design, develop, deploy and use AI-systems must rest on human operators and the human~~- in-the-loop principle must also be applied to the command and control of AI-enabled systems~~ control should remain effective for the command and control, following a human- on-the-loop principle at the military leadership level; stresses that AI-enabled systems must allow the military leadership to assume its full responsibility and exercise the necessary level of judgment for taking lethal or large-scale destructive action be means of such systems;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2020/2012(INL)

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Karen MELCHIOR, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that transparency and explainability isare essential to ensur~~ing that~~e citizens’ trust in these technologies, even if the degree of explainability is relative to the complexity of the technologies, and that it should be complemented by auditability and traceability; considers that the respect of these principles is a precondition to guarantee accountability;

2020/05/29
Committee: JURI

2020/2012(INL)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the European Commission and on the VP/HR to present, also as part of an overall approach, a sectoral AI strategy for defence-related activities within the Union framework, that should propose a consistent ~~regulatory~~ approach spanning from the inception of AI-enabled systems to their military uses; calls on the Council, the European Commission and on the VP/HR to enter in a structured dialogue with the European Parliament to that end.

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2020/2004(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Bernard GUETTA, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the previous failure by Russia to honour the security guarantees given to Ukraine by the Budapest Memorandum has had a corrosive effect on the climate of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation talks; moreover, after the election of Donald Trump we are witnessing an increasing arms race threat, particularly following the announcement of the withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA;

2020/01/29
Committee: AFET

2020/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. whereas the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was adopted in 2017 by 122 states, among which none of the nuclear -weapon States; whereas the European Union was not able to agree on a common position on the Treaty;

2020/01/29
Committee: AFET

2020/2004(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital W

W. whereas the status of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK), who withdrew in 2003 from the Treaty and acquired the ability to manufacture nuclear weapons despite strong international sanctions, weapons of mass destruction remains unchanged; whereas, according to the IAEA Annual Report for 2018, Pyongyang continued its nuclear activities; whereas signs of activity from DPRK’s nuclear sites were reported throughout 2019, and Pyongyang announced an imminent ‘very important test’ at a satellite-launching site; whereas perspectives for concrete steps towards denuclearisation of the area in the short- term are slim;

2020/01/29
Committee: AFET

2020/2004(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) encourage the States to reconfirm their commitment to uphold and actively promote the 72-year practice of non-use of nuclear weapons as a binding, non-violable norm; highlight that safeguarding the norms against such use is key to preserving global security and achieving humanitarian objectives; warn NPT state parties that any expansion of the situations in which nuclear weapons could be used could seriously jeopardise global strategic stability and the practice of non-use; that the imposition of sanctions on any signatory country could be considered in the case of any withdrawal from the Treaty;

2020/01/29
Committee: AFET

2020/2004(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

(q) consider the adoption of the TPNW by 122 states, signed by 80 States and ratified by 35, as evidence of the desire of the majority of the international community to achieve the objective of a nuclear-weapons-free world;

2020/01/29
Committee: AFET

2020/2004(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

(r) confirm the inalienable right of the NPT parties to the peaceful use of nuclear energy to meet their long-term energy requirements, in conformity with the NPT provisions; work with countries wishing to develop capacities in this area towards a responsible use of nuclear energy for solely peaceful purposes, provided all safety, security and non-proliferation conditions are met; recall in particular that the needs of developing countries should be duly taken into account; encourage the state parties to use the opportunity of the 2020 review process to further deepen the debate on the peaceful use of nuclear energyin cases when such countries fail to cooperate and comply with all safety, security and non-proliferation conditions, an appropriate measures to be considered; provide help and make it obligatory for countries wishing to develop capacities in the peaceful use of nuclear energy to develop a strong nuclear safety culture; recognise the role and value of the IAEA and its safeguard system in implementing the NPT and in strengthening the nuclear security framework;

2020/01/29
Committee: AFET

2020/2004(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

(s) continue its efforts to establish a zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East in line with the 1995 resolution, which are today weakened by Israel's policies and the resumption on Iran's uranium enrichment activities ; pursue the initiatives carried out in order to promote confidence-building through actions aimed at fostering inclusive dialogue among experts and policy makers, supported by a financial envelope of EUR 2.86 million for the implementation of the projects;

2020/01/29
Committee: AFET

2020/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

(t) take into account the outcome of the first session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Nuclear- Weapon-Free Zone, and continue supporting the longstanding goal of drafting a legally binding treaty allowing for the establishment of a MENWFZcontinue supporting the Establishment of a Middle East Nuclear- Weapon-Free Zone, given that all official exchanges and decisions related to the disarmament issues to be held under a format based on the agreed principles of the United Nations Disarmament Commission (UNDC); encourage all participating states to do their utmost to advance in this endeavour at the ~~second~~next session of the Conference on the establishment of MENWFZ;

2020/01/29
Committee: AFET

2020/2004(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v

(v) call on the state parties to develop and put in place measures aimed at mitigating the risks of using nuclear weapons, be it intentionally, by misperception or miscalculation in an escalating conflict, or accidentally; measures could include improving communication channels and protocols, creating a clear distinction between conventional and nuclear assets, as well as improving resilience to hybrid threats, cyberattacks and extending decision-time in a crisis;

2020/01/29
Committee: AFET

2020/2003(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the global crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic could have significant geostrategic repercussions and strengthens the need to build a genuine European strategic autonomy;

2020/05/06
Committee: AFET

2020/2003(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, a region of several armed conflicts, remain the foremost regional destination for exports according to the last two annual reports; ~~is concerned~~notes that thisese region~~al focus undermines the Common Foreign and Security Policy (~~s face significant and continuing security challenges and that every export has to be assessed on a case by case basis, in the context of the wider CFSP) and EU specific EU actions aimed at regional peace and stability;

2020/05/06
Committee: AFET

2020/2003(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the update of the EU common position of 2008 to take into account relevant developments, such as the adoption of the Arms trade treaty, to which all Member States are party;

2020/05/06
Committee: AFET

2020/2003(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that ~~most~~ Member States have not outlined a common policy regulating the transfer of weapons components to another Member State which would ensure that any export to third countries from the Member State of assembly is consistent with the export policy of the Member State providing the components; notes that some of them continue to consider intra-EU transfers of arms and defence-related products as exports operations; regards this as particularly problematic in the context of the increasing divergences between licensing practices across the EU; ~~observes that~~calls the Commission to assess the effects of Directive 2009/43/EC on intra- Community transfers ~~has proven ill- equipped to achieve~~and the stated goal of setting high common standards for exports to third countries;

2020/05/06
Committee: AFET

2020/2003(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Notes that despite a correlation between divergences in export policies and difficulties of intra-UE cooperation, the sooner is the consequence of the weakness of the European defence spending, the persistent fragmentation of the internal market for defence-related products and the existence of industrial duplications; calls therefore the European Commission, the Council and Member States to fully implement the European Action Plan for Defence; calls in particular for a swift adoption of the European Defence Fund and for an adequate level of funding enabling the reduction of market fragmentation and industrial consolidation while ensuring the EU and its Member States will dispose of military capabilities they need; calls the Commission to ensure the correct implementation of directive 2009/81/EC and Directive 2009/43/EC;

2020/05/06
Committee: AFET

2020/2003(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Notes that bilateral cooperation on industrial defence-related projects between Member States lead to export control agreements which can provide a baseline for the EU as a whole;

2020/05/06
Committee: AFET

2020/2003(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes that EU funds such as the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR), the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) and the European Defence Fund (EDF), initiatives such as the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the European Peace Facility (EPF), legislation such as the intra-Community transfers and defence procurement directives of 2009, and the creation of administrative capacities such as the Commission Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) are ~~herald~~aiming ant increasing Europeanisation of arms production and capability development;

2020/05/06
Committee: AFET

2020/2003(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Javier NART, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Notes that the ~~lack of convergence of national arms export policies and decision-making is becoming increasingly untenable in the context of the prevailing Europeanis~~growing Europeanisation of arms production and the stated ambitions and plans to increase this further will require in the long run a progressive convergence of national arms export policies and decision-making; recalls the importance of the appropriation by Member States of such a process; regrets the current divergences between nation ofal arms ~~production and the stated ambitions and plans to increase this further~~export policies and decision-making; calls the Council to continue its efforts to favour the convergence of arms export policies and decision-making;

2020/05/06
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

- having regard to the Joint declaration of the members of the European Council with the Member States of the G5 Sahel of 28 April 2020,

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)

- having regard to the Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/253 of 25 February 2020, amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/906 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel,

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325/1820 and its follow-up resolutions,

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the European Union has conducted ~~four~~three military common security and defence policy missions and operations to train and advise the Armed Forces of Somalia (EU training mission (EUTM) Somalia – 2010), Mali (EUTM Mali – 2013) and the Central African Republic (EUTM CAR – 2016), one naval military operation (EU naval force operation (NAVFOR) ATALANTA – 2009), and three civilian missions to train and advise the internal security forces of Mali (EU capacity-building mission (EUCAP) Sahel Mali – 2012), Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger – 2014) and Somalia (EUCAP Somalia – 2014), and has established and will soon ~~conduct~~launch an advisory mission (EUAM) in the Central African Republic;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas after years of specific training, the above-mentioned EU missions have been hampered in their sustainability and effectiveness due to limited local absorption and appropriation capacities, restrictions on their mandate, training programmes, and ~~a lack of basic equipment,~~the fact that they cannot supply the units they train with basic equipment and a lack of basic equipment necessary for the conduct of training activities and the equipment of the local defence forces including weapons, ammunition and vehicles;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas neither the Somali ~~army, nor the~~an, Burkinabe, Malian ~~army n~~or the Central African Aarm~~ed Forces (FACA)~~ies have been able to contribute effectively to the fight against jihadists and armed groups or hold and secure the ground cleared with the aid of friendly international forces, the result being that the local populations feel abandoned ~~and~~. They also fear being accused of collaborating with the government by the jihadists or the armed groups in the CAR once they return and reoccupy the space from which they were expelled;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has become worse and ~~worse and~~ a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas Russia has sent hundreds of instructors to train and arm FACA soldiers and China steps up its presence;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the European Development Fund ~~and~~through the African Peace Facility (APF) provides support to the African Union, financing, among other things, the operational cost of military peacekeeping operations in Africa;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

L a. whereas the future European Peace Facility (EPF) that should take over from the APF in 2021 should extend its scope to the partner states and allow for the supply of military equipment;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the European Union must coordinate the development and security initiatives in which it is involved as part of an integrated strategy; recalls that the fight against terrorism depends on the ability of the states concerned to have strong and reliable institutions, well established basic services including internal security capacities and a justice system, in particular on criminal matters, in which citizens have confidence;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the European Union’s common foreign development and security missions, operations and pro~~gramme~~jects should be coordinated by the VP/HR under the authority of the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) of the TEU and that ~~a centralised doctrine centre should be estab~~the Joint Support Coordination Cell (JSCC) should have an enhanced coordination role and should propose a centralished ~~covering~~doctrine that would reinforce the capacities of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability training missions, and projects supporting or reforming the security sector;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014~~Stresses that in the light of the grave and profound degradation in the security conditions in the region and in order to fill any gaps in EU missions and projects with a view to support~~ing~~ the capacity-building of partners in the security sector, including through funding for military spending and the provision of weapons, ammunition or lethal equipment, transport and training essential for improving the combat capability of African armed forces fighting against jihadism; supports the Joint Communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in support of security and development – Enabling partners to prevent and manage crises~~’4 ; _________________ 4 JOIN(2015)0017.~~' and the establishment of the future EPF let to the authorisation of the supply of military equipment including weapons and ammunition as well as lethal equipment to support military capabilities in African armed forces;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Calls on the VP/HR to propose a Council decision on the establishment of a specific service to oversee the supply and use of such equipment and training;~~Welcomes the proposal from the HR, with the support of the Commission, for the establishment under the Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of an “European PeaceFacility” (EPF) for the financing of military and defence-related cooperation with third countries and international organisations, including equipment under the EU common military list[1],which will fill an important gap in EU support. In this regard, and considering the actual situation in Africa, calls on the Council to approve this proposal adopting the necessary Decision without delay establishing this new instrument, and : a) calls for funding from the EU budget to be provided for the administrative expenditure arising from that Council decision, including for personnel; b)calls on the Council to charge the Member States for the operational expenditure arising from ~~the supply and use of such~~its implementation, including equipment and training; c) calls on the Member States that do not participate in the funding ~~the supply and use of such material~~of a specification or part of it to abstain from the vote in the Council; d) Calls for the establishment in the EEAS of a new dedicated Division in charge of managing this new instrument, to oversee the supply and use of equipment and training including proper safeguards and risk mitigation measures;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. Considers that the sustainability and effectiveness of EU civilian and military missions in Africa have also been hampered by the lack of basic equipment in the countries affected and that it is therefore necessary:;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

a) for the EUPF budget to be large enough to effectively address the current challenges including relat~~ing~~ed to ~~training~~operations, missions and military equipment ~~(including weapons, munitions and transport)~~;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) to ~~adap~~ensure that the AEPF ~~in order to~~ overcomes the current limitations under the APF and the Union's budget on the acquisition of arms and munitions;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the EU considers contributing to the operational and logistical costs of the operations against jihadist terrorism conducted by the national armed forces of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, within the framework of peacekeeping operations in the Sahel-Saharan area and by taking a similar approach to the one it takes to financing the G5 Joint Forces and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISON)M) and notes that the EPF should be appropriate instrument to do so;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that any financing of capacity-building operations for African countries isbe conditional on ~~an action plan with reasonable deadlines~~the recipient country presenting a commonly agreed support plan with reasonable deadlines to be achieved with EU monitoring with the possibility of further adjustments depending on the evolution of the situation;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

10. Calls for the format of the EUTM Mali, EUTM CAR and EUTM Somalia training missions to be redefined to better adapt them to the real needs of the armed forces of the beneficiary countries by:

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point a

a) harmonising training methods and rules of procedure and engagement and ensuring they are unique and tailored to the identified needs in country;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point b

b) ensuring that EU instructors are ~~able~~mandated, in coordination with the local military authorities, to select soldiers from among those proposed by the local governments, to train them to be capable fighters, and to supervise and accompany them on the ground once they have finished their training in order to assess them and prevent units from disbanding and soldiers from dispersing;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point d

d) ensuring that training corresponds to the operational reality, i.e. it should include mobility and command and control capacities;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point d a (new)

d a) benefiting from the secondment of the required military expertise, notably in the field of strategic advice;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that the EU ~~must~~should continue conducting a comprehensive and effective periodic evaluation of the EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian missions, ~~adapting them to real needs~~through regular Strategic Reviews, in order to adapt them to evolving security and political situations and real needs on the ground in order to make them ~~fully~~even more operational and effective;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that the Federal Government of Somalia is unable to perform its duties and that the Somali National army is also unable to counter al- Shabab’s terrorist activities and is not yet ready to take over from AMISOM; recalls that the Somali army was supposed to take over from AMISOM in December 2021; underlines that the achievement of that objective requires a new and comprehensive assistance programme and calls the UE to agree with the African Union and the Somali Government a position on the mechanism to be put in place once the AMISOM is over;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Requires the Malian signatories to the A~~lgiers a~~greement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, resulting from the Algiers Process to abide by and implement them without further delay;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that the European Union should continue its financial support to AMISON via the APF, maintain the presence of the three EU military ~~miss~~or civilian missions and operations (ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Somalia), support democratic institutions and continue any training of the national army not linked to regional interests;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the EU to help the joint forces of the G5 Sahel to become operational through the direct provision of financial assistance for the acquisition of adequate weapons and military equipment; and the advice in the field of doctrine, planed capacities and management; calls on the partners who made pledges at the Brussels Donors’ Conference on 22 February 2018 to implement them expeditiously;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that the African states have to take responsibility for fulfilling their sovereign duties in all areas cleared of jihadists, armed groups, traffickers and bandits by providing basic services (administration, water and power supply, health, justice, education), even if some of these services should be temporarily provided by the army or security forces, until such time as the civil administration takes over;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Supports the African Union request to the United Nations ~~Security Council for the G5 Sahel joint force and AMISON to be placed under Chapter VII of the UN Charter in order to benefit from sustainable funding~~to have access to UN assessed contributions for EU-UN missions mandated by the United Nations Security Council;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that coordination with the countries of North Africa is ~~desirable~~needed as well as an effective contribution to peace and reconciliation in Libya in order to prevent it from becoming a hotspot for the spread of jihadism, arms and human trafficking;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to its military and security response; expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply affected by terrorism; compliments the efforts and sacrifices of the international community, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Forces (Operation Barkhane), ~~EUTM Mali~~the EU Regional Advisory Coordination Cell (RACC), EUTM Mali, GAR-SI Sahel and the Chadian Army, which is the essential force in the central and east sectors of the G5 requiring special support for its battalions;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Encourages the Member States to support and cooperate with the Barkhane and Takuba operations; Stresses the important human and military investment of those Member States who are already part of them; insists on the need for a stronger European involvement;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Engin EROGLU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for the EU to pay particular attention to the spread of jihadism in areas such as the Indian Ocean and West Africa and to lend cooperation and establish aid programmes when required; Encourages the EU to persist with its global efforts to combat jihadism, as jihadism has a worldwide reach by exporting its ideology and thereby negatively influencing societies across the globe, including African societies;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for the EU to pay particular attention to the maritime security as well as the spread of jihadism in areas such as the Indian Ocean and West Africa and to lend cooperation and establish aid programmes when required;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Believes that the European Union should ensure that development plans are multi-sectoral and provide a global solution to the challenges of the region concerned; is of the opinion that these plans must be adopted by the administration in agreement with the local beneficiary communities and implemented with the participation of civil society and humanitarian organisations to ensure effective coordination;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a a (new)

a a) supporting preventive stabilisation action plans;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point c

c) providing basic services such as inclusive health and education to increase people’s confidence in the state;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d b (new)

d b) respecting the rule of law and promoting sustainable development and human rights without discrimination of any ground;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Expresses its deep concern that the current security crisis in Africa ~~could lea~~, added to persistent inequalities, lack of opportunities for youth and weak governance, could lead to migrations and to a massive displacement of the population, undermining North African states and affecting Europe;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Considers it essential to provide extraordinary and holistic assistance to the regions concerned in view of the extraordinary challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to strengthen the development action of the EU in these regions, which can play an important role in reducing the impact of the health crisis and to provide essential humanitarian aid;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recommends that the EU, together with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and the African Development Bank, intervenes on a financial level to help control debt and the payment of interest;

2020/05/07
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas in the current tense geopolitical context, key arms control treaties that came into force at the end of the Cold War have recently been ~~dismantl~~weakened;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU, through its Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), is proactively contributing to the prevention of the use and proliferation of WMDs; whereas the Strategy should also be focused on new threats such as missile, drone, autonomous AI-based and energy- based weapons systems and technologies;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force on 22 January 2021; whereas three EU Member States are States Parties to the TPNW; whereas no NATO Allies and no state possessing nuclear weapons are States Parties to the TPNW; whereas no meaningful results in the global non-proliferation and disarmament efforts are possible without the involvement and active participation of ~~the five nuclear-weapon~~all States Parties to the NPT;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force on 22 January 2021; whereas three EU Member States are States Parties to the TPNW; whereas no NATO Allies and no state possessing nuclear weapons are States Parties to the TPNW; whereas no meaningful results in the global non-proliferation and disarmament efforts are possible without the involvement and active participation of ~~the five nuclear-weapon~~all States Parties to the NPT;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was an achievement of multilateral diplomacy led by the EU; whereas ~~the US and Iran~~participants to the 2015 nuclear deal and the US have begun indirect negotiations with a view to their mutual return tof Iran and the US to the implementation of the JCPOA; whereas Iran has ceased the application of the additional protocol and the implementation of modified Code 3.1 of the Subsidiary Arrangements to Iran’s Safeguards Agreement;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas in recent years, China has substantially stepped up the development of its conventional and nuclear capabilities, whereas China has shown lack of transparency and reluctance to engage in talks on its potential participation in ~~multilateral~~nuclear arms control instruments;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas in recent years, China has substantially stepped up the development of its conventional, missile and nuclear capabilities, whereas China has shown reluctance to engage in talks on its potential participation in multilateral arms control instruments;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas since the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, France is now the only nuclear Member State within the EU;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital T

T. whereas the ~~nuclear activit~~proliferation and export of missile, nuclear and other WMD-related technologies ofby the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) represent a serious threat to international peace and security, and to global disarmament and non-proliferation efforts;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital T

T. whereas the nuclear ~~activiti~~, WMD and ballistic missiles programmes of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) represent a serious threat to international peace and security, and to global disarmament and non-proliferation efforts;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U

U. whereas WMD disarmament and non-proliferation efforts can contribute to sustainable development, global security predictability and long-term stability;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital V

V. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the need to increase EU chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRN) preparedness as well as investments in CBRN civil and military capabilities;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reiterates its full commitment to the preservation of effective international arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation regimes as a cornerstone of global and European security; recalls its ~~commitment~~willingness to pursuing policies designed to move forward the reduction and elimination of all nuclear arsenals and to create the conditions to achieve a world without nuclear weapons~~; calls for a renewed arms control multilateral order~~ with undiminished security for all;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Is alarmed by the ongoing erosion of the global non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control architecture, which is worsened by the rapid development of new systems such as AI- and energy-based weapons systems, hypersonic missile and drone technologies; fears that withdrawal from, or the non-extension of, major arms control treaties would seriously damage the international arms control regimes that have provided decades of stability, and would undermine relationships between nuclear-armed states; underlines the urgent need to restore cross- border trust;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Is alarmed by the ongoing erosion of the global non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control architecture, which is worsened by the rapid development of new ~~system~~destabilising systems and the persistence of the proliferation crisis; fears that withdrawal from, or the non-extension of, major arms control treaties would seriously damage the international arms control regimes that have provided decades of stability, and would undermine relationships between nuclear-~~armed~~weapon states; underlines the urgent need to restore cross-border trust;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reaffirms its full support to the NPT; expects nuclear-weapon states to take steps to demonstrate their genuine commitment to nuclear disarmament; exhorts States Parties to do their utmost to contribute to a successful and ambitious outcome of the upcoming 10th Review Conference; underlines the need to acknowledge the deficiencies of the existing Treaty, which enabled the proliferation of nuclear technology for military use in the first place;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reaffirms its full support to the NPT as the cornerstone of the international non-proliferation regime; expects nuclear-weapon states to take steps to demonstrate their genuine commitment to nuclear disarmament; exhorts States Parties to do their utmost to contribute to a successful and ambitious outcome of the upcoming 10th Review Conference in all its pillars: disarmament, non-proliferation and peaceful uses of nuclear energy;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Insists on the need to ensure that the EU plays a strong and constructive role in developing and reinforcing the global rules-based non-proliferation efforts and arms control and disarmament architecture; calls on the EU to step up its multilateral diplomacy efforts to promote confidence- building measures among all parties to the NPT, with a view to defusing existing tensions and reducing distrust;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Insists on the need to ensure that the EU plays a strong and constructive role in developing and reinforcing the global ~~rules-based~~ non-proliferation efforts and arms control and disarmament architecture;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the EU to re-evaluate the future of its nuclear power status and the global implications of Brexit in this regard;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

2020/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the EU to assist efforts to universalise existing non-proliferation treaties and instruments such the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; asks the European External Action Service to also work on strengthening the training and capacity- building of our partners;

2021/09/15
Committee: AFET

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Javier NART, Karen MELCHIOR, Ramona STRUGARIU

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) Given eu-LISA's priority tasks of developing and managing the Entry/Exit System (EES), the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), the European Criminal Records Information System for Third Country Nationals (ECRIS-TCN), the revised Schengen Information System (SIS), the Visa Information System (VIS) and Eurodac, as well as the strategic task to establish a framework for interoperability between EU information systems, eu-LISA should ~~not~~ take over the responsibility for the e-CODEX system not earlier than on 1 July 2023 and no later than 31 December 2023.

2021/07/19
Committee: JURI LIBE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is ~~appall~~deeply concerned by the serious backsliding on fundamental freedoms revealing the dire human rights situation in Turkey and the continued erosion of democracy and the rule of law;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

11. Deeply regrets that this repressive form of rule has now become ~~a deliberate, relentless, systematic~~the state policy, which extends to any critical activities, ~~such as Kurdish activism,~~ or even to events that took place prior to the attempted coup, such as the Gezi protests;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on ~~Turkey~~the Turkish Government to release all imprisoned human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, academics and others who have been detained on unsubstantiated charges and to enable them to carry out their work without threat or impediment in all circumstances; strongly condemns the re- arrest and continued detention of Osman Kavala, a prominent civil society figure;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Urges ~~Turkey~~the Turkish Government to protect the rights of minorities and vulnerable groups, including women, LGBTI people and ethnic and religious minorities;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Is deeply concerned by the ongoing dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean and the related risk of a military escalation; condemns Turkey’s illegal activities in Greek and Cypriot waters, which violate both the sovereign rights of EU Member States and international law; expresses its full solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral and illegal aUrges all parties to actively support the negotiations for the fair, comprehensive and viable settlement on the dispute in the Aegean Sea and the Cyprus problem within the UN framework and in accordance with the EU’s founding principles and international law; Firmly believes that the sustainable resolution of the Cyprus problem would benefit every country in the region, foremost among which Cyprus, Greece and Turkey, as well as the EU; Underlines the importance of constructive engagement with the new Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar, with the aim of reaching a comprehensive settlement and achieving reunification, security and stability on the island and in the region; Deplores the Greek Cypriot rejection orf th~~reat;~~e April 2004 UN plan, accepted by the Turkish Cypriot community

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

~~29. Strongly condemns the Turkish military interventions in Syria, especially in the northeast and Idlib, which constitute grave violations of international law;~~deleted

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Calls on Turkey and all other actors to remain committed to the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Libya under the auspices of the UN, and to fully adhere to the arms embargo imposed by the UN Security Council;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;deleted

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Bernard GUETTA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Christophe GRUDLER, Katalin CSEH, Barry ANDREWS, Javier NART, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Believes that it is high time to review the EU’s relations with Turkey and to define a comprehensive, unified and coherent strategy for the medium to long term, among all EU institutions and Member States; believes that the EU should not confuse Turkey with the policies of its current government, therefore underlines that the EU should remain committed to support Turkey’s civil society, human rights defenders and journalists and to increase opportunities for people-to-people contacts, academic dialogue, access for Turkish students to European universities, and media platforms for journalists with the objective of protecting and promoting democratic values and principles, human rights and the rule of law;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Urmas PAET, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Katalin CSEH, Barry ANDREWS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Takes the view that enhancing communication and dialogue at all levels are key to restoring mutual trust between the EU and Turkey~~; deplores the continuous and unjustified refusal of the Turkish side~~ and ask to reinstate the normal functioning of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee as a mean of the utmost importance to deepen mutual understanding and knowledge;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)

33b. calls for an EU-Turkey leaders meeting after a genuine process of de- escalation, in order to review the current framework of relations, or, to explore new, more effective models for the relations;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- having regard to the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament – Western Balkans Speakers’ Summit of 28 January 2020,

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the path towards the EU depends on sustainable peace and genuine reconciliation warranting the democratic and multicultural character of BiH; urges the country to expedite effective prosecution of war crimes under the revised National War Crimes Processing Strategy, and calls for impartial and effective investigations into these crimes; condemns any kind of historical revisionism, secessionist rhetoric and related acts, denial or glorification of war crimes committed during the 1990’s war, including the Srebrenica genocide; condemns the non-respect of the rulings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and of the International Court of Justice;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that over 7 200 BiH citizens are still missing, and urges the authorities to intensify cooperation and data sharing on issues related to missing persons, redress to civilian victims of war, and to ensure the safe return of refugees and internally displaced people in accordance with Annex VII of the Dayton Peace Agreement; calls for the eradication of all forms of discrimination against returnees;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that over 7 200 BiH citizens are still missing, and urges the authorities to intensify cooperation and data sharing between regional, national and international stakeholders on issues related to missing persons, redress to civilian victims of war, and to ensure the safe return of refugees and internally displaced people;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Urges the ~~authoritie~~responsible authorities at all levels to ensure inclusive and non- discriminatory education for all children; regardless of their ethnic, cultural or personal background, by working towards a meaningful harmonization of the three ethno-national curricula in place, by progressively eliminating content in history, geography, language, literature and religious education that promotes division and by mainstreaming critical thinking skills into teacher training and classroom work; recognizes that only through quality education that gives young people a vision and perspective of a positive future can the brain drain issue be addressed;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. UWelcomes Bosnia and Herzegovina’s commitment to advancing on its EU path, as well as the strong support for European integration among its population; urges all BiH political leaders and institutions to significantly accelerate work and co-operation to fully comply with the 14 key priorities; calls on the authorities to maintain the political will for enhanced co- operation demonstrated at the onset of the COVID-19 crisis;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines that the effective organisation and independent functioning of institutions is an essential feature of a viable democracy and a prerequisite for advancing the EU integration process, including obtaining candidate status; warns that ethno-nationalistic rhetoric and attempts to obstruct the functioning of institutions undermine country-wide co- ordination and decision-making on key policies and reforms; The EU shows solidarity with Bosnia because it understands that its future lies within the EU. However, the current sectarian division shows no serious signs of healing despite years of active political and economic EU solidarity. This requires an active and positive attitude from Bosnian citizens that has so far been manifestly lacking. Efforts to eliminate the sectarian division in Bosnia and Herzegovina should be stepped up;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines that the effective organisation ~~and~~, independent functioning and accountability of institutions is an essential feature of a viable democracy and a prerequisite for advancing the EU integration process, including obtaining candidate status; warns that ethno- nationalistic rhetoric and attempts to obstruct the functioning of institutions undermine country-wide co- ordination and decision-making on key policies and reforms;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Commends the adoption of the amendments to the BiH Election Law that allowed Mostar citizens to vote in the 2020 local elections; is concerned about reports that the wider Mostar agreement co- facilitated by EU officials contravenes the Union’s long-held aim of reunification of the city; welcomes the Parliamentary Assembly’s vote of 22 July 2020 on the Rules of Procedure governing the meetings of Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC), paving the way for their formal adoption by the 2nd EU-BiH SAPC as soon as possible;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the urgent need to address shortcomings in the constitutional framework, including through the harmonisation of laws on cantonal and federal level and expanding the state’s jurisdiction, and to make progress on reforms that would transform BiH into a fully functional and inclusive civic state; stresses that institutional reforms depend on the will and commitment of political leaders and institutions in the country, which must be reflected in a new social contract for all citizens; urges the international community to facilitate the conditions for and actively support constitutional dialogue under the leadership and guidance of the EU, in particular Parliament, ~~and in consult~~with the active participation ~~with~~of civil society representatives and citizens as fully engaged and fully equal partners;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Regrets the lack of progress on reforms in the judiciary~~; reiterates the~~ as a pivotal and urgently need ~~to strengthen the professionalism and accountability of the judiciary and to ensure its independence from undue influence~~ed reform, including the conditions and recommendations contained in the Commission Opinion’s 14 priorities as well as in the December 2019 Priebe report; notes that the Commission’s 31 December 2020 deadline for adoption of three systemic laws (amendment to the Law on the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, Law on public procurement, Law on conflict of interest) has not been met by BH authorities;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Reiterates the urgent need to resolve the mounting backlog of cases pending trial; calls for an urgent strengthening of the professionalism and accountability of the judiciary and to ensure its independence from undue influence, especially undue political pressure; calls for reform of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Calls for establishing a national contact point for cooperation with Europol and signing an agreement on operational cooperation with Eurojust;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle corruption and impunity in the public sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in the institutions; calls on the authorities to duly investigate and resolve the lack of effective prosecutions for high-profile corruption cases; stresses that the persistent lack of transparency shown by political actors and public institutions alike needs to be swiftly addressed;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Underlines the need to ensure consistent country-wide professional civil service standards, and calls for the implementation of merit-based standards in public appointments and promotions as a priority; welcomes the adoption of the Public Administration Reform Strategic Framework, enabling mobilisation of related EU funds; The country’s administration is both inefficient and bloated in terms of its institutions and members and must be standardised. Fiscal efforts should be directed towards integration and development rather than bureaucratic elites;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Expresses concern over the fundamental rights situation, ~~and~~in particular over the persisting discrimination and hate speech faced by the LGBTI+ community, migrants and asylum seekers, as well as ethnic and religious minorities; calls for more effective and comprehensive countrywide human rights and anti- discrimination strategies, as well as measures against interfaith and interethnic intolerance; stresses the need to duly prevent and prosecute the proliferation of hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and to promote social inclusion of minorities and vulnerable populations, including the Roma;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Regrets ~~BiH’s~~the continued ~~inability~~unwillingness of BiH’s party leaders to comply with anti-discrimination rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR); stresses that any possible future negotiations and agreements on the implementation of the rulings must not be misused for purposes other than the ones laid out by the ECtHR; notes the continuing shortcomings in the election process, and reiterates the need to address discriminatory ethnicity and residency- based restrictions on the right to stand for election through the required constitutional changes;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for thorough investigations into alleged electoral irregularities, including identity theft, barriers to independent electoral observation and political pressure on the BiH Central Election Commission (CEC), during of the 2020 municipal elections, specifically in relation to the 20 December 2020 Mostar elections;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Regrets continued political and financial pressure and instrumentalisation of the media, undermining freedom of expression and media pluralism; expresses its concern at the hostile environment for independent media, and urges the authorities to effectively investigate and prosecute threats and attacks against journalists and media personnel; urges media, information and digital literacy to become a compulsory subject in elementary, secondary and tertiary education institutions;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Notes the increased migratory pressure on the country; calls for effective inter-institutional coordination of migration and border management in the face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for equitable ~~burden-~~sharing of responsibility on the whole territory of BiH and adequate support for local communities hosting temporary reception centres; calls in particular on the Republika Srpska and HDZ BiH to end their refusal to participate in migratory management; underlines the need to ensure appropriate reception conditions and to boost capacity for processing incoming migrants and asylum- seekers; urges BiH to conclude an agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational assistance;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts against cross-border crime, especially human trafficking, and to ensure swift conclusion of the status agreement with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) that would facilitate better protection of borders inand ensure the full respect for fundamental rights, while helping fight cross-border crime and illegal migration; calls on the Croatian authorities to stop the extensively and credibly documented widespread practice of violent pushbacks of migrants at its external borders towards BiH and calls on the European Commission to put in place a truly independent monitoring mechanism;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic countrywide response to the ongoing health emergency and post-pandemic recovery measures that must reach all individuals affected by the crisis; calls for more proactive information-sharing on the pandemic, including clarifications regarding preventive measures and instructions for citizens, as well as data on infections and vaccinations through official channels; recalls COVID-related EU support to address the acute situation in the country; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 vaccines to the Western Balkan countries;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls for a better management of the COVID-19 crisis, providing equal access to remote schooling, avoiding any selective enforcement of the ban on assemblies and any unnecessary curtailment of freedom of expression by excluding the media from press conferences; calls for a thorough investigation on all COVID-19 related public procurement irregularities and calls for state level solutions to meet the needs of all citizens including refugees, asylum seekers and migrants;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Recommends focusing on growth- enhancing public investment and infrastructure projects, making full use of the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans; urges the authorities to carry out comprehensive and up-to-date social impact assessments prior to all infrastructure projects to ensure that projects and investments strengthen BiH’s European values and perspective;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Urges BiH’s authorities to ensure alignment with EU standards and policy objectives on climate protection and energy, facilitating the green and digital transition, and calls for the prioritisation of measures reducing ecological degradation and environmental risks to health; urges BiH’s authorities to consult and engage with the main grassroots initiatives focused on preserving the pristine nature of BiH’s natural ecosystem, so as to ensure that local communities have a say on their future;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Deplores the policy decisions of the Federation’s authorities locking-in the generation mix on coal-fired power production, especially via unjustified State aid measures and direct subsidies; notes that concurrently to the strong support to coal and lignite, the 2020 target of 40% in renewable energy is unlikely to be met and that the implementation of energy efficiency legislation is lagging behind the binding legal deadlines of the Energy Community; regrets the delay in the adoption of long-term targets and strategies for the renovation of buildings;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Urges BiH’s authorities to commence the repeatedly delayed sector reforms in natural gas and to complete unbundling, enable market coupling in electricity and equip the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) with the nationwide competences in both electricity and gas in order to secure compliance with the EU’s Second and Third Energy Package; notes that the serious and persistent failure to comply with the related Energy Community acquis in these two sectors jeopardizes the prospects of integrating the energy markets of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the ones of its neighbours;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26c. Urges to seize the opportunity of the ongoing development of different climate and energy policy documents, such as the Nationally Determined Contribution and the National Energy and Climate Plan, to set ambitious 2030 targets along with clear policies and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in order to put the economy of BiH on a climate-friendly and transformative path towards climate neutrality;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)

26d. Welcomes the transposition of the electricity connection code Regulations as well as the transposition and implementation of REMIT Regulation 1227/2011 into the national electricity regulatory framework and invites authorities to apply the same integrity regime also in the gas sector;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 e (new)

26e. Urges Bosnia and Herzegovina to put in place carbon pricing mechanisms and the related rules and instruments aligning with Directive 2003/87/EC on the emission trading scheme, as undertaken in the Sofia Declaration;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 f (new)

26f. Underlines the lack of implementation of Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (SEA Directive), concerning plans and programmes related to energy, such as the National Determined Contribution Plan and urges BiH to secure wide public consultations for such documents;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 g (new)

26g. Takes note of the compliance of emissions for nitrogen oxides in large combustion plants and urges swift actions to remedy the breach of the emission ceiling limits for dust and sulphur dioxide;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 h (new)

26h. Urges BiH to adopt the draft legislation transposing the Directive 2014/52/EU amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (EIA Directive);

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Underlines the need for the EU and the United States to strengthen their partnership and coordination in the Western Balkans in order to advance key reforms, improve governance and reconciliation;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Welcomes the continued presence of EUFOR’s Operation Althea in the country and the extension of EUFOR’s mandate until November 2021; regrets that the UK chose not to participate in the CSDP missions and operations anymore and withdrew from operation EUFOR Althea; questions the current composition of EUFOR Althea, including the presence of staff from non-EU countries;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Reiterates its support to the European integration of BiH and calls on the European Council to continue supporting the European perspective of the country, based on fulfilling EU criteria, including sending a positive political message on the granting of candidate status;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Stresses the importance of enhancing efforts to fight against trafficking of small arms and light weapons in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in the region; to this end, praises the French-German initiative launched in 2018 and encourages BiH authorities to fully engage in resolute efforts, with the support of the EU;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Reaffirms its position that representatives of the Western Balkan countries should be appropriately included and actively engaged in the Conference on the Future of Europe;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Klemen GROŠELJ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Calls for the creation of new opportunities for high level political and policy dialogue with the Western Balkans countries, through regular EU-Western Balkans summits and intensified ministerial contacts, in order to strengthen the political nature of the enlargement process and to ensure stronger steering and high-level engagement, as also called for by the revised enlargement methodology;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2167(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Bernard GUETTA, Katalin CSEH, Dragoş TUDORACHE, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the EU Member States to systematically integrate gender mainstreaming ~~into the EU’s foreign and security policy~~, empowerment of women and girls and women's representation into the EU’s foreign and security policy and for gender-responsive leadership to be part of middle and senior management job descriptions; calls on the EU to lead by example and make the EU's commitment to gender equality visible in all policy areas, in particular at international level;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2019/2167(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Bernard GUETTA, Katalin CSEH, Dragoş TUDORACHE, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the VP/HR to make substantial and highly visible progress on gender equality in terms of leadership and management, staffing and recruitment, training, financial resources and organisational hierarchy; calls in this regard for mandatory and recurrent training on gender equality;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2019/2167(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Katalin CSEH, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bernard GUETTA, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the VP/HR to make substantial and highly visible progress on gender equality in terms of leadership and management, staffing, organisational hierarchy, training, financial resources and ~~organisational hierarchy~~pay gap, and work-life balance; calls in this regard for mandatory training on gender equality;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2019/2167(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Bernard GUETTA, Katalin CSEH, Dragoş TUDORACHE, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets that not a single one of the 12 civilian CSDP missions is headed by a woman and only two out of eight EU special representatives are women; calls on the VP/HR to draw up a gender strategy for CSDP missions with specific targets; believes that advancing women's rights and gender equality should be horizontal priorities for all EU special representatives and should therefore be a cornerstone of their mandate, in particular for the EU special representative on human rights;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2019/2167(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Katalin CSEH, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bernard GUETTA, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets that not a single one of the 12 civilian CSDP missions is headed by a woman; calls on the VP/HR to draw up a gender strategy for CSDP missions with specific targets; invites the Member States to pursue active recruitment strategies and to identify and address specific obstacles limiting women’s participation, through mission reports that include relevant statistics;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2019/2167(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Bernard GUETTA, Katalin CSEH, Dragoş TUDORACHE, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that efforts to increase the recruitment and participation of women in peace and security matters, including in the armed forces, and to remove gender stereotypes are indispensable to achieve gender equality in the EU's foreign affairs and security policy;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2019/2167(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Bernard GUETTA, Katalin CSEH, Dragoş TUDORACHE, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that developing and using gender analysis and the systematic integration of a gender perspective ~~constitutes one of the foundations of effective and lasting conflict prevention and resolution~~strongly contributes to effective and lasting conflict prevention, management and resolution; notes in this regard the crucial role played by female human rights defenders and activists, civil society and community- based women’s organisations in peace building and the need for adequate capacity building and financial support to maintain and foster their work;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2019/2167(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Katalin CSEH, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bernard GUETTA, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that developing and using gender analysis and the systematic integration of a gender perspective constitutes one of the foundations of effective and lasting conflict prevention and resolution; insists on the importance of women’s full participation in the rebuilding of their countries in line with sustainable development goals, and highlights the unique contribution that women make to peacebuilding and reconstruction efforts;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2019/2167(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Katalin CSEH, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Bernard GUETTA, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and the EU Action Plan on WPS adopted in 2019; insists on gender perspectives to be systematically addressed, together with gender balance and specific actions to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment, throughout all relevant policy frameworks of foreign and security policy; regrets, however, that translating this policy commitment into action remains a challenge;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2019/2167(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Bernard GUETTA, Katalin CSEH, Dragoş TUDORACHE, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and the EU Action Plan on WPS adopted in 2019; regrets, however, that despite clear objectives and indicators translating this policy commitment into action remains a challenge and calls for its robust implementation;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2019/2167(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Bernard GUETTA, Katalin CSEH, Dragoş TUDORACHE, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recognises that gender equality is a prerequisite for efficient management of climate challenges and for the sustainable development of our societies.

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2019/2167(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Bernard GUETTA, Katalin CSEH, Dragoş TUDORACHE, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Notes that the UN has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating all kinds of inequalities, including gender inequality; calls on the EU to target specific actions and support for women and girls in all efforts to support third countries in addressing the socio-economic impact of COVID-19;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2019/2167(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Bernard GUETTA, Katalin CSEH, Dragoş TUDORACHE, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Believes that education is key to realising gender equality and empowerment of women and girls; therefore calls on the EU to increase its commitment to promoting gender equality and combating gender stereotypes in and through education systems in its upcoming Gender Action Plan III; furthermore calls for increased efforts to prevent and combat all forms of sexual and gender-based violence and serious violations of human rights of women and girls, including the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), child, early and forced marriages and violations of the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls;

2020/05/11
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas Parliament has a duty and responsibility to exercise its democratic oversight of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and common security and defence policy (CSDP) and should have theffective means to fulfil this role;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Bernard GUETTA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the European Union cannot be a promoter of these European values unless they are protected and respected in all its Member States;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Bernard GUETTA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the need for a stronger and more united Europe ~~when it comes to external relations is more urgent than befor~~in external relations is more urgent than ever in order to address the multiple challenges which directly or indirectly affect the Member States and its citizens: armed conflicts and fragile states, terrorism and particularly Jihadism, cyber-attacks, foreign interference in European political and electoral processes, tensions over the energy supply of EU Member States, the rise of organised crime at the borders and towards Europe, weakening of disarmament efforts, uncontrolled migration and climate change;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Engin EROGLU, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the world is facing a global shift of powers with geopolitical competition being a leading trend in foreign politics that requires quick and adequate response mechanisms; whereas the EU is largely absent in this global shift of powers and geopolitical competition due to a lack of unity among its Member States;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Engin EROGLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that at a moment when competing powers are increasingly challenging the rules-based global order, we, as Europeans, must defend multilateralism, free and fair trade, international law, democracy, and human rights;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Bernard GUETTA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Expresses its regret at the gradual retreat by the United States from the multilateral world order, namely its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the UN Human Rights Council and Unesco, and its decision to suspend its funding of UNRWA;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Engin EROGLU, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates the urgent need to strengthen the EU’s resilience and independence by reinforcing a CFSP which promotes peace, security, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe and throughout the world; believes that this reinforced CFSP should include traditional soft power but also a strong European defence capacity, an effective sanctions policy and cross-border anti- terrorism cooperation;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Martin HORWOOD, Christophe GRUDLER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Phil BENNION, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that the European Union needs to take on a global leadership role and unlock its political potential to think and act like a geopolitical power while defending and promoting its common values and interests in the world; reaffirms the need to secure ‘EU strategic autonomy’; fully supports the Commission President’s decision to transform the EU’s executive branch into a ‘geopolitical commission’; underlines that a 'geopolitical Commission' would therefore be expected to adopt a preventive rather than responsive approach to global affairs; believes, in this regard, that the European Union should strive to become a more assertive actor, without prejudice to its standing as a Normative Power;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Engin EROGLU, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that the European Union needs to take on a global responsible and tangible leadership role and unlock its political potential to think and act like a geopolitical power while defending and promoting its common values and interests in the world; reaffirms the need to secure ‘EU strategic autonomy’; fully supports the Commission President’s decision to transform the EU’s executive branch into a ‘geopolitical commission’; that will systematically address external action matters; welcomes the commitment of the future HRVP to coordinate the external dimensions of the Commission’s action and to ensure a better link between internal and external aspects of our policies;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Bernard GUETTA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers, in this regard, that the EU should rely more on trade and development instruments such as bilateral agreements and free trade agreements with third countries by making the ratification of an agreement conditional on compliance with the Paris Agreement and respect for fundamental European values;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Javier NART, Phil BENNION, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Martin HORWOOD, Klemen GROŠELJ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers that the EU, in order to keep its external credibility, should put the respect for human rights clauses at the core of the EU's agreements with third countries, making them conditional and applying them when necessary;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Bernard GUETTA, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Promotes an EU foreign policy that will unite the EU institutions and all foreign ministries behind a common and strong EU-level foreign policy; e~~mphasises the need to build ad hoc coalitions to strengthen EU cohesion and demo~~ncourages the establishment of ad hoc coalitions of Member States which contribute to greater flexibility and responsiveness of the Union’s external action, by reducing the pressure creat~~ic legitimacy~~ed by the need to achieve consensus among the Member States;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Martin HORWOOD, Christophe GRUDLER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Phil BENNION, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underscores that the European Union must use its existing instruments more effectively and act in a more unified and coherent way in order to improve its decision-making processes; notes the Commission's proposal to combine most of the existing instruments for external action into a single instrument, the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI); reiterates that pooling external action instruments into a single fund may lead to synergies, effectiveness and rapidness in decision-making process and disbursement of funds, but should not divert the Union's funding from its longstanding and overarching foreign policy goals of poverty eradication, sustainable development and the protection of human rights;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Engin EROGLU, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines that the European Union can only deliver its full potential when speaking with one voice and when decision-making is shifted step by step from the national to the supranational level, taking full advantage of the possibilities offered by the EU treaties, institutions and their procedures; stresses that the European Union should use all available means to achieve this goal, including those offered by parliamentary diplomacy;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Engin EROGLU, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for the more effective and comprehensive sharing of information by the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to enable Parliament to exercise its scrutiny role in an efficient and timely manner, including in the field of the CFSP; welcomes the commitment of the future HRVP to better and sooner inform, involve and consult Parliament on the fundamental choices of the CFSP;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Martin HORWOOD, Christophe GRUDLER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Phil BENNION, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for greater coherence, consistency and complementarity, as laid down in the Treaties, between the EU’s external financing instruments and the CFSP to enable the European Union to tackle growing security and foreign policy challenges; considers that the simplified structure of external instruments proposed under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument calls for proper checks and balances, a sufficient level of transparency, and strategic policy input and scrutiny of implementation by Parliament; stresses the need for efficient and adequate funding under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance for 2021-2027 (IPA III); highlights the role of the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP), particularly in supporting peace and stability around the world; expects a timely adoption of the post-2020 instruments, so as to avoid unnecessary funding gaps;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Encourages the EU to further prioritise conflict prevention and mediation; underlines that this approach delivers a high degree of EU added value in political, social, economic and security terms; recalls that conflict prevention and mediation activities help to assert the presence and credibility of the EU on the international scene; highlights Parliament’s valuable contribution in the field of mediation and dialogue, especially in the Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership countries, and calls for the further development of interinstitutional cooperation on mediation; strongly believes that EU’s commitment to sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of all Eastern Partnership countries within internationally recognized borders is a key for successful EU foreign policy towards them;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Engin EROGLU, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Encourages the EU to further prioritise conflict prevention and mediation~~Believes that conflict prevention and mediation as well as the peaceful resolution of protracted conflicts, notably in the EU's immediate neighbourhood, should be a priority in the coming years; underlines that this approach delivers a high degree of EU added value in political, social, economic and security terms; recalls that conflict prevention and mediation activities help to assert the presence and credibility of the EU on the international scene; highlights Parliament’s valuable contribution in the field of mediation and dialogue, especially in the Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership countries, and calls for the further development of interinstitutional cooperation on mediation;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Bernard GUETTA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Encourages the EU to further prioritise conflict prevention and mediation; underlines that this approach delivers a high degree of EU added value in political, social, economic and security terms; recalls that conflict prevention and mediation activities help to assert the presence and credibility of the EU on the international scene; highlights the Parliament’s valuable ~~contribution in the field of mediation and dialogue, especially in~~input on mediation, dialogue and the promotion of the values of democracy, the rule of law, respect for minorities and fundamental rights, particularly in the countries of the Western Balkan ~~and~~s, the Eastern Partnership ~~countries~~and the Southern Neighbourhood, and calls for the ~~further development~~deepening of interinstitutional cooperation ~~on mediation~~with these countries;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Expresses its concern over the violation of the international law principles vis-à-vis any conflicts in all Eastern Partnership countries and reiterates its vision that current conflicts in all Eastern Partnership countries should be settled in accordance with international law norms and principles;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Recalls for unconditional EU support for sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of all Eastern Partnership countries within their internationally recognized borders and strongly underlines the importance of the proactive stance based on international law against protracted conflicts in the Eastern Neighbourhood;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Engin EROGLU, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that qualified majority voting (QMV) cwould make the EU’s foreign and security policy more effective and would speed up the decision-making process; calls on the Council to make regular use of QMV in the cases envisaged in Article 31(2) of the TEU and calls on the European Council to take up this initiative by making use of the ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 31(3) of the TEU; encourages the Council to consider extending QMV to other areas of the CFSP;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Javier NART, Phil BENNION, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Reiterates that sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of states, as well as inviolability of internationally recognised borders and peaceful settlement of disputes are key principles of the European security order, applying to all states, both within and beyond the EU’s borders;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

~~8. Highlights in this context that there is no place, space or time for new major initiatives;~~deleted

2019/01/16
Committee: AFET

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jozo RADOŠ, Sophia IN 'T VELD, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET, Ivo VAJGL, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART

19. ~~Commends, in~~Underlines thise resp~~ect, the efforts made to date by the EEAS and the Commission to provide training on relig~~onsibilities fulfilled by human rights focal points within all EU Delegatiouns ~~literacy to EU officials and national diplomats; stresses, however, the need for broader and more systematic training programmes which would rais~~and CSDP Missions and calls for the strengthening of knowledge on freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief to increase the awareness of and ~~increase the~~ use of the EU Guidelines among the EU’'s and Member States’ officials and diplomats ~~and strengthen cooperation with the Special Envoy; asks for churches and religious communities and associat~~; notes, in this respect, the efforts made to date by the EEAS and the Commissions to ~~be involved in this training process; calls on the Commission and the Council to earmark resources for establishing such training programme~~provide training on the situation of religious minorities as well as non-believers to EU officials and national diplomats;

2018/09/13
Committee: AFET

2018/2155(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jozo RADOŠ, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET, Ivo VAJGL, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to ~~produce EU Annual Reports on FoRB~~continue including a chapter on freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief within the EU Annual Reports on human rights and democracy in the world, to be communicated to the European Parliament and the Council; notes that the EU Guidelines on FoRB provide for an evaluation of their implementation by COHOM after a period of three years, and that no such evaluation has been communicated or made public; calls for the evaluation to be made public without delay; considers that the evaluation should highlight best practices, identify areas for improvement, and provide concrete recommendations on implementation in accordance with a specified timeline and milestones subject to regular annual evaluation; calls for the evaluation to be included in the EU Annual Reports on ~~FoRB~~Human rights and democracy in the world;

2018/09/13
Committee: AFET

2018/2155(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jozo RADOŠ, Sophia IN 'T VELD, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET, Ivo VAJGL, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Renate WEBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Underlines the responsibilities fulfilled by human rights focal points within all EU Delegations and CSDP Missions; calls for the designating of FoRB-specific focal points in every EU Delegation and CSDP Mission; calls for more resources to be allocated to EU Delegations and CSDP Missions so as to allow them to carry out their work of promoting FoRB;deleted

2018/09/13
Committee: AFET

2018/2155(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET, Ivo VAJGL, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Welcomes the EU commitment to promoting ~~FoRB~~freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief in multilateral fora, in particular within the UN, the Council of Europe and the OSCE and with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC); supports, in this respect, EU cooperation with the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; recommends continuing the EU practice of taking the lead on resolutions at the UNGA and UNHRC on ~~FoRB~~freedom of thought, conscience and religion and seeking to build alliances and defend common positions with third countries and international organisations; calls on the E~~EAS~~U and the OIC to consider preparing a joint resolution on ~~FoRB~~freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief within the UN framework;

2018/09/13
Committee: AFET

2018/2155(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET, Ivo VAJGL, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Renate WEBER, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Expresses its satisfaction that ~~FoRB~~freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief is identified as a priority of the European Instrument of Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR); ~~welcom~~notes the significant increase of EIDHR funding allocated to FoRB-related projects since the adoption of the EU Guidelines; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to ensure that EU diplomatic work for the promotion of ~~FoRB~~human rights, including freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief and EIDHR-funded projects is mutually reinforcing; stresses that ~~FoRB~~freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief can also be supported by other instruments than human rights- oriented funds, among others those dedicated to the conflict prevention dimension or to education and culture; calls on the Commission and the Council to maintain sufficient funding for ~~FoRB-~~human rights related projects, including equal treatment of all convictions, under the EU external financial instruments, within the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027;

2018/09/13
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas there is a lack of agreed definitions of PSCs, PMCs and of their services; whereas, as suggested by the definition included in the draft convention prepared by the UN Working Group on Mercenaries, a PMSC can be defined as a corporate entity which provides on a compensatory basis military and /or security services by physical persons and/or legal entities; whereas military services in this context can be defined as a specialised services related to military actions including strategic planning, intelligence, investigation, land, sea or air reconnaissance, flight operations of any type, manned or unmanned, satellite surveillance and intelligence, any kind of knowledge transfer with military applications, material and technical support to armed forces and other related activities; whereas security services can be defined as armed guarding or protection of buildings, installations, property and people, any kind of knowledge transfer with security and policing applications, development and implementation of informational security measures and other related activities;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas over the years there were numerous incidents in Iraq and Afghanistan involving western private security companies (in particular CACI International, L-3 Services, Blackwater, Unity Resources Group and Xe) in which civilians were wounded or killed; ~~whereas these incidents peaked between 2003 and 2009, and, since then, most of them have been thoroughly investigated and many of those responsible have been brought to justice;~~

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas initiatives such as the Montreux Document and the ICoC have helped to clarify and raise awareness of states’ obligations with respect to PMSCs; whereas these initiatives are non-binding and voluntary, with no significant penalty for non-compliance or for the commission of human rights violations, beyond being expelled from the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers’ Association ~~and losing out on valuable contract~~; whereas the EU and 23 Member States have joined the Montreux Document acknowledging their positive aspects; whereas the Montreux Document applies only in times of armed conflict; whereas the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers does not feature accountability or enforceable remedies for victims;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)

Sa. whereas the EU and its Member States should aim at avoiding these situations in the future, and refrain from outsourcing military operations that imply the use of force and weaponry, participating in hostilities and otherwise engaging in combat or combat areas, beyond legitimate self-defence;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S b (new)

Sb. whereas operations and activities outsourced to PSCs in conflict areas should be restricted to providing logistical support and protection of installations, without an actual presence of PSCs in the areas where combat activities exist;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the need for a categorical prohibition of allowing PSC to engage in war or combat areas and of outsourcing military operations that imply use of force and weaponry or participation in hostilities, allowing thus only self-defence in case of attack;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that the outsourcing of activities or services to PSCs should be limited to logistic support and protection of installations, and that the presence of PSCs should be limited to non-combat areas;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Expresses its concern at the proliferation of PSCs in the EU and PMSCs worldwide and the impact of the activities of PMSCs on the enjoyment of human rights; is alarmed by serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law linked to the activities of PMSCs and the lack of accountability for many abuses;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of preventing and protecting against human rights abuses perpetrated by PMSCs; reiterates the need for PMSCs, when operating in host countries, and in particular in those that differ significantly in terms of culture and religion, to be mindful of local customs and habits so as not to jeopardise the effectiveness of their mission and alienate the local population; requires PMSCs personnel to be trained in human rights and humanitarian law standards to safeguard against human rights violations;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Highlights the importance of regular independent monitoring, including through randomised field visits, to ensure oversight and put an immediate end to abuse; c~~Calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) delegations in countries where PMSCs are operating to monitor their activities and provide regular feedback on their actions;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Holds the view that~~Urges that, in line with UN human rights commitments, states have the obligation to investigate and prosecute in cases where PMSCs have committed human rights abuses;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises the need to ensure effective remedies, including reparation, commensurate with the scale of violations committed for all victims of human rights abuses committed by PMSCs;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Affirms that victims require easy and safe access to the judicial system, especially in cases of gross violations, and to non-judicial remedy procedures, and rejects any obstacle to victims that could be put in place when fighting for their right to access to justice and to remedy; highlights the importance to prioritize the protection of civilians and bring perpetrators to justice, including mercenaries and foreign fighters who had committed human rights violation on all sides of past conflicts;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. UBelieves that, as a first step, the EU should define relevant military and security services in a precise way, and furthermore create an EU regulatory framework binding for all EU Member States, that would include a blacklist of companies not complying with EU human right standards; urges the Council, in this respect, to add military and security services to PSCs to the Common Military List of the European Union without delay; underlines the importance of ensuring that no gaps exist in protection from human rights abuses; sees a need to improve regulation of PMSCs so as to close any existing gaps;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Accentuates the importance of contextualizing the Montreux Document to address challenges to specific national regulators, and promote a dedicated exchange on existing good practices in PMSCs regulation faced by national petitioners; at the EU level, stresses the importance to subject the use of PSCs to effective parliamentary control as a foreign policy tool;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers an international binding instrument to be an appropriate option to ensure that human rights are fully protected wherever PMSCs operate; ~~takes the view that~~supports, as it is in the interest of all stakeholders, the development of an international regulatory framework ~~is in the interest of all stakeholders, as i~~to provides for legal certainty, remedies, uniformity and objectivity with respect to international standards and thereby to creates a level playing field at global level; in this sense supports the EU contribution, in the context of the UN Human Rights Council, in view of setting up an international regulatory framework;

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2154(INI)

Renate WEBER, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Member States, the EEAS and the Commission to promote and strongly support the Human Rights Council working groups (special procedures and intergovernmental) and to aim for the creation of a universal UN convention ~~aimed~~ ; stresses that establishing an international legal regime to regulate relevant services provided by PMSCs w~~hich could~~ill complement national legislation and ~~voluntary initiatives in providing effective and robust regulation of PMSCs and close existing gaps;~~will establish important and uniform obligations for States and PMSCs.

