636 Amendments of Jérôme RIVIÈRE
Amendment 10 #
2021/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
Amendment 87 #
2021/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the need to safeguard EU unity as a pre-condition to achieve the EU’s ambition of strategic sovereignty amid the increasing competition between the United States and China; recalls that the EU’s unified approach must be underpinned by a pragmatic and principled foreign and security policy; condemns the interference by China and Australia in France's affairs, particularly on the issue of New Caledonia;
Amendment 139 #
2021/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes note ofConsiders that the recent conclusion of the AUKUSIndo-Pacific trilateral security pact; is of the firm opinion that strong EU-Australia relations are important for the stability of the region and that these should be further advanced and not affected by the conclusion of AUKUS; calls on the Vice- President of the Commission / High Repdetrimental to the Member States' interests in the region; condemns Australia’s rescent ative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to examine with the relevant partners possibilities to set up a permanent dialogue with AUKUS and representation at the meetings of the members of QUAD in order to align our strategies on the Indo-Pacific and strengthen synergititude towards France as regards the unilateral cancellation of the contract to supply 12 submarines;
Amendment 164 #
2021/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that enhancing existing partnerships with regional actors and building new ones is a key feature of the strategy; highlights that priority areas for cooperation should include capacity- building, hybrid threats, non-proliferation, disarmament and crisis response; considers that India, which is a country fully engaged in fighting Islamist terrorism, must be the privileged partner of the EU's Member States in the Indo-Pacific region; calls for Pakistan, a country led by radical Islamists, to no longer be eligible to receive any assistance at all from the EU; stresses, moreover, that Pakistan is proliferating its anti-free speech laws on blasphemy, hence endangering the lives of many of its nationals, as in the case of Shahzad Massih;
Amendment 171 #
2021/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the longstanding cooperation between the EU and ASEAN on security and defence matters, and welcomes the recent upgrade of bilateral relations to a strategic partnership; reiterates its strong commitment to support ASEAN’s centrality and inclusive multilateral architecture; calls for the EU to anchor and extend its presence in the region by deepening cooperation with ASEAN and its members; invites the EU and ASEAN to identify ways to involve the EU in the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus and in the East Asia Summit; underlines the fundamental role of the parliamentary dimension for strengthening democracy in the region, and encourages, therefore, the establishment of an EU- ASEAN Parliamentary Assembly and more numerous and regular parliamentary exchanges and missions to the region; deplores, however, the lack of equity shown by the EU in its relations with ASEAN countries on the matter of human rights, in demonstrating largesse towards the Communist regime in Vietnam which systematically sanctioning Cambodia, which is a country that has shown a strong commitment to fundamental freedoms during its painful 30-year-long reconstruction process;
Amendment 237 #
2021/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights that maritime security and freedom of navigation, which must be ensured in accordance with international law and, in particular, the UNCLOS, are among the key challenges in the Indo- Pacific; calls for the EU to enhance maritime cooperation with countries in the Indo-Pacific by establishing systematic and coordinated frameworks, including joint exercises and port calls that would advance naval diplomacy and contribute to regional maritime security; stresses also that the fight against radical Islamism must remain the cornerstone of EU Member States’ commitments in the region; expresses particular disappointment that, in the Cabo Delgado region of Mozambique, the company Total Energies has had to suspend its ambitious project;
Amendment 288 #
2021/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Highlights that the fight against violent extreradical Islamism is of shared interest to the EU and Indo-Pacific countries; highlights the need to further promote cooperation between Europol and Aseanapoltalanta and between Europol and national law enforcement agencies to facilitate exchanges of good practices and expertise in key areas of interest, such as counter-ing Islamist terrorism, fighting transnational crime, human trafficking and migrant smuggling; condemns the base statements made by former Malaysian Prime, Minister Mahathir Mohammed, calling for the killing of millions of French nationals;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2187(INI)
3. Recalls the responsibility of states to promote and safeguard all human rights; reiterates, therefore, that states must ensure universal access to safe drinking water in sufficient quantity and quality; considers that the supply of water and control over sanitation processes must remain a matter for states, since water is an essential resource for the life of human communities; does not wish governments to make use of this prerogative, which is by nature a sovereign one, in order to use the supply of water or any other vital raw material as a diplomatic weapon that could be detrimental to populations; challenges, in addition, and in general, any sanction or blockade on such products;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that states that ratify a human rights treaty undertake to protect, respect and fulfil the commitments adopted in the international, regional and national framework for the protection of these rights; takes the view in this regard that the international community’s recognition of the right to water and sanitation must encompass protection and enforceability arrangements and, therefore, calls on the EU to promote protection mechanisms at international, regional and national level to ensure that upholding the right to water and sanitation is not optional for states but rather an enforceable right; calls for better international agreements on the issue of sharing the waters of major rivers; cautions Ethiopia which, with its Renaissance Dam project, is threatening the flow of the Nile towards Sudan and Egypt;
Amendment 157 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to discourageonsiders that the practices of water- grabbing and hydraulic fracturing and make them subject to environmental and human-rights impact assessmentsremains a matter for states, because of their sovereign control over their subsoil;
Amendment 206 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deplores that, as several UN experts have stated, the commodification of water and speculation in futures markets is in breach of basic human rights and contributes to increasing environmental degradation and exacerbating the vulnerability of the poorest and most marginalised in society, flying in the face of the Sustainable Development Goals; considers that exercising strategic control over water supply and over water treatment must remain a matter for states, as it is the best way to prevent water from becoming a speculative and expensive product;
Amendment 248 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that inequalities in access to water and sanitation are often attributable to systemic inequalities or exclusion; calls on governments to guarantee the absence of discrimination in access to water and sanitation services, as a public good, ensuring the provision thereof for all, in particular by affording priority to access for marginalised groups with a view to remedying systemic discriminationamong nationals and residents on their territories;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 84 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomesExpresses concern about the EU’s growing ambition and initiatives to take the lead in promoting global partnerships on key priorities and in strengthening the multilateral order through a reform of key institutions and organisations;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the EU to develop its leadership role in the defence andInsists that the EU does not have the mandate to defend or promotion ofe human rights in multilateral forums, and in particular the UN; believes that the EU should ensure an effective use of the EU Global Hthe world, and that this mandate lies with the United Nations; emphasises that the EU is not the world’s human Rrights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act), including the development of a complementary EU anti-corruption sanctions regime, and better enforce the human rights provisions of the international agreements it has concludedd democracy watchdog, and nor should it be;
Amendment 136 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. points out that the network connecting people across continents extends along maritime routes and across the ocean floor, where thousands of kilometres of cable carry 97% of data traffic; stresses, therefore, that a new international geopolitical and geo- economic debate concerns infrastructure such as underwater cables, which are essential for improving internet connections and IT data;
Amendment 145 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomesTakes note of the EU’s efforts as a global frontrunner in the fight against climate change and urges the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to propose new initiatives such as the internationalisation of the European Green Deal; believes that the implementation of the European Green Deal will have significant geopolitical consequences and will influence the EU’s relations with some of its partners;
Amendment 165 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the EU to develop global partnerships for the establishment of norms and standards on a rules-based, ethical use of technologies which respect the privacy of individual users, in particular as regards artificial intelligence;
Amendment 191 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates that the EU needs first and foremost a stronger and genuine political willConsiders that a common EU foreign policy is not possible, given the different national interests of itsthe Member States to jointly agree on and promote EU foreign policy goals and EU security and defence cooperationhat should be preserved and respected;
Amendment 213 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the Treaties provide for the possibility to improve decision-making procedures for the CFSP; stresses that unanimity hampers the EU’s ability to act and therefore calls for the Member States to use qualified majority voting for specific aspects of the CFSP; in particular, reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified, however, that in order to preserve the sovereignty of Member States, unanimity must remain the decision-making benchmark in the Council when it comes to foreign and security policy; considers that the interest of Member States are vastly different in light of geopolitical realities and that these interests can only be preserved through unanimity, as any form of majority voting forhas the adoption of sanctions; stresses that the use of Article 44 TEU could improve the EU’s flexibility and capacity to actpotential of ignoring and undermining vital national interests;
Amendment 220 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 255 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. CRecalls for the EU to ensure its strategic sovereignty in specific areas that are fundamental to the Union’s existencethat existence on the global scene, as the term itself suggests, is based exclusively on the representation onf the global scene, such as economics, security and technology, and to establMember States; stresses that the European Union has absolutely no legitimacy in thish a European Defence Unionrea;
Amendment 269 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that EU sovereignty in the field of security and defence means the development, coordination and deploythe framework of NATO is an impediment tof strategic capabilities, an efficient division of labour between the Member States and the EU’s ability to decide and act autonomously, in line with its own interests, principles and values; stresses that this approach reinforces cooperation with partners, in particular within the framework of NATO; welcomes in this regard the Commission President’s announcement that the EU and NATO will present a joint declaration on cooperation by the end of 2021; welcomes the discussion on an ‘initial entry force’ as presented by the VP/HR sovereignty and undermines any credible European defence project serving the inherent interests of European countries;
Amendment 277 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that EU sovereignty in the field of security and defence means the development, coordination and deployment ofthere is no such thing as “EU sovereignty” since the EU is not a strategic capabilities, an efficient division of labour between the Member States and the EU’s ability to decide and act autonomously, in line with its own interests, principles and values; stresses that this approach reinforces cooperation w, and can therefore not sovereign; emphasises that the EU derives iths partners, in particular within the framework of NATO; welcomes in this regard the Commission President’s announcementower to act from the Member States, and that the EU cand NATO will present a joint declaration on cooperation by the end of 2021; welcomes the discussion on an ‘initial entry force’ as presented by the VP/HR only act because of the conferral of power by the Member States;
Amendment 295 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the need for the Union to develop its technological sovereignty through the enhancement of industrial defence capabilities, in particular in emerging disruptive technologies (EDTs), and theat common defence projects have always been founded on transnational cooperation; rejects any drift towards federalism in this area, as envisaged by the Commission; stresses that Member States should not have their technologies and research protjection and resilience of critical infrastructurs jeopardised by the Europeanisation of industrial defence bases;
Amendment 322 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its call for accelerating the enlargement process, with a focus on strengthening democracy, the rule of law, and human rights, as well as fostering reconciliation in the Western Balkans, as prerequisites for durable stability and prosperityrejects any new plans to further enlarge the European Union;
Amendment 343 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Hopes that third countries do not exploit or use EU funds as a tool for intimidating and blackmailing Member States and the EU;
Amendment 344 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Reaffirms its unwavering support to the Eastern Partnership countries, and in particular as regards their independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within their internationally recognised borders; condemns Russia’s direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts, occupations and military build- ups inside the region or on its borders with the region; urges the Eastern Partnership countries, and in particular those that have chosen to pursue the path of European integration, to ensure that fundamental freedoms are upheld and to continue implementing the necessary reforms; reiterates that the EU’s support is conditional upon concrete progress on those reformsconsiders that the adversarial relationship maintained by the EU bodies with Russia can only have damaging consequences for the stability and security of the entire European continent;
Amendment 383 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Is concerned byCondemns the Turkish Government’s increasingly assertggressive foreign policy, which is repeatedly putting the country at odds with the EU and individual Member States; deplores the long-deteriorating situation regarding human rights and democracy in Turkey; recalls, however, that Turkey will continue to be a country of key strategic interest for the EU and that engagement needs to continue in a phased, proportionate and reversible manner, keeping the country as closely anchored to the EU as possible;
Amendment 386 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Is concerned by the Turkish Government’s increasingly assertive foreign policy, which is repeatedly putting the country at odds with the EU and individual Member States; deplores the long-deteriorating situation regarding human rights and democracy in Turkey; recalls, however, that Turkey will continue to be a country of key strategic interest for the EU and that engagement needs to continue in a phased, proporinsists that all accession negotiations with Turkey be unconditionatelly and irreversible manner, keeping the country as closely anchored to the EU as possibley terminated;
Amendment 404 #
2021/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Underlines the need to strengat then EU-US transatlantic cooperation on the basis of an equal partnership; welcomes uropean Union tagging along behind this context the statement ‘Towards a renewed Transatlantic partnership’ from the EU-US summit 2021, which provides a good basis for an ambitious transatlantic agenda; fully supports and commits to pursuing synergies and shared foreign and security objectives by further deepening cooperation in the framework of the EU-US transatlantic dialogue; highlights that the EU should be prepared to reflect on how to adapt to the changing role of the US on the global stagee United States on the global stage runs counter to the diplomatic, strategic and economic interests of European countries and undermines Member States' sovereignty;
Amendment 1 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States of 1933,
Amendment 50 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is extremely concerned by the challenges to human rights and democracy, resulting in the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and of universal human rights, as well as the shrinking space for civil society, observed around the world; calls for the EU and its Member States to make stronger efforts to address the challenges to human rights, both individually and in cooperation with like- minded international partners; recalls, however, that the EU does not have the mandate to impose its vision of human rights and democracy on the world; emphasises that the EU is not the world’s human rights watchdog, nor should it be;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of both the new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020–2024 for this goal; recalls that the use of the rule of qualified majorinsists that unanimity voting within the Council on human rights issues would result in a more effective and proactive EU foreign and security policy, and would strengthen cooperation on matters of key strategic interest for the EU, while reflecting itsmust remain in place and that a move towards qualified majority voting in foreign policy matters will cause a slippery slope that will even further erode the sovereignty of Member States; recalls that the ability to enter into relations with other states, and by analogy the ability to determine foreign policy, is one of the foundamental values;tional elements of statehood and sovereignty as encapsulated in the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States.
Amendment 64 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concerned by increasing number of illiberal democracies and autocratic regimes, which are in the majority for the first time in 20 years; calls for the EU and the Member States to make full use of the tools at their disposal to support good governance, democratic institutions and space for civil society worldwideRecalls that the vote, freely exercised and legitimate, is the foundation of democracy;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that all civil society actors, in particular independent civil society organisations, have a vital role to play in the dialogues, Recalls that in a democracy, the legitimacy of representation is based on the expression of the popular vote, establishing terms of providing input both to the dialogues and to evaluation of their outcomes; underlines that such organisations should therefore be consulted within the framework of official and informal dialogues, as well as exploratory talks; calls on the EEAS and the Commission to improve communication and transparency with regard to civil society organisations; to this end, calls on the EEAS and the Commission to appoint human rights focal points at the geographical divisions of their headquartershe exercise of power by a majority that emerges from an election, and on a political opposition which is properly represented and which enjoys the right to exercise its mandate; stresses that the European Union’s continuous calls to build links with ‘civil societies’ demonstrate a subjective and biased approach which is far removed from the principles of respect for democratic representation;
Amendment 170 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly condemns the killing of human rights defenders around the world and stresses that most of them were engaged in the protection of their land and the environment and the defence of the rights of indigenous peoples; reiterates its call to ensure that the principle of free, prior and informed consent is fully respected, in line with International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples; stresses the need to improve access to justice throughout the world with a view to combating the widespread impunity for such killings; notes, however, that greater efforts are needed not only on reparation and redress, but also in prevention through, inter alia, the strengthening of national plans for the protection of human rights defenders in third countries; stresses, however, that it is neither the duty nor the mandate of EU institutions to actively support self-appointed, undemocratic and subjective organisations and individuals engaged in defending democracy and human rights;
Amendment 174 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes with concern that NGOs have played a major role in facilitating human smuggling and that private entities should not be actively involved in carrying out search and rescue missions;
Amendment 188 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 203 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the crucial importance of advancing women’s rights and welcomes the EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in External Action 2021–-2025 (GAP III) as a sign of the EU’s commitment in this field; commends the important role played by female civic activists in political, social and environmental movements, and deplores the fact that women often become targets of violence as a result of both their gender and their activities, even paying for them with their livesDeplores the fact that, across the world, as Islamic law becomes more widespread, women in the countries in question are seeing their rights curtailed and sometimes even their safety jeopardised;
Amendment 245 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates its strong condemnation of discrimination, xenophobia, intolerance, persecution and killings linked to race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, disability, caste, religion, belief, age, sexual orientation and gender identity that continue to be a major problem in many countries; welcomes the launch of the EU’s anti-racism action plan 2020–-2025, which recognises not only the individual and social dimensions, but also the structural nature of this phenomenon; stresses that in spite of 20 years of work since the signing of Durban Declaration and Programme of Action in 2001, racism, discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance continue to be a scourge around the world and calls for a zero-tolerance approach to them; recalls that Christians are by a very large margin the most persecuted religious group in the world;
Amendment 250 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Expresses its deep concern regarding policies of reverse racial discrimination in South Africa; notes that South Africa is the only country in the world where a majority of 80% is protected through affirmative action policies against a minority of no more than 8%, more than 25 years after the end of apartheid; further condemns the brutal and torturous murders of white South Africans, and farmers in particular; urges the South African government to prioritise the prevention, investigation and prosecution of these attacks and murders as a matter of extreme urgency, to prevent a potential genocide from occurring and to ensure that those responsible are held accountable; further confirms the right of peoples in South Africa to pursue self- determination in all its forms and urges the South African government to ensure that the right to self-determination is given meaningful effect for all peoples in South Africa, and in particular for minorities; further condemns the fact that these attacks are widely ignored or rationalised by the international community in its perpetual pursuit of political correctness; urges EU Member States to condemn all such acts of violence against minority groups in South Africa;
Amendment 262 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Fully supports the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, to hold a belief, or not to believe, and the right to manifest and to change or leave one’s religion or belief without fear of violence, persecution, or discrimination; deplores the persecution suffered by minorities on the grounds of belief or religion in many places in the world; condemns the abuse of blasphemy laws to perpetuate discrimination and deplores the use of religion and religious institutions to the detriment of human rights through the persecution, including by legal means, of belief or religious minorities, women and LGBTIQ personsis deeply concerned about the increase in desecration and vandalism of sacred and religious sites; calls on the EU and its Member States to condemn all such actions and stand in defence of the Christian heritage;
Amendment 277 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Notes with concern that Christians remain the most persecuted religious community in the world; condemns in the strongest terms the perpetrated by Islamic fundamentalists; recognises that expressions of sorrow are inadequate in protecting these vulnerable communities from further violence; emphasises the role EU Member States have to play in condemning and confronting these attacks against communities that share their Christian heritage;
Amendment 313 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls for the extension of the scope of the EU GHRSR-EU Magnitsky Act to include acts of corruption in order to ensure the effective targeting of the economic and financial enablers of human rights abusers; stresses the need for an effective strategy to implement the EU GHRSR-EU Magnitsky Act, consistent both with the EU’s other external policies, in particular with its human rights policies, and with the existing international frameworks on sanctions, international criminal law and international humanitarian law; welcomes the Commission’s announcement that in 2021, it will conduct a review of practices undermining sanctions and of the existing reporting obligations for Member States on their implementation and enforcementRecalls that any human rights sanctions regime against a third country must be based exclusively on national regulatory provisions, since it qualifies as a foreign policy prerogative;
Amendment 323 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Reaffirms the inalienable human rights of migrants and refugees, and cArgues that the reception of nationalls for the EU and its Member States to fully uphold them in their cooperation with third countries, both in terms of the establishment of high legal standards and, equally importantly, their operationalisation in order to ensure the effective protection of these rights in practice; reiterates its call on the Commission to carry out a review of the human rights impact of migration policy frameworks and of the EU’s cooperation on migration within a Member State must be governed by national laws and regulations, and that the EU cannot require a Member State, as a matter of principle, to receive a third -countries; underlines the risks related to informal arrangements on return and readmission, which are not subject to judicial scrutiny and therefore do not allow for effective redress for human rights violations suffered by migrants and asylum seekersy national, especially one in an irregular situation;
Amendment 324 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Reaffirms the inalienable human rights of migrants and refugees, and calls for the EU and its Member States to fully uphold them in their cooperation with third countries, both in terms of the establishment of high legal standards and, equally importantly, their operationalisation in order to ensure the effective protection ofbut emphasises that these rights have to be balanced with these rights in practice; reiterates its call on the Commission to carry out a review of the human rights impact of migration policy frameworks and of the EU’s cooperation on migration with third countries; underlines the risks related to informal arrangemof citizens of Member States; calls for the EU Member States to interpret the Geneva Convents ion return and readmission, which are not subject to judicial scrutiny and therefore do not allow for effective redress for human rights violations suffered by migrants and asylum seekeras was originally intended and insists on a policy of regional placement of refugees;
Amendment 333 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Equally, calls for independent, effective mechanisms to monitor formal readmission agreements, both at the EU’s bordersUrges the EU and its Member States to make anid in partner countries in order to ensure full respect for human rights, including the principle of non- refoulement; recalls that the right to asylum is guaranteed by Article 18 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; expresses its hope that the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, including the new European Union Agency for Asylum, will help the EU Member States in creating efficient, properly functioning asylum systems, improving protection for asylum seekers and respecting the principles of the fair sharing of responsibility and solidarity among Member States; reiterates the need for a European agreement on a humanitarian visa or on thgranted to developing countries conditional on agreements on the effective readmission of illegal migrants present in the EU; stresses the importance of blocking funding to civil society groups that act as an illegal shuttle use of the European Temporary Protection Directivervice to smuggle migrants;
Amendment 357 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Underlines Turkey’s role in creating new and escalating existing conflicts in various vulnerable regions; in this regard calls on the EU to permanently terminate accession negotiations with Turkey and to stop all funding to the country effective immediately;
Amendment 1 #
2021/2115(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes growing instability and the rise of unprecedented challenges in the international environment, which increased demands on the Union to act as a global playertogether with the Member States, which must remain sovereign in matters of foreign policy;
Amendment 8 #
2021/2115(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the central role played byWants the European External Action Service (EEAS) in conducting the Union’s external policy and welcomes that it lived up to the many challenges over the 10 years of its existence; notes, however, that enhanced EEAS performance has to be underpinned by a corresponding staff increase; calls for sufficient human resources to be made available in order to deliverto focus primarily on analysis and research; opposes any programmed increase in its staff; calls, in particular, for the EEAS not to recruit independently but to do so on the basis of diplomats being made available from the respective diplomatic corps onf the Union’s external policy prioritiMember States;
Amendment 21 #
2021/2115(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the ECA’s Special Report on Disinformation affectingConsiders that the desire on the part of the Union, and calls for implementing the ECA recommendations in the Union’s action plan against disinformation; stresses the continuous need to fight foreign propaganda and expose disinformation and malicious foreign influence; underlines the impin particular the EEAS, to tackle issues relating to ‘disinformation’ is about taking subjective positions vis-à-vis third countries; calls fort ance of the EEAS Strategic Communication Task Force and calls for providing it end to the activities of the Task Force on Disinformation within the necessary financial and personnel resourcesEEAS;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that expenditures in heading 4 ‘Global Europe’ are considered high-risk, except for budget support payment; notes that most errors found by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in this area concern absence of essential supporting documents, non-compliance with public procurement rules, costs not incurred and ineligible costs; fully supports the recommendations formulated by the ECA and calls on taking steps so that international organisations provide the ECA with complete, unlimited and timely access to documents necessary to carry out our task in accordance with the TFEU; considers in general that appropriations for the ‘Global Europe’ programme are too high, and that the role of the European Union should not be to interfere constantly in world affairs, but to prioritise defending the Member States’ interests;
Amendment 16 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the ECA’s Special Report “Reducing grand corruption in Ukraine” focused on the Union’s contributions to anti-corruption and judicial reforms between 2016-2019; is concerned that grand corruption is still prevalent in Ukraine and has negative effects on the rule of law and economic development in the country; notes, however, that in comparison to the period before 2014 the country has clearly developed positively through huge efforts of real political reformers, civil society activities and comprehensive Union support and cooperation to this end; calls for implementing ECA’s recommendations to the Commission, the EEAS and the European Advisory Mission in Ukraine. considers that the Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine has led to a worsening of corruption in the country, and calls on EU leaders to consider whether it is appropriate to maintain or expand the scope of that agreement;
Amendment 44 #
2021/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the defence sector is not mentioned in the 2015 Paris Agreement, leaving it to national governments to decide whenation states must be able to retain full freedom in their to include mitigation efforts by the defence sector in their national commitments towards the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)security and defence policy, including with regard to international climate commitments;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to make sure that climate change is mainstreamed in the Union’s external action; calls for climate-specific strategies, policies, procedures, measures and capabilities to be developed; calls on the VP/HR to make sure that the development of a Union policy on climate security and defence entails the implementation of a human security approachonsiders that the climate issue should not be used as a pretext for the European Union to interfere further in the defence and security prerogatives of the Member States;
Amendment 165 #
2021/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Statresses that all military capabilities and services used by the Union shouldthe EU Member States, in particular France, are among the world’s most exemplary countribute to reaches ing the EU’s climate targets and adapt to increasingly challenging climate conditions in order to be able, inter alia, to guarantee the fulfilment of their tasks at home and abroaderms of CO2 emissions, and that the European nations should therefore give priority to addressing the dangers that are an immediate threat to them, including radical Islam;
Amendment 194 #
2021/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls that the importance of cooperation as a corner stone of the EU’s leading role in addressing climate change, as set out in the Roadmap; welcomes ongoing staff-to-staff exchanges with the UN and NATO, and stresses the need for closer cooperation in this field; calls on the EEAS and the relevant Commission services to further establish dialogue with other partners, such as the African Union, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Canada and the United States; stresses that there is also a need to address the current lack of reliable and internationally comparable data on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the defence sectjects the concept of ‘climate refugees’ introduced by European Union bodies, which is a hoax that seeks to justify an increase in illegal migration flows and which would create a new channel for immigration that Europe's countries cannot afford;
Amendment 86 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the adoption of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act) is an essential addition to the EU’s toolbox; whereas Parliament has requested the extension of its scope to include acts of corruption; whereas the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom have adopted similar anti-corruption sanctions regimecontravenes the principles of sovereignty and the free exercise of diplomatic relations by a Member State; considers that only states have the authority to impose sanctions on a state or on individuals; opposes any instrumentalisation of human rights decisions;
Amendment 100 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) place the fight against corruption front and centre in all EU efforts and policies promoting human rights and democracy around the world; ensure that EU officials acting in the framework of European Union representations in third countries and organisations are rigorously vetted;
Amendment 165 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) prioritise the fight against corruption in pre-accession negotiations and criteria; focus on capacity building, such as specialised anti-corruption bodies; put an end to any accession negotiations in the event that cases of corruption are identified;
Amendment 265 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af
Paragraph 1 – point af
(af) swiftly come forward with a legislative proposal to amend the current EU Global Human Rights Sconsider that any human rights and anti-corruption sanctions Rregime by extending its ss must remain a compe to include acts of corruption; note the risk of corrupt actors moving their assets to the EU as more and more countries adopt stricter frameworkstence of states; oppose any project in this field aimed at introducing a qualified majority decision mechanism, and to maintain, in any case, the principle of unanimity voting;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in 2018, Christians were harassed in 145 countries, Muslims in 139, Jews in 88, Buddhists in 24, Hindus in 19 countries and non-believers in 18 countries12 ; whereas, according to a report by the Open Doors association, in terms of numbers Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world, with more than 340 million believers being persecuted and discriminated against; __________________ 12According to data collected by the Pew Research Center (10 November 2020).
