Activities of Eleonora FORENZA related to 2017/2036(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Conclusion of the EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution) (A8-0233/2017 - Elena Valenciano) IT
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Cuba, of the other part
Amendments (12)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that EU-Cuban relations, especially in the area of bilateral trade, take a new start withWelcomes the signing of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA), which represent a positive turning point in relations between the EU and Cuba that can provide new possibilities and commitments for both signatories, also in the area of bilateral trade;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls as the blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for over 55 years is not only a violation of the human rights of an entire people and the greatest obstacle to the development of the Cuban economy, but also a violation of principles contained in the United Nations Charter and international law, mainly through its extraterritorial applications. Believes that the blockade should be lifted, as requested in Un General Assembly resolution of October 2016 and in previous several resolutions, to facilitate a modernization of the Cuban economy to the benefit of the Cuban people.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Condemns all unilateral measures directed against Cuba, which negatively affect third parties' interests, including EU's enterprises and citizens, and thereby violate commonly accepted rules of international trade.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Welcomes the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, and calls on the US Congress to start working towards the elimination of the blockade; calls on the United States to fully respect and implement the agreement with the EU of May 1998 in London to alleviate the problems with extraterritorial legislation, and its commitment to resist future extraterritorial legislation of that kind;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the measures that the Cuban authorities have adopted in recent months to encourageWelcomes the adoption by the Cuban Parliament in August 2011 of the guidelines of the economic and social policy, aimed at fostering the economic and social development of the country, including through the promotion of free enterprise and economic liberalisation in generalopening ;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the ongoing human rights dialogue in the frame of the PDCA, but deplores the insufficient inclusion of civil society; calls on Cuba to ensure the establishment of a transparent and binding roadmap on human, environmental and labour rights, which should be aimed essentially at safeguarding human rights, enhancing and improving trade unionists’and social rights and, protecting the environment; calls for immediate tangible improvem, recognizing the right of Cuban citizents to facilitate the European Parliament’s consentdecide independently on their future.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas, according to Cuban Government estimates, the economic losses suffered by the Cuban people as a result of the economic, trade and financial blockade which the United States has imposed on the country for more than 50 years amount to USD 125 873 million at current prices;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Affirms the European Parliament’s aspiration to see relations between the EU and Cuba develop to the greatest possible extent, with full respect for the independence, equality and autonomy of the parties;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reiterates the need to respect the inalienable principle of territorial integrity, and calls on the United States to return the illegally occupied territory of Guantánamo; stresses at the same time the inalienable right of peoples to choose their economic, political and social system without interference of any kind; condemns, therefore, the terrorist acts of destabilisation organised by third countries with the intention of bringing down a government;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that, with a view to the development of political and economic relations between the EU and Cuba, it would be desirable for any unilateral extraterritorial measures taken by third countries that restrict our counterpart’s full economic activity to be lifted; condemns, similarly, the imposition of extraterritorial sanctions on European undertakings for trading with Cuba;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the normalisation process cannot proceed until the economic, trade and financial blockade is lifted, as has been called for since 1992 by the UN General Assembly, which for the 25th consecutive time adopted a resolution to that effect, almost unanimously, with 191 votes out of 193 in favour;