2018/09/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2150(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

- having regards to the 2019 budget under which IPAII funds to Turkey will be cut by 146.7 million in view of the situation in Turkey as regards human rights, democracy and the rule of law,

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET

2018/2150(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that over 150 000 people were taken into custody in the post-coup crackdown and 78 000 have been arrested on terrorism charges, while more than 50 000 people remain in jail; expresses concern at the excessively lengthy pre-trial detention and judicial proceedings, the fact that in several cases no indictment has been issued yet, and the harshness of detention conditions; is particularly concerned at the fact that such arrests seem to also target legitimate voices of dissent ~~or members of the opposition~~, human rights defenders, journalists or members of the opposition; warns against the abuse of anti-terror measures to legitimize the repression of human rights; is very worried at the allegations of ill-treatment and torture of those in prison, as reported by several human rights organisations;

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET

2018/2150(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Notes with concern the increase in the number of so-called 'honour killings' that took place in Turkey; calls for all perpetrators of this crime to be brought to justice under appropriate manslaughter or murder charges;

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET

2018/2150(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Expresses serious concern about Internet censorship in Turkey with the growing number of websites blocked from Turkey reaching 220,000 including that of Wikipedia since April 2017 and urges the authorities to bring Law No.5651 in line with European standards;

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET

2018/2150(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Calls on the EU and Member States to increase their protection and support for human rights defenders at risk in Turkey, including through emergency grants, and to ensure full implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders by the EU Delegation and Member State embassies and consulates;

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET

2018/2150(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes that while the EU accession process was at its start a strong motivation for reforms in Turkey, there has been a stark regression in the areas of the rule of law and human rights during the last few years; reiterates its concerns over announced plans to reinstate the death penalty in Turkey; recalls that Parliament repeatedly called for the opening of Chapter 23 on Judiciary and Fundamental Rights and Chapter 24 on Justice, Freedom and Security at a time when the Turkish government had pledged to conduct serious reforms; regrets deeply that the accession instruments could not be used to the fullest extent owing to a continued blockage by the Council;

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET

2018/2150(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Points out that Turkey is a member of the Council of Europe and must abide by the commitments of that membership; points out that Turkey had the highest number of applications to and cases before the European Court on Human Rights (ECHR) in 2017; calls on Turkey to abide by and implement the rulings of the ECHR and to remain in compliance with its Council of Europe commitments and to implement constitutional and judicial changes and reforms in cooperation with the Venice Commission;

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET

2018/2150(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14 b. Expects the accession negotiation process to be replaced with a renewed political engagement between the EU and Turkey on economic cooperation, including issues such as deepening the Customs Union but also on shared geopolitical challenges such as the ongoing civil war in Syria and the fight against Daesh, as well as on refugee and migration related issues; underlines that any new EU-Turkey relations should be built on conditionality provisions on respect for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, but also aim at increasing people-to-people contacts, such as student exchanges, scientific and university cooperation and visa liberalisation;

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET

2018/2150(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Believes therefore that a door should be left open for the modernisation and upgrading of the 1995 Customs Union between the EU and Turkey, to include relevant areas such as agriculture, services and public procurement, which currently are not covered; recalls that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States and that Turkey is an important growth market for the EU; believes that the upgrade would provide a valuable opportunity for democratic conditionality, positive leverage and the possibility of a roadmap where upgrading the Customs Union would go hand in hand with concrete commitments by Turkey on democratic reforms; believes further that the upgrading of the Customs Union would provide an important opportunity for policy dialogue on climate change as well as on labour rights in Turkey; calls on the Commission to start preparatory work for the upgrading of the Customs Union as soon as the Turkish Government indicates its readiness for serious reforms;

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET

2018/2150(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the efforts by the UN to resume negotiations on the reunification of Cyprus; supports a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the EU acquis; reiterates its call on Turkey to commit and contribute to a comprehensive settlement, to begin withdrawing its troops from Cyprus, to transfer the sealed-off area of Famagusta to the UN, and to refrain from actions altering the demographic balance on the island; underlines that following a settlement, the united Cyprus will be a Member of the European Union, thus rendering the concept of 'guarantors' obsolete and outdated praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons; recognises the right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements concerning its exclusive economic zone; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes, and to refrain from any threat or action which might have negative effects on good neighbourly relations; stresses that a reunification of Cyprus will have a substantial and positive economic impact also for Turkey;

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET

2018/2150(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign and Security Policy, the Member States, the Government of Turkey and the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and for translation of this report into Turkish.

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital –A (new)

-A. whereas the EU enlargement continues to represent a strategic investment in peace, democracy, prosperity, security and stability in Europe;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas Albania has continued to make steady progress towards meeting the political criteria and the five key priorities for the opening of accession negotiations: public administration reform, reform of the judiciary, fight against corruption, fight against organised crime and protection of human rights, including rights of persons belonging to minorities and property rights;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas challenges still persist and need to be addressed swiftly and efficiently in a spirit of dialogue and cooperation;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas constructive dialogue between ~~political forces on reforms is essential for making further progress in the EU accession process~~the government and the opposition on EU-related reforms remains crucial to advance on the reform agenda to the benefit of the citizens and move the country closer to the EU;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for action addressing the outstanding recommendations of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) as regards electoral reform; underlines that inclusive and timely electoral reform is needed with a view to increasing public trust in the electoral process; welcomes the work by the Ad-hoc Committee on Electoral Reform of the Albanian Parliament related to election administration, campaign finance, voter registration, vote buying, the use of new voting technologies and out-of-country voting, and urges it to reach consensus on, and adoption of, the necessary reforms in due time before the 2019 local elections; notes that additional efforts are needed to better involve civil society organisations as part of an inclusive policy dialogue;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the progress made in justice reform aimed at increasing the independence, accountability, professionalism and efficiency of judicial institutions; regrets that the administration of justice continues to be slow and inefficient; notes that the re-evaluation process for all judges and prosecutors has started and is delivering the first tangible results; calls on the Albanian authorities to ~~speed up~~further advance the vetting process, without compromising on quality or fairness, which is crucial for the success of justice reform; takes note of first dismissals and voluntary resignations of candidates prior to their hearings;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Encourages Albania to continue its good cooperation with the International Monitoring Operation and pursue intensively the justice reform;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for increased attention to be given to political and public-private corruption~~, and stresses that a convincing track record can only be attained through~~; calls for strengthening the track record of proactive investigations, prosecutions and final convictions in ~~corruption cases at all levels~~the fight against corruption and organised crime, including high-level cases;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes the progress made in the fight against organised crime, ~~including the substantial progress made in seizures of illicit drugs and the reduction of cannabis cultivation~~and calls to further pursue tangible and sustainable results, including in the specific area of countering cultivation and trafficking of drugs; notes Albania’s intensified international police cooperation – leading to effective operations against criminal networks – including in joint working groups with Member States;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Welcomes the additional steps taken~~Reiterates the need for effective legislative and policy measures to reinforce the protection of human ~~rights, minority~~ rights and anti- discrimination policies, including the equal treatment of all minorities; insists that measures be taken to further improve the education, employment rates and living conditions for Roma, Egyptians and other ethnic minorities;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Urges the Albanian authorities to ~~address the larg~~step up reforms aimed at increasing competitiveness and tackling the informal economy; stresses that corruption, rule-of- law deficiencies and cumbersome regulatory procedures continue to deter investment; calls to further improve the business and investment environment, including ensuring enforcement of property rights, vigorously pursuing fiscal consolidation and strengthening tax administration;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Welcomes Albania’s commitment to implement the Connectivity Agenda in the framework of the Berlin Process; supports the proposal to reduce roaming fees in the Western Balkans in order to promote a market- and investment- friendly environment towards a digital economy;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Expresses concern that Albania remains the Western Balkan country from which are made the highest number of illegal entries and stays, and unfounded asylum claims, in Member States; calls to increase the measures taken in recent months to address effectively the phenomenon of unfounded asylum applications in the EU as well as unaccompanied minors;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Takes note of the presidential elections on 2 April 2017 and calls on the authorities to ensure that procedures for free and fair elections are in line with international standards; welcomes the general conduct of the elections; calls on the authorities to fully address the recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission and to engage in dialogue with domestic independent election observation missions; calls on the authorities to properly investigate claims of irregularities, violence and intimidation that arose during the electoral process;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Urges Serbia to step up its reform efforts in the area of rule of law, and in particular to ensure the independence and overall efficiency of the judicial system; stresses that special focus should be put on implementing effective reform in this area; notes that while some progress has been made in reducing the backlog of old enforcement cases, and in putting in place measures to harmonise court practice, judicial independence in Serbia is not fully assured; calls on Serbia to strengthen the accountability, impartiality, professionalism and overall efficiency of the judiciary, and to establish a free legal aid system ensuring the broad range of free legal aid providers, including civil society organisations;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Reiterates the importance of intensifying the fight against corruption and urges Serbia to show a clear commitment to tackle this issue; welcomes the adoption of the amendments made in the economic crimes section of the country’s criminal code; reiterates its call to swiftly adopt a new law on the Anti- Corruption Agency to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies; urges Serbia to adopt or amend other necessary anti-corruption legislation, as identified in the Action Plan for Chapter 23 of negotiations and in GRECO and ODIHR recommendations; stresses that it is critical that the Agency receives and maintains the human and financial resources it needs to carry out its mandate in an independent manner; calls on the authorities to fill all open positions in the Agency; urges the Serbian Parliament to finalize the election of the Anti-corruption Agency Board members in a transparent and democratic manner; calls on Serbia to further improve its track record on investigations, indictments and final convictions in high- level corruption cases, and to publish statistics and information about the results of investigations in all publicly known cases of alleged corruption of public officials;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Acknowledges some progress has been made in the~~Urges Serbia to show a clear commitment in fighting against organised crime; calls on Serbia to establish a convincing track record of investigations, prosecutions and convictions in organised crime cases, including mafia-related murders and money laundering, based on proactive investigations; calls on Serbia to focus on the implementation of the action plan agreed with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF);

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the Serbian parliament still does not exercise effective oversight of the executive, and that the transparency, inclusiveness and quality of the legislative process need to be enhanced; ~~welcomes the declining use of urgent procedures to adopt legislation; stresses, however,~~stresses that the still-frequent use of urgent procedures undermines parliamentary and public scrutiny; ~~stresses th~~condemns the deliberate actions that limit the ability of the Serbian parliament to conduct an effective debate on, and scrutiny of, legislation ~~should be avoided~~; is concerned by the increased practice of filibustering adopted by the ruling majority, which prevents the opposition from actively taking part in parliamentary procedures: calls for additional measures to ensure cross-party dialogue and the effective involvement of civil society in the work of the parliament; welcomes the Serbian parliament’s continued efforts to improve transparency through debates on Serbia’s negotiating positions on EU accession chapters, and through exchanges with the core negotiating team and with the National Convention on the European Union; stresses that the role of independent regulatory bodies, including the country’s Ombudsman, needs to be fully acknowledged and supported; urges the Serbian Parliament to engage in promoting and monitoring the implementation of independent regulatory bodies' findings and recommendations;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for upholding human rights is in place; stresses that consistent and efficient implementation across the whole country is needed; calls on Serbia to adopt the new Law on Personal Data Protection fully in line with EU standards; notes that further sustained efforts are necessary to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including children, persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS, and LGBTI persons; underlines that shortcomings in the legislative and institutional framework for upholding human rights of children and adults with disabilities still persist; calls on Serbia to actively pursue investigations, prosecutions and convictions of hate- motivated crimes;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists ~~remain an issue of concern~~and media outlets, including administrative harassment and intimidation through the courts remain an issue of concern especially when coming from elected officials; calls upon officials at all levels to be consistent in publicly condemning any form of intimidation of journalists and to refrain from such behaviour; notes, in this regard, that while several cases have been solved and some criminal charges have been filed, convictions are still rare; calls on the authorities to investigate and prosecute any cases of attacks against journalists and media outlets; express its concern over the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media's absence of supervision and action, especially during the election period; calls for the full implementation of media laws and the strengthening of the independence of the country’s Regulatory Body for Electronic Media by eliminating any political interference and influence over its work through the process of nomination and appointment of its Council members, and by broadening its mandate to issue sanctions and securing its financial independence; welcomes the renewed efforts to adopt a media strategy to create a pluralistic media environment, and stresses, in this regard, the importance of a transparent and inclusive consultation with stakeholders; underlines the need for complete transparency in media ownership and funding;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Notes that no progress was made towards establishing an enabling environment for the development and financing of civil society; regrets that the relationship between government and CSOs is still marked by fragmented cooperation and a selective approach towards individual CSOs; condemns the negative statements made by government officials on civil society in general and the harsh criticism of human rights defenders by some media outlets; notes that most CSOs lack stable funding and transparent criteria for public financial support are not clearly defined; calls for the adoption of a national strategy and related action plan to regulate the environment in which CSOs operate; stresses that further efforts are needed to ensure systematic cooperation between government and civil society;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the adoption of an action plan for the realisation of the rights of national minorities, and the adoption of a decree establishing a fund for national minorities; calls for the full implementation of the action plan and for improved coordination and inclusion of stakeholders; notes that the fund for national minorities is functioning and that its funding has been increased; reiterates its call on Serbia to ensure consistent implementation of legislation on the protection of minorities, including in relation to education, the use of languages, representation in public administration and access to media and religious services in minority languages; calls for full implementation of the right to timely birth registration for all children born in Serbia, including those of undocumented parents;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy; welcomes the appointment in May 2017 of a new war crimes prosecutor; reiterates its call for ~~the~~an efficient and timely implementation of this strategy, in particular by means of bringing forward indictments~~, and~~; calls for the ~~adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy;~~effective investigation of high-profile war crimes cases: calls on Serbia to again cooperate fully with the current Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals; ~~urges the Serbian authorities to continue working on the issue of the fate of missing persons~~calls on the Serbian political and judicial authorities to fully cooperate with their regional partners in order to identify remaining war criminals and bring them to justice; urges the Serbian authorities to continue working on the issue of the fate of missing persons, including opening state archives related to the war period; urges Serbia to prepare a reparations scheme for victims and their families as an important precondition for reconciliation; highlights the importance of the work carried out by the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and its local branches in promoting reconciliation among the youth;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Regrets the persisting lack of an objective assessment and understanding of the crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia; stresses the need for far- reaching political decisions and initiatives aimed at establishing responsibilities and raising awareness in schools about Serbia's troubled past; calls for enhanced inclusiveness of education systems across the region so as to eliminate old prejudices and eradicate the seeds of hatred in the new generations; reiterates its support for the initiative to set up a Regional Commission for the establishment of facts about war crimes and other serious violations of human rights committed in the former Yugoslavia, and urges the Serbian government to take the lead in its creation;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Notes the on-going debate concerning possible adjustments of the border between Serbia and Kosovo, including exchanges of territories; underlines that any changes to internationally recognized borders can only take place after thorough and inclusive debates in the framework of a comprehensive, legally binding agreement on the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, and with the full support of all parties concerned; underlines the multi-ethnic nature of both Kosovo and Serbia and that ethnically pure states cannot and should not be the objective in the region; stresses that any border changes should not undermine overall stability in the region and should not represent an alternative to the adequate protection of national minorities;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Expresses its concern over repeated statements by high-ranking politicians putting into question the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and condemns any form of nationalist rhetoric aimed at encouraging its disintegration;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ivo VAJGL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Montenegro has to further strengthen, inter alia, parliamentary, legislative and oversight capacity, institutional transparency, respect for the rule of law, domestic handling of war crimes cases, integrity of the electoral process, media freedom, and the fight against corruption, organised crime and the informal economy;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ivo VAJGL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that fundamental freedoms were respected in the April 2018 presidential elections; calls for shortcomings identified by the OSCE ODIHR to be comprehensively addressed in order to improve public trust in the electoral process, notes that frequent local elections cause ‘election fatigue’ that hinders quality of and transparent elections and calls for comprehensive electoral reform;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ivo VAJGL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the efforts made to improve the transparency of public administration and information sharing but ~~would~~ encourage ~~steps toward~~s establishing a more citizen- friendly, professional and de-politicised public administration; calls for improved regulatory impact assessments, comprehensive reports on audit and inclusive public consultations on law proposals; stresses the importance of cooperation with the CSOs;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ivo VAJGL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the moderate progress made towards increasing the independence, transparency, accountability, professionalism and efficiency of judicial institutions~~; calls for safeguards against political interference~~, but notes with the concern that the corruption in judiciary is still prevalent; calls for safeguards against political interference, particularly of Anti- Corruption Agency, proactive attitude of institutions, and for a coherent application of codes of ethics and disciplinary measures; welcomes the fact that new judges and prosecutors have been appointed for the first time using the new recruitment system;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ivo VAJGL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Is concerned by the increasing instances of violence and assassinations linked to organised crime, which have a detrimental effect on the daily life of ordinary citizens; welcomes the fact that the authorities have identified this issue but calls for more robust preventative action and production of a convincing track record against money laundering and human trafficking;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ivo VAJGL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Reiterates its call for systematic, inclusive, timely and genuine consultations with civil society on key EU-related legislative reforms, including their implementation at local level; stresses the need to improve financial regulatory environment for CSOs;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ivo VAJGL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Urges that the full potential offered by digital tools in the field of land registry, invoicing and the issuing of construction permits be used; notes the need to speed up the roll-out of broadband access to businesses and households; stresses the need for government-wide interoperability framework to support further digitalisation and simplification of administrative and business procedures;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ivo VAJGL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Welcomes regulatory changes in the field of education~~; urges the authorities to address~~ and efforts to increase pre-school participation rates, including by children from disadvantaged backgrounds and highlights the importance of a comprehensive approach to early childhood development including by addressing health concerns such as the low immunization coverage; encourages continued curricular reform in primary and secondary education to teach basic and transversal skills and focus on learning outcomes; urges the authorities to address the low secondary education completion among Roma students (3%, the lowest in the region) and the high long-term unemployment rate among youth, Roma and women;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ivo VAJGL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Welcomes Montenegro’s strengthened participation in the Erasmus+ programme and expresses its support for the Commission’s proposal to double the Erasmus+ budget; encourages stronger coordination on horizontal issues affecting youth employment, inclusion, active citizenship, volunteering and education;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ivo VAJGL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7

Environment ~~and energy~~, energy and transport

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ivo VAJGL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Notes that the development of additional hydropower and tourism capacities must meet EU environmental standards; urges the further exploitation of potential renewables and energy-efficiency measures and the improvement of water and waste management; urges the Montenegrin authorities to fully align national legislation with the Renewable Energy Directive and Energy Performance of Buildings Directive;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ivo VAJGL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29 a. Highlights Montenegro's proactive participation and constructive role in regional and international cooperation trough the "Berlin process" and the Western Balkans six initiative, welcomes the outcome of the Sofia Summit 2018 and the adoption of IPA 2018 package that includes funding of two important infrastructure projects “Budva bypass” on the Adriatic Ionian Corridor and “Vrbnica- Bar railway section” on Orient/East-Med Corridor; emphasizes the importance of those traffic routes that are the direct link between Balkan countries and the EU markets;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ivo VAJGL, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Urges Montenegro to intensify its efforts in proactively prioritising and punishing war crimes and clarifying the fate of missing persons; ~~welcomes the efforts for reintegration of displaced persons under the Regional Housing Programme~~is concerned that the Special Prosecutor's Office (SPO) opened eight new cases in 2016 of which six are still in preliminary investigation phase, as well as that in all cases SPO had to rely on letters rogatory to ICTY & prosecution services of neighbouring countries; notes with disappointment that there is still no charges for command responsibility, co-perpetration and aiding and abetting, and that the judicial decisions reached contained legal mistakes and shortcomings in application of international humanitarian law; welcomes the efforts for reintegration of displaced persons under the Regional Housing Programme; urges the insurance of the equal access to justice for all victims, reparations in line with national legislation; stresses the need to fight the impunity;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

(q) to ensure the inclusion of terms on the ~~potential~~ suspension of cooperation in the event of the breach of essential elements by either party, especially with regards to cooperation involving financial disbursements, including a role for consultation of Parliament in such cases;

2018/09/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

(t) to reaffirm the importance of working systematically to promote the values of democracy and human rights, including freedom of expression, association and assembly and the independence of the judiciary, as well as fight against corruption and organised crime and international drug trafficking;

2018/09/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w

(w) to recall that corruption undermines human rights, equality, trade and fair competition, thereby impeding economic growth, also diminishing citizen's trust in state institutions and confidence in building an integrated and open society as a whole;

2018/09/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2118(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)

(xa) to pay particular attention to the regional development within the country, with a special emphasis on the north- south inequalities;

2018/09/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

State of play 2018 – Tackling ~~information~~hybrid warfare

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c

c) to support the growing number of state institutions, think tanks, NGOs and other actors dealing with propaganda and disinformation, and ensure that EU strategic communication becomes a matter of high priority on the European agenda; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to become more closely involved in this area;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c a (new)

ca) to ensure that the EU institutions and Member States work hand in hand on existing and future initiatives to step up efforts to secure free and fair democratic processes and to address disinformation campaigns, which attempt to create divisions in open societies and interfere in the elections and decision-making process of EU, Member States and EU's neighbours;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f

f) to focus and adapt EU and Member States' response on the continuously growing sophistication of the tools used to spread fake news, including the new ways of spreading propaganda by using multiple low-level websites, deep fakes and video content manipulations, automated bots, encrypted messaging services, on-line portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives; is concerned about Russia’s and other third parties' activities in this context;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f

f) to focus on the continuously growing sophistication of the tools used to spread fake news, including the new ways of spreading propaganda by using multiple low-level websites, portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives~~; is concerned about Russ~~ especially by politicia’ns a~~ctivities in this context~~nd state controlled or funded institutions;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h a (new)

ha) to make sure the industry and on- line platforms deliver on the commitments undertaken in the Code of Practice on Disinformation and effectively tackle the disinformation problem by: (i) ensuring transparency of political advertising based on effective due diligence checks of the identity of sponsors, (ii) taking decisive action against fake accounts active on their services, (iii) identifying the misuse of automated bots, and (iv) cooperating effectively with independent fact- checkers;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l

l) to pay special attention to the importance of not only debunking and exposing, but also ensuring the clear attribution of such attacks, including publicly naming the perpetrators, their sponsors and the goals they seek to achieve, as well as measuring the effects of these attacks on the targeted audience;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m a (new)

ma) to raise awareness about negative impact of disinformation through dedicated communication campaigns as well as seminars and trainings for media, influencers and public opinion shapers in the EU and its neighbourhood;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m b (new)

mb) to support cross-border cooperation on media literacy programmes and promote tools for the media literacy, such as EU on-line media literacy library and learning centre;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n a (new)

na) to welcome the establishment of the new EEAS Strategic Communication Task Forces consisting of experts with appropriate linguistic and knowledge skills, namely the Task Force for Western Balkans and the Task Force South for the countries in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Gulf region, which are tasked to ensure coordinated and consistent EU communications in the regions and counteract disinformation and propaganda against the EU;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n b (new)

nb) to support the joint efforts of the Commission and the EEAS to improve capabilities to detect, analyse and expose disinformation by equipping the EEAS Strategic Communication Task Forces and EU Delegations in the neighbourhood with new staff, tools and skills, including new data analysis tools, hiring of additional data scientists and disinformation experts, as well as covering a wider range of sources and languages on the reach and impact of disinformation;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o

o) to ~~turn~~support all three E~~ast~~EAS Strat~~Com Task Force into a fully-fledged unit, and to provide~~egic Communication Task Forces by providing them with adequate financial and personnel resources ~~which will~~aimed at significantly increase ~~its~~of their potential, effectiveness, professionalism, institutional continuity and quality of work;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q

q) to invite Member States which have not done so already to assign their own seconded National Experts to the ~~East~~three StratCom Task Forces;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r

r) to engage the EU Representations inside the EU, and the EU Delegations outside the EU, in supporting the work of the East StratCom Task Force, Task Force South and Task Force for Western Balkans, including by providing translations of their publications in local languages;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s

s) to focus on the accession countries and partners in the EU neighbourhood, which are often on the front line in terms of exposure to Russian propaganda; to assist them in their efforts to counteract hostile propaganda and disinformation activities, inter alia by supporting strategic communication units within their respective institutions; to urge these EU partner countries, when necessary, to take more dedicated, proactive, effective and transparent measures in this regard;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s a (new)

sa) to strengthen capabilities of the EU Delegations abroad, the Commission Representations and the European Parliament Liaison Offices in Member States to develop local capacity to detect and expose disinformation and to communicate effectively the EU's values and policies;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s b (new)

sb) to extend campaign-based communication and better coordinate and amplify positive narratives across the EU institutions and Member States, including by consolidating respective budgets and building a shared on-line repository of success stories;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t a (new)

ta) to pay attention to any international actor that currently acts in similar ways;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u

u) to propose to the next European Council and the Commission that counteracting strategic propaganda is given a separate portfolio in the new Commission with adequate support from a specialised agency;deleted

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v

v) to link existing national and local specialised centres, think tanks, NGOs and other actors and institutions, in particular NATO, dealing with strategic propaganda into an EU-wide network that would help coordinate their actions and gather their findings in one place; to assign adequate resources to this undertaking; stresses that this network should be open to like-minded partners of the EU;

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and, for information, to the EEAS and NATO, as well as the President, Government and Parliament of Russia and the United States.

2018/12/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas in its strategic work in 2017, the Ombudsman’s office closed four strategic inquiries and opened four new ones on Council transparency; on the ‘revolving doors’ issue concerning former European Commissioners; on the accessibility of Commission websites for persons with disabilities and on pre- submission activities linked to medicine assessments by the European Medicines Agency (EMA); whereas in 2017 the Ombudsman opened eight strategic initiatives on, among other subjects, European Council lobbying transparency, improving the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), and revolving doors rules at various EU institutions and bodies, and closed six strategic initiatives;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the EU is still facing the worst economic, social and political crisis since its foundation; whereas the ineffective approach adopted by the EU Institutions in tackling the lack of transparency in both the EU decision- making process and in lobbying activities, in addition to other significant ethical issues within the Institutions, are contributing to further undermining the image of the EU;deleted

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

~~G. whereas the refusal of access to EU documents and related transparency issues continued to account for the greatest proportion of European Ombudsman inquiries in 2017;~~deleted

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the Ombudsman ~~has a crucial role to play in ensuring the full transparency and impartiality of both the EU’s decision-making processes and administration in order to successfully protect citizens’ rights;~~'s role is fundamental with regards to ensuring the EU and its institutions accountability towards its citizens

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the Court of Justice has stipulated that the principles of publicity and transparency are inherent to the EU legislative process, and that ~~the effectiveness and integrity of the legislative process cannot undermine the principles of publicity and transparency which underlie that process;~~and any possible derogations and exceptions from these principles should always be weighed against the principles of transparency and representative democracy and duly motivated.

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the Ombudsman conducted a year-long complaint-based inquiry into the ECB President’s membership of the Group of 30 (G30), a private organisation whose members include representatives of banks supervised either directly or indirectly by the ECB; whereas the Ombudsman recommended that the ECB President ~~suspend his~~s are not to be members~~hip~~ of the G30 and future presidents refrain from becoming members;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas the Commission ~~is still disregarding~~has yet to implement the Ombudsman’s recommendations concerning its dealings with the tobacco industry, thus failing to ensure full transparency in line with its obligations under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC);

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Approves the annual report for 2017 presented by the European Ombudsman; remarks its clear and easy- to-read presentation, highlighting the most important facts and figures concerning the Ombudsman's work in 2017;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the importance of ~~full~~greater transparency and ~~full public~~improved access to ~~the~~ documents held by the EU institutions; highlights the Ombudsman’s structural work in bringing specific secretive practices to light by adopting a case-by- case approach and launching an increasing number of own-initiative enquiries;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Underlines the fact that EU legislation on access to documents is seriously outdated; r~~Reiterates its call for a revision of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 in order to also facilitate the Ombudsman’s work in scrutinising the granting of access to documents by Parliament, the Council and the Commission; ~~emphasises that Regulation 1049/2001 no longer reflects the current legal situation and institutional practices implemented by EU institutions, offices, bodies and agencies;~~

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that citizens must be able to directly participate in and follow in detail the decision-making process within the EU institutions, and have access to ~~all~~ the relevant information in order to fully exercise their democratic rights;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the lack of information and debate about the EU legislative process increases citizens’ distrust, with regard not only to the lawfulness of an isolated act, but also to the legitimacy of the decision-making process as a whole;deleted

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recognises the need for ~~full~~greater transparency in the EU decision-making process and commends the Ombudsman’s inquiry into informal negotiations between the three main EU institutions (‘trilogues’); supports the publication of all relevant trilogue documents;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Strongly believes that the Ombudsman’s recommendations on the EIB’s Transparency Policy must be implemented without further delay; calls on the EIB to immediately start to remove the presumption of non-disclosure relating to the information and documents collected during audits, inspections and investigations, including those launched both during and after fraud and corruption cases;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to ~~ensure full~~commit to greater transparency and granting of access to documents and information with regard to the EU Pilot procedures in relation to petitions received, and to the EU Pilot and infringement procedures that have already ended;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of greatly improving the accuracy of data in the EU transparency register, including the obligation for law firms that lobby to declare all their clients; underlines the need to make available all information on the influence of lobbyists free of charge, fully comprehensible and easily accessible to the public; believes that full transparency of the funding of all interest representatives must be ensured; calls for any organisation that breaks the revolving doors rules to be suspended;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Ombudsman to continue her work on strengthening ethics rules within the EU institutions in order to solve revolving door issues and to ensure the swift publication of the names of all those EU senior officials involved, and to guarantee full transparency on all related information; looks forward to the Ombudsman’s analysis into how the Commission is implementing her guidelines and suggestions on how to improve the handling of revolving doors situations;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Strongly believes that stricter moral and ethical rules and standards need to be applied throughout the EU institutions with a view to securing respect for the duty of integrity and discretion, as well as full independence from the private sector; takes note of the updated code of conduct that entered into force in February 2018 and applauds the stricter cooling off periods introduced; considers that post-term of office notification periods should be nevertheless increased so as to allow an evaluation on a case by case basis;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Believes that the meeting between former Commission President Barroso and a current Commission Vice- President, which was registered as an official meeting with Goldman Sachs, further demonstrated the urgent need to revise the current rules and practices in order to strengthen integrity requirements for Commissioners both during and after their mandates;deleted

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Highlights the need to adopt major improvements on conflict of interest rules for special advisers; calls on the Commission to fully implement the Ombudsman’s recommendations, by adopting full transparency and a proactive approach to its assessment of any potential conflict of interests before and after their appointment, and ensuring that citizens have complete access to ~~all~~ the relevant information on special advisers;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. SUnequivocally supports the Ombudsman’s role in shaping a proactive and ~~transparent~~inclusive policy in all EU agencies~~; urges the Ombudsman to continue monitoring all EU agencies in order to ensure that they meet the highest standards of transparency and provide full public access to documents and information, w~~ that promotes transparency and accountabilithy a ~~particular focus on procedures and activities relating to the protection of human health~~s core values;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2099(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the rules-based world order is being increasingly challenged both at the political-military level and, more recently, at the commercial-economic one, and that the societal, ecological, economic, technological and geopolitical trends point to the growing vulnerability of the world's population to shocks and stresses; notes that these systemic challenges are being accompanied by the continuous deterioration of the international environment confronted with interstate conflicts, natural disasters, extreme weather events, water crises, terrorism, state failure and cyber and hybrid attacks on the foundational pillars of our societies; acknowledges that the defence of the rules-based international order and the values defended by liberal democracies should be of the outmost priority and should be approached without compromise;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises, however, that to this date cooperation is still in a developing stage and much more needs to be done to ensure that the EU and Member States reap the rewards of deep, and sustained~~, long-term~~ cooperation on defence that will lead to common EU defence;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Emphasises practical and financial benefits of further integrations of European defence capabilities; underlines that through comprehensive and trustworthy work of all stakeholders, it is possible to increase the scope and efficiency of defence spending without the increase of defence spending itself;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. CUrges the establishment of precise and binding guidelines to provide a well- defined framework for future activation and implementation of Article 42(7) TEU; calls, therefore, for the conceptualization and adoption of a EU Security and Defence White Book that will guarantee that future capability building processes will be based on EU´s strategic security interests in accordance with military and industrial necessities;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Reaffirms the importance of developing the necessary military capabilities to deal with the comprehensive security challenges in and around Europe outlined by the EU Global Strategy as the facilitation of the EU security is firstly and chiefly EU obligation; recalls that European Union´s Global Strategy encourages the realization of deep defence cooperation that would lead, as stipulated in the Lisbon Treaty, to a common EU defence;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that the capabilities for the Union`s security and defence could be improved by making better use of the existing frameworks of defence and military cooperation such as the European multinational high readiness corps HQs and the EU battlegroups; believes that this will contribute to the continuous transformation of national armed forces, towards ~~the goal of~~ being more interoperable, more sustainable, more flexible and more deployable, and a final goal of common EU army; invites the Council to investigate, for example, the feasibility of potentially setting-up a permanent Spearhead Europe Force, which could be drawing on the European multinational high readiness corps HQ in Strasbourg, Szczecin and Münster; considers that the EU battle groups should grow into full- scale brigades and should be assigned to the corps HQ on a permanent basis;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Urges Council to take concrete steps towards the harmonisation and standardisation of the European armed forces, in accordance to Article 42(2), in order to facilitate the cooperation of armed forces personnel under the umbrella of a new European Defence Union as a step in progressive framing of a common Union defence policy;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Stresses that the use of all possibilities provided for in the Treaty would improve competitiveness and functioning of the defence industry in the single market, further stimulate defence cooperation through positive incentives, and targeting projects that Member States are not able to undertake, reducing unnecessary duplication, and promoting a more efficient use of public money; is of opinion that the outputs of these strategic cooperative programmes have great potential to be dual-use technologies and as such bring extra added value to Member States; emphasises on development of European capabilities and an integrated defence market;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Calls for the formation of the European Intelligence Agency with the mission and capability to implement a de facto transversal intelligence network within the Member States allowing the European Union to react in a comprehensive and coordinated way to emerging threats by adhering to Article 24(3) and Article 4(3), as the comprehensive gathering of intelligence information cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, either at central level or at regional and local level, but can rather, by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed action, be better achieved at Union level (Article 5(3));

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Encourages the Member States participating in PESCO to set up a permanent 'European Integrated Force' composed of divisions of their national armies and to make it available to the Union for the implementation of the common security and defence policy as foreseen by Article 42(3) TEU;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Also welcomes the activities of the EU missions and operations in the Sahel region, EUCAP Sahel Mali and Niger as well as EUTM Mali and the contributions they are making to regional stability, the fight against terrorism and human trafficking, and the security of the local population; deplores the limitations in the CSDP missions mandate and stresses the need for a realistic mandate that can only be achieved with the provision of proper military capabilities; urges the Council and the HR/VP for CFSP to make use of the possibilities provided for in article 41.2 to this end;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28 a. Is deeply concerned by the increasingly deadly terrorist threat in the Sahelian belt and the growing instability in South Libya as well as the extension to Central Africa. Calls on the EU HR/VP to ensure an executive mandate is granted to CSDP missions and to intervene in accordance with the existing challenges;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2099(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Stresses that efforts on military mobility ~~should~~in the EU should be a priority in order to contribute to the effective implementation of CSDP missions and operations and to the Alliance’s defence posture and therefore encourages both organisations to continue working together on military mobility in the closest possible manner, ensuring unnecessary overlaps and duplicities are avoided at all costs; calls on the Commission to underpin these efforts with the necessary investments and, where appropriate, legislation;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU’s security environment is now more volatile, unpredictable, complex and ambiguous than at any time since the end of the Cold War, confronted with interstate conflicts, natural disasters, terrorism, failed states, cyber attacks and hybrid warfare; whereas current EU policies may no longer suffice to promote a stable and prosperous neighbourhood;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas EU external action has a direct impact on our citizens’ lives, be it by supporting security and stability ~~in our neighbourhood~~within and outside our borders or preventing crises before they happen;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas almost one fourth of the world’s population live in fragile states or societies; whereas these states or societies are increasingly a breeding ground for frustration and socio-economic inequality; whereas, as a result, terrorist organisations take advantage of the power vacuum to establish a recruitment base;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas Western democracies have become more protectionist and inward- looking, and are swinging to the extremes at a time when multilateral cooperation is the only way to respond to global challenges effectively; whereas this power vacuum is being filled by other powers such as China or Russia; whereas the latter states have a different approach to development cooperation in Africa and other developing areas that is not linked to improvements in rule of law or other democratic reforms;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets the fact that the Member States all too often prioritise their national interests, regardless of the possible consequences at a European level, thereby undermining the EU’s credibility as a global player; calls for a ~~grea~~better division of responsibilities and enhanced coordination between the EU and its Member States; believes that good cooperation among the Member States is essential to safeguard our democracy, our freedom, and our social and environmental standards;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that the EU should stay true to its principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law; emphasises the importance of assessing whether the promotion of these principles in third countries has been successful; stresses that the EU's reputation as promotor of these principles could only be sustained if it ensures that these exact principles are protected and adhered to within all of its Member States;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers that the EU should use more effectively its foreign policy instruments, including human rights and development instruments and bilateral agreements with third countries when breaches of democratic standards and human rights are taking place, and to exert effective and tailored pressure at the highest level on the host governments in question to rise systematically those issues in political and human rights dialogues; private demarches are an important first step, but should they do not work, it is important to consider more public diplomacy;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Highlights that transatlantic relations are indispensable for the security and prosperity of both sides of the Atlantic; regrets the US’s progressive retreat from the multilateral, rules-based world order, namely its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, and deplores the cutting of funds to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA);

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Reaffirms its full support and commitment to the JCPOA as a cornerstone of peace and stability and crucial for the security of the region;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that investing in the stability and prosperity of the Western Balkans means investing in the security and future of our Union; reiterates the European perspective for the countries in the Western Balkans; highlights that the enlargement process is merit-based and must depend on nothing other than the concrete results achieved by each individual country on issues such as fundamental human rights, corruption, money-laundering practices, overall transparency and judicial independence; reiterates the importance, throughout this process, of the rule of law, reconciliation and good neighbourly relations, security and migration, socio-economic development, transport and energy connectivity and the digital agenda;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Mirja VEHKAPERÄ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to continue using the EU’s transformative power at its Eastern borders, using trade agreements and access to the single market as incentives to foster democratic reforms and the adoption of European rules and standards; calls further on the EEAS to monitor democratic processes in its direct neighbourhood and ensure that democratic progress is not halted or reverted;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Insists that only by engaging with the real relevant actors on the ground, by involving local communities and working on solutions that tackle the root causes for migrations at their source of origin and that any financial support is subjected to strict terms and conditionalities on upholding respect for the rule of law, fundamental and human rights and democracy;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Reiterates its supports to the EU's CSDP stabilisations missions in the sub- Saharan area and calls on their reinforcement, by entrusting the mandate and means that are appropriate to the grave challenges they are facing; recalls also its support to the northern African countries, in the understanding that economic development is the base of a stable and just society, in the framework and respect for human rights as core values;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Stresses that the EU must play a leading role in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, my means of its decisive soft-power and the full implementation, in all their provisions, of all association agreements with the countries in the region;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)

17d. Stresses that preserving peace, stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region is of substantial interest to the EU and its member states; calls for all parties concerned in the region to solve differences through peaceful means and to refrain from taking unilateral actions to change the status quo, including in the East and South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, in order to safeguard regional security;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 f (new)

17f. In the aftermath of the recent presidential and parliamentary elections in the region, reaffirms its commitment to continue forging strong relations with Latin America, promoting the defence of democracy and human rights in so far as shared core values by both the EU and LAC; expresses its grave concern on the lack of respect for democracy and rule of law, especially in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, and on the attacks against democratically elected opposition leaders, journalists, students and human rights defenders, in particular those working on environmental issues and their lawyers; emphasizes that respect to rule of law and to stable political and legal framework, including fight against corruption and impunity, as well as progress towards democracy and the respect for and promotion of fundamental freedoms, are cornerstone for deeper integration and cooperation with LAC;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 g (new)

17g. Observes with concern the electoral developments in Brazil, key country in the region;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 h (new)

17h. Commends the efforts of all the parties concerned in the Peace Process in Colombia; reiterates its full support to the Peace Process and to its effective implementation, which is decisive for the future of Colombians and for stabilisation in the region of which this country is a part;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that the capacity to dispatch forces to global conflicts is an essential pre-condition for becoming a credible political power; calls on the EEAS and the Member States to develop sufficient military capabilities, covering the full-spectrum of land, air, space, maritime and cyber capabilities to defend their values and interests around the world;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2097(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Stresses that furthering the Defence Union should provide for a complementary role in the EU's external relations;

2018/10/19
Committee: AFET

2018/2046(BUD)

Urmas PAET, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Welcomes the increase in funding for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) for the Union to better enforce its role on the global level;

2018/07/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2046(BUD)

Urmas PAET, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Underlines the importance of a progressive framing of the common EU's defence policy and the need to support further funding to ensure its implementation;

2018/07/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2046(BUD)

Urmas PAET, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Patricia LALONDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is deeply concerned by the fact that the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) will continue to be under considerable stress in 2019, exacerbated by the use of ENI funds to finance the Syria pledge and projects under the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa; calls for these new commitments to be fully compensated by reinforcements; stresses the strategic importance of the Eastern and Southern near neighbourhood of the EU;

2018/07/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

— having regard to the Charter of the United Nations as a whole and, for what concerns freedom of thought, to its Articles 2, 16.1, and 18,

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to the UN Human Rights Conventions and the optional protocols thereto,

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

- having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, its preamble and Article 18,

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)

- having regard to the resolution (A/RES/60/251) adopted on 3 April 2006 by the General Assembly,

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)

- having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights and specifically to its Article 9,

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 e (new)

- having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 18,

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 f (new)

- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Article 10,

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

— having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular ~~Articles~~its preamble, Articles 2, 4.(2), 21, 34 and 36 thereof,

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to the resolution (A/RES/65/276) of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations, which grants the EU the right to intervene in the UN General Assembly, to present proposals and amendments orally which will be put to a vote at the request of a Member State, and to exercise the right to reply,

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the key principles enshrined in the Global Strategy for the EU’s Foreign and Security Policy of June 2016, particularly those pertaining to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the inviolability of state borders which are equally respected by all participating states,

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)

- having regard to its Annual report on the implementation of CFSP of 13 December 2017,

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU remains fully committed to multilateralism, good global governance and the promotion of UN core values as an integral part of the EU’s external policy;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the EU and its Member States remain collectively the single largest financial contributor to the UN, with the primary aims of eradicating poverty, promoting long-term peace and stability, combating social inequalities, and providing humanitarian assistance to populations, countries and regions that are confronted with all types of crises, whether natural or human-made;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of states, the inviolability of borders and the peaceful settlement of disputes are key elements of European security order, and these principles apply to all states, both within and beyond the EU’s borders;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)

Ed. whereas the EU is one of the most dedicated defenders and promoters of human rights, fundamental freedoms, cultural values and diversity, democracy and the rule of law;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) to call on the EU and the UN to play complementary and reinforcing roles every time peace and security are threatened; to initiate structured political cooperation between the EU and the UN; to push for stronger multilateral commitments to find lasting sustainable political and peaceful solutions to current conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) to promote a stronger commitment from Member States to peace and security both at international and internal level;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) to continue to support UN special envoys’ work, actions and initiatives aimed at solving these conflicts;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)

(ib) to further strengthen the role of R2P as an important principle in UN Member States' work on conflict resolution, human rights and development; to promote a broad definition of the human security concept and the R2P principle;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i h (new)

(ih) to support actions strengthening the resilience of communities targeted by extremist propaganda and vulnerable to radicalisation, including by addressing the economic, social, cultural, and political causes which lead to it;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i i (new)

(ii) to reiterate its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism and its full support for actions aimed at defeating and eradicating terrorist organisations, which pose a clear threat to regional and international security;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i j (new)

(ij) to support efforts deployed by the UN to find a sustainable resolution to the conflict in Syria and to continue to back the EU’s role in the humanitarian field;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i k (new)

(i k) to urge the international community to do whatever is in their power in order to strongly condemn those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Syrian conflict; to support the UNSG’s call for the establishment of a new impartial and independent panel to determine perpetrators of chemical attacks in Syria, as the absence of such a body increases the risks of a military escalation;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i l (new)

(i l) to support the UN peace plan initiative in Yemen and to tackle the ongoing humanitarian crisis as a matter of urgency; to call on all parties to respect the human rights and freedoms of all Yemeni citizens, and to stress the need of negotiated political settlement through inclusive intra-Yemeni dialogue;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j d (new)

(jd) to continue to promote equality and non-discrimination between women and men, and to actively promote the support of further actions against violation of LGBTI rights;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) to recall that sexual violence such as rape is used as a tactic of war and constitutes a war crime; to ensure safe medical assistance for cases of war rape; to call for strengthened protection of minors, women and githe elderlsy in conflict situations, especially as regards sexual violence;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) to recall that sexual violence such as rape is used as a tactic of war and constitutes a war crime; to ensure safe medical assistance for cases of war rape; to call for strengthened protection of women and girls in conflict situations, especially as regards sexual violence; as well as of men and boys victims, whose real numbers in conflict-affected settings are severely underestimated according to the WHO and international studies1a; __________________ 1aWorld Health Organization, World Report on Violence and Health (Geneva, 2002), p. 154; United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, “Discussion paper 2: the nature, scope and motivation for sexual violence against men and boys in armed conflict”, (Paper presented at UNOCHA Research Meeting on the Use of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: Identifying Gaps in Research to Inform More Effective Interventions, 26 June 2008).