Amendment 102 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is deeply concerned about the rise over the last decade of violence against people belonging to minorities on the grounds of their belief or religion as a global phenomenon, which is intensifying and affecting more and more countries; notes that it affects many religious communities, namely Christians (including Copts), particularly Eastern Christians, Jews, Muslims (including, particularly Ahmadis and Alevis), as well as Shia minorities in some countries on the Arabian Peninsula, Buddhists, Hindus and smaller religious groups, such as Baha’is, Sikhs and Zoroastrians, as well as groups of people who are atheists, humanists, agnostics or do not identify with any religion;
Amendment 151 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Strongly deplores that millions of Christians have been uprooted from their homes, and that many have been killed, kidnapped, imprisoned, discriminated against and have had restrictions placed on their freedom of worship; notes that forms of persecution also exist in all aspects of social life, including in employment and education; condemns the Islamic law concepts involving the forced conversion of Christians, the persecution of Christians and the degrading status of ‘dhimmis’, according to which Christians are second-class citizens;
Amendment 169 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes with particular concern that the Middle East and North Africa present the highest regional levels of anti-Semitic attitudes, and that Holocaust denial is prevalent among certain segments in society and even at state level, such as in Iran; condemns the Algerian Government’s systematic persecution of and discrimination against Christians, especially those who have converted to Christianity;
Amendment 225 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly condemns terror attacks on places of worship, including the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka in 2019, when nine suicide bombers from Islamist jihadist groups carried out a series of attacks, including on three churches;
Amendment 237 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes with particular concern the rise of terrorist groups and Islamist militias in several parts of Africa, including in the Sahel, Nigeria and Mozambique, and of terrorist violence against religious minorities;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas these domestic developments are a warning to the EU of what may come in the preparation and in the aftermath of the September 2021 parliamentary elections in Russia, when Mr Putin, in the same manner as Mr Lukashenko in Belarus, is waging a war against the people of Russia Russian people are sovereign and whereas, in keeping with the democratic framework it has enjoyed since 1991, its choices must be respected and protected from foreign interference;
Amendment 226 #
2021/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the EU, together with NATO and international partners, should deter Russia and keep stability in the EaP region by pressinguropean Union, while respecting the interests of nation states, should break free from NATO’s tutelage in order to pursue a policy of dialogue with Russia n, both to interfere in the region and to return the occupied territories in the EU’s Eastern neighbourhoodts benefit and to that of the members of the Eastern Partnership, who should not be instrumentalised by those harking back nostalgically to the Cold War;
Amendment 244 #
2021/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the EU should be ready to call for the exclusion of Russia from the SWIFT payment system if the Russian authorities continue their aggressive threats and military action against EU Member States and EaP neighbouring countriesconsiders that the repetition of threats, sanctions and provocations against Russia has not produced any beneficial effects either for the Member States or for the members of the Eastern Partnership;
Amendment 253 #
2021/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the EU must have a clear goal and planrepresent the interests of the Member States oin how to cut its dependency on Russian gas and oil, at least whiltheir search for energy independence and diversification of their sources of supply without facing threats or blackmail such as those President Putcently formulated by the US admin is in powertration against participants in the Nord Stream 2 project;
Amendment 365 #
2021/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 390 #
2021/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the EU should increase its ability to prepare and adopt sanctions against the Russian authorities for their systemic repression of democratic forces in Russia and to centralise EU decision-making by making the triggering of sanctions automatic in cases of corruption or violation of human rights, including by updating the EU global sanctions mechanism (EU Magnitsky Act) to address cases of corrupmust respect Russian sovereignty, without artificially financing or constructing oppositions or political figures whose importance in Russia is inversely proportional to their audience within the EU institutions;
Amendment 458 #
2021/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) the EU must be prepared not to recognise the parliament of Russia and to ask for Russia’s suspeundertake to respect democratic choices and base its actionsi on from international organisations with parliamentary assemblies if the 2021 parliamentary elections in Russia are recognised as fraudulentobjective, reasonable and substantiated elements when commenting on the conduct of elections;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas China’s continued military belligerence against Taiwan poses a grave threat to the status quo between Taiwan and China, as well as to the peacerelations between the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan must be conducted in a peaceful manner, with mutual respect for the sovereignty and stabilecurity of the Indo-Pacific regionboth states;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the adoption of the new proposal of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for an EU-US agenda for global change in December 2020 as a blueprConsiders that the US cannot claim to govern the world, as Joe Biden has stated on many occasions; maintains that, in a world that mainly revolves around multilateralism, the Biden Administration’s restated ambition to once again impose its interests can only be a destabilising factor; considers that the European countries can achieve true strategic autonomy only by disengagintg for a renewed transatlantic partnershiprom the structural relationship between the EU and US;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to establish stronger structures for legislative cooperation and an inclusive transatlantic dialogue based Considers that, rather than pursuing any supposed legislative and normative cooperation bowith legislative branches, such as a transatlantic legislators assembly; encourages the US Congress to enhance the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue by authorising it as a United States-European Union Interparliamentary Groupthe US, the EU Member States should categorically reject the attacks perpetrated by the US against many European businesses based on the extraterritoriality of its law;
Amendment 197 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Finds it necessary to work together with the US on strengthening the multilateral trading system and reforming the World Trade OrganizationConsiders that any relaunch of the Transatlantic Treaty should be rejected, and welcomes the decision made by the Trump administration to halt the process;
Amendment 233 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the US to move towards the abolition of the death penalty, the reform of the criminal justice system, including through addressing systemic racism, and the end of all discrimination against LGBTQI persons; urges dialogue and exchange of best practices between the EU and US on promoting racial and gender equalityStates that the death penalty, as with any standard in matters of criminal law, should remain at the discretion of the Member States; rejects any import into Europe of US political and social movements, notably encouraged by the Biden Administration, which are based on communitarianism and racialism, and which tend to structure society along racial, ethnic or behavioural lines;
Amendment 296 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the common need to defend global democracy against rising authoritarianism, also within the transatlantic community, by, inter alia, fostering inclusive social and economic policies that address the root causes of inequalities and fighting extreme nationalist views that provide a fertile ground for far-right movements to thrive, the principle of freedom of opinion, and political and institutional sovereignty for Member States;
Amendment 380 #
2021/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for close cooperation to jointly address the range of threats emanating from the Russian Federation, such as the continued destabilisation of Ukraine and Georgia, interferences in democratic processes in the EU and the US, hybrid threStresses that the EU Member States have no intention of maintaining a permanent state of hostility with Russia, in the interests of the United States and disinformation campaigns, while at the same pursuing selective cooperation inlone; calls for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to become the apreas of shared trferred structure for the collective organisatlantic interest, notably in the area of arms contrion of security for the European continent as a whole;
Amendment 229 #
2021/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. States its support for UN to carry out legal investigations into alleged genocide and crimes against humanity taking place in the Xinjiangthat the situation in Xinjiang is still a matter of concern; calls on China to respect the identity of Uyghur populations and to improve the situation of the populations in Xinjiang; states, furthermore, that China has a right to defend itself against Islamist terrorism, which is recruiting particularly dangerous individuals in the region;
Amendment 262 #
2021/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the future EU strategy on China should provide the necessary tools and data to analyse the political, economic, social and technological threats stemming from China, its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and 17+1 policies, its investment strategy and their implications for the Union’s strategic autonomy and the liberal order; states, however, that each Member State is free to conclude agreements under the ‘new silk roads’ programme, in accordance with the fundamental principles of the strategic autonomy of states;
Amendment 284 #
2021/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point a
Paragraph 14 – point a
(a) preserving the EU’s unitynot encroaching upon the Member States’ foreign policy prerogatives, which must be able to have their own, fully autonomous diplomacy with regard to China;
Amendment 293 #
2021/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point c
Paragraph 14 – point c
(c) strengthening the EU’s unique brand of responsible global leadershiprespecting the Member States’ foreign policy and defence prerogatives, and not attempting to impose a qualified majority within the Council for external policy decisions;
Amendment 378 #
2021/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it necessary for the EU to promote a balanced and prosperous transatlantic relationship with the Biden Administration, in order to maintain and demonstrate the united strength of global liberal democracies in multilateral organisationsthat the Member States of the European Union should not allow themselves to be systematically drawn into the sphere of the exclusive interests of the USA, which now sees itself as China’s main rival;
Amendment 39 #
2021/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
a) consolidate the progress in the Strategic Partnership achieved since last year’s Summit and make tangible advances on priority issues, notably resilient global health, climate change and green growth, technology, connectivity, trade and investment, and foreign, security and defence policy; view India, in the light of its commitments and the common threats it faces, as a privileged partner of European countries in the fight against Islamist terrorism;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f c (new)
Amendment 73 #
2021/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
g c) examine the possibilities of India's participation concerning state-of-the-art technology projects of the Permanent Structured Cooperation;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
h) emphasise the need for closer thematic coordination of international security policies and for action in areas such as nuclear security and the non- proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, mitigation of chemical, biological and radiological weapons, the promotion of regional conflict prevention and peacebuilding, counter-piracy, maritime security, countering violent extremism, as well as cybersecurity, hybrid threats and outer space; condemn the attitude of countries such as Pakistan, which are known to support radical Islam;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
o) take note of India’s security concerns as regards the expansive policy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC); support the resolution of disputes and the upholding of international law on the India-PRC border; support the Indian Government's actions in Kashmir, where its armed forces and representatives are regularly targeted by Islamist terrorism from Pakistan;
Amendment 164 #
2021/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
s) encouragerecognise the progress and the will of India, as a member of UN Human Rights Council, to accept andcooperate bilaterally in order to facilitate the visits of UN special rapporteurs for the monitoring of developments in civic space and fundamental rights and freedoms, as part of its pledge to foster the genuine participation and effective involvement of civil society in the promotion of human rights;
Amendment 257 #
2021/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af
Paragraph 1 – point af
af) call for a deeper partnership in education, research and cultural exchange declaring 2022 as a year of EU-Indian friendship; call on the EU Member States and India to invest especially in young people’s capacities and leadership and to ensure their meaningful inclusion in political and economic life;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to counter any forms of discrimination based on gendersex, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, class, religion, disability or age, as part of EU external action;
Amendment 115 #
2021/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expects specific and measurable baselines and targets to be added to the joint staff working document on the objectives and indicators to frame the implementation of the GAP III (SWD(2020)0284), as well as road maps and timelines for all objectives, and sanctions in case of non-fulfilment.
