19 Amendments of Javier NART related to 2023/2128(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the ongoing negotiations with India on a Free Trade Agreement and the separate negotiations on an Investment Protection Agreement and an Agreement on Geographical Indications (GIs) with the aim of strengthening the strategic partnership,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
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;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
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;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
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;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
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;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
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;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
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
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
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;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
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;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
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;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
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;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) engagejointly 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;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) address prevailing caste-based discrimination in Indiaand hate crime in India and the EU;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
(ua) jointly promote independent media in the EU and India and ensure access to independent information;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
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;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab
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;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab a (new)
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;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point ab b (new)
(abb) encourage the EU and India to align their hydrogen strategies;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point ab c (new)
(abc) encourage the EU and India to work together on the civilian and peaceful use of space;