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) to recall that sexual violence such as rape is used as a tactic of war and constitutes a war crime; to ensure safe medical assistance for cases of war rape; to call for strengthened protection of women and girls in conflict situations, especially as regards sexual violence; to urge all UN Member States to make all necessary financial and human resources available to assist the population in conflict areas;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)

(ra) to strongly condemn the widespread human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law; to call for greater protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in every dimension of their expression, including in the context of new technologies;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

(s) to recall that human rights are indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; to call on the EU and the UN tonot only to firmly condemn the disturbing global trend towards a marginalisation of human rights, particularly with regard to the closing space for civil society around the world, but to effectively make use of the legal instruments at disposal, notably article 2 of EU association agreements with third countries;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)

(sa) to stress that this is also the structure of freedom of thought, of conscience and of religion - in fact, these are indissolubly linked with freedom of expression, assembly and association, given that the formers could not effectively be applied without the latters;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)

(sb) to promote, therefore, the freedom of deist and theist as well as people that regard themselves as atheists, agnostics, humanists and free thinkers;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s g (new)

(sg) to strongly reaffirm the importance of its core values such as democracy, constitutionalism, the rule of law and the rule of majority against actions taken in disregard for other parties;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s i (new)

(si) to calls on all national and international authorities to adopt binding instruments devoted to the effective protection of human rights as a matter of urgency and ensure that all national and international obligations stemming from international rules are fully enforced;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s j (new)

(sj) to stress that the self- determination principle does not imply the spread of nationalist, supremacist and secessionist ideas and practices; to recall the importance of territorial sovereignty as an essential element of each Member State;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t c (new)

(tc) to welcome the work realized by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights in preparation for a binding UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights; to remind the UN, EU and its Member States to constructively engage in order to speed up these negotiations;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)

(ua) to reiterate the importance of the United Nations Human Rights Council in restoring UN reputation and the credibility of its commitment to defend human rights;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u b (new)

(ub) to recall the obligation of the General Assembly, when electing the membership of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), to take into account the respect of candidates for the promotion and protection of human rights, the rule of law and democracy; to call for the establishment of clear human rights performance-based criteria for membership of the UNHRC;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x

(x) to ensure that ~~human rights are put at the core of the Global Compacts~~Global Compacts are people-centred and human rights-based, and provide long-term, sustainable and comprehensive measures, for the benefit of all parties involved; to pay specific attention to migrants in situations of vulnerability, such as children, women at risk, victims of human trafficking or persons with disabilities;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)

(xa) to call for a strengthening of the child protection systems and to support concrete measures in the best interests of the child refugees and migrants, based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y a (new)

(ya) to assist Eastern Partnership countries in dealing with problems that they have been facing as a result of massive forced internal displacement from conflict areas, and to act resolutely for the protection and restoration of the rights of displaced people, including their rights to return, property rights and the right to personal security;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y b (new)

(yb) to reiterate its serious concern that hundreds of thousands of IDPs and refugees who fled their native lands in connection with protracted conflicts remain displaced and to reaffirm the right of all IDPs and refugees to return to their places of origin in safety and dignity;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2040(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z

~~(z)~~ to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to ~~(z)~~ the Paris Agreement and to stress the need to implement the Paris Agreement globally to preserve our habitat for future generations; to work towards more effective action for environmental sustainability, notably in the fight against climate change by promoting international measures and actions to preserve and improve the quality of the environment and the sustainable management of natural resources;

2018/05/02
Committee: AFET

2018/2018(INI)

Javier NART, António MARINHO E PINTO, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas Chile has been a major player in regional affairs, for example as a guarantor country in the Colombian peace process and the Santo Domingo talks between the Venezuelan Government and opposition; whereas Chile decided to suspend indefinitely its participation in the Santo Domingo talks as the minimum conditions for a democratic presidential election and an institutional normalization were not reached;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2018(INI)

Javier NART, António MARINHO E PINTO, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the recent parliamentary and presidential elections have once again demonstrated the stable and mature character of Chilean democracy; whereas Chile has benefited from strong economic growth in recent decades; whereas Chile is one of South America’s fastest-growing economies in recent decades, and reform efforts in the country are still ongoing;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2018(INI)

Javier NART, António MARINHO E PINTO, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the existing Association Agreement has been instrumental in deepening EU-Chile political relations and substantially increasing trade and investment flows; whereas continued respect to the rule of law and to a stable legal and political framework enables both Chile and the EU to exercise a free enterprise and adequate investment environment that include safeguards to the principle of legal certainty;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2018(INI)

Javier NART, António MARINHO E PINTO, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

a) to considerably strengthen cooperation between Chile and the EU, two like-minded partners in an environment of new uncertainty in international relations, on the basis of our shared values and principles of democracy, the rule of law, good governance, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; welcomes the regular dialogue between the EU and Chile on human rights, notably the successful VIII Dialogue of 13 December 2017, and encourages both parties to continue to address it in a multilateral cooperation, strengthening the institutional framework and public policies to promote human rights;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2018(INI)

Javier NART, António MARINHO E PINTO, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

c) to put shared values at the core of the modernisation process and to continue the practice of including a human rights clause, as it is done in all AAs; to include a joint commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights, fundamental freedoms, gender equality, and the rights of minorities such as the LGBTI community, ethnic minorities and indigenous people;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2018(INI)

Javier NART, António MARINHO E PINTO, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

e) to strengthen dialogue and cooperation on regional and global challenges, such as organised crime, migration, terrorism and climate change, including the implementation of Agenda 2030 for sustainable development;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2018(INI)

Javier NART, António MARINHO E PINTO, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

ea) to recall the importance of the multilateral agenda and that any bilateral negotiation must not undermine the ambition to achieve progress multilaterally;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2018(INI)

Javier NART, António MARINHO E PINTO, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

g) to encourage Chile to continue supporting regional integration and cooperation schemes, most importantly the Pacific Alliance taking into consideration its encouraging results as a real and active driver of economic integration between the members of the region, as well as, UNASUR, and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC); to examine the possibility of the EU gaining an observer status in the Pacific Alliance;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2018(INI)

Javier NART, António MARINHO E PINTO, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

ga) to create innovative mechanisms that broaden and strengthen triangular cooperation which Chile and the EU has undertaken in Central America and in the Caribbean;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2018(INI)

Javier NART, António MARINHO E PINTO, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

k) to enhance cooperation on the fight against corruption, money laundering and tax evasion; to ~~promote international efforts~~include provisions on tax good governance and transparency standards that reaffirm the parties’ commitment to implementing international standards in the fight against tax avoidance and tax evasion;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2018(INI)

Javier NART, António MARINHO E PINTO, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)

ka) to recall that corruption undermines human rights, equality, social justice, trade and fair competition, impeding economic growth; to include specific sections outlining clear and strong commitments and measures to combat corruption in all its forms and to implement international standards and multilateral anti-corruption conventions;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2018(INI)

Javier NART, António MARINHO E PINTO, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

q) to ensure the appropriate involvement of civil society both during the negotiations and in the implementation phase of the Association Agreement, including but not limited to the Joint Consultative Committee; stresses the need to establish an institutionalized mechanism for political dialogue of civil society organizations in both regions;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2018(INI)

Javier NART, António MARINHO E PINTO, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) to ~~dela~~ensure that any provisional application of the new agreement ~~until Parliament has given its~~should be subject to the Parliament giving its prior consent;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas stability in the south of Libya is a particular concern given the fragile state of its neighbouring countries with a potentially jihadist insurgency threatening weakened governments in the Sahel-Sahara region;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

~~D. whereas the Libyan Political Agreement and the UN Action Plan for Libya constitute the only viable framework for a solution to the crisis;~~deleted

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the Libyan Political Agreement has failed to become a reality as it has not been put into practice, therefore failing to deliver on its expected results and is as of today an expired document needing revision;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. Whereas the Libyan Coastal Guards are composed of local militias from Sabratha and Zawiya, that received Western funds are not under the control of the GNA;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. Whereas the Libyan authorities are being taken hostage by militias who are not subordinated to the Presidential Council and the internationally recognised government;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)

Dd. Whereas escalating attacks on members of the judiciary, local civil society organizations, human rights defenders, and media workers—as well as refugees and migrants—have been accelerating the deterioration of the human rights situation for all civilians on Libyan territory; whereas the absence of the rule of law and impunity for grave human rights violations, including torture, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings, and indiscriminate attacks on civilians and infrastructure, continue to fuel the cycle of violence in the country;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to intensify their diplomatic efforts to support and help consolidate the Libyan Government of National Accord in its efforts to create political consent, guarantee security and extend its authority to the whole territory of Libya, as the necessary precondition for state building and any peacekeeping operation;deleted

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) to intensify their diplomatic efforts to support and help consolidate, taking into account the influence of the tribal leaders in all the regions of the country, a Government that can guarantee security and extend its authority to the whole territory of Libya, as the necessary precondition for state building and any peacekeeping operation, within a Libyan- agreed and negotiated framework that encompasses the multi-faceted authority actors operating in the country;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) to continue to emphasise that there can be no military solution to the Libyan crisis and to reaffirm the need for all parties and armed groups in Libya to refrain from violent rhetoric and from the use of violence, and to demobilise and commit to a peaceful solution to the conflict, thus avoiding further damage and loss of life; considers that negotiations should serve to unify the Libyan forces from all regions in order to build a civilian- controlled national security architecture, and should lead to the signing of a protocol that commits all armed groups to renouncing the use of force and violence~~, and the withdrawal of all heavy weapons from the cities~~; believes that the signing of such a protocol should bring about economic and financial incentives and prompt the signatories to work towards building the new institutions of state;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) to continue to emphasise that there can be no military solution to the Libyan crisis other than combating terrorist groups and to reaffirm the need for all parties and armed groups in Libya to refrain from violent rhetoric and from the use of violence, and to demobilise and commit to a peaceful solution to the conflict, thus avoiding further damage and loss of life; considers that negotiations should serve to unify the Libyan forces from all regions in order to build a civilian- controlled national security architecture, and should lead to the signing of a protocol that commits all armed groups to renouncing the use of force and violence, and the withdrawal of all heavy weapons from the cities; believes that the signing of such a protocol should bring about economic and financial incentives and prompt the signatories to work towards building the new institutions of state;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) to intensify cooperation with all international organisations and other actors on the ground in order to strengthen the coherence of international action; to step up diplomatic efforts with all regional actors and neighbouring countries, especially ~~Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt,~~Chad, Sudan and Egypt, as well as strategic regional players such as Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates to ensure they contribute to a positive solution to the crisis in Libya in line with the UN Action Plan UN Special Envoy Ghassan Salamé– the only possible framework for a solution to the crisis;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) to further encourage the Libyan ~~authorities and~~ institutions to work towards improving the living conditions of all Libyans, and to implement the necessary financial and economic reforms requested by the international financial institutions to help economic recovery and stabilisation; ~~to urge the Libyan authorities~~ to ensure that natural resources are exploited for the benefit of the whole population, including at the local level; ~~to help the Libyan authorities to fight against the criminalisation of the economy;~~

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) to address the issue of migration in Libya, bearing in mind the need to find long-term, effective and viable solutions, which should include addressing the root causes of migration in Africa ~~and establishing legal channels of migration to Europe~~; to promote in the international community the need to take appropriate measures to resolve the multifaceted development and security challenges of Libya and the Sahelo- Saharan region, including effective means to counter the trafficking of human beings and smuggling of migrants;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2017(INI)

Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and, for information, to the Libyan Government of National Accord and to the territorially recognized House of Representatives in Tobruk.

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

- having regard to Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union,

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Nadja HIRSCH, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)

- having regard to the work of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace,

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission's Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ENISA, the "EU Cybersecurity Agency", and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification (''Cybersecurity Act'') of 13 September 2017,

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas cyber defence is of importance for the military, but more generally it is important for governments, industries, consumers and citizens as cyber incidents have a strong economic and societal impact;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas several Member States have invested substantially in setting up well-staffed cyber commands to meet these new challenges and improve cyber resilience; whereas cyber defence is an activity that can best be tackled cooperatively as its operational domain recognises neither national nor organisational boundaries;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas several Member States have invested substantially in setting up well-staffed cyber commands to meet these new challenges; whereas cyber defence is an activity that can best be tackled cooperatively as its operational domain recognises neither national nor organisational boundaries; whereas the majority of knowledge about operating and securing data systems, software and networks is overwhelmingly in the hands of private companies, which creates fundamental governance and security questions about the ability of states to defend their citizens;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas while cyber defence remains a core competence of the Member States, the EU has a vital role to play in ensuring that these new endeavours are closely coordinated from the start to avoid the inefficiencies that mark many traditional defence efforts; whereas a substantial cyber defence capability is a necessary part of the development of the European Defence Union; whereas the protection of our network and information security is a core competence of the European Union and should be an essential part of the European Digital Single Market;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ, Nadja HIRSCH

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the EU has contributed in improving Member States cyber defence capabilities, ~~both~~ through dual-use research ~~and~~, projects coordinated by the European Defence Agency (EDA) and in improving Member States cyber resilience, through support provided by the EU Cyber Security Agency (ENISA);

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Nadja HIRSCH, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the UN Group of Governmental Experts on Information Security (UNGGE) has concluded its last round of deliberation; whereas even though it failed to arrive at a consensus report ~~this time~~in 2017, the 2015 and 2013 agreements still apply, in that international law, in particular the Charter of the United Nations, is applicable and essential to maintaining peace and stability, and to promoting an open, secure, peaceful and accessible cyberspace; whereas the European Union should actively engage in norm-setting initiatives that promote responsible state behaviour in cyberspace outside the UN when the UN GGE process is dormant;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ, Nadja HIRSCH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recognises that many Member States consider possession of their own cyber defence capabilities to be at the core of their national security strategy and to constitute an essential part of their national sovereignty; stresses, however, that – as with other military branches, and also owing to the borderless nature of cyberspace – the scale required for truly comprehensive and effective forces is beyond the reach of any single Member State; welcomes in this regard the proposed permanent mandate and strengthened role for ENISA;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Nadja HIRSCH, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recognises that many Member States consider possession of their own cyber defence capabilities to be at the core of their national security strategy and to constitute an essential part of their national sovereignty; stresses, however, that – as with other military branches, and also owing to the borderless nature of cyberspace – the scale and knowledge required for truly comprehensive and effective forces is beyond the reach of any single Member State;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Urges the Members States to increase financial and personal resources, in particular forensic experts, in order to improve the attribution of cyber attacks;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Strongly supports the Military Erasmus initiative aimed at enhancing the interoperability of the armed forces of the Member States through an increased exchange of young officers; believes however that exchanges for training and education in the field of cyber defence should go beyond this initiative and include military personnel from all ranks and students from all academic institutions with educational programs in cyber security; stresses that there is a need for more experts in the cyber defence domain; calls on ~~the~~academic institutions and military academies to pay more attention to, and create more possibilities in, the field of cyber defence education and training;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on all Member States to sufficiently and proactively inform, raise awareness and advise companies, schools and citizens about cyber security and the main actual digital threats; welcomes in this regard cyber guides as a tool to guide citizens and organizations towards a better cyber security strategy, to boost cyber security knowledge and improve cyber resilience across the board;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Notes that, given the need for more specialised personnel, the focus of the Member States should not only be on recruitment of competent armed forces personnel, but also on the retention of needed specialists;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for identifying new initiatives to further cooperation between EU and NATO, taking into account as well the possibilities of cooperating within the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence and the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Academy; welcomes the recent creation of the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats; urges all relevant institutions to regularly meet to discuss their activities in order to avoid overlaps and encourage a coordinated approach towards cyber defence;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Nadja HIRSCH, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Is convinced that increased cooperation between EU and NATO is vital in the area of cyber defence; calls, therefore, on both organisations to increase their operational cooperation and coordination, and to expand their joint capacity-building efforts, in particular joint training for cyber defence staff; considers it vital that the EU and NATO step up the sharing of intelligence in order to enable the formal attribution of cyberattacks and consequently enable the imposition of restrictive sanctions to those responsible for cyberattacks;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Nadja HIRSCH, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Notes the ongoing work on the Proposal for a Regulation revising ENISA Regulation (No 526/2013) and laying down a European ICT security certification and labelling framework; calls on ENISA to sign an agreement with NATO to increase their practical cooperation, including the sharing of information and participation in cyber defence exercises;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Notes in this regard the importance of article 2(4) of the UN Charter States, which calls on states to refrain from the threat or use of force against the political independence of any state; believes that this includes a prohibition to pursue or knowingly support coercive cyber operations intended to disrupt the technical infrastructure essential to the conduct of official participative procedures in another state, including elections and referenda;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Notes the relevance of the Tallinn Manual 2.0 in this context as an excellent basis for a debate on how international law applies to cyberspace; notes that it is now time for the Member States to start analysing and applying what the experts have stated in the Tallinn Manual; notes in particular that any offensive use of cyber capabilities should be based on international law;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/2004(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Nadja HIRSCH, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Confirms its full commitment to an open, free, stable and secure cyberspace, which respects the core values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and where international disputes are settled by peaceful means; calls on the Member States to promote further implementation of the common and comprehensive EU approach to cyber diplomacy; strongly supports the development of voluntary, non-binding norms of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace; Supports in this context the work of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace to develop proposals for norms and policies to enhance international security and stability and guide responsible state and non-state behaviour in cyberspace; endorses the proposal that state and non- state actors should not conduct or knowingly allow activity that intentionally and substantially damages the general availability or integrity of the public core of the Internet, and therefore the stability of cyberspace;

2018/04/11
Committee: AFET

2018/0356M(NLE)

Malik AZMANI, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Remains very concerned about various and ongoing human rights violations in Vietnam, including a crackdown on human rights defenders and civil society organisations, the curtailing of press freedom, freedom of expression and association as well as the application of the death penalty ~~in Viet Nam~~; calls on Viet Nnam to introduce a moratorium ~~and move towards abolition~~on the death penalty and to move towards abolition; also calls on Vietnam to repeal its cyber security law, to release all political prisoners and to introduce a swift timeline for the ratification and implementation of outstanding ILO conventions; highlights that human rights constitute a cornerstone of the trade and sustainable development chapter of the FTA; calls for periodic evaluation of progress in the field of human rights and social development as well as the impact of the agreement;

2019/11/14
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that it is important for this agreement to give guarantees regarding respect for international law, including human rights~~, in the territories concerned~~;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that this agreement does not imply recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara and that the EU’s position remains that of supporting UN efforts to ~~secure a fair~~achieve a just, lasting and mutually acceptable ~~settlement of the Western Sahara conflict, on the basis of the right to~~political solution, which will provide for the self- determination of the ~~Sahrawi people and in accordance with~~people of Western Sahara and in accordance with International Law and the relevant UN resolutions; reiterates, therefore, its full support to the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Mr Horst Köhler, in helping the parties to achieve this settlement;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the parties to resume the negotiations under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General without preconditions and in good faith;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0256M(NLE)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Patricia LALONDE, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Takes good note of~~Notes the exchange of letters and acknowledges the efforts of the Commission and the EEAS in trying, within the remit of their competences, to evaluate the benefit for the population and to ascertain their consent to this agreement; ~~stresses, nevertheless, that more could be done to improve the traceability of products coming from Western Sahara;~~ invites the Commission services~~, therefore,~~ to engage further with the Moroccan authorities to improve th~~is aspect, notably in order to produce clear and reliable statistics.~~e traceability of products coming from Western Sahara;

2018/10/26
Committee: AFET

2018/0228(COD)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) In order to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and to stimulate job creation, the Union needs an up-to-date, high-performance infrastructure to help connect and integrate the Union and all its regions, in the transport, telecommunications and energy sectors. Those connections should help to improve the free movement of persons, goods, capital and services. The trans-European networks should facilitate cross-border connections for civil and military purposes, foster greater economic, social and territorial cohesion and contribute to a more competitive social market economy and to combating climate change.

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2018/0228(COD)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) An important objective of this Programme is to deliver increased synergies between the transport (civil and military), energy and digital sector. For that purpose, the Programme should provide for the adoption of cross-sectoral work programmes that could address specific intervention areas, for instance as regards connected and automated mobility or alternative fuels. In addition, the Programme should allow, within each sector, the possibility to consider eligible some ancillary components pertaining to another sector, where such an approach improves the socio-economic benefit of the investment. Synergies between sectors should be incentivized through the award criteria for the selection of actions.

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2018/0228(COD)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) Following the Joint Communication on improving military mobility in the European Union of November 20179 , the Action Plan on Military Mobility adopted on 28 March 2018 by the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy10 highlighted that transport infrastructure policy offers a clear opportunity to increase synergies between defence needs and TEN- T. The Action Plan indicates that by mid- 2018, the Council is invited to consider and validate the military requirements in relation to transport infrastructure and that, by 2019 the Commission services will identify the parts of the trans-European transport network suitable for military transport, including necessary upgrades of existing infrastructure. It is important that the timetable in the Action Plan is adhered to, both by the EU and by Member States. Union funding for the implementation of the dual-use projects should be implemented through the Programme on the basis of specific work programmes specifying the applicable requirements as defined in the context of the Action Plan. ~~__________________ 9 10~~Dual-use military mobility projects financed under CEF will enhance overall European security as they will not only enhance the safety of the infrastructure for citizens but will also improve the credibility of the EU's defence and deterrence. Efficient military mobility is a crucial element for strong external borders and will help EU Member States that are also NATO member states to meet their Article 5 commitments. __________________ 9 JOIN(2017) 41 JOIN(2017) 41 10 JOIN(2018) 5 JOIN(2018) 5

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2018/0228(COD)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part

(d) other third countries, including strategic military partner countries, in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to any Union programme, provided that the agreement:

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2018/0228(COD)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2

2. Studies aiming at the development and identification of projects of common interest, including military interest, in the area of digital connectivity infrastructure shall be eligible for funding under this Regulation.

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2018/0228(COD)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. military mobility dimension;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2283(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the only solution to the conflict can be the full implementation of the Minsk agreements in all its points by both sides;

2018/09/10
Committee: AFET

2017/2283(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas, while condemning the violations of ceasefire and the ongoing violence, the Ukrainian government must implement without delay the provisions on the autonomy of the east Lugansk and Donetsk regions as a first step of re- integration of these regions;

2018/09/10
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 o (new)

3o. Recommends that the Georgian authorities ensure proper involvement of the civil society in the reform processes;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates the fact that the EU’s position on Georgia’s constitutional reform coincides with the Venice Commission’s overall positive assessment; regrets the postponement of the implementation of a fully proportional electoral system until 2024 and calls upon political dialogue among main stakeholders to find an intermediary solution for the 2020 parliamentary elections aimed to address shortcomings of the current electoral system; reiterates its readiness to observe future elections in Georgia and to assist the Georgian authorities in following up on and implementing the recommendations that will be presented;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls upon the Georgian authorities to address concerns expressed by credible observers in the context of electoral environment and in particular to conduct meaningful investigation of violent incidents against representatives of opposition;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Stresses the role of opposition in a parliamentary system, supports efforts of the Parliament of Georgia to strengthen parliamentary oversight and urges to put in place more rigorous mechanisms of scrutinising the executive;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Reaffirms its unequivocal support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia; demands that the Russian Federation cease its occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and that it stop the de facto integration of both Georgian territories into Russian administration;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Notes with satisfaction~~Acknowledges Georgia’s results in fighting corruption; commends Georgia’s ~~continued~~ implementation of the Anti-Corruption Strategy and its Action Plan; calls on Georgia to ensure that the Anti-Corruption Agency is separated from the State Security Service;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Reiterates the importance of effective separation of powers and a clear dissociation between politics and economic interests;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the progress of the judicial reform; ~~calls for more transparency of the judicial system and for further improvements to its independen~~however, calls on the Georgian government to keep up with the reforms to ensure full independence and transparency of the prosecutor’s office, judiciary and the Ministry of Interior, including the Police and the Security Services;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Urges the Georgian authorities to implement without delay the judgement of 28 November 2017 of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in relation to the former Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili which established that the Georgian authorities breached Article 18 of the European Convention of Human Rights by pursuing "hidden agenda" and "ulterior motives" when arresting Vano Merabishvili; stresses the fact that after early release of Ilgar Mammadov by Azerbaijan, Vano Merabishvili remains the only individual in Europe in relation to whom the ECHR found breach of Article 18 and who continues to be kept in prison;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Referring to the European Parliament resolution of 15 June 2017 on the case of Azeri journalist Afgan Mukhtarli expresses concern over the lack of progress in investigation of his abduction from downtown Tbilisi and calls upon the Georgian Government to ensure credible investigation and its prompt conclusion;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Stresses the importance of elaborating a clear, transparent and human-rights based policy and mechanisms for investigating, prosecuting and compensating human rights violations committed during previous administrations with the assurance that this process fully respects the principle of rule of law and due process;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Reiterates the responsibility of the Georgian government to thoroughly supervise the situation of children in orphanages and religious residential institutions;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Stresses the responsibility of the Government under international human rights law to protect all children from violence and calls for measures to ensure effective investigation and rehabilitation for children affected by sexual abuse;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Recalls the importance of free and independent mass media and a pluralistic media environment as key democratic principles; in this regard, follows very closely the legal dispute concerning the ownership rights of the Rustavi 2 TV company and expects that the Georgian authorities will respect fully the decision of the European Court of Human Rights on this case; notes with satisfaction the improvements in Georgia as reflected in the 2018 World Press Freedom Index established by Reporters Without Borders;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2282(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Welcomes the emphasis put on job creation as well as labour rights notably through the adoption of the law on occupational safety; stresses the need to put in place a fully-fledged labour inspection system aligned with ILO conventions to improve safety at work and reduce undeclared work; takes note of the Georgian authorities’ ambition to do so by September 2019; is concerned by child labour and insufficient freedom of association for trade unions; recalls that occupational safety according to the requirements of the Association Agreement is of critical importance and calls to be applied to all workplaces; is concerned by the lack of progress in terms of enforcement of criminal justice in the cases of violation of labour safety rules;

2018/09/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2281(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Demands that any future agreement must be based on the achievement of an efficient and independent justice system and swift, thorough and resolutive investigation and prosecution of those responsible of the 1 million dollar "laundromat" fraud;

2018/09/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10

– having regard to the NATO Secretary-General’s Annual Report 20167, released on March 15, 2018,

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas, in general, the Eastern European EU Members see Russia as a geopolitical actor and the Western members see it mainly as a commercial partner, polarizing EU commercial interests in the West and the security ones in the East; whereas both the EU and NATO are concerned by Russia’s more assertive military behaviour; whereas both the EU and NATO want to maintain dialogue with Russia;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the Southern neighbourhood is facing unprecedented instability and represent a strategically important challenge to both EU Member States and NATO members, especially those located on the front line;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is convinced that for its Members NATO must remain the cornerstone of collective defence and deterrence in Europe and that a stronger EU of security and defence fully capable of honouring the provisions of Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) contributes to a stronger NATO; underlines that EU-NATO cooperation must also take into account the security and defence policy of those six EU Member States which are not NATO members; calls for double structures between the EU and NATO to be avoided;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the tangible results in the implementation of the Joint Declaration of 8 July 2016, in particular regarding countering hybrid threats, strategic communications and maritime cooperation, and encourages further progress; welcomes the new set of actions that were added on 5 December 2017, in particular those regarding counter-terrorism, military mobility and women, peace and security; welcomes the change in the culture of engagement and the smooth functioning of staff-to-staff cooperation in the implementation of each action; welcomes the engagement also of Members of both the EU and NATO; considers it important to ensure proper resources for implementation and further improvement of cooperation;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the re-affirmation of US commitment to NATO and European security; recalls that the EU and the United States are key international partners and that this partnership is also through NATO; underlines the value of bilateral relations between EU Member States and the US; strongly believes that strengthening EU- NATO cooperation reinforces the transatlantic bond; notes that the US, which generally encouraged and welcomed the substantive developments in EU defence, ~~still needs convincing to renounce their remaining reservation~~needs more and better understanding of European strategic interests;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that EU-NATO cooperation should be strengthened on the Eastern and Southern flanks for the security of both organisations and that Russian penetration in Eastern flank countries should be countered; underlines that the current infrastructure in Europe, which is mainly West-East oriented, should be complemented by the development of a new North-South dimension, responding to the requirements for military mobility;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the launch of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and stresses that it does not represent a competitor for NATO and should be a driver for further EU-NATO cooperation in capabilities development and for a stronger EU pillar in NATO; notes that after Brexit, 80 percent of NATO’s defence spending will be non-EU and three out of four battalions in the East will be led by non-EU countries; welcomes in this regard the binding commitments to which Member States agreed in the context of PESCO, in particular those on defence spending and investments;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes that security threats have become more hybrid and less conventional, and that international cooperation is required to tackle them; calls for the EU and NATO to further build resilience and to develop shared situational awareness of hybrid threats; encourages the EU and NATO to synchronise their crisis response mechanisms in order to provide coherent responses to hybrid threats; welcomes in this regard the separate but parallel exercises, PACE17 and CMX17, which were held in 2017 and through which respectively EU and NATO staff tested their respective procedures for communicating and sharing information during an unfolding fictitious hybrid threat;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Considers that the next EU-NATO Joint Declaration, to be adopted at the upcoming NATO summit in July 2018, should initiate the process of reviewing the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements; considers in this context that capabilities developed under PESCO should be available for NATO operations and that PESCO projects should be opened to non-EU members of NATO~~, such as Norway and, in view of Brexit, the UK~~; stresses that the review of ‘Berlin Plus’ should provide the framework of cooperation not only for crisis management but also for ensuring security together on the continent;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses the need to address, in close cooperation between the EU and NATO, the physical and legal obstacles to the swift and rapid movement of troops and military equipment within Europe in order to ensure frictionless movement of equipment and forces across Europe, whenever necessary; recommends to the EU and NATO to find a clear agreement on the mobility of non-EU NATO forces on the European territory;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 d (new)

30d. Questions whether in the current global security environment nuclear deterrence is still credible; stresses that many EU citizens are worried about nuclear proliferation; recalls that diplomacy and multilateralism are the only means for effective non-proliferation and disarmament; calls in this regard for the EU and NATO to launch a global security roundtable with major global actors including China, the US, both Korea’s, Japan, India, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Brazil, Pakistan, Israel and Russia; strongly believes that this roundtable could be the starting point for a transparent discussion on the global nuclear status quo and renewed talks on non-proliferation and disarmament;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Strongly believes that the EU and NATO should strengthen cooperation on CBRN threats; stresses that interoperability between the EU and NATO, in particular between the security and health sectors, will be a crucial element in mitigating the impact of CBRN-incidents;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)

30b. Stresses the importance of the principles enshrined in the Vienna Document, in particular the principle of openness and transparency; welcomes in this regard the openness of EU and NATO military exercises and joint exercises to international observers;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, to date, more than 700 million girls and 150 million boys have married before the age of 18, of whom 250 million and 33 million boys were married before the age of 15; whereas early and forced marriages are more frequent in poor, under-developed regions; whereas the number of early and forced marriages is increasing as the global population grows, according to a recent UNICEF report which estimates that in 2050 around 1.2 billion girls will have married before the age of 18;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2275(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas early and forced marriages very often deprive the persons concerned of the possibility to continue their studies; whereas education is an effective way of preventing early and forced marriage, allowing girls and boys to free themselves from any form of control adversely affecting their rights;

2018/03/08
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 23 October 2013 on European Neighbourhood Policy as well as resolution of 9 July 2015 on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy,

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)

- having regard to its Annual report on the implementation of CFSP of 13 December 2017,

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the Agreement is in keeping with the spirit and principles expressed in the European Parliament recommendation of 15 November 2017, which unambiguously states that no comprehensive agreement will be ratified with a country that does not respect EU values; urges the authorities in Armenia nevertheless to ensure, with the support of the EU, there is no backsliding on these values, which could trigger suspension of the application of the Agreement through its Article 379; reiterates that EU financial assistance to Armenia remains conditional to implementation and quality of reforms;

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes that the Agreement is also in keeping with the spirit and principles expressed in the European Parliament recommendation of 15 November 2017 as regards making the ~~ratif~~provisional and full application of a new agreement with Armenia or Azerbaijan conditional upon meaningful commitments to and substantial progress towards solving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; urges both sides to increase the pace and output of their negotiations following the 2018 elections in both countries in order to make history by ending a conflict which has claimed too many lives, especially those of civilians, and which has prevented the establishment of peace and hampered socio-economic development in the region for almost three decades;

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9d. Urges the Commission to strictly oversee the abidance of EU Member States by Council Regulation 833/2014 which is instrumental in avoiding indirect sale, supply, transfer or export of dual use goods and technology to Armenia through intermediaries which are partly intended for military uses or a military end-user;

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Armenian authorities to refrain from excessive use of force against peaceful protesters and pressures such as unjustified criminal charges against protest leaders;

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Regrets that investigations into the actions of police on the cases of excessive use of force against peaceful protesters and other law enforcement–even when opened–were ineffective and no charges were pursued against any officials, despite the gravity of some of the force used;

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Urges the Armenian authorities, in view of future elections, to swiftly and fully implement all the recommendations of the international observation missions led by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR), in particular in relation to allegations of vote buying, voter intimidation, the pressuring of civil servants and private sector employees and undue interference in the voting process by party representatives or law enforcement officers which failed to improve public confidence in the country’s electoral systems;

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Reiterates its strong attachment to international law and fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law and good governance, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms,; regrets that serious gaps in human rights protection persist and encourages Armenia to make significant progress in these areas, in particular as regards media freedom, the independence of the judiciary and the fight against corruption, organised crime ~~and~~, abusive oligarchic control and to ensure that journalists face no pressure, fear of retaliation and violence over their work;

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Welcom~~Notes the adoption of anti- domestic violence legislation in the Armenian Parliament in December 2017 but despite alarming statistics on domestic violence, the Armenian government hasn’t done enough to protect and support survivors; commends Armenia on the signature, on 18 January 2018, of the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and encourages Armenia to swiftly ratify and thoroughly implement this Convention to effectively meet its commitments to international standards in this field;

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Regrets that violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity continue to remain as serious concerns in the country;

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)

16e. Calls on the Armenian authorities to supervise the situation of orphan minors in public, private and religious institutions providing care and treatment services especially with regards to minors with psychosocial disabilities, in close cooperation with civil society organisations;

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)

16f. Notes that physical barriers and lack of reasonable accommodations at community schools often leave children with disabilities with little or no education; calls on Armenian authorities to take effective steps in this regard;

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2269(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls upon Armenia to engage in a trustful trade relations with the EU in line with its commitments taken in the WTO accession; recalls that the terms and conditions of the WTO membership as well as the obligations under the WTO Agreements and the provisions of these Agreements shall only apply to the territories of the Republic of Armenia as recognised by the United Nations;

2018/04/16
Committee: AFET

2017/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission officials who are present in the meetings of the Committee of Petitions to be ready to engage in a proper dialogue with the petitioners and not limit themselves to reading the answer already established and sent out previously to the meeting;

2017/10/25
Committee: PETI

2017/2222(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights the need for Council and Commission representatives of the highest possible rank to be present at meetings and hearings of the Committee on Petitions where the content of the issues discussed requires the implication of the aforementioned institutions;

2017/10/25
Committee: PETI

2017/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas traditional indigenous territories encompass approximately 22 % of the world’s land surface and are estimated to hold 80 % of the planet’s biodiversity; whereas the tropical forests inhabited by indigenous peoples and local communities contribute, at least for one quarter, to store carbon across the tropical forest biome, making them valuable in any strategy to address climate change; whereas, due to their close relationship with the land and their lifestyle, which is directly reliant on the consistency and availability of natural resources, indigenous people are the most vulnerable to the negative impact generated by climate change;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas a ~~great~~ number of EU- based investors and companies are involved in ~~hundreds of~~ land acquisition operations in Africa, Asia and Latin America, which sometimes leads to violations of the rights of indigenous and local communities; whereas in many cases, ~~given th~~they have multiple foreign ramifications ~~of those actors, it can prove~~, which can make it difficult to trace their roots directly to the ~~EU and its Member States~~countries of origin;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the obligation to protect and provide access to remedy under the European Convention on Human Rights applies both to extraterritorial activities and to domestic activities with extraterritorial impact; whereas the degree of commitment of the EU and its Member States to their extraterritorial obligations ~~is currently very weak~~should be considerably increased;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. E. whereas the EU provides assistance for the promotion and protection of democracy and human rights worldwide through the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), which is complementary to its other external assistance instruments and is mainly channelled through civil society organisations; whereas due to its mechanism protectdefenders.eu, EU provides swift assistance to Human Rights Defenders at risk, helps them meet their most urgent needs and reinforces their capacities to do their work in the medium and long term;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas the UE is the largest Development Aid provider in the world, notably in the case of Africa; whereas the EEAS and the Commission must carry out exhaustive controls of the funds third- country receptors use, by putting respect for human rights at the fore-front of its aid granting policy;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on all states, including the EU and the Member States, to include indigenous peoples and rural communities in their strategies for tackling climate change; notes that the lives and identities of indigenous people depend heavily on their close relationship with the land, which in case of irreparable damage left by climate change, can force them to migrate and lead to their double discrimination - as environmentally displaced people and indigenous people;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the EU and its Member States to redouble their efforts in order to ensure the physical integrity and the legal assistance of indigenous, environmental and land rights defenders; , with dedicated attention to women human rights activists; stresses, in this context, the importance of the EIDHR-supported mechanism ProtectDefenders.eu and calls for its continuation and increase in its funding, so that it can timely respond to the requests of the human rights defenders at risk;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Remains concerned about the situation with respect to land grabbing as a result of corrupt practices by corporations, foreign investors, national and international State actors, officials and authorities; underlines that corruption enables land grabbing, often with forced evictions, by, inter alia, granting third parties tainted control of land without the consent of the people who live on that land, particularly indigenous people;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Urges the EU and its Member States to ~~monitor and publicly rep~~require disclosure and to monitort the land acquisitions involving EU-based corporations and actors or EU-funded development projects, in ~~countries where such deals could result in the violation of human right~~order to increase the transparency and accountability of those acquisitions, instructing and capacitating EU Delegations and embassies for that purpose ;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to promote and support indigenous peoples' organisations that have a social development agenda which designs and develops legal and institutional framework for the demarcation and titling of indigenous territories; outlines that recognizing and formalizing indigenous peoples’ lands and empowering indigenous people’s authorities and community members would ensure sustainability, social accountability and would contribute to the resolve of land disputes and conflicts within the state;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the EU to set up a grievance mechanism, in accordance with the Commission Recommendation 2013/396/EU adopted on 11 June 2013, whereby indigenous and local communities can lodge complaints regarding violations and abuses of their rights resulting from EU-based business activities ~~or EU development or investment projects~~, regardless of the country where the violations and abuses occurred, in order to ensure that the victims have effective access to justice, as well as to technical and legal assistance; calls on the EU and the Member States to engage in the negotiations to adopt a legally binding international human rights instrument for transnational corporations and other companies;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Renate WEBER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on all states to ensure that indigenous communities benefit from sustainable tourism revenues and are protected from the adverse impact ofthat mass tourism might bring, and welcomes examples of shared management of reserves and protected areas that allow better protection of ecosystems and control of tourism flows;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2206(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the EEAS and the Commission to carry out strict monitoring and evaluations of performance indicators in relation to each development aid granted and to provide for an urgency break mechanism for disbursement suspension in case of serious concerns of human rights breaches; stresses that this urgency mechanisms must be triggered as a preventive measure of possible abuses and as a way to diffuse escalation of violence, and never delayed or subject to failure of response in due time of the third-party recipients;

2018/02/07
Committee: AFET

2017/2203(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing,

2017/11/28
Committee: AFET

2017/2203(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

– having regard to the European Parliament Resolution of 27 October 2016 on the situation in Northern Iraq/Mosul (2016/2956(RSP)),

2017/11/28
Committee: AFET

2017/2203(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas leaked intelligence even suggests that institutions and individuals in the Arabian Gulf are providing financial and logistical support to al-Qaeda, ISIS/Da’esh and other radical groups, and whereas without this funding many of these terrorist groups would not be self- sufficient;

2017/11/28
Committee: AFET

2017/2203(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) calls on the Member States to take the legislative measures necessary to guarantee that banks monitor pre-paid debit cards closely so as to ensure that they can only be reloaded via bank transfers from accounts held by the cardholder; calls furthermore on the Member States to make the necessary provisions to fully facilitate the opening of a bank account to all those present in their territory;

2017/11/28
Committee: AFET

2017/2203(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l – introductory part

(l) calls on the Member States to regulate ~~hawala~~traditional ways of money transferring (such as the hawala or the Chinese fei ch’ien amongst others), making it mandatory to declare to the authorities every transaction made using the ~~hawala~~se systems, and emphasising that the aim is not to crack down on traditional informal money transfers, but on trafficking involving organised crime, terrorism or industrial/commercial profits deriving from dirty money; in this respect, calls for:

2017/11/28
Committee: AFET

2017/2203(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)

(ma) calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their monitoring regarding regulating and controlling gold, precious stones and precious metals trafficking, so that these goods are not used as ways of financing terrorist activities; calls for the establishment of common European Criteria;

2017/11/28
Committee: AFET

2017/2203(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m b (new)

(mb) calls on the Commission and the Member States to prohibit and sanction all commercial traffic (both exports and imports) with terrorists and organisations controlled by jihadists, with the exception of those humanitarian aid goods necessary for the subdued population; calls for the prosecution and sanctioning for imprudence or malice of all those (either physical or juridical persons) that participate in said traffics, in either one of its modalities (buying, selling, distribution, intermediation, amongst others);

2017/11/28
Committee: AFET

2017/2203(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

(q) urges the EEAS to take the same approach with its other CSDP missions in countries in which there could be terrorist hubs, especially in the Horn of Africa, Libya and the Sahel region, and to establish, in an effective manner, close cooperation with the governments in the areas concerned;

2017/11/28
Committee: AFET

2017/2203(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

(r) urges the High Representative and the EEAS to enhance cooperation with the countries in which the proceeds of drugs trafficking, human trafficking or traffic in commercial goods (such as tobacco and others) are held, so that they can be seized;

2017/11/28
Committee: AFET

2017/2130(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Eastern Partnership is based on a shared commitment between Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and the European Union to develop their relations with an aim to adhere to international law and fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and gender equality, as well as to the market economy, sustainable development and good governance;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2130(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Patricia LALONDE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) to acknowledge the European aspirations and European choice of the Partner countries, as stated in the Association Agreements, previous EaP Summit declarations, as well as the Joint Statement of the parliaments of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine of 3 July 2017;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2130(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) to encourage electoral reforms ~~that~~in order to ensure that these are in line with international standards, that implement recommendations by OSCE-led international observation missions and Venice Commission opinions and that are the subject of broad consultation and, as far as possible, consensus with opposition and civil society, in order to improve electoral frameworks without any bias towards ruling parties;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2130(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f

(f) to ask the Commission together with the European Investment Bank to propose arrangements for the implementation of a new European Investment Plan for Ukraine and other Eastern Partnership countries that have made the most progress on reforms towards gradual economic and political integration with the European Union, by increasing the lending capacity of the European Investment Bank from the current EaP levels of EUR 1.6 billion per year and by taking into account EEIP provisions in carrying out its investment mandate; to request as a first step in this regard the establishment of a separate investment window in the form of a trust fund for Ukraine based on the best practices of multi-donor instruments, stressing that this trust fund should focus on private and public investments, in particular on social and economic infrastructure and those aimed at boosting investment absorption capacity, and on the coordination of IFIs and international donor support on the ground; to ensure that the use of all European funds are strictly scrutinized in order to avoid any deviation to corruption;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point p a (new)

(pa) to underline that such examples, when a large-scale military exercise of an offensive nature is targeted against certain EU Member States and conducted on a territory, and with military participation of one of an Eastern partners, raise EU´s legitimate concern, are unacceptable and inappropriate for a status of the Eastern partner, as it is the case with “Zapad 2017” in Belarus;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point q

(q) ~~to commit to sustaining the unity of action among EU Member States in maintaining collective pressur~~continues to see full implementation of the Minsk agreements as the basis for a sustainable political solution to the con Russia, in particular through strengthened targeted restrictive measures, to solving the conflict in Ukraine through genuine implementation of the Minsk agreements, to re-establishing Ukraine’s full sovereignty in Crimea, and that of Georgia in South Ossetia and Abkhazia and of Moldova in Transnistria, and to putting an end to the additional threats of state-sponsored assassinatioflict in Eastern Ukraine; reaffirms its support for the independence and integrity of Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia; calls for an immediate end of military hostilities within Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the opposite forces in East Ukraine; encourages the Georgian authorities to settle the situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia , taking into consideration the sensibilities of the inhabitants of the areas; to demand a decisive political and judicial action agains,t c~~yber warfare, disinformation and other types of destabilisation~~orruption, stressing the frontal contradiction between the scourge of corruption and the EU values;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2130(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point r

(r) ~~to call for an immediate end to military hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan which unnecessarily claim the lives of civilians and soldiers whilst hampering socioeconomic development; t~~To reaffirm support to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of ~~both countries~~Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as to the OSCE Minsk Group co- Chairs’ efforts to solve the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict and to their 2009 Basic Principles; to call on Armenia and Azerbaijan to re-launch negotiations in good faith with a view to implementing these principles to solve the conflict; to ~~mak~~call on the governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia to commit to genuine confidence-building and to dialogue between civil societies; to ensure the ratification of new agreements between the EU and each of the parties is conditional and based on meaningful commitments to solving the conflict through maintaining the ceasefire and supporting the implementation of the 2009 Basic Principles;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point s

(s) to call for continued support to the work carried out by the EU and OSCE missions in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine as essential operations to ensure peace and security first and foremost for the benefit of the citizens on the ground, in particular, to insist on full implementation of mandates of these missions; to reflect, jointly with the partner countries, on the prospect of an enhanced role for the EU in solving these conflicts, including by launching ambitious fully-fledged Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions tasked with enhancing security and stability;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2130(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point t

(t) in order to enhance a more effective implementation of the EaP goals, to consider an attractive ‘EaP+’ model for associated countries, based on the highest possible common denominator, that would include joining the customs union and Schengen area, ~~further EU internal market access,~~the Digital Union and the Energy Union, further EU internal market access, integration into the EU transport networks and industrial partnerships, increased participation in other EU programmes and agencies, increased involvement and cooperation within the CSDP, as well as more immediate measures such as additional unilateral tariff preferences, the abolition of roaming tariffs between the partners and the EU and the development of high- capacity broadband; to open the ‘EaP+’ model to other EaP countries once they are ready for such enhanced commitments;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2130(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point y

(y) to invite Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to focus on the comprehensive and full implementation of the Association agendas in order to unlock all the opportunities available through the Association Agreements, engaging also in the joint discussions on the progress, opportunities and challenges relating to the AA/DCFTA-related reforms; reiterates the importance of genuine implementation of the abovementioned reforms for the future stability and development of the countries and the wellbeing of their societies; to reaffirm that the prospect of EU membership requires significant progress in terms of the implementation of these reforms, notably as regards the rule of law, respect for human rights and good governance;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2130(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Patricia LALONDE, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point aa a (new)

(aaa) to call on the EaP countries´ full and effective cooperation with the EU in tackling such challenges as illegal migration, terrorism, cyber-crimes, human trafficking and smuggling;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2130(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Patricia LALONDE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ad

(ad) to welcome the Commission proposals to provide the partners with macro-financial assistance while insisting on strict and effective conditionality attached to the proposals, notably in terms of upholding the rule of law (including an independent judiciary and multi-party parliamentary system), ensuring good governance (including combating corruption effectively) and defending human rights and freedom of media; to call on the Commission to make systematic provision for this conditionality in future proposals for such assistance; to provide Parliament and the Council with a detailed written report every six months on the progress made in these three areas for partners already benefiting from such assistance;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2126(INI)

Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Commends the Ombudsman's strategic inquiry on access to documents relating to Council preparatory bodies, including its Committees, working parties and the COREPER, when discussing draft EU legislative acts. Encourages the Ombudsman to effectively request from the Council to improve transparency over its meetings with stakeholders and the decisions adopted, comply with access to documents requirements, and provide said access in a timely manner and without delays;

2017/07/19
Committee: PETI

2017/2126(INI)

Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Recalls the Court of Justice of the European Union's rulings in that public access to documents should be the rule and that possible derogations from it should always be weighed against the principles of transparency and representative democracy, as a pre- condition of the exercise of their democratic rights; considers that a revision is needed of Regulation 1049/2001 in order to significantly facilitate the European Ombudsman's work in scrutinising the European Parliament, Council and Commission's granting of access to documents;

2017/07/19
Committee: PETI

2017/2126(INI)

Javier NART, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Is open to the idea of holding future annual conferences of the European Network of Ombudsmen in the premises of the European Parliament, having regard to the direct links between the Committee on Petitions and the European Ombudsman;

2017/07/19
Committee: PETI

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

- having regard to The Bratislava Declaration of 16 September 2016,

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the rules-based international order and the values defended by liberal democracies, and the peace, prosperity and freedoms which this order guarantees and which correspond to the foundations on which the European Union is built, are facing unprecedented challenges as societal, economic, technological and geopolitical trends point to the growing vulnerability of the world's population to shocks and stresses, including: interstate conflicts, natural disasters, extreme weather events, water crises, state collapse and cyber-attacks; acknowledges that the defence of the rules-based international order and the values defended by liberal democracies should be of the outmost priority and should be approached without compromise;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Deplores the fact that terrorist and criminal organisations are proliferating and instability is spreading in the South, as fragile and disintegrating states throw up large ungoverned spaces; stresses that in the ~~East Russia’s war against Ukraine and~~conflict in Ukraine, the Minsk agreements have not been implemented, without which there can be no solution to the conflict, whilst the illegal annexation of Crimea continue; is deeply concerned that hybrid tactics, including cyber terrorism and information warfare, are destabilising the Eastern Partnership countries and the western Balkans, as well as targeting Western democracies and increasing tensions within them; is concerned that the security environment surrounding the EU will remain highly volatile for years to come;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Is deeply concerned over the increasingly deadly terrorist threat in the Sahelian belt as well as the extension to Central Africa and the instability in the East(Syria, Iraq, Palestine);calls on the EU HR/VP to ensure an executive mandate is granted to the CSDP missions and to intervene in a decisive and determined manner;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Believes strongly that whenever necessary, the European Union needs to take its destiny into its own hands; stresses that the framing of a common defence policy referred to in Article 42 TEU has the objective of establishing common defence and endowing the Union with strategic autonomy and freedom of action in promoting and defending peace, security and progress in Europe and in the world; emphasises practical and financial benefits of further integrations of European defence capabilities;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Deplores the terrorist threat that is quickly expanding both within Europe and beyond its borders;considers that an incomplete answer on the military level is inevitably leading to ever-growing internal security threats;urgently calls for an European anti-jihadist pact that can tackle these threats in an effective manner;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Believes that European Defence should be built upon the principle that European security cannot be guaranteed by relying merely on military assets, but only by a comprehensive use of civilian, developmental, diplomatic, economic and military instruments available to the Union;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the visible progress made in framing a stronger European defence since the adoption of the EU Global Strategy in June 2016; welcomes in particular the ~~suggestion for~~launching of a European Defence Fund, the proposed scaling-up of the Preparatory Action on Defence Research, and the legislative proposal for a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP);

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights that the Commission and an increasing number of Member States have committed themselves to launching the European Defence Union; underlines that this corresponds to Parliament’s long- standing demand and to numerous appeals expressed in its previous resolutions; highlights the greater efficiency, elimination of duplication and reduction of costs that will result from stronger European defence integration; stresses however that the launch of a real EDU requires continued political will and determination;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to act upon Parliament’s calls for an EU Security and Defence White Book in the context of preparing the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), as requested in Parliament’s resolutions of 23 November 2016, 22 November 2016 and 16 March 2017; considers that building the Defence Union, linking the Union’s strategic orientation with EU contributions to capability development and shaping the European institutional framework for defence are elements that need to be underpinned by an interinstitutional agreement; underlines that through comprehensive and trustworthy work of all stakeholders, it is possible to increase the scope and efficiency of defence spending without the increase of defence spending itself;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Urges Council to take concrete steps towards the harmonisation and standardisation of the European armed forces, in accordance with Article 42(2), in order to facilitate the cooperation of armed forces personnel under the umbrella of a new European Defence Union as a step in progressive framing of a common Union defence policy;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Stresses that the use of all possibilities provided for in the Treaty would improve competitiveness and functioning of the defence industry in the single market, further stimulate defence cooperation through positive incentives, and targeting projects that Member States are not able to undertake, reducing unnecessary duplication, and promoting a more efficient use of public money;is of the opinion that the outputs of these strategic cooperative programmes have great potential to be dual-use technologies and as such bring extra added value to Member States;emphasises on development of European capabilities and an integrated defence market;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9 c. Urges the establishment of precise and binding guidelines to provide a well- defined framework for future activation and implementation of Article 42(7) TEU;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9 d. Calls for the formation of the European Intelligence Agency with the mission and capability to implement a de facto transversal intelligence network within the Member States allowing the European Union to react in a comprehensive and coordinated way to emerging threats by adhering to Article 24(3) and Article 4(3) TEU, as the comprehensive gathering of intelligence information cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, either at central level or at regional and local level, but can rather, by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed action, be better achieved at Union level (Article 5(3));