Amendment 3 #
2021/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the study by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime entitled "Illicit Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition to, from and across the European Union",
Amendment 7 #
2021/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas rampant corruption and organised crime remain a serious concern across the Western Balkan region and pose a serious threat also to the Member States of the EU;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, according to the report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and several Europol reports, the Western Balkans remain one of the most important supply regions for illicit arms trafficking into the EU; whereas the number of unreported cases of illicit firearms in the Western Balkans is enormous, which means that the threat of Islamist attacks, such as those in Paris in 2015, is still present; whereas the illicit arms trade poses a serious threat to the security of the Member States of the EU;
Amendment 21 #
2021/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the threat posed by criminals originating from the Western Balkans has been used as an argument against EU accession in some countriesconstitutes a serious obstacle to their EU accession;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that organised crime and corruption first and foremost hurt the citizens of the Western Balkan countries, as they undermine their right to safety and social cohesion as well as their trust but also the populations of the current Member States, not least because the rationale behind the democratic system, create obstacles to democratic reforms and hamper the accession procesSchengen system is effectively facilitating the spread of mafia activity from the Western Balkan countries to all EU Member States;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that deprivingencouraging EU accession for countries of the Western Balkans of a European perspective is worsening rather than improving the situation as regards organised crime, and underlines that only by fostering the EU integration process can it be improvedwould have serious implications in terms of mafia activity throughout the Union;
Amendment 50 #
2021/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the lack of employment opportunities, corruption, elements of state capture, and inequality and the slow process of EU accession are among the factors that make Western Balkans societies vulnerable to organised crime, and urges both the authorities of the Western Balkan countries and their international partners, including the EU, to intensify their efforts in addressing these challenges;
Amendment 51 #
2021/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the lack of employment opportunities, corruption, elements of state capture, inequality and the slow process of EU accession are among the factors that make Western Balkans societies vulnerable to organised crime, and urges both the authorities of the Western Balkan countries and their international partners, including the EU, to intensify their efforts in addressing these challenges; condemns the actions of so-called humanitarian organisations, such as those funded by George Soros, which are actually complicit in criminal trafficking;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the Western Balkan countries serve as a transit corridor for migrants and refugeeillegal migrants and that the large population movements in recent years have posed an enormous challenge to the region in fighting the smuggling of illegal migrants; calls for greater exchange of information and enhanced coordination between countries of the Western Balkans, and encourages the EU and its Member States to provide more assistance in addressing these issues through, inter alia, the Joint Operational Office and the Operational Platform – Eastern Mediterranean Route; calls, in the light of a new migration wave from Afghanistan to Europe, for efficient EU external border protection, especially at the borders with the Western Balkan states, and for the right of the Member States to secure their own borders;
Amendment 103 #
2021/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Western Balkan countries’ commitment to combating illicit firearms trafficking, in particular the adoption of a regional roadmap at the EU- Western Balkans Summit in London, which aims to tackle the illicit possession, use, manufacturing and trafficking of firearms; notes, however, that according to the latest report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, as well as in several Europol reports, the Western Balkans remain one of the main supply regions for illicit arms trafficking to the EU; stresses that this continuing threat endangers the security of EU Member States and further exposes them to a terrorist threat, in particular from Islamists;
Amendment 4 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the majDeplores the exorbity of external actionant and unprecedented level of spending is concentrated under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-Global Europe), andmounting to EUR 89.4 billion for the years 2021-2027, as well as the sums devoted at the same time to the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III) and insists on supporting agreed priorities under those external financing instruments, including those decided during the NDICI-Global Europe high level geopolitical dialogu, totalling EUR 14.2 billion; considers such instruments to constitute a challenge to the independence of the Member States in terms of external policy; calls for a halt to all new accession procedures as a matter of principle;
Amendment 13 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need to increase funding forConsiders that the amounts allocated to the Western Balkan countries aund er the countries of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood to support reforms and recovery from the COVID-19 crisiMFF 2021-2027, amounting to EUR 9 billion, are particularly high and have done nothing to dissuade the recipient countries from stepping up their relations with external powers;
Amendment 22 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes strongerCondemns the particularly large amounts to be earmarked for Turkey under the MFF 2021-2027, amounting to EUR 5 billion; condemns the vague and changing nature of the conditionality relacriteria; noteds to democracy, human rights and rule of law under the modernised IPA III; calls on dedicated budget lines forhat Turkey, in stepping up its acts of aggression and provocation against a number of Member States of the European Union, is failing to respect the said criteria in any way; calls for a halt to the process of Turkish accession, along with an end to all payments to Turkey, under both IPA III, which should support Turkish civil society and the 2016 agreement on migrants;
Amendment 49 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the importance of building a strong common security and defence policy) and enhancing cooperation in defence and security matters through the European Defence Fund, a key contributor to the Union’s strategic autonomyStresses that a genuine European security and defence cooperation policy can only result from cross-border cooperation projects and warns against any plans to impose qualified majority voting in this area;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the degradation of ecosystems and the stress on them caused by climate change is leading to the extinction of species and the loss of biodiversity at unprecedented rates and is threatening the human rights of current and future generations, such as the rights to life, health, food, water and sanitation, as well as the rights of the most vulnerable people, including women and children, the rights of indigenous peoples and the rights of rural and natural-resource-dependent communities; also emphasises that the degradation of and stress on ecosystems is undermining progress towards the achievement of most of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, in particular the objectives of ending poverty and hunger, achieving food security and ensuring healthy lives; is opposed to the creation of the concept of ‘climate refugees’ as an additional pretext to justify large-scale, illegal immigration;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to mainstream biodiversity as a human right in EU external action and promote ambitious biodiversity-related policies in international fora, in accordance with the European Green Deal and the new EU Biodiversity Strategy; also calls on the Commission to deal with cooperation issues related to the conservation of biodiversity and respect for international environmental and human rights obligations in a common and consistent way, in particular through EU international comprehensive and sectoral agreements and political dialogues with partner countries; urges the Commission, in this regard, to make the most of human rights and sustainable development impact assessments and related recommendations; also calls on the Commission to draw up guidelines on the human right to a clean, healthy, safe and sustainable environment; underlines that the European Union’s trade policy, which aims to multiply mega agreements whilst minimising all possible limits, constitutes a large-scale attack on the environment and does not contribute to the aim of achieving zero-carbon economies;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the representatives of the EU and the Member States who will participate in the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 15) in May 2021 in Kunming, China, to advocate for biodiversity and ensure that global action on biodiversity and related objectives are linked to respect for the rights to life, health, food and water, as well as the human rights of women and children; strongly supports, in this regard, the integration of human rights in the COP 15 post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and calls for the establishment of nature conservation objectives at global and national level, building on the right to a clean, healthy, safe and sustainable environment; stresses that encouraging large-scale, illegal immigration represents a major obstacle to safeguarding the environment, sustainable development and resource-monitoring;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
— having regard to the significant progress on animal welfare made by all of the sectors involved in this report in recent decades,
Amendment 17 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 b (new)
Citation 24 b (new)
— having regard to the fact that the EU regulations and standards on animal welfare are the highest in the world, thanks to the efforts of our breeders, transporters and civil society,
Amendment 19 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Committee of Inquiry started work on 23 September 2020, setting out the methodology for its work consisting of public hearings, consultations of experts, requests for data, evidence and research, which have not yet been concluded at the time of writing this report;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas a number of justifiable reasons exist for the movement of live animals, including marketing, fattening, slaughter, rearing and breeding;
Amendment 56 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas every year millions of animals are transported over long distances within and between Member States and from and to third countries;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the disappearance of local slaughterhouses prevents farmers from selling meat directly within their territory and this is one of the reasons for longer journey times; whereas this is a challenge that the Union and the Member States must tackle;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas slaughtering animals as close as possible to where they are reared allows farmers to promote their own agricultural products and is likely to ensure greater animal welfare;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas imports of animals into the EU often lead to unfair practices against our breeders as a result of insufficient animal welfare rules;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas EU rules and standards on animal welfare are the highest in the world, thanks to the significant progress made and the efforts of our breeders, transporters and civil society;
Amendment 107 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas it is important to support our livestock sectors, preventing loss of market share;
Amendment 117 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that transport is, if it does not comply with the conditions laid down in the regulations and the provisions adopted by the Member States, transport can be stressful for animals and can have a potential impact on their health and welfare;
Amendment 134 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that in the Council conclusions of 16 December 2019 on animal welfare, all Member States recognised the challenges that long- distance transport implies for animal welfare, the shortcomings and inconsistencies in enforcing the rules and the need for better rule enforcement, as well as the need to review and update the current legislation;
Amendment 140 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the Commission, in its 2011 report on the impact of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, identified the enforcement of the regulation as a major challenge, partly because of differences in the interpretatransposition of the requirements and partly because of the lack of controls by the Member States;
Amendment 147 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 does not fullyshould be updated, takeing into account the research and testing activities carried out on transport based on the different transport needs of animals, according to species, age, size and physical condition, or specific feeding and watering requirements;
Amendment 165 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Concludes that manysome of the problems in animal transport originate from unclear requirements and the lack of clear definitions in the current regulation, leaving room for unevdifferent application of the rules and for increased risks for animals, and for unfair competition among operators in the sector, leaving companies which abide by the rules facing unfair competition from those which do not;
Amendment 197 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls attention to the numerous reports and information from citizens, NGOs and audit reports on animal welfare problems during transport and non- compliance with the regulation, in particular concerning long journeys and transport from and to third countries, in some cases compromising the European Union’s obligation to ensure the protection of animal welfare during transport;
Amendment 203 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes good note of the information provided by NGOs regarding the complaints lodged with the Commission on the alleged failure to comply with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005; takes note of their conclusions of systematicome breaches of the regulation;
Amendment 215 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges the letters sent by the Commission, in the framework of the Farm to Fork strategy, asking Member States to ensure immediate and full compliance with EU requirements, including on animal welfare during transport, and expressing its determination to take legal action in the event of systematic non-compliance; notes that no infringements proceedings have been opened by the Commission against any Member State;
Amendment 237 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that the space allowances as defined in the regulation create room for different interpretations by the competent authorities and transporters, in particular when adaptations are needed to take account of meteorological conditions and journey timesmeans of transport must comply with the regulation with regard to space allowances and ventilation conditions, which must be sufficient to ensure the welfare of the animals during transport; stresses that overcrowding is particularly harmful for animals when combined with inadequate ventilation;
Amendment 241 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises that unclear requirements for headroom often lead to situations where animals are not able to stand in their natural position, underminit is in the absolute interest of sellers, transporters and buyers to ensure that all animal welfare requirements are met during transport, including the objective of protecting animals during transportadroom and correct loading and unloading procedures, to ensure that animals arrive at their destination in the best possible condition;
Amendment 254 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes note of several reports of incorrect handling by some operators during animal loading and unloading, causing unnecessary stress and suffering; stresses that proper animal handling results in shorter loading and unloading times, reduced weight loss, fewer injuries and wounds and, ultimately, better meat quality;
Amendment 257 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Finds that inadequate partitions in road vehicles constitute a common violation of the Animal Transport Regulation and have the potential to causet is necessary to establish suitable funding and support for transport modernisation, with appropriate technology to load, transport and unload animals in complete safety, including for humans, without causing accidents and injuries to animals;
Amendment 290 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is very concerned about the number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals, whether by land or by sea, and recognises the majornotes the differences between the Member States in interpreting and enforcing the regulation, as far as the approval of the means of transport is concerned;
Amendment 296 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out with concern that the inspection and certification procedures for livestock vessels are not harmonised and lack mandatory inspection criteria, which is aggravated by the fact that the results of these procedures are not communicated between Member States, leading to the real possibility of a vessel that has been rejected in one Member State being approved in another; notes that in some cases there is evidence that the authorities in some Member States have approved and/or permitted the use of vessels which do not comply with the EU rules on animal welfare;
Amendment 313 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Acknowledges the existence, in general, of well-developed national guidelines for the approval of livestock vehicles for road transport, but regretnotes that they are not always followed during the approval procedures;
Amendment 320 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Acknowledges that some road transport vehicles are not structurally appropriate and do not guarantee safety and comfort to the transported animals; notes that new and innovative solutions for watering and feeding systems, as well as solutions to better accommodate live animals during long journeys, are still lackavailable and should be promoted and encouraged through appropriate EU funding;
Amendment 334 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that the vehicles used for transporting animals inside and, outside and to the Union are often not equipped with air cooling systems; highlights that though air ventilation systems move the air through the animal compartment, the temperature inside the vehicle will nevertheless mainly reflect the external temperature, in particular when the vehicle is stationary;
Amendment 367 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Is aware that, despite the high level of non-compliance during animal transport, reporting of infringements between the Member States is poor and that effective and dissuasive sanctions against those who violate the regulation are lacking;
Amendment 374 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Points out that Member States are solely responsible for creating sanction systems, which ultimately leaves each of them to define their own administrative and sanctioning procedures, as well as the level of penalties for infringements in the event of animal welfare violations during transport, thereby resulting in very different systems all across the EU;
Amendment 388 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Recognises the difficulties for competent authorities in performing checks and in collecting data, particularly on end- of-the journey log information and satellite navigation system data, which create difficulties when assessing journeys and performing retrospective checks, as well as for imposing sanctions on transporters from other Member States; recognises that this is due in part to the current system of paper journey logs and the lack of agreed standards for satellite navigation systems; notes that greater cooperation in developing technology to collect and check all transport data would facilitate the procedures;
Amendment 419 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Regrets the fact that, in spite of the mandatory use of control post facilities for unloading, watering, feeding and resting of animals during long journeys, in some Member States the drivers of the vehicles do not always stop in keeping with the requirements of the regulation, as has been reported on various occasions;
Amendment 425 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Recalls that the current Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 does not give precise indications about the amount and the type of bedding to be made available for livestock; stresses thate importance of adequate ventilation, preventing dirty or insufficient bedding from exposesing animals to the risk of injuries, cold and lack of physical comfort when lying down, and from contributesing to negative health conditions;
Amendment 437 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Recalls the need to support the various sectors involved and to highlight the many advances made in recent decades and the good practices already adopted;
Amendment 446 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Points out that exposure to temperatures outside the optimal range, and, in particular, to high temperatures, is one of the maimeans of transport with unsuitable ventilation systems can causes of animal welfare problems and suffering during transport;
Amendment 451 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Notes that Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 only contains a general provision on temperature, lacking indications about the temperature-humidity index and about species- and age-specific optimal temperature ranges that must be checked before departure and monitored during the journey;
Amendment 463 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Recalls that the means of transport by road and sea for long journeys must be fitted with a temperature monitoring and recording system, as well as with a means of recording such data; regrets the lack of mandatory requirements for such systems in livestock vessels;
Amendment 484 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Stresses the vulnerability of unweaned animals and that the current minimum age for the transport of calves is too low; highlights that, according to various experts and the former sub-group of the EU Animal Platform on Animal Welfare, more scientific evidence is needed to support good practices in the long-distance transport of unweaned animals and that the current provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 are notmust be strictly applied in order to be adapted to the needs of these animals;
Amendment 509 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50a. Recalls that to ensure improved animal welfare, the livestock or transport sectors require investment and research that are properly supported by specific funding;
Amendment 530 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Stresses the lack of clarity of the provisions in the Animal Transport Regulation on the identification of the organiser and the transporter, and on the suitability of the vessel and the preparedness and capability of the crew to ensure animal welfare, on the sea journey leg, particularly when the operation involves several consignments with different origins;
Amendment 534 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Considers that the presence of a veterinarianone or more official veterinarians or other qualified personnel, in proportion to the number of animals transported, for the leg of the journey at sea to provide support for sick or injured animals on vessels constitutes good practicemust be made obligatory;
Amendment 545 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53a. Emphasises the need to promote mobile slaughterhouses, particularly in island and mountain areas, to reduce considerably the transport of live animals, particularly injured or end-of-career animals, and to encourage direct sales;
Amendment 557 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Transport of live animals from and to third countries
Amendment 559 #
2020/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to promote EU standards internationally, in the framework of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE); considers that the rules on the well- being of animals in third countries provide a much lower level of protection than the EU standards and regrets the fact that OIE standards are not sufficiently applied in third countries; considers that more effort must be made to avoid unfair competition with European companies and EU operators who observe stricter regulations than third countries;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intensifiedConsiders that relying essentially on EU- NATO cooperation that has been in place since the signature of the 2016 Joint Declaration, and underscores that the security of EU Member States and their citizens would strongly benefit from a true strategic EU-NATO partnershipis a major obstacle to any defence and security project of the Member States, whose primary concern is the defence of their vital interests;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms its previous commitment to the EU’s ambitions in the field of security and defence, and reiterates the EU’s ambition to be a global actor for peace and security; underlines the fact that NATO remains indispensable for the security and collective defence of its members and the transatlantic community as a whole;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that NATO is a valued partner also to EU Member States which are not members of the alliance;membership of the European Union cannot be a recalls that NATO cooperation with non-NATO EU Member States is an integral part of EU-NATO cooperation, and encourages the fullest possible involvement of the non-NATO EU Member States in the alliance’s initiatives gateway to the integration of a number of Member States into NATO; and that these countries must be able to maintain their diplomatic and strategic neutrality, which is one of the foundations of their sovereignty;
Amendment 138 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. CommendOpposes the key suggestions made by the 2030 NATO independent group of experts, in particular their call for stronger EU-NATO cooperation; endorses the proposals of December 2020 by the Commission President and the VP/HR for an EU-US Security and Defence Dialogue; welcomes the intention of the Biden administration to engage with EU and NATO partners; underlines both the key relevance of the US forcesconsiders that the current strategic context must favour a return to national autonomy within the Atlantic Alliance, and that further integration within NATO can only accentuate strationed in Europe for Europe’s security and its full commitment to their continued presencegic differences in Europe;
Amendment 234 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its utmost concern regarding the continuous revisionist policies pursued by Russia under President Putin; underscores the need for both NATO and the EU to remain vigilant and to adequately respond to acts of aggression and provocation by Russia, such as, in particular, its illegitimate and illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014; regrets President Putin’s evident rejection of dialogue, and considers Russia’s continued aggressive actions as a threat to Euro-Atlantic security and stabilityConsiders that the European Union's unanimous condemnation of Russia is unfounded, and that those Member States that wish to do so should be able to make Russia a privileged partner; calls for the reactivation of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council between the member countries of the Alliance and Russia;
Amendment 275 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses serious concern that adversaries and competitors of the transatlantic partnership are not only using military but also political and economic tools to undermine our societies and democracies; points to the significant security and economic challenges posed by hybrid threats, cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns, which in some cases constitute an attack against the very nature of our democracies; establishes that the difficulty of expelling a member, such as Turkey, from the Atlantic Alliance in view of its mounting provocations and aggressions against two member countries, namely Greece and France, demonstrates that NATO is not, and is far from being, a tool able to ensure security in the Eastern Mediterranean; condemns the attitude of the German Chancellor who refuses in all instances to consider any form of sanctions against Turkey;
Amendment 289 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that both the EU and NATO should further strengthen their capabilities to prevent, deter and respond to hybrid and cyber attacks; suggests the creation of a joint cyber threat information hub, as well as a joint task force for cyber security; deplores the total lack of support for France and the G5 Sahel countries in the fight against Islamist terrorism;
Amendment 422 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Reiterates its previous calls for the EU and NATO to organise regular joint exercises, ensuring the involvement of all Member States and alliesWarns against NATO's planned enlargement to Ukraine and Georgia; stresses that the EU and NATO's partial involvement in the conflict in Ukraine will only heighten security tensions on the European continent;
Amendment 443 #
2020/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on all members to work towards the conclusStresses that the EU's inertia and complacency in response to Turkey's provocations and aggressive behaviour towards Cyprus, in particular following Turkey's illegal resettlement of Varosha, in violation of a sUN Security agreement between Cyprus and NATO; Council resolutions, is the main reason why the Republic of Cyprus is facing an increased threat;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the borderless nature of cyber space and the substantial number of cyber-attacks make them a threat requiring intensified EU-NATO cooperation between the Member States and a coordinated Union- level response, including common Member State support capabilities; stresses that individual States, frequently being subject to threats specifically directed at them, are each free to pursue an independent cyber defence strategy, while at the same time envisaging partnerships tailored to their particular concerns;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the 2018 CDPF’s objective to set up an EU Military CERT-Network; calls on Member States to significantly increase classified information sharing, to develop a European rapid and secure network to counter cyber-attacks; stresses that each country has the right to protect its information for imperative reasons of national security;
Amendment 115 #
2020/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Council’s June 2019 framework, which allows targeted restrictive measures to deter and respond to cyber-attacks that constitute a threat to the EU or its Member States, including cyber- attacks against third countries or international organisations; welcomes the imposition of such restrictive measures in July 2020 and October 2020 as a credible step in strengthening the EU’s cyber diplomacy toolbox; notes that digital freedom of expression must be an absolute imperative and be factored into cyber security initiatives accordingly;
Amendment 129 #
2020/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the Strategic Compass will enhance and guide the implementation of the EU’s level of ambiPoints out that, with regard to cyber defence and defence in general, national in security and defterests must take precedence, and translate that ambition into capability needs, including in cyber defence, thereby increasing the ability of the EU andhat notions of European sovereignty extending into this domain must in no way induce a Member States to prevent, discourage, deter, respond to and recover from malicaccept provisiouns cyber activities by strengthening its posture, situational awareness, tools, procedures and partnershipsontrary to its fundamental interests regarding defence and national security;
Amendment 136 #
2020/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Insists that the Strategic Compass should deepen the strategic culture in the cyber domain and remove any duplication of capabilities and mandates; stresses that it is essential to overcome, when it comes digital technology and cyber security in particular, each State has the right to possess its own language and codes, which the cEurrent fragmentation and complexity of the overall cyber architecture within the EUopean Union institutions cannot under any circumstances oblige them to disclose;
Amendment 182 #
2020/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the Commission’s Action Plan On Synergies between civil, defence and space industries, and recalls the close interdependence of these three sectors in cyber defence; notes that, differently from other military domains, cyber space is mainly owned by commercial entities based mostly outside the EU, which leads to industrial and technological dependencies on third parties; strongly believes that the EU needs to increase its technological sovereignty and innovation, investing in the use of new technologies in security and defence such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing; affirms that data protection is a legal must, particularly when it comes to defending not only the vital interests of the State but also individual freedom and security;
Amendment 214 #
2020/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that EU-NATO cyber cooperation is crucial, as it enables strong formal attribution and thus the imposition of restrictive sanctions; notes that functioning deterrence would be achieved if adversaries were aware of the catalogue of possible countermeasures (based on the severity, scale, and target of the cyber- attacks)should not form the basis of measures to combat cyber crime; warns of the risks of data transfers taking place solely for the benefit of the US and undermining the principles of personal data privacy;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
- having regard to the OECD report entitled 'Building back better: a sustainable, resilient recovery after COVID-19', published on 5 June 2020,
Amendment 7 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 b (new)
