7 Amendments of Arba KOKALARI related to 2021/2250(INI)
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas Turkey's withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention) is undermining progress made on women's protection against violence;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its concern about the persistent distance between the EU and Turkey, despite it being a candidate country, in terms of values and standards, and the continuing lack of political will to carry out the necessary reforms to address, in particular, the serious concerns about the rule of law and fundamental rights that continue to negatively affect the accession process; considers that without clear progress in this field, Parliament cannot envisage any resumption of accession negotiations with Turkey, which have effectively been at a standstill since 2018and insists on the termination of accession negotiations with Turkey;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its strong condemnation of Turkey’s withdrawal, by presidential decree, from the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention); calls on Turkey to reverse this decision and to implement a zero-tolerance policy on violence against women;
Amendment 225 #
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 prison in Turkey and demands that the Turkish government releases all remaining journalists and political prisoners;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines the importance of continued financial support from the EU to Turkish civil society, human rights defenders and journalists in order to promote democracy and increase people-to-people contacts;
Amendment 521 #
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 support for keeping the accession process and its value-based approach as the main framework for EU-Turkey relations, as it is still the most powerful tool to exercise normative pressure andits value-based approach to sustain the democratic and pro-European aspirations of Turkish society; nevertheless remains open to the possibility ofencourages both sides to reviewing, in a realistic manner, the appropriateness of thise accession framework and its ability to function, or, if necessary, exploring other possibleexplore new models for future relations;
Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Takes the view that the European Union needs to develop a long-term partnership with Turkey, based on mutual interest and respect but without a direct prospect of membership; insists that such a relationship must be balanced, reciprocal in its commitments and underpinned by one Association Agreement to cover economic and political relations and cooperation in several areas, including but not limited to migration, security and environmental protection, whilst reiterating the principles of democracy and rule of law; calls therefore on the Council to remove Turkey from the list of candidate countries;