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Notes that through Brexit, the EU is losing 25 percent of its military capabilities and will no longer benefit from the UK's expertise;is concerned that after Brexit, 80 percent of NATO's defence spending will be provided by non- European countries;welcomes in this regard the increased defence spending of different EU member states since 2014;stresses the importance of continued close defence and security relations after Brexit;notes however that Brexit is a renewed momentum to initiatives that have been long blocked, and could open the door to new proposals;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Urges the Parliament to turn its Subcommittee on Security and Defence into a fully-fledged parliamentary committee, enabling it to have a prominent role in the implementation of the common security and defence policy and particularly a role in the scrutiny of legal acts related to the security and defence;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Believes that decision-making on CSDP issues could be more democratic and transparent;calls in this regard for Parliament to gain greater powers of scrutiny and accountability over CSDP;considers in this regard that the sub-committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) should become a fully-fledged parliamentary committee;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10 c. Regrets the lack of cooperation and information-sharing among security and intelligence services in Europe;believes that more cooperation between intelligence services could help counter terrorism;calls in this regard for the establishment of a fully-fledged European intelligence system;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Encourages the Member States participating in PESCO to set up a permanent 'European Integrated Force' composed of divisions of their national armies and to make it available to the Union for the implementation of the common security and defence policy as foreseen by Article 42(3) TEU;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that the proposed DG Defence should work in liaison with the European Defence Agency (EDA); considers that the EDA should be the implementing agency for Union actions under the European Capabilities and Armaments policy, where this is foreseen by the Lisbon Treaty; renews its call on the Council to ensure that the administrative and operational expenditure of the EDA is funded from the Union budget; notes that EDA's increasing new roles and responsibilities should be followed by an increase of budget;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Welcomes the establishment of the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) process; considers that CARD should aim at bringing the armed forces into line with each other through standardisation and harmonisation, ensuring the Union’s strategic autonomy, and allowing Member States to invest more and better in defence together; welcomes the proposal to launch a trial run in 2017;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Thanks the more than six thousand women and men who have given excellent and loyal service in the Union’s civilian and military missions on three continents; ~~greatly values these missions as Europe’s common contribution to peace and stability in the world and to the security of our citizens~~deplores the limitations in the CSDP missions mandate and stresses the need for real effectiveness that can only be achieved with the provision of proper military equipment; urges the Council and the HR/VP to make use of the possibilities provided for in Article 41.2 TEU to this end; welcomes the increase in Member States’ defence spending in support of our service members; takes the view that this trend needs to be sustained, strengthened and coordinated at European level;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the recent establishment of a nucleus for a permanent EU operational headquarters (MPCC - Military Planning and Conduct Capability), as demanded by Parliament in its resolution of 12 September 2013, as it is a precondition for effective planning, command and control of common operations; calls on the Member States to staff it with adequate personnel in order to make it work;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Member States to apply full burden-sharing to military CSDP missions by ~~enlarging~~progressive enlargement of common funding toward full common funding, which should enable and encourage more Member States to contribute their capabilities and forces or just funds; underlines the importance of reviewing the Athena mechanism in this regard and of substantially broadening the common cost financing;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27 a. Urges the Council to act in accordance with Article 41(3) TEU and to adopt without delay the decision of establishing a start-up fund for the urgent financing of the initial phases of military operations for the tasks referred to in Article 42(1) and Article 43 TEU;urges the Council to resolve current problems with financing hybrid missions;calls for more flexibility in the EU's financial rules in order to support its ability to respond to crises and for the implementation of existing Lisbon Treaty provisions;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Believes that the EU-NATO Joint Declaration has the potential to move cooperation to a higher level; welcomes the common set of 42 proposals aimed at strengthening both cooperation and coordination between the two organisations; also welcomes the first joint implementation report by the two organisations published in June 2017; welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the common set of proposals and calls for continued progress;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. CStresses that European security still relies exclusively on NATO; notes in this regard that a stronger EU and stronger NATO are mutually reinforcing; considers that the EU needs to increase its efforts to act as a regional security provider, and to become a strong European pillar of NATO through the European Defence Union; considers that the EU should take greater responsibility in security crises in its neighbourhood, thereby relieving her allies within NATO and allowing them to concentrate on their own neighbourhood; is of the opinion that the security and protection of Europe will increasingly depend on both organisations; calls for improving cooperation, inter alia concerning the exchange of information, expertise and intelligence;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Strongly condemns the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by non-state actors such as Boko Haram in Nigeria and ISIS/Daesh in Syria and Iraq; is horrified at the vast range of crimes committed, including murder, torture, rape, enslavement and sexual slavery, the recruitment of child soldiers, forced religious conversions and the systematic killing of religious minorities, including Christians, Yazidis and others; recalls that the situation suffered by religious minorities in the territories governed by ISIS/Daesh was qualified by the European Parliament, in the Resolution of the humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria and in particular in the context of the Islamic State, as a genocide; emphasises that the EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of members of non-state groups such as ISIS/Daesh by seeking a consensus within the UN Security Council to confer jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court (ICC);

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Warns of the deterioration of democracy and human rights in candidate countries for EU membership; recalls that any country aiming to join the EU has to fully guarantee human rights and strictly fulfil the Copenhagen Criteria; urges the European Council to end with negotiation processes in cases of blatant violations of human rights or abolition of the democratic system in a candidate country for EU membership;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)

44a. Recalls that sanctions are an essential tool of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP);urges the Council to adopt the sanctions provided for in European legislation when deemed necessary to achieve the objectives of the CFSP, in particular to protect human rights and consolidate and support democracy, avoiding their impact on the civilian population; asks that these sanctions be focused on officials identified as responsible for human rights violations in order to punish their crimes and abuses;

2017/09/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that a sustainable political solution to the Syrian crisis needs to be based on an inclusive, Syrian-led political settlement involving all relevant national and international stakeholders; supports the call of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria on the ceasefire guarantor states to undertake urgent efforts to uphold the ceasefire regime; calls on all parties involved, inside and outside Libya, to support both the Libyan political agreement signed on 17 December 2015 and its resulting Presidential Council, which is the only authority recognised by the international community and by the UNdetermines that there is no military solution to the conflict, and that the only viable solution must be based on a political agreement between the true and real actors in the conflict; underlines that solving the Libyan crisis is a prerequisite for stability in the Mediterranean;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Strongly believes that a new approach to the EU’s relations with its Eastern neighbours is needed; believes that supporting those countries that wish to have closer ties to the EU must be a top priority for EU foreign policy; ~~welcomes th~~demands a decisive prol~~ongation of san~~itical and judicial actions against ~~Russia and~~corruption, stressing the frontal contradiction between the scourge of corruption and the EU values; continues to see full implementation of the Minsk agreements as the basis for a sustainable political solution to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine; reiterates its commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders; stresses that Russia’s decision of 21 March 2014 to incorporate Crimea into the Russian Federation remains illegal, and deplores the subsequent decision of the Russian authorities to give all inhabitants of Crimea Russian passports;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Considers that normalized relations are a necessity for both the EU and Russia, and that said relations require compliance with international law and subscribed agreements, such as the Helsinki and Budapest agreements; calls for the causes that have given rise to mutual sanctions to be resolved;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses that preserving peace, stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region is of substantial interest to the EU and its member states. Calls for all parties concerned in the region to solve differences through peaceful means and to refrain from taking unilateral actions to change the status quo, including in the East and South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, in order to safeguard regional security;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Reaffirms its commitment to continue forging strong relations with Latin America, promoting the defence of democracy and human rights in so far as shared core values by both the EU and LAC; expresses its grave concern on the attacks against democratically elected opposition leaders, journalists, human rights defenders, in particular those working on environmental issues and their lawyers; emphasizes that respect to rule of law and to stable political and legal framework, including fight against corruption and impunity, as well as progress towards democracy and the respect for and promotion of fundamental freedoms, are cornerstone for deeper integration and cooperation with LAC;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Reiterates its support for the peace process in Colombia, which is decisive for the future of Colombians and for stabilisation in the region of which this country is a part; welcomes the step undertaken by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for the handover of individual weapons; supports a new Commission established by the UN Security Council to help FARC to reintegrate in society; demands that all FARC assets, including the treasure obtained from drug smuggling be used to indemnify victims of the conflict; also demands that provides full information on the drug-smuggling network in order to fight against those criminal cartels;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)

13d. Expresses its grave concern at the seriously deteriorating situation as regards democracy, human rights and the socio-economic situation in Venezuela, in a climate of growing political and social instability; strongly condemns the elections to a Constituent Assembly of 30July 2017; stresses that no decision or act adopted by the Constitutive Assembly will be recognised; and calls on the Venezuelan Government to urgently safeguard the separation and independence of branches of powers in the State (legislative, judicial and executive) and to restore full constitutional authority to the National Assembly;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

2017/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)

13e. Condemns the illegal prosecution and repression of the opposition and members of the judiciary, especially of the legitimate Prosecutor General Luisa Ortega Diaz as well as all of the members of the Supreme Court appointed by the legitimate National Assembly of Venezuela; calls on the High Representative/Vice President and the European Council to consider the freezing of assets of those responsible for the repression;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

2017/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that an increasing number of petitions submitted to Parliament after the entry into force of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in December 2009 invoke the Charter as the legal basis for the alleged violation of their fundamental rights as EU citizens; notes that these petitions are evidence of a serious structural lack of a fundamental rights- based approach in the drafting of legislation and policymaking both at EU level and in the implementation of legislation in Member States;

2018/09/13
Committee: PETI

2017/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Deplores the fact that the Charter of Fundamental Rights only applies in Member States when implementing EU law; reiterates that many citizens have found its implementation to be unclear and unsatisfactory; recalls that, in order to ensure the effective exercise of fundamental rights, Member States must also enforce the provisions of the Charter when applying EU law;

2018/09/13
Committee: PETI

2017/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the European Commission's efforts to combat discrimination against women; recalls that Article 23 of the Charter provides that 'Equality between women and men must be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay'; points out that the principle of equality does not stop us from maintaining or taking measures providing specific advantages for the under-represented sex;

2018/09/13
Committee: PETI

2017/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that Member States themselves can, and have the moral obligation to, implement the provisions of the Charter in their legislation, even when they are not directly transposing EU law; also deplores the deteriorating situation regarding media freedom in several Member States; urges Member States to respect, and the Commission to take, the necessary measures to monitor and enforce media freedom and pluralism;

2018/09/13
Committee: PETI

2017/2089(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Strongly differs with the Commission on its restrictive interpretation of Article 51(1) when assessing a number of petitions submitted to Parliament, ~~in particular those on alleged breaches of Article 28 of the Charter on the right to collective bargaining and collective action,~~ and reiterates strongly that the EU institutions need to respect the Charter under all circumstances and in whichever role they play, for instance within the Troika, including when implementing adjustment programmes that are not based on primary EU law, as stated in its resolution of 13 March 2014 on the role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countries;

2018/09/13
Committee: PETI

2017/2083(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Patricia LALONDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines the need for a stronger and more political partnership between the EU and Africa, based on shared values and interests, in order to tackle global issues such as climate change, food insecurity, access to water, population growth, youth unemployment, urbanization of large cities, the fight against impunity, terrorism, organised crime and migratory flows, and to promote a rule-based global order based on a strong UN;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFET

2017/2083(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Patricia LALONDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for continued EU support to African partners in the area of peace and security and conflict prevention, including through specific instruments such as CSDP operations and the African Peace Facility; highlights the importance of fostering security and stability by helping our partners to build more resilient states and societies, including through capacity building and security sector reforms, the creation of more and better jobs, especially for young people, the empowerment of women ~~and the support of education~~, who are and should, increasingly, be the force of economic progress in the region, the support of education by investing more in schools and universities, and research;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFET

2017/2083(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for continued EU support to African partners in the area of peace and security and conflict prevention, including through specific instruments such as CSDP operations and the African Peace Facility enabling the necessary assistance and aid for the global fight against jihadist terrorism, fostering peace and security to the affected populations; highlights the importance of fostering security and stability by helping our partners to build more resilient states and societies, including through capacity building and security sector reforms, the creation of more and better jobs, especially for young people, the empowerment of women and the support of education;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFET

2017/2083(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Patricia LALONDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the pursuit of common interests and cooperation on security must be totally consistent with the EU’s fundamental values and with the objectives of supporting democracy, good governance, and promoting human rights and the rule of law; calls for a more strategic, pragmatic, respectful, comprehensive and structured approach to political dialogue under the Cotonou Partnership Agreement, with the greater involvement of civil society and a stronger people-to-people dimension;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFET

2017/2083(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Patricia LALONDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. As a well-functioning democracy enhances stability and is a powerful tool against terrorism, the European Parliament offers to work more intensively with African Parliaments in building stronger Parliaments and Parliamentarians in taking up their role in the checks and balances between the executive and parliamentary bodies;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFET

2017/2083(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS

5. Recalls the importance of the effective implementation of external EU policies that are able to address the real root causes of migration and the fight against criminal organisations involved in human trafficking; calls for increased joint efforts to implement the Valetta Action Plan based on a fair and true partnership with third countries of origin and transit; recalls the importance of a balanced approach in the new partnership framework; stresses that the new partnership framework with third countries must not become the only pillar of EU action on migration and should extend beyond a quantitative approach focused mainly on border management;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFET

2017/2083(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Patricia LALONDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls the importance of the effective implementation of external EU policies that are able to address the real root causes of migration; calls for increased joint efforts to implement the Valetta Action Plan based on a fair and true partnership with third countries of origin and transit; recalls the importance of a balanced approach in the new partnership framework; stresses that the new partnership framework with third countries must not become the only pillar of EU action on migration and should extend beyond a quantitative approach focused mainly on border management; underlines in this matter the importance of democratic scrutiny by the European Parliament;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFET

2017/2083(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Patricia LALONDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recalls that the root causes of migration are conflicts, weak governance, government instability, violation of human rights, corruption, non-existence of the rule of law, impunity, inequality, unemployment or underemployment, lack of livelihoods and resources, and climate change;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFET

2017/2083(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Patricia LALONDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that the upcoming Africa EU summit will provide an opportunity to stress our priorities concerning the EU- Africa relations in the context of the post Cotonou process;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFET

2017/2083(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on accompanying measures for the ‘Conflict Minerals Regulation’ (2014/0059(COD)) in line with the relevant Joint Communication (JOINT (2014) 8);

2017/07/26
Committee: AFET

2017/2083(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Patricia LALONDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines the importance of small- scale development projects which have a direct effect on people’s lives; urges the Commission to continue their support;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFET

2017/2083(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Patricia LALONDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Emphasises the added value of transport infrastructures to boost the economy and trade between the EU and Africa; Underlines the strategic importance of ports, harbours and airports;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFET

2017/2083(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Patricia LALONDE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. urges the European Commission to give special attention to sexual and reproductive health rights of women and girls in their external development programmes;

2017/07/26
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Roberta METSOLA, Ignazio CORRAO, Ana GOMES, Helga STEVENS, Kati PIRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to ensure that the deepening of relations between the EU and Azerbaijan is ~~undertaken on the basis of mutually agreed ambitions and the~~conditional on upholding of the core values and principles of democracy~~, the rule of law, good governance, respect for~~ and good governance, as well as on providing solid legal guarantees in the areas of the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, in the interest of both parties and especially their citizens;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Ana GOMES, Jaromír ŠTĚTINA, Helga STEVENS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Kati PIRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to remind the Azerbaijani authorities about the European Parliament’s position as expressed in its resolution of 15 November 2017 on the Eastern Partnership~~, which unambiguous~~ and clearly states that no comprehensive agreement will be ratified with a country that does not respect EU values, in particular with regard to the non-implementation of decisions by the European Court of Human Rights and the harassment, intimidation and persecution of human rights defenders, NGOs and journalists; to ~~ens~~urge th~~at significant steps are taken as regards the release of political prisoner~~e Azerbaijani authorities to implement the ECtHR decisions; to ensure that all political prisoners, including journalists, activists and prisoners of conscience in Azerbaijan are released before any new EU- Azerbaijan agreement; to ~~ensure~~include in the new agreement a dedicated suspension mechanism ~~related to human rights and fundamental freedoms is included in the new agreement~~with clear provisions on respect for human rights, rule of law and fundamental freedoms;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Roberta METSOLA, Ana GOMES, Jaromír ŠTĚTINA, Helga STEVENS, Kati PIRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) to ensure that the future agreement with Azerbaijan is ~~ambitious, comprehensive and~~ forward-looking, and will deliver~~ing~~ tangible and concrete benefits not only for large companies but also for SMEs and for the citizens of the EU and of Azerbaijan; to include in the new agreement specific supervision and control mechanisms against money laundering schemes, fraud and corruption;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Javier NART, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Ignazio CORRAO, Ana GOMES, Helga STEVENS, Kati PIRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) to ensure~~, in so far as the above conditions are fulfilled,~~ speedy and steady progress in the negotiations with the objective of signing this new agreement before the next Eastern Partnership Summit in 2019, only in so far as the above conditions are fulfilled;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Javier NART, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Ana GOMES, Helga STEVENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) to actively and clearly communicate about the conditions and aims of the new agreement, in order to improve public awareness, both in Azerbaijan and in the EU, about the expected opportunities and benefits that would arise from its conclusion, thereby countering all disinformation campaigns;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Javier NART, Roberta METSOLA, Ana GOMES, Jaromír ŠTĚTINA, Helga STEVENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) to provide for regular and in-depth dialogue, ~~notably on political~~pushing for solid reforms aimed at bolstering institutions, ~~such as the judiciary~~ in order to make them more democratic and independent, onwith a strong focus on the judiciary, upholding of human rights, ~~and on~~protecting investigative journalism, fostering a strong civil society and ensuring its involvement in the reform process; to include in the new agreement regular reporting mechanisms on the status of the above- mentioned reforms;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ignazio CORRAO, Ana GOMES, Helga STEVENS, Kati PIRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) to e~~stablish specific measures aimed at implementing~~nsure that the recommendations by the OSCE/ODHIR and the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission ~~with a view to ensuring progress towards~~are implemented, with a view to establish new legislation guaranteeing the organization of elections and referenda that allow for a free and fair expression of Azerbaijani citizens’ views and aspirations; to put strong emphasis on the effectiveness and impartiality of the election administration, the conduct of the campaign and the respect for fundamental freedoms, media coverage of the elections and the administration of election day procedures, including the vote count and tabulation of results, as called for by the OSCE; to further monitor the organization of future elections until these requirements are met;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ignazio CORRAO, Ana GOMES, Helga STEVENS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Kati PIRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) to aim for provisions that enhance cooperation in promoting peace and international justice and in particular for Azerbaijan to sign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC); to calsl upon Azerbaijan to respect its obligations as a member of the Council of Europe and abide by the decisions of the ECtHR; to seek stronger cooperation measures in countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction as well as tackling illicit trade in small arms and light weapons;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ana GOMES, Helga STEVENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) to provide for closer cooperation in foreign and security matters to ensure as much convergence as possible, in particular as regards responses to global threats, conflict prevention, crisis management and regional cooperation;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Roberta METSOLA, Ignazio CORRAO, Ana GOMES, Jaromír ŠTĚTINA, Helga STEVENS, Monika HOHLMEIER, Kati PIRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

(m) to provide support for reform of the judiciary aimed at ensuring its independence from the executive and at strengthening the rule of law, as well as developing a strong framework for the protection of human rights and gender equality; to make sure that strong legislation is in place for preventing and sanctioning politically exposed persons´ involvement in corruption, traffic of influence, money laundering, abuse of office and other related offences, particularly within the framework of the recent joint journalistic investigations revealing the involvement of a number of Azeri officials in such activities;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ignazio CORRAO, Ana GOMES, Helga STEVENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n d (new)

(nd) to assist Azerbaijan in the fight against corruption and organised crime by establishing mechanisms restricting access to the European banking system, particularly in the form of opening or use of bank accounts on the territory of the Union, for all Azeri individuals, companies and their subsequent partners involved in money laundering and fraud schemes, throughout investigations and Court proceedings;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Ana GOMES, Jaromír ŠTĚTINA, Helga STEVENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

(p) to include provisions related to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms a~~imed at ending~~nd ensure that political prosecutions and abductions, the targeting of political dissidents, independent journalists, human rights defenders, NGO representatives and members of some minority groups including the LGBTQ community~~; to set up a reinforced forum for a human rights dialogue~~ are put to an end by Azeri authorities and to reiterate that these practices are unacceptable for any potential partner country of the EU; to reinforce the dialogue on human rights and fundamental freedoms between the EU and Azerbaijan ~~to encourage~~ and to support in particular the implementation of comprehensive reforms of the judiciary, all in line with EU standards;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Ana GOMES, Jaromír ŠTĚTINA, Helga STEVENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

(r) to ensure, before the conclusion of the negotiations, that Azerbaijan ~~takes significant steps as regards the release of~~releases the political prisoners and prisoners of conscience which, in 2017, exceeded 150 persons, including, among the most emblematic cases, Ilgar Mammadov, Afgan Mukhtarli, Mehman Huseynov, Ilkin Rustamzada, Seymur Hazi, Rashad Ramazanov, Elchin Ismayilli, Giyas Ibrahimov, Beyram Mammadov, Asif Yusifli, Fuad Gahramanli and Aziz Orujov, ~~the~~and lift~~ing of~~s their travel bans, once released, including those of Khadija Ismayilova and Intigam Aliyev; to immediately secure the release and improvement of the situation of these individuals via the judiciary and the application of the rule of law;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ignazio CORRAO, Ana GOMES, Helga STEVENS, Kati PIRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r c (new)

(rc) to urge Azerbaijan to immediately address the unprecedented infringement proceedings launched by the Council of Europe in 2017 and ensure the unconditional release of opposition politician Ilgar Mammadov, thus complying with a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights from 2014;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Ana GOMES, Jaromír ŠTĚTINA, Helga STEVENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

(s) to seek, before the conclusion of the negotiations, that Azer~~baijan commits to investigations into~~i authorities investigate into and report on results concerning all cases of mistreatment of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, notably in the case of the late Mehman Galandarov, who died in custody;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Ana GOMES, Jaromír ŠTĚTINA, Helga STEVENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

(t) to underline the importance of a free and independent media, both off and on-line and to ensure a strengthened EU support for free and pluralistic media in Azerbaijan, with editorial independence and in line with EU standards, ~~and pointing out that a~~in light of the fact that currently 5 major media outlets are permanently blocked by Azerbaijan under the pretext of national security and that for press freedom, Azerbaijan ranks 162 out of 180 countries, according to Reporters Without Borders; to point out that reinforced attention to press and media freedom cshould take the form of a regional initiative encompassing all the Eastern Partnership countries;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ignazio CORRAO, Ana GOMES, Helga STEVENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w

(w) to allow for increased cooperation in the energy sector in line with the EU’s and Azerbaijan’s strategic energy partnership, while taking into account that in March 2017, the EITI (The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) suspended Azerbaijan’s membership for failing to comply with the group’s civil society requirements; to push for Azerbaijan to realign to these requirements;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2056(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, David CASA, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Traian UNGUREANU, Barbara SPINELLI, Barbara KUDRYCKA, Benedek JÁVOR, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Javier NART, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ignazio CORRAO, Ana GOMES, Helga STEVENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y

(y) to put in place ambitious provisions on environmental protection and climate change reduction, in line with the Union´s climate change agenda, as part of the new agreement, including through a mainstreaming of these ~~policies as part of other sector~~ policies;

2018/04/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2043(BUD)

Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Javi LÓPEZ, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Marc TARABELLA, Pilar AYUSO, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Gabriel MATO, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Hannu TAKKULA, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Heinz K. BECKER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Inés AYALA SENDER, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Elena VALENCIANO, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Silvia COSTA, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Ernest URTASUN, Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Javier NART, Jordi SOLÉ, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Milan ZVER, Julie GIRLING

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls for maintaining the EU support to sports policy, the sports chapter of the Erasmus+ programme and the financing of Special Events, such as the Special Olympics in 2017;

2017/05/04
Committee: CULT

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

– having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to the UN human rights conventions and the optional protocols thereto,

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nedzhmi ALI, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

– having regard to the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations , which grants the EU the right to intervene in the UN General Assembly, to present proposals and amendments orally which will be put to a vote at the request of a Member State, and to exercise the right to reply,

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU’s commitment to effective multilateralism and good global governance, with the UN at its core, is an integral part of the EU’s external policy and is rooted in the conviction that a multilateral system founded on universal rules and values is best suited to addressing global crises, challenges and threats;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the EU should play a proactive part in building a United Nations that can contribute effectively to global solutions, peace and security, human rights, sustainable development, democracy and a rule-of-law-based international order; whereas EU Member States need to make every effort to coordinate their action in the organs and bodies of the United Nations system in accordance with the mandate contained in Article 34(1) TEU;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU and its Member States remain collectively the single largest financial contributor to the UN system, providing almost 50% of all contributions to the UN, with the ~~EU Member States contributing around 40% of the UN’s regular budget~~primary aims of eradicating poverty, promoting long-term peace and stability, and combating social inequalities, and provides humanitarian assistance to populations, countries and regions that are confronted with all types of crises, whether natural or human- made; whereas EU contributions to the UN should be more visible;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the EU works for environmental sustainability, notably in the fight against climate change by promoting international measures and actions to preserve and improve the quality of the environment and the sustainable management of natural resources;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas the EU is one of the most dedicated defenders and promoters of human rights, fundamental freedoms, cultural values and diversity, democracy and the rule of law;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the EU’s security environment is increasingly unstable and volatile owing to a large number of longstanding or newly emerging internal and external challenges, including violent conflicts, terrorism, organised crime, unprecedented waves of migration and climate change, which are impossible to address at national level and require regional and global responses;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c

(c) to call for a stronger empowerment of Iraqi institutions and for the need to work towards a more inclusive society and the reintegration of all the ethnic and religious minorities that have been displaced; to reiterate the critical importance of sustained protection of civilians and respect of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) during the military strategies in Iraq, in particular in the outgoing West Mosul operation;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e

(e) to work with the international community as a whole to solve security crises threatening the African continent, in particular in Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, the Central African Republic, Mali ~~and Nigeria~~, Nigeria, Burundi and the Great Lakes Area in general; to encourage UN Member States to step up support for increasing the role and own capacities of the African Union in mediation and crisis management, while striving for complementarities with the efforts of the UN Peace- Building Support Office;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j

(j) to increase Member State support for UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations that include a human rights component and clear exit strategies, in particular by contributing personnel and equipment, and to enhance the EU’s role as a facilitator in this respect; to ensure better visibility for this support and contribution; to further develop procedures for the use of EU Common Security and Defence Policy in support of UN operations while paying sufficient attention to the several dimensions of complex crisis management, such as human rights, sustainable development, and the root causes of mass migration;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k

(k) to continue to support the efforts to further operationalise R2P and to support the UN in continuing to play a critical role in assisting countries in the implementation of R2P in order to uphold the rule of law and of international humanitarian law;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m

(m) to support the UN in making counter-terrorism a key element of its prevention agenda in line with the EU’s engagement in preventive measures to combat terrorism and counter violent extremism; to strengthen joint EU-UN efforts in combating the root causes of terrorism, particularly in countering hybrid threats and developing research and capacity-building in cyber defence; to promote education as a main tool for preventing violent extremism and to rely on the existing initiatives set up by local partners to devise, implement, and develop approaches to counter radicalisation and terrorist recruitment;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t

(t) to promote greater support for the work of UNHCR in implementing its international mandate to protect refugees; to stress the substantial funding gap between UNHCR’s budgetary needs and funds received and to demand greater global solidarity; to call for political engagement, funding and concrete acts of solidarity in support of the NY Declaration for refugees and migrants;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t a (new)

(ta) to call for a strengthening of the child protection systems and to support concrete measures in the best interests of the child refugees and migrants, based on the Convention on the rights of the child;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v a (new)

(va) to demand greater protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in every dimension of their expression, including in the context of new technologies; to call for protection of all persons in all countries from any human rights violations, in accordance with international human rights conventions promoting universality, impartiality, objectivity, non-selectivity, constructive dialogue and cooperation;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w

(w) to continue to advocate freedom of religion or belief; to call for greater efforts to protect the rights of religious and other minorities; to call for greater protection of religious and ethnic minorities against persecution and violence; to call for the repeal of laws criminalising blasphemy or apostasy, which serve as a pretext for the persecution of religious minorities and non-believers; to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief; to actively work for UN recognition of the genocide of religious and other minorities committed by ISIL/Daesh, and for referral to the ICC of cases of suspected crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide; to support the work of UN against torture and other cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment or punishment, mass executions, executions including for drug- related offences;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w b (new)

(wb) to reiterate its unequivocal condemnation of any act of violence, harassment, intimidation or persecution of human rights defenders, whistle- blowers, journalists or bloggers; to advocate for the appointment of a Special Representative to the United Nations Secretary-General for the safety of journalists;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x

(x) to recall the obligation of the General Assembly, when electing the membership of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), to take into account the respect of candidates for the promotion and protection of human rights, the rule of law and democracy; to call for the establishment of clear human rights performance-based criteria for membership of the UNHRC;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph y

(y) to strengthen the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the international criminal justice system in order to promote accountability and to end impunity; to call on all UN member states to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) by ratifying the Rome Statute and to promote the ratification of the Kampala amendments;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph aa

(aa) to underline the leading role of the EU in the process that led to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Agenda 2030) and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the General Assembly in September 2015; to urge countries to fully implement Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development in their policies in order to reach the SDGs; to take concrete steps to ensure the efficient implementation of Agenda 2030 and the 17 SDGs as important instruments for prevention and development;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph aa a (new)

(aaa) to work determinedly for eradicating poverty and to promote ecologically, economically and socially sustainable development all over the world; to fight against social inequalities and to provide humanitarian assistance to populations, countries and regions that are confronted with all types of crises, whether natural or human-made;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2041(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad

(ad) to support actively a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council on the basis of a broad consensus; in order to better reflect the new world reality and to more effectively meet present and future security challenges; to promote the structural and functional reform of the economic and social council and to develop it into a body capable to enhance sustainable global development in a comprehensive and coordinated way; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, legitimacy, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system;

2017/04/06
Committee: AFET

2017/2036(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Pavel TELIČKA, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15

— having regard to its previous resolutions on Cuba, in particular the ones of 17 November 2004 on Cuba, of 2 February 2006 on the EU's policy towards the Cuban Government, of 21 June 2007 on Cuba and of 11 March 2010 on prisoners of conscience in Cuba,

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2036(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Pavel TELIČKA, Javier NART, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- having regard to the findings of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances on Cuba issued on 17 March 2017,

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2036(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Pavel TELIČKA, Javier NART, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)

- having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human rights;

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2036(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Pavel TELIČKA, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas pursuant to Article 21 of the Treaty of the European Union, the external action of the Union should be guided by the principles of democracy, rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and the respect for the principles of the UN Charter and the international law;

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2036(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Pavel TELIČKA, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~the~~ historical, economic and cultural ties link~~ing~~ Europe and Cuba ~~are characterised by their depth and strength~~;

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2036(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Pavel TELIČKA, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the European Union maintains relations with ~~the Community of~~ Latin America and the Caribbean and the~~re is broad consensus among its 33 member states on the desira~~ possibility of expanding relations between the European Union and Cuba;

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2036(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Pavel TELIČKA, Javier NART, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas Cuba was the only country in Latin America and the Caribbean with which the EU had not signed any type of agreement; whereas 20 of its Member States have signed various types of bilateral agreements and maintain good relations with the island;

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Pavel TELIČKA, Javier NART, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Voices its profound solidarity with the entire Cuban people and its support for them in their progress towards democracy and respect and promotion of fundamental freedoms;

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2036(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Pavel TELIČKA, Javier NART, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

22b. Confirms its decision to send an official delegation of the Foreign Affairs committee of the European Parliament to Cuba, and urges the Cuban authorities to allow the entry of such a delegation and have an unimpeded access to its interlocutors; regrets the Cuban authorities' refusal to allow some EP political groups visiting Cuba and calls on the authorities to alter their position;

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that states have the legitimate right to acquire military technology for the purposes of self-defence; recalls that one of the motivations behind the establishment of the Common Position was to prevent European weaponry from being used against Member States’ armed forces, as well as to prevent human rights abuses or the prolongation of (internal) armed conflict; reiterates that the Common Position is a legally binding framework that sets minimum requirements which Member States have to apply in the field of arms export controls, and that it includes the obligation to assess a request for an export licence against all eight criteria listed in it;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Demands the strict application of the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP regarding EU arms production permits for non-EU producers, producing outside EU territory;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Urges the Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to significantly improve the consistency of the implementation of the Common Position in order to enhance the security of civilians who are suffering because of conflict and human rights abuses in third countries, ~~as well as~~ the security of the Union and its citizens and a level playing field for EU companies; stresses in this regard, that a consistent implementation of the Common Position is essential for the EU’s credibility as a values-based global actor;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the importance of coherence between all the Unions export control regimes, especially as regards the interpretation of the control criteria; reiterates also the importance of coherence between export control and other foreign policy instruments, as well as trade instruments, such as the Generalised System of Preferences and the Conflict Minerals Regulation;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes the extreme security liability for the Union arising from the absence of a stronger support and commitment from the European Union on the decommissioning of the many arms stockpiles still existing in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania or Ukraine;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Reiterates the detrimental effect that the uncontrolled export of cyber- surveillance technologies by EU companies can have on the security of the EU’s digital infrastructure and on human rights; stresses in this regard, the importance of a rapid, effective and comprehensive update of the EU’s dual- use regulation and calls upon the Council to keep an ambitious timeline on this issue;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses the need to develop an approach to situations where Member States make a different analysis for exports of products that are essentially alike, to similar destinations and end- users, in order to preserve the level playing field and the EU’s credibility abroad;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls upon the Member States, in this regard, to support the creation of an independent European Arms Control Authority (EACA) under the auspices of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; considering that EACA should issue an opinion to Member States that plan to grant a licence which has been denied by another Member State or States; considering that this advice should be an independent assessment of the applicability of the 8 common criteria; considering that such an advice could also be asked by states to assess the applicability of the 8 common criteria of any European export license;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Urges Member States to create a provision in the Common Position to make sure that an EU embargo against a third country would automatically revoke licences that had already been granted for goods covered by the embargo;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)

Ensuring a harmonised approach and application of the Common Criteria

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Notes the lack of provisions on sanctions for Member States that fail to comply with the eight Criteria when granting licences; calls in this regard for an update of the Common Position whereby a sanctioning mechanism is introduced;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Notes the lack of a common approach concerning sanctions on individuals or companies that have failed to fulfil the provisions of the Common Criteria (false exports);calls on Members States to provide for effective sanctions to be imposed on said individuals or companies that fail to comply with any of the provisions set out in the eight criteria;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Considers that, in order for the sanctions to be effective, these should include both an economic dimension and a temporary suspension from being granted licenses for a certain period of time; stresses that, in the case of companies, the sanctions should be extended to any other entity that is participated by the concerned company, either through stock owners or through a parent company;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)

15d. Strongly recommends countries in the process of attaining candidate status, or countries otherwise wishing to engage themselves on the path of EU adhesion, to apply the provisions of the Common Position and to exercise an effective control over their arms deposits;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)

15e. Stresses the importance of effectively limiting arms exports to private security companies as an end user, and that any such licence be granted only when, after thorough diligence checks, it is determined the private security company in question has not participated in human rights violations; accountability mechanisms shall be put in place in order to ensure the responsible use or arms by private security companies;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2029(INI)

Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)

15f. Calls on the EU and its Members States to work towards fostering a European industrial and technological base that is competitive and innovative, that contributes to overcoming the current lack of efficiency in defence-spending among the EU members due to duplicities, fragmentation, lack of interoperability, technological gaps and economies of scale for both industry and production in field of key importance to Europe, thus allowing the EU to become a global security provider and enabling more and better control of arms exports, by preventing national export expansive policies;

2017/06/12
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the report of the European Investment Bank (EIB) entitled ´Policy on preventing and deterring prohibited conduct in European Investment Bank activities' ("EIB Anti- Fraud Policy") adopted on 8 November 20131a, _________________ 1a http://www.eib.org/attachments/strategies/ anti_fraud_policy_20130917_en.pdf

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to the Council conclusions on business and human rights of 20 June 20162a, _________________ 2a http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/ press-releases/2016/06/20-fac-business- human-rights-conclusions/

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 23 October 2013 on organised crime, corruption, and money laundering: recommendations on action and initiatives to be taken3a, _________________ 3a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0245.

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 11 June 2015 on recent revelations of high-level corruption cases in FIFA4a, _________________ 4a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0233.

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2016 on the fight against corruption and follow up of the CRIM resolution5a, _________________ 5a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0403.

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2016 on corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries1a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0405.

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas in many countries corruption not only constitutes a significant systemic obstacle to the realisation of all human rights, — civil, political, economic, social and cultural but may also cause many human rights violations; whereas corruption is one of the most neglected human rights violations of our times as it fuels injustice, inequality and deprivation;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas corruption, far from being an abstract crime, has specific negative impacts on the enjoyment of human rights affecting individuals, targeted groups such as women, children, persons with disabilities, the elderly, the poor, indigenous people or people belonging to minorities, or society at large, notably as regards financial and economic resources and the realisation of democracy and the rule of law;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL, Norica NICOLAI, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas corruption directly affects social programmes addressed to improve the lives of vast sectors of the population, in particular those in need of basic services such as healthcare, education, and housing;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas according to the World Bank about 1 trillion dollars is paid each year in bribes around the world and the total economic loss from corruption is estimated to be many times that number;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas acts of corruption and human rights violations typically involve the misuse of power, lack of accountability and the institutionalisation of various forms of discrimination; whereas corruption shows strong correlation with deficiencies in the rule of law, and whereas corruption often undermines the effectiveness of the institutions and entities which are entrusted to ensure checks and balances and respect for democratic principles and human rights, such as parliaments, law enforcement authorities, the judiciary and civil society;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas practices such as electoral fraud, illicit funding of political parties or the perceived disproportionate influence of money in politics erode confidence and create social dissatisfaction in elected representatives and governments, undermine democratic legitimacy and may significantly weaken civil and political rights; whereas inadequate regulation of political financing can create opportunities for organized criminals to influence and interfere in the conduct of public affairs; whereas corruption can also be used as a political instrument in order to discredit the reputation of politicians;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas corruption in the judicial sector breaches the principles of non- discrimination, access to justice and the right to a fair trial and to an effective remedy and makes people become disempowered, as they lose their ability to seek justice in court or hold politicians to account; whereas the absence of an independent judiciary and public administration fosters distrust in public institutions, undermining the rule of law and occasionally fuelling violence;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas it is difficult to measure corruption as it usually involves illegal practices that are deliberately covered up, although some mechanisms to identify, monitor, measure and combat corruption have been developed and implemented;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

K a. whereas existing international obligations are good mechanisms to take appropriate and reasonable measures in order to prevent or punish corruption in public and private sectors, in particular under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and other relevant human rights instruments;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas the absence of free media both online and offline creates favourable conditions for opaque practices to flourish; whereas media play an important role in increasing public awareness of corruption and human rights violations; whereas defamation laws are in place in several countries;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)

P a. whereas the EU funds to third countries, including in the emergency situations, need to be properly monitored with clear checks and balances in the beneficiary countries in order to prevent the opportunities for corruption that might emerge;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for collective action to be taken at international level to prevent and combat corruption, given that corruption spreads across borders and that cooperation between countries and between regions needs to be encouraged; calls on States to actively engage within international fora to discuss and reach joint decisions on good practices and policies suited to the specific situation in each region, with a view to tackling corruption as an interlinked complex phenomenon obstructing political, economic and social development;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Is concerned about the implementation and enforcement of the existing international anti-corruption instruments - such as the UN Convention against Corruption, the Council of Europe´s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption and the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention; calls on the signatory countries to apply them in full in order to better protect their citizens;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Is concerned over the harassment, threats, intimidation and reprisals suffered by members of civil society organisations, including anticorruption associations and human rights movements, journalists, bloggers and whistle-blowers that expose and denounce corruption cases; calls on the authorities to take all the necessary measures to guarantee their physical and psychological integrity and to ensure immediate, thorough and impartial investigations in order to bring those responsible to justice in accordance with international standards;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that States are bound to fulfil their human rights obligations; underlines that States are responsible for reacting to any negative impact of corruption occurring in their territory; recalls the responsibilities of business operators to respect human rights and tackle corruption; stresses the need to integrate a human rights perspective into anti-corruption strategies; in order that the implementation of preventive policies relating to matters such as transparency, laws on access to public information and external controls become an obligation;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need to mainstream the principle of local and democratic ownership of projects financed under EU assistance programmes; highlights the need to establish and operationalise conditionality and incentives of EU external financial instruments based on anti-corruption norms and commitments made by partner countries; recalls the need of permanent monitoring of the EU funded projects and holding recipient country authorities accountable if the EU funds are not used appropriately;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls on the EU to promote effective mechanisms for public participation and public accountability, including the right to access to information and open data in all relevant human rights dialogues and consultations with third countries and to finance projects that aim the establishment, implementation and enforcement of these practices;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Welcomes persistent efforts under the Development Cooperation Instrument and the Neighbourhood Programming Instrument to establish and consolidate independent and effective anti-corruption institutions;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to channel further funds to assist with enacting and implementing protection programmes targeting civil society organisations’ members, including anti- corruption associations and human rights movements, journalists, bloggers and whistle-blowers that expose and denounce corruption cases and human rights violations; insists that any future update of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders or any guidance note on their implementation should make explicit references to the protection of these people; welcomes the Commission’s recently launched consultation process on whistle-blower protection; stresses that human rights focal points in EU delegations should also pay special attention to these targeted groups;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Calls on EU delegations to make use of local demarches and public diplomacy to denounce cases of corruption and impunity, in particular when they lead to serious human rights violations;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Recommends that the European Endowment for Democracy and the EU´s comprehensive HRD´s mechanism (protectdefenders.eu) should focus specific programmes to protect anti- corruption activists who also contribute to upholding human rights;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Is convinced that an ambitious anti- corruption policy in EU external relations is only credible if underpinned by an effective anti-corruption strategy within the EU; regrets in this context that the Commission decided not to follow up its 2014 EU anti-corruption report, which would have also reinforced the EU’s credibility to promote an ambitious anti- corruption agenda in its external policies; stresses that the European Commission and other EU institutions should undertake regular, ambitious and rigorous reporting and self-assessment in line with the provisions of the UN Convention against Corruption;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises the need to step up national and international communication and awareness-raising campaigns targeting citizens participation in order to highlight the fact that corruption has negative impact on human rights and leads among others to social inequalities, lack of social justice and increased levels of poverty; stresses that education is key in building strong individuals in our society based on respect for the rule of law;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to continue supporting anti- corruption institutions established in third countries as it is the case of the Guatemalan International Commission against Impunity (CICIG); urges these countries to provide the institutions with all the necessary tools, including the investigating power, in order to be effective in their work;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Encourages all EU Member States to fully implement the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights and to include specific commitments on anti-corruption measures in their national action plan on human rights (as required under the EU´s Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy) or to enact specific anti-bribery legislation;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the revised Accounting Directive on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information (2014/95/EU) regarding reporting requirements of large companies and groups, including on their efforts related to human rights and anti- corruption; encourages companies to disclose all relevant information in line with the forthcoming guidance note to be issued by the Commission;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Renews its call to all states including the EU to engage actively and constructively in the on-going work of the UN´s open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights with the view to reach a legally binding instrument in order to prevent, investigate, redress and have access to remedy when human rights violations, including those as a result of corruption, occur;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19 b. Recommends that the EU steps up support to international instruments to increase transparency in economic sectors most prone to human rights abuses and corruption;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19 c. Welcomes that some EU Member States' National Action Plans make references to corruption but suggests specific measures to prevent and punish corrupt practices and bribery that may lead to human rights violations;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)

19 d. Is of the view that misuse of public funds, illicit enrichment or bribery should be punishable by specific sanctions under criminal law if they directly lead to human rights violations, caused by the act of corruption;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Emphasises that one of the objectives of the fight against corruption should be to put an end to grave abuses that distort political processes and to promote an independent, impartial and effective judiciary; calls for political parties to be strengthened in their role as channels of democratic representation and political participation by being equipped in efficient ways; in this sense the regulation of political financing including the identification of donors and other financial sources are therefore central to the preservation of democracy;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Notes with concern that electoral fraud and corruption linked to electoral processes and the functioning of elected representative bodies and assemblies seriously undermine trust in democratic institutions and weaken civil and political rights by preventing equal and fair representation; notes the positive role of the election observation missions and support to electoral law reform; encourages further cooperation with specialized international bodies such as the Council of Europe or the OSCE in this field;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2028(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ana GOMES, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines the specific need to uphold the highest possible ethical standards and transparency in the functioning of international organisations and regional assemblies in charge of protecting and promoting democracy, human rights and the rule of law; underlines the need to promote transparent practices by elaborating codes of conduct and specific transparency measures to prevent and investigate any fraud or misconduct;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

– having regard to its resolutions on Venezuela, in particular the resolutions of 8 June 2016 and 27 April 2017 on the situation in Venezuela2 , _________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0269. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0269.

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15

~~– having regard to the declaration by the Co-Presidents of the EuroLat of 21 September 2016 on various topics relevant for bi-regional relations,~~deleted

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16

– having regard to the declaration by the Co-Presidents of EuroLat of 7 February 2017 on the executive orders issued by the Trump Administration in the area of foreign policy and their repercussions on Latin America,deleted

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

– having regard to the Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on point (ii) of point (b) of Article 5(2) of Regulation No 233/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an instrument for development cooperation for the period 2014-2020,

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Latin American and Caribbean region (LAC) constitutes a key partner for the EU when it comes to jointly facing current global challenges, such as ~~the eradication of poverty, access to drinking water, peace and security, socioeconomic development, sustainability~~peace and security, fight against corruption and impunity, socioeconomic development, lack of good governance, sustainability, the eradication of poverty, access to drinking water, the fight against climate change, the digital transformation and managing migration;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the 33 LAC countries have diverse political, economic and cultural realities that require different approaches within a coherent and consistent framework in the context of EU external action while always defending EU values on democracy and human rights;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the LAC region has undergone significant changes in the past decade, such as the elevation of a large part of the population to the middle class through economic reforms, social policies and the overall consolidation of democracy, but also the end of the commodities super-cycle that made millions of people vulnerable to falling back into poverty;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas respect to the rule of law and to a stable legal and political framework enables both regions to exercise a free enterprise and adequate investment environment that include safeguards to the principle of legal certainty;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the main geopolitical shifts currently in play in LAC countries, ~~marked by~~including the increasing ~~presence of Asian states seeking economic partnership in the region, require that the EU~~trade and economic relations with some Asian countries, require that the EU continues more than ever standsing up as a truthful ally to its partners in the LAC region;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the EU is the main source of development assistance in the LAC region, as reflected in the DCI (Development Cooperation Instrument) 2014-2020, and whereas European cooperation is strong as a result of financial and triangular cooperation;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that the new geopolitical scenario reinforces the LAC region as a strategic priority and opportunity for the EU’s foreign policy, as both regions share a common vision of the world based on multilateralism, dialogue, sustainability, the rule of law and open societies;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that respect to rule of law and to stable political and legal framework are cornerstone for an adequate investment environment; in this sense, recalls the importance to ensure legal certainty for EU businesses in LAC countries;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that current global challenges, including ~~the digital transformation, mass migration, cybersecurity, organised crime and terrorism, climate change, geopolitical shifts, inequality within an~~fight against corruption and impunity, lack of good governance, socioeconomic development, social and economic inequality within and across countries, geopolitical shifts, digital transformation, migration flows, climate change, organised acr~~oss countries, and drug trafficking, offer new opportunities for~~ime and terrorism, cyber security and drug trafficking, requires a strategic EU-LAC partnership in which a common vision is shared;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the goal of eradicating poverty and reducing inequality must be addressed through economic reforms, work opportunities, access to education, social cohesion and inclusion, and highlights the necessity of widening the middle class and protecting itall its citizens from the effects of economic cycles in the frame of democratic values and respect for human rights;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the need to develop sustainable and effective tax systems in both regions, together with an appropriate tax culture, that could foster the development of welfare states providing ~~public good~~and assuring public services, such as ~~public~~access to education, infrastructure and security to all citizens, and reiterates that tax havens and tax avoidance are detrimental to economic and social development, progress and prosperity and to social redistributive policies;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges the effective inclusion of women in all spheres of political, economic and social life, with a view to enhancing their ~~political~~active participation in society, strenuously combatting femicides, guaranteeing the physical and psychological security, facilitating access to job market and employment equality, of women, and ensuring their fundamental rights, including sexual and reproductive rights;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the advances in freedoms and social rights made in the last decade, and the great efforts made to elaborate public policies to distribute wealth and economic growth equally; ~~notes the necessity to guarantee the right~~calls on the authorities to respect and guarantee democratic principles, fundamental rights, freedoms and safety of ~~religiou~~all citizens min~~orities,~~cluding indigenous groups~~, the~~ and LGTBI ~~community and populations in rural area~~; expresses its concerns over the lack of freedom of assembly, association and expression both online and offline that still remains in some Latin American countries;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Regrets the attacks against democratically elected opposition leaders, journalists, human rights defenders, in particular those working on environmental issues and their lawyers; calls on the authorities to take all the necessary measures to guarantee their physical and psychological integrity and to ensure immediate, thorough and impartial investigations in order to bring those responsible to justice in accordance with international standards;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Encourages EU Member States to consider adopting legislation providing for the possibility of the freezing of assets and visa restrictions targeting individuals who have been involved in serious human rights violations;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Reiterates that policies and practices on migration in the EU-LAC area must guarantee respect for human rights, with special attention given to women and minors and all vulnerable people, i.a. by re-evaluating the emphasis on the securitisation of borders and the criminalisation of migrants; calls for measures to facilitate and improve legal mobility between the ~~region~~countries, while ensuring the mutual consistency of labour rights and enhancing the coordination of social security systems;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the EU and LAC countries to address the problem of corruption through measures ranging from prevention to law enforcement and criminal prosecution, and points out that the existence of corruption undermines not only social and economic welfare, but also the political legitimacy and quality of democratic government;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses that the absence of an independent judiciary and public administration, fosters distrust in public institutions, undermining the rule of law and fuelling violence;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Highlights the importance of the o~~pening of~~ngoing negotiations for the modernisation of the EU-Mexico Global Agreement, the progress made in the negotiations for the modernisation of the EU-Chile Association Agreement, and the speeding up of the EU- Mercosur negotiations, and calls for the ratification of the EU-Central America Association Agreement by all national parliaments of the EU Members States;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Expresses its grave concern at the seriously deteriorating situation as regards democracy, human rights and the socio-economic situation in Venezuela, in a growing climate of political and social instability; calls on the Venezuelan Government to safeguard the separation and independence of branches and to restore full constitutional authority to the National Assembly; in this sense, rejects any attempt to divert its constitutionally recognised powers to any other body; recalls the authorities to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners and to present as soon as possible an electoral calendar that will allow free and transparent electoral processes to take place;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Asks the EU to support the Central American countries afflicted by organised crime that threatens their social and political structures;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)

23c. Asks the EU to support Mexico in its differences with the United States of America;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Welcom~~Notes the signing on December 2016 of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Cuba; stresses the importance of speeding up its implementation, which can have a positive impact on the overall EU- CELAC partnership,; stresses that no tangible results have been achieved on human rights in Cuba, despite the setting up of the Human Rights Dialogue and insists on the need for tangible results in the human rights ~~dialogue~~situation;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2027(INI)

Javier NART, Renate WEBER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Stresses that improvements in the economic sector are interdependent with the respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights in Cuba;

2017/05/15
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

- having regard to the 24th Meeting of the ASEAN-EU Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC), held on 2 March 2017 in Jakarta,

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)

- having regard to ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR),

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas EU-ASEAN relations are comprehensive and cover a wide range of sectors including trade and investment, development, economics and political affairs; whereas the Bandar Seri Begawan Plan of Action from 2012 was adopted to give a more strategic focus to the regional cooperation between EU and ASEAN in these sectors;

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas the EU granted the Philippines GSP+ status in December 2014, as the first ASEAN country to enjoy such trade preferences; whereas this enables the Philippines to export 66 % of all its products tariff-free to the EU;

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the EU experience has in the past served as a source of inspiration for other regional integration processes; whereas the ASEAN countries, however, have been waiting to see whether the EU will be able to overcome its problems and divisions;deleted

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital f b (new)

f b. whereas human rights violations, including widespread land grabs, and environmental degradation have had a significant impact on local communities, including indigenous and marginalized groups; whereas the erosion of democracy, human rights protections, and space for civil society constitute growing regional concerns in Southeast Asia expressed by those within and outside of governments; whereas local communities and civil society in ASEAN have highlighted these concerns and sought to bring them to the attention of regional leaders;

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital f a (new)

f a. whereas the EU has determined that it will place human rights at the centre of its relations with third countries;

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the political value of strong trade and investment relations between ASEAN and the EU and exhorts both partners to strengthen economic relations; highlights that the EU is the top foreign investor in ASEAN; highlights also the opportunities for cooperation on implementing the SDGs; believes that EU- ASEAN cooperation could be strengthened in various areas such as financial sector development, transparency and the coordination of macro-economic policies; emphasises the pursuit of a high level of EU-ASEAN cooperation in multilateral institutions such as the UN;

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Welcomes the role played by ASEAN to peacefully managing the disputes in particular by seeking to set up a regional code of conduct;

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Considers EU should upgrade and intensify its diplomatic efforts with ASEAN in order to contribute to greater stability and security in conflict areas with renewed tensions, working closely with partners in the region and upholding international law, including in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, and in order to address issues relating to the protection of human rights and the rule of law;

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes the need for the EU to continue supporting the development of peaceful relations between China and its neighbours around the South China Sea, including Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia through constructive bilateral and inclusive multilateral mechanisms; supports all actions enabling the South China Sea to become a 'Sea of Peace and Cooperation';

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls for operational and efficient "disputes settlements mechanisms", foreseen in Chapter 8 of the ASEAN Charter and in a 2010 Protocol to the Charter, including legally binding measures and regulations;

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Is concerned that climate change will have a major impact on ASEAN; urges the ASEAN member states to accelerate the shift towards low-carbon economies and to rapidly reduce deforestation, effectively curb forest fires and adopt more environmentally friendly technologies for transport and buildings; welcomes the EU’s initiative of a new dedicated EU- ASEAN Policy Dialogue on Environment and Sustainable Development; urges EU- ASEAN cooperation on the protection of maritime environments, in particular coral reefs and mangrove forests;

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is deeply concerned about the erosion of democracy ~~and~~, human rights ~~in certain countries in the region~~violations, continued repression and discrimination in certain countries in the region, in particular the Philippines, Myanmar and Cambodia and the restrictions on space for civil society, particularly for environmental and labour rights activists and media workers; hopes that specific and verifiable targets and measures will be included in the AICHR’s five-year work plan and that human rights violations will be actively monitored, investigated and prosecuted; urges all ASEAN member states to ratify further UN human rights conventions and the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC);

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is deeply concerned about the erosion of democracy and human rights in certain countries in the region and the restrictions on space for civil society, particularly for environmental and labour rights activists and media workers; hopes that specific and verifiable targets and measures will be included in the AICHR’s five-year work plan and that human rights violations will be actively monitored, investigated and prosecuted; urges all ASEAN member states to ratify further UN human rights conventions and the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as a previous step to re-launch negotiations on a regional EU-ASEAN free trade agreement;

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Is concerned that million stateless persons reside in the ASEAN member states, with Rohingya of Myanmar being the single largest stateless group in the world, with over 1 million persons under UNHCR´s statelessness mandate, but large communities of stateless people are also found in Brunei, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and elsewhere; encourages ASEAN member states to work together and to share good examples and efforts in order to end statelessness in the entire region;

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2026(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Calls on the ASEAN countries to address the problem of corruption through measures ranging from prevention to law enforcement and criminal prosecution, and points out that the existence of corruption undermines not only social welfare, but also the political legitimacy and quality of democratic government;

2017/05/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the EU and India, as important economic partners, have been engaged since 2007 in negotiations for an ambitious free trade agreement, which should reach a conclusion as soon as possible;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Expresses full support for a stronger and deeper partnership between the EU and India, rooted in their powerful political, economic, social and cultural links and founded on the shared values of democracy, respect for human rights and pluralism, as well as on mutual respect;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that enhanced political relations between the two partners could positively contribute to fostering regional and international cooperation in a world that faces multiple challenges, such as security tensions, disrespect for international law, terrorism, poverty ~~and inequality~~, inequality and violation of human rights;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends the adoption at EU level of a consistent strategy for its relations with India, with clear priorities; draws attention to the importance of both the EU institutions and the Member States implementing such a strategy in a coherent and coordinated manner; considers that that EU’s priorities for India could also be defined in an updated strategy for EU-Asia relations; stresses the importance of continuous work on ending persecution of minorities, such as Rohingyas, in some Asian countries;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22 b. Calls on the EU and India to increase cooperation in matters of maritime security and counter-piracy, including through the development of international doctrine and standard operating procedures, in order to fully exploit the potential offered by India's role in the region;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)

22 c. Recommends that India consider signing the Montreux Document of 18 September 2008, which, inter alia, defines how international law applies to the activities of private military and security companies (PMSCs);

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marian HARKIN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Acknowledges the significant efforts made by the Indian authorities with a view to combating all forms of discrimination, including caste-based; notes with concern, however, that caste- based discrimination continues to be a source of abuse, and encourages India’s authorities, therefore, to strengthen their efforts to eradicate this violation of human rights; encourages India, furthermore, to ensure full protection of minorities, in particular religious and ethnic ones; calls for Indian authorities to guarantee an effective fight against rape and police violations and ensure the protection of women's rights;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2025(INI)

Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26 a. Is concerned of the situations of labourers in the textile field, and calls on the Indian authorities to pursue exhaustive investigations of abuse denouncements;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2017/2024(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the simplification of online signature collection (“OCS”) and verification and for a progressive approach to countering the technological barriers to OCS; invites the Commission to address data requirement divergences in national systems, especially regarding nationality and place of residence; and invites the Commission to explore the inclusion of a European citizen’s ID number (to be used on a secure website in the Member States) and qualified electronic signatures (QES); welcomes the AFCO proposal that the Commission run a free, centralised OCS system; suggests that this system make use of existing, proven online platform technologies and enable synergies with social media tools to galvanize more widespread signature collection; welcomes the Commission’s public survey on creating a “Collaborative ECI Platform”; invites the Commission to prolong the collection period such that the clock for collection starts running from the date of ECI registration; calls for greater transparency measures for ascertaining ECI financing;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Marian HARKIN, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls upon the Commission to create a ~~one-stop shop for ECI information dissemination~~physical and online one-stop shop making use of the existing staff, resources of the point of contact based in the Europe Direct Contact Centre and EU facilities in each Member State for ECI information dissemination, help to manage technical and bureaucratic support related with the ECI, provide guidance during the whole process, translation services and citizen advisory services, in particular the provision of support in defining a compliant legal basis for an initiative; welcomes the AFCO proposal for a provision in the new Regulation on ECI communication activities at EU level; urges the Commission to link such efforts to the principles set out in the EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020; and encourages the Commission and the Member States to achieve more user- friendly and more harmonised data collection requirements;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Marian HARKIN, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Invites the Commission to consider the possibility of registering only part of an initiative in the event that the entire ECI does not fall within the Commission’s powers; invites the Commission to give the organisers, at the time of registration, an indication as to which part they could register, recognising that dialogue and engagement with ECI organisers is essential throughout the process, and to inform Parliament of its decision concerning the registration of the ECI;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Marian HARKIN, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Notes the important role of the European Ombudsman in investigating the handling of ECI requests by the Commission, and especially cases of refusal to register an ECI;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/0242(COD)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL

Proposal for a decision
Recital 15

(15) The Union’s macro-financial assistance should support Georgia’s commitment to values shared with the Union, including democracy, the rule of law, good governance~~, respect for human rights~~ - including an accountable, transparent and de- politicised public administration, an independent judiciary, impartial and effective law enforcement bodies and the stimulation of a free and fair environment allowing political competition, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and free, independent and pluralistic media, sustainable development and poverty reduction, as well as its commitment to the principles of open, rules-based and fair trade.

