Activities of Miltiadis KYRKOS related to 2018/2150(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2018 Report on Turkey (debate) EL
Amendments (6)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian genocide,
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Deplores the fact that the Venice Commission recommendations on the status of religious communities in Turkey have yet to be implemented; reiterates its call on Turkey to respect the importance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians all over the world, to recognise its legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarch; stresses the need to eliminate restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of clergy, to allow the reopening of the Halki Seminary and lift all obstacles for its proper functioning;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, taking all of the above into account and in accordance with the Negotiating Framework, to formally suspend the acces not to proceed to the official suspension of negotiations with Turkey; remains, however, committed to democratic dialogue with Turkey; asks the Commission to use, during the formal suspension of negotiations, all funds available under IPA II and the future IPA III to support, through a dedicated envelope directly managed by the EU, Turkey’s civil society, and to increase opportunities for people-to-people contacts, academic dialogue, access for Turkish students to European universities and media platforms for journalists, but to keep accession talks frozen as decided, until Turkey meets the EUs’ legal and institutional system, specially on democracy, human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 257 #
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 Turkey to implement fully and effectively the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement and to relaunch without further delay the implementation of the bilateral readmission protocol with Greece; 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;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Stresses that Turkey needs to commit itself unequivocally to good neighbourly relations, according to international agreements, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which is part of the EU acquis, the United Nations Charter and having recourse, if necessary, to the International Court of Justice; underlines that recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the accession process;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Reiterates its regret that the casus belli threat declared by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1995 against Greece has not yet been withdrawn and it is repeated occasionally by Turkish Officials;