9 Amendments of Javi LÓPEZ related to 2018/2150(INI)
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Highlights the key role played by state and civil society to welcome and integrate refugees with the many initiatives emerged providing space and possibilities for exchange between locals and newcomers; believes that this of the outmost importance in finding sustainable ways to ensure co-existence and social cohesion;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Condemns the continued arrest of Selahattin Demirtas, opposition leader and presidential candidate; pledges to continue to follow his case very closely and calls for his immediate and unconditional release; expects after the order of the European Court of Human Rights; to deliver without delay its final judgement in the casehat points his detention had the ulterior purpose of stifling pluralism and limiting freedom of political debate; recalls that his right to a speedy trial was violated and as consequence he was not able to perform his duties as a member of Parliament;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Notes that the relation between Turkey and EU needs to be redefined in terms of an effective partnership that allows to overcome the current vicious cycle of discontent between Turkey an EU and successfully engage cooperation and that contributes to Turkeys alignment to EU acquis: in that sense migration and refugees cooperation, visa liberalization and custom union modernization are areas that allow some progress in the relation and are rules based relationship;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that a door should be left openCalls for the modernisation and upgrading of the 1995 Customs Union between the EU and Turkey, to include relations since is a rules based relationship, anchor for European perspective and an incentive for reforms; underlines that Turkey is the EU’s fifth largest trading partner, while the EU is Turkey’s largest. Two out of five goods traded by Turkey come from or go to the EU and over 70 % of foreign direct investment in Turkey originates in the EU; calls for the inclusion 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;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that trade union freedom and social dialogue are vital to the development of a pluralistic society; regrets the legislative shortcomings on labour and trade union rights and stresses that the right to organise, the right to collective bargaining and the right to strike are fundamental rights of workers; is seriously concerned about the working conditions for workers during the construction of the new Istanbul airport, given that reportedly 38 workers have died in work-related accidents since the start of construction in May 2015 and 31 people, including a union leader, are currently held in prison for protesting against poor working conditions; calls on the Turkish authorities to consult closely with the relevant trade unions on the issue of necessary safeguards for workers on-site, to carry out a thorough investigation into the deaths and injuries, and to allow trade unions full access to the workers; expresses concern for child labour forces specially in sectors as agriculture and summer work; underlines the effort of the Turkish government to allow persons under temporary protection have the right to work in Turkey with an appropriate authorization, notes more than 20.000 work permits have been issued to Syrians that include certain conditions concerning minimum salary, social security; points that despite these efforts and due to the restrictions many Syrians continue to work without authorization in many different sectors and provinces, stresses that language is still one of the most important barrier for Syrian workers;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on Turkey to protect the rights of the most vulnerable groups and of persons belonging to minorities; is seriously concerned about gender-based violence, discrimination, hate speech against minorities, hate crime, and violations of the human rights of LGBTI persons; encourages the authorities to address key obstacles to the social inclusion of Roma; while it was the first country to ratify, in 2014, the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, Turkey has still not adapted its legislation but adopted an action plan for 2016-2020 and started to raise awareness on this topic;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that visa liberalisation is of great importance and has practical and symbolic dimension for Turkish citizens, particularly for students, academics, business representatives and people with family ties in EU Member States; which was practical and symbolic dimension for Turkish citizens encourages the Turkish Government to fully comply with the 72 criteria identified in the visa liberalisation roadmap; stresses that the revision of Turkey’s anti-terrorism legislation is a key condition for ensuring fundamental rights and freedoms, and thatwelcomes the fourth meeting of the reform action group and encourages Turkey to do the necessary efforts for fulfil the remaining six benchmarks; underlines visa liberalisation will be possible once all the criteria have been met;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the important role played by Turkey in responding to the migration crisis resulting from the war in Syria; takes the view that Turkey’s population has shown great hospitality by offering shelter to more than 3 million Syrian refugees; calls on the EU and its Member States to keep their promise regarding a large-scale resettlement, and to ensure adequate financial resources for the long-term support of Syrian refugees in Turkey; remarks that refugees are no longer “temporary guests”; takes note the uncertainty for Syrians persons about the future of their temporary protection. calls for intensifying social cohesion; Expresses concern about how schools are becoming sites of discriminatory discourses and practices in recent years, welcomes the discourse of both the state and civil society from humanitarian aid to integration and from emergency assistance to resilience;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Underlines that about 1 million of Syrian children are of school age, 60 % are registered in Turkish schools and 40 % are out of school and that integrating them into an education system is a massive and complex task, that requires infrastructure, staff training and budget; underlines the problem that this students face as they don’t speak Turkish; underlines that just 4 % of university-age Syrians are enrolled at Turkish universities;