2017/12/08
Committee: AFET

2017/0242(COD)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL

Proposal for a decision
Recital 16

(16) A pre-condition for granting the Union’s macro-financial assistance should be that Georgia fully respects effective democratic mechanisms –, including a multi- party parliamentary system ~~– and the rule of law, and guarantees respect for human rights~~and a strict separation of powers, and the rule of law, including the independence of the judiciary, and that it ensures an effective fight against corruption, guarantees respect for human rights, including freedom of expression and free, independent and pluralistic media. In addition, the specific objectives of the Union’s macro-financial assistance should strengthen the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the public finance management systems in Georgia, and promote structural reforms aimed at supporting sustainable and inclusive growth, employment creation and fiscal consolidation. Both the fulfilment of the preconditions and the achievement of those objectives should be regularly monitored by the Commission and the European External Action Service.

2017/12/08
Committee: AFET

2017/0242(COD)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL

Proposal for a decision
Recital 17

(17) In order to ensure that the Union’s financial interests linked to the Union’s macro-financial assistance are protected efficiently, Georgia should ~~take~~fully implement appropriate measures relating to the prevention of, and fight against, fraud, corruption and any other irregularities linked to the assistance. In addition, provision should be made for the Commission to carry out checks and for the Court of Auditors to carry out audits.

2017/12/08
Committee: AFET

2017/0242(COD)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1

1. A pre-condition for granting the Union’s macro-financial assistance shall be that Georgia respects effective democratic mechanisms –, including a multi-party parliamentary system ~~– and the rule of law, and~~and the strict separation of powers, the rule of law, a clear separation between politics and economic interests, and that it guarantees respect for human rights.

2017/12/08
Committee: AFET

2017/0242(COD)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The Commission shall closely follow the opinions presented by the Council of Europe's Venice Commission on all the issues falling within its remits.

2017/12/08
Committee: AFET

2017/0242(COD)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) ensuring the protection of the Union’s financial interests, in particular ~~providing for~~fully implementing specific measures in relation to the prevention of, and fight against, fraud, corruption and any other irregularities affecting the Union’s macro- financial assistance, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/9512 , Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2185/9613 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council14 ; _________________ 12 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1). 13 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission to protect the Communities’ financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2). 14 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 (OJ L 248, 18.9.2013, p. 1).

2017/12/08
Committee: AFET

2017/0242(COD)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d

(d) expressly authorising the Commission and the Court of Auditors to perform audits during and after the availability period of the Union’s macro- financial assistance in order to evaluate the efficiency of the assistance, including through document audits and on-the-spot audits, such as operational assessments;

2017/12/08
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) In view of the specificities of the sector, the Program will define priority research and development areas previously agreed by the member states depending on common needs in the field of security and defence, in practice no collaborative project between undertakings will be launched if the Member States have not first agreed to support such projects. After having defined common defence capability priorities at Union-level and also taking into account where appropriate collaborative initiatives on a regional basis, Member States identify and consolidate military requirements and define the technical specifications of the project~~. They may also appoint a project manager in charge of leading the work related to the development of a collaborative project~~s that adhere to the Program.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Norica NICOLAI, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support, as direct beneficiaries or subcontractors. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) As the Union support aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the sector and concerns only the specific development phase, the Commission should not have ownership or intellectual property rights over the products or technologies resulting from the funded actions, except for those instances when it is the promoter of the project. The applicable intellectual property rights regime will be defined contractually by the beneficiaries.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Norica NICOLAI, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) to support the creation of a common definition of technical specifications;

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Subcontractors shall be undertakings established in the Union, in which Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50% of the undertaking and effectively control it within the meaning of Article 6(3), whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Norica NICOLAI, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Member States, in cooperation with the European Defence Agency and the External Action Service, should ensure that information about the Programme is adequately distributed to ensure that SMEs have access to information related to the Programme.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Norica NICOLAI, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. The members of a consortium participating in an action shall be considered beneficiaries as defined in Article 7(1).

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ~~excellence~~contribution to excellence in particular by showing that the proposed work goes beyond the state of the art by showing significant advantages over existing products or technologies;

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Norica NICOLAI, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) contribution to the unification of technical specifications;and

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Norica NICOLAI, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas according to Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2015, Kosovo is ranked 103/168, proving that it is a place in Europe where corruption is still rampant;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas 51 percent of the Kosovars distrust their domestic courts and an increase is noted of cases where citizens take justice in own hands;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas more than 90 % of the Kosovars fears unemployment and more than 30 % receives between 0 and 120 € per month;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the entry into force of the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) on 1 April 2016 as the first contractual relationship and an essential step for the integration of Kosovo into the EU; welcomes the launch of the European Reform Agenda on 11 November 2016 as a platform to facilitate implementation of the SAA and calls on Kosovo to show clear political will and determination to implement the agreed roadmap including the setting up of the coordination mechanism for the SAA, and to seize the positive momentum created by the SAA;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages the remaining five Member States to proceed with the recognition of Kosovo; stresses that recognition would be beneficial to the normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina; encourages a positive approach with regard to Kosovo’s participation in international organisations;deleted

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the progress made in implementing the various agreements signed since August 2016 in the normalisation process with Serbia, after months of little to no progress; calls on both Kosovo and Serbia to show more engagement and sustained political will as regards the normalisation of relations and recalls that this is a condition for accession to the EU; takes note of some progress on other technical issues such as cadastre, university diplomas and licence plates and on the implementation of the agreement on the Mitrovica Bridge; welcomes the allocation of an independent international telephone code to Kosovo; reiterates its call on the European External Action Service to carry out an evaluation of the performance of the sides in fulfilling their obligations on a regular basis with reporting to the European Parliament;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes that the Association of Serbian Municipalities has not yet been set up and that the Statute still has to be drafted, and urges Kosovo to establish the association in line with the agreement reached under the EU-facilitated dialogue and with the ruling of the Kosovo Constitutional Court; ~~expresses concern at the continued presence of Serbia’s parallel structures and calls for their dismantlement;~~ encourages all stakeholders to find an acceptable and mutually agreeable long-term solution for the status of the Trepca mining complex;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls on the political forces to ensure that civil liberties and security are respected towards the Serbian community and their places of worship;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the establishment of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor Office in The Hague as an essential step for ensuring justice and reconciliation, and invites Kosovo to fully cooperate with the Court; underlines that witness protection is a crucial issue for the Court to be successful; calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure proper funding of the Special Court; calls on Kosovo to address the issue of missing persons and to ensure effective compensation to the victims of war rape;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the signing of the framework agreement for Kosovo’s participation in EU programmes ~~and encourages the swift entry into force of the agreement~~;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Expresses serious concerns at the lack of progress with regard to the protection of freedom of expression and media freedom, and at the increased political interference and pressure and intimidation exerted on the media; urges the Kosovo authorities to fully recognise and protect freedom of expression in line with EU standards ~~and~~, to end impunity for attacks against journalists and bring those responsible to justice;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the agreement signed by Kosovo and Serbia on 30 November 2016 on the final steps for the implementation of the Justice Agreement, reached within the Dialogue of 9 February 2015~~, which will enable the judicial institutions of the country to become operational in the entire territory of Kosovo~~;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls for a necessary breakup of the Kosovar politicians with the corruption system, as it is directly opposed to EU values and should be an obstacle to any integration process;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16 b. States that essential values of the EU are transparency and independence of the judiciary, being those contradictory with systemic corruption; therefore, calls for the Kosovar authorities to take decisive action in tackling corruption and in the promotion of such EU values;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Regrets the slow pace of Kosovo’s efforts to build an adequate and efficient administrative capacity, which is preventing the country from fully implementing the laws adopted and using EU funds effectively; regrets theat endemic corruption, political interference and politicisation of staff in public administration at all levels;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marielle DE SARNEZ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Marietje SCHAAKE, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. ~~Warmly welcomes~~Takes note of the Council of Europe’s decision to grant Kosovo observer status in its Parliamentary Assembly as of January 2017 in respect of Kosovo-related sessions; supports Kosovo’s efforts to integrate into the international community; calls, in this connection, for the participation of Kosovo in all the relevant regional and international organisations and urges Serbia to stop interfering in this process;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2314(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26 c. Calls on the European Commission to continue the work on migration related issues with all the countries of the Western Balkans, in order to make sure that European and international norms and standards are followed; welcomes the work done so far and underlines that adequate IPA funding should be set aside to this end;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas there are still 74 000 internally displaced persons and a significant number of refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring countries, whole Europe and world-wide, as well as 6 808 missing persons;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the consideration of BiH’s EU membership application by the Council and looks forward to the Commission’s opinion on the merits of the application for membership; calls on competent BiH authorities at all levels to cooperate and coordinate in participating in the Commission’s Opinion process by providing a single set of replies to the Commission’s inquiries; deems unacceptable that the Government of the Republika Srpska is trying to establish parallel channels of communication by adopting provisions on direct reporting to the European Commission;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the progress on the implementation of the 2015-2018 Reform Agenda, as well as the country’s determination to pursue further institutional and socio-economic reforms; stresses that harmonised implementation of the Reform Agenda is needed to achieve real change across the country and to improve the lives of all BiH citizens; calls for the reform momentum to be maintained in order to transform BiH into a fully effective, inclusive and functional state; regrets that common reform efforts often continue to be hampered by ethnic and political divisions, and through further politicization of public administrations; considers it essential to maintain consensus on EU integration and to advance in a concerted manner on the rule of law, including the fight against corruption and organised crime, the reform of the judiciary and public administration;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets that the Rules of Procedure of the SAPC have still not been adopted ~~and it therefore could not be properly constituted~~, due to the attempts to introduce ethnic blocking into the SAPC's voting rules, and it therefore could not be properly constituted; urges all actors to agree to and accept Rules and procedures of the SAPC based on the recommendation of the European Parliament's opinion on the subject;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the local elections of 2 October 2016 have been broadly conducted in an orderly manner; regrets that the citizens of Mostar have again been deprived of their democratic rights to elect their local representatives owing to continued disagreements between political leaders, and urges swift implementation of the Constitutional Court ruling on Mostar; condemns the unacceptable incident in Stolac and calls on all sides to resolve the situation by respecting the rule of law; reiterates that all acts of violence or election irregularities should be investigated and condemned in the clearest possible terms, and any unlawful activities prosecuted;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Regrets that the declared political commitment to combat corruption did not translate into tangible results; underlines that there is a lack of track record of high profile cases and that legal and institutional framework for combating systemic corruption like political party finance, public procurement, conflict of interest, and assets declaration is weak and inadequate; acknowledges progress in adopting anti- corruption action plans and setting up corruption prevention bodies at various levels of governance; notes with concern that fragmentation and weak inter- agency cooperation hamper the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures; calls for greater professional specialisation within the police and the judiciary by means of appropriate coordination channels; stresses the need to establish a track record of effective scrutiny of political party and electoral campaign financing;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Reiterates its concern about the continued fragmentation into four different legal systems; ~~stresses the need~~calls for adoption of the principles of judicial independence and prosecutorial autonomy in Bosnia and Herzegovina constitution in order to strengthen judicial independence, including from political pressure, and to fight corruption in the judiciary; urges the rapid adoption of the action plan for the implementation of the 2014-2018 justice sector reform; welcomes the adoption of the law on free legal aid at state level and the introduction by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of guidelines on prevention of conflict of interest, the drafting of integrity plans and disciplinary measures; notes the important role of the Structured Dialogue on Justice in addressing the shortcomings in the BiH judiciary; is concerned by the continuous financial and human resource difficulties of the Ombudsperson's Offices and calls for the fast adoption of the law on the reform of the Ombudsperson;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Strongly condemns the still effective Law on Order in RS which undermines the fundamental democratic rights of the freedom of assembly, freedom of association and freedom of media, as well as the provision on the death penalty in the RS; urges the full implementation of the Freedom of Access of Information Act; urges the authorities to swiftly implement the additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Regrets that a high number of constitutional court decisions are not being implemented, in~~cluding in~~ particular those related to the election system, including the Sejdić- Finci ruling, the decision on the RS day, which was contested in the referendum held on 25 September 2016 and the decision concerning the respect of the basic democratic rights of the citizens of Mostar to vote in local elections; calls for constitutional and legislative changes in order to achieve equality of all constitutive peoples and citizens of BiH, as well as to establish a functioning state and democratic society; emphasises that respect for the rule of law and the country’s functioning constitutional framework is of paramount importance for advancing on the EU path;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes satisfactory cooperation on war crimes cases with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and encourages more regional cooperation with regard to processing war crimes cases; welcomes the fact that the backlog of domestic war crimes cases is being tackled and that some further progress was achieved in the successful prosecution of war crimes involving sexual violence; reminds all political leaders and institutions in BiH that they have a responsibility to assess war-time events objectively, in the interests of truth, reconciliation and a peaceful future, and to avoid misuse of judiciary for political purposes; strongly condemns the decision of the RS National Assembly in October 2016 to express appreciation to former leaders of the RS convicted of war crimes, as well as entity- wide glorification of persons convicted for the gravest crimes against humanity; calls, as a matter of urgency, for respect for victims of war crimes and for reconciliation to be promoted;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes some progress with regard to refugees and internally displaced persons in terms of repossession of property and occupancy rights as well as the reconstruction of houses; calls on the competent authorities to facilitate their access to healthcare, employment, social protection and education, including damage compensation for property that cannot be returned to victims; notes that there are still 74 000 internally displaced persons (7 500 still accommodated in 45 collective centres) and a huge number of refugees; is concerned with persistently high number of missing persons and slow progress in that respect; calls on the authorities to embark on intensive cooperation between the two entities, and strengthen the efforts to find the 6808 persons still missing as a result of the war, including full sharing of all relevant military and intelligence data;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes some progress in fighting organised crime; is concerned, however, about the absence of a consistent approach in tackling organised crime owing to the numerous action plans by the various law enforcement agencies at different levels; highlights the need to strengthen the framework for inter-agency cooperation; welcomes joint investigations but calls for more coordinated operations and better exchange of information; calls for enhancing capacities of law enforcement bodies including on counter-terrorism; welcomes the signing of the operational and strategic cooperation agreement with Europol aimed at combating cross-border criminality; calls on the Federation entity to make swift changes to the criminal code that would ban all forms of human trafficking, whose victims are 80% women and girls;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls for strengthening mechanisms for collecting, sharing and analysing data on migration as statistics show an increasing trend of people coming to BiH from the high-migratory- risk countries (in 2015 the number was 293 943 individuals); calls on the authorities to integrate these communities into the wider society; draws attention to the fact that there are unintegrated, often undocumented, people living in isolated pockets across BiH, who don't pay taxes and don't respect the country's secular background;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for boosting efforts to combat radicalisation and further measures to identify, prevent and disrupt the flow of foreign fighters as well as channels of untraceable money intended for further radicalization, including by close cooperation with relevant services of the Member States and countries in the region; calls for the introduction of programmes on de-radicalisation and preventing youth radicalisation; is of the opinion that linking various central institutions with local actors would enable early detection of radicalism; calls on the authorities to defend the country's secular Constitution;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Deems it essential to enhance public participation in decision-making and to better engage citizens in the EU accession process; notes that civil society is fragmented, institutionally and financially weak; calls for better cooperation mechanisms between government and civil society organisations, including the developing of a strategic framework for cooperation; condemns repeated smear campaigns and violent attacks on CSO representatives and human rights defenders;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Underlines the need for a substantial improvement in the strategic, legal, institutional and policy frameworks on the observance of human rights; calls for the adoption of a countrywide strategy on human rights and non-discrimination; is concerned about continued discrimination against persons with disabilities in the fields of employment, education and access to health care; calls for developing a comprehensive and integrated approach to the social inclusion of Roma, and the introduction of programmes on de- radicalisation and the prevention of the radicalisation of Roma population; welcomes the fact that some governments and parliaments have begun discussing LGBTI rights and drawing up specific measures for their protection; welcomes changes to the BiH anti-discrimination law extending the listed grounds for discrimination to age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for efforts to increase the participation of women in political life and employment, to improve their socio- economic situation and to strengthen women’s rights on the whole; notes that legal provisions providing equality between women and men are broadly in place but their implementation continues to be ineffective; is concerned about lack of systematic recording of gender-based violence and calls for urgent harmonisation of adopted laws in that regard (free legal aid, court representation, protective measures, support to victims); is extremely worried about underfunding of safe houses and continuation of work of safe house in Mostar, which closed in early 2016 due to the absence of official financial support, and is now only reopened thanks to donations of international NGOs;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Calls on the Government to harmonise legislation and public policies with the Istanbul Convention: to inform women survivors of violence about the available forms of support and assistance, to establish crisis centres for victims of rape or other forms of sexual violence, to criminalise offences of stalking, forced marriage and genital mutilation;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Remains concerned by the continued fragmentation, inefficiency and complexity of the education system; calls for countrywide common core curricula and better coordination between the different levels of education governance; continues to be concerned about high proportion of early leavers from education and training, especially males, and the persistently high school-drop-out rates of Roma pupils; regrets the slow progress in addressing and resolving the issue of ‘two schools under one roof’ and other forms of segregation and discrimination in schools;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the slight reduction in unemployment; remains concerned, however, that unemployment continues to be largely of a structural nature and that youth unemployment continues to be high, resulting in very high levels of brain drain; calls on the competent authorities to introduce active labour market policies targeting in particular the youth, women and the long-term unemployed as well as reinforcing the capacities of the employment services; underlines how market conditions remain adverse for women, with lingering maternity-related discrimination;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jasenko SELIMOVIC, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Commends the adoption of the country-wide Framework transport strategy and action plan in July 2016; calls on the authorities to align the legal framework on transport with the relevant EU legislation to provide the functional transport chains and remove the bottlenecks on corridor Vc;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22 b. Welcomes the participation of BiH in "Western Balkans six initiative" and EU Strategy for Adriatic-Ionian region; highlights that agreed EU priority electricity and gas transmission interconnection projects with neighbouring countries are stalled due to lack of political agreement on a country- wide energy strategy; in this regard urges the adoption of country-wide sector strategy on energy, as well as missing strategies on environment and agricultures as they are a key requirement for Bosnia and Herzegovina to benefit fully from IPA funding;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)

22 c. Notes active engagement of the Joint Parliamentary Committee for Security and Defence in ensuring democratic control over the armed forces of BiH; is concerned by the widespread presence of weapons held illegally by the population and still large stockpiles of ammunition and weapons under the responsibility of the armed forces; urges a comprehensive approach to address the remaining challenges of clearing the country of mines by 2019; calls on the Commission and HR/VP to enhance its aid in these activities;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the opening of negotiations on Chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) as the key chapters in the EU approach to enlargement based on the rule of law; welcomes the opening of Chapters 32 (Financial Control) and 35 (Other Issues), the opening of negotiations on Chapter 5 (Public Procurement) and the opening and provisional closure of Chapter 25 (Science and Research); calls on the Council to open Chapter 26 (Education and Culture) and stresses its importance in the process of promoting European values among the young generation;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls on the Commission to continue the work on migration related issues with all the countries of the Western Balkans, in order to ensure that European and international norms and standards are followed; welcomes the work done so far and underlines that adequate IPA funding should be set aside to this end;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Jozo RADOŠ, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that, while some progress has been made in the area relating to the judiciary, in particular by taking steps to harmonise jurisprudence and further promoting a merit-based recruitment system, judicial independence is not assured in practice; regrets that the constitutional and legislative framework is not yet in line with European standards thus leaving scope for undue political influence in the recruitment and appointment of judges; stresses that the quality and efficiency of the judiciary and access to justice remain undermined by an uneven distribution of the workload, a burdensome case backlog and the lack of a free legal aid system;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Notes that public enterprises remain particularly vulnerable to corruption; urges the further development of independent supervision for the detection of potential cases of conflicts of interest in the management of state-owned companies, in privatization procedures, public-private partnerships and in relation to strategic investment partnerships; stresses that the excessive recourse to the provision on abuse of office in the private sector in the criminal code is harmful to the business climate and hampers legal certainty;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the progress made in the fight against organised crime and the adoption of Serbia’s first national serious and organise crime threat assessment (SOCTA); calls on Serbia to step up efforts to investigate wider criminal networks, improve financial investigations and intelligence-led policing and develop a solid track record of final convictions; ~~has taken note of the controversial events in Belgrade’s Savamala district and calls for~~ calls for the implementation of the February 2016 law on the police, which provides for better separation of tasks between the police and the Ministry of Interior; urges the alignment with EU rules of the law on the confiscation of criminal assets, notably as regards their ~~swift resolution~~d-party confiscation, extended confiscation and precautionary freezing of assets;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Expresses concern over the failure of the authorities to bring to justice the organizers and perpetrators of the unlawful demolition of properties in the Belgrade Savamala district on 24 April 2016; underlines that the authorities must carry out thorough investigations and bring those responsible to justice;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Recalls that Serbia criminalised already in 2014 the activity of foreign fighters in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2178(2014); urges the adoption of the national strategy to prevent and fight terrorism finalised in March 2016;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the continued initiatives by the Government Office for Cooperation with Civil Society aimed at improving cooperation between the state and the civil sector and at enhancing the legal, financial and institutional framework for the development of civil society; welcomes the measures taken to improve transparency and the consultation process within the parliament in the area of EU negotiations, including public hearings and regular meetings and consultations ~~wit~~through the National Convent on European Integration; stresses that further efforts are needed to ensure the systematic inclusion of civil society in policy dialogue; underlines, in this regard, that civil society should not be considered as a disturbing element of political and public life but as a tool to improve the standards of democratic governance; remains concerned about the extensive use of urgent procedures in adopting legislation; stresses that the frequent use of urgent procedures undermines parliamentary effectiveness; underlines that the parliament’s oversight of the executive needs to be strengthened; calls for the adoption of parliament’s code of conduct; regrets that, due to disruption, the EU Delegation was not able to present the Commission’s report in the European Integrations Committee of the Serbian Parliament;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Calls on the authorities to ensure fair and free elections in April 2017 and, in this respect, to swiftly implement the OSCE/ODIHR recommendations following the elections in 2014 and 2016; is particularly concerned about smear campaigns against some opposition figures and presidential candidates, which have undermined democratic standards and procedures;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Reiterates the importance of independent regulatory bodies, including the Ombudsman, in ensuring oversight and accountability of the executive; calls on the authorities to provide the Ombudsman with full political and administrative support for his work; notes with regret that the Ombudsman is constantly exposed to severe verbal attacks by leading government officials;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS ~~and~~; underlines the need for the Serbian authorities and all political parties and public figures to facilitate the emergence of a climate of tolerance and inclusion in Serbia, notably as regards LGBTI persons;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Reiterates its concern that no progress has been made to improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and of the media; stresses that threats, violence and intimidation against journalists remain an issue of concern; calls on the authorities to fully investigate any cases of ~~attacks against journalists and media outle~~physical attacks, attacks on property and threats against journalists and media outlets; calls on the authorities to swiftly bring to justice those responsible for such actions and to ensure final judicial rulings on the unresolved cases of murdered journalists; calls for the full implementation of media laws; underlines the need for complete transparency in media ownership and funding of media;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Welcomes the fact that Serbia~~Is seriously concerned with recent rising tensions in the region and the deterioration of Serbia´s relations with its neighbors; insists that regional reconciliation and the European integration process are in the best political and economic interest of Serbia and its neighbors; calls in this respect on Serbia to remains constructively committed to bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member States; ~~has taken positive note of the fact that Serbia has shown an increasingly~~encourages Serbia to maintain its constructive engagement in regional cooperation initiatives such as the South- East Europe Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council, the Central European Free Trade Agreement, the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Brdo process, the Western Balkan Six initiative and its connectivity agenda and the Berlin process; calls on Serbia to implement the connectivity reform measures associated with the connectivity agenda; underlines that outstanding bilateral disputes should not have a detrimental effect on the accession process; welcomes the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes; notes that the mandate of the former War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern; calls for the implementation of this strategy and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy; calls for full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); urges the authorities to continue working on the issue of the fate of missing persons; regrets the hostile rhetoric and controversial statements directed at Serbia´s neighbors coming from top government officials;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Regrets the presence of the President of Serbia, along with other senior government officials, at the so called "Republika Srpska Day", a celebration which has been declared unconstitutional by BiH´s Supreme Court; calls on the Serbian authorities to support constitutional reforms in BiH in order to strengthen the country´s capacity to function and carry out EU accession talks; underlines that the unequivocal and principled condemnation of war crimes committed in the region is the cornerstone of regional stability and essential for EU integration; reiterates its call on government officials to refrain from gestures such as publicly endorsing individuals convicted for war crimes;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22 b. Notes that a non-authorized train, covered with Serbian political and religious symbols and launched by the director of Serbia´s 'Office for Kosovo and Metohija', was scheduled to travel from Belgrade to Kosovska Mitrovica on 14 January 2017 and was stopped by Kosovar authorities; expresses deep concern over this incident and over the inflammatory rhetoric of Serbia´s highest ranking politicians linked thereto; underlines that similar gestures cannot be justified by the upcoming elections in Serbia and can seriously jeopardize the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina; urges both the Serbian and Kosovar authorities to refrain from hostile actions and statements which could hamper the normalisation process;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas organized crime and widespread corruption remain~~s a~~ serious concerns;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Commends the competent authorities for holding parliamentary elections on 16 October 2016 in an orderly manner in which fundamental freedoms were generally respected; however, notes reports of irregularities and incidents, as well as the temporary closure of two mobile communication platforms; hopes that the relevant authorities will swiftly and transparently investigate the reported irregularities; welcomes the revised legal framework under which the elections took place, but notes the persistence of some administrative deficiencies, including on the part of the State Election Commission (SEC), as well as concerns about the accuracy of the electoral register and politicisation; expects that the alleged procedural irregularities, including alleged abuses of state funds and abuse of office, and any other reported shortcomings, will be investigated fully and addressed effectively by the competent authorities; is of the opinion that an improvement of the electoral process is needed in order to build full confidence in the electoral process; notes with regret that part of the opposition has not recognised the results of the elections; recognises the attempts by external actors to discredit the electoral process and the difficulties this has caused;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the new public administration reform strategy (PAR) 2016-2020, the public financial management reform programme, the entry into force of the new law on salaries and the simplification of administrative procedures; calls for measures to allocate the appropriate budgetary resources for PAR’s implementation, as well as for consistent political will to rationalise public administration, also in view of accession preparations; notes that limited progress towards strengthening administrative capacity is often due to weak commitment to reform by the authorities and a lack of clear requirements in IPA-funded projects for the authorities to follow up and capitalise on; encourages further depoliticisation of the public administration, and considers it essential to adhere to the principles of merit, accountability and transparency, and to ensure the citizens’ right to good administration, free of corruption;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls on Montenegrin authorities to take a more proactive approach in following up on outstanding allegations of war crimes as well as to fight impunity; emphasises the need to effectively investigate, prosecute, try and punish war crimes in line with international standards; is concerned that no charges have been brought against officials at the top of command chain, and in regard to crimes of co-perpetration and aiding and abetting; stresses the need to effectively ensure that victims of war crimes have equal access to justice and reparations and calls for the full protection of witnesses;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the further strengthening of the anti-corruption framework, inter alia by making the Anti-Corruption Agency fully operational and by appointing special anti-corruption prosecutors; considers it essential to ensure their independence in investigations; stresses repeatedly the need to establish a track record on successful investigations and convictions, in particular in high-level corruption cases, and on measures to prevent corruption; calls for criminalising illicit enrichment; calls on the new government to make combating corruption one of its priorities by allocating sufficient human and budgetary resources to the task; regrets that sectorial action plans for areas particularly vulnerable to corruption, such as public procurement, privatisation, urban planning, education, health care, local government and police, has had very limited impact;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes the adoption of an action plan for fighting money laundering and terrorism financing, and the signing of the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism; stresses the need to continue to develop the track record in organised crime cases, especially as regards trafficking in human beings and drugs, cigarette smuggling and money laundering, to ensure stronger inter-agency cooperation and to further intensify regional and international cooperation in the fight against organised crime; is concerned about the lack of identification and protection of victims of trafficking as well as a general lack of understanding of international human rights standards and case-law which affect the performance of the judiciary;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. While acknowledging CSOs’ involvement in the accession preparations, calls on the competent authorities to further improve CSOs’ access to EU-related information and to ensure that consultations with CSOs are held in a meaningful way, where possible; is ~~deeply concerned that smear campaigns and intimidation attempts have continued against certain CSO activist~~of the opinion that authorities need to develop a more supportive and inclusive approach to facilitate grassroots activities by civil society, as well as to constructively accept criticism of state institutions, and to increase CSO's level of consultation in policy-making and theirs access to information; calls on authorities to encourage CSOs to actively participate in the overview of the whole electoral process and have observers in all bodies for conducting elections; is deeply concerned that smear campaigns and intimidation attempts have continued against certain CSO activists; urges authorities to establish a sustainable and efficient system of public funding for CSOs and an appropriate institutional and legal framework; insists on proper implementation, in line with legal requirements, of the law on gaming that is the largest source of public financing for CSOs;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes some progress in improving the situation of minorities; is concerned about the vulnerable position of women and girls in the Roma community including forced child marriages; welcomes the adoption of a 2016-2020 strategy and action plan for the social inclusion of Roma and Egyptians; calls for an appropriate budget to be allocated so that the action plan may be implemented properly; is concerned about persistent attacks against LGBTI community members and activists; encourages the competent authorities to continue to strengthen efforts to safeguard the rights of LGBTI people, notwithstanding the difficulties in acceptance of sexual diversity within Montenegrin society; calls on authorities to make further efforts on raising awareness about anti- discrimination among general public; remains concerned that most public buildings, including medical centres and university faculties, are still not accessible to people with disabilities;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Calls for a further strengthening of human rights institutions, including the Ombudsperson and the Ministry of Human Rights and Minorities, and is of opinion that their knowledge of international and European human rights law and standards should be increased; is concerned about the lack of a uniform approach and low levels of penalties for human rights violations;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Remains concerned about continued gender-based ~~violence~~domestic and sexual violence, as well as prevalence of femicide, widespread gender-selective abortions on the detriment of female sex, the lack of prosecutions and the inefficient support to, and protection of, victims; calls for measures to establish adequate protection services, enhance relevant inter- institutional coordination, make effective use of the new unified database of cases of domestic violence, and implement the 2016-2020 strategy on combating domestic violence; underlines the importance to educate and train employees in state institutions to work with victims; stresses the importance of encouraging women’s representation in politics, including in key decision-making positions, as well as their access to the labour market; notes the continued implementation of the 2013- 2017 action plan on gender equality; urges the competent authorities to make sufficient budget allocations for its implementation;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Notes with concern that some IPA- funded capacity-building outputs were not fully used or followed up by the authorities; stresses that for positive outcomes authorities need to ensure adequate staff availability, adopt the necessary legislation to allow the output to be used and grant the necessary independence to newly created institutions;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Welcomes the new law on the environment, as well as the national strategy for the transposition and implementation of the EU acquis on the environment and climate change and its 2016-2020 action plan; stresses the need to reinforce implementation efforts, in particular in water quality, nature protection and waste management, as well as related administrative capacities at all levels; is concerned about the significant delay in establishing protection over the potential Natura 2000 site of Ulcinj Salina; calls for further efforts to preserve the biodiversity of the Salina and the sustainable development of the coastline; notes the awarding of six concession contracts for the exploration of offshore oil and gas blocks in the Adriatic Sea, and calls on authorities to keep vigilant oversight over the operations and to implement all protective measures in accordance with adopted legislation, regulations and EU acquis; calls on Montenegro to introduce legislation implementing the Third Energy Package, particularly Renewable Energy Directive;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes Montenegro’s proactive participation and constructive role in regional and international cooperation; commends Montenegro for continuing fully to align its foreign policy with the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy; encourages it to continue to address, in a constructive and neighbourly spirit, outstanding bilateral issues with its neighbours, including the unresolved border demarcation issues with Serbia and Croatia; urges Montenegro to comply with the EU common positions on the integrity of the Rome Statute and related EU guiding principles on bilateral immunity agreements;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Calls on the Commission to continue the work on migration related issues with all the countries of the Western Balkans, in order to make sure that European and international norms and standards are followed, welcomes the work done so far and underlines that adequate IPA funding should be set aside to this end;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2309(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Welcomes the active participation of Montenegro in the 2016 Paris summit on Western Balkans, notably on the connectivity agenda; calls on the authorities to implement newly signed border crossing agreement with Albania and to implement the Trans-European Network Regulation with regard to licensing and permitting the open access to railway market; notes that even railway market in Montenegro has been open to competition since 2014, to date, no private operators have shown interest in entering the market; calls on new government to provide an open railway market, with transparent track access charges and capacity allocation that are fully aligned with the acquis;

2017/02/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard to the decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on 24 April 2017 to reopen the monitoring procedure in respect of Turkey over serious concerns about respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law,

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Marietje SCHAAKE, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

- having regard to the fact that Turkey is assessed as being in 155th place in the World Press Freedom Index, published on 26 April 2017, ranked lower than ever before and as one of the countries where journalists suffered the most threats, physical attacks, judicial harassment, including detention and prison sentences,

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Nedzhmi ALI, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Norica NICOLAI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)

- having regard to the fact that Turkey has been admirably hospitable to the large number of refugees living in the country,

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Underlines that if a referendum on the introduction of capital punishment is organised in Turkey, no voting should be allowed to be organised in EU Member States, stresses that there is no place for campaigning events or big rallies in favour of the death penalty to be organised inside the European Union;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marielle DE SARNEZ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Norica NICOLAI, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Calls for a closer cooperation and coordination and strategic alignment of foreign policy challenges between the EU and Turkey; is of the opinion that the Turkish Foreign Minister should be invited to attend foreign affairs Council meetings on a case by case basis given Turkey's geostrategic position;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marielle DE SARNEZ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Recalls Turkey's strategic importance for EU's energy security as a key transit country, particularly considering the EU's strained relations with Russia, which is the EU's main gas provider; points to the three Southern Gas Corridor projects approved at the end of 2013, which will enhance the security of gas supply for Turkey and access to the EU as the main energy market; takes the view that in a context of increasingly competing energy markets and the need for diversified energy sources, Turkey, with its high potential of renewables, could provide an important contribution to the EU's energy security and its ambitions regarding energy diversification;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Robert ROCHEFORT, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines that a settlement of the Cyprus problem would have a positive impact on the entire region, while first and foremost benefiting both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots; praises the leaders of the Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus for having achieved major progress in the settlement talks; welcomes the exchange of preferred maps, thus far unprecedented, and the first international conference held with the guarantor powers; supports the settlement based on a bi- communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality, a single international legal personality, single sovereignty and single citizenship with political equality between the two communities, in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and on the basis of respect for the principles on which the Union is founded; reiterates its call for the implementation of the EU Council Conclusions of 26 April 2004 for lifting the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots and for the adoption of the Direct Trade Regulation which would bring Turkish Cypriots people closer to the European Union; welcomes the intensified engagement by the parties to achieve the settlement of the Cyprus problem; expects Turkey to show active support for the negotiations, and reiterates that Turkey’s commitment and contribution to a comprehensive settlement remain crucial; praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), and calls on Turkey to allow access to all relevant sites and to assist the CMP by providing information from its military archives;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 23 September 2015 on the role of the EU within the UN, how to better achieve EU foreign policy goals,

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas culture has an intrinsic value, serves as a powerful bridge between people of different ethnic, religious and social backgrounds, reinforces intercultural ~~and interreligious~~ dialogue and mutual understanding, and should therefore be part of EU foreign policy;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas interreligious dialogue is an intrinsic component of intercultural dialogue, aiming at promoting dialogue among different religions and humanistic traditions in the world, including non- believers;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas science cooperation is an essential element of foreign policy by building bridges between countries, enhancing the quality of international research and raising the profile of science diplomacy;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Robert ROCHEFORT, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas cultural relations are fundamental drivers of social cohesion and sustainable economic and human development, while playing a crucial role in strengthening civil society capacities, reinforcing democratisation processes and in conflict prevention, resolution and resilience;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas cultural heritage is a universal legacy and therefore its protection is a precondition for building peace and resilience;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Robert ROCHEFORT, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas mobility of researchers, ~~student~~academics and st~~aff~~udents to and from third countries and alumni networks of former participants in EU programmes17 are a key part of the EU’s international cultural relations; __________________ 17 For instance, Erasmus and Horizon 2020.

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas cooperation, training, mobility of artists and cultural professionals and of their works, including through European and international networks, and artist residencies are a key factor for the dissemination of and exchange of both European and non-European cultures and arts and need to be promoted and enhanced;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas coordination among EU programmes and resources should strengthen the cultural dimension of EU international relations, in order to create a shared space of dialogue for cross- cultural understanding and trust;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the number of products and services from the audiovisual, cultural and creative sectors is increasing, as is their contribution to a broader digital freedom, to GDP and international circulation;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges that the joint communication aims at fostering cultural cooperation between the EU and its partner countries and at promoting a global order based on peacekeeping, intercultural ~~and interreligious~~ dialogue, conflict prevention and resolution with respect for the rule of law, freedom of expression, mutual understanding, human rights, cultural diversity and fundamental values;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Acknowledges the efforts realised by EEAS together with the Commission to enhance the external dimension of science and research policies and urges to foster the development of an ambitious science diplomacy;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Robert ROCHEFORT, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the mutual advantages of working together: the EU is an arena in which all Member States join forces to play a stronger role in the field of international cultural relations; suggests that each Member State’s rotating presidency could launch joint actions together with the EU, such as exhibitions and co-productions, particularly for smaller states or those with no cultural representations abroad;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Robert ROCHEFORT, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls the importance of cooperation among the Member States with respect to cultural heritage in terms of research, preservation and management and the fight against trafficking, art looting and destruction, including through regionally dedicated funds and assistance; and trans-border police cooperation;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Robert ROCHEFORT, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that international cultural relations be embedded in the cultural and creative sectors (CCS), thus reinforcing and promoting the role of professionals, including through regional creative hubs ~~and cluster~~, clusters and cultural networks;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the international dimension of Erasmus, Creative Europe, Europe for Citizens and Horizon 2020;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Robert ROCHEFORT, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to appoint a ‘focal point’ in each EU delegation to liaise with Member States’ national cultural institutes, representatives and local civil society, actors and authorities in a collaborative approach aimed at identifying priority areas, needs and methods of cooperation, and to provide an adequate budget and training;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for the role of Member States’ cultural institutes to be clearly framed, to be developed with an inclusive and shared European narrative, through the EU National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) network, and others, and advocates an inclusive and equal approach towards all stakeholders, including civil society and Member States with no cultural institutes abroad;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for the setting-up of a~~n emergency response mechanism to the destruction of cultural heritage~~ platform that operates for the prevention, assessment and reconstruction of heritage in danger, including a rapid emergency mechanism to safeguard heritage in countries in conflict, building on the experience of the UN’'s Blue Helmets for Culture task force initiative, in close and structured cooperation with UNESCO and with the technological support of Copernicus – the European Earth Observation Programme;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Highlights the need to reinforce the strategic partnership EU- UNESCO by creating a sustained platform for cooperation and communication on shared priorities, in order to tackle effectively common challenges in culture and education;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Recognises young people, as future decision-makers, to be one of the main target groups in the EU and partner countries, and acknowledges that ~~music,~~ visual arts, music, theatre, film, literature, social media and digital ~~trends in general~~platforms are the best channels to reach and engage them;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Robert ROCHEFORT, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Recognises the need for an in-depth knowledge of the ~~field~~cultural scene of each country, local actors and civil society, in order to improve ~~these actors’~~ access to programmes and funding and to ensure that the multiplying effect of their participation in EU programmes and initiatives is exploited; recommends consulting local actors with a view to co- designing programmes; calls for the development and the follow up of innovative collaborative approaches relying on tools and networks already in place (grants, sub-grants)22 ~~, and for them to be followed up, taking gender balance into account~~; __________________ 22 For example, the EU-funded programme MEDCULTURE, which is working on developing and improving cultural policies and practices related to the cultural sector. The participative approach involves civil society actors, ministries and private and public institutions working in the field of culture, as well as other related sectors.

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Praises the fact that the EU Global Strategy highlights the importance of intercultural ~~and interreligious~~ dialogue in enhancing mutual understanding; regrets, however, that the intrinsic value of culture and art as restraints against radicalism, terrorism and marginalisation is not mentioned;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Robert ROCHEFORT, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Recommends to include policies to prevent and respond to the destruction and looting of cultural heritage in times of conflict into the EU's agenda for conflict prevention and peace building;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2238(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas the EU and its Member States should aim at avoiding these situations in the future, and refrain from outsourcing military operations that imply the use of force and weaponry, participating in hostilities and otherwise engaging in combat or combat areas, beyond legitimate self-defence;

2017/03/20
Committee: AFET

2016/2238(INI)

Javier NART, Arnaud DANJEAN, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas operations and activities outsourced to PSCs in conflict areas should be restricted to providing logistical support and protection of installations, without an actual presence of PSCs in the areas where combat activities exist;

2017/03/20
Committee: AFET

2016/2238(INI)

Javier NART, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Jozo RADOŠ, Louis MICHEL, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the categorical prohibition of allowing PSC to engage in war or in combat areas and so of outsourcing military operations that imply use of force and weaponry or participation in hostilities, allowing thus only self-defence in case of attack;

2017/03/20
Committee: AFET

2016/2238(INI)

Javier NART, Arnaud DANJEAN, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Stresses that the outsourcing of activities or services to PSCs should be limited to logistical support and protection of installations, and that the presence of PSCs should be limited to non-combat areas and that PSCs shall not participate or be present in interrogations;

2017/03/20
Committee: AFET

2016/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls upon the upcoming new Uzbek President to raise a new human rights paradigm by terminating immediately the still ongoing forced labour and child labour during the cotton harvesting season;

2016/09/29
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to Article 25 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on the rights of the elderly,

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 e (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 11 December 2012 on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0470.