Citation 29 b (new)
- having regard to the programmatic book entitled 'COVID-19: The Great Reset', a plan to 'reset the world' published by the World Economic Forum and co-signed by Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret,
Amendment 12 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the volume of data stored worldwide will increase from 33 ZB in 2018 to 175 ZB in 2025, and whereas the internet of things and China will account for a significant proportion of this sharp rise;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas data is an essential resource for economic growth, job creation and societal progress and is a keyand information are resources which contribute to economic growth, job creation and the organisation of our societies, and whereas they are used to rationalise economic and social behaviour in the hope of enabler ofing the transition to greensustainable and climate- neutral societies;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Union must urgently take action to reap the benefits of data by building an ethically sustainable, human- centric, trustworthy and secure data society that respects human rights and democracyfirst of all comply with the laws on personal data and the right to anonymity, and may also consider ways of making European data more secure and less vulnerable to foreign attacks;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas all uses of personal and/or business data should be consistent with the General Data Protection Regulation and the e-Privacy Directive;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Union should be an active global player in settingcooperation between EU Member States can play a key role in the fight for data control and data sovereignty, and whereas rules basfounded on itsthe values flowing from that cooperation would protect Europeans effectively;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas in 2018 a cyber attack cost the victim USD 13 million on average, and whereas that cost is increasing every year;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas Article 16 TFEU states that everyone has the right to the protection of their personal data;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas in its digital package published on 19 February 2020 the Commission states that ICT today accounts for between 5% and 9% of global electricity consumption and 2% of CO2 emissions and that the volume of data transferred and stored will continue to grow exponentially in the years to come; whereas, further, the 2018 study on artificial intelligence drawn up by the Joint Research Centre already suggested that data centres and data transmission could account for 3 to 4% of the Union's total electricity consumption;
Amendment 93 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the Union’s aim must be an EU-governed, human-centric, data- driven society society driven by data, information and the objective analysis of that data, governed by the Member States on the basis of cooperation and centred on the freedom of the individual, built on trust and values of privacy, transparency and fundamental rights;
Amendment 102 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises the importance of the concept of individual responsibility in connection with the transmission of data, whether personal or public;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that a well-built data society benefits all, which rules out any possibility of mass surveillance, empowers workers instead of lowering their working conditions, and does not lead to restrictions on freedoms, inequality or digital gaps;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the Union’'s data strategy must support sustainability, the Green Deal and Union’s climate targetscompetitiveness and a healthy and sustainable economy for the Union;
Amendment 192 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasises the importance of genuinely European data governance, and, in that connection, calls for the introduction of supervisory mechanisms which enable the EU and the Member States, at their respective levels, to decide what kinds of data are to be exchanged;
Amendment 223 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to examineand the Member States to defend actors’ rights to access data they have been involved in generating;
Amendment 262 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in order to strengthen to make the Union’s technological sovereignty, to work o a reality at long last, to work on purely European technologies that facilitate data sharing and analytics, and to invest in capacity building and high-impact projects to promote research, innovation and deployment of digital technologies;
Amendment 266 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Draws attention to the high energy cost of storing data in data centres; proposes, in the context of the ethical assessment of data management and the development of AI, and in parallel with the initiatives taken by GAFAM, that the EU consider setting up European 'green data centres' which would guarantee its independence as regards data collection and management and, at the same time, ensure that data storage is ethical and sustainable;
Amendment 275 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that the success of the Union’s data and AI strategies depends on the wider ICT ecosystem, closing the digital gap, developing the IoT, fibre, 5G, 6G, quantum, edge computing, block chain and high-performance computing;
Amendment 280 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to promote competitive markets reserved for European firms to support the development of European cloud offerings, e.g. Gaia-x; emphasises, by way of an example, the way in which the original idea underpinning the public cloud project Gaia-x, that of a purely European project, has been lost, since it will now involve US, Chinese and Indian tech firms and the lobby group Digital Europe, which includes Google, Apple and Facebook among its members, has just applied to join the service providers' collective;
Amendment 309 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Draws attention to the significant costs generated by cyber attacks and the rapid increase in those costs over the years; calls, in that connection, for the development of European initiatives coordinated between national actors, with a view to combating such attacks more effectively;
Amendment 330 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for public and private funding for SMEsclear rules and criteria governing public and private funding to be incorporated into existing European and national programmes in order to assist SMEs and enable them, by means of targeted investment, to fully capitalise on the data economy’'s potential;
Amendment 344 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on social partners to explore the potential of digitalisation, data and AI to increase productivity, improve the well- being and employability of the workforce and invest in upskilling;
Amendment 353 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that global rules governing the use of data are inadequate; calls on the Commission to work with like-minded and serve only to boost the ever growing power of GAFAM; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work and negotiate with third countries to agree on new international standards to govern the use of new technologies, such as AI;
Amendment 356 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls on the Commission to assess existing data exchange relations with third countries, in particular those which do not share our values; calls on the Commission to reconsider these partnerships, if necessary;
Amendment 357 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Takes the view that interference in the affairs of other States through the holding of digitalised data constitutes a serious breach of digital sovereignty; emphasises that certain national authorities, in their capacity as 'digital watchdogs', have voiced concerns regarding access by the authorities in north America to data transferred to the United States, with specific reference to the collection of and access to personal data, and that these actions are often justified by citing national security considerations under the US FISA Act and executive orders; points out that this legal arsenal is rounded off by extraterritoriality rules which become a means of waging economic war, used increasingly frequently by the United States, by providing for the adoption of provisions and measures whose legal reach extends beyond US national territory; takes the view, therefore, that the agreements drawn up in connection with every transfer outside Europe have no coercive force and that data collection methods can turn into completely unsupervised commercial practices;
Amendment 358 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
34c. Calls, as a matter of urgency, for the revision and invalidation of the Privacy Shield, the agreement authorising the transfer of data between the European Union and the United States subject to the requirement of reciprocity as regards the equal treatment of American and foreign data on US territory; emphasises, in that connection, that in the Shrems II case the Court of Justice of the European Union found that US surveillance practices remain incompatible with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation;
Amendment 365 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls for the free flow of data between the Union and third countries wheto be consistent with the rules on privacy, and security and other legitimate public policy interests are metand private - in particular firms' - policy interests and the sovereignty of Member States; calls on the Commission and the Member States to negotiate new rules for the global digital economy, including the prohibition of unjustified data localisation requirements;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2149(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. NoStates growing instability and the rise of unprecedented challenges in the international environment, which increased demands on the Union to act as a global player; highlights the European External Action Service’s (EEAS) central role in conducting the external policy of the Union; notes that the EEAS’s enhanced role has not been underpinned by a corresponding staff increase; calthat national diplomatic services and embassies are the legitimate representatives of the Member States in connection with fair and balanced international relations; emphasises that it is not the job of the EEAS to take their place; calls therefore for a significant reduction in EEAS appropriations and staff; calls als o for sufficient human resources to be made available in order not to put at risk the Union’s effectiveness on the international scenethe EEAS to end its recruitment and calls on Member States and their diplomatic services to react accordingly;
Amendment 9 #
2020/2149(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of continuing to improve the rationalisation and modernisation of the financial and administrative management; welcomestakes note of the ongoing discussions on the EEAS budget simplifications and calls on modernising and simplifying the EEAS administration, also through full implementation of the “Innovative 2019” project;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2149(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to fight foreign propaganda and to expose disinformation and malicious foreign influence;Underlines the fact that the supposed fight against foreign disinformation is in fact simply further underlminesing the importance of the EEAS Strategic Communication Task Force and calls for the broadening of its mandate, including in relation to state sponsored disinformation originating in China, and providing it with further necessary financial and human resourcesright to information; is concerned at EEAS initiatives in this area, which seek to restrict freedom of information, in particular in the digital field;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that no estimate of the level of error rate for spending under Heading 4 has been calculated for 2019 by the European Court of Auditors (ECA); emphasises that the ECA has identified limitations which may lead to an underestimation of the residual error rate (RER); fully supports the recommendations formulated by the ECA, in particular the need to disclose the limitations of the RER study in DG NEAR’s future annual activity reports, as well as strengthening DG NEAR’s checks of the external financing instruments’ (EFIs) by identifying and preventing recurrent errors; calls for more effective checks on funds for Lebanon in light of the information showing that the endemic corruption in Lebanon has resulted in the non-implementation of projects initially financed by the European Union and that the relevant funds have moreover been misappropriated;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its position that external assistance should be financed in full from the Union’s budget and emphasises that actions under the trust funds (EUTFs) are only bridging solutions until their full replacement by the future EFIs, in particular the Neighbourhood Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and the Instrument for Pre- accession Assistance (IPA III); regrets that humanitarian objectives, such as preserving the dignity and human rights of migrants and other vulnerable groups have not been met in the implementation of actions under the TFs such as EU TF Madad and EU TF for Africa in several instances; recalls furthermore that the respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, the promotion of the rule of law, democratic principles, transparency, good governance and peace and stability are essential elements of the EU TF for Colombia; calls on the Commission to increase scrutiny of the actions of the implementing partners in this regard. ; calls for consideration to be given to the reimbursement of funds paid out under successive instruments since 2005, should Turkey’s accession process be brought to a definitive end;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2136(INI)
3. Regrets that the legally non- binding nature of the Political Declaration gave the UK legal grounds not to engage with crucial parts of its content, in particular those relatConsiders it perfectly legitimate for the United Kingdom, as a sovereign state, not to have envisaged concluding an agreement binding it structurally with the European Union regarding to foreign and security policy, which therefore formed no part of the negotiationdefence policy issues;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that globalisation has created interdependencies between societies, where any product results from complex transnational supply and value chains and where decisions taken by European firms impact on peoples’ ability to enjoy human rights and fundamental freedoms worldwide; deplores the fact that globalisation has led to an increasing dependence of European economies, illustrated in particular, in light of the Covid-19 crisis, with regard to China, on medical and pharmaceutical products;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) highlight the duty of states to protect against human rights abuses within their territories, jurisdictions, or both, by third parties, including businesses; further emphasises that, independently of the ability and willingness of states to fulfil their human rights obligations, businesses have the responsibility to respect human rights wherever they operate and to address adverse human rights impacts with which they are connected, including by enabling providing remedies to victims; notes, however, that in this area companies cannot take the place of the sovereign and regulatory powers of the Member States;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Deplores the fact that the economic model prioritises employees’ productivity over their mental and physical health; notes, for example, the number of premature births linked to the work of the mothers concerned;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to propose UnionCalls for European companies to exercise mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation imposing legal obligations on Union companies and companies domiciled or operating in the Union in; calls on companies from EU Member States, in their recruitment, investment and supply policies, to put in place measures to encourage, in the first place, the use of maternial market and establishing effective monitoring, enforcement and remedy mechanismand human resources in their respective countries, and secondly those from EU Member States;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends that due diligence as required by Union legislation be extended to all potential or actual adverse impacts which the company has or may have caused, contributed to or with which it may be directly linked; this extends to, but is not limited to, abuses across the entire value chain, including the parent undertaking, all subsidiaries, direct and indirect suppliers and subcontractors or other business partners;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 88 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated and should be promoted and implemented in a fair and equitable manner; stresses that they are interlinked with citizens’ rights, refer to a state and are inseparable from each other; recommends that due diligence obligations should apply to all business- related human rights abuses;
Amendment 95 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends that Union mandatCalls fory due diligence legislation be adopted to require companies to identify and address their impacts with reference to all internationally recognised human rights including, as a minimum, those encompassed by the UDHR, all nine core international human rights treaties, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and all fundamental ILO conventions, as well as the ECHR and ICESCR, which are binding on Council of Europe member states and also bind Member States as a result of Union law and the common constitutional traditions of the Member States; calls for due diligence with regard to embryo research; calls, in particular, for the creation of chimeric embryos to be firmly and definitively condemned;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 100 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the human rights of groups at risk of vulnerability and marginalisation are disproportionately impacted by businesses’ activities; insists therefore that Union mandatory due diligence legislation should refer to group-specific instruments in defining the scope of corporate human rights due diligence; stresses, in this regard, that all rights guaranteed to those most severely affected groups under local, national or international law must be covered, as enshrined in Article 5 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
Amendment 104 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights highlighted the differentiated and disproportionate impact of business activities on women and girls and has stated that human rights due diligence should cover both actual and potential impacts on women’s rights; notes with concern the higher unemployment rate among people with disabilities than among the population as a whole;
Amendment 106 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes a contradiction between the growing desire to include people with disabilities in our society and the profits made by European companies from the sale of the new non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for trisomy 21, which has the effect of increasing the number of abortions of children with trisomy 21;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 124 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Recalls the precarious situation of elderly and dependent people, which has been highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic; calls on companies in the sector concerned to respect the dignity of human life; denounces the practice of stopping food and liquids for a dependent person in order to bring about his or her death;
Amendment 135 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is of the view that businesses have a responsibility to ensure that their activities do not undermine or harm the protection of human and environmental rights; insists they must not promote, participate or in any manner contribute to, or endorse policies and activities, which can lead to human rights violations; underlines that businesses must do everything possible, within their capacities, to prevent and mitigate the effect of adverse impacts; deplores, in this connection, the fact that companies promote surrogacy even though the practice is prohibited in the majority of European countries;
Amendment 144 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that human rights impacts can be specific to certain rights holders and vulnerable groups due to intersecting factors such as gender, ethnicity, social and employment status, migrant or refugee status, exposure to conflict or violence or other factors; this must be reflected in the due diligence processes, including the human rights impact assessment phase and remedy procedures; stresses that, in accordance with the rights of persons, more specific and enhanced protection should be extended to certain categories of more vulnerable people, such as people with disabilities, the elderly and children;
Amendment 158 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Recalls that one of the first human rights is freedom of conscience; recalls that the right to conscientious objection must be protected, particularly in the area of health, and that no one may force an employee to act against his or her conscience;
Amendment 179 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Is of the view that transparency should not be corporate led but based on the right to know of those who are impacted by commercial activities, including workers, communities and consumers; suggests that stakeholders have a right to know such information in a comprehensive, timely and honest manner; believes that enforcing the right to be informed allows for the clear establishment of duties and duty bearers and rights and right-holders; calls, however, for the right to information to be exercised under strict conditions involving transparency on the part of the natural or legal person actually requesting the information; stresses a company’s right, as a matter of principle, to invoke business secrecy to oppose such requests;
Amendment 188 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. In this context, underlines the importance of the freedom of association and right to collective bargaining, as well as free, prior and informed consent by indigenous communities, while respecting the political and legal sovereignty of the states concerned;
Amendment 211 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. InsistStresses that, access to evidence and time limitations can be major pracs with any essentical and procedural barriers faced by victims of human rights abuses in third countries, obstructing their access to effective legal remedies; stresses that that the burden of proof should be shifted from the victims to the company and that the legislation must require companies to disclose all necessary information for interested parties to engage in judicial proceedings and for victims to access remediesrule of criminal procedure, the burden of proof must lie with the applicant, not the defendant;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas migration is a global phenomenon amplified by globalisation, rising conflicts, inequalities, and climate disruption; whereas gradual, normative development within the modern international human rights framework of the rights of migrants, independently of their legal status, represents a source of progress and collective pride for humanity; whereas migrants remain, however, among the most vulnerable groups worldwide and continue to face violations of their rights; whereas migration continues to be for many individuals a human journey marred by suffering, discrimination and violenceparticularly threatening phenomenon for the future of the peoples of Europe, jeopardising their deep-rooted identities, lifestyle, prosperity and security; whereas the European Union, as a historic region of both emigration and immigration and as a community united by founding values of human dignity, freedom and human rights, has a particular duty to respect, protect and promote the rights of migrants, notably in its external dealings is not based primarily on migratory phenomena but on a population that remained relatively unchanged until the middle of the last century;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the EU and, when app, in principle, staying illegally ing EU law, the Member States, in their external and extraterritorial actions in the areas of migration, borders and asylum, should pay specific attention to the rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, including the right to liberty, the right to asylum, human dignity and security, the prohibition of ill- treatment, slavery and forced labour, and the obligation to take the interests of the child as a primary consideration and to ensure non-discrimination and procedural guarantees such as the right to an effective remedy and data protec any EU Member State constitutes an infringement of the laws and regulations in force in each State, and that deportation to the country of origin or place of provenance should be the basic rule when it comes to illegal immigration;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CRecalls on the Commission to establish an independent, transparent and effective monitoring mechanism, which entails periodic reports on the implementation of formal, informal anthat the European Commission should financial agreements that can potentially impact the rights of migrants and refugees in third countries, such as migration partnerships, readmission agreements, and international cooperation on migration management and governance, including direct targeting of challenges connected to migration and forced displacement; stresses that such a monitoring mechanism has to be transparent, participatory for civil society and field workers, and publicly available; insist no way interfere in the migration policies of Member States, which must remain the sole authority able to take sovereign decisions on twhe need to ensure means for civil society and other interested stakeholders to be able to contribute to the work of the mechanismther or not a person is entitled to stay;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the increased role of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in practical and operational cooperation with third countries, including on return and readmission, provision of training, operational and technical assistance to authorities of third countries for the purpose of border management and border control, carrying out operations or joint operations at the EU’s external borders or in the territories of third countries, and deploying liaison officers and operational staff in third countries; recalls that the agency's primary role should be to repatriate systematically illegal migrants to their place of departure, wherever that may be;
Amendment 209 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls the commitment of the EU and its Member States under the Global Compact on Refugees to share responsibility for the protection of refugees and ease the pressure on host countries; stresses in this regard that the EU andWarns that the Global Compact on Refugees provides for the unfettered right to migration, especially illegally, which its Member States should contribute to a more structural and substantial funding of the regions hosting most refugees, and should not use financial means to shift responsibility for the protection of refugees to third countries; reiterates the importance of fully implementing the 23 objectives of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration; believes that Parliament must ensparticularly harmful; requests that neither the European Union nor the Member States be allowed to invoke it as a legislative source the proper scrutiny of the implementation of both Compacts by the EUfor their migration policy;
Amendment 197 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Russian Federation to enact its Arctic policies in full respect of international law and to be mindful of the consequences of its actions; isStresses that national sovereignty must form the legal therefore worried by the military build-up pursued by Russia, including the development of anti-access and area denial (A2/AD) capabilitiesritorial basis for all States’ actions in the Arctic region;
Amendment 207 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that cooperation with Russia in the Arctic should be consistent with the principle of selective engagement and should not jeopardise the goals of sanctions against Russian actions elsewis a key component of stability and maintaining balance in the region;
Amendment 210 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the inclusion of the Arctic by China in its economic development programmes, with the aspiration to integrate the Arctic’s northern sea route into its Belt and Road Initiative (as a ‘Polar Silk Road’), as well as the Arctic’s prules of international law resulting from the Montego Bay Convention on the Law of the Sea, as well as from inent place in the military strategy of the Russian Federation, are cause for concern and challenge any idea that the Arctic could be dealt with as a self-containedternational treaties relating to the region, must be the core standards governing the Arctic region;
Amendment 227 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that it is crucial that the right of innocent passage of foreign ships through territorial seas be preserved and regrets all efforts made by the Russian Federation aimed at closing its navigable Arctic routes;
Amendment 294 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned by the persistent intention of the Russian Federation and China to pursue far-reaching and highly impactful exploitation projects without appropriate assessment of their environmental impactsCalls on all the countries concerned to ensure that the environmental factor is taken into account in all their economic and commercial activities in the region;
Amendment 334 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises the validity of the three founding pillars of the integrated EU policy for the Arctic, namely climate change, sustainable development and international cooperation; stresses that the European Union cannot replace the Member States in terms of extensions of sovereignty, including diplomatic ones;
Amendment 364 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Regrets Russia’s veto of EU observer status in the Arctic Council; supports the EU’s continued de facto membership of Arctic Council working groupStresses that the Arctic Council can only be formed by sovereign States;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU has a responsibility to act as a global player and adjust its foreign policy in line withEU Member States are contributing supportive assistance to the fight against the COVID-19 crisis, this should not be seen as a global actor's responsibility;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the health and economic scale of the COVID-19 crisis is more than just a burden on the Member States, and this has corresponding consequences at social, health and above all economic level;
Amendment 87 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 98 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that public healthcare and social security are not EU but Member State competences, reflecting each Member State’s priorities;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the voluntary bilateral assistance that has been provided by certain Member States or private entities within Member States, such as taking in patients, providing protective gear, or deploying doctors;
Amendment 131 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 136 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the geopolitical competition and tensions following the COVID- 19 outbreak, and recognises that the European Union still has to position itself in the new world order in which, alongside the EU, the US, China and Russia play a leading roleEU Member States are responding accordingly at the external level to find solutions, including bilaterally, to calm the geopolitical situation; recalls that the main task of the EU should be first and foremost to focus internal European action and crises;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the geopolitical competition and tensions following the COVID-19 outbreak, and recognises that the European Union still has to position itselfstresses the marginal role of the EU in the new world order in which, alongside the EU, the US, China and Russia play a leading role;
Amendment 156 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 162 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 180 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 276 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Chinese regime to fully cooperate with an independent investigation into the origins of COVID- 19, and calls on the Member States to present a united front towards a rising China, which is leading a crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong and has threatened to annex Taiwan; calls on the Member States to advocate Taiwan’s membership of the WHO;
Amendment 306 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 313 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. ExpStresses concern over the structural attempts of the Russian Federation to undermine EU unity by the intensification of disinformation campaignsthat Russia is an important partner in the fight against the COVID 19 crisis; demands, in view of a possible economic and health crisis and in order to calm the geopolitical tensions between Russia and the EU, that further sanctions to be avoided;
Amendment 342 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 363 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the multilateral rules- based world order is vital for global peace, the rule of law and democracy; believes that a geopolitical EU must play a firmer role in defending it and seek ways to de- escalate tensions between powers;
Amendment 384 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that only a more united EUsovereign Member States, backed up by sufficient and credible military capacities, will be able to conduct a strong foreign policy, and believes that the VP/HR should receive a stronger mandate in speaking on behalf of the EU;
Amendment 398 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 404 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believesis convinced that the end of the unanimity rule on foreign policy would help the EU to conduct a foreign policy that is more effective and more proactivirreparably weaken the sovereignty of Member States and would have as well far-reaching consequences for the external action of Member States; stresses that unanimity on foreign policy issues must have remained in place;
Amendment 408 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. BelievStates that the end of the unanimity rule on foreign policy would help the EU to conduct a foreign policy that is more effective and more proactiveshould remain mandatory for any decision concerning foreign policy;
