10 Amendments of Edward MCMILLAN-SCOTT related to 2008/2104(INI)
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas numerous reports by NGOs and independent experts show that the 2006 NGO law and other measures taken by the Russian Government, including the anti- extremism legislation and the extension of state control over significant sections of the media, severely undermine freedom of expression and hamper human rights and civil society activities in Russia,
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the Council of Europe Assembly and a number of independent human rights organisations have raised serious questions about standards of justice in Russia, including the lack of judicial independence, the denial of fair trials to defendants in politically controversial cases, the harassment and persecution of defence lawyers and the return of political prisoners within the Russian penal system,
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas, in terms of energy security, relations between the EU and Russia offer great potential for positive and constructive mutual interdependence, provided that the partnership is based on the principle of non-discrimination and fair treatment, and on equal market conditions; whereas Russia’s energy policies in practice have featured examples of monopolistic and coercive abuse, particularly the denial of third country transit rights, supply interruptions and the violation of property rights,
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the Brussels European Council of 15-16 June 2006 recommended that the negotiation of the European Charter Transit Protocol be concluded, that ratification of the ECT by all signatories to the Charter be secured and that the Commission be invited, especially in view of the recent gas crisis, to set out elements for an agreement with Russia on energy within the framework of the successor to the PCA, whereas the ECT is already legally binding on all EU Member States and on Russia, as a signatory according to Article 45,
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 - point a a (new)
aa) insist that the EU’s relationship with Russia must be based on respect for the rule of international law and all binding agreements and treaties to which Russia and EU Member States adhere, including the UN Charter, the European Convention on Human Rights and the ECT, as well as the rules and commitments incumbent on members of the OSCE and Council of Europe;
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point b c (new)
Paragraph 1 - point b c (new)
bc) insist on a thorough overhaul of the EU-Russia human rights consultations, including the creation of a formal role for independent NGOs from Russia and the EU, the involvement of officials from all relevant departments of the Russian Government and an end to the issuing of separate communiqués by the Russian Government;
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point d
Paragraph 1 - point d
d) insist that the ECT, as an existing treaty, legally binding on Russia and all EU Member States, should be the basis for relations in the field of energy and that the principles of the ECT and the Transit Protocol thereto should be incorporated in the new agreement, while reiterating its call on Russia to strengthen its commitment to a rules-based approach by ratifying them ECT and signing and ratifying the Transit Protocol, bearing in mind Parliament’s opinion that the partners should be free to negotiate wording that goes beyond that of the ECT, as to the depth of cooperation and the areas covered by it, but that the agreement should in no circumstances be less comprehensive than that already subscribed to by the parties within the framework of the PCA;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 - point d a (new)
da) establish a clear code of conduct governing relations between the EU, Russia and the countries belonging to the shared neighbourhood, including respect for the sovereign independence of all European states, a commitment to the peaceful settlement of disputes and a determination to resolve frozen conflicts;
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point m a (new)
Paragraph 1 - point m a (new)
ma) insist that the EU-Russia relationship be based on the principles of liberalised and open markets and reciprocity of investment rights between the partners, and therefore demand that, in exchange for close and beneficial economic ties, the Russian Government guarantee the property rights of foreign investors and review the 2008 Strategic Sectors Law, which gives the Russian state broad discretion to discriminate against foreign investors, whereas the EU internal market is freely open to Russian investors;