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the promotion and safeguarding of the indivisibility and universality of human rights are cornerstones of the EU’'s foreign and security policies, as established by the "democratic clause" in all the EU agreements with third countries;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas only in 2015, 185 environmental human rights activists have been killed in the world, 66% of that total number coming specifically from Latin American countries;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)

Kc. whereas many countries have recently passed strict NGO legislation that declare foreign organisations undesirable when deemed a threat to their constitutional order, defence or security;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Recital K f (new)

Kf. whereas travel bans to prevent human rights defenders from attending international events were used by a growing number of countries, particularly in Asia, the Middle East and Africa;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas justice is essential to advance respect for human rights, and the EU and its Member States have been unconditional supporters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since its inception, while promoting the universality of the Rome Statute and defending its integrity with the purpose of strengthening the Court’s independence;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas violence against and unlawful prosecution of LGBTI people continues in many places around the world, and discrimination in health care, education, employment and other sectors is widespread;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S

S. whereas reports of violations of civil and political, economic, social and cultural rights ~~resulting from corporate behaviour~~as well as environmental damage resulting from malpractices by some private sector actors continue to be heard from around the world;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)

Ta. whereas in October 2015, the European Commission released its new trade strategy 'Trade for All', in which the Commission sets out its aim to use trade as a means to strengthen human rights in third countries;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital T b (new)

Tb. whereas in 2015, the European Union started working on legislation to tackle the trade in minerals which fuels conflict;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Expresses its serious concern at the numerous, ever-increasing attempts made to shrink the space of civil society and human rights defenders, and the growing number of repressive laws adopted throughout the world, under the pretext of combating terrorism (through the introduction of counter-terrorism laws), emergency situations and security measures), whereas there is often a negative impact on human rights as well as frequent abuse of these laws for repression; calls on clear condemnation of these abuses and violations;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Draws attention to its long-term commitment to promote human rights and advance democratic values, as reflected, inter alia, in the annual award of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, in the work of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, and in the monthly plenary debates and resolutions on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law; and the many parliamentary delegations;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)

16d. Regrets that the work and the impact of the EUSR can only be partially assessed through the a review of the Annual Report on Human Rights, his Twitter account and available speeches; calls for a more systematic exchange of information on his activities, visits and plans;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Recalls the EU’s commitment to mainstream human rights and gender aspects in common security and defence policy missions, in line with the landmark UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security, and the recently adopted UN Security Council resolution 2242 making women a central component in all efforts to address global challenges; reiterates, in this context, its call on the EU and its Member States to support, in the process of building sustainable reconciliation, the systematic participation of women as a vital component of peace processes; calls, in this regard, on the EU to support, at the international level, the recognition of the added value of women’s participation in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, as well as in peacekeeping operations, humanitarian assistance and post-conflict reconstruction;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Calls for further European military integration to improve European armed forces' readiness and flexibility, to respond to threats and in cases of grave violations of human rights, genocide or ethnic cleansing; stresses, in this regard, that the concept of 'Responsibility to Protect' should be consolidated into international law and that the EU, as a community of values, should lead initiatives and meaningful actions to protect civilians also when they are threatened by their own state;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Underlines the need for EU leadership to push for reforms of the UN with the goal of strengthening the impact and the strength of the rules-based multilateral system, and of ensuring more efficient human rights protection and the advancing of international law;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)

30b. Condemns that seats on the UNHRC are often occupied by countries with proven track record of grave human rights violations; calls on the EU to intensify its efforts to improve the credibility and effectiveness of the UNHRC;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Condemns the dramatic number of deaths at sea in the Mediterranean; is extremely concerned about the growing numbers of human rights abuses against migrants and asylum seekers on their route to Europe; ~~highlight~~deplores the weaknesses and systematic incoherence of the policies of the EU and the Member States in this area and stresses the need for a holistic approach to find long-term solutions;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Member States to respect and fully implement the adopted EU common asylum package and the common migration legislation, particularly to safeguard vulnerable asylum seekers, such as children, women and elderly people, against violence and discrimination during the asylum process; calls on the Member States to participate in resettlement programmes, giving access to family reunification and granting humanitarian visas;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Reaffirms the urgent need to act in a continuous, effective and coherent manner at all levels, including national, European and international, in order to effectively to address human rights abuses by international corporations when they ~~appea~~occur, and to address the legal problems resulting from the extra-territorial dimension of companies and their conduct;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)

46a. Welcomes the adoption of the Commission's new trade strategy 'Trade for All', in which it aims to mainstream human rights in trade policy and use the EU's position as a trading bloc to leverage human rights in third countries; stresses that this will need full convergence and complementarity of trade and foreign policy initiatives, including close cooperation between the different DGs, the EEAS and Member State authorities;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 d (new)

46d. Notes the Commission's plans to strengthen European economic diplomacy; warns, in this regard, that economic diplomacy must not substitute the Union's long-standing policy to link market access and trade promotion and facilitation with other foreign policy goals such as respect for human rights and democratisation; stresses that the goal of trade policy must not only be economic opportunity for European businesses, but also sustainable growth in third countries;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)

48a. Further recommends that, whenever a gross breach of human rights occurs by a partner country with which an agreement has been concluded, the EU takes more effective steps in carrying out the appropriate sanctions as stipulated in the human rights clauses of the agreement, including (temporary) suspension of the agreement;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 b (new)

50b. Calls on the Member States to exercise stricter and more human rights- based arms export controls, especially when it comes to countries with proven track records of violent internal repression and human rights violations;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56

56. Stresses the importance of not undermining the acquis of the Beijing Platform for Action regarding access to education and health as a basic human right, and the protection of sexual and reproductive rights, and to ensure that all necessary safe medical assistance is provided to female war rape victims - including abortion, as foreseen under international humanitarian law; points out that family planning, maternal health, easy access to contraception and safe abortion are important elements in saving women’s lives, and highlights the need to place these policies at the core of development cooperation with third countries;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 15 a (new)

Rights of the elderly

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 g (new)

62g. Underlines the particular challenges older persons face in the enjoyment of their human rights, such as on access to social protection and healthcare; invites Member States to use the current review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing to map the implementation of existing instruments and identify potential gaps; calls on the EU and the Member States to be actively involved in the UN Open- Ended Working Group on Ageing and step up their efforts to protect and promote the rights of older people, including by considering the elaboration of a new legal instrument;

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73

73. Condemns, in keeping with Article 10 TFEU, all acts of violence and discrimination on the basis of ideology, religion or belief; expresses its serious concern over the continued reports of violence and discrimination against religious and non religious minorities around the world;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74

74. Stresses that the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief is a fundamental human right, interrelated with other human rights and fundamental freedoms and encompassing the right to believe or not to believe, the right to manifest or not to manifest any religion or belief, and the right to adopt, change and abandon or return to a belief of one’s choice, as enshrined in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in Article 9 of the European Convention of Human Rights;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75

75. Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that religious and non- religious minorities are respected worldwide, including in the Middle East, where Yazidis, Christians and Muslim minorities are being persecuted by ISIS and other terrorist groups;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75 a (new)

75a. Highlights that Christians are currently the religious group harassed and intimidated the most in countries throughout the world, including Europe, where Christian refugees routinely suffer religiously motivated persecution, and that some of the oldest Christian communities are in danger of disappearing, especially in North Africa and the Middle East;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75 c (new)

75c. Requests concrete actions to protect religious minorities, non-believers and atheists that are victims of blasphemy laws and calls on the EU and Member States to engage in political discussions to repeal such laws;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79 a (new)

79a. Regrets the increasing number of attacks against environmental and human rights defenders worldwide; strongly condemns impunity towards their murders and calls upon the EEAS to advocate for those responsible to be brought to justice;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79 b (new)

79b. Strongly condemns the issuing of travel bans by authorities as a tool to intimidate and silence independent voices of human rights defenders and activists, as well as lawyers and journalists, and emphasises that these measures are often taken arbitrarily and without judicial grounds;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79 c (new)

79c. Strongly condemns that many countries worldwide have recently passed strict NGO laws, which debilitate civil society and lead to arbitrary application with punishments including imprisonment, the freezing of assets and access bans for NGO staff members, especially towards those receiving foreign public funds;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80 a (new)

80a. Calls on the VP/HR, the EEAS and/or the EUSR to adopt a policy to systematically condemn the killings of human rights defenders, and issue guidelines on this to all Delegations; emphasizes that this adds consistency to the EU's current priorities as set out in the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, on Freedom of Expression and on the Death Penalty;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81

81. Calls on the VP/HR and the EU foreign ministers to place on the agenda of the Foreign Affairs Council, on a regular basis, a discussion of EU efforts to pursue the release of human rights defenders, journalists, political activists and others, and to arrange a public annual Foreign Affairs Council, with an agenda that includes the shrinking space for civil society and the jailing of human rights defenders, as well as mechanisms of preventive protection to avoid harassment, retaliation and murder, paying special attention to the cases raised in Parliament’s resolutions concerning debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86

86. Highlights the importance of promoting unrestricted access to the internet in all forms of contact with third countries, including in accession negotiations, trade negotiations, human rights dialogues and diplomatic contacts, to make information about human rights and democracy as accessible as possible to people all around the world;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87 b (new)

87b. Expresses its serious concern at the proliferation and spread of monitoring, surveillance, censoring and filtering technologies, which represent a growing threat to human rights and democracy activists in autocratic countries;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87 c (new)

87c. Strongly condemns authorities' control of the internet, media and academia, and the increased intimidation, harassment and arbitrary arrests faced by human rights defenders, lawyers and journalists;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 106

106. Calls on the VP/HR, the Member States and the Council to include armed drones and fully autonomous weapons in relevant European and international disarmament and arms control mechanisms;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2067(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the EU’s security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more dangerous and less predictable; notes that threats are both conventional and hybrid, generated by both state and non-state actors, and coming from the South and the East, and ~~that~~although they are common threats they affect the Member States differently, thus preventing a more common approach; is firmly convinced that EU's vulnerability is direct outcome of the lack of integration as well as lack of coordination;

2016/09/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2067(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that Europe is now compelled to react to an arch of increasingly complex crises: from West Africa, through the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, to the Caucasus; and should prepare towards profound change of international security landscape as societal, economic, technological and geopolitical trends point to the growing vulnerability of the world’s population to shocks and stresses, including: interstate conflicts, natural disasters, extreme weather events, water crises, state collapse and cyber-attacks;

2016/09/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2067(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is firmly convinced that, as a result, a thorough and substantial revision of the CSDP is needed; emphasises practical and financial benefits of further integrations of European defence capabilities and notes various ongoing initiatives which should be placed into a wider frame to establish a smart roadmap that will lead to a European Defence Union; calls on the Member States to follow through with concrete measures as a matter of urgency;

2016/09/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2067(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that, as Europe is no longer in control of its security environment and has lost the luxury of choosing the time and place of action, the CSDP, which has, until now, focused mainly on crisis management operations, should complement these operations with crisis prevention and crisis resolution, and truly ensure the common security and defence of the entire area of freedom, security and justice; is of opinion that to do so CSDP’s paramount objective must be strengthening the EU’s resilience;

2016/09/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2067(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP should be based on a strong collective defence principle, efficient financing and ~~full~~ coordination with NATO;

2016/09/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2067(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the presentation by the VP/HR of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) as a necessary and positive development for the institutional framework in which the CFSP and the CSDP will operate and develop; ~~stresses that further work is needed to ensure the~~urges rapid implementation of the EUGS’s political level of ambition, priorities and comprehensive approach;

2016/09/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2067(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities; reiterates its previous calls for the development of a European Defence White Book and ~~expresses hope that the~~urges Council ~~will~~to assign the task of drafting this document without delay;

2016/09/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2067(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Observes that, to this effect, cooperation with similar NATO activities ~~and~~is needed; emphasises that an increased exchange of intelligence and information between the Member States ~~are indispensable~~is indispensable and to that goal urges formation of European Intelligence Agency with the mission and capability to implement a de facto transversal intelligence network within the Member States allowing the European Union to react in a comprehensive and coordinated way to emerging threats;

2016/09/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2067(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Observes as the building resilience should be one of the main goals of CFSP it requires comprehensive approach of different sectors which challenge traditional approaches to foreign and security policy with use of wide range of diplomatic, security, defence, economic, trade, development and humanitarian instruments;

2016/09/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2067(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Underlines that all Council decisions on future missions and operations should prioritise engagements in conflicts directly affecting EU security, making sure it does not affect ongoing operations; considers that the decision to engage should be based on a common analysis and understanding of the strategic environment and on shared strategic interests of the Member States; considers that CSDP capacity-building missions must be coordinated with security sector and rule of law work by the Commission;

2016/09/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2067(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU’s status as a global security provider needs adequate, sufficient capabilities and a competitive defence industry ensuring a sustainable supply chain; notes that the European defence sector is characterised by fragmentation and duplication, which need gradual elimination through a process providing incentives and rewards to all national components; emphasises on development of European capabilities and an integrated defence market;

2016/09/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2067(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) increasing role in coordinating capability-driven programmes, projects and activities, indispensable to an efficient CSDP; however notes that EDA's results are still far from being satisfactory as it still did not succeed in reaching benchmarks for common investment set in November 2007 on the Ministerial Steering Board (equipment procurement, including R&D/R&T, to 20% of total defence spending; European collaborative equipment procurement to 35% of total equipment spending; defence R&T to 2% of total defence spending; European collaborative defence R&T to 20% of total defence R&T spending); calls on the Council to urge Member States to work in collaboration to reach these benchmarks; welcomes the EDA’s Capability Development Plan and stresses the need for further commitments to ensure its full implementation; notes that EDA's increasing new roles and responsibilities should be followed and by increase of budget;

2016/09/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2067(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Urges the Council to resolve standing problems with financing hybrid missions and to initiate establishment of start-up fond for the urgent financing of the initial phases of military operations; calls for more flexibility in the EU's financial rules in order to support its ability to respond to crises and for the implementation of existing Lisbon Treaty provisions; calls for a reform of the Athena mechanism to extend its scope for all costs related, first to rapid reaction operations, deployment of the EU Battlegroups, then to all military operations;

2016/09/15
Committee: AFET

2016/2059(INI)

Javier NART, Carolina PUNSET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that energy is a basic human good and that an important goal of the Energy Union is to ensure equal and cheap access for all and to combat energy poverty; believes that through energy cooperation the EU can positively contribute to promoting and strengthening democracy, the rule of law and human rights in partner countries; calls in this context for better links between energy and climate policies; encourages Member States not to cooperate with gas suppliers who do not comply with similar human rights and environmental standards as the EU;

2016/06/02
Committee: AFET

2016/2059(INI)

Javier NART, Carolina PUNSET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Morten PETERSEN, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for better links between energy and climate policies; reminds the need to avoid the creation of a new fossil fuel lock-in and the necessity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050;

2016/06/02
Committee: AFET

2016/2059(INI)

Javier NART, Carolina PUNSET, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Morten PETERSEN, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas storage ~~are of particular importanc~~can play a role in order to avoid dependence on a single energy supplier; calls in this context for ~~the promotion and develop~~a thorough assessment of where new natural gas nodes and LNG storage stations ~~in the central and south-eastern regions, the Baltic and the Mediterranean~~could improve energy security, taking into account the unused capacities of existing infrastructures, declining gas demand throughout Europe, the risk of stranded assets and EU 2030 and 2050 climate and energy objectives;

2016/06/02
Committee: AFET

2016/2059(INI)

Javier NART, Carolina PUNSET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Morten PETERSEN, Ivo VAJGL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that LNG and gas storage are an important part of the Energy Union and should contribute towards ending any kind of energy isolation of the EU Member States and regions; highlights the need to support the most vulnerable countries in order to diversify their sources and routes of supply, and to strengthen their energy security by reducing demand through efficiency measures; recalls that promoting LNG would push Member States to be more reliant on gas imports while for every 1% improvement in energy efficiency, EU gas imports fall by 2.6%;

2016/06/02
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Carolina PUNSET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the need to rebuild the EU-ACP relationship ~~on fresh foundations~~ as a fair partnership between equals, respecting countries’' heterogeneity and sovereignty whilst achieving good governance and democracy; stresses that the partnership must have as its objectives the United Nations SDGs, ~~the meeting of basic needs and~~a free and fair society with respect for human rights;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Carolina PUNSET, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considers that while strong political alliances based on common interests and shared values should continue to be the basis of the ACP partnership, a further cooperation on global issues should be strengthened and the adequate mechanisms created so as to effectively tackle better the global challenges of today, such as climate change and water, energy, food security, migration flows, terrorism, extremism, international criminality, biodiversity, health and financial issues among others;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Carolina PUNSET, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises the negative effects of association agreements on the economies of ACP countries; takes the view that the new partnership will need to be based on developing the countries’ productive capacities, completingBelieves that the future EU-ACP relations should as far as possible, be based on the most advantageous regional integration processes, protecting traditional agriculture, and combating land grabbing, the privatisation of national natural resources and public services, and over- exploitation;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Carolina PUNSET, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Highlights that the future partnership framework should allow for a comprehensive approach to peace and security and that, in this regard, sufficient planning and coordination should be established so as to avoid existing and possible duplications between regional and national support by the EU member states and ACP countries;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Carolina PUNSET, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Considers that EU-ACP partnership should try to engage further with other partners at the global level (such as AU or UN) and other international powers wherever possible, and work on an enhanced coordination and cooperation, without duplicating work or missions in order to tackle the challenges of wars, internal conflicts, insecurity, fragility and transition;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Carolina PUNSET, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Believes that the provisions on peace and security should be strengthened further and that the future partnership should provide for a more effective joint action on conflict prevention, including early warning and mediation, peace- building and tackling transnational security challenges in order to confront the current trans-regional security threats related to terrorism and violent extremisms, all forms of trafficking, including of human beings, of weapons and of drugs, as well as piracy by which EU and ACP countries are affected;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Carolina PUNSET, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Recalls that the respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law, good governance as well as other essential elements that figure in article 9 of the Cotonou Agreement constitute the foundation of the ACP-EU partnership; highlights the necessity of the respect of human rights and the importance of part 2 of article 9 of the current Cotonou Agreement and the democratic clause in it established and further developed in article 96; reminds of the importance of fully implementing those articles when necessary;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Carolina PUNSET, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Stresses that different CPA mechanisms such as political dialogue, financial support, appropriate measures, suspension of development cooperation, among others should be further enhanced in order to effectively contribute to the improvement of human rights, democracy, rule of law and good governance, especially the fight against corruption;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Carolina PUNSET, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Jozo RADOŠ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Invites ACP countries to audit their debts with a view to their complete elimination, and invites them to claim reparations for the spoliation of natural resources by foreign multinationals, and for the wars that have been sparked; supports the United Nations working group on an international framework for sovereign debt restructuring;deleted

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Carolina PUNSET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the universality of the human rights enshrined in international law, including international law on migrants and refugees, must be respected, along with the Geneva Convention; ~~urges countries to ratify the United Nations Convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their famili~~recognizes that several root causes, among which local and regional conflicts, corruption, bad governance, unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, lack of democracy and serious violations of human rights lead to unsustainable migratory pressures;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Affirms that ACP-EU cooperation is a valuable and unique achievement that has strengthened bonds between ACP and EU countries and their parliaments throughout the last 40 years; underlines - provided both the EU and the ACP countries demonstrate their commitment to taking joint action as a group - that in order to improve the effectiveness of cooperation and adapt it to new challenges, a new structure has to be adopted that keeps those parts of the ACP- EU acquis that are universal in character, such as commitment to human rights, human development, gender equality good governance and democracy, the objective of the rule of law, and exchange of best practice in a common framework, while the main work has to be done according to the principle of subsidiarity, that is, it must take place in regional agreements that are tailored to specific regional needs and to the mutual interests existing between the EU and the respective region;

2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE

2016/2053(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Carolina PUNSET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Supports~~Takes note of the decision by the United Nations to create a legal instrument to ensure that businesses respect human rights, in order to put an end to labour exploitation, neo-slavery, illicit capital flows and the financing of armed conflicts as an element in the further democratisation of ACP countries; highlights the responsibilities of the member states involved to entrust their citizens with good governance and the duty to provide security and stability for human and economic development;

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Norica NICOLAI, Carolina PUNSET, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Jozo RADOŠ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines the importance of putting an end to foreign interference in the internal affairs of ACP countries, and to neocolonial policies; supports the idea of dismantling all foreign military bases.deleted

2016/06/16
Committee: AFET

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for an ACP-EU peer monitoring, accountability and review mechanism to scrutinise SDG implementation in member states on a regular basis, with ACP and EU representatives not only from governmental institutions but also from parliaments and civil society, drawing up yearly conclusions and recommendations for national, regional and global review processes and follow-up;

2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that while strong political alliances based on common interests and shared values should continue to be the basis of the ACP partnership, a further cooperation on global issues should be strengthened and the adequate mechanisms created so as to effectively tackle better the global challenges of today, such as climate change and water, energy, food security, migration flows, terrorism, extremism, international criminality, biodiversity, health and financial issues among others;

2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the fight against poverty to remain an overarching objective of ACP-EU cooperation; believes, however, that a new agreement must primarily be a political project and clearly leave behind the donor-recipient mentality; considers that cooperation should take place in areas of common interest where common gains can be expected, not just in economic terms but also with regard to peace and security, human rights, good governance and democracy, the environment, energy, climate change, R&D and innovation capacity building and other areas related to the prosperity of both ACP and EU populations;

2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for the essential elements in the Cotonou Agreement regarding human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law to continue to form the value-based foundation of a new agreement; calls for good governance to be added as an essential element; reminds the importance of fully implementing article 9 of the Cotonou Agreement;

2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses that different CPA mechanisms such as political dialogue, financial support, appropriate measures, suspension of development cooperation, amongst others should be further enhanced in order to effectively contribute to the improvement of human rights, democracy, rule of law and good governance, especially the fight against corruption;

2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls for stronger involvement in political dialogue, in programming and implementation and support for capacity- building by civil society, especially for local groups that are directly concerned by policies; specific attention should be paid to the involvement of women's organizations and organizations working with populations suffering from discriminations; stresses that civil society in all its diversity should remain recognized as an official actor of the partnership as it can foster participation of those communities that otherwise would remain marginalised and excluded; underlines in this regard the danger of shrinking space for civil society in some countries, and the need also to include those groups that are unable to organise their interests or that are, despite a legitimate democratic interest, not recognised by their government;

2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that the private sector can play a pivotal role in the development process and can contribute to financing development, provided investment occurs with respect for the people and for traditional ownership or use, and for the environment , in line with the UN guiding principles on business and human rights; calls, therefore, for private investment to be supported under the auspices of the European Investment Bank (EIB) provided it is in line with international human rights law and social and environmental protection rules; underlines that the priority of the new partnership should be given to small scale producers and farmers and on securing an enabling environment for micro, small and medium size enterprises (MSMEs); calls, furthermore, for local and national private sectors to be allowed to participate in policymaking, programming and implementation;

2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Believes that the provisions on peace and security should be strengthened further and that the future partnership should provide for a more effective joint action on conflict prevention, including early warning and mediation, peace- building and tackling transnational security challenges in order to confront the current trans-regional security threats related to terrorism and violent extremisms, all forms of trafficking, including of human beings, of weapons and of drugs, as well as piracy by which EU and ACP countries are affected;

2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Highlights that the future partnership framework should allow for a comprehensive approach to peace and security and that, in this regard, sufficient planning and coordination should be established so as to avoid existing and possible duplications between regional and national support by the EU member states and ACP countries;

2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Considers that EU-ACP partnership should try to engage further with other partners at the global level (such as AU or UN) and other international powers wherever possible, and work on an enhanced coordination and cooperation, without duplicating work or missions in order to tackle the challenges of wars, internal conflicts, insecurity, fragility and transition;

2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for further efforts to be made to improve JPA scrutiny of development programming and follow-up to such scrutiny; calls on the Commission and ACP governments to promote the involvement of ACP national parliaments, local authorities and civil society actors in the pre- and post-scrutiny of development programming, and to supply all available information in a timely and transparent manner to ACP national parliaments in order to assist them in their exercise of democratic scrutiny;

2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE

2016/2053(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Reiterates its call for budgetisation of the EDF in order to enhance efficiency and effectiveness, democratic scrutiny, and accountability and the visibility and coherence of EU development financing; stresses, however, that this budgetisation should be conditioned by i) a guaranteed ring-fencing of developing funds to maintain the level of financing for developing countries; and ii) a permanent solution for EU financing of security expenses linked to development cooperation; underlines that all Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) in need should also in the future be eligible for EU development aid;

2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE

2016/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas in recent years the security situation in and around Europe has significantly worsened and has created arduous challenges that no single country or organisation is able to face alone; whereas Europe is experiencing the threat of terrorism in its territory more than ever, while terrorism and a constant violence plague in North Africa and the Middle East continue to expand; whereas solidarity and resilience requires the EU to stand and to act together, and to do so in concert with our allies; whereas the fight against terrorism is a priority for the EU and should be engaged within as well as outside the EU’'s borders;

2016/09/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2052(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas terrorism, hybrid threats, economic volatility, cyber and energy insecurity, organized crime and climate change constitute the bigger security threats of an everyday more complex and interconnected world in which the EU should do its best and search the means in order to guarantee security and deliver prosperity and democracy.

2016/09/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2052(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas internal and external security are increasingly blurred; whereas especial attention should be brought to preventing conflict, addressing the root causes of instability and assuring human security;

2016/09/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2052(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas HR/VP MOGHERINI has outlined The Security of the Union as one of its top 5 priorities in its Global strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy published last June;

2016/09/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2052(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the security and defence building capacity enshrined in the Treaties has yet to be accomplished; whereas it is the responsibility of the Member States to build a European Security and Defence Union; whereas Member States have so far shown a lack of will to build it fearing that such European Security and Defence Union would become a threat to their national sovereignty;

2016/09/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2052(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Believes that a strengthened European defence cooperation would lead to a higher effectiveness, unity, efficiency as well as an increase of EU assets, EU capabilities and positive potential effects on defence research and industrial matters. Highlights that only through such deeper cooperation that should gradually develop into a real European Defence Union, the EU and its member States would acquire the technological and industrial capabilities necessary to enable to act quicker, autonomously, effectively and addressing today's threats in a responsive and efficient manner;

2016/09/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2052(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Believes that the EDU should be based in a strong financial cooperation and support and therefore the financial rules at EU level should be revised in order to accomplish this purpose;

2016/09/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2052(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the joint declaration by the presidents of the European Council and the Commission, and the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of 8 July 2016; emphasises the need for stronger cooperation between the EU and NATO in the area of security and defence; is convinced that EU-NATO cooperation should involve building resilience together in the east and the south as well as defence investment; considers that cooperation on capabilities offers the prospect of improving compatibility and synergy between both frameworks; is convinced that this would also strengthen NATO’'s role in security and defence policy, and in collective defence; However, insists that while NATO's role to protect its mainly European members from any external attack, the EU should aspire to be truly able to defend itself and act autonomously if necessary, taking a greater responsibility in this by improving equipment, training and organization;

2016/09/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2052(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Norica NICOLAI, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 10 a (new)

- considering the creation of a permanent Defence Minister Council.

2016/09/08
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and ~~proxy wars and~~ terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European security orderproliferate throughout the region;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas terrorism, hybrid threats, economic volatility, cyber and energy insecurity, organized crime and climate change constitute the bigger security threats of an everyday more complex and interconnected world in which the EU should do its best and search the means in order to guarantee security and deliver prosperity and democracy;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas internal and external security are increasingly blurred; whereas especial attention should be brought to preventing conflict, addressing the root causes of instability and assuring human security;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas these conflicts have direct and serious consequences for the security and well-being of European citizens, as they increasingly spill over into the EU, be it in the form of terrorism, massive refugee flows, or ~~disinformation campaigns aimed at dividing our societie~~others;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas Europe is experiencing the threat of terrorism in its territory; while terrorism and a constant violence plague in North Africa and the Middle East continue to expand; whereas the recent terrorist acts in European cities committed by radical jihadists linked to ISIS are part of that group’s comprehensive strategy, complementing a land war in Syria, Libya and Iraq, an economic war aimed at the tourism industry in North Africa, as well as online propaganda and cyber-attacks;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; considers that the current challenges demand a reform to make the EU better and more democratic, and able to deliver what citizens expect; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Urmas PAET, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Believes that a strengthened European security and defence cooperation would lead to a higher effectiveness, unity, efficiency as well as an increase of EU assets, EU capabilities and positive potential effects on defence research and industrial matters. Highlights that only through such deeper cooperation that should gradually develop into a real European Defence Union, the EU and its member States would acquire the technological and industrial capabilities necessary to enable to act quicker, autonomously, effectively and addressing today's threats in a responsive and efficient manner;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that it is time to define a new, more realistic strategy for the EU’s relations with Russia, based on credible deterrence but also on dialogue in areas of common interest; ~~stresses that sanctions have proven to be the most effective means for deterring Russian aggression;~~ recalls that the full implementation of the Minsk agreement is a prerequisite for the suspension of sanctions; ~~insists that the EU should consider imposing further sanctions in case Russia continues to violate international law;~~ believes it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship, provided international law is applied;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that a deepening of the relationship with the US and Canada is of strategic interest to the EU, while at the same time it is important for the EU to strengthen its relationship with ~~Central and South America~~Latin American countries;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism, which affects ever larger parts of the Middle East and North Africa and has also been creeping into Europe; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, ~~Saudi Arabia~~the Gulf States and Iran, of the need for a common strategy towards this global challenge;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors ~~such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia~~ to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises Turkey’s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’esh; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; ~~encourage~~demands the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Highlights the fragility of the security situation in the Sahel region; recalls that the current turmoil could bear very serious consequences for the entire region as well as the EU, as it is expanding both to the North and the South; stresses that a real answer needs to be given to this security situation by the EU not only economically but also politically and militarily. Europe must provide a common answer and should stop laying its responsibility on the shoulders of one solitary Member State: France;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. As the half century occupation cannot continue indefinitely, highlights the need of achieving a two-state solution to the conflict in the Middle East - based on parameters set out in the Council Conclusions of July 2014 - that meets Israeli and Palestinian security needs and Palestinian aspirations for statehood and sovereignty, ends the occupation that began in 1967, and resolves all permanent status issues in order to end the conflict;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses the need for close cooperation with other global and regional powers on global threats and challenges; emphasises in particular the crucial importance of the transatlantic relationship, which ishould be always based on common interests and values in all different areas of cooperation and relationship;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2036(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Reminds of the importance of the so-called "human rights clause" included since the early 90's in all framework agreements signed with third countries; recalls the importance of the provision of a "non-execution clause" in it included and highlights the need of implementing the "appropriate measures" (including the suspension of the agreement) in case of violation by a third country of an essential element of the clause such as respect for democratic principles and fundamental rights as a tool for enforcing EU polices;

2016/10/18
Committee: AFET

2016/2030(INI)

Jana TOOM, Hannu TAKKULA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Recital A (new)

1a. whereas in the Union the term ‘propaganda’ is normally understood to mean spreading of ideas, concepts, information and political doctrines for the purpose of creating or changing public opinion; and the term ‘disinformation’ is normally understood to mean deliberate spreading of intentionally false or inaccurate information;

2016/05/03
Committee: CULT

2016/2030(INI)

Jana TOOM, Helga TRÜPEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hannu TAKKULA, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Recital B (new)

1b. whereas Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights guarantees freedom of expression but also stipulates that this freedom may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society;

2016/05/03
Committee: CULT

2016/2030(INI)

Jana TOOM, Helga TRÜPEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hannu TAKKULA, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Recital C (new)

1c. whereas propaganda for war and any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law in accordance with Article 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;

2016/05/03
Committee: CULT

2016/2030(INI)

Jana TOOM, Helga TRÜPEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hannu TAKKULA, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Recital D (new)

1d. whereas Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union provides that everyone has the right to freedom of expression and this right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers;

2016/05/03
Committee: CULT

2016/2030(INI)

Jana TOOM, Helga TRÜPEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hannu TAKKULA, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the establishment of the East StratCom Team within the European External Action Service (EEAS) with the aim of countering anti-EU propaganda and disinformation; believes that the efficiency and transparency of the work of the East StratCom Team needs to be further improved; invites the EASS to develop criteria for measuring efficiency of the work of the East StratCom Task Force; stresses that EEAS and its units should deliver information in a neutral and reliable manner;

2016/05/03
Committee: CULT

2016/2030(INI)

Jana TOOM, Helga TRÜPEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hannu TAKKULA, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that the Disinformation Review published by the East StratCom Task Force has to meet the standards provided in the IFJ Declaration of Principles on the Conduct of Journalists; emphasises that this Review shall be written in an appropriate manner, without using offensive language or value judgments; invites the East StratCom Task Force to revisit the criteria used for drafting of this Review;

2016/05/03
Committee: CULT

2016/2030(INI)

Jana TOOM, Helga TRÜPEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hannu TAKKULA, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Believes that an efficient strategy to counteract anti-EU propaganda could be the adoption of measures to provide a target audience with adequate and interesting information about EU activities, European values and other issues of public interest and underlines that modern technologies and social networks could be used for these purposes;

2016/05/03
Committee: CULT

2016/2030(INI)

Jana TOOM, Helga TRÜPEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hannu TAKKULA, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Underlines that Islamist terrorist organisations, especially ISIS and Al- Qaeda, are engaged in active information campaigns with the aim to undermine European values and interests; highlights in this regard the importance of a specific strategy to counter Islamist anti-EU propaganda and disinformation;

2016/05/03
Committee: CULT

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas in the Union the term "propaganda" is understood to mean spreading of ideas, concepts, information and political doctrines for the purpose of creating or changing public opinion; and the term "disinformation" is normally understood to mean deliberate spreading of intentionally false or inaccurate information;

2016/05/30
Committee: AFET

2016/2030(INI)

Jana TOOM, Helga TRÜPEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hannu TAKKULA, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas media freedom is the basic pillar of a democratic system and, thus, is incompatible with the creation of any counter-propaganda institution whose activity is a form of propaganda; whereas it is society, with its own TV, radio, press and internet professionals and companies who freely create the flow of information that keeps its citizenry informed; whereas the citizenry, in the exercise of their freedoms and their rights, chooses its information sources and, consequently, forms their own opinion;

2016/05/30
Committee: AFET

2016/2030(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the importance of communicating EU policies effectively, internally as well as externally, and of ensuring access to information in local languages; welcomes, in this context, the launch of the EEAS website in Russian and believes that the launch of this website in Arabic and Turkish is highly desirable; underlines that particular attention should be paid to new technologies – including digital broadcasting, mobile communications, online media and social networks – which facilitate the dissemination of information about, and increased awareness of, the European values enshrined in the Treaties.

2016/05/03
Committee: CULT

2016/2030(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas propaganda for war and any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law in accordance with Article 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;

2016/05/30
Committee: AFET

2016/2030(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union provides that everyone has the right to freedom of expression and this right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers;

2016/05/30
Committee: AFET

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights guarantees freedom of expression but also stipulates that this freedom may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society;

2016/05/30
Committee: AFET

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that media freedom is based on a free society; stresses, then, that any counter-propaganda institution created by the legislative or executive power is against the principle of media freedom, as its objective is a form of propaganda;

2016/05/30
Committee: AFET

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

~~Recognising the Russian information warfare strategy~~deleted

2016/05/30
Committee: AFET

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises that Russia has been aggressively employing a wide range of tools and instruments, such as special foundations (Russkiy Mir,) multilingual TV stations (Russia Today, RIA Novosti), news agencies (Sputnik), social and religious groups (including the Orthodox church), social media and internet trolls to challenge Western values, divide Europe, gather domestic support and create the perception of failing states in the EU’s eastern neighbourhood;deleted

2016/05/30
Committee: AFET

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is seriously concerned by the rapidly growing Russian activity in Europe seeking to increase Russian influence and hegemony; stresses that a large part of Russian strategic communication is aimed at describing countries in central and eastern Europe as belonging to its traditional sphere of influence, thereby undermining their sovereignty; notes that falsifying history is one of its main strategies;deleted

2016/05/30
Committee: AFET

2016/2030(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

~~6. Stresses that Russia is exploiting the absence of a legal international framework in areas such as cybersecurity, and is turning any ambiguity in these matters in its favour;~~deleted

2016/05/30
Committee: AFET

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Underlines that Islamist terrorist organisations, especially ISIS and Al- Qaeda, are engaged in active information campaigns with the aim to undermine and increase the level of hatred against European values and interests;

2016/05/30
Committee: AFET

2016/2030(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to conduct a thorough review of the efficiency of the existing EU financial instruments and to come forward with a proposal for a flexible solution which can provide direct support to independent media outlets and enable the channelling of additional resources to organisations that have the ability to do so, such as the European Endowment for Democracy;deleted

2016/05/30
Committee: AFET

2016/2030(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses its support for initiatives such as the ~~Baltic Centre for Media Excellence in Tallinn or the~~ Radicalisation Awareness Network Centre of Excellence; underlines the need for strengthening ~~analy~~education, analytical and critical capabilities ~~at all level~~of youngsters; calls for the Commission and the Member States to initiate ~~similar projects, engage in the training of journalists, create independent media hubs, support media diversity and exchange best practices and information in these area~~educational projects and exchange best practices and information in order to reduce radicalization amongst younger generations;

2016/05/30
Committee: AFET

2016/2009(INI)

Jana TOOM, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Andrejs MAMIKINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that a large number of stateless persons is disenfranchised from European Parliament elections while seats are allocated at their expense; calls on the Commission to investigate the issue;

2016/09/16
Committee: PETI

2016/2009(INI)

Jana TOOM, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Andrejs MAMIKINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Encourages the Commission to take up strongly the issue of national voting rights, particularly in cases where citizens are disenfranchised in national elections when they exercise their right to free movement as well as in cases where non- citizens are disenfranchised from local elections or are banned from political party membership.

2016/09/16
Committee: PETI

2016/2009(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ, Javier NART, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas most of the unsolved disappearances that occur in the EU each year are related to trafficking in human beings,

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

2016/2009(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ, Javier NART, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas the legal, social and personal problems that a disappearance causes have a specific impact on those involved that must be recognised and addressed,

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

2016/2009(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ, Javier NART, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Draws attention to the link between people-trafficking and the problem of missing persons in Europe; stresses the need for a comprehensive strategy to address the particular suffering of relatives of missing persons, given the particular legal, social and emotional nature of such cases; takes the view that this strategy should be launched with a Commission communication on this issue;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

2016/2009(INI)

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ, Javier NART, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Considers that this strategy should focus on stepping up judicial and police cooperation, particularly during the initial phase following the reporting of disappearance suspected of being connected to a criminal offence, particularly in cross-border areas. Adds that training for the relevant staff should be promoted – with a special emphasis on caring for those affected by events – with the strong support of, and cooperation with, civil society organisations working in this field;

2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) Directive 2009/28/EC established a regulatory framework for the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources which set binding national targets on the share of renewable energy sources in energy consumption and transport to be met by 2020. Commission Communication of 22 January 201412 established a framework for future Union energy and climate policies and promoted a common understanding of how to develop those policies after 2020. The Commission proposed that the Union 2030 target for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union should be at least 2735%. _________________ 12 "A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030" (COM/2014/015 final).

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) ~~Without prejudice to adaptations of support schemes to bring them in line with State aid rules,~~State aid schemes shall follow the principle that renewables support policies should be stable and should avoid any frequent and retroactive changes. Such changes have a direct impact on capital financing costs, the costs of project development and therefore on the overall cost of deploying renewables in the Union. Member States should prevent the revision of any support granted to renewable energy projects from having a negative impact on their economic viability. In this context, Member States should promote cost- effective support policies and ensure their financial sustainability.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 53

(53) The consumption of electricity generated by on-site installations using renewable sources by single or multiple customers helps these customers to reduce their electricity bills and to be part of the energy transition. If properly designed, installations generating electricity from renewable sources for direct, local use can contribute not only to lowering grid investment and management cost, but also to achieve sustainable energy goals. With the growing importance of self- consumption of renewable electricity, there is a need for a definition of renewable self- consumers and afor the setting of a supportive European regulatory framework which would empower self- consumers to generate, store, consume and sell electricity without facing disproportionate burdens. Collective self- consumption should be allowed in certain cases so that citizens living in apartments for example can benefit from consumer empowerment to the same extent as households in single family homes.

2017/06/30
Committee: PETI

2016/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)

(19 a) The risk of cyber theft and re- exportation to third countries, as referred to in the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, calls for the need to strengthen the provisions on dual use items.

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2016/0295(COD)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(f a) the strengthening of controls, in compliance with the criteria established in the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, with regards to exports to companies, persons or countries that lack the necessary security elements to avoid or prevent hacking and/or cyber-theft and to countries which could potentially act as an intermediary for countries that have been listed on an embargo or export prohibition list or that can pose a threat to human rights;

2017/05/09
Committee: AFET

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) In light of the terrorist threat of armed groups which have a military structure, it is essential that local armed and security forces have the proper military training and equipment. Consequently, the budgetary prerogatives that are enshrined in Article 41(2) TEU justify creating a legal framework that allow for the provision of the necessary offensive equipment so that those armed and security forces can act and be fully operational.

2017/05/11
Committee: AFET

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Union is resolved to frame a common defence policy leading to a common defence which reinforces its European identity ~~and~~, autonomy and unity in order to promote peace, security and progress in Europe, its neighbourhood and in the world;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the cost of non-Europe in security and defence is estimated to be more than EUR 100 billion per year and the EU's level of efficiency equivalent to 10% to 15% of the American one;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the development of the CSDP requires shared values and principles, common interests and priorities, and political will from the Member States, as well as the setting-up of robust institutional cooperation structures; whereas the CSDP should be a common structured policy and not a mere sum of the national policies of the Member States;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas active role of the European Parliament in framing a common Union defence policy and establishing common defence, with~~out the European Parliament’s~~ political and institutional support ~~would undermin~~, political control and consultation, as noted in Article 14 TEU, would affirm and enhance the representative and democratic foundations of the Union;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas there are limitations when it comes to military training abroad, in terms of both action plans and the military logistics support required;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)

Nb. whereas training missions cannot therefore be carried out abroad – as in the case of the military training missions in the Central African Republic (EUTM CAR) or Mali (EUTM Mali) – if the governments of the countries concerned do not supply the necessary armaments and equipment to the military units; whereas without training involving arms and equipment, it is impossible to create units that are able to confront the challenges of war and carry out operations;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N c (new)

Nc. whereas European soldiers are currently prohibited from taking part in military operations as observers, which means that they cannot identify any problems that the units that have been trained may have, and that they are therefore unable to resolve any operational problems at a later stage;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N d (new)

Nd. whereas these units – both in Mali and in the Central African Republic – are being set up for combat operations, and whereas after three years without appropriate equipment and training, as is the case for EUTM Mali, they are nowhere near operational;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N e (new)

Ne. whereas without the necessary armaments, training missions will only be carried out abroad if the government of the country concerned provides armaments and hardware to the units that they can then continue to use after their training is complete;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the reform and innovation that the Lisbon Treaty brings to the CSDP constitute a sufficient and coherent framework and should set the path for a truly common policy, based on shared resources and capabilities as well as on coordinated planning at Union level; stresses that the progress of the CSDP within the current institutional and legal framework is dependent more on the political will of Member States than on legal considerations; highlights that Article 43 TEU covers the whole spectrum of crisis management tasks the use of which in rapid and decisive way is the EU's level of ambition;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls, therefore, on the VP/HR, the Council and the Member States to use all the possibilities provided for in the Treaty, especially the mechanisms contained in Article 42(6) TEU ~~and~~, Article 46 TEU and in Protocol 10 on Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), and in Article 44 TEU on the implementation of a CSDP task by a group of Member States, in order to achieve a faster, more efficient and more flexible deployment of missions and operations;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. calls for the formation of the European Intelligence Agency with the mission and capability to implement a de facto transversal intelligence network within the Member States allowing the European Union to react in a comprehensive and coordinated way to emerging threats by adhering to Article 24(3)TEU and Article 4(3)TEU, as the comprehensive gathering of intelligence information cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, either at central level or at regional and local level, but can rather, by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed action, be better achieved at Union level (Article 5(3)TEU);

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Urges the Council to act in accordance with Article 41(3) TEU and without delay adopt a decision establishing the start-up fund for the urgent financing of the initial phases of military operations for the tasks referred to in Article 42(1) and Article 43 TEU;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. In accordance with Article 42(2)TEU urges Council to take concrete steps towards the harmonisation and standardisation of the European armed forces, in order to facilitate the cooperation of armed forces personnel under the umbrella of a new European Defence Union as a step in the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10 c. In accordance to with Article 43(2) TEU calls on the Council to ensure coordination of the civilian and military aspects of tasks referred to in Article 43(1) TEU and civilian and military capabilities listed in Council conclusions on implementing the EUGS in the area of Security and Defence from 14 November 2016 by setting-up an EU Operational Headquarters as a precondition for effective planning, command and control of common operations;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Emphasises that security and defence constitute an area where European added value can be easily demonstrated, in terms of economic and efficiency gains, by giving Member States increased and more cost-effective capacity, through greater coherence, coordination and interoperability in security and defence, as well as in terms of contributing to consolidating solidarity and cohesion within the Union, and resilience of the Union; highlights estimation that each euro invested in defence generates a return of 1.6, in particular through skilled employment, research and technology, and exports;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses that the use of all possibilities provided for in the Treaty would improve competitiveness and functioning of the defence industry in the single market, further stimulate defence cooperation through positive incentives, and targeting projects that Member States are not able to undertake, reducing unnecessary duplication, and promoting a more efficient use of public money;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the projected increase in national defence expenditure to 2 % of EU GDP; highlights that this would mean extra expenditure of nearly EUR 100 billion on defence by the end of the coming decade; considers that this boost should be used to launch more strategic cooperative programmes within and through the Union, by better structuring the demand and supply sides and making both sides more efficient and more effective; is of opinion that the outputs of these strategic cooperative programmes have great potential to be dual-use technologies and as such bring extra added value to Member States;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Is convinced that the Union’s investment in defence should ensure that all Member States can participate in a balanced, coherent and synchronised improvement of their military capabilities; emphasises practical and financial benefits of further integrations of European defence capabilities to an integrated defence market and developing an open, competitive, innovative and inclusive European Defence Technological and Industrial Base; cautions that most of the costs of non- Europe in security and defence lay in the duplication or multiplication of operational structures, stocks and research activities and programmes; considers that this constitutes a strategic opportunity for the Union to improve its security and defence;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Regrets that Member States have not yet developed a common European armaments and capabilities policy (EACP) within the EDA as foreseen by Article 42(3) TEU and calls on the Commission to put forward proposals on this matter; calls on the VP/HR to inform Parliament of the results achieved by the existing working relationship between the EDA and the Commission and of both with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR);

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Encourages the Member States to establish and join PESCO within the Union framework, with a view to sustaining and improving their military capabilities through doctrine and leadership development, personnel development and training, defence material and infrastructure development, and interoperability and certification; encourages the Member States participating in PESCO to set up a permanent 'European Integrated Force' composed of divisions of their national armies and to make it available to the Union for the implementation of the common security and defence policy as foreseen by Article 42(3) TEU; calls on HR/VP to come up with options for the operationalization of PESCO in first half of 2017;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Takes the view that the EU Battlegroup system should be brought under PESCO, alongside the creation of a European-level headquarters; considers that other European multinational structures such as the European Air Transport Command, Eurocorps and OCCAR, as well as all bilateral and multilateral forms of military cooperation among PESCO participating countries, should also be brought under PESCO; considers that the EU’s privileges and immunities should apply to those multinational structures being part of PESCO;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Stresses that the European Parliament should play a prominent role in the supervision of implementation and in the evaluation of the CSDP; insists that Parliament must be consulted on major decisions in the area of the CSDP, including regarding military missions and strategic defence operations, as it is noted in Article 14(1) TEU;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31 a. Urges the Parliament to turn its Subcommittee on Security and Defence into a fully-fledged parliamentary committee, enabling it to have a prominent role in the implementation of the common security and defence policy and particularly a role in the scrutiny of legal acts related to the security and defence;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36 a. Urges the establishment of precise and binding guidelines to provide a well- defined framework for future activation and implementation of Article 42(7) TEU;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Renate WEBER, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)

38 a. Requires that European military training missions abroad achieve their task of training local national military units capable of addressing conditions of war and security threats (rebellions and terrorism). As a result, they should have the weapons and equipment necessary both for their training and their ability to operate in the field, and the European military in charge of their training should be able to accompany them as observers without intervening in the operations, in order to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of the training and consequently to be able to make the adjustments and undertake the re- training that are necessary;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2343(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)

38 a. Calls for the immediate reform of the Athena mechanism in view of ensuring a fair sharing of the costs related to operations;

2017/01/13
Committee: AFET AFCO

2015/2342(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas human mobility is at an unprecedentedly high level, with 244 million international migrants, owing to various reasons~~, including the doubling of the world’s population since 1960~~; whereas international migration occurs primarily within the same region and between developing countries;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas vulnerable people, in particular women, but also ~~children~~(unaccompanied) minors, people with disabilities, people in need of urgent medical treatment and the elderly, who are particularly exposed to all kinds of dangers, namely violence, trafficking and abuse, should be urgently protected and granted humanitarian protection as part of their resettlement;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the ongoing food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel causes the erosion of people's resilience, aggravated by quick succession of crises, the absence of basic services and the conflicts in the region; whereas this situation will cause more migration;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Calls on the Council and Commission to take action on the scandalous situation in "the Jungle" in Calais; asks the Council to accommodate the refugees and asylum seekers from that camp in a human way; urges the Commission to come with an inclusive strategy for unaccompanied children including a EU-database of fingerprints, pictures and place of residence;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Urges the European Council to replace the Dublin Regulation with a European Asylum Procedure based on the UNHCR criteria; The European Asylum Procedure should replace the 28 national procedures;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that to take away the incentive to undertake the dangerous journey to Europe, refugees should be able to apply for a European humanitarian visa and asylum in the hot spots;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Calls for a fair distribution scheme of refugees between all Member States; considers that applications for asylum should be made to the EU and not to a specific member state; underlines that this should be based on a fair sharing of responsibility between Member States; stresses that the country of first arrival criteria should be removed from the Dublin regulation and replaced with a fair and mandatory distribution mechanism between Member States; indicates that this relocation mechanism should be based on objective criteria such as population, and GDP;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Urges the Commission and Council to establish a European Blue Card to manage economic migration for skilled and unskilled workers facilitated by the EURES network;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that EU development cooperation should continue to address the root causes of forced displacement by promoting peace, democracy and security, reducing poverty and inequality, strengthening basic services, addressing state fragility and promoting human rights and good governance, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16 in the new 2030 Agenda; calls therefor for the necessary analyses made per country of those root causes;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2342(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Urges the EU Council and Commission to engage with the US, Russia and the international community to develop a coherent strategy to defeat ISIS; stresses that this should be the start of a European Defence Union to protect Europe against future threats from other regional blocks or terrorists;

2016/10/20
Committee: AFET DEVE

2015/2315(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas a significant number of corporations operating in third countries are based in Europe, are owned by European corporations, have assets or goods in Europe or control other corporations in Europe; whereas there is a practice whereby European corporations outsource activities to local suppliers or use goods or services in their supply and production chains that have been produced or provided by other corporations in countries where human rights standards are lower or enforcement and victim protection are legally or factually lacking;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas a holistic approach to the way in which corporations abide by human rights standards globally is still lacking, and that this is allowing certain states and companies to circumvent such rules;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Carolina PUNSET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is deeply concerned at the human rights violations committed in third countries by EU corporations and business enterprises;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Javier NART, Louis MICHEL, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is deeply concerned at the human rights violations committed in third countries by corporations and business enterprises; reminds corporate actors of their responsibility to respect human rights throughout their global operations, regardless of where their users are located and independently of whether the host state meets its own human rights obligations;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Carolina PUNSET, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Reminds that EU corporations and business enterprises must effectively apply the principles of respect of human rights and rule of law contained in our treaties and, whenever found to have caused or contributed to human rights abuses, shall be prosecuted accordingly;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on companies to urgently integrate ~~the findings of their~~in their management process human rights due diligence ~~processes into~~and to transpose its findings into internal policies and procedures, with resources and authority assigned accordingly, and to communicate their commitment and actions externally, in order to identify, prevent and mitigate any negative human rights impact of their activities;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises the major importance of CSR and welcomes the growing use of instruments based on CSR and the self- commitment by corporations; strongly emphasises, however, that avoiding violations of human rights is not a matter of ~~charity or something to be done on a voluntary basis but a~~voluntary action but an ethical question and legal obligation on enterprises and their management, wherever they may act and whatever their size or industrial sector;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Renate WEBER, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that~~, if~~ when companies ~~find that they~~are found to have caused or contributed to harm, ~~they must~~all instruments must be used so that the companies provide for or participate in effective remedy processes for the individuals and communities affected;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2315(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Carolina PUNSET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that, if companies ~~find that they~~are found to have caused or contributed to harm, they must provide for or participate in effective remedy processes for the individuals and communities affected;

2016/04/28
Committee: AFET

2015/2275(INI)

Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the current situation of massive violation of Human Rights and the terrorist threat demands the establishment of Peace- enforcing missions prior to the peacekeeping of the areas in conflict;

2016/02/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2275(INI)

Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the EU and its Member States, as well as on other members of the international community, to assist with training (and its pertinent evaluations), equipment, logistic support, financial assistance and development of rules of engagement (RoE), encouraging and facilitating African states in full and continuing their commitment to the ASF; urges, in this regard, more active advocacy of the ASF in African capitals by Member State embassies and EU delegations;

2016/02/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2275(INI)

Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Insists that the EU, in supporting PSOs, should not act in isolation but should, rather, take full account of the contributions of other international actors, improve coordination with them and rapidity of response, and focus its efforts on certain priority countries, using the most appropriate and experienced Member and African States as lead nations;

2016/02/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2275(INI)

Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Considers that the EU should make a strong vigilance to the respect of human rights by members of the supported PSOs and , therefore, despite leaving justice in the hands of National Authorities, a real and effective accountability and vigilance of the EU should be established and guaranteed in order to make sure that justice is applied;

2016/02/25
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Michael GAHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as the Iran Nuclear Deal, was a notable achievement for European diplomacy in particular, and that Europe is now responsible for not simply ensuring its strict and full implementation, but ~~for maintaining the spirit of negotiations in a way that benefits the peoples of both Iran and the EU~~also should develop a broader agenda of EU- Iran relations addressing human rights, anti-corruption, energy policy, rules- based trade, environmental concerns and cultural relations;

2016/08/10
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Michael GAHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that EU-Iran relations should be developed based on a clear agenda and with the wellbeing of Iranian people at the heart of any policy, through multi- layered dialogue involving political, technical and people-to-people contacts; supports the opening of EU-Iran relations for the mutual benefit of both parties, based on a realistic assessment of common interests and differences, with a view to encouraging step-by-step expansion of cooperation in a climate of confidence-building, foremost for the benefit of the peoples of Iran and the EU which will require confidence-building; supports, in this regard, the Commission’s commitment to a renewed engagement with Iran based on ‘a dialogue of the four Cs’: a dialogue that is comprehensive in scope; cooperative in the fields where Iran and the EU have mutual interests; critical, open and frank in areas where Iran and the EU disagree but are looking for common ground; and that is overall constructive in tone and practice;

2016/08/10
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Insists on the importance of developing the parliamentary dimension of EU-Iran relations as part of the strategy for re-establishing mutual trust; reiterates its support, in this regard, for the proposal discussed between Parliament and the Majlis for an inter-parliamentary dialogue on counter-terrorism; welcomes the renewed political dialogue between the EU and Iran, including on human rights; recognises that while there is suspicion and mistrust on both sides, there is also a long history between many Member States and Iran and that Iran has a strong ambition to have good relations with Europe, which provides the potential for a relationship based on mutual trust and respect; reiterates that the EU does not seek to interfere in internal political choices in this country or in any other, but seeks cooperation based on mutual respect for international standards and principles; believes that the full normalisation of relations can only occur by means of regular and sustained dialogue and that the immediate priority should be to broaden the scope of EU-Iran relations in areas where there is common agreement to do so; believes, however, that the ultimate aim must be one of partnership between Iran and the EU;

2016/08/10
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recognises that differences exist between the EU and Iran on the use of the death penalty; nevertheless believes cooperation on anti-narcotics programmes and on the question of juvenile executions, in line with Iran’s own commitments, could provide a common agenda for addressing this question;deleted

2016/08/10
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that the cornerstone for EU relations is based on the respect for human rights and democratic principles;

2016/08/10
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Takes note of the fact that eliminating the death penalty for drug- related offences would drastically reduce the number of executions (up to 80 % according to Iranian estimates); c~~Calls for EU-Iran cooperation in the fight against drugs as a way of addressing the issue of executions in the country; calls on the Commission to provide technical assistance and administrative capacity- building for Iran to enable it to secure its borders with Afghanistan and Iraq in its fight against drug trafficking;

2016/08/10
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the EEAS to explore the possibility of establishing an institutional framework for cooperation with Iran~~, such as a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) or a Framework Agreement.~~;

2016/08/10
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Believes that the lifting of sanctions by the EU and the international community as laid down in the JCPOA is an important element ~~in demonstrating European good faith towards~~to impulse economic and social cooperation with Iran, as well as providing mutual economic benefit; calls for emphasis to be placed on the quality as well as on the quantity of investments, and for an initiative to assess whether new investments uphold the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights similar to that undertaken when sanctions were lifted in Myanmar/Burma;

2016/08/10
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Calls for a specific assessment of the impact of human rights when EU companies export telecoms, law- enforcement, IT, surveillance and other dual-use items;

2016/08/10
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Michael GAHLER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Expresses grave concern over the arrest of EU-Iranian dual-nationals upon their entering Iran, stresses that these arrests hinder the possibilities of people to people contacts;

2016/08/10
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Michael GAHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Calls on Iranian authorities to allow for Iranian diaspora in Europe to safely travel to their country of birth;

2016/08/10
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Michael GAHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Expresses concern about growing militarisation in the wider region and supports efforts towards greater arms control, non-proliferation, countering terrorism, while recognising legitimate defence concerns, but within a context of seeking to promote full respect for sovereignty of all countries in the region itself;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Michael GAHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)

21c. Underlines the need for Iran to play a meaningful role in ending the war in Syria;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Believes EU-Iran political dialogue should call on Iran to play a constructive role in solving the political crises in Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and Afghanistan, based on respect for international law and the sovereignty of these countries; calls, in this regard, for a model of EU diplomacy based on ~~political rather than religious differences and on~~ the principle of ensuring respect, safety and security for peoples in all countries in the Middle East, without exception;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Michael GAHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Welcomes Iran’s readiness to support the current efforts to bring stability to Iraq, and calls for additional efforts to bring all the militias operating in the country under the authority of the Iraqi army; welcomes Iran’s contribution to the fight against ISIS/Da’esh and recognizes its decisive contribution in Iraq, which halted ISIS/Da'esh's advance and recuperated territories subjected to jihadist terrorism; notes the agreement between Iran and Australia to share intelligence on the fight against ISIS/Da’esh;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on Iranian authorities to fully respect the universal human rights of all people, in particular the right to free expression online and offline;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on the Iranian authorities for the release of all prisoners of conscience;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Michael GAHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Calls on Iranian authorities to respect the rights of women and to eliminate any discriminatory measures in family-, criminal-, labour and other laws;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Michael GAHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26c. Calls for the release of all political prisoners;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Notes with concern that Iran has the highest level of death-penalty executions per capita in the world; stresses that eliminating the death penalty for drug- related offences would dramatically decrease the number of executions; welcomes, in this regard, the possibility that the newly-elected Majlis is considering legislation to exclude some drug-related offences from the list of crimes punishable with thurges Iran to eliminate death penalty;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Notes with concern that Iran has the highest level of death-penalty executions per capita in the world; stresses that ~~eliminating the death penalty for drug- related offences would dramatically decrease the number of executions; welcomes, in this regard, the possibility that~~the majority of these executions are for drug- related offences which is in contravention of international law; calls, in this regard, on the newly-elected Majlis ~~is considering~~to bring forward new legislation to e~~xclude som~~liminate drug- related offences from the list of crimes punishable with the death penalty;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Is deeply concerned about death sentences for crimes that are vaguely phrased -such as "enmity against God" or "spreading corruption on earth"-, blasphemy, homosexuality and adultery; urges, in this regard, the Government of Iran to sign and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1996, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Welcomes the fact that the adoption of the 2013 Islamic Penal Code and Iran’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child prohibits child executions and allows all juvenile offenders sentenced to death prior to 2013 to seek retrial; calls on Iran to ensure this prohibition is fully implemented and that all relevant offenders are made aware of this right; calls on Iran to declare a moratorium on the death penalty~~, at least for juvenile offenders~~;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls on Iran to live up fully to its commitments under the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the International Covenant on Political and Civil Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by ensuring the enjoyment by its citizens of individual rights without discrimination nor persecution as to sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, or other status, as provided for in these instruments; points out that this includes a basic right to equality before the law, as well as the right of equal access to education, health care and professional opportunities;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2274(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Welcomes President Rohani’s campaign promise to present a charter for citizens’ rights; underlines the importance of respecting the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary in providing the necessary legal certainty required for foreign direct investments to take place, whilst respecting international human rights standards and norms; calls on the EEAS and the Commission to work together with the Iranian authorities in areas such as judicial reform, reform of the prison system, government accountability, respect for the rule of law, citizens’ rights and the fight against corruption; believes that these measures will increase legal certainty in Iran and the country’s attractiveness to foreign investors while also benefiting Iranian citizens.;

2016/08/22
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

~~— having regard to Tunisia’s ‘Strategic Development Plan, 2016-2020’,~~deleted

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the final report of the EU Electoral observation mission for the legislative and presidential elections in Tunisia in 2014;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of March 10 2016, introducing emergency autonomous trade measures for Tunisia (COM(2015)0460 – C8-0273/2015 – 2015/0218(COD))

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas Tunisia has suffered several terrorist attacks in the last year; whereas Tunisia is an essential partner of the European Union in the fight against terrorism;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Urges the mobilisation and better coordination of substantial resources for support Tunisia; underlines that without increasing Tunisia's absorption capacity, its stability and good governance in the region, any prospect of reform will be put at risk;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on participants of the Deauville Partnership to fulfil pledge commitments; considers that the situation in Tunisia justifies the ~~launch of a real ‘Marshall Plan’ with appropriate~~better coordination of focused funding to support the consolidation of the democratic transition and foster investment and development in all sectors of the economy, in a comprehensive way; also calls upon the authorities of Tunisia to increase its efforts to enhance its absorption capacity for the financial assistance and consolidation efforts;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the continuation of technical and capacity-building support for civil society groups, since these have proven to be of fundamental importance for democratic transition and overall development, government accountability, and monitoring of respect for human rights, including the protection of women; whereas civil society organisations have a crucial role to play in Tunisia;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Deems it necessary that the Commission and the EEAS provide support for local elections (scheduled in October 2016) and an EU and EP monitoring mission, should it be requested by the Tunisian Government as it was already the case for the legislative and presidential elections in 2014; calls for strengthened support for municipalities in the framework of Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM), and by fostering the development of twinning projects in coordination with the Member States;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Whereas freedom of expression online and offline and freedom of assembly are indispensable pillars of a democratic and pluralistic society; whereas freedom of the press and media are vital elements for democracy and an open society;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Welcomes the start of the negotiations on an ambitious Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Tunisia; underlines that international trade is essential for the Tunisian economic, social and political development and stability;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Welcomes~~Encourages the early adoption of the Tunisian Strategic Plan for Development 2016-2020 and calls for its swift implementation with the adoption of regulatory frameworks aimed at facilitating the absorption of European support and of all international financial institutions; welcomes the adoption of the new investment code, which should create regulatory stability and facilitate investments, and the tax reforms; calls for the modernisation of the public administration, which should operate in an efficient and transparent way, thus greatly facilitating the implementation of projects and the better use of funds;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Recognises that Tunisian security is weakened among other reasons by the current internal situation in Libya; notes the building of a wall at the border with Libya; expresses concerns at the high number of Tunisian foreign fighters joining Daesh and other terrorist groups; underlines the necessity to reform the country’s intelligence services while respecting the rule of law and human rights conventions;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls for an increase in support for security sector reform in Tunisia and calls for swift implementation of the programmes currently in place; strongly calls on the Tunisian Ministry of the Interior, to support the reform of the security sector and also calls for the establishment of a national security adviser in Tunisia; calls for the Member States to share best practices in the security field in Tunisia;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivo VAJGL, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28 a. Welcomes the enhanced political dialogue between the EU and Tunisia in the fight against terrorism; reminds the importance of protecting human rights in the context of counter-terrorism measures.