Amendment 417 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the important role of theMember States' armed forces during the COVID- 19 pandemic and believes that a more in- depth joint operations and effective coordination of mMember sStates’' armed forces within existing frameworks - such as the European Medical Command - or within new frameworks - such as military hospital trains - could lead to greater efficiency and contribute tohelp ensure that the EU’ is preparedness to fight pandemics; recognises the need to review the EU’s security and defence strategies to develop strategic autonomy, to become better prepared and more resilient to the new and hybrid threats and technologies that have made the nature of warfare less conventional and challenge the traditional role of the military, as well as for a future in which Russia and China are becoming more assertive; stresses that the futurestresses that Member States' armed forces should take into account the wider geopolitical implications of COVID-19; is convinced that Member Strategic Compass on security and defence should reflect these developments and take account of the broader geopolitical implications of COVID-19; believes that, given the new political balance and a potential worsening of the international security environment following COVID-19, the EU defence budgets must not be cuts' defence spending must not be reduced in the face of a potentially deteriorating international security environment as a result of COVID-19;
Amendment 422 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and believes that a more in-depth joint operation and coordination of member states’ armed forces within existing frameworks - such as the European Medical Command - or within new frameworks - such as military hospital trains - could lead to greater efficiency and contribute to the EU’s preparedness to fight pandemics; recognises the need to review the EU’s security and defence strategies to develop strategic autonomy, to become better prepared and more resilient to the new and hybrid threats and technologies that have made the nature of warfare less conventional and challenge the traditional role of the military, as well as for a future in which Russia and China are becoming more assertive; stresses that the future Strategic Compass on security and defence should reflect these developments and take account of the broader geopolitical implications of COVID-19; believes that, given the new political balance and a potential worsening of the international security environment following COVID- 19, the EU defence budgets must not be cut;
Amendment 438 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Needs for a complete refocus of the priorities for the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF), taking into account the socio-economic impact of the pandemic in the medium to long term; calls for the budget envisaged for ‘climate mainstreaming’ to instead be mobilised for COVID-19-related measures;
Amendment 443 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 465 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that its biggest global consumer market of almost 500 million people gives the EU Member States leverage on the world stage, and believes that a geopolitical Commission should use this leverage when other countries are not prepared to comply with the rule of law or international treatiesis leverage should be utilised in trade negotiations; urges the EU and its Member States to make aid granted to developing countries conditional upon agreements on the effective readmission of all illegal immigrants present in the EU eligible for return;
Amendment 475 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the need to reduce dependency on third countries in certain strategic and existential sectors and might prompt diversification of its most critical supply chains; emphasises the fact that relocating the production of most medicines to within the Member States must be a top priority;
Amendment 488 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 492 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 508 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines the strategic importance of EU engagement and support in its neighbourhood, both in the East and in the South; stresses that the EU must give Western Balkcalls for a rigorous monitoring and countries that are not yet partol of thehow EU a fair chance to join the EU, and that the EU must continue its efforts to invest in the regionid is used by countries that receive it;
Amendment 519 #
2020/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines the strategic importance of EU engagement and support in its neighbourhood, both in the East and in the South; stresses that the EU must give Western Balkan countries that are not yet part of the EU a fair chance to join the EU, and that the EU must continue its efforts to invest in the regionCOVID-19 pandemic does not provide the excuse for the EU to expand still further, and under no circumstances should the EU admit new members; stresses that Turkey has taken advantage of the pandemic situation to continue its destabilising policies in the Eastern Mediterranean and all accession talks should be discontinued on a permanent basis;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the three-fold level of ambition under the EU Global Strategy in the field of security and defence covers securing external borders, countering hybrid threats and fighting against terrorism; whereas no Member State can protect itself alone, since security and defence threats faced by the EU, and which are targeted against its citizens and territory, are a joint threat and cannot be addressed by one single Member State on its own; whereas an effective EU system for addressing burden-sharing would be advantageous for the EU’s overall level of security and defencecloser cooperation between Member States which safeguards their individual sovereignty could prove more effective against the challenges posed by common threats;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas PESCO’s long-term vis, in its current configuration, is to achieve a coherent full-spectrum force package available to the Member States; whereas PESCO should enhance the EU’s capacity to act as an international security provider in order too rigid a framework to foster cooperation between States; whereas the fact that it makes planning bilateral cooperation protject EU citizens and maximise the effectiveness of defence spending; whereas the cost of non-Europes impossible is at odds with the experience of and successes achieved by the Member States in this area; whereas int security and defence is estimated to be more than EUR 100 billion per yearems particularly arbitrary, not to say absurd, to set the hypothetical ‘cost of non-Europe in this area’ at such a level;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the consequences of the EU not having enough competence when it comes to health care; whereas, by the same analogy, it would make sense to establish an EU common defence strategy in order to be able to respond to an attack on the EU’s borders and territories; whereas PESCO constitutes an important step towards achieving the objective of a common defence’s ineffectiveness in its current form;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas PESCO creates a binding framework between the pMS, which committed themselves to jointly investing, planning, developing and operating defence capabilities within Union framework in a permanent and structured manner by subscribing to 20 binding commitments in five areas set by the TEU; whereas these commitments should constitute a move from mere defence cooperation towards the integration of Member States’ defence forces; whereas despite these binding commitments, no effective compliance mechanism for PESCO is in placein reality, many Member States refuse to respect this framework;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 120 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas major European defence projects such as the Future Air Combat System (FCAS) and the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) currently remain outside the scope of PESCO; whereas their integration within the remit of PESCO would provide for sufficient strategic focuis not a requirement and does not guarantee greater effectiveness;
Amendment 128 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Amendment 132 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP) drives defence national planning processes in most cases; whereas this raises questions about the real diplomatic and military sovereignty of the EU Member States and, by extension, of the EU itself;
Amendment 139 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas interactions between Member States’ national priorities, EU priorities and NATO priorities should be synchronised at the earliest possible convenience; whereas PESCO can be an effective tool in order to achieve EU and NATO targets simultaneouslyt makes no sense to claim that Europe has strategic autonomy while making it dependent as a matter of principle on NATO;
Amendment 148 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas the fact that Turkey, a NATO member country, committed an act of military aggression against an EU Member State, France, confirms that NATO is brain dead;
Amendment 178 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
Recital Y
Y. whereas the governance of PESCO is led by pMS, and therefore eventually leads to the insufficient coordination and overalls a legitimate consistequencye of the projects; whereas this should constitute grounds for the extension of the mandate of the PESCO secretariatir respective military investments;
Amendment 186 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
AA. whereas Pthe national parliaments should, jointly with the Council, exercise legislati be systematically involved and budgetary functions, as well as functions of political control and consultation as laid down in the Treatiesshould approve all programmes set up under PESCO;
Amendment 190 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB a (new)
Recital AB a (new)
Amendment 192 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB b (new)
Recital AB b (new)
ABb. whereas the EU Member States’ lack of solidarity with France in the fight against Islamism in the Sahel deprives rhetoric on the need for convergence of their defence policies of all credibility;
Amendment 210 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) encourage the pMS to switch from a strictly national focupreserve States’ sovereignty in matters onf defence to a European one and to undertake structured efforts to increase the use of European collaborative approach as a priority, as no individual pMS alone has the potential to address identified capacity shortfalls, and ensure that on no account, particularly through the extension of qualified majority voting, is a ‘European’ approach taken in the form of exclusive competence in this area;
Amendment 233 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensure that PESCO is effectively used as an instrument to reach EU defence integration as a common goal, in line with the ambition for greater EU Strategic Autonomyimprove Member States’ security and strategic independence;
Amendment 241 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 271 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) ensure that future key land, sea, air and other platforms for the armed forces of the Member States are brought under PESCO or are at least closely connected to itexplicitly under the sovereignty of those States;
Amendment 304 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) consider giving CDP a more n optional, non-binding character;
Amendment 314 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) clarify the role of the Political and Security Committee in the PESCO process, which is not provided for by the TEU, and ensure, in this context, the central role played by the European Union Military Committee (EUMC) in the provision of ad hoc military advice to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy;
Amendment 319 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) establish an EU Council on Defence based on the existing EDA ministerial Steering Board and the PESCO format of EU Defence Ministers, in order to guarantee the prioritisation of resources, and the effective cooperation and integration among the Member Statesnot accept any decision-making authority on defence that does proceed from the Council; require all decisions on defence to be made unanimously;
Amendment 334 #
2020/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) clarify the rules governing third- party participation in PESCO, taking into consideration the importance of EU decision-making autonomy and full reciprocity, with a case-by-case approach considered to be most beneficial for the EUunanimous agreement of Member States as to the inclusion of any cooperation programme in PESCO;
Amendment 9 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
Amendment 13 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
Amendment 15 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
Amendment 29 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Union requiresEU industrial sector has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and needs immediate and substantial support for its recovery; whereas the Union and Member States require a new industrial strategy that makes its their industries more globally competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable where there is the potential to achieve this goal without compromising their economic sustainability and competitiveness; whereas such a strategy should cover thea rational and pragmatic transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, prioritising the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and, renewable energy technologies and continued investment in existing low-carbon technologies;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas non-EU competitors often take advantage of less stringent climate and environmental regulations, thus hindering further EU competitiveness and being primarily responsible for the global carbon emissions increase;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Union’s industrial strategy should ensure the correctsmooth functioning of the single marketEuropean economies, give a new boost to national economies, create a level playing field inside and outside EU and ensure easier access to finance, raw materials and markets, in addition to ensuring appropriate levels of investment, research and innovation, social rights and welfare, education and skills to boost competitiveness and sustainability;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe; whereas the global health crisis has shown the need to strengthen the self- reliance of States and the European Union in essential and strategic sectors; whereas in this context any future- looking industrial strategy should start by addressing industrial recovery and by supporting enterprises on a sustainable basis to ensure jobs and the transition to a more resilient European economy;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas reindustrialisation and relocation within the Union and the Member States should be the priority of the new European industrial strategy; whereas the relocation policies should be based on essential and strategic sectors that will guarantee the sovereignty of Europe, the Member States and European citizens, in particular against financial, social, health and environmental crises;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas new debts contracted to survive the economic downturn are likely to leave companies with a more fragile financial structure and weaker human resources, leading to sluggish growth in the long term;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the European Defence and Aerospace industry and its supply chain has already proven to be a strategic asset for the whole European Union and an added value for the European industrial integration, research & development, technology & innovation, growth, occupation and competition;
Amendment 101 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is of the opinion that digital and environmental transitions should be at the very core of all Unions strategies until 2050; in this context, calls on the Commission to define a comprehensive industrial strategy which manages these transitions, fosters transformationwould include economic support and accompanying measures for recovery and conversion of the different industrial sectors, in particular through SMEs, and guarantees the Union’s strategic autonomy; stresses that the EU should gradually strive for environmental sustainability without compromising competitiveness and socio-economic welfare and without discriminating against any form of technology that can contribute to make the transition process economically sustainable;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is aware that market dynamics alone do not bridge the fractures created during the transformation process if there is no proper management of the transitions and no strong industrial policies; is, furthermore, aware that whilethe unreasonable pressure coming from markets, competition and innovation push fast towards transformation, it is society and the environment that face the impact of these transformations; considers that balancing out the number of jobs lost in traditional industries with new jobs created in the digital and environmental sectors is not enough in itself as these new jobs are neither created in the same regions nor taken up by the same workers; calls on the Commission, therefore, to ensure that these transitions are fair and socially justgradual, fair, socially just, and ensure a level playing field, and that every action aimed at accelerating a transformation process (digital, environmental, etc.) is accompanied by a corresponding initiative to up-skill and reskill workers, with the aim of managing the effects produced by that accelerated process on both regions and people;
Amendment 143 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the Member States and their national employment services to carry out, in the context of this initiative for vocational retraining and reshoring of industrial sectors, an assessment of the skills already acquired by workers in traditional industries and therefore immediately available to companies relocating to Europe;
Amendment 160 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers, in the current context, that the Union requires a new, tailor-made industrial strategy that focuses on two distinct phases; the first aimed at recovery and strengthening existing industries and the second aimed at reconstruclocation and transformation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adapt the strategy published in March 2020 to the current situation and address both phases, while keeping the digital and environmental objectives as a prioritiesy throughout;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Temporary State Aid framework as a way to promptly transfer liquidity where urgently needed; calls on the Commission nonetheless to ensure that the aid provided in the emergency phase does not lead to permanent distortions in the singleternal market;
Amendment 192 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the economic schemes put in place by individual Member States to help SMEs and companies cope with the short-term cash crunch are useful, but will increase the debt levels of these firms and weaken their economies; in this context, therefore, calls on the Commission to facilitate recovery through fiscal schemes that favour equity over debt and grants over loans and/or guarantees;
Amendment 208 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe and to relocate industrial production in essential and strategic sectors; calls, moreover, on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme through the increase of custom duties on products considered essential in order to favour European production as well as the promotion of other possible means other than traditional instruments to support industry;
Amendment 223 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to consider the creation of a cooperative ecosystem among Member States that allows to give priority to national and European companies which keep their headquarters, their production and employment within the Union in the framework of public contracts;
Amendment 235 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should protect its market and enterprises in strategic sectors and block takeovers and FDI that coulforeign direct and indirect investments to preserve European jobs and know-how within each specific territory and avoid further increase of its dependency on foreign powers;
Amendment 288 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b
Paragraph 9 – point b
b. will be managed directly, when possible, by the Commission through European programmesand allocated as a priority on the basis of local and national projects and applications, meeting the criteria for allocation provided by the Fund in order to avoid further distortion of the singleternal market;
Amendment 299 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c
Paragraph 9 – point c
c. distributes the financial aid among the different industrial sectors, including micro-enterprises and SMEs, according to the damage suffered, the challenges faced and the amount of national financial support already received through national aid schemes;
Amendment 312 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e
Paragraph 9 – point e
e. gives preference to companies and SMEs that focus their business plans, micro-enterprises and SMEs that are most in need onf digital and environmental transformationrect financial support following the economic setback caused by the pandemic;
Amendment 335 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the need to support a sustainable and fair recovery beyond the COVID-19 crisis in order to enhance growth in the EU by increasing investment in the digital and green transitionall sectors of the economy, including essential and strategic sectors; asks the Commission to support an ambitiouseffective Recovery Fund that is within the framework of a stronger MFF and is integrated in the own resource decision, and to pursue fiscal policy coordination to strengthen the European fiscal frameworkintegrated in the own resource decision; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the Fund should become a permanent Reconstruction Fund to foster the digital and green industrial transitionstransition, restore the economic global competitiveness of EU and rebuild a strong and stable labour market;
Amendment 336 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges the Commission to plan for a more inclusive renovation of European industry, to avoid any discrimination of traditional productive sectors as well as any exclusion of those industrial sectors that could disappear in absence of a real strategy; stresses the diversity of the existing European industrial network: insists, in this regard, that the Commission secures the dynamism of these industries which support the economy of the Member States and the European regions;
Amendment 344 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to carry out a detailed impact assessment of the potential costs and burdens for European companies and SMEs, as well as costs in terms of job losses, before presenting new proposals for legislation or adopting new measures; calls on the Commission to propose commensurate support to the affected sectorwithdraw any new proposals whenever a negative impact cannot be seems unavoidabled;
Amendment 364 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that once the emergency phase is over, the Union should embark on a second phase of its industrial strategy: ensuring the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of its industriesall sectors of its economy in the long term;
Amendment 417 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that there is significant potential in domestic and global markets for low-emission technologies and sustainable products, processes and services throughout the whole value chain from raw materials to energy-intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; considers, moreover, that the Climate Law is a first step towards enshrining climate targets into Union legislation; believes that a more holistic and systematic target framework is also required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and a homogenous governance approach in all policy areas, paving the way towards a clear and stable strategy for European industries;
Amendment 428 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls that the Defence and Aerospace industry in Europe is a truly specific industrial sector that needs therefore specific policies due to its unique nature; in line with the European Treaties, considers that implementing special measures or policies for the European Defence and Aerospace industry should not undermine the national prerogatives of Member States regarding security and defence;
Amendment 443 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a dashboard of climate targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard, underlines the importance of gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition and the import of products and services with a strong environmental footprint;
Amendment 508 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need to support a just transition, and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, including a Just Transition Fund, would be an important tool to facilitate the transitionavoid job losses and preach ambitious climate targets while addressing social impactserve territorial economic competitiveness; stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including additional budgetary resources, would be a key element for theits successful implementation of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 535 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to recover, by renewing it, the spirit of the Small Business Act, through initiatives aimed in particular at supporting micro and small-size enterprises, which provide for over 99% of the European production capacity; worries that "one size fits all" initiatives for SMEs do not favour either micro-enterprises or SMEs, while expanding many of such measures to mid- caps has further stressed this gap; stresses that support for micro-enterprises and SMEs must also come by boosting incremental innovation;
Amendment 563 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. The incentive to use tax credit systems must be matched by targeted measures aiming to overcome tax dumping, which is responsible for distorting effects within the internal market;
Amendment 584 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market, to promote thea functional exchange of data among companies and among public institutions, to develop and process data on European soil, in particular data from public bodies, to build a better digital taxation system in which profits are taxed where companies have significant interaction with users, and to further develop European standards on cybersecurity, in particular for critical infrastructure;
Amendment 641 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is of the opinion that ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and cleaner energy, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods; believes, moreover, that supporting virtuous collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start-ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market failures and supportmodels among the different actors engaged in research and commercialization activities by which public authorities, universities, micro-enterprises and SMEs gather to foster innovation; considers that ecosystems will be key elements of the next industrial revolution, providing eafforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interestdable and cleaner energy sources;
Amendment 689 #
2020/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. In the light of a profoundly changed international economic context, calls on the Commission to review its antitrust rules and to continue to ensure that the enforcement of EU competition law is effective in keeping the Union globally competitive, seeking a balance between support for so-called ‘adapt the competition rules in order to guarantee the sovereignty and independence of the Member States and the Union, to support European ‘champions’ and protection of thecompanies, to protect supply chain froms against unfair competition, so as to compensate for the lack of a global level playing field given the higher levels of concentration, margins and inequality visible in the economy and ultimately to strengthen the industrial presence within the territories;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas 60 % to 80 % of the active ingredients of medicinal products, i.e. the substance which gives the therapeutic effect, are manufactured outside Europe, mainly in China and India; whereas this proportion was 20 % 30 years ago;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas the Commission has issued guidelines for an optimal and rational supply of medicines in order to avoid shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic; whereas, in these guidelines, the Commission recognises that no country is self-sufficient in either raw materials or Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (APIs), intermediate products or finished medicines needed for the proper functioning of the health system;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas, according to the Commission, the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has justified and still justifies a significant increase in the production of both active ingredients and medicinal products in the EU, and whereas this situation requires a reorganisation of supply chains and production lines;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas the Commission has announced its intention to publish, by the end of 2020, recommendations for a future EU pharmaceutical strategy;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
A e. whereas, in her statements made during a meeting with the members of the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food safety (ENVI) committee, on April 22, Commissioner Stella Kyriakides highlighted the need to increase the production of medicines and the level of innovation within the UE;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
A f. whereas, to date, no compulsory label or labelling - visible by patients/customers - is required for medicinal products and active ingredients concerning their origin and country of manufacture;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
A g. whereas existing tax mechanisms and incentives can be implemented at European and Member States level for strategic industrial sectors;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
A h. whereas there is a high level of control in force in the EU over the quality of drug production;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A i (new)
Recital A i (new)
A i. whereas all small and medium- sized pharmaceutical laboratories constitute a wealth to be preserved and a breeding ground for research and discoveries to be supported, as they can participate in the prevention of drug shortages;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A j (new)
Recital A j (new)
A j. whereas the relocation of production units for medicinal products is likely to be accompanied by an increase in the cost of manufacturing said products; whereas purchasers, in particular hospital pharmacies, are subject to budgetary restrictions which very often require them to consider only financial criteria and not quality or origin;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the stakeholders of the sector, to finally develop a shortage alert mechanism that will be both responsive and easily activated, so that in the future countries facing this problem can react and turn to other markets if necessary; insists that this mechanism be extended, as far as possible, to the entire supply chain, so that distributors can also trigger the alert;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to reflect, together with stakeholders from the pharmaceutical industry, on the volumes of stock of medicines available; recalls in this respect that the quotas of stock volumes put in place by distributors are often tight and cause slowdowns and shortages, and that at all levels there is a lack of stock transparency;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the Commission to organise the revision of the European legislative framework through the future pharmaceutical strategy to enable the Member States to put transparency measures into practice;
Amendment 113 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Urges the Commission to enable the Member States to make every necessary effort to ensure that small and medium-sized pharmaceutical companies continue or resume their research activities and help ensure the diversity of our production and the maintenance of the jobs that go with it;
Amendment 126 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that the relocation of the activities of the European pharmaceutical industries, on the one hand, and their willingness to continue to invest in their European units on the other, will depend in part on our ability to develop advanced authentication and traceability technologies that will ensure the reliability of the entire chain of manufacture, packaging and distribution of their products; this could possibly be achieved by making more appropriate use of the data from the EMVS (European Medicines Verification System) directory to obtain complete serialisation of each box of medicines;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Invites the Commission, therefore, to introduce incentives for manufacturers or a system of labelling - visible and identifiable by patients/customers - concerning the origin and place of production of medicinal products and active ingredients;
Amendment 146 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls on the Commission to promote and include in the future pharmaceutical strategy for the EU the paradigm of sovereignty in the production of medicines and active ingredients; calls, in this regard, for a coordinated and concerted plan with the Member States to provide for the urgent relocation within the EU of production lines for all essential and strategic medicines and active ingredients;
Amendment 150 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Calls on the Commission to strengthen border controls on the conformity of imported medicinal products or active ingredients, particularly where such imports drive down internal market prices, distort competition, and lead to the relocation of production lines outside the EU;
Amendment 153 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carry out stress tests on the availability and production capacity of medicines and active ingredients in order to protect against future pandemic health crises;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5 f. Calls on the Commission to plan investment measures for innovative research projects and for the development of cutting-edge pharmaceutical technologies; encourages, in this respect, the Commission to direct these investments as a matter of priority towards laboratories of excellence and European small and medium-sized enterprises in the pharmaceutical sector, in order to restore a form of capacity equity in the face of the giants of the pharmaceutical industry.
