21 Amendments of David LEGA related to 2020/2113(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the influence and role of different EU Member States in the region is very unequal, with strategies and agreements in the field of stability and security sometimes differing or promoting conflicting priorities; whereas all EU Member States share the common objective of security and stability, as well as promoting human rights and democracy;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the summit of 27 to 28 March 2022 between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and Morocco aiming to create a security alliance, which was also attended by the US Secretary of State, paved the way for a new regional approach to security and confirmed the countries’ intention to divide the region into blocksimprove regional security and the commitment to further expand economic and diplomatic cooperation;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas countries in the region are key trading partners for the EU and there are important economic ties between the two sides; whereas the ongoing global energy crisis has led to increased contact with Qatar and other countrnew, promising trade agreements are currently being negotiated, signed and ratifiesd in the region on the import of energy resources into the EU; whereas there is potential for stronger cooperation in other areas such as the green transition, better governance and human rightsMiddle East region, for instance the historic free trade deal between the UAE and Israel, ratified in June 2022;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas increased contact with the partners in the region is needed against the backdrop of the ongoing global energy crisis and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine; whereas there is potential for stronger cooperation in other areas such as the green transition, better governance and human rights;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas problems associated with governance ands well as breaches of the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms in the region are aworrying and are significant sources of instability; whereas the imprisonment or torture of political opposition figures and social activists across the region is paving the way for further conflict;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the EU Human Rights guidelines, including EU guidelines on violence against women and girls and the promotion of women’s rights and gender equality should be at the core of its strategy for the region; whereas women’s human rights are being systematically violated and women’s rights activists continue to be detained and imprisoned in the region;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas anti-Semitism is still a major problem in the Middle East region, that needs to be more seriously addressed; whereas there are high levels of persecution, coercion, discrimination, harassment, violence and repression against Christians in the region;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the current situation in the broader Middle East region is characterised by ongoing conflicts with a regional dimensiona crippling proxy conflict; stresses that the presence of foreign forces such as Iranian proxies in these conflicts is contributing to maintaining them and to further regional instability; notes that as well as ongoing conflicts, there are latent ones which the EU must take into consideration when defining its long-term strategy to tackle the underlying causes of instability in the region;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the EU has its own interests in the region, as EU security is interdependent with security in the Middle East; highlights that EU funding instruments directed at the region should make an important contribution to stability and prosperity;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the region is becoming increasingly polarised into blocks; considcalls on the EU to enhance its partners thips counterproductive for the EU’s goals in the area of stability and security; calls on the EU to enhance its bilateral discussions with all the different stakeholderswith all those stakeholders that are seriously committed towards bringing peace and stability in the region;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that any form of cooperation must be based on a human security approach as defined by the UN General Assembly resolution entitled ‘Follow-up to paragraph 143 on human security of the 2005 World Summit Outcome’well as respect for international law, rule-based world order and the shared objectives of promoting human rights and democracy;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the countries in the region to refrain from exporting arms or combatants or intervening militarily in other countries in conflict, as such interventions are some of the main causes of regional destabilisation; firmly opposes the use of drones in extrajudicial and extraterritorial killings of terror suspects and demands a ban on the use of drones for this purpose;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses deep concern about a potential nuclear race in the region and calls on the EU to activate all diplomatic efforts to avoid it; calls on Israel to ratify the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weaponsn to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA); deplores that Iran is halting the JCPOA negotiations due to its requirement for the USA to abolish the sanctions against the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) which is considered a terrorist group in the US;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomesAcknowledges that the negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action as aCPOA are necessary steps towards achieving regional stability; calls on the US and Irandeplores that Iran is not attempting to pursue meaningful negotiations with a view to returning to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by removing IAEA cameras from its nuclear sites;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the need to diversify the EU’s sources of energy due to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, and calls for an assessment of the security implications of any agreement to import oil, gas or hydrogen into the EU;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the EEAS to create a StratCom Task Force on interference emanating from the Middle East, in particular from Iran to analyse, assess, and prevent the threats from Iran and its proxies in the region and on the European continent;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Applauds the historical Abraham Accords and calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to support the normalisation of relations between Israel and Arab States and recognise that the implementation and extension of the Abraham Accords is a key component to peace and stability in the region; commends the role that the United States has played in facilitating the Abraham Accords and calls on the VP/HR to become involved in this process and support the positive developments;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Regrets that people-to-people contacts are being hindered by education material containing hate speech, antisemitism and incitement to violence in Palestinian schools, sponsored by the UNRWA; reiterates its position that all school material supported by the Union funds must be in line with the UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance, coexistence, and non-violence; urges the Palestinian Authority to immediately remove all school material which is not in compliance with the UNESCO standards and ensure full transparency and work in good faith with the aim to move forward in reconciliation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority; insists that the Commission must guarantee that no Union funds are allocated or linked to any form of terrorism and/or religious and political radicalisation; therefore, reiterates its call for conditionality of EU financial assistance in the educational sector;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the EU to promote tolerance and freedom of religion in the region;