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2273(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Urmas PAET, Norica NICOLAI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Louis MICHEL, Marietje SCHAAKE, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Welcomes the EU and the Tunisia Mobility Partnership signed in March 2014 and calls for its rapid implementation; calls for the s~~ignature of a visa waiver for~~wift negotiation of a readmission agreement between the EU and Tunisia; and notes that though mobility partnerships rely on national competences, they are included in the EU proposal within the ENP and recommends that Member States show their solidarity with Tunisia by facilitating visas for entrepreneurs, students, researchers etc.;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the EU and its Member States are by far the main funders of peace operations, while CSDP operations and missions ~~represent~~constitute only a small part of all funding; ~~regrets the very modest nature~~acknowledges the importance of CSDP interventions for achieving peace, while encouraging Member States to adopt a more pronounced stance towards the prevention of conflict and maintenance of sustainable peace in conflict-ridden zones; regrets the modest composition of CSDP interventions, especially the military ones, consisting mainly of ~~low-profi~~small-scale military training missions instead of substantial European contributions to peace-keeping and peace- enforcement;

2015/03/03
Committee: AFET BUDG

2015/2258(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the concrete measures and pragmatic solutions introduced recently by the Commission within the existing framework of financial rules in order to shorten financial procedures; deplores, however, the still significant delays in procuring essential equipment and services to the missions under the CSDP, partially due to the often slow process of adopting decisions by the Council, but also to a certain lack of flexibility of the financial rules, and the resulting negative effect on the missions’ functioning, and potentially on the safety of missions; recalls that the Court of Auditors already criticised this in its 2012 Special Report on the EU assistance to Kosovo related to the rule of law;

2015/03/03
Committee: AFET BUDG

2015/2258(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Takes the view that the permanent CSDP Warehouse, which currently only serves new CSDP civilian missions, should quickly be upgraded by enlarging its scope to include existing missions and by improving the availability of stored equipment~~, and that it s~~; proposes that the CSDP Warehouldse be managed by the future SSC;

2015/03/03
Committee: AFET BUDG

2015/2258(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for better military-civilian synergies where appropriate, notably in the areas of logistics, transport and the security of missions, while respecting the different chains of command and ~~the different nature~~clearly distinguishing between the natures, objectives and modes of functioning of civilian missions and military ~~miss~~operations;

2015/03/03
Committee: AFET BUDG

2015/2258(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Acknowledges that military operations are financed by the Member States outside the EU budget and that their common costs are covered by the Athena mechanism; underlines that Athena is crucial to the fast deployment of those operations and is an instrument of solidarity between Member States, as well as a major incentive, notably for those lacking financial resources, to contribute to CSDP operations; regrets, however, that the proportion of the common costs remains very low (a~~round~~pproximately 10-15 % of all costs) and that the ~~‘costs lie where they fall’ principle~~high proportion of nation-borne costs and responsibilities in military operations is counter to the principles of solidarity and burden- sharing, which further deters Member States from taking an active part; finds that the long-term financing of military missions should be ensured;

2015/03/03
Committee: AFET BUDG

2015/2258(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that transparency and accountability are essential requirements not only for democratic scrutiny but also for the adequate functioning, and the credibility, of missions carried out under the EU flag; welcomes the reporting mechanisms provided for by the interinstitutional agreement of 2 December 2013, such as the joint consultation meetings on CFSP and the quarterly reports on the CFSP budget; maintains that any improvement in the flexibility and efficiency of financing and undertaking missions and operations must not compromise the achieved positive developments with regard to transparency and accountability in CSDP interventions; calls on the Commission to make an extensive interpretation of Article 49 (1) (g) of the Financial Regulation and to propose specific lines for each civilian CSDP mission under the CFSP chapter;

2015/03/03
Committee: AFET BUDG

2015/2258(INI)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Takes the view that the next European Council on defence should ~~not waste an~~seize the opportunity to have a deep discussion and produce concrete proposals on reforming the financial arrangements for CSDP missions and operations; urges the Member States to deliver on the commitments undertaken at the European Council of December 2013;

2015/03/03
Committee: AFET BUDG

2015/2234(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Carolina PUNSET, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

– having regard to the 22n3rd meeting of the ASEAN-EU Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) held in Jakarta on 54 February 20156,

2016/02/29
Committee: AFET

2015/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

– having regard to the European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 July 2015 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on seafarers amending Directives 2008/94/EC, 2009/38/EC, 2002/14/EC, 98/59/EC and 2001/23/EC (COM(2013)0798 – C7-0409/2013 – 2013/0390(COD)),

2016/02/29
Committee: AFET

2015/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14

– having regard to the 267th ASEAN Summit held in Kuala Lumpur ~~and Langkawi~~ in Malaysia from 2618 to 2~~8 April~~2 November 2015,

2016/02/29
Committee: AFET

2015/2234(INI)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON, Carolina PUNSET, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Looks favourably upon the scoping procedure on a future Free Trade Agreement with the Philippines~~Welcomes the launch of negotiations on 22 December 2015 for a Free Trade Agreement with the Philippines (FTA) and looks favourably upon the first round of negotiations in the first half of 2016;

2016/02/29
Committee: AFET

2015/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Bearing in mind that the majority of the crew on many non-Community flagged vessels calling at European ports are Filipino, and bearing in mind the harsh and inhuman working conditions in which many of these seafarers live, calls on Member States not to allow these vessels to be received in European ports when the working conditions on board contravene the labour rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; urges, likewise, non-Community flagged vessels to guarantee their crews’ working conditions in accordance with international legislation and the rules laid down in the ILO and IMO;

2016/02/29
Committee: AFET

2015/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges the Council, the EEAS and the Commission to prioritise ~~the promotion of democratic transformation~~and engage proactively with the promotion and reinforcement of democracy, thereby providing a stronger bulwark against internal political, security and economic pressures and challenges;

2015/12/11
Committee: AFET

2015/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Regrets that the legal obligations vested in the PCAs to uphold democracy and the rule of law have not been observed in most cases, stresses that, although the PCAs fundamentally focus on trade, the respect for human rights and democracy must be at the core of the European Union strategy vis-a-vis the scope of cooperation envisaged on Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (PCAs) entailing the absolute application of the human rights and democracy clause, with the exception of limited and fragile progress in Kyrgyzstan;

2015/12/11
Committee: AFET

2015/2220(INI)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Deplores the ongoing Uzbek Government forced drafts of Uzbeks citizens, including the use of child labour, to work in abusive conditions in the cotton harvests, constraining the basic personal free will and freedoms;

2015/12/11
Committee: AFET

2015/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Considers education a crucial integrational pillar and a democratic, economic and social development enabler for all countries of Central Asia; urges the European Union, within the scope of the existing PCAs, to launch or reinforce educational programmes, as Erasmus +, that will promote a positive mobility to all EU and Central Asian students;

2015/12/11
Committee: AFET

2015/2220(INI)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

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 an unmonitored and ongoing nuclear contamination in the past decades, and the urgent action of 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;

2015/12/11
Committee: AFET

2015/2220(INI)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Is concerned that stalled and uneven socio-economic development, the lack of state transparency and consequent corruption, poor governance and a weak institutional framework, lack of respect for rule of law; unresolved ethnic issues and lack of prospects for orderly succession in the countries of Central Asia are sources of potential instability;

2015/12/11
Committee: AFET

2015/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Supports the EU’s long-term goal of transforming the nascent EU-Central Asia High Level Security Dialogue into a genuine cooperative forum aimed at cooperation in addressing common security challenges; highlights the importance and positive impact of regional cooperation programs as the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) and the Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP);

2015/12/11
Committee: AFET

2015/2104(INI)

Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is of the conviction that the economic and social dimension of the UN System must be substantially strengthened, and that this could be achieved through the establishment of a Sustainable Development Council as the main decision making body for all sustainable development related matters (based on the three pillars, social, economic and environmental), ensuring coordinated and efficient assessment of the needs, and adoption of necessary roadmaps, decisions and binding measures; stresses that this is necessary to effectively implement the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN Summit in September and to put forward the UN Post-2015 agenda for sustainable development, considering the role of culture to foster economic growth, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, peace and security;

2015/09/17
Committee: AFET

2015/2104(INI)

Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes that, besides promoting economic and social development in the world, the Sustainable Development Council should also be responsible for human well-being related matters; considers that the Sustainable Development Council should also be responsible for cultural sustainability, and the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions since culture is recognized as a key factor for building sustainable societies together with social, economic and environmental development, by integrating education, cultural diplomacy, protection of heritage, creative sector and scientific research in the policy-making approach;

2015/09/17
Committee: AFET

2015/2104(INI)

Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that the EU should take more advantage of partnerships with the UN Specialized Agencies, Funds, Programmes, Commissions and Committees both in enhancing its global goals and in solving its own problems, through the strengthening of the representation of the EU in the boards of the UN agencies, by giving voting rights to the EU as a whole, meaning as a single voice speaking on behalf of Member States;

2015/09/17
Committee: AFET

2015/2095(INI)

Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that millions of people are living in miserable conditions in the refugee camps in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and elsewhere and that a large share of the people trying to migrate to Europe are coming from these camps; considers that the improvement of conditions in refugee camps could play a major role in stemming the tide of migration;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Recalls that the root causes of migration must be tackled effectively by improving the living conditions in the countries where people are leaving from in order to find a better life in Europe; recalls that the most important task is to work for peaceful settlement of the armed conflicts in Africa and in the Middle East;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Is of the opinion that new high-level refugee camps should be established in Northern Africa and in the Balkans in cooperation with the countries concerned and the UNHCR; considers that in these camps the UNHCR experts should study individually the right for asylum and those who are accepted as refugees should be received by the Member States inside their national refugee quotas; others could be admitted ‘green cards’ in order to work in the Member States; insists that all Member States should have a national UNHCR quota and receive refugees within this quota;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Calls on the Commission and the Council to invite the United States, as a part of our transatlantic development policy cooperation, to work with us to stem the tide of migration through intensified development cooperation in Africa and in the Middle East and through effective assistance to the millions of people living in the refugee camps;

2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU’s neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, instability, wars, persecution, violations of human rights and natural disasters; Believes, therefore, that a three-pronged response should be established: (a) With regard to persons persecuted for political or social reasons, ~~violations of human rights and natural disast~~the relevant protocols on the reception of refugees should be applied through the allocation of ‘solidarity quotas’ within the EU. This means that all asylum seekers will be identified and registered in the country of first entry, and the current practice of refugees requesting asylum in their country of interest (generally Germany or Sweden) will not be permitted. (b) With regard to migratory flows arising from conflicts (e.g. in Syria, Libya and Iraq), the main factor is that the persons concerned are, owing to the nature of the conflict, ‘temporary refugees’ whose future should lie in their country of origin, to which they will return when circumstances permit (end of the conflict, security in their home country). This means that refugee camps with stable living conditions (in terms of sanitation, education, etc.) need to be constructed in neighbouring countries. At the same time, asylum applications should not be accepted from persons coming from countries in which conflicts are only localised (e.g. Nigeria and Mali). (c) With regard to economic migrants, such persons should be returned to their country of origin and the EU’s economic relations with those countries pegged to the logical requirement that they take back their own nationals. It must not be possible for persons entering the EU by legal means to find themselves in the same situation as persons who have done so by violating its borders;

2015/09/08
Committee: AFET

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and trafficking networks, to ensure the appropriate and requisite – and not just minimum – capacity building in the fields of asylum systems and border control, adapting to and differentiating between the various causes of these migratory flows, to provide protection for people in need, to develop frameworks for regular migration and mobility, and to put into force a humane and effective return policy for irregular migrants;

2015/09/08
Committee: AFET

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas climate change will bring about tens of thousands of migrants, and that we should be ready to tackle it better;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas the EU and Member States should continue to be committed to guaranteeing universal fundamental rights of refugees and guarantee the improvement of the basic conditions and living capacities of refugee camps in order to avoid the massive exit of migrants looking for better living conditions;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

D c. whereas migrants and refugees are subject to different status under international law, whereas migrants, especially economic migrants, choose to move in order to improve their lives, while refugees are forced to flee to save their lives or preserve their freedom

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with the effective management of external borders, with high common standards, effective exchange of information between Member States, and full respect for everyone’'s fundamental rights and obligations;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines that military operations should not be the predominate aspect of any holistic approach to migration and reiterates that Operation Sophia must not distract assets already deployed in the Mediterranean from saving lives at sea;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)

47 a. Considers that a screening of refugees at first point of entry should be made in order to determine whether the migrants have the perspective to successfully achieve the refugee status.

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)

47 b. States that migrants that have failed to obtain a positive assessment on successfully achieving the refugee status, and do not comply with the legal standards, should be denied access at the border and sent back to their country of origin.

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)

50 a. Strongly condemns the refusal by the countries of origin to admit back their nationals when the return process is initiated. Urges that such refusal means the immediate suspension of cooperation programs with the EU.

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77

77. Notes that the Commission is considering a revision of Council Directive 2002/90/EC defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence; takes the view that anyone who provides different forms of humanitarian assistance to those in need should not be criminalised and that Union law should reflect that principle;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88 a (new)

88a. Urges the European Union and the international community to join forces to provide a genuine response to the migration crisis which can come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, instability, generalised violence, wars, persecution, violations of human rights and natural disasters, as well as from acknowledging and understanding that the responses towards 1) economic migrants, 2) victims of social or political persecution and 3) war migrants should be different

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89

89. Reaffirms that the Union must adopt a long-term strategy to help counteract the ‘'push factors’' in third countries (persecution, conflict, generalised violence or extreme poverty), which, in many cases, force people into the hands of criminal smuggling networks, which they see as their only chance to reach the Union;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92 a (new)

92a. Highlights that among the many, one of the main root causes of massive migration is climate change and its impact in natural disasters. Alerts that massive fluxes produced by natural disasters will increase in the future. Calls the EU to create a real, global and effective regulation against climate change and to assure its implementation;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls upon Member States to cooperate and consistently support each other’s efforts to counter violent extremism, which can be conducive to terrorism, including through capacity building, coordination of plans and efforts, and sharing lessons learned;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Expresses the need to accelerate the implementation of existing measures, including UN Security Council resolutions (especially, UNSCR 2178/2014), both those adopted by the Council (June 2013) and those adopted by the Group of 9 (July 2014);

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

3c. Expresses the need to improve checks at the external borders of the Schengen area, under the existing legal framework, based on risk assessment;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Calls for international contributions to the UNDP-endorsed funding mechanism to facilitate immediate stabilization of areas cleared of Da'esh;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Expresses concern that without such action and without combating the root causes of terrorism and radicalisation leading to violence the phenomenon of fighters from Europe travelling to different locations to join jihadist extremist groups, as well as the security risk they present when returning to the EU, are likely to worsen in the years ahead; calls for an immediate review of current programmes in this field and a comprehensive study on the efficiency and proportionality of national and European actions to prevent and combat terrorism;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

1a. Emphasizes that terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality or civilization;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Encourages the EU to engage more with third countries on security issues and counter-terrorism, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa and in the Sahel, but also in the Western Balkans, including through new capacity building projects (e.g. border controls) with partners and better targeted EU assistance, while promoting measures to dissuade and disrupt foreign fighters' travel as well as to manage their return;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Wishes that EU strengthens its political dialogue with the League of Arab States, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, African Union and other relevant regional actors and coordination structures, such as the G5 Sahel;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Encourages the EU to conduct targeted and upgraded security and counter-terrorism dialogues with Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and the Gulf Cooperation Council; Cooperation with Turkey should also be enhanced in line with the General Affairs Council conclusions of December 2014;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Council to keep the EU ~~Syria and Iraq and Counter Terrorism/Foreign Fighters Strategy, adopted on 20 October~~Regional Strategy for Syria and Iraq as well as the ISIL/Da'esh threat, adopted recently on 16 March 20145, under constant review, in the light of the developing security situation in the EU’s southern neighbourhood, alongside other initiatives such as the Commission’s Radicalisation Awareness Network;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Council to keep the EU Syria and Iraq and Counter- Terrorism/Foreign Fighters Strategy, adopted on 20 October 2014, under constant review, in the light of the developing security situation in the EU’s southern neighbourhood, alongside other initiatives such as the Commission’s Radicalisation Awareness Network; calls on further obligations to be introduced for Member States, so that they mandatorily share information related to serious crimes and terrorism through a SIS reporting;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that in the context of the current revision of the ENP, the security dimension and the capacity of ENP tools to contribute to improving partners resilience and capabilities to provide for their own security with respect for the rule of law, must be strengthened;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Encourages the EU to launch further capacity-building projects and activities with interested MENA countries addressing law enforcement, criminal justice, security sector reform, including crisis infrastructure, crisis and emergency response, border control and aviation security, strategic communication, radicalisation, dealing with the foreign terrorist fighters threat, recruitment and financing of terrorism, paying due regard to international human rights standards, in close cooperation with Europol, Eurojust, Frontex and CEPOL;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Supports greater international cooperation and information sharing from national intelligence services, to identify EU citizens who are at risk of becoming radicalised and travelling to join jihadist extremist groups; further calls for enhanced cooperation between the EU, its Member States, and third countries to divert European citizens from this course of action and to intercept them at the point of exit;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5.a Calls on the European Commission to support Member States in addressing the underlying factors of radicalisation and extremism, designing prevention strategies which encompass the fields of education, social integration, fight against discrimination, intercultural and inter- religious dialogue;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Invites the HR/VP and the Commission to continue to ensure sufficient funds and coherent use of instruments to address the threats of terrorism and more effectively from early warning to early action;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Welcomes the deployment of security/counter-terrorism experts in a number of key EU Delegations to strengthen their capacity to contribute to European counter-terrorism efforts and to liaise more effectively with relevant local authorities, while further building-up of counter-terrorism capacity within the EEAS;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Calls upon members states to intensify cooperation with key countries within the framework of EU agencies such as Frontex, Eurojust and Europol and develop frameworks for information exchange and ways for the EU agencies to engage more strategically with the countries in the region to strengthen law enforcement and judicial cooperation;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2063(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART, Urmas PAET, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Notes ~~with concern~~ that some Member States are assessing the potential for recruiting former foreign fighters to assist in deradicalisation programmes; believes that deradicalisation programmes can be important tools to reduce recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations; calls on Member States to proceed cautiously when introducing such programmes, especially where cooperation is linked to immunity from prosecution;

2015/07/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the consolidation of EU Africa relations - 1.5 billion people, 80 countries, two continents, one future (COM(2010) 634 final)[1], [1] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52010DC0 634

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

- having regard to the joint declaration made at the Lisbon Summit on 9 December 2007 on 'The Africa-EU Strategic Partnership: A Joint Africa-EU Strategy' [1], [1] http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/c ms_data/docs/pressdata/en/er/97496.pdf: The Joint Africa-EU Strategy is centred on eight thematic partnerships: peace and security; democratic governance and human rights; trade, regional integration and infrastructure; the Millennium Development Goals; energy; climate change; migration, mobility and employment; and science, information society and space.

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)

- having regard to Decision No 472/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the European Year for Development (2015)[1], [1] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014D04 72

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 c (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace,

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 d (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 233/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation for the period 2014-2020,

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 e (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 232/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument,

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 f (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 234/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries,

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 g (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 235/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a financing instrument for democracy and human rights worldwide,

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 h (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union’s instruments for financing external action,

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Charles GOERENS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

- having regard to the High-Level Task Force for the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) policy considerations for financing sexual and reproductive health and rights in the post-2015 era 1 a; ________________ ________________ 1a http://icpdtaskforce.org/resources/HLTFF inancingSRHRBrief.pdf

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas 2015 is a crucial year for global development efforts; whereas, with the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and an agreement on global climate action, both to be valid until 2030, it is a pivotal year for responding to what are global challenges, both now and to come, and provides an historic opportunity to pave the way for a more prosperous and more just world;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas development makes sense only if it is based on local know-how; whereas every country has a distinctive economic potential which must be safeguarded and developed;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Charles GOERENS, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD), which will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 13 to16 July 2015, must create the necessary conditions for financing and implementing the post-2015 agenda, and whereas the success of the post-2015 agenda will be determined by the level of ambition demonstrated at that conference;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas there can be no sustainable development without peace and without security;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas climate change represents an unprecedented danger to the populations of developing countries; whereas their subsistence activities are under threat; whereas the living conditions of people in small island states are very much deteriorating as a result of the increase in extreme weather events;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas regional integration is important as an engine for economic growth and development and as an instrument for consolidating peace in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

~~G. whereas developing countries’ potentials for domestic resource mobilisation are significant, but there are limits to what countries can accomplish on their own;~~deleted

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas it is essential to introduce tax systems in developing countries which are based on citizens' ability to pay and on a fair return for transparent exploitation of natural resources;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas many less developed countries are vulnerable, or have been made vulnerable, as a result of external events such as armed conflicts, epidemics such as Ebola, and natural disasters, and whereas they need greater support;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas there is an urgent need to introduce a robust health system in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)

Hd. whereas, through development assistance, the principle of ownership must be applied to a greater extent in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)

He. whereas culture is a genuine vehicle for economic growth, education, development and democracy; whereas it is an antidote to any retreat into narrow nationalism, to racism and to economic, financial and social exclusion; whereas it projects a universal vision of mankind by bolstering fundamental values and human rights, in particular the right to freedom of expression;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas it is important to ensure legal certainty for investments in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)

Ib. whereas the EU has adopted a platform to fund external action, EUBEC[1], so as to experiment with blending at European level; [1] EUBEC is an atypical, hybrid structure functioning as a Council group, given its strategic scope, and as an advisory committee, from an institutional perspective, given that it is co-chaired by the Commission (jointly by DG ECFIN (Economic and Financial Affairs) and by DG DEVCO (International Cooperation and Development Coopération)) and by the European External Action Service. Its Policy Group is made up of the Member States and the European Parliament. The European Investment Bank (EIB), the International Financial Institutions (IFI) and the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) are invited to attend meetings, depending on the agenda. The Technical Groups are made up of the Member States, the EIB, the IFI, the EDFI, and private consortia, businesses or foundations/NGOs.

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ia. whereas it is important to promote the use of banking services in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas any development project must be sustainable, and whereas the aim must be not to finance structures, but, rather, to create an environment potentially benefiting populations;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)

Kb. whereas the necessary quid pro quo for all projects funded by the EU, on the part of the country concerned, is to undertake to keep those projects going;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)

Kc. whereas practice shows that some countries receiving assistance soon cease to meet their obligation to keep funded projects going, and whereas projects are abandoned and therefore have no local impact;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Recital K d (new)

Kd. whereas development assistance and corruption are totally mutually incompatible;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Charles GOERENS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Urges that the provision of EU development aid and that of its Member States should not be subject to restrictions imposed by other partner donors;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Encourages developing countries to engage in regional integration and to sign definitive economic partnership agreements so as to facilitate the free movement of capital, persons, goods and services, promote South-South trade, support economic growth and facilitate the integration of developing countries into global trade;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Points out that some funding sources may have catastrophic consequences for a country, its population and its real economy; underlines the fact that some agrifood sector funds encourage the practice of land grabbing, involving, in some cases, the unlawful expropriation of land, without appropriate compensation, from traditional rural, nomadic and poor communities[1]; points out that some financing arrangements, such as those under Islamic funds applying the Shariah compliance principle, may wreck sustainable development goals, such as gender equality, and that others may aid illegal activities, such as terrorism; [1] Cf. European Parliament resolution on Tanzania, notably the issue of land grabbing (2015/2604(RSP)).

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Stresses the need to lay down a legal framework for making blending (PPP) more effective and more transparent, back the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), and make sure that concessional loans in connection with blending ensure the best possible use of natural resources;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Insists that organisations, businesses or foundations involved in development financing comply with international transparency standards, ILO and WHO standards and international human rights law;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the EU and its Member States to promote an aid effectiveness agenda by reducing aid fragmentation through greater coordination between different aid mechanisms and donors; calls for the EU and its Member States to back capacity- building by providing support for training in financing techniques, banking and insurance products, the use of new technologies, and management;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls for an immediate halt to any type of EU funding for recipient countries with a track record of projects abandoned on no reasonable and clear grounds;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Urges the Commission to support developing countries by increasing their capacities in the fields of fiscal administration, financial governance and management of public finances, and to encourage them to establish funds for the redistribution of natural resources;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Encourages developing countries to establish political and legal frameworks conducive to the development of the use of bank accounts and digital payment services; encourages them also to inform and train their people concerning the use of banking products and services and of credit insurance, and to place the emphasis on products which primarily benefit the poor, women and other vulnerable groups;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Stresses the need to create guarantee funds which can be resorted to in the event of a financial crash affecting the real economies of developing countries, to regulate banking products, to create continental rating agencies and to guarantee the independence of the courts;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for greater financing of research and development in science, technology and innovation in developing countries and for the establishment of systems to protect private data;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Culture and development

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Stresses the importance of protecting the cultural heritage as a resource which is non-renewable, irreplaceable and non- interchangeable; stresses the need to develop and promote cultural tourism in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Stresses the importance of supporting culture as an important educational tool which favours the sharing of knowledge and its transmission from generation to generation;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Stresses the importance of recognising artists as contributors to development; stresses that artistic activities generate a significant proportion of financial resources;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)

15d. Stresses the importance of protecting and developing creative industries, which are powerful levers for economic growth; recalls that creativity underlies innovation, which in turn is at the heart of development and economic growth;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)

15e. Calls on the Commission to incorporate cultural diversity in all parameters of its development programmes and to advocate at international level that culture should be recognised as a full instrument of development in the post-2015 framework;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses the importance of establishing favourable conditions for private enterprise in developing countries; calls for alignment of the private sector with the sustainable development goals through appropriate partnerships, financial instruments, incentives and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR);

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Stresses the importance of supporting the emergence of organisations representing workers and employers and encouraging consultation between these organisations;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Stresses the need to promote the provision to undertakings of instruments for information, training and advice platforms essential to their development;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)

16d. Encourages support for the emergence and development of SMEs developed by local economic operators, and recommends assigning priority to undertakings which create jobs, particularly processing undertakings;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)

16e. Stresses that, in order to impart long- term impetus to the economy, it is essential to give young people and women access to credit to support start-ups;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)

16f. Stresses the social cohesion role played by the collective entrepreneurship of producers’ associations in preventing ethnic and religious conflict;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to support increased access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises in developing countries, placing the emphasis on projects undertaken by women and orphans who are heads of family;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for more effective and innovative cooperation in migration policy between origin and destination countries; encourages the development of skills clusters, which will make it possible to repatriate the skills of diasporas;draws attention to the significant and growing financial flows represented by remittances from the diaspora, and supports the creation of diaspora funds; calls for further efforts to bring down transfer costs, as remittances are an important source of financing for development;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Budget support

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Recalls that budget support is the best instrument to enable each country to fully take control of its own development;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Stresses that budget support enables recipient countries to decide their own priorities, make political choices and be genuine architects pursuing the attainment of economic and social goals, that budget support imparts meaning to the political dialogue between partners with equal rights and obligations, and enables the recipient to escape from the relationship of dependence on the donor;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Stresses the importance of defining cross-cutting sustainable development objectives such as security, gender equality and greater autonomy for women; stresses the need to incorporate the new objectives which have been ignored by previous managers, such as promoting and exploiting culture as an instrument of development;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Reinforcing the health system

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Stresses the need for developing countries to assign priority in their budget funding to establishing sound health systems, constructing sustainable health infrastructure and providing basic services and quality care;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Recalls the importance of increasing research capacities to combat disease through global epidemiology, affording access to vaccines, improving the sexual and reproductive health of women and establishing social security systems and mutual societies concerned with health in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26c. Supports the idea of launching a ‘Marshal Plan’ for health;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)

26d. Urges the Commission to submit as soon as possible a programme for establishing universal health cover, which will guarantee the mutualisation of health risks;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 e (new)

26e. Peace and security

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 f (new)

26f. Stresses the need for sustainable financing of programmes for the consolidation of peace and the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 g (new)

26g. Stresses the importance of supporting an effective and lasting antiterrorist policy in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 h (new)

26h. Stresses the need to support reforms in the security sector to protect people and to render investments secure in developing countries;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 i (new)

26i. Stresses the need for the European Union to acquire its own military capability in order to keep the peace;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 j (new)

26j. Urges the Commission to support the development of regional systems for managing conflicts, such as the African Rapid Response Force;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Sophia IN 'T VELD, Louis MICHEL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Charles GOERENS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls for an agreement at the Addis Ababa conference on a robust monitoring and accountability framework for effective follow-up of the implementation of the SDG commitments and objectives; calls for an international initiative to improve the quality of statistics, data and information, including data and information on age, gender and income; asks all parties to ensure transparent and efficient implementation of aid and financing in line with human rights and gender equality obligations, in particular by signing and effectively implementing the provisions of the UN Convention against Corruption;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Calls on the Commission to assess the state of implementation of projects financed in the past in any country which is a potential recipient of European aid and to block any financing where projects have been abandoned without justification;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Calls on the Commission to undertake exhaustive monitoring of the implementation of each of its development aid initiatives;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2044(INI)

Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Jozo RADOŠ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)

27c. Calls on the Commission to require every recipient country to establish an effective, efficient and assessable programme to combat corruption;

2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2015/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that while the December 2013 European Council failed to provide an adequate response to this situation, it nevertheless outlined a number of lines of action and committed to reviewing progress in June 2015; stresses that despite ~~the limited ambition and~~ further worsening of the security environment both internally and to the east and south of the EU, no real progress has been made in addressing the current security challenges and threats; urges the European Council and the Member States to prioritize the development of a credible and effective CSDP;

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard to the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances of 5 December 1994,

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas prior to the illegal annexation, Russian land and air forces in Crimea were ~~minimal and~~present in the region and were then already concerned ~~mainly~~ with the defence of Sevastopol – main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet – and two adjacent naval bases; whereas through a military build-up in Crimea and in the Black Sea Basin following the annexation, Russia has moved to create an offensive joint striking force comprising the navy and land and air forces;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Russia has accelerated the expansion and modernisation of the Black Sea Fleet following the annexation; whereas the Black Sea Fleet modernisation plan is one of the most ambitious parts of the Russian State Arms Procurement programme for 2011-2020, while the upgrading of the Russian fleet is still below that of the American fleet globally; whereas in December 2014 the Russian Government approved a new military doctrine which considers NATO as a main security threat to Russia;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas Turkey is a NATO ally, a naval power, an active regional foreign policy player and a key partner for the EU, not least in matters concerning energy and border security; whereas Turkey’s strategic location is also of high relevance to the other major threat facing both NATO and the EU, the self-proclaimed Daesh (Islamic State); whereas Turkey, despite considering Russia’s annexation of Crimea to be illegal, has not clearly expressed its position on it or its consequences;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas Russia and Turkey have reached an agreement on the route for the new gas pipeline that will carry Russian gas to Europe passing through Russia, Turkey and Greece, a Member State of the European Union;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes ~~with concern that the annexation of Crimea has precipitated a significant change in the strategic landscape of the Black Sea Basin and the adjacent area; warns that by occupying the entire penin~~that by occupying the entire peninsula Russia’s position has not varied excessively from the position it had previously in the area and considers that it would be disquieting to say that as a resula,t Russia has gained a ~~very important~~ launching pad facing both west (Transnistria and the Danube Mouths), the Balkans and south (the Eastern Mediterranean), where it has established a permanent naval task force~~, and that the illegal annexation of Crimea offers Russia a ‘southern Kaliningrad’, another outpost directly bordering on NATO, this time at s~~; notes that given the times in which we live, with nuclear and conventional strategic weapons, the annexation of Crimea has not signified a dramatic change in the strategic landscape of the Black Sea Basin and the adjacent area;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that the ~~change in the~~present strategic landscape, and the ~~evolving~~ military situation in the Black Sea Basin, acannot be considered indicative of broader, systemic challenges to European security; believes, however, that the EU and the Member States must ~~have a security response to these challenges~~closely monitor this situation from a security standpoint;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Is deeply concerned about~~Notes the current defensive and offensive military build-up of Russia in the Black Sea, and the planned expansion and modernisation of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, involving the addition of six new modern diesel submarines of the Rostov-on-Don type and six new frigates of the Admiral Grigorovich type; ~~note~~recalls that the positioning of offensive air force assets, and the upgrading of Crimean military infrastructures, will ~~enhance Russia’s offensive military posture and its ability to project power beyond its territory~~nevertheless continue to be far below the upgrading of the American fleet globally and do not represent a truly significant change;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes with concern that Russia has considerably bolstered its air and naval defences in the Black Sea Basin, deploying new naval defence (anti-ship) missiles (with a range of 600 km, able to reach the Bosphorus) and ensuring that Russian fighter planes control about three quarters of the Black Sea Basin airspace (by practically tripling the number of airports in Crimea); notes, in this regard, that Russia has bolstered its capabilities in both strategic and tactical terms: strategically, long-range bombers, capable of carrying cruise missiles, and reconnaissance aviation operating close to the western shores of the Black Sea, can penetrate deep into Central Europe; tactically, two naval infantry brigades – potentially supported by Mistral-type helicopter carriers – pose a significant potential landing threat;deleted

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that potential Russian deployment of dual-capable weapon systems in Crimea place in doubt Russia’s good intentions when it comes to achieving progress on the multilateral nuclear disarmament agenda in the forthcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty review, undermining the efforts already made in that direction;deleted

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regards the recent close overflights by Russian fighter aircrafts of NATO warships and exploration platforms in the Black Sea as a ~~clear~~possible indication of a more aggressive Russian posture in the Black Sea Basin and warns of a heightened risk of escalation; considers that more could be achieved with a toning down of language and the use of ‘soft diplomacy’ by the parties to the conflict as well as the external actors than with the high level of military air traffic between the two countries;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is deeply concerned by the extremely serious situation in eastern Ukraine – where war is leading to the destabilisation of Ukraine and the region as a whole ~~– including the apparent move to establish a land corridor linking Russian territory with Crimea through separatist-controlled territory along the western shore of the Azov Sea (Mariupol)~~;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Condemns the fact that Russia is providing direct and indirect support to the separatist actions, thereby facilitating the continuation of war; is concerned by the reports of war crimes committed both in the region controlled by Russia-backed separatists~~; urges Russia~~ and in the Ukrainian part by means of funding from the oligarchs; urges both countries to use ~~its~~their influence to halt hostilities;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Believes that, in the event that Russia does not honour the Minsk ceasefire agreement, and continues the destabilisation of eastern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea, the sanction regime should be continued ~~and even strengthened~~;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Is concerned that the benefits of oil and gas exploitation and transportation in the Black Sea are increasingly dependent on the level of militarisation triggered by the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia and the subsequent build-up of its capabilities in the area;deleted

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on Russia to respect the rights of the local population in Crimea, especially the native Crimean Tatars, thousands of whom have left their homeland for fear of persecution and have sought refuge in other regions in Ukraine; also recalls the thousands of Tamil refugees who have fled from Donetsk in the direction of Russia and calls on Russia to respect their rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

~~18. Calls on the Ukrainian Government to use all means at its disposal to investigate and prosecute war crimes committed on its territory;~~deleted

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses the critical importance of coordinating with NATO ~~and the United States~~ as the Black Sea Basin is a key component of Euro-Atlantic security; welcomes the commitment of NATO to support regional efforts of Black Sea littoral states aimed at ensuring security and stability; calls on the OSCE to enlarge the scope of its efforts related to Black Sea security;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the commitment by NATO member states to collective security and the Article 5 of the Washington Treaty; welcomes the NATO Wales Summit decision on strategic reassurance measures and the Readiness Action Plan, important elements for the security of the most affected NATO member states; calls on NATO to continue to develop its cyber and missile defence capabilities, including in the Black Sea region, and to develop contingency plans for deterring and countering asymmetric and hybrid warfare; notes, however, that Turkey, NATO’s principal member in the area, has not yet defined its position on this matter;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that NATO should preserve its general naval and air ~~superiority~~presence in the Black Sea Basin ~~and maintain its capacity to monitor the area~~;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2015/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that President Xi Jinping is trying to give a new attractive face to Chinese politics through an attitude of openness and to impress world leaders by projecting both accessibility and powerful self-confidence; points out, however, that President Xi is not the new attractive face of Chinese politics for the country's civil rights activists, lawyers, journalists, bloggers and academics, who find their freedom curbed in a way not seen since decades; observes that China´s human rights record remains a matter of serious concern;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

2015/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Chinese authorities to make every effort to develop a genuine dialogue with the Uighur community, and to protect the cultural identity of the Uighur population;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

2015/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Draws Beijing's attention to the indispensable role of the US and the EU with regard to China's modernisation goals~~, given its support for Putin against the West~~;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

2015/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Notes that China still carries out the greatest number of executions worldwide and emphasises once again that abolition of the death penalty contributes to the enhancement of human dignity and the progressive development of human rights;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

2015/2003(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Deplores the often discriminatory treatment of religious and ethnic minorities in China;

2015/09/18
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

– having regard to its previous resolutions on the European Neighbourhood Policy of 20 November 2003 on relations with our neighbours to the east and south6 , of 20 April 2004 on wider Europe – new neighbourhood policy7 , of 19 January on the European Neighbourhood Policy8 , of 15 November 2007 on strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy9 , of 20 May 2010 on the need for an EU strategy for the South Caucasus, of 7 April 2011 on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy – Eastern dimension10 , of 7 April 2011 on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy – Southern dimension11 , of 14 December 2011 on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy12 , of 23 October 2013 on the European Neighbourhood Policy: towards a strengthening of the partnership: EP's position on the 2012 reports13 , and of 12 March 2014 on assessing and setting priorities for EU relations with the Eastern Partnership countries14 , __________________ 6 Texts adopted, P5_TA(2003)0520. 7 Texts adopted, P5_TA(2004)0278. 8 Texts adopted, P6_TA(2006)0028. 9 Texts adopted, P6_TA(2007)0538. 10 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0153. 11 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0154. 12 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0576. 13 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0446. 14 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0229.

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Jozo RADOŠ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ivo VAJGL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) was created to strengthen the European Union's (EU) partnerships with neighbouring countries in order to develop an area of shared stability, security and prosperity as underlined in Article 8 of the TEU; whereas the objective remains the same;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the Commission together with the Council and the European Parliament has tried to reshape the ENP so as to address its flaws, in particular after the Arab Spring; whereas this was reflected in the new financing instrument for the ENP for 2014-2020 – the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI);

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Jozo RADOŠ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the objectives of the Neighbourhood Policy can better be achieved if it is conceptually split in its two dimensions -- the Eastern Partnership and the Southern Neighbours should be separated and allowed to develop in their own distinct direction;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Jozo RADOŠ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ivo VAJGL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas freer trade remains of the fundamental importance to the partner countries and the EU itself;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the importance and timeliness of the review of the ENP; emphasises that the revised ENP should be able to provide a quick and adequate response to the situation on the ground, while also putting forward a long-term ~~vision for develop~~investment with the neighbouring countries based on lessons learned and, in particular, addressing the lack of reactivity while preserving pre~~lations with~~dictability; expresses its deep concern over the lack of EU initiatives to engage in the solution of "frozen conflicts" in the neighbouring countries;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes in the continued value of its initially stated objective of creating an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, based on the founding values and principles of the Union, through a deep structural transformation in the neighbouring countries through assistance in the structural reforms required; stresses therefore the need to go back to basics and bring this objective back to the top of the agenda;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Jozo RADOŠ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ivo VAJGL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that the fundamental challenge of the ENP lies in delivering tangible and concrete improvements to the citizens of the partner countries - through easier travel rules and visa facilitation and liberalisation, economic opportunities from freer trade and commercial cooperation, and political stability through a long-term focus on democracy, the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that respect for the universal fundamental values of human rights, rule of law and democracy on which the EU is founded must remain at the core of the revised policy, as stated in Article 2 of every international agreement between the EU and third countries;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that the objectives of the Neighbourhood Policy can better be achieved if it is conceptually split in its two dimensions - the Eastern Partnership and the Southern Neighbours should be separated and allowed to develop in their own distinct direction; instructs the Commission to make this division a central theme of the ENP review and in fact present two separate policy frameworks as the result of the on-going review;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges that short-, medium- and long- term priorities and strategic objectives be defined, bearing in mind that the ENP should aim to create a different ~~levels of~~iated approach to cooperation in different areas among and with the ENP countries; stresses that in defining its approach the EU should look at its priorities and those of the individual countries concerned, ~~toge~~while taking into account their ~~with their~~political ambition and level of development, considering the interests of society on the whole and not only those of the political elite;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets the limited resources allocated to the EU's cooperation with its partners within its neighbourhood, notably in comparison with other stakeholders; calls on the Commission to strengthen analytical capacities of the EU on the process in and around Neighbourhood, by, inter alia, allocating such analytical tasks and, accordingly, bigger resources to the EU think tanks such as European Endowment for Democracy (EED) and others;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that the mid-term review of the external financial instruments should take into account the review of the revised policy, and that the ENI should therefore reflect the ambition of making the ENP more flexible, predictable and responsive to changing and challenging situations on the ground;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. NStresses that enlargement and neighbourhood policies are separate policies with different objectives; notes that the ENP should deploy its own methodology and tools, which correspond to the level of ambition and goals that the different ENP countries aspire to in their relations with the EU;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. CStresses that the EU should take into account interests and needs of the EU and its neighbours, neighbours' commitment to reforms, the level of ambition of the partnership as well as different challenges and the geopolitical environment; calls on the Commission to focus on sectors identified together with its partners, in which progress and ~~universal~~comprehensive added value can be achieved, and to gradually expand cooperation based on progress and ambitions;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that enlargement and neighbourhood policies are separate policies with different objectives; reiterates, however, that European countries within the ENP can apply for membership if they satisfy the criteria and conditions of admission under Article 49 TEU;deleted

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Jozo RADOŠ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ivo VAJGL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

Support for democracy, judicial reform, rule of law, state building and institutional capacity- building

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers support for democracy, the rule of law, state building and human rights to be central to the ENP as expressed in art 2 of every international agreement between the EU and third countries; stresses that the EU should be willing to offer incentives and know-how to help overcome the social challenges and economic costs of undertaking democratic reforms; considers essential that the ENP provides the adequate instruments to facilitate endogenous reforms; calls the EU to closely monitor the compliance with clauses on democracy and human rights in all agreements concluded by the EU with third countries; thus, reiterates its call for the systematic inclusion of binding, enforceable and non-negotiable human rights clauses in the EU's international agreements, and their full application;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses the need to implement conditionality in relation to reform processes; emphasises that the EU cannot compromise its fundamental values and should avoid creating double standards; stresses that countries that are making progress in implementing reforms leading to long term political, economic and social developments and following European policy should be granted more substantial EU commitment and support;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Jozo RADOŠ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ivo VAJGL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that security and stability are basic concerns in the neighbourhood and that current developments in the region call for a strong security component in the ENP, with adequate policy tools, which hasve regrettably been missing to date;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Jozo RADOŠ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ivo VAJGL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for closer coordination between the ENP and wider Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) activities, addressing with one voice the different aspects of the security of ENP countries and of the EU; calls for maintaining the ENP coherence with the EU Security Strategy; welcomes the Eastern partners' in-kind contributions to the EU-led operations and missions worldwide;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for the revised policy to support partner countries in building proper and strong state structures to deal with security issues, such as effective law enforcement, terrorism, intelligence and security, which should be accompanied by proper parliamentary oversight; stresses that the EU should engage in areas such as security sector reform;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls on the EU to focus on capacity building for border control of the association partner countries in order to prevent increasing levels of irregular immigration, smuggling and all kinds of trafficking, while fostering ways to promote prosperity and stability within its borders;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Calls on the EU to make clear distinction between asylum seekers due to persecution and irregular immigrants due to economic reasons; the former should be assured on the base of EU basic values, such as equality, gender balance and secularism, while acting decisively with reference to the latter, fostering the implementation of return mechanisms to the countries of origin;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses the need to actively promote and assist in the peaceful settlement of conflicts in the region, using different effective and adequate tools and instruments, on the basis of the added value they may provide – such measures include its EU Special Representatives, confidence-building programmes and CSDP missions; believes that greater security in the region could be achieved by enhanced security and defence cooperation with the associated partners and with neighbouring countries, such as the Sahel, via CSDP missions;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. ~~Underlines the importance of the role of multilateral assemblies, such as EuroNest and PA-UfM,~~Notes that multilateral organizations, including their assemblies, such as EuroNest and PA-UfM, have showed a lack of flexibility and reaction, failing to deliver the expected results to the radical changing situations in the neighbouring countries; underlines, nevertheless, their important role as fora for political dialogue and a tool for fostering ownership of the Neighbourhood Policy and strongly encourages them to increase their engagement in an adequate manner;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Jozo RADOŠ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ivo VAJGL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Emphasises the need to build strong partnerships with neighbouring countries; stresses the importance of ensuring that the ENP is ~~part of the EU's broader external policy and of taking into account the other strategic players that have influence on the neighbourhood – the ‘neighbours of~~a framework of cooperation between the EU and partners while acknowledging the broader geographical context of our neighbours and their relations with their neighbours~~' –~~ as well as international and regional organisations;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Jozo RADOŠ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ivo VAJGL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Stresses that the EU should realistically consider the different policy options that its partners face and how to build bridges with their neighbours on different levels and how to address the foreign policy of third countries in its neighbourhood ensuring that it is for the EU and its sovereign partners to decide on how they want to proceed with their relations;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Jozo RADOŠ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ivo VAJGL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls for the EU to explore and identify, together with its partners, priorities for strengthened cooperation and integration in different policy fields, such as economic development, infrastructure and regional development, digital economy, strategic communication, transport interconnections, the environment, competition policies, SMEs, migration, security, energy and energy efficiency, science, education and cultural heritage, with the aim of creating an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Notes that high unemployment, social exclusion and poverty, lack of free access to pluralistic culture and information, fundamental freedoms, (in particular, opinion, freethinking and media), and high levels of corruption, combined with the low political participation of women, are root causes of instability, ; demands de~~mands~~eper and stronger engagement beyond the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTAs), with an active role of SME's; notes the lack of regional economic cooperation between EU neighbouring countries and calls for the establishment of sub-regional initiatives in order to increase the trade exchanges among them;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Jozo RADOŠ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Ivo VAJGL, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Calls on the Commission to explore and offer to the ENP countries different levels of participation, cooperation and engagement in its policies, programmes and agencies, such as in EUROPOL, customs management and the Energy Community in the fields of fighting against human trafficking, economic and cross-border crimes;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Emphasises that the action plans, established in close partnership with the authorities of the partner countries, should focus on a limited number of realistic priorities to be implemented and that their implementation should be assessed on a regular basis, with policy options which could be commonly agreed;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2002(INI)

Javier NART, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Calls on the EU to strengthen its ~~capacity to counter misinformation and propaganda campaigns against the EU and its Member Stat~~visibility in order to show clearly the EU's support and engagement with the partner countries;

2015/05/13
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in reaction to and despite Russia’s ~~aggression against Georgia and~~ violation of itGeorgia´s territorial integrity in 2008, the EU opted for an increased cooperation model as a way to ~~appease~~continue the engagement with Russia; whereas, in line with this, rather than taking restrictive measures, a series of ~~generous~~ initiatives for deeper cooperation – such as the common spaces, the Partnership for Modernisation, the negotiations on a New EU-Russia Agreement, and the Human Rights dialogue – have been launched or deepened;

2015/03/31
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas Russia has – by illegally annexing Crimea and w~~aging an undeclared war against Ukraine, with the direct participation of Russian military units, and by~~ith the direct and indirect support and backing from the Russian military and security services, deliberately destabilising this neighbouring sovereign and independent country – profoundly ~~and for a long time~~ damaged its relationship with the EU by jeopardising the basic principles of Europe’s security order and by breaking its international commitments, notably under the United Nations Charter, the Helsinki Final Act and the Budapest Memorandum;

2015/03/31
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas Russia is ~~the instigator of and~~, directly or indirectly, party to a number of ‘frozen conflicts’ in its neighbourhood ~~– in Transnistria, South Ossetia, Abkhasia, and Nagorno Karabakh –~~, that constitute serious impediments to the development and stability of the neighbouring countries concerned;

2015/03/31
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~in reaction to Russia’s covert military invasion of Ukraine,~~ the EU has adopted a stage-by- stage series of restrictive measures; whereas similar sanctions have been adopted by a number of other countries in reaction to Russia’s ~~aggression~~current policy;

2015/03/31
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas these restrictive targeted measures are not directed against the Russian people but aim at stimulating a change in Russian policy towards, and actions in, the common neighbourhood; whereas the sanctions could be lifted, partially or fully, as soon as Russia commits itself to implementing~~, fully and honestly,~~ the provisions of the Minsk agreements and the return of Crimea to Ukraine; ~~whereas the sanctions will be strengthened should Russia chose to do otherwise and refrain from taking any positive step to change its policy~~underlines that the EU sanctions can be entirely or partially lifted, maintained or extended, depending on developments;

2015/03/31
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas the European Parliament, on numerous occasions has expressed its concern over the state of democracy inside Russia, the systematic failure to upheld the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights; whereas the rule of law, fair trial standards, due process and the independence of the judiciary are not respected in Russia; whereas the last Presidential and State Duma elections failed to meet OSCE standards;

2015/03/31
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the intrusions of Russian jet fighters into the airspace of EU and NATO members states ~~jeopardise the safety of civilian flights~~could be a threat to European airspace security;

2015/03/31
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reiterates that, in the light of Russia’s direct and indirect involvement in the war in Ukraine, amounting to a deliberate violation of the core of the democratic principles and values sustained by the EU and widely shared internationally, the EU cannot envisage a return to ‘business as usual’; calls for a critical re-assessment by the EU of its relations with Russia, and for the drafting, as promptly as possible, of a ~~soft-power contingency plan to counter the aggre~~comprehensive plan on how to develop future relations with Russivea, and ~~divisive policies conducted by Russia against the EU and its partners;~~with the countries of the Eastern Neighbourhood.