Amendment 162 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 169 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Questions the legal basis for authorising the establishment of the Trust Funds in its evaluation and implementation between 2014 and 2018 in the absence of sufficient parliamentary oversight during that period;
Amendment 197 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses that this aid has been misused by Mr Erdogan to blackmail the EU, which completely delegitimises this aid, as irregular migratory flows have been used as levers of power serving the geopolitical strategies of the Turkish President;
Amendment 205 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Amendment 27 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for a conditionality mechanism as part of the EU-Africa joint strategy and the Cotonou agreements designed to stem migratory flows into the EU and ensure the repatriation of migrants not entitled to asylum and already in the EU;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines the numerous problems caused by illegal migrants in the Member States; it is necessary to put an end to departures - which frequently result in a high death toll - by identifying and closing down the routes used by criminal networks for illicit trafficking operations; consideration must also be given to the ambiguous role of NGOs in helping to manage migration flows, ensuring greater transparency and closer monitoring of European funding earmarked for this purpose;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Takes the view that that emigration from African countries is leaving them impoverished, depriving them of their human resources, while at the same time jeopardising security in Europe, particularly in first-port countries;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Urges the EU to focus on any form of radicalisation in Africa, especially among the jihadist movements, in order to prevent it spreading to Europe and elsewhere, and to collaborate with the Member States on drawing up anti- terrorist programmes, which remain a top EU priority;
Amendment 119 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the EU is among the first to bear the costs of all destructive policies employed against African nationsdevelopment aid to Africa whose long-term impact has been limited and even damaging, while other players, especially such as China and Russia, are focused onprimarily on their own benefits at the expense of African sovereignty and European securityinterests; urges the European Union and its Member States to change strategy and copy them;
Amendment 129 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the firm condemnation of actions by Turkey seeking to oppose or deter military operations by Member States in the Mediterranean, compromise joint efforts to achieve peace and security in the neighbourhood or hamper the CSDP IRINI initiative;
Amendment 146 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Shares the opinion that the matter of the security of Africa should eventually be transferred into the hands of Africans and that the EU should assist its African partners in the successful accomplishment of this ultimate goal.; notes that in order to achieve this goal a transitional phase is needed requiring increased investment by the African States themselves and greater support for states such as France that make a substantial contribution to African security and hence to the security of the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 12 #
2020/2023(INI)
Amendment 23 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU and its Member States should maintainbe able to defend their funity throughout the negotiations in order to defend the interests of their citizens in the best possible waydamental interests during the negotiations on an agreement with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas France, first and foremost, which has been hit particularly hard by the consequences of the right-of- asylum legislation in force in Great Britain, must be able to defend its interests on the basis, if necessary, of a specific and separate agreement with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 37 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the fact that there is a high level of convergence between the negotiating objectives expressed in its resolution of 12 February 2020 and the negotiating directives adopted by the Council on 25 February 2020; emphasiseregrets that the Commission has Parliament’s full support in negotiating with the UK in accordance with the established directives, as all three institutions broadly share the objectives that these negotiations should achievean exclusive negotiating mandate and calls for it to be exercised directly by the Council;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point ii
Paragraph 4 – point ii
(ii) protection of the full integrity and proper functioning of the single market and customs union, the indivisibility of the four freedoms; in particular, the degree of cooperation in the economic pillar should be commensurate with the freedom of movement of people;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point iv
Paragraph 4 – point iv
Amendment 68 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point v
Paragraph 4 – point v
(v) continued adherence to democratic principles, human rights and fundamental freedoms, as defined in particular in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ECHR and its protocols, the European Social Charter, and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and other international human rights treaties of the UN and the Council of Europe, and respect for the principle of the rule of law;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance of being ready for the UK’s withdrawal from the internal market and the customs union at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, regardless of the outcome of the negotiations; stresses that the consequences will be even more significant should no agreement be reached; welcomnotes, in this regard, the Commission’s sector- specific ‘readiness notices’, which seek to ensure that EU industry is ready for the inevitablepotential shock that the UK’s withdrawal from the single market willmight cause;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the fact that the UK must implement all pre-existing EU restrictive measures and sanctions and any decided during the transition period, must support EU statements and positions in third countries and international organisations, and participate on a case- by-case basis in EU militaMember States must be able to conclude bilateral agreements on defence and on defence industry cooperations and civilian missions established under the CSDP, yet without any leading capacity within a new Framework Participation Agreement, while respecting the EU’s decision-making autonomy and the relevant EU decisions and legislation, including on procurement and transfers in the field of defence; asserts that such cooperation is cond directly and exclusively with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, regardless of respective membership of alliance systems or politioncal on full compliance with intand diplomatic coopernational human rights law and international humanitarian law and EU fundamental right institutions;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2023(INI)
12. Takes note that the UK has chosen to establish its future economic and trade partnership with the EU on the basis of a ‘Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement’ as laid down in the UK’s Approach to Negotiations; emphasises that, while the European Parliament is supportive of the EU constructively negotiating a balanced, ambitious and comprehensive FTA with the UK, by its nature an FTA will never be equivalent to ‘frictionless’ trade; shares the Commission’s negotiating position whereby the scope and ambition of an FTA that the EU would agree to is conditional on the UK agreeing to provisions related to the level playing field, given the geographical proximity and integration of markets, as well as on the conclusion of an agreement on fisheries;
Amendment 170 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points out that, at all events, there must be agreement as soon as possible on fishery provisions so that they are introduced right from the first post- transition period year;
Amendment 207 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point vii
Paragraph 13 – point vii
(vii) there should be opportunities for access to public procurement markets beyond WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) commitments, guaranteeing market access for EU companies in strategic sectors at all levels of government and a degree of openness equal to the EU’s public procurement markets; regrets the fact, in this regard, that the UK’s initial negotiating position does not cover public procurementstates must be able to favour domestic or EU enterprises as regards government procurement access;
Amendment 220 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point xi
Paragraph 13 – point xi
(xi) in order to safeguard financial and regulatory stability and to ensure the full respect of the EU regulatory regime and standards and their application, prudential carve-out and limitations in the cross- border provisions of financial services are a customary feature of EU trade agreements and, should be included in this one and should be expandable where a Member State so requests;
Amendment 221 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point xii
Paragraph 13 – point xii
(xii) ambitious provisions allowing for the development of digital trade, and to address unjustified barriers to trade by electronic means, and ensure an open, secure and trustworthy online environment for businesses and consumers, and regulating cross-border data flows, including principles such as fair competition and ambitious rules for cross- border data transfers, in full compliance with, and without prejudice to, the EU’s current and future data protection and privacy rules; calls on the Commission to state what its position is on the numerous sites located in Gibraltar, to do with on- line gambling in particular, which pose a serious threat to the gambling and betting sector in the EU Member States and, as far as many of them are concerned, fail to provide basic security guarantees;
Amendment 231 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point xiii
Paragraph 13 – point xiii
(xiii) as the FTA would lead to customs checks and verification as soon as goods start entering into the single market, affecting global supply chains and manufacturing processes, customs authorities should be strengthened both with regard to personnel and technical equipment, in order to cope with their additional tasks; accordingly, Member States must be able to freely carry out the necessary checks; the operational procedures of the FTA must be aimed at preserving the rules of the Union’s single market for goods and integrity of the customs union, inter alia by establishing a timely and efficient working arrangement between the EU and the UK in this area; it is of utmost importance to safeguard the compliance of the goods with single market rules;
Amendment 290 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Regrets the factNotes that the UK negotiating objectives published on 27 February stated that foreign policy will be determined within a framework of broader friendly dialogue and cooperation between the UK and the EU;
Amendment 299 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 307 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that both the EU and the UK share principles, values andthe Member States and the UK share interests and a commitment to promoting global prosperity, security and effective multilateralism; stresses that it is in both sides’the interests of all to maintain an ambitious, close and lasting cooperation that serves the security of Europe and its citizens and contributes to global stability, the protection of human rights and peace in line with the objectives and principles set out in Article 21 of the TEU and peace;
Amendment 322 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the fact that the EU iMember States anre important partners for the UK in foreign and security policy, as the need for common responses to address foreign, security and defence policy challenges is crucial to both sides; encourages the exchange of information and intelligence as well as close cooperation in the areas of illegal immigration, counter-terrorism, space policy, cyberwarfare and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defence;
Amendment 340 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that it is in the common interest of the UK and the EU to cooperate on the development of effective and genuinely interoperable defence capabilities, including within the European Defence Agency, and to continue the highly valuable partnerships within NATO and EU programmes on defence and exthe Member States and the UK should be able, where appropriate, to establish partnerships through inter-state bilateral and multilaternal security, such as the European Defence Fund, Galileo andframeworks for defence policy, cyber-security and satellite programmes;
Amendment 346 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 352 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 374 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Points out that the entire Agreement with the UK as a third country, including provisions on the level playing field, should include the establishment of a coherent and solid governance system as an overarching framework, covering the joint continuous supervision and management of the Agreement as well as dispute settlement and enforcement mechanisms with sanctions and interim measures where necessary with respect to the interpretation and application of the Agreement’s provisions; stresses that this governance system must be placed under the control of the Council;
Amendment 384 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 52 #
2020/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on states to carry out an assessment of how autonomous military devices have contributed to their national security and what their national security can gain from AI-enabled weapon systems, in particular as regards the potential of such technologies to reduce human error, thus enhancing the implementation of IHL principles; stresses that this vital consideration of international law with regard to possible war crimes and crimes against humanity must also respect countries' strategic autonomy and their capacity to defend themselves;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 63 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that for any defence application of AI enabled systems, the UnionMember States should set technical and organisational standards to ensure their resilience against cyber-attacks and digital influence, as well as their compliance with the highest possible trustworthiness standards as regards the collection and exploitation of operational data;
Amendment 114 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 26 #
2020/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 36 #
2020/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
Amendment 95 #
2020/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
Amendment 104 #
2020/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aa
Paragraph 1 – point aa
(aa) reaffirm the EU’s continuing commitment to the JCPOA as the best possible means for obtaining assurances of an exclusively peaceful use of nuclear energy by Iran, and as a vital tool for enhancing stability and security in the Middle East; reiterate the EU’s regret over the withdrawal by the US from the JCPOA and the re-impositions of sanctions; call on Iran to return to full compliance with its nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA and the NPT; call upon the United States to reconsider its position on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) relating to Iran’s nuclear programme, resume its role as a party to the JCPOA and work together with the five other partners to fully implement the Vienna agreement;
Amendment 117 #
2020/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls its commitment to the sovereignty of States; considers that, while non-proliferation is desirable, only States can decide whether they wish to opt for total nuclear disarmament;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 54 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that ten Member States made full submissions to the 20th annual report, and eleven to the 21st; deplores the fact that two of the main exporting countries – Germany and the UK – did not make full submissions;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that Member States use very different information in order to generate data on the value of licences, which renders the annual report considerably less usable as a comparative data set and serves to diminish its transparency and accountability before citizens and parliaments; urges France, in particular, to refrain from submitting data on the value of licences at pre-contract stage and broad values for global licences, which undermines the comparabilStresses that research, development, production, distribution and arms export policies must remain the discretion of the Member States as it is a strictly national prerogative; calls on the Commission, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European External Action Service to consider arms policy from the point of view of exports in particular and acknowledge that defence, in all its aspects, is exclusively the remity of the reportMember States;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 104 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 112 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 123 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 148 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Observes a trend whereby the diverging export policies of the Member States are increasingly considered as obstacles to cooperation projects, which is giving rise to a multitude of bilateral andAffirms its preference for bilateral or multilateral cooperation between EU Member States for the programming of research, development and production in the arms specific agreements on weapon systems that allow for exports to third countries bator; regrets that the cooperation projects proposed onby the least restrictive standards, rCommission exclude bilather than a joint, EU-wide approachal agreements on principle;
Amendment 151 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 168 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes and deplores the fact that EU funds such as the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR), the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) and the European Defence Fund (EDF), initiatives such as the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the European Peace Facility (EPF), legislation such as the intra-Community transfers and defence procurement directives of 2009, and the creation of administrative capacities such as the Commission Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) are heralding an increasing Europeanisation of arms production and capability development;
Amendment 188 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that under the EPF,Deplores moves by the Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) will work onunder the EPF to creatinge an EU-level system for arms transfers to third countries;
Amendment 199 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the lack of convergence of national arms export policies and decision-making is becoming increasingly untenable in the context of the prevailing Europeanisation of arms production and the stated ambitions and plans to increase this furtherCalls for the continued development of cooperative projects between European countries on a bilateral or multilateral basis, independently of any supranational entity;
Amendment 207 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 226 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 238 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – introductory part
Paragraph 21 – introductory part
21. Calls on COARM to work towards amending Article 7 of the Common Position, by calling for an improved exchange of ‘relevant information, including information on denial notifications and arms export policies’ and other ‘measures to further increase convergence’; stresses the need, to this end:
Amendment 239 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point a
Paragraph 21 – point a
Amendment 249 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point c
Paragraph 21 – point c
Amendment 258 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 264 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 271 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 280 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 297 #
2020/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 68 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poverty and insecurity feed off each other and push young people to migrate to Europe in search of a better life,, thereby increasing the migratory pressure on Europe and putting its way of life in jeopardy, and whereas emigration from Africa impoverishinges African states by depriving them of their best human resources;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU is also supporting the establishment and operationalisation of the G5 Sahel Joint Force, operating in a region of intense Islamist activity where France, which has been heavily involved since 2012 and has suffered many military casualties, has been given no more than symbolic support by the other Member States;
Amendment 130 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 170 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 224 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Considers that the sustainability and effectiveness of EU civilian and military missions in Africa have been hampered by the lack of basic equipment in the countries affected and that it is therefore necessary: that none of them takes place or is the subject of a media communication without their appropriations being properly planned and budgeted;
Amendment 231 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a
Paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 239 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 262 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 284 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point a
Paragraph 10 – point a
(a) harmonising training methods and rules of procedure and engagement and ensuring they are unique;
Amendment 339 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that coordination with the countries of North Africa is desirable as well as an effective contribution to peace and reconciliation in Libya in order to prevent it from becoming a hotspot for the spread of jihadism, arms and human traffickingthe chaos in Libya, the advances made by political Islamism in North Africa and the lack of a relationship of trust with the Algerian regime are a breeding ground for jihadism and trafficking (particularly of humans) and complicate the fight against terrorist groups. Regrets the fact that the initiatives developed by the Kingdom of Morocco for improved cooperation have not been matched by its neighbours;
Amendment 401 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – introductory part
Paragraph 25 – introductory part
25. Considers that the development of Africa should be focused on:is necessary for the African people, so that EU Member States are no longer inundated by the waves of migrants threatening them and so that African societies can fight against Islamism with their own resources;
Amendment 403 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a
Paragraph 25 – point a
Amendment 413 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b
Paragraph 25 – point b
Amendment 423 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point c
Paragraph 25 – point c
Amendment 430 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d
Paragraph 25 – point d
d) ensuring administrative and legal stability and fighting poverty and corruption;eleted
Amendment 468 #
2020/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers it essential to provide extraordinary assistance to the regions concerned in view of, since Europe is mired in economic crisis, to make the granting of aid to States addressing the extraordinary challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic contingent on the acceptance of other measures, in particular in the area of controls on immigration and the granting of visas to their nationals illegally resident in the EU;
Amendment 93 #
2020/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its full commitment to the preservation of effective international arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation regimes as a cornerstone of global and European security; recalls its commitment to pursuing policies designed to move forward the reduction and elimination of all nuclear arsenals and to achieve a world without nuclear weaponof nuclear arsenals; calls for a renewed arms control multilateral order;
Amendment 151 #
2020/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its longstanding support for the launch of negotiations on the FMCT,calls that the possession of nuclear weapons is a matter of states exercising their full sovereignty and cfalls on all nuclear-weapon states that have not yet done so to adopt an immediate moratorium on the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devicesunder their right to defend themselves; stresses that, with a view, in particular, to deterrence and non-use, sovereign states cannot be prohibited by law from possessing automatic weapons unless they have entered freely into an international agreement, such as the NPT, to that effect;
Amendment 168 #
2020/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes with concernTakes note of the ongoing Russian modernisation programmes which raise questions about Russian compliance with the objectives of the Presidential Nuclear Initiatives; calls on both the US and the Russian Federation to stick to their commitments in relation to non- strategic nuclear weapons and to ensure transparency on arsenals, deployments and the status of their respective weapons;
Amendment 189 #
2020/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the need to uphold the global ethical norm against chemical weapons by preventing impunity for their use; welcomes the adoption by the Council of a horizontal sanctions regime to address the growing use and proliferation of chemical weapons; reiterates its grave concern at the attempted assassination of Alexei Navalny; welcomes the sanctions imposed on Russian officials in response to this blatant violation of international norms;
Amendment 191 #
2020/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Praises the instrumental role the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been playing in the verified destruction of chemical agents; strongly condemns the urecalls its complete opposition to the use of chemical weapons, having regard to the International Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of cChemical wWeapons by the Syrian Arab Republic;of 3 September 1992; points out that the OPCW is an important regulatory body that prevents chemical attacks; specifies, in this regard, that exploiting it would be detrimental to all states.
Amendment 9 #
2020/1998(BUD)
3. RejectNotes the deep cuts to heading 6 in the European Council agreement on the MFF of 21 July 2020, which would leave the NDICI at a lower level than its predecessor instruments during the current financial programming period;
Amendment 13 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for increaseda significant reduction in funding levels for all geographic and thematic programmes under the NDICI, in line with its first-reading position on the latter; reiterates its position that the thematic programmes within the NDICI, including on human rights and democracy and on EU elections observation missions, should be reinforced in order to allow the Union to maintain its strong role in these priority areas on the latter;
Amendment 24 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for increased funding forCalls for an end to the accession process of the Western Balkan countries and, the countries of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood in order to support political and economic reforms, with a focus on the most committed partners following the principle of ‘more for more and less for less’o this end, the dismantling of IPA III; calls for an immediate end to all European Union funding for Turkey, including funds allocated under the 2016 agreement on migrants and under IAP III;
Amendment 40 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 55 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial framework, contributes to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by concentrating Union funding on green objectives. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social costs of the energy industry transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, where any remaining greenhouse gas emissions are compensated by equivalent absorptions. __________________ 11 COM(2019) 640 final, 11.12.2019. 12 COM(2020) 21, 14.1.2020.
Amendment 59 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the UnionIn this context of unprecedented health and economic crisis linked to COVID-19, one of the most important policy objectives for the industrial strategy of Member States is to assist the energy transition with financial and social support measures intended for all territories. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 74 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the social and economic consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level , according to well-defined operating and integration schemes.
Amendment 86 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment through new job solutions. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].
Amendment 96 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ wishall contribute fully to the achievement of this target.
Amendment 114 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, and all sources of energy supply likely to be renewed, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality.
Amendment 133 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or, products or new skills, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. __________________ 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.
Amendment 153 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and by training staff in the event of industrial conversion operations and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate- neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU. __________________ 14Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 160 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The JTF takes into account the supply chain of energy sector which build on existing national industrial networks, namely suppliers working for large industrial groups that could be involved in new energy projects.
Amendment 163 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to provide flexibility for the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, it should be possible to prepare a self- standing JTF programme or toand accurate JTF work programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be reinforced with complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+should be reinforced with supplementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+, where there is complementarity between the thematic priorities.. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.
Amendment 174 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.
Amendment 183 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.
Amendment 189 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 194 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The objectives of this Regulation, namely to support territories facing economic and social transformation in their energy transition to a climate-neutral economy, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone. The main reasons in this regard are, on the one hand, the disparities between the levels of development of the various territories and the backwardness of the least favoured territories, as well as the limit on the financial resources of the Member States and territories and, on the other hand, the need for a coherent implementation framework covering several Union funds under shared management. Since those objectives can better be achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,
Amendment 200 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio- economic challenges deriving from the transition processguide Member State towards a climate- neutral economy of the Union by 2050.
Amendment 205 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. It lays down the specific objective of the JTF, its geographical coverage and resources, the specific scope of its support with regard to the Investment for jobs and growth goal referred to in [point (a) of Article 4(2)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] as well as specific provisions for programming and indicators necessary for monitoring.
Amendment 206 #
Amendment 207 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate- neutral economy’. 2. The JTF encourages renewal investments in existing low-carbon energy infrastructures that ensure the supply- demand balancing in domestic electrical systems and, via exports, the European electrical system. 3. The JTF promotes industrial cooperation to promote low-carbon electric production models from some Member States in those countries that are highly dependent on fossil fuels.
Amendment 233 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The financing of the JTF shall not affect the resources allocated to Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the LIFE programme(Financial Instrument for the Environment) supporting the same thematic priorities.
Amendment 234 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing delegated act setting out the annual breakdown of resources, including any additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, by Member State in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.
Amendment 239 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The JTF shall only support activities that are directly linked to its specific objectives as set out in Article 2 and which contribute to the implementation of the territorial just transition plans established in accordance with Article 7.
Amendment 277 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency new nuclear and renewable energy;
Amendment 284 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) investments in the renewal of existing energy infrastructures that currently guarantee a high low-carbon supply rate at national and European level;
Amendment 290 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) investments in mixed energy supply models based on the synergy of all low-carbon technologies- renewable, nuclear, CO2 capture and storage - in order to: reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, meet the rapidly growing demand for electricity in the coming years, achieve a deep decarbonisation of the electricity sector by 2050;
Amendment 297 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) promotion of industrial cooperation through the transmission of virtuous energy and industrial models between the European Union members to create the best conditions for future investment in countries preparing the transition;
Amendment 332 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) development of new skills, upskilling and reskilling of workers;
Amendment 341 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j
(j) training and active inclusion of jobseekers;
Amendment 356 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
Amendment 385 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 470 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [the date of the entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 18 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 29 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas it is time to put a permanent end to any plans to enlarge the European Union;
Amendment 31 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 38 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 51 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 82 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Council to put an end to the process initiated in 2003 at the Thessaloniki summit and to scrap any accession processes for the ‘Western Balkan’ countries;
Amendment 129 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to enhance the conditionality mechanism and strengthen the reversibility of the accession process by applying objective criteria when deciding whether negotiations should be put on hold or; to suspended; to ensure that the Commission initiates these procedures after thorough evaluation and in response to a proposal from the Member States or the European Parliament negotiations and the associated benefits, in particular financial benefits, at the request of the Member States or the European Parliament, and/or in the event of failure to meet one of these objective criteria;
Amendment 147 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) to consider introducing qualified majority voting on EU accession issues and maintaining the unanimity rule enshrine the rule of unanimity in the Council for all matters relating the Council only foro EU accession, from the opening anduntil the closing of accession negotiations;.
Amendment 149 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
Amendment 182 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) to prevent the opening of new accession negotiations while Europe’s peoples are opposed to them.
Amendment 186 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(oa) to tighten the visa regime for Kosovo and to investigate irregularities in Kosovo.
Amendment 217 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) to faciliundertatke efforts in all Western Balkan countries to overcome political polarisation and protracted parliamentary boycotts, and to strengthen parliamentary oversight;to respect the democratic processes provided for in the constitutions of the candidate countries
Amendment 228 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) to foster electoral reforms that ensure free, fair and transparent elections, in line with international standards; to contribute to the European Parliament’s democracy support programmes in the region; to encourage religion;us freedom wherever it is under threat.
Amendment 255 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) to increase EUthe EU candidate countries’ engagement in solving outstanding bilateral issues and to urge the Western Balkan countries to commit to reconciliation and peaceful solutions to longstanding disputes;
Amendment 270 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) to urge the Western Balkan countries to increase their efforts in the prosecution of war crimes and the resolution of missing persons cases;, particularly with regard to the links between the UÇK, its former leaders and mass crimes.
Amendment 272 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) to promote and actively support the implementation of anti-discriminencourage, in accordance with the values of European civilisation, implementation of policies and to insist on the prosprotecting the weakest, while respecution of hate crimes; to encourage swifter progress towards gender equality, and in tackling discrimination and ensuring social inclusion of ethnic and religious minorities, people with disabilities, Roma and LGBTQI+ people by establishing inclusive policies to protect the fundamental rights of citizens;ng the wishes of countries to promote the societal models chosen by democratically elected leaders.
