12 Amendments of Urmas PAET related to 2017/2027(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
– having regard to the declaration by the Co-Presidents of EuroLat of 7 February 2017 on the executive orders issued by the TrumpUS Administration in the area of foreign policy and their repercussions on Latin America,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Latin American and Caribbean region (LAC) constitutes a keyvital partner for the EU when it comes to jointly facing current global challenges, such as the eradication of poverty, access to drinking water, peace and security, socioeconomic development, sustainability, the fight against climate change, the digital transformation and managing migration;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the main geopolitical shifts currently in play in LAC countries, marked by the increasing presence of Asian states seeking economic partnership in the region, require that the EU stands up as a truthful ally to its partners in the LAC region;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that the new geopolitical scenario reinforces the LAC region as a strategic priority for the EU’s foreign policy, as both regions share a common vision of the world based on multilateralism, dialogue, sustainability, the rule of law and open societies;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for unequivocal respect for the principle of the territorial integrity of states;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that current global challenges, includingthe EU, Latin America and the Caribbean region must cooperate more than hitherto in such fields as the digital transformation, mass migration, cybersecurity, efforts to fight organised crime and terrorism, climate change, geopolitical shifts, inequality within and across countries, and drug trafficking, offer new opportunities for a strategic EU-LAC partnership in which a common vision is sharedmeasures against drug trafficking;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to develop sustainable and effective tax systems in both regions, together with an appropriate tax culture, that could foster the development of welfare states providing public goods, such as public education, infrastructure and security, and reiterates that tax havens and tax avoidance are detrimental to social redistributive policies;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with the SDGs, should be the main tools of the EU- LAC cooperation, including all their dimensions of economic, social and sustainable development, not just poverty eradication; underlines the fact that the EU must continue to supply Official Development Assistance to LAC countries, including middle-income countries that no longer qualify for bilateral development cooperation under the differentiation principle;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates the importance of the existence of work and education opportunities for young people, as they embody the future hopes for, and are a key factor in, the continent’s future political stability; encourages further cooperation in the form of bilateral university participation, knowledge exchange and international mobility between EU and LAC students; points out the need to advance full and mutual recognition of university degrees and to strengthen bi-regional cooperation in the quality and accreditation system;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the advances in freedoms and social rights made in the last decade, and the great efforts made to elaborate public policies to distribute wealth and economic growth equally; notes the necessity to guarantee the rights and safety of religious minorities, indigenous groups, the LGTBI community and populations in rural areas;