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Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Urges the mobilisation of substantial resources for support Tunisia;~~ underlines that without stability and good governance in the region, any prospect of reform will be put at risk;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

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 funding to~~ supporting the consolidation of the democratic transition and fostering investment and development in all sectors of the economy, in a comprehensive way;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the need to support the People’s Representatives Assembly (PRA) given the challenge of enhancing stability in a volatile regional context while deepening democracy; expresses concerns at the lack of means of the PRA thereby hindering its scrutiny of the executive; encourages Parliament’s services to enhance the capacity-building support activities provided to the PRA in the framework of the Comprehensive Democracy Support Approach; recommends that Parliament assess the needs in terms of support of the PRA and organise a political meeting at the highest political level, such as a ‘Tunisian Week’, on its premises, in order to foster parliamentary cooperation and express its support for Tunisia;deleted

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the establishment of an EU-Tunisia JPC as a tool for developing a structured political dialogue on democracy, the rule of law and any topic of mutual interest, and calls for the launching of specific initiatives of support to the PRA with other Parliament committees, such as the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs;deleted

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a macro-financial assistance of EUR 500 million and calls for a swift adoption by the Council and Parliament;~~deleted

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

~~22. Calls for the conversion of Tunisian debt into investment projects especially for building strategic infrastructures and reducing regional disparities;~~deleted

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Recommends the use of European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) funds to further assist SMEs; recommends that Tunisia join the EU’s COSME (Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises) programme as soon as possible; encourages private lending to SMEs by reforming the undercapitalised banking sector; welcomes the recent twinning programme for the Tunisian Central Bank aimed at supporting the modernisation of the banking sector;deleted

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

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 signature of a visa waiver for Tunisia;~~ 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

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Stresses the importance of the free movement of people, and supports enhancing mobility within the neighbourhood, in a secure and well managed environment, through visa facilitation and liberalisation, particularly for students, young people, artists and researchers; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to develop possibilities for circular migration schemes which would open up safe and legal routes for migrants; condemns trafficking in human beings, most of the victims of which are women, and stresses the importance of reinforcing cooperation with partner countries in order to combat it;

2016/05/19
Committee: AFET

Activities of Georgios EPITIDEIOS related to 2015/2273(INI)

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