15 Amendments of Wajid KHAN related to 2018/2097(INI)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the EU’s aspirational global leadership has been undermined as a result of the financial crisis, rising Euroscepticism, the proliferation of crises on our doorstep and rising scepticism of European public opinion on the projection of force abroad, which has givengiving rise to a tendency to respond to events rather than to shape them, nonetheless the EU remains the world leader in regulatory standards;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas Western democracies have become more protectionist and inward- looking, and are swinging to the extremes at a time when multilateral cooperation is the only way to respond to global challenges effectively; whereas this power vacuum is being filled by other powers such as China or Russiaexerting economic power or Russia using hybrid threats;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and impose secondary sanctions on European companies doing business with Iran has shown the limits of European economic sovereignty, particularly reliance on the dollar trading system;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the time has come for the European Union to take its destiny into its own hands; takes the view that the EU should embrace its role as a fully-fledged, sovereign political and economic power in international relations that helps to resolve conflicts worldwide and shapes global governance;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that no single EU Member State can respond effectively to today’s global challenges on its own; believes that, by pulling their weight together within the EU, the Member States can exert an influence on the world stage that they would not otherwise possess; is convinced that 28 Member States together, representing 500 million citizens, have more leverage in international negotiations and in setting international regulations and standards; believes, moreover, that under the protection of the EU's social model, globalisation can represent an opportunity for EU citizens and not a threat;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that no single EU Member State can respond effectively to today’s global challenges on its own; believes that, by pulling their weight together within the EU, the Member States can exert an influence on the world stage that they would not otherwise possess; is convinced that 28 Member States together, representing 500 million citizens, have more leverage in international negotiations, in promoting human rights and accountability, and in setting international regulations and standards; believes, moreover, that under the protection of the EU, globalisation can represent an opportunity for EU citizens and not a threat;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that, taking the 28 Member States as a whole, the EU is the world’s largest economy with more than half a billion people, the Euro is the second most important reserve currency; stresses that the EU is also the world’s leading development aid donor;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the EU should stay true to its principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law; emphasises the importance of assessing whether the promotion of these principles in third countries has been successful; notes that the wealth of corrupt foreign officials and oligarchs is often stored in the EU and calls on the EU and Member States to adopt Unexplained Wealth Orders to tackle corruption in third countries;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the EU should stay true to its principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law; emphasises the importance of assessing whether the promotion of these principles in third countries has been successful; and the use of EU's instruments to stop human rights violations in third countries has been successful; urges stepping up efforts to make best use of trade instruments as leverage to demand concrete improvements in partner countries' human rights record, ensuring that no trade agreement is ratified until human rights benchmarks are met and robust progress in human rights records is demonstrated;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the EEAS to invest in collective leadership and develop ‘issue- based coalitions’ with like-minded countries, to support a rules-based international order, multilateralism and free trade, and to pursue cooperative solutions to global challenges; calls on the EEAS to engage with emerging powers in the provision of global public goods such as peace and security, including by working together on crisis management operations around the world, defence and promotion of human rights, climate change mitigation, financial stability, and clean air and water;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the EU’s increasing role in post-conflict reconstruction as a means of securing peace recalling the increased success of conflict resolution when women have a formal role in the process;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Continue to make progress in including women’s voices in the field of security and post-conflict reconstruction and ensuring women’s participation in EU military and civilian missions and operations, as critical to shaping solutions for lasting peace; encourage third countries to fully implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and subsequent resolutions on gender-based violence, and to support greater gender diversity in political leadership and within security forces and their increased participation in peace processes;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that transatlantic relations are indispensable for the security and prosperity of both sides of the Atlantic; regrets the US’s progressive retreat from the multilateral, rules-based world order, namely its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, its attacks on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other refusals to adhere to international rule of law;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that, despite their importance, soft power and institution building alone are not sufficient to exert influence in a world where power politics and hard power are increasingly significant; believes that the effectiveness of the EU’s foreign policy will ultimately depend, to a large extent, on the resources and capabilities that support it, working with NATO and other like-minded countries;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the capacity to dispatch forces to global conflicts is an essential pre-condition for becoming a credible political power; calls on the EEAS and the Member States to develop sufficient military capabilities, particularly in cyber defence, to defend their values and interests around the world; calls on the EEAS to work towards a treaty on fully autonomous weapons systems;