Activities of Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI related to 2021/2250(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the 2021 Commission Report on Turkey
Amendments (7)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide,
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes, however,Welcomes that there has been a slight improvement over the past year in overall EU-Turkey relations, which have on average remained stable, as enhanced cooperation and dialogue on a number of issues have coexisted with regular conflicts; expresses its hope that this pattern of ‘conflictual cooperation’ can be overcome and replaced with a more positive dynamic;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its strong condemnation of Turkey’s withdrawal, by presidential decree,Calls on Turkey to address the increasing prevalence of domestic violence and discrimination against women, despite Turkey’s withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention);
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Expresses its concerns at the extradition treaty signed between Turkey and the People's Republic of China in 2017; encourages the Turkish parliament not to ratify the extradition treaty as this would pose great risks to the Uyghur community in the country;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Commends Turkey's decision to invoke the 1936 Montreux Convention, by blocking Russian warships from passage through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, following the Russian invasion in Ukraine; welcomes the delivery of Bayraktar drones by Turkey to the Ukrainian army; encourages Turkey to close its airspace to Russian aircrafts;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. ANotes the importance for both the EU and its Member States and Turkey of maintaining close dialogue and cooperation on foreign policy and security issues; acknowledges that Turkey can pursue its own foreign policy in line with its interests and goals, but expects this policy to be defended through diplomacy and dialogue based on international law and, as a candidate country, to be increasingly aligned with that of the EU;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Recalls that Turkey is a longstanding member of the NATO alliance and sits at a key geostrategic location for maintaining regional and European security; notes that the EU and Turkey continue to cooperate on issues of (military) strategic importance within the NATO framework; recalls further that the EU and NATO remain the most reliable long-term partners for Turkey in international security cooperation and calls on Turkey to maintain political coherence in the fields of foreign and security policies in view of its role as member of NATO and EU candidate country and to recommit fully to NATO as its sole security anchor;