6 Amendments of Thierry MARIANI related to 2020/2041(INI)
Amendment 34 #
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 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that Africa is still undergoing the process of integration at regional, continental and international level and that as yet 54 African countries remain divided and diversified in areas of key strategic importance to the EU, such as meeting internationally recognised standards and practices in trade, human rights, sustainable development and positioning in international organisations; notes that African states are not homogeneous and that it is therefore unrealistic to treat the African continent as one entity.
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 9 March 2020 entitled ‘Towards a comprehensive strategy with Africa’ (JOIN(2020)0004); calls for strong and constant EUa realistic EU Member State engagement in the security, stability and development of Africa;
Amendment 119 #
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 #
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 #
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;