Amendment 332 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a k
Paragraph 1 – point a k
(ak) to acknowledge the difficulties Western Balkan countries face in managing migration and refugee flows and the substcall for illegal immigration from the Western Balkans, whether direct or indirect, to be combated; to send a warning to the Government of the Republic of Albantial efforts the region has made to provide shelter and humanitarian supplies, primarily with the support of the EU; to implement the agreements between Western Balkan countries and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), which sends tens of thousands of its nationals to the countries of the European Union as so-called ‘refugees’, and therefore consistently represents one of the main countries of origin for asylum-seekers in France;
Amendment 348 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a n
Paragraph 1 – point a n
(an) to avoid cuts in IPA funding which could slow down EU-related reforms and undermine the Union’s strategic influence in the region;calls for an end to the system of pre-accession payments set out in the IPA III instrument
Amendment 370 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a q
Paragraph 1 – point a q
(aq) to ensure thatcalls for the 2020 EU- Western Balkans Summit will evaluate, reassess and inject new dynamism into the enlargement process and provide a new impetus for the transformation of accto put an end to the accession process or accession prospects of the countries in quesstion countries;
Amendment 374 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aq a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point aq a (new)
(aqa) to ensure that the 2020 EU- Western Balkans Summit will evaluate and reassess the enlargement process, while respecting the Member States’ sovereignty and views on the subject;
Amendment 171 #
2019/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomNotes Moldovan participation in common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions and operations, cyber security and cyber-crime investigations, as well as Moldova’s cooperation with NATO;
Amendment 273 #
2019/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. WelcomUnderlines the significant increase in Moldovan imports into the EU, as well as the fact that the EU is the largest investor in Moldova; welcomes the Moldovan Parliament’s adoption of the European LEADER approach as the basis for its national rural policy;
Amendment 294 #
2019/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Commends the arrangements agreed between Moldova, Ukraine and Romania in December 2019 to enable gas transfers to Ukraine and Moldova via the Trans-Balkan pipeline, and the February 2020 Action Plan to ensure the independence of the transmission system operator MoldovatransStresses that Moldova must be free to choose its own policy regarding energy transfers, including gazs;
Amendment 14 #
2019/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 18 #
2019/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its full support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders and condemns the illegal occupation of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia by the Russian Federation; emphasises that the AA covers the entire territory of Georgia, including its occupied regions, and aims to benefit its whole population; calls on the Russian Federation to fulfil its obligations under the EU-mediated ceasefire agreement of 12 August 2008, notably to withdraw all its military forces from Georgia’s occupied territories and allow the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) unhindered access to the whole territory of Georgia; asks the Commission and the EEAS to enhance their efforts to resolve the conflict peacefully, including through the EUMM and the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia; calls on the neighbouring states to abide by their international commitments to Georgia’s territorial integrity; deplores all the diplomatic provocations stirring up tensions in this part of the Caucasus;
Amendment 88 #
2019/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses its concern about recent court cases against opposition politicians, which contributed to a climate of increased mistrust and heightened tensions between the ruling party and the op; recalls that, according to the opposition, the government is still holding several poslition, and led to a polarisation of politics and societycal prisoners in order to prevent them from participating in the election; calls on Georgia to respect the highest standards of judicial independence and fair trial as committed to under the AA;
Amendment 98 #
2019/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 112 #
2019/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the constant violations by the Russian Federation, which exercises de facto control ofresidual tensions in Adjara, Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia regions, of the fundamental rights of, and the risks they people in these occupied regions, who are being deprived of the freedom of movement and residence, the right to property and the right of access to education in the native language, and reiterates its full support for the right of return of internally displaced persose to the people in these regions;.
Amendment 38 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas being a candidate country presuTurkey has no desire to becomes a willingness to progressively approach in all aspects the values, interests, standards and policies of the EUmember of the European Union;
Amendment 109 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that Turkey’s continuous and growing distancing from European values and standards has brought EU-Turkey relations to a historical low point, having deteriorated to such an extent that it requires both parties to profoundly reassess the current framework of relationis necessary to end, definitively and irreversibly, Turkey’s EU accession process;
Amendment 179 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the current lack of understanding between the EU and Turkey, but reaffirms its firm conviction that Turkey isNotes that, in light of the numerous conflicts in which Turkey is involved in Syria, Libya, Cyprus, Nagorno-Karabakh and the Eastern Mediterranean, far from being a ‘strategic neighbour and ally with which the EU wishally’, it is today a major destabilising element and a threat to peace; stresses, to have the best possible relationthis end, that it should be expelled from NATO, whose strategic data and solidarity it uses to pursue its constant bellicose policies;
Amendment 213 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is appalled by the serious backsliding on fundamental freedoms revealing the dire human rights situation in Turkey and the continued erosion of democracy and the rule of law; notes the increase in Turkey in the number of attacks on religious freedoms, particularly against Christians, but also against Alevis and Jews; condemns the decision to turn the Hagia Sofia back into a mosque, like other religious sites, some of which are 1 500 years old;
Amendment 484 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls the laudable role played by Turkey in responding to the migration crisis resulting from the war in Syria; takes the view that the EU should continue to giveCondemns the Turkish Government’s use of migrants as a real means of applying pressure and constantly blackmailing the EU Member States; rejects the idea of enshrining the nrecessary support to Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey; supports an objective assessment of the EU-Turkey Statement and underlines the importance of both parties’ compliance with their respective commitmentsption of migrants as a principle and condemns the dangerous policy implemented by the German Chancellor for the past five years that runs counter to the interest of the people of Europe;
Amendment 510 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. StressNotes that a modernisation of the Customs Union could be beneficial for both parties and would keep Turkey economically and normatively anchored to the EU; reiterates that this would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights and fundamental freedoms; highlights that it seems unrealistic to envisage any modernisation of the Customs Union given the current circumstances; recalls that the current Customs Union does not achieve its full potential until Turkey fully implements the Additional Protocol towards all Member StatesTurkey has been the only beneficiary of the EU’s trade policy, notably the Customs Union; points out that Turkey has an annual trade surplus with the EU of 14 billion dollars; believes that it is now time, in the interest of the EU economies, to scale back all of these arrangements; rejects, therefore, any modernisation of the Customs Union;
Amendment 48 #
2019/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that EU membership continues to be Serbia’s strategic goal and that it is among the priorities of the newly elected governmentStresses that Serbia, in view of its identity, history, traditional solidarity, cultural and spiritual affinities, originality and unique nature, should not consider possible EU membership as a matter of exclusive diplomatic and strategic involvement, which would mean a break with the political and diplomatic traditions and constants hitherto observed;
Amendment 72 #
2019/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Serbia has continued aligning its legislation with the acquis; underlines that progress on the rule of law and fundamental rights chapters, as well as on the normalisation of relations with Kosovo, continues to be essential and will determine the pace of accession negotiationsCalls for EU bodies, and in particular the units responsible for accession negotiations, to stop making the prior recognition of Kosovo a permanent, across-the-board means of putting pressure on Serbia;
Amendment 133 #
2019/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the continuation of the IPD with the involvement of all relevant stakeholders and pro-European or other political forces in the country;
Amendment 252 #
2019/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo is a priority and a precondition for EU accession; calls for active and constructive engagement in the EU- facilitated dialogue led by the EU Special Representative seeking a comprehensiPoints out that the possible recognition of Kosovo is based solely on the will of the Serbian authorities, over and legally binding agreement, in accordance with international law; reiterates its call to move forward with the full implementation, in good faith and in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reachedbeyond any external consideration or pressure, in particular from the EU;
Amendment 358 #
2019/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Expresses concern over Serbia’s increasing dependence on defence equipment and technologies from the People’s Republic of China and the insufficient transparency of the security sector’s public procurement practices; continues to be concerned about Serbia’s close political and military coopPoints out that Serbia, like any sovereign country, is free to conclude any kind of political, diplomatic or military agreement or alliance with any country or internation with Russiaal organisation;
Amendment 20 #
2019/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas North Macedonia has made c’s accession to the European Unions istent progress on its path towards the EU not desirable, because of both the characteristics of the country and the key objectives of the European Union;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes North Macedonia’s clear strategic orientation and commitmentConsiders that the decision to European integration, as manifested by continued implementation of accession-related reformaccession negotiations with North Macedonia will be highly disadvantageous to all European nations;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for continued efforts to tackle organised crime and corruption through effective dissuasion, prevention, detection, financial investigation and sanctions for money laundering, financial crimes and terrorism finance, along with operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks; calls for more robust measures to be taken against mafia-style criminal organisations such as the UCK, which has been particularly active in North Macedonia;
Amendment 264 #
2019/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Welcomes North Macedonia’s continued commitment to regional initiaIs concerned at the growing influence of Albania in North Macedonia by means of intermediary organisations and political partives, and calls for the steady implementation of obligations within various regional frameworks that advance the Common Regional Marketunderlines the major risk, in the event of North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo joining the European Union together, of the de facto establishment of a ‘Greater Albania’, which would seriously increase the likelihood of crime, trafficking, terrorism and floods of migrants throughout the Member States;
Amendment 268 #
2019/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. InvitesFinds that North Macedonia to continue contributing to the EU crisis management operations and increasing its alignment with the Common Foreign and Security Policy’s recent accession to NATO will encourage destabilisation, simmering conflicts and tensions at EU level;
Amendment 7 #
2019/2173(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Montenegro is currently the most advanced in its negotiation process, having opened all the 33 screened chaptnot suited to becoming a members of the EU’s acquis, and has provisionally closed negotiations on three;
Amendment 27 #
2019/2173(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes Montenegro’s continued engagement in the EU integration process and its overall progresConsiders that Montenegro’s accession to the European Union would be an additional challenge for the Member States;
Amendment 29 #
2019/2173(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the opening of Chapter 8 (Competition policy) and Montenegro’s decision to accept the principles of the revised enlargement methodology; calls in particular for meeting the interim benchmarks for Chapters 23 and 24, which will be the next milestone; recalls that only three chapters have been provisionally closed since the opening of the first chapter in December 2012, and encourages a clear focus on working to address the closing benchmarks in all other chapterExpresses doubts about the revised enlargement method, which only marginally changes the process;
Amendment 86 #
2019/2173(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Deplores the state of freedom of expression and media freedom, an area in which five successive Commission reports have noted ‘no progress’; strongly condemns all types of attacks against the media and intimidation of journalists, and calls for the urgent and effective investigation of these; urges Montenegro to provide conditions conducive to the effective exercise of freedom of expression, which is one of the EU’s fundamental values and a crucial element of Montenegro’s EU accession process; condemns vigorously the violations of the rights and freedoms of Montenegro’s churches; calls for their full rights to be restored;
Amendment 120 #
2019/2173(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Commends Montenegro for its commitment to inclusive regional cooperation, and the constructive role it plays in the Western Balkans region, and welcomes its active participation in numerous regional initiatives; warns, however, of regional action by Albania aimed at expanding its influence in countries with Albanian-speaking populations, including by means of satellite political parties as in Montenegro;
Amendment 141 #
2019/2173(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Commends Montenegro’s progress on and renewed commitment to international police cooperation, and encourages it to continue its efforts to copHas been warning against Montenegro’s full alignment with NATO’s exclusive interests since with the migratory pressure, by further developing its international cooperation on readmission and raising its capacity to prosecute migrant- smuggling networks became a member in 2017; denounces this accession as undermining strategic stability across the whole of the European continent;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes Kosovo’s continued commitment to advancing on its European pathNotes that Kosovo, the existence of which is still not recognised by five EU Member States, ais well as the strong support for European integration among Kosovo’s populationnot eligible to become a member of the European Union, given its unstable and criminal nature;
Amendment 79 #
2019/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s statement of 26 August 2020 confirming its assessment of Kosovo’s ability to benefit from the visa liberalisation regime, and calls on the Council to urgOpposes strongly, in the light of the worrying criteria put forward by Kosovo, any form of visa liberalisation with a view to facilitating entlry proceed with the adoption of a visa-free regime for the citizens of Kosovoand residence in the EU for Kosovo nationals;
Amendment 146 #
2019/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that Kosovo’s legal and institutional framework broadly guarantees the protection of human and fundamental rights; underlines that challenges remain in its implementation, in particular as regards language rightUnderlines that challenges remain in the implementation of human and fundamental rights, in particular as regards language rights; expresses great concern at the regular acts of aggression undermining the safety of the populations of the Kosovo Serb enclaves; calls for measures to be taken to ensure their safety without any direct or indirect involvement of the Kosovo police and armed forces;
Amendment 193 #
2019/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that normalisation of relations betweenDeclares that the mandatory recognition of Kosovo by Serbia cand Kosovo is a priority and a precondition for EU accession; calls for active and constructive engagement in the EU- facilitated dialogue led by the EU Special Representative, seeking a comprehensive and legally binding agreement in accordance with international law; reiterates its call to move forward with the full implementation, in good faith anot be constantly used by the EU authorities as a means of bringing pressure to bear on the Serbian Government; recognises that Kosovo is the historical heart of the Serbian nation and that links between the Serbian people and the territory of Kosovo must accordingly be maintained, inter alia through a bind in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reachedg international agreement;
Amendment 209 #
2019/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. NotStresses that five Member States have not yet recognised Kosovo, and reiterates its call for them to do so; stresses that recognition would be beneficial to the normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbiathe recognition of Kosovo must remain at the discretion of the Member State diplomatic services and that the European Union is not to empowered to interfere in matters such as this that fall within their sovereign remit;
Amendment 228 #
2019/2172(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates its support for the initiative to establish the Regional Commission for the establishment of facts about war crimes and other gross human rights violations on the territory of the former Yugoslavia (RECOM); calls on the EU to place the KLA on the list of organisations supporting terrorism;
Amendment 45 #
2019/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Stabilisation and Association Process and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU membership application represent the country’s strategic choice towards European integrationBosnia and Herzegovina is not suited to becoming a member of the EU;
Amendment 50 #
2019/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Parliament is a strong supporter of BiH’s European integrationonly the Member States can decide whether BiH can join the EU and the decision must be unanimous; whereas in France this decision must be put to a referendum; whereas the option introduced in the 2008 constitutional reform making it possible to hand the decision over to Parliament without a referendum is an assault on democracy;
Amendment 196 #
2019/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for immediate steps to tackle corruption and impunity in the public sphere in order to rebuild citizens’ trust in the institutions; notes with concern the rise of radical Islamism in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; denounces the ever-stronger efforts taken by the Turkish President to promote Islamist radicalism in the country through the actions of his intelligence services; deplores the decision taken by Sarajevo City Council, under pressure from the Turkish Government, to withdraw ‘honorary citizen of Sarajevo’ status from Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk, Nobel laureate in literature;
Amendment 211 #
2019/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses concern over the fundamental rights situation, and calls for more effective and comprehensive countrywide human rights and anti- discrimination strategies, as well as measures against interfaith and interethnic intolerance; stresses the need to duly prevent and prosecute theEuropean Union’s desire, as the rapporteur welcomes in the explanatory memorandum, to make multiculturalism a universal social and political norm; draws attention to the serious dangers of designing proliferation of hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and to promote social inclusion of minorities and vulnerable populations, including the Romatical groupings in this manner; states that BiH must not become a model for the future of European states and societies;
Amendment 273 #
2019/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes the increased migratory pressure on the country; calls for effective inter-institutional coordination of migration and border management in the face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for equitable burden-sat the European Union’s migration policy, decided particularly in the last five years on the sole basis of the German Chancellor’s wishes, has led to BiH harving and adequate support for local communities hosting temporary reception centres; underlines the need to ensure appropriate reception conditions and to boost capacity for processing incoming migrants and asylum-seekers; urges BiH to conclude an agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational assistance very high number of illegal migrants; refuses to make reception a principle and calls on the leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina to accept their responsibilities where mass and illegal immigration is concerned by refusing to serve as a primary passage through the ‘Balkan route’;
Amendment 48 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomTakes the clear strategic orientatview that there is no place for Albania in the European Union, and commitment of Albania to European integration, manifestthat the possible accession of Albania, a state which is characterised by endemic organised crime, which is dealing witself in good neighbourly relations andh a massive influx of illegal migrants, and which is one of the countinued implementation of the accession-related reformsries from which the largest numbers of people seeking asylum in France originate, would have harmful consequences for the peoples of Europe;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the convening of the first intergovernmental conference without further delay, followCondemns the decision taken by the Council in March 2020 to open accession negotiations with Albania, which is, moreover, ing the adoption of the negotiating framework by the Councilmidst of a health crisis;
Amendment 127 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. WelcomeQuestions the steps taken to improve the legislation and mechanisms for tackling money laundering and terrorism financing, and calls for further measures aimed at swiftly implementing the Financial Action Task Force action plan, in particular on reducing the size of the informal economy; notes, however, that since 2 March 2020 Albania has been included on the FATF grey list, and regards the decision to open accession negotiations despite that listing as a serious error on the part of the Council;
Amendment 171 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls the authorities’ oblStresses that Albania is a weak link in the fight against illegal immigration to ensure due process for asylum seekers in compliance with Albania’s international obligations, and to properly add; emphasises that the massive influx of illegal migrants into its territory poses a permanent challenge and threat to EU Member States; stresses the needs of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants; calls for increased capacities to process asylum requests and investigations into the reported cases of breaches of the return procedurat the moves to bring Albania more closely into line with the requirements of the Schengen area, including visa liberalisation for its citizens, constitute a serious error which will give rise to significant security risks for the EU Member States;
Amendment 174 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that border protection and the prevention of cross-border crime, including in cooperation with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), must be conducted in full respect for fundamental rightsfocus on the expulsion of illegal migrants and their systematic return to their country of origin or the place from which they set off with the aim of entering an EU Member State;
Amendment 261 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Welcomes Albania’s ongoing full alignment with the common foreign and security policy decisions and declarations since 2012 and its active contribution to the EU crisiTakes the view that aligning Albania’s foreign and strategic policy with the CFSP and CSDP, and above all its accession to NATO, can only widen the strategic divides management missions and operationsd exacerbate the antagonisms affecting Europe as a whole;
Amendment 5 #
2019/2158(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the EU’s sustainable commitment to achieving its zero-carbon climate target by 2050, as confirmed in the European Green Deal and the recovery plan; stresses that tackling the problem of climate change requires global fossil energy consumption to be reduced by a factor of 2 to 4 as soon as possible and, in developed countries, by a factor of 4 to 12 (that is a reduction of 75% to 92%), and that wind power, which in 2013 replaced 1% of this consumption, continues to provide only marginal room for manoeuvre;
Amendment 13 #
2019/2158(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that renewableenergy sources such as biomass, fuels of agricultural origin, wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and nuclear energy is aare key drivers of decarbonisation; recalls that at least 32 % of the EU’s total energy needs should be met by so-called ‘renewable’ energy by 2030;
Amendment 20 #
2019/2158(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that an increase in offshore wind energy production is essential for the clean energy transition; stresses that, as offshore wind capacity currently stands at just 25 GW, the building of offshore wind farms must be accelerated so as to provide up to 450 GW of capacity by 2050; should be subject to a moratorium in each of the Member States — since they have a high carbon footprint: they produce intermittent energy which can ‘put a strain’ on power grids and all too frequently call for the activation of back- up thermal power stations — and that while they can be part of the energy mix to achieve the objectives of the clean energy transition, offshore wind turbines do not represent a credible and sufficiently holistic alternative in order to embody this transition; notes that offshore wind capacity currently stands at just 25 GW, and that this low proportion of electricity generation in the EU is due to the low efficiency and cost-effectiveness of offshore wind farms;
Amendment 33 #
2019/2158(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the decision to find space for up to 450 GW of offshore wind energy capacity is of the utmost importancepreserving the aesthetic and environmental nature of European coastlines is of the utmost importance; notes that the ambition to provide up to 450 GW of offshore wind energy by 2050 would correspond to the creation of an offshore wind farm of 22.5 km², given that wind farms provide on average 20 GW.h per km²;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2158(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to give priority to far-shore wind turbines, over 30 km from the coast, in order to limit their impact on fisheries and landscapes and increase their efficiency; especially since, with semi-floating structures, they are less costly and have a lower impact on posidonia and thus on the marine environment and consequently on fishing;
Amendment 51 #
2019/2158(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that a strong expansion of offshore wind energy production requiwill de facto reduce fishing areas and that this strategy may in the long term lead to conflicts between stakeholders; stresses that an intelligent approach, revised to ensure its coexistence with the activities that already take place in the affected areasthe maintenance of fishing areas and their exploitation by artisanal fisheries, is essential for the proper coexistence with current and future energy production;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2158(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the quantitative growth of wind farms inevitably results in a reduction in or alteration of fishing areas, in particular as a result of the laying of cables connecting wind turbines to the grid and the building of infrastructure; notes, in this connection, that this results in a change and degradation of marine habitats, which may affect fish populations;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2158(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the displacement of fishing activities can be very harmful to fisheries; stresses, therefore, that the multiple use of sea areaall options must be considered from the outset, and that offshore wind farms must be positioned in a way that takes into account the needs of the fishing sector;
Amendment 76 #
2019/2158(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that long-term options for multiple uses of offshore areas must be explored at an earlier stage in order to not to enable the expansion of offshore wind farms while addressingithout first taking account of their impact on fisheries;
Amendment 9 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Parliament hasand the national parliaments have a duty and responsibility to exercise itstheir democratic oversight of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and common security and defence policy (CSDP) and should have the means to fulfil this role;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas new political forcetwork of terroristic groups are pushing for their own global and regional ambitions with unpredictable consequences for global security;
Amendment 96 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a stronger, united, effective and more strategic European Union, especially given that a new European political cycle has just started and that the EU’s foreign and security policy is subject to changthe establishment of effective cooperation between European countries, based on cooperation between sovereign nations, aimed at establishing a project of political independence for Europe;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 123 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the European UnionEU countries needs to take on a global leadership role and unlock its political potential to think and act like a geopolitical power while defending and promoting its common values and interests in the world; reaffirms the need to secure ‘EU 'strategic autonomy’; fully su for EU countries’; opportses the Commission President’s decision to transform the EU’s executive branch into a ‘geopolitical commission’;
Amendment 132 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the European UnionEU countries needs to be able to react to crises more rapidly and effectively and should put a greater emphasis on preventing conflicts at an early stage;
Amendment 135 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the European Union has to switch from a responsive to an anticipatory approach and team up with like-minded partners to defend the global rule-based order founded on international law; recalls that the EU’s CFSP is based on partnership and multilateralism, which help to unite the relevant regional and global powers; underlines the urgent need to explore new forms of alliances and find innovative mechanisms for cooperation;
Amendment 152 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Promotes an EU foreign policy for EU countries that will unite the EU institutions and all foreign ministries behind a common and strong EUuropean-level foreign policy; emphasises the need to build ad hoc coalitions to strengthen EU cohesion and democratic legitimacy;
Amendment 156 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 171 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that the European Union can only deliver its full potential when speaking with one voice and when decision-making is shifted step by step from the national to the supranational level, taking full advantage of the possibilities offered by the EU institutions and their procedures; stresses that the European Union should use all available means to achieve this goal, including those offered by parliamentary diplomaStresses that only cooperation on the basis of unanimity can be effective and that at no time should a Member State be able to impose its diplomatic and strategic policy;
Amendment 201 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that if/when Brexit takes place, Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs and the national parliaments, as the leading committee responsible for relations with third countries, should be given all the necessary information by the EU executive to enable it to scrutinise, on behalf of Parliament, the negotiation process in line with Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) and to provide timely input on the future agreement(s) with the United Kingdom, which will require Parliament’s consent; stresses the importance of future cooperation between the European Union and the United Kingdom in the area of the CFSP and the CSDP and recognises the need to find creative solutions;
