7 Amendments of David LEGA related to 2021/2250(INI)
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses the importance of the freedom of religion; deplores that the lack of legal personality for non-Muslim communities remains a serious issue; urges Turkey to give the right to the Orthodox Patriarchate of Istanbul the right to use the title “Ecumenical” and reopen the Halki (Heybeliada) Greek Orthodox Seminary, which remains closed since 1971;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Expresses concern over the ineffective investigations on hate speech and hate crimes against minorities; stresses the need to remove all discriminatory elements against all religions and faith groups from school textbooks;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its serious concern about the disproportionate and arbitrary measures curtailing freedom of expression; welcomes the further decrease in the number of journalists in prisoncontinued backsliding of freedom of expression; expresses concern about the continuing of criminal cases against journalists, human rights defenders, lawyers, writers and academics in Turkey;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that torture remain a major issue in detention facilities in Turkey; urges Turkey to effectively investigate allegations of torture and ill- treatment in police custody and in prison, as well as allegations of enforced disappearances;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. CommendNotes the efforts made by Turkey to continue hosting the largest refugee population in the world; welcomes, in this regard, thedeplores human smuggling and human rights violations refugees have been subjected to in Turkey and emphasises that continued provision of EU funding for refugees and host communities in Turkey, and expresses its commitment to sustain this support in the future must not be used as leverage against the EU;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Deplores the fact that the unresolved conflict in Cyprus is a major obstacle to EU-Turkey relationsCondemns Turkey’s illegal activities in Cyprus, particularly its partial ‘opening’ of Varosha and acknowledges that it is one of the major obstacles to EU- Turkey relations; calls on Turkey to immediately end its military violations of Cyprus’ and Greece’s airspace and territorial waters; and in this regard, encourages Turkey to sign and ratify UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); reaffirms its view that the only sustainable solution to the Cyprus issue is that of a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement on the basis of a bi- communal, bi-zonal federation with a single international legal personality and political equality, in accordance with international law and on the basis of respect for the principles on which the Union is founded; deeply regrets that Turkey has abandoned this UN framework;
Amendment 525 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Insists that democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights should remain at the heart of EU-Turkey relations under any framework; reaffirms its supportconsiders that Turkey does not fill the necessary criteria needed for keeping the accession process; reminds that andy its value-based approach as the main framework formprovement of the official EU- Turkey relations, as it is still the most powerful tool to exercise normative pressure and sustain the democratic and pro-European aspirations of Turkish society; nevertheless remains open to the possibility of both sides reviewing, in a realistic manner, the appropriateness of this framework and its ability to function, or, if necessary, exploring other possible models for future relationsnd any move on the positive agenda as offered in the European Council Conclusions of October 2020 and December 2020, is dependent onan improvement of the civil and human rights and rule of law situation in Turkey;