2 Amendments of Marietta GIANNAKOU related to 2013/2168(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
Recital Α
Α. whereas Pakistan’s regional conduct and EU-Pakistan relations are of major and growing consequence to EU interests, given the country’s pivotal location at the heart of a volatile neighbourhood, its centrality to security and development in Central and South Asia, and its crucial role in combating terrorism, non-proliferation, illegal migration, drug trafficking and other transnational threats, all of which affect the security and well-being of European citizens;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates that progress in bilateral relations is linked to improvement in Pakistan’s human rights record, in particular as regards eradicating modern- day slavery, curbing gender-based violence, enhancing women’s rights, including that of access to education, promoting tolerance and protection of vulnerable minorities, preserving freedom of religion and belief, including by easing the strict anti-blasphemy legislation, taking measures in response to the growing flood of migrants and moving towards abolition of the death penalty;