Amendment 230 #
2019/2136(INI)
Amendment 249 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages the EUEU countries to further prioritise conflict prevention and mediation; underlines that this approach delivers a high degree of EU added value in political, social, economic and security terms; recalls that conflict prevention and mediation activities help to assert the presence and credibility of the EU on the international scene; highlights Parliament’s valuable contribution in the field of mediation and dialogue, especially in the Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership countries, and calls for the further development of interinstitutional cooperation on mediation;
Amendment 281 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the strengthening of the EU’EU countries capacity to act autonomously in the area of security and defence; stresses that efficient cooperation with partner organisations such as the UN or NATO is more vital than everthis autonomous action on security requires countries that are members of NATO to leave NATO’s Integrated Command;
Amendment 307 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 322 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that Article 20(2) of the TEU, which lays down provisions for enhanced cooperation, provides additional possibilities for Member States to move forward with the CFSP and should therefore be usedTEU could allow for a strengthening of the CFSP, but that States would legitimately prefer to develop an independent foreign policy;
Amendment 328 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that climate change impacts all aspects of human life, including by increasing the likelihood of conflicts and violence; stresses that climate security concerns should be integrated throughout the foreign policy portfolio; underscores the fact that the EU should develop capacities to monitor climate change- related risks, which should include conflict sensitivity and crisis prevention policies; underlines the need to develop a comprehensive approach to climate change and security;
Amendment 336 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 341 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for stronger support to the EU maritime security strategy as freedom of navigation is an increasing challenge; insists that freedom of navigation must be respected at all times; nevertheless considers that priority should be given to the control of both people and goods;
Amendment 342 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for stronger support to the EU Member States ‘maritime security strategy as freedom of navigation is an increasing challenge; insists that freedom of navigation must be respected at all times, because the defence of the European borders, in the respect of freedom of navigation is an increasing challenge;
Amendment 360 #
2019/2136(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 15 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the lasting deterioration in the Union’s strategic environment in the face of multiple challenges directly or indirectly affecting the security of its Member States and citizens: armed conflicts immediately to the east and south of the European continent, jihadist terrorism, cyber attacks, uncontrolled migration, increasing threats to natural resources, climate change, presence of foreign influence networks defending interests contrary to those of the Member States, etc.;
Amendment 30 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considersriticises the fact that instability and unpredictability on the Union’s borders and in its immediate neighbourhood (north Africa, the Middle East, Ukraine, the Caucasus, the Balkans, etc.) pose a direct threat to the security of the continent; stresses the inextricable link between internal and external security; is concerned about some Member States' support for forces causing instability in the immediate neighbourhood (for example, the destruction of Libya, the destabilisation of Egypt and the severance of diplomatic relations with Syria);
Amendment 50 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that, in this context, some of these actors are deliberately circumventing or attempting to destroy the multilateral mechanisms essential to maintaining peace; criticises the fact that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on nuclear capacity in Iran has been abandoned, affecting the international credibility of multinational solutions to conflicts;
Amendment 81 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes, in this adverse and volatile context, the belated but real recognition of shared security interests and the growing political will on the part of European countries and the European institutions to act collectively for their security by endowing themselves with greater means to act autonomously;
Amendment 84 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is convinced that the response to the Union’sMember States' security challenges lies primarily in strengthening its strategic autonomyepping up their cooperation; highlights the strategic instability caused by Turkish diplomacy; is concerned about the return of a number of jihadis to Member States and the Western Balkans;
Amendment 103 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 112 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the principle of European strategic autonomy is based on the ability of the UnionMember States to strengthen itstheir freedom to assess, take decisions and take action where circumstances so require in order to defend itstheir interests and values, which sometimes coincide;
Amendment 121 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 135 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the affirmation of European strategic autonomy depends on the establishment of European defence cooperation in the technological, capability, industrial and operational fields; considers that only practical and flexible cooperation based on pragmatic initiatives will make it possible to gradually overcome the difficulties, forge a genuine common strategic culture and shape common responses tailored to the continent’s main security and defence issues; states that these collaborations must, above all, be part of an inter-state cooperation policy;
Amendment 144 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that European strategic autonomy can only be genuinely achieved if Member States demonstrate solidaritycooperation, which is reflected in particular in the needcapacity to prioritise the procurement of European capabilities where equipment is available and competitive; points out that the CJEU explicitly stated in its judgment of 10 March 2005 (Kingdom of Spain v Council of the European Union) that the concept of Community preference is a political principle rather than a legal principle and cannot therefore be used as a counter-argument against the free-trade dogma that the EU continues to impose; recognises the sovereignty of the Member States in their strategic and military choices, particularly with regard to supplying their armed forces with the requisite equipment;
Amendment 169 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 186 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the Union currently has a presence on three continents through the deployment of 16 civilian or military missions (10 civilian and six military, of which three are executive and three are non-executive missions); recognises the contribution made by these missions to peace and international security and stability; stresses that their implementation must be accompanied by an overhaul of the instruments laid down in the Lisbon Treaty and introduced in recent years, in order to make them more effective;
Amendment 215 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes, however, that the effectiveness of CSDP missions and operations in general is being hampered by an increasing reluctance on the part of Member States and the European institutions to make such missions and operations more robust, both in terms of human resources and their mandates; noteswelcomes the fact that CSDP military operations increasingly tend to be based on armed forces training (EUTM), with no executive dimension;
Amendment 220 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 224 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 251 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes the decision of 26 September 2019 to extend the EU maritime operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFORMED Sophia) by six months to 31 March 2020; deeply deplores the decision temporarily to suspend the navalstresses the urgent need to reach agreement among the Member States; calls for the operation to include the objective of presvence; stresses the urgent need to reach agreement among the Member States and calls for the redeployment of naval assets andting departures and, where necessary, repatriating migrants in their country of departure when it is not possible to repatriate them in their country of origin, as this is the only strategy that will dissuade people from leaving, tackle people-smuggling mafias and save lives; calls for a European 'No Way' policy to be introduced, fuoll implementation of the mandateowing the Australian model, which has proved its worth;
Amendment 262 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 272 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Notes the failure of the Union’s battlegroup project; the battlegroups have never been deployed since their creation in 2007, owing in particular to opposition on the part of all the Member States and the complexity of their implementation and funding, which is at odds with the original objective of speed and efficiency;
Amendment 287 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Expects the Union to make effective use of all existing CSDP policy instruments in the areas of diplomacy, cooperation, development, conflict management and peacekeeping; stresses that CSDP military and civilian instruments cannot, under any circumstances, be the only solution to security issues and that a ‘comprehensive approach’ should always be adopted; considers that only the use of all these instruments on the basis of a ‘comprehensive approach’ will provide the flexibility needed to effectively achieve the most ambitious security objectivesCalls for a common European security and defence policy to be based on cooperation among states, with decisions being taken solely on the basis of unanimity;
Amendment 315 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 321 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Notes with satisfaction the Commission’s proposal of 2 May 2018 to establish a EUR 13 billion budget line for defence in the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) under the heading of industrial policy; notes that this proposal, which reflects an unprecedented commitment by the Commission, remains subject to the unanimous agreement of the Member States in the next MFF; calls for the funds to be allocated to suitable but not necessarily military cooperation programmes (for example, programmes involving satellites or intelligence cooperation, or tackling cybercrime or terrorism);
Amendment 327 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 341 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
Amendment 347 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
Amendment 358 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
Amendment 367 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Stresses the still virtual nature of the European Defence Fund; points out that that this instrument has not yet been finally approved, with only partial and political agreement having been given in April 2019; stresses the importance of maintaining Parliament’s position concerning the amount of the EDF, the involvement of third countries and the establishment of an appropriate intellectual property policy in relation to security and defence in order to protect research results; draws attention, in that connection, to the highly sensitive and strategic nature of defence research, both for industrial competitiveness and for the strategic autonomy of the Union; calls for the initial lessons learned from the implementation of the EDIDP (in particular concerning the application of derogations for eligible entities), the pilot project and the preparatory action on defence research to be properly taken into account; calls on the Member States to be fully involved in the decision-making process in order to avoid bureaucratic excesses and to ensure that the programmes included address the strategic needs of the CSDP and the Member States; considers that the success of the EDF will depend on its ability to cater for the specific defence needs of the participating states and to guarantee the availability of sufficient budgetary resources, whilst ensuring that industrial know-how is not duplicated, national defence investment is not crowded out and cooperation does not become over- complicated; considers that developing the European defence industry by regulating access for entities controlled by non-EU third parties to projects financed by the Fund is fully consistent with the European ambition of strategic autonomyCalls for the European Defence Fund, in its current configuration (i.e. under the exclusive control of the Commission), to be abolished and calls for it to be managed on a permanent basis by the Council, under the unanimity rule;
Amendment 392 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Is convinced that the Union has a vital interest in creating a safe and open maritime environment which makes for the free passage ofit possible to monitor the transit of both goods and people more closely; notes that most of the strategic assets, critical infrastructure and capabilities are under the control of Member States and that their willingness to enhance cooperation is paramount for European security; reaffirms the Union’s role as a global maritime security provider, and stresses the importance of developing relevant military and civilian capabilities; welcomes in that connection the adoption of the revised EU Maritime Security Strategy Action Plan in June 2018;
Amendment 409 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Welcomes efforts to strengthen the Union’sMember States’ capacity to address ‘hybrid’ threats, which are combinations of ambiguous posturing, direct and indirect pressure and the involvement of military and non-military capabilities, and are just some of the range of internal and external security challenges facing the Union; notes the reflections on the triggering of the mutual assistance clause with regard to hybrid threats in order to provide the Union with an effective common response;
Amendment 416 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Recognises the increasingly prominent role of artificial intelligence (AI) in European defence; notes, in particular, the many military applications stemming from AI for managing and simulating operational environments, assisting the decision-making process, detecting threats and processing intelligence; stresses that the development of reliable AI in the field of defence is essential for ensuring European strategic autonomy in capability and operational areas; calls on the Member States to cooperate to that end and calls on the Union to keep up its investment in this area and in particular in disruptive technologies through existing instruments (European Defence Fund, European Innovation Council, future Horizon Europe, Digital Europe programme);
Amendment 432 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Stresses that the ambition of European strategic autonomy is based on the ability of Europeans to take action to defend their interests, either independently or within an institutionalter-country cooperation framework (NATO, UN);
Amendment 450 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Draws attention to NATO’s fundamental role in collective defence, as explicitly recognised in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; believes that the EU-NATO partnership is essential for addressing the security challenges facing Europe and its neighbourhood; believes that EU-NATO cooperation should be complementary and takes full account of each of the two institution’s specific features and roleTakes the view that a genuine policy of independence for Europe would imply states that are signatories to the Washington Treaty leaving NATO; is keen for an alliance of European nations to be established to guarantee Europe’s security and the diplomatic and strategic independence of its members; calls for a strategic partnership to be established with Russia and the United States, based on the defence of the common interests of the European nations;
Amendment 459 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
Amendment 476 #
2019/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
Amendment 1 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to Article 3 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights which affirms the prohibition on making the human body and its parts as such a source of financial gain,
Amendment 20 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to Article 21 of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedecine, known as the Oviedo Convention and entered into force on 1 December 1999, which prohibits the use of human body for financial gain,
Amendment 21 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989 and in particular Article 7(1),
Amendment 34 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 35 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
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Amendment 37 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 38 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 44 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2015 condemning all forms of gestational surrogacy,
Amendment 55 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
Citation 25
Amendment 91 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its deep concern at the escalation in attacks on democracy and the rule of law worldwide in 2018, which reflect the rise of authoritarianism as a political project by consolidated totalitarian regimes, dictatorships and tyrannies, embodying disregard for human rights, repression of dissent, politicised justice and predetermined elections; is of the opinion that countries falling into authoritarian regimthe citizens of those countries become more vulnerable to instability, conflict, and to becoming the victims of corruption and violent extremismce; welcomes the fact that, at the same time, a number of countries have launched peace and democratisation processes, implemented constitutional and judicial reforms, and engaged with civil society in open and public debates with the objective of promoting fundamental freedoms and human rights, including the abolition of the death penalty;
Amendment 96 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its deep concern at the attacks on democracy and the rule of law worldwide in 2018, which reflect the rise of authoritarianism as a political project, embodying disregard for human rights, repression of dissent, politicised justice and predetermined elections; is of the opinion that countries falling into authoritarian regimes become more vulnerable to instability, conflict, corruption and violent extremism; welcomes the fact that, at the same time, a number of countries have launched peace and democratisation processes, implemented constitutional and judicial reforms, and engaged with civil society in open and public debates with the objective of promoting fundamental freedoms and human rights, including the abolition of the death penalty;
Amendment 114 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 134 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of advancing gender equality and women’s rights worldwide; emphasises that, in spite of progress, women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence, violence and reproductive exploitation; stresses that many societies still struggle to provide women and girls with equal rights under the law and equal access to education, healthcare, respect of their intimacy and reproductive capacity which encompasses the condemnation of any forms of gestational surrogacy, decent work and political and economic representation;
Amendment 156 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to instances of persecution and discrimination based on ethnicity, nationality, class, caste, religion, belief, language, sex, sexual orientation and age, which remain rife in many countries and societies; is seriously concerned at the increasingly intolerant and hate-filled responses targeting people who are the victims of these human rights violations;
Amendment 162 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the number of persons forcibly displaced in 2018 exceeded 70 million, of whom 26 million were refugees3 ; takes the view that wars, Islamic terrorism, conflicts, political oppression, poverty and food insecurity, uneven economic development conditions and the adverse effects of climate change on the world’s poorest countries in particular, fuel the risks of triggering new conflicts and the further displacement of populations; __________________ 3UNHCR – Global Trends 2018 report (19 June 2019).
Amendment 180 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that freedom of speech and expression, as well as media pluralism, are at the heart of resilient democratic societies; urges that the best possible safeguards against disinformation campaigns and hostile propaganda be put in place by developing a legal framework both at EU andat international level for tackling hybrid threats, including cyber and information warfare;
Amendment 199 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that trade and human rights reinforce each other, and that but that though the business community has an important role to play inonly nation-States have the capacity to offering positive incentives in terms of promoting human rights, democracy and corporate responsibility; reminds the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) of the need to make effective use of human rights clauses within international agreements, based on political dialogue, the regular assessment of progress and recourse to the consultation procedure upon request from a party; requests that robust implementation and monitoring mechanisms of human rights clauses be put in place, involving Parliament, local civil society and relevant international organisations, as well as establishing a complaints mechanism for groups of citizens and stakeholders who are affected by human rights violations;
Amendment 213 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 228 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the EU and the Member States to continue to closely monitor developments that negatively affect governance and civil society space worldwide, and to systematically respond, using all appropriate means, to policies and legislative changes led by authoritarian governments, that are aimed at undermining governance based on fundamental democratic principles and at shrinking civil society space; is of the opinion that synergy between the Commission, the EEAS and Parliament should be strengthened in relation to this matter;
Amendment 229 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the EU and the Member States to continue to closely monitor developments that negatively affect governance and civil society space worldwide, and to systematically respond, using all appropriate means, to policies and legislative changes led by authoritarian governments, that are aimed at undermining governance based on fundamental democratic principles and at shrinking civil society space; is of the opinion that synergy between the Commission, the EEAS and Parliament should be strengthened in relation to this matter;
Amendment 260 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 272 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the invaluable and essential role that HRDs play at the risk of their lives; recommends strengthening cooperation between the EU institutions and the Member States, enabling them to provide continuous support to HRDs; values the ‘ProtectDefenders.eu’ mechanism established to protect HRDs at grave risk; calls on the Council and the Commission to establish a specific coordinated procedure for awarding visas to HRDs; calls on the Commission to make full use of the financial capacity of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) to support HRDs;
Amendment 296 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Strongly supports the EU’s strategic engagement for gender equality and its ongoing efforts to improve the human rights situation of women and girls, in line with the 2030 SDGs; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to further contribute to gender equality and girls’ and women’s empowerment by working closely with international organisations and non-EU countries, in order to develop and implement new legal frameworks regarding gender equality, and to eradicate harmful practices targeted at women and girls, such as child marriage and female genital mutilation;
Amendment 303 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Strongly supports the EU’s strategic engagement for gender equality and its ongoing efforts to improve the human rights situation of women and girls, in line with the 2030 SDGs; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to further contribute to gender equality and girls’ and women’s empowerment by working closely with international organisations and non-EU countries, in order to develop and implement new legal frameworks regarding gender equality, and to eradicate harmful practices targeted at women and girls, such as child marriage and, female genital mutilation and commercialisation of bodies through gestational surrogacy;
Amendment 335 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for new EU initiatives to prevent and combat child abuse in the world, to rehabilitate conflict-affected children and to provide them with a sheltered environment in which care and education are fundamental; calls for the EU to initiate an international movement to advocate the rights of the child, inter alia by organising an international conference on the protection of children in fragile environments; stresses the importance for a child to know, as far as possible, his biological father and mother;
Amendment 386 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to step up advocacy in relation to FoRB, and to launch interreligious dialogue with states and representatives of civil society and faith groups in order to prevent acts of violence and discrimination against persons on the grounds of thought, conscience, religion or belief; calls for the EUMember States to continue to forge alliances and to enhance cooperation with a broad range of countries and regional organisations, in order to deliver positive change in relation to FoRB; reminds the Council and Commission of the need to adequately support the institutional mandate, capacity and duties of the Special Envoy for the promotion of FoRB outside the EU;
Amendment 398 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Draws attention on protecting the largest persecuted religious minority in the world, the Christians, and that the persecution of Christians is reaching near genocidal levels;
Amendment 399 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Draws specific attention to the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and Africa, and noting that, according to a recent report commissioned by the UK Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt, the overwhelming majority (80%) of persecuted religious believers are Christians; further expresses its concern that whereas a century ago Christians comprised 20% of the population in the Middle East and North Africa, this has now fallen to less than 4%”;
Amendment 448 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the urgent need to tackle the root causes of migration flows such as, which lead to major destabilisation in arrival countries, such as Islamic terrorism, wars, conflicts, persecution, networks of illegal migration, trafficking, smuggling and climate change; calls for the external dimension of the refugee crisis to be addressed, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts through building cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned; insists that the implementation of the Global Compacts on migration and refugees must therefore go hand in hand with the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda as set out in the Strategic Development Goals, as well as with increased investment in developing countries;
Amendment 449 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the urgent need to tackle the root causes of migration flows such as wars, conflicts, persecution, networks of illegal migration, trafficking, smuggling and climate change; calls for the external dimension of the refugeemigration crisis to be addressed, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts through building cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned; insists that the implementation of the Global Compacts on migration and refugees must therefore go hand in hand with the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda as set out in the Strategic Development Goals, as well as with increased investment in developing countries;
Amendment 469 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 470 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that the EU should continue to actively support democratic and effective human rights institutions and civil society in their efforts to promote democratisation; positively notes, in this context, the European Endowment for Democracy’s consistent engagement in the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of the EU to promote democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms; recalls that the experience gained and the lessons learned from transitions to democracy in the framework of the enlargement and neighbourhood policies could make a positive contribution to the identification of best practices that could be used to support and consolidate other democratisation processes worldwide;
Amendment 471 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that the EU should continue to actively support democratic and effective human rights institutions and civil society in their efforts to promote democratisation; positively notes, in this context, the European Endowment for Democracy’s consistent engagement in the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of the EU to promote democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms; recalls that the experience gained and the lessons learned from transitions to democracy in the framework of the enlargement and neighbourhood policies could make a positive contribution to the identification of best practices that could be used to support and consolidate other democratisation processes worldwide;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern the decrease of over EUR 1 billWelcomes the reduction inof commitment appropriations founder Heading 4 (Global Europe), which would result in a budget for external action lower than during any of the three preceding years; believes that inaims to decrease by EUR 193.24 appropriations requested in the DB 2020 on a number of specific budget lines, including operational expenditure, namely related to the Development Cooperation Instrument (- EUR 70.00 million), humanitarian aid (- EUR 50.00 million), the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (- EUR 31.00 million), the cEurrent international context, the EU needs to assume more, not less responsibility and that it must be endowed with the necessary financial resourceopean Neighbourhood Instrument (- EUR 23.00 million), the Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries (-EUR 8.28 million), the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (-EUR 4.60 million), the EU Aid Volunteers initiative (- EUR 1.07 million) and actions fin order to be able to do so; calls for the margin of over EUR 200 million in Heading 4 to be allocatedanced under the prerogatives of the Commission and specific competences conferred to the Commission (-EUR 5.29 million);
Amendment 11 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a further increase in funding for the Western Balkan countries under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II) is needed; in this regard, disapproves ofWelcomes the proposed reduction of the funds dedicated to supporting political reforms and alignment with the acquis in the Western Balkans and asks for a substantial increase instead; calls for an end to the political enlargement of the European Union, whether this is in relation to the Western Balkans or Turkey;
Amendment 17 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the allocations for Turkey remain at a reduced levelnevertheless remain in place and believes that this is justified by the serious and persistent deficits in the areas of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Turkey; welcomes the increased focus on support for civil society and the continuing shift toward direct management and encourages the Commission to further expedite this rebalancinginsists that funding for Turkey be permanently suspended; calls for the definitive end to the accession process of Turkey to the European Union;
Amendment 19 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CRecalls for reversing the proposed budget cuts for the countries in the Southern Neighbourhood under the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI); reiterates that contributions from ENIthat contributions from the European Neighbourhood Instrument to the Syria pledge and the EU Trust Fund for Africa must not come at the expshould provide a response to the challensge of the ENI core priorities and calls for these additional commitments to be fully offset by reinforcementmigration that the European Union has been facing for years; calls, therefore, for greater transparency and better instruments to evaluate the impact of these funds in real terms; notes that it is particularly useful to reflect on the effectiveness of the funds in question, since the problem of migration is a priority for all European countries;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5