2015/03/31
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Is deeply concerned by the fact that Russia now openly positions itself, ~~and acts, not as a partner of, but as a rival to the international democratic community,~~ seeking to challenge ~~the current~~ international ~~order,~~law and is in the process of redrawing borders within Europe; ~~is extremely worried by the tendency of the Russian authorities to systematically denigrate liberal democracy and to consider democratic neighbouring countries as a threat to their own rule;~~

2015/03/31
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that EU-Russia relations must henceforth be based on the rule of law and on preconditioned dialogue, whereby the EU would be ready to relaunch cooperation with the authorities in Moscow on the condition that Russia unambiguously and without pretence takes its share of responsibility and fully implements the Minsk Agreements; stresses that in order to ensure that such a dialogue – if renewed (for which the return of Crimea to Ukraine would be a prerequisite) – is not conduct; underlines that such a dialogue must respect international law, and aim at securing peace and security for all countries in the Eastern Neighbourhood and solve the conflict in Ukraine, with the full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine; underlines that the current sanctions imposed atby the expense of European values, standards and international commitments, it would be necessary to specify very clearly the EU’s expectations of Russia, along with the retaliatory measures it would take should Russia not keep to its commitmentsEU, and the Russian counter-sanctions are harmful to the economies on both sides and empathises that the ultimate objective must be to restore full and deep engagement with a Russia that respects international law and contractual commitments and acts as a reliable and predictable partner;

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Commends the solidarity and the unity demonstrated by the Member States in the context of Russia’s ~~undeclared war against~~illegal annexation of Crimea and involvement in the fights in the eastern parts of Ukraine, allowing the adoption and further extension of responsive measures; calls on the Member States to consider as an absolute priority the preservation of this unity; reiterates that unity and solidarity amongst the Member States, as well as between the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries, is essential for ensuring the effectiveness of the EU’s policies and its ability to withstand external challenges and pressures;

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines that the conflict in Ukraine can only have a political solution; the EU should create a more pro-active political and diplomatic approach to solve all the so called 'frozen conflicts' throughout the Eastern Neighbourhood;

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Firmly supports the swift creation of a robust European Energy Union, specifically the interconnection of national energy networks in order to reduce considerably the dependence of individual Member States on external energy suppliers; is of the firm conviction that the challenges to and vulnerability of European solidarity, and the exposure of individual Member States, to the ~~illegitimate~~ use of energy as a political and diplomatic bargain chip can only be combatted efficiently through the full implementation of the Third Energy package and the completion of a transparent, integrated, synchronised and resilient European internal energy market;

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Is deeply concerned by the ever growing restrictions on free media, the tightening of online media control, the use of coercion to curb impartial reporting and the erosion of journalistic standards in Russia, as well as the increasing monopoly on the information available to Russian- language audiences abroad by state- owned media outlets; deplores that Russian state-controlled media have become players in the EU information sphere without keeping to the norms of independent journalism, including the rejection of hate speech;

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Renews its call for the development of EU reconnaissance capabilities of weaponised information and the preparation of information contingency plans, including the strengthening of analytical and monitoring capabilities, especially in the Russian language, in order to be able to identify, and respond swiftly and appropriately to, purposefully biased information; calls on the Commission to earmark without delay adequate funding for concrete projects aimed at countering Russian propaganda within the EU and abroad; calls on the Commission and the Member States to devise as well a mechanism for the collection, monitoring and reporting ofCalls on the Commission and the Member States to investigate and make public all financial, political or technical assistance provided by Russia to political parties and other organisations within the ~~EU, with a view to assessing its involvement in, and influence over, political life and public debate in the~~ EU;

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the EU to provide support to grass-roots projects aimed at developing high journalistic standards, freedom of the media, and unbiased and trustworthy information in Russia, and at deconstructing propaganda within the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries; supports the initiative to develop Russian- language media ~~channels, with a view to providing a credible and accessible alternative to biased information for Russian-speaking minorities in the EU and in the Eastern Partnership countries~~alternatives in order to make independent information and news available;

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Reiterates that uncompromising respect for the rule of law is a core and founding principle of the EU, and rejects past attempts to put forward pragmatic interpretations of the rules to accommodate Russia as a trade partner; calls, therefore, on the strict, swift and unconditional application of the rule of law – in the event of any breach of the rules – and of the principle of free and fair competition~~, including in the proceedings against Gazprom~~;

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marietje SCHAAKE, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)

12c. Calls upon the High Representative/Vice President to develop, in coordination with the Commission, options for strengthening direct cooperation with Russian population, small and medium-size businesses, scientific and cultural institutions and the civil society; notes the suspension of the negotiations on visa facilitation, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the issuance of visas for Russian citizens not targeted by EU or US restrictive measures so as to enhance student and scientific exchanges, business and civil society contacts; underlines that the EU and the Member States have sufficient scope to facilitate visa rules unilaterally;

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Is of the view that a new and reinforced EU Russia strategy should be aimed based on a two-track approach: a strategy to contain challenges that would reduce the current escalation of confrontation, and at the same time, a strategy of deeper engagement with the Russian population and civil society with a stronger emphasis on the human rights of the people in Russia;

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Expresses its deep concern for the state of human rights and the rule of law in Russia, and strongly condemns the crackdown on independent civil society and ~~the persistent and multiform~~ repression of activists, political opponents and critics of the regime~~, which has in some cases led to their murder (Anna Politkovskaya, Natalya Estemirova, Boris Nemtsov, Sergey Magnitsky, Alexander Litvinenko, and others)~~; demands that all assassinations of political activists, journalists and whistle blowers be investigated properly and independently; by the Russian authorities; reiterates its call on the Council to deliver on its commitment to defend these principles~~, and to adopt restrictive measures for the officials involved in the well-documented Magnitsky case~~;

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of continued ~~political and financial~~ support to independent civil society activists, media and NGOs; ~~encourages the EU to reach out to Russian officials and civil society organisations that are inclined to develop an alternative vision of political and diplomatic relations with the EU;~~

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/0310(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3

3. The Return Office shall aim at building synergies and connecting Union-funded networks and programmes in ~~the field of return in~~ close cooperation with the European Commission and the European Migration Network.,43 ~~__________________ 43~~as well as with other organizations and the Member States concerned. __________________ 43 OJ L 131, 21.5.2008, p. 7. OJ L 131, 21.5.2008, p. 7.

2016/04/22
Committee: AFET

2015/0310(COD)

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

The first evaluation following the entry into force of this Regulation shall analyse the need for giving the Agency access to the relevant European databases.

2016/04/22
Committee: AFET

2014/2816(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Acknowledges that accusations of cases of so-called "selective justice" have had a negative impact in the image of the country; calls on all political forces in Georgia to take utmost care to avoid such accusations in the future, while pursuing a serious fight to rule out corruption and misuse of public office;

2014/10/23
Committee: AFET

2014/2816(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Georgian government to cooperate with civil society organizations and NGO's through consistent dialogue;

2014/10/23
Committee: AFET

2014/2816(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reaffirms its support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and calls for the EU to ensure the applicability of the Agreement to the whole territory of Georgia; calls, in this connection, for the EU to continue to engage actively in conflict resolution, through the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia and through the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM)promotes the engagement of Russia, as the main actor in the area, in a peaceful solution to the frozen conflicts that exist throughout the region; calls, in this line, on the High Representative and the new Commission to proactively look for new mechanisms to help find ways to solve these conflicts, proving that the EU is committed to one of its primary goals of engaging with Eastern Partnership countries;

2014/10/23
Committee: AFET

2014/2816(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Highlights the essential role of the EU~~MM and~~ Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia and through the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) and calls for the EU to continue to engage actively in conflict resolution through the EUMM; calls for the prolongation of its mandate beyond 2016; calls also for the EU to ensure that it is given an adequate budget to carry out its mandate;

2014/10/23
Committee: AFET

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that an ECI is an important tool for making citizens’ voices heard in the legislative procedure ~~and that an admissible and appropriate ECI~~. Therefore, utmost transparency should be implemented during the 2 month analysis phase by the Commission, and that an admissible and appropriate ECI should, in the first place, count with adequate legal support and counselling on behalf of the Commission, be adequately visibilised and publicised, and promoters and supporters kept fully informed and up to date during the whole process, which should in principle result in a new Commission legislative proposal, at least when the Commission has committed itself to doing so, as in the case of the ECI R2W;

2015/04/20
Committee: PETI

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States to complete their River Basin Management Plans as a matter of urgency, and as a key element of enforcement of the Water Framework Directive, and to implement them properly with full respect for the overriding ecological criteria;

2015/04/20
Committee: PETI

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to the Report on the Role of Local and Regional Authorities in Managing Migration in the Mediterranean of 15 December 2014 of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM),

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the Opinion on EU Support for Sustainable Change in Transition Societies of 11/12 April 2013 of the European Committee of the Regions,

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)

- having regard to the conclusions of the meeting of 23 March 2015 in Brussels of Libyan municipality representatives, convened by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya and hosted by the European Union,

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)

- whereas, taking into consideration the two previous points, the EU is not a military actor (with the exception of France and Great Britain) and has a limited military dimension in issues where the EU should give immediate answers; whereas EU responses should be decisive due to its economic and political potential;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 b (new)

- whereas the so-called "democratic clause", contained usually in article 2 of most of the Agreements signed between the EU and third countries, gives the EU a strategic tool to demand for solutions to conflicts in which human rights are not fully respected; whereas the EU has not deeply developed this possibility;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the action taken by the Member States against ISIS in Iraq, especially by the directly involved, France and Great Britain, and asks for a more complete and active involvement (even military) of all the EU member states; notes that this type of operation should be carried out under the auspices of the European Union; to this end, calls on the EU to develop sufficient operational capacity to achieve CSDP targets; stresses however that a response must be found at political and regional level to the challenge presented by ISIS; calls on the EU to facilitate regional dialogue involving all stakeholders, in particular Saudi Arabia and Iran;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the allocation of EUR one billion under the EU strategy entitled 'Elements of an EU Regional Strategy for Syria and Iraq as well as the Da'esh threat' , under which EUR 400 million has been earmarked for humanitarian aid; calls for special attention to be given to Jordan ~~and~~, Lebanon and Syria; is concerned that, as a result of extreme poverty and deprivation, refugee camps may become a hotbed of radicalisation; welcomes the funds for host populations under the new strategy and under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP); invites international organizations (UN, LAS) to guarantee the necessary security in refugee camps in Syria through deployment of neutral troops;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the involvement of the countries of the Arab Peninsula in the international coalition against ISIS; urges their governments to redouble their efforts to prevent the financing of international terrorism, for example through including increased surveillance of ~~waqfs and~~ private donors; stresses the urgent need to introduce an efficient system of penalties coordinated with the LAS, the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) and the GCC, so as to put an end to ISIS financing by the Arab world; stresses also the urgent need for a decryption system to deal with clandestine oil sales by ISIS and to put strict sanctions to those institutions, companies and/or individuals directly or indirectly involved in commercialization (import and export), financing and oil trafficking;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of long-term strategic dialogue with the LAS, OIC and GCC; welcomes in this regard the declaration adopted in Athens on 11 June 2014 and the memorandum of understanding of January 2015 and calls for their full implementation; stresses the crucial importance of the regular organisation of summits between the EU and LAS, OIC, and GCC; stresses the central role to be played by the LAS, OIC and GCC in terms of crisis resolution; is convinced that these crises highlight the need for the LAS, OIC and GCC to be transformed by its members into a fully- fledged executive body genuinely capable of taking binding decisions;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recalls the need to put in place the conditions for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority for a ~~lasting~~definitive settlement of the conflict based on a solution enabling both countries to live side by side in peace and security over the borders of 1967; welcomes the 2002 peace initiatives and calls on Israel and the LAS countries to put them into effect; calls on international donors to honour the commitments made by them at the Cairo Conference of October 2014; establishes that Israel must put an end to occupation initiated nearly half a century ago; consequently, the end to occupation must take place by the end of 2016;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expresses full support for a new common security and defence policy (CSDP) to promote stability and security in the MENA countries; points out that the EU could play a major role in providing specific training in border surveillance, illegal immigration, anti-terrorism and the prevention of arms’ trafficking and in overhauling security;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the crucial importance of promoting improved cooperation between the EU Member States and the MENA countries in combating terrorism and organized crime; calls for closer cooperation with the Europol and Interpol countries, providing them with assistance in developing the necessary anti- terrorist structures and resources;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses the urgent need for a political solution to the conflict in Syria, taking due account of the moderate opposition existing alongside the Syrian National Council and ~~stre~~excluding thening the moderate Sunni components; points out that no democratic solution in line with the fundamental principles of the Union can be negotiated with Bachar Al-Assad, following the massacres perpetrated by him terrorist elements like Daesh and its allies; points out that there is no military solution, but only political;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the need for the Iraqi Government to continue to promote the sharing of political responsibilities, power and oil profits, encompassing all religious and ethnic communities in that country; calls for this to be made an essential condition for implementation of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Iraq; calls on the EU to contribute to ~~capacity building by~~reinforce political and military capacities of the Iraqi Government;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls for support and assistance to the military action carried out by the forces that compose the Iraqi Government in its fight against Daesh;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Welcomes the active presence of Iran in the conflict in helping the Iraqi Government and trusts that its contribution will help to recuperate the sovereignty of the Iraqi Government and to bring peace to the region;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Admits that territorial and social division in Libya will only be solved by a peace and unity agreement between all the actors involved in the conflict, which requires their identification and inclusion around a peace and reconciliation table;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Understands that the situation in the South of Libya is of extreme gravity, as it is an area controlled by tribal militia, criminal bands and terrorists, open to all means of trafficking that acts as a platform for organized crime and terrorist groups;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Strongly believes that the development of local democracy and effective local governance is crucial to the stabilisation of MENA countries, and therefore calls for the institutionalisation and capacity development of associations of local and regional authorities in MENA countries;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Expresses its serious concern for the multiplication of the "madrasas", autonomous in appearance, run by radical fundamentalists; requires the Islamic Authorities to install an efficient action in order to counteract the effects and eliminate these institutions; encourages, as well, the prestigious Islamic centres of the region to train imams in the respect of peace, coexistence and in the values contained in the precepts of Islam, as the Koran says "there is no constraint in religion" (Surat 2 (La Vaca), Ayat 256);

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses the need to develop an effective common European response by all Member States to jihadist propaganda, involving Europe's local authorities, and working with communities of European citizens who have strong cultural ties with MENA countries; underlines the need to send a positive message regarding relations between the European Union and the MENA countries and cooperation between them; stresses the need to ensure much greater visibility for EU initiatives in the region than is now the case;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Recalls that 2015 is the European Year for Development which aims to inspire more Europeans to get involved in the eradication of poverty worldwide, and which coincides with the international community's plans to agree a set of Sustainable Development Goals; calls on public authorities at all levels of government in MENA countries to make the achievement of these goals a priority;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. takes the view that no economic or social progress will exist without knowledge and culture, and no knowledge and culture will exist without liberty and free access to knowledge sources; thus, requires from the Authorities of the Southern neighbourhood countries to act in consequence;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the European Committee of the Regions, the governments and parliaments of all the EU Member States, the LAS and UfM Secretaries-General and the governments and parliaments of their member countries.

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers the European Union and neighbourhood security environment to be increasingly unstable and volatile; regards the war in Ukraine, the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, with the rise of the terrorist organisation ISIS, the Libyan crisis and the terrorist threat in the Sahel as direct threats to the Union’s security; considers, too, that the US ‘pivot to Asia’ and the impact of the financial crisis on Member States’ budgets and capabilities only highlight how necessary it is for the Union to shoulder jointly and in a coordinated fashion more responsibility for its own security and defence;

2015/01/30
Committee: AFET

2014/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current level of instability on the borders of the EU and in its immediate neighbourhood is unprecedented in the period since the late 1990s when the ESDP/CSDP was established; is concerned that the Union may not jointly be able to be a key player in addressing each of these threats and that it may too often be reduced to relying on initiatives by one or a few Member States, or on ad hoc alliances in which it has only a peripheral or reserve role to play;

2015/01/30
Committee: AFET

2014/2220(INI)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Jozo RADOŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that the Union and its Member States must, as a matter of the utmost urgency, adapt to the new security challenges, in particular by making effective use of the existing CSDP tools, by coordinating national action more closely and~~, where appropriate,~~ by introducing in a pragmatic and flexible way new arrangements ~~for the expression of European solidarity~~to promote military cooperation between Member States;

2015/01/30
Committee: AFET

2014/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers the issue of financing for CSDP missions and operations to be crucial if the policy is to have a future; finds it regrettable that specific proposals have not yet emerged from the discussion initiated on this subject by the December 2013 Council; calls for the Athena mechanism to be used as a matter of course for the financing of expenditure on CSDP operational and mission deployment and for the same mechanism to manage financing received from Member States on a bilateral basis as well as from third countries and other international organisations, so that they can participate in the financing of a given operation; Considers that in order to have an efficient response it is necessary to integrate the CSDP missions in the budget of the European Union;

2015/01/30
Committee: AFET

2014/2220(INI)

Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Jozo RADOŠ, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Considers that an evaluation of the efficiency of the 17 ongoing European Missions abroad should be done and those that were designed totally or partially for an impossible operational end, should be suspended or reduced;

2015/01/30
Committee: AFET

2014/2220(INI)

Javier NART, Jozo RADOŠ, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Notes that CSDP military operations increasingly tend to be armed forces training missions (e.g. EUTM Mali and EUTM Somalia); ~~while hailing the suc~~hails the decision of carrying such operations but requires its mandate to be adapted to the circumstancess of ~~such operations,~~each situation. Considers the units formed need to be totally operational, this is, with offensive capacity; finds it regrettable that missions with an executive remit are rarely envisaged nowadays; considers that, given the persistent threats in our neighbourhood, the EU cannot allow itself to focus exclusively on instruments for a post-crisis context or for supporting exit from crisis, but rather must be capable of intervention across the full spectrum of crisis management;

2015/01/30
Committee: AFET

2014/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Given that Union missions both civilian (EUCAP) and military (EUTM) are focusing on training, asks whether a structural policy for putting such missions on a long-term footing with efficient mandates and objectives that adequate the situation they are confronting, with the provision of financial and equipment assistance, ought not to be introduced; considers that such a new policy, as part of the Union’s cooperation and development efforts, would be a means of furthering the work being done under the ‘Train and Equip’ and ’E2I’ initiatives which aim to build the capabilities of third countries (in terms of equipment, materiel, infrastructure and salaries) so that their armed forces are properly operational;

2015/01/30
Committee: AFET

2014/2220(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Expresses its surprise that there is still no common EU strategy to tackle new challenges concerning EU security, in particular terrorism, cybersecurity and espionage by third countries; points to the need to strengthen and further deepen cooperation between EU Member States in regard to the exchange of information from the intelligence services;

2015/01/30
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points to the dramatically aggravated security environment around the EU, where the international law-based order and stability and security of Europe are challenged to a degree unprecedented since the ~~beginning of European integration~~period since the late 1990s when the ESDP/CSDP was established; points to the ongoing transformation of the global political order;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 1

– safeguarding peace and stability by speaking with one voice and taking solidarity actions in protecting European values and enforcing the political and legal order in Europe, ~~thereby safeguarding peace and stability,~~

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 2

– improving the EU’s contribution to its territorial defence,

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3

– supporting security, stabilisation and the rule of law in the EU’s eastern and southern neighbourhood,

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3 a (new)

- taking a main role in the resolution of conflicts in Europe and in areas of its strategic interest,

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 4

– strengthening, together with partners, the rules-based, democratic and pluralistic global political and economic order, including the protection of human rights, and

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that an ambitious and effective EU foreign policy needs to be based on acommon European values and shared vision of key European interests, values and objectives in external relations and on a common perception of the threats affecting the EU as a whole; welcomes the commitment of the HR/VP, on the basis of the mandate from the European Council of December 2013, to initiate as a matter of priority a process of strategic reflection on the EU’s foreign and security policy, which should involve a wide range of stakeholders, including Member States, European institutions and the European public; insists that this reflection should lead to a new European Security Strategy in order to respond to the new threats and challenges;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines the need for a common strategy to face significant new security threats, with the predominant one being terrorism inside and outside the EU; emphasises the need to intertwine internal and external security of EU as well as closer cooperation and coordination of the responsible authorities; calls for strengthening and deepening the cooperation among EU members on intelligence data exchange;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Insists that the political, economic, financial and defence resources of the EU and its Member States must be combined to secure peace and stability in Europe, maximise the EU’s influence in the world, by produceing synergies ~~and ensure peace and stability in Europe~~with NATO, UN and other international stakeholders;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Encourages the EU institutions and the Member States to fully use the toolbox of the Lisbon Treaty to move from what has so far been a mostly reactive approach to a pro-active, coherent EU foreign and security policy, based on common values and deployed in the shared European interest;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Reiterates that the internal structures of the EEAS need to be reformed so as to enable it to assist the HR/VP ~~in all her roles~~ and to enable her to advance strategic planning and coordinate political processes within the Council and the Commission; insists on the need to rationalise the EEAS top management structure and to streamline decision-making processes; reiterates its call for closer integration of the EU Special Representatives into the EEAS, including through a transfer of their budget from the CFSP operational budget into the EEAS budget;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines the vital importance of collective defence guaranteed by NATO for its members; ~~urges the Member States, as a matter of urgency,~~stresses that the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) should be deepened further in cooperation with NATO; urges the Member States to step up their ability to contribute to territorial defence, commit ~~more~~the necessary resources and cooperate more closely to build synergies towards European military structure; stresses that all the Member States must enjoy the same level of security, in line with Article 42(7) TEU; stresses that a credible EU foreign policy needs to be underpinned by adequate defence capabilities in the Member States and an effective Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP); takes the view that the CSDP is an important component of European defence and can contribute to it in many ways, including by fostering defence cooperation, enhancing interoperability and increasing efficiency; welcomes the HR/VP’s commitment to actively engage on defence matters, including by chairing meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council in the Defence Ministers configuration;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3

– implementing the Lisbon Treaty in full, in particular as regards permanent structured cooperation, the possibility of entrusting special tasks and missions to a group of Member States and the establishment of a start-up fund for CSDP operations, in this respect, strengthening the CSDP Trust Fund launched for the Eastern European partner countries' participation in the EU-led CSDP operations;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 5

– strengthening the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base, inter alia by coordinating defence budgets and harmonising requirements as well as promoting an effective cooperation among different Member States military forces boosting the harmonization of its equipment;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for the industrial and technological resources needed to improve cyber security to be developed, including by promoting a single market for cyber security products as well as double use of cyber security; emphasises the need to mainstream cyber defence into external action and the CFSP, and calls for closer coordination on cyber defence with NATO; welcomes the EU’s Cyber Security Strategy; urges the European Defence Agency to strengthen coordination on cyber defence among Member States and calls on the Member States to provide the EDA with the means to achieve this goal;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for ~~a reform of the EU’s approach to~~renewed and coherent EU migration policy; insists on the need to address the root causes of irregular migration, using all policy and assistance instruments provided by all member states which will share human and material means, including development and trade policies, humanitarian aid, conflict prevention and crisis management; reiterates its call to step up humanitarian support to countries which host refugees and to strengthen Regional Protection Programmes, run in collaboration with UNHCR close to regions of origin; stresses that migration management should be a high priority in EU cooperation with neighbours in the east and south;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Points out that energy is increasingly being used as a foreign policy tool and recalls that energy cooperation lies at the foundation of European integration; calls for increased coherence and coordination between foreign policy and energy policy; takes the view that energy security should be part of the comprehensive approach to the EU’s external action and ~~believes~~is confident that energy policy must be in line with the Union’s other priority policies, including its security, foreign and neighbourhood, trade, and development policies, as well as its policies in defence of human rights;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Takes the view that a solidarity mechanism should be put in place in order to deal with possible energy disruptions; ~~believes~~is confident that an interconnected energy infrastructure should be further developed and that efforts to diversify the EU’s energy supply should be accelerated in order to strengthen the energy independence of Member States;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes HR/VP Federica Mogherini’s cooperative attitude towards Parliament, aimed at strengthening her accountability to the institution; reiterates the need for systematic and proactive consultation with Parliament prior to the adoption of foreign policy strategies and CSDP mandates; asks the Council to finalise negotiations with Parliament on replacing the 2002 Interinstitutional Agreement concerning access by the European Parliament to sensitive information of the Council in the field of security and defence policy; is committed to intensifying cooperation with national parliaments, including within the Inter- Parliamentary Conference for the CFSP and the CSDP and COSAC, in order to be better prepared to control the respective resources;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

Preserving and strengthening the European political and legal order, in the Eastern Neighbourhood in particular

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines the need to consolidate the EU and to strengthen its integration capacity, which is one of the Copenhagen criteria; reiterates the enlargement perspective for the countries of the Western Balkans, based on fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria; supports, in this connection, the Commission’s approach, which consists in addressing fundamental reforms in the area of the rule of law, public administration and economic governance early in the enlargement process; believes, likewise, that in instances where the Commission deems a candidate country´s level of alignment with the EU acquis satisfactory, accession negotiations should be opened or swiftly continued, according to the country´s stage in the process; highlights that this approach is crucial for preserving the credibility of the EU as a whole and of its enlargement policy in particular;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Takes the view that an overarching political strategy is needed, aimed at reinvigorating the European political and legal order, which was laid down with the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and which binds all European states, including Russia; insists that this order is based on respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of states, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts; sees the development of a constructive dialogue with Russia on cooperation to strengthen this order as an important basis for peace and stability in Europe;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Takes the view that a new approach to the EU’s relations with its eastern neighbours is needed; believes that supporting those countries that want to draw closer to the EU must be a top priority for EU foreign policy; is committed, in accordance with Article 49 TEU, to the European perspective for the EU´s eastern European neighbours; believes that greater security and stability in the region could be achieved by enhanced security and defence cooperation with associated Eastern European partners within the Eastern Partnership framework;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Welcomes the results of the parliamentary elections held in Ukraine and Moldova in October and December 2014 respectively, and urges the Governments of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to progress with reforms relating to political and economic governance and the rule of law; calls on the HR/VP to use all available political, security and economic tools to provide comprehensive support to the Ukrainian, Georgian and Moldovan Governments on this path;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Emphasises the need for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice vis-à-vis Russia; calls on the HR/VP to develop, as a matter of priority, a common EU strategy on Russia, aimed at securing a commitment from Russia on peace and stability in Europe; believes that a good relationship between Russia and the EU would beRussia on having good relations believing that a good relationship between Russia and the EU, based on comprehensive legal obligations covering all the main areas of relations, including the defence of human rights, respect for democratic values, principles of the rule of law and international treaties and commitments, is in the common interest and hopes that Russia will show itself open to such a development by respecting international law;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Marietje SCHAAKE, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Insists on the need to substantially revise the EU´s policy towards its southern neighbourhood, and to develop a comprehensive strategy focusing the EU’s instruments and scarce budgetary resources on support for the building of functioning and inclusive states capable of delivering security for their citizens, confronting religious extremism ~~and~~, enhancing the rule of law and respecting human rights, which is a key precondition for investment and economic development; points to the unused potential of cross- border trade within the region; insists on close cooperation on managing migration flows, while respecting human rights;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Takes the view that additional EU support should be granted to partner governments which are committed to and make tangible progress towards democratisation, such as Tunisia, Jordan and Morocco, provided that the protection of human rights is ensured and the rules of international law are respected;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Urges the EU leadership to develop, in close coordination with the US and involving major powers (e.g. Russia and China), a strategy encouraging regional actors (including Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Gulf Cooperation Council governments, Iran, the Arab League and Kurdish forces) to unite in order to put an end to proxy wars and halt financial support to fundamentalists, to resolve outstanding "frozen conflicts" and to develop a solution for peace and stability in the region; supports the engagement of all parties involved in the ~~Middle East peace process in finding a comprehensive, constructive and sustainabl~~Israel - Palestine peace process understanding that the occupation of the Palestinian territory has to come to an end and that the peace process needs to be done in accordance to the two-state solution ton the ~~Middle East conflict~~basis of the 1967 borders; emphasises the need to preserve the territorial integrity and national unity of Libya and urges the HR/VP to provide impetus for a stronger engagement of regional actors on mediation and conflict resolution; ~~(E.g. See wording in point A. in European Parliament resolution on recognition of Palestine~~Or. en statehood (2014/2964(RSP)))

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Considers that Africa is under a strategic threat from Somalia to Mauritania, being it necessary an adequate EU response for such threat. This response has to be effective in the economic development areas and education and especially in the security area by supporting the involved governments in the fight against the terrorist threat. This military response would include not only material but effective formation of military units, assistance and, if necessary, deployment of military forces in the ground after an agreement with the specific countries is reached;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Jozo RADOŠ, Ivo VAJGL, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Underlines the need for an EU strategy, in coordination with the US, on how to ~~draw~~share with Russia, China and other major powers ~~into~~the responsibility for the peace and stability of the global political and economic order; ~~to this end, urges the HR/VP and the Council to re-think strategic partnerships;~~

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

M a. Considering that an individual complaint shall not have any suspensive effect on the operational activities of Frontex, as well as on its decisions on asylum or return;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2215(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ivo VAJGL, Marietje SCHAAKE, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Considers that an individual complaint shall not have any suspensive effect on the operational activities of Frontex, as well as on its decisions on asylum or return;

2015/11/11
Committee: LIBE PETI

2014/2205(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that, under Article 208 TFEU, the primary objective of EU development cooperation is to reduce and eradicate poverty; highlights the fact that development cooperation must be guided by that objective ~~and not by geostrategic or economic interests; refuses to accept that development cooperation should be subordinate to external and security policy~~while supporting and being part of the EU's overall policy objectives; underlines that development and security are interlinked and that private sector has a potential to contribute to a sustainable, efficient and long-term development;

2015/05/07
Committee: AFET

2014/2205(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Requests all EU enterprises to fulfil their corporate social responsibility to respect human rights in line with the UN Guiding Principles; Urges the European Union to look for ways to strengthen Corporate Social Responsibility, for example by improving visibility of CSR and enhancing market reward for companies adhering to CSR guidelines;

2015/05/07
Committee: AFET

2014/2205(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls for the development of more effective transparency and accountability standards for EU technology companies in connection with the export of technologies that can be used to violate human rights, to aid corruption or to act against the EU's security interests;

2015/05/07
Committee: AFET

2014/2205(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Notes that the framework for development assistance must be set by governments and that there is a primary task for the public sector; acknowledges however, that the private sector also plays an important role in strengthening the economies of third countries and improving access to capital;

2015/05/07
Committee: AFET

2014/2205(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Stresses the need to look at how the private sector can be further engaged in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy, to help create economic growth and jobs in Europe's neighbourhood, for example through sharing expertise of providing access to capital;

2015/05/07
Committee: AFET

2014/2205(INI)

Marietje SCHAAKE, Urmas PAET, Ivo VAJGL, Nedzhmi ALI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that reducing poverty is not the primary objective of the private sector, by its very nature, and that that is therefore a task for the public sector; rejects public- private partnerships, blending and the focus on microcredit, since they finance corporate profits, above all, and do not reduce poverty;deleted

2015/05/07
Committee: AFET

2014/2205(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Marietje SCHAAKE, Jozo RADOŠ, Nedzhmi ALI, Javier NART

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Underlines that the private sector should be involved in EU development policy and projects as long as the different role between private sector and public sector actors are fully understood and recognised by all parties involved; stresses that public-private partnerships within the post-2015 development agenda must have a strong focus on poverty reduction; underlines that a fully functioning market economy, based on the rule of law, remains the best engine for economic and social development and that the EU's development policy should reflect that fact;

2015/05/07
Committee: AFET

2014/2205(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Marietje SCHAAKE, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is dismayed that because of public procurement contract awards and debt servicing, inter alia, 61 % of official development assistance goes back to donor countries1 ; calls for an increase in real aid and for sustainable building of regional/local value chains; __________________ 1 ActionAid.deleted

2015/05/07
Committee: AFET

2014/2205(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ivo VAJGL, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Marietje SCHAAKE, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses the importance of local and regional ownership, partner countries' own national strategies and reform agendas; and involvement of development projects and the added value provided by securing local supply chains; believes that development policy has an important role to play in addressing the challenges posted by current migration flows towards the European Union;

2015/05/07
Committee: AFET

2014/2205(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Marietje SCHAAKE, Jozo RADOŠ, Javier NART, Nedzhmi ALI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States to honour the commitment to give ~~over~~ 0.7% of their GDP to the official development assistance; stresses that private funds must not be used to increase contributions artificially.

2015/05/07
Committee: AFET

2014/2075(DEC)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Ivo VAJGL, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Jozo RADOŠ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 166

166. Is surprised by the fact that OLAF has not recommended that the Commission establish a recovery order on the basis of the financial damage caused to the Union budget with regard the humanitarian support granted to the refugee camp of Tindouf whilst it has estimated in its report (OF 2003/0526) that the number of refugees was considerably lower than indicated by the Sahrawi or Algerian authorities;deleted

2015/03/09
Committee: CONT

2014/2075(DEC)

Javier NART, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Ivo VAJGL, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Jozo RADOŠ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 166 a (new)

166a. Takes note that OLAF carried out a report on the humanitarian aid granted to the Saharawi refugee camp of Tindouf in Algeria (dated 2007). Calls for clarification by the Commission on the measures taken in response to the findings of this report. Reminds the Commission of the importance to adapt Union aid to the actual needs of the population concerned;

2015/03/09
Committee: CONT

2014/2075(DEC)

Javier NART, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Ivo VAJGL, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Jozo RADOŠ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 167

~~167. Urges the Commission to adapt Union aid to the actual needs of the population concerned in order to put an end to all kinds of trafficking and to the embezzlement of humanitarian assistance;~~deleted

2015/03/09
Committee: CONT

2014/2040(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for an increase in funding to humanitarian agencies in times of conflict; and in this line, urges greater budgetary support specifically to UNRWA in their commitment to address the Gaza crisis, helping to maintain a strong emphasis on refugee necessities, primarily medical intervention, basic utilities and education;

2014/09/09
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) Natural mineral resources in conflict- affected or high risk areas − although holding great potential for development – ~~can b~~are a cause of dispute ~~where~~and their revenues are fuelling the outbreak or continuation of violent conflict, undermining national endeavours towards development, good governance and the rule of law. In these areas, breaking the nexus between conflict and illegal exploitation of minerals is critical to peace and stability.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) The trafficking of natural mineral resources is the reason for the massacres, deaths, slavery, terrorism and use of child soldiers in the Great Lakes Region. The brutal regime in the region is the result of foreign government support for supposedly political movements there.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)

(1b) The riches that armed gangs and pseudo-political movements can amass by selling, for example, blood diamonds in Sierra Leone, lie at the root of the most atrocious wars in Africa.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)

(1c) By ignoring this situation, the international community is complicit in the activities of the countries in the region, which have suddenly become exporters of minerals they had never exported before, let alone in such quantities. As a result, it is unthinkable to suggest that the trading companies, whose aim is to enrich themselves, should self- regulate.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 d (new)

(1d) Strict regulation is therefore absolutely vital in order to stop the terrible tragedy that is taking place in the Great Lakes Region, in which millions of people have been killed, and which is a result of the criminal complicity of countries and societies that have traded in the minerals concerned.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 e (new)

(1e) Regional certification mechanisms, such as the OECD mechanism, have not worked in the interests of any of the contracting states. It is therefore vital that thorough checks be carried out in the countries of destination in the EU.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Charles GOERENS, Seb DANCE, Judith SARGENTINI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The issue concerns resource-rich regions where the challenge posed by the desire to ~~minimise~~shut off the financing of armed groups and security forces has been taken up by governments and international organisations together with business operators and civil society organisations.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Charles GOERENS, Seb DANCE, Judith SARGENTINI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) ~~On 7 October 2010~~In its resolutions of 7 October 20109a, of 8 March 20119b, of 5 July 20119c and of 26 February 20149d, the European Parliament ~~passed a Resolution~~ call~~ing~~ed for the Union to legislate along the lines of the US '‘conflict minerals’ law alias Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; and the Commission announced in its Communications of 20119 and 201210 its intention to explore ways of improving transparency throughout the supply chain, including aspects of due diligence. In the latter communication and in line with the commitment it had made at the May 2011 OECD Ministerial Council, the Commission also advocated greater support for and use of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance – even outside the OECD membership. _____________ 9aEuropean Parliament resolution of 7 October 2010 on failures in protection of human rights and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 9bEuropean Parliament resolution of 8 March 2011 on Tax and Development – Cooperating with Developing Countries on Promoting Good Governance in Tax Matters. 9cEuropean Parliament resolution of 5 July 2011 on increasing the impact of EU development policy. 9dEuropean Parliament resolution of 26 February 2014 on promoting development through responsible business practices, including the role of extractive industries in developing countries. __________________ 10 Trade, growth and development, COM(2012) 22 final.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Charles GOERENS, Seb DANCE, Judith SARGENTINI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) In the context of this Regulation, and in accordance with the OECD Guidance, supply chain due diligence is an on-going, proactive and reactive process through which business operators monitor and administer their purchases and sales ~~with a view to ensuring~~upstream and downstream of the supply chain with a view to ensuring that they do not give rise to human rights abuses and that they do not contribute to conflict and adverse impacts thereof.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Smelters and refiners are an important point in global mineral supply chains as they are typically ~~the last stage in which due diligence can effectively be assur~~better placed byto collect~~ing~~, disclos~~ing~~e and verify~~ing~~ information on the mineral’s origin and chain of custody. ~~After this stage of transformation it is often considered unfeasible to trace back the origins of minerals.~~ A Union list of responsible smelters and refiners could therefore provide transparency and certainty to downstream companies ~~as regards~~, which themselves must comply, depending on their position in the supply chain, with due diligence practices as defined in this Regulation and the OECD Guidance.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) The Member State competent authorities are responsible to ensure the uniform compliance of the ~~self-~~ certification of responsible importers by carrying out appropriate ex-post checks so as to verify whether the ~~self-~~certified responsible importers of the minerals and/or metals within the scope of the Regulation comply with the supply chain due diligence obligations. Records of such checks should be kept for at least 5 years. ~~Member States are~~The Commission is responsible to lay down the rules applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and to notify those rules to the Member States.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) In order to ensure the proper implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. The implementing powers relating to the list of responsible ~~smelters and refin~~importers and the list of Member State competent authorities should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/201111. __________________ 11 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) The Commission should report regularly to the Council and the European Parliament on the effects of the scheme. No later than three years after entering into force and every six years thereafter, the Commission should review the functioning and the effectiveness of this Regulation, including as regards the promotion of responsible sourcing of the minerals within its scope from conflict-affected and high- risk areas. The reports m~~ay be accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate legislative proposals, which may include mandatory measures~~ust make it possible periodically to bring this Regulation into line with the situation on the ground.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)

(16a) The Commission and the Vice- President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy should submit a legislative proposal setting out effective flanking measures. That legislative proposal will supplement the joint communication to the European Parliament and the Council annexed to this Regulation.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Judith SARGENTINI, Seb DANCE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)

(16b) Once this Regulation has been adopted, the flanking measures should be implemented so that this Regulation can achieve its aims in conflict-affected and high-risk areas. These flanking measures should strengthen the ongoing political dialogue with the mineral-rich countries, make for closer harmonisation between national, regional and international certification systems and enhance international coordination in the area of due diligence practices.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation sets up a Union system for supply chain due diligence ~~self-~~mandatory certification in order to ~~curtail opportunities for armed groups and security forces12 to trade in tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold~~eradicate trading in minerals and metals by armed groups and security forces12. It is designed to provide transparency and certainty as regards the supply practices of importers, in particular smelters and refiners sourcing from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. __________________ 12‘Armed groups and security forces’ as defined in Annex II of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict- Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/97892641~~85050~~11158- en.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) Natural mineral resources in conflict- affected or high risk areas − although holding great potential for development – ~~can b~~are a cause of dispute ~~where~~and their revenues are fuelling the outbreak or continuation of violent conflict, undermining national endeavours towards development, good governance and the rule of law. In these areas, breaking the nexus between conflict and illegal exploitation of minerals is critical to peace and stability.

2015/02/04
Committee: AFET

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Judith SARGENTINI, Seb DANCE, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2

2. This Regulation lays down the supply chain due diligence obligations of all Union importers who ~~choose to be self-certified as responsible importers of minerals or metals contain~~source minerals and metals falling within the scope of this Regulation, in accordance with the OECD Guidance. It is designed to guarantee transparency and traceability in respect of their sourcing practices in conflict- affected or high-risk areas, ing or ~~consisting of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, as set out in Annex I~~der to minimise or prevent violent conflicts and human rights abuses by curtailing the opportunities for armed groups and security forces, as defined in Annex II to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, to trade in these minerals and metals.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. This Regulation shall apply to undertakings at all points in the minerals and metals supply chain which may supply or use minerals or metals from conflict-affected or high-risk areas.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. In order to prevent unintended distortions of the market, this Regulation shall draw a distinction between the roles of undertakings situated upstream of and those situated downstream from the supply chain. The exercise of due diligence must be tailored to the activities of the undertaking in question and its position in the supply chain.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) The trafficking of natural mineral resources is the reason for the massacres, deaths, slavery, terrorism and use of child soldiers in the Great Lakes Region. The brutal regime in the region is the result of foreign government support for supposedly political movements there.

2015/02/04
Committee: AFET

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)

(1b) The riches that armed gangs and pseudo-political movements can amass by selling, for example, blood diamonds in Sierra Leone, lie at the root of the most atrocious wars in Africa.

2015/02/04
Committee: AFET

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)

(1c) By ignoring this situation, the international community is complicit in the activities of the countries in the region, which have suddenly become exporters of minerals they had never exported before, let alone in such quantities. As a result, it is unthinkable to suggest that the trading companies, whose aim is to enrich themselves, should self- regulate.

2015/02/04
Committee: AFET

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 d (new)

(1d) Furthermore, strict regulation is absolutely vital in order to stop the terrible tragedy that is taking place in the Great Lakes Region, in which millions of people have been killed, and which is a result of the criminal complicity of countries and societies that have traded in the minerals concerned.

2015/02/04
Committee: AFET

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 e (new)

(1e) Regional certification mechanisms, such as the OECD mechanism, have not worked in the interests of any of the contracting states. It is therefore vital that thorough checks be carried out in the countries of destination in the EU.

2015/02/04
Committee: AFET

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point b a (new)

(ba) ‘minerals and metals within the scope of the Regulation’ means all minerals and metals falling within the scope of this Regulation and of the OECD Guidance.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Judith SARGENTINI, Seb DANCE, Javier NART

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) ‘OECD Guidance’ means the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict- Affected and High-Risk Areas, Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013)), including all Council recommendations, annexes and supplements, which may be periodically modified or replaced.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Judith SARGENTINI, Seb DANCE, Javier NART

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point e

(e) '‘conflict-affected and high-risk areas~~' means areas in a state of armed conflict, fragile post-conflict as well as areas witnessing weak or non-existent governance and security, such as failed states, and widespread and systematic~~’ are identified by the presence of armed conflict, widespread violence or other risks of harm to people. There are several types of armed conflict: international (which may involve two or more states) or non-international, wars of liberation, insurgencies, etc.; High-risk areas are characterised by political instability or repression, institutional weakness, insecurity, collapse of civil infrastructure and widespread violence, and also widespread human rights abuses and violations of ~~inter~~national ~~law, including human rights abuses;~~or international law.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point f a (new)

(fa) ‘downstream undertakings’ means metal traders and exchanges, component manufacturers, product manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers and retailers.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point g

(g) 'importer' means any natural or legal person ~~dec~~plarcing on the market for the first time minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulation for release for free circulation within the meaning of Article 79 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/199213; __________________ 13Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1).

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point h

(h) '‘responsible importer'’ means any importer who c~~hooses to self-certify according to~~omplies with the rules set out in this Regulation;

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point i

(i) ~~'self-~~‘European responsible importer certificat~~ion'~~e’ means the ~~act of declaring one's adherence to the obligations relating to management systems, risk management, third-party audits and disclosure a~~document issued by the competent authorities to any importer who undertakes to observe the rules set out in this Regulation;

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point n a (new)

(na) ‘upstream undertakings’ means miners (artisanal and small-scale or large-scale producers), local traders or exporters from the country of mineral origin, international concentrate traders, mineral reprocessors and smelters/refineries.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Judith SARGENTINI, Seb DANCE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point o

(o) '‘supply chain due diligence'’ refers to the obligations of responsible importers of tmin~~, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold~~erals and metals falling within the scope of this Regulation and the OECD Guidance in relation to their management systems, risk management, third-party audits and disclosure of information with a view to identifying ~~and addressing~~ actual and potential risks linked to conflict- affected and high risk-areas to prevent or mitigate adverse impacts associated with their sourcing activities and ensuring that the latter do not contribute to the illegal trade in minerals and the funding of conflicts and do not give rise to human rights abuses;

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Judith SARGENTINI, Seb DANCE, Javier NART

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point q a (new)

(qa) ‘armed groups and security forces’ means groups as defined in Annex II to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High Risk Areas.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title

~~Self-certification as a responsible importer~~Monitoring compliance with the provisions of this regulation

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. Any importer of minerals or metals within the scope of the Regulation m~~ay self-~~ust be certifyied as a responsible importer by declaring to a Member State competent authority that it adheres to the supply chain due diligence obligations set out in this Regulation. The declaration shall contain documentation in which the importer confirms its adherence to the obligations including results of the independent third- party audits carried out.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. The Member State competent authorities shall carry out appropriate ex-post checks in order to ensure that ~~self-~~certified responsible importers of the minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulation comply with their obligations pursuant to Articles 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this Regulation.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Imports shall not be permitted without the corresponding certification.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – introductory part

~~The responsible~~Each importer of the minerals orand metals within the scope of this Regulation shall, in accordance with OECD guidelines:

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Judith SARGENTINI, Seb DANCE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point a

(a) adopt and clearly and systematically communicate to suppliers and the public its supply chain policy for the minerals and metals potentially originating from conflict- affected and high-risk areas,

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point g – point iii

(iii) name and address of the smelters or refiners and/or any other intermediary in the importers' supply chain,;

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point g – point iv

(iv) record of the smelters' or refiners' third-party audit reports, and/or those carried out in any other intermediary undertaking;

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point g a (new)

(ga) Importers shall inform the authorities within one month of any changes regarding the description of the mineral and metals imported by them.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) name and address of each of the ~~responsible~~ smelters or refiners and/or any other intermediary in its supply chain,

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) independent third-party audits regarding each of the ~~responsible~~ smelters or refiners and/or any other intermediary in its supply chain carried out in accordance with the scope, objective and principles set out in Article 6 of the Regulation,

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title

List of responsible ~~smelters and refin~~importers

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. On the basis of the information provided by the Member States in their reports as referred to in Article 15, the Commission shall adopt and make publicly available a decision listing the names and addresses of responsible ~~smelters and refin~~importers of minerals within the scope of this Regulation.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission shall update the information included in the list in a timely manner. TEvery six months, the Commission shall remove from the list the names of the ~~smelters and refin~~importers that are no longer recognised as responsible importers by Member States in accordance with Article 14(3), or the names of the smelters and refiners in the supply chain of the no longer recognised responsible importers.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Such removal shall result in the importer not being recognised, with imports of such origin thereby being prohibited.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Judith SARGENTINI, Seb DANCE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)

Article 12 a Definition of 'conflict area' or 'high risk area': The Commission shall, in close cooperation with the European External Action Service, make available to the public and companies adequate information as to what is meant by 'conflict area' or 'high risk area' and how they are defined.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. Any importer of minerals or metals within the scope of the Regulation m~~ay self-~~ust be certifyied as a responsible importer by declaring to a Member State competent authority that it adheres to the supply chain due diligence obligations set out in this Regulation. The declaration shall contain documentation in which the importer confirms its adherence to the obligations including results of the independent third- party audits carried out.

2015/02/04
Committee: AFET

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Judith SARGENTINI, Seb DANCE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – title

Rules applicable to infringement and penalties

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Judith SARGENTINI, Seb DANCE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. The ~~Member States~~Commission shall lay down the ~~rul~~penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and communicate these to the Member States. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Commission shall determine the measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Imports shall not be permitted without the corresponding certification.

2015/02/04
Committee: AFET

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Judith SARGENTINI, Seb DANCE, Javier NART

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2

2. In case of an infringement of the provisions of this Regulation, the competent authorities of Member States shall ~~issue a notice of~~notify the responsible importer of the remedial action to be taken by ~~the responsible importer~~him.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3

3. Three years after the entry into force of this Regulation and every six years thereafter, the Commission shall review the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation, including on the promotion and cost of responsible sourcing of the minerals within its scope from conflict- affected and high-risk areas including political guidelines and taking into account the effectiveness of the accompanying measures. The Commission shall examine the possibility of extending these arrangements to other minerals and metals under the provisions of this paragraph. The Commission shall submit a review report to the European Parliament and to the Council.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. This Regulation provides for a transitional two-year period to allow importers of minerals and metals falling within its scope to comply with the obligations of due diligence.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Any changes to the OECD guidelines shall apply mutatis mutandis to this regulation.

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Louis MICHEL, Javier NART, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Charles GOERENS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Judith SARGENTINI, Seb DANCE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)

Article 15a Accompanying measures to ensure an integrated EU approach to the duty of responsible sourcing: 1. The Commission, together with the European External Action Service, shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a set of accompanying measures to ensure an integrated EU approach on responsible sourcing, including: - incentives for companies to promote responsible sourcing; - ongoing political dialogue with third countries and other stakeholders, including the possibility of introducing harmonised labelling for national and regional certification systems and cooperation with public-private initiatives introduced by the US for responsible trade in minerals; - continued development cooperation with third countries, in particular aid for the marketing of non-conflict minerals and placing local operators in a better position to comply with this Regulation. In the long term, such cooperation must facilitate the introduction in the mineral- rich countries of an EU responsible mineral exporter label; - diplomatic initiatives for raw materials and the promotion of fair trade relations; - close cooperation with Member States for the launching of additional initiatives in the field of consumer information and labelling and further incentives for responsible business conduct and performance clauses in procurement contracts signed by the national authorities under the terms of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. 2. The Commission and the Vice- President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy are required to submit to the European Parliament and Council an annual performance report in respect of this Article. ___________________ 1aDirective 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65).

2015/02/03
Committee: DEVE

2014/0059(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Such removal shall result in the importer not being recognised, with imports of such origin thereby being prohibited.

2015/02/04
Committee: AFET

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