27 Amendments of Isabel SANTOS related to 2023/2050(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a changing geopolitical context stemming from emerging powers confronting traditional players, attacks on the multilateral system, emerging technologies, climate change, food security issues and migration are among the factors contributing to the spread of conflicts around the world;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the multilateral, rules- based order is being reshaped and some former alliances are beginning to re- emergechallenged;
Amendment 35 #
D. whereas the Council has appointed nine EU special representatives for different conflict regions to act as mediators and peace facilitators, but their initiatives and the effects of their actions are not visiblneed to be more visible and effective;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU still does not have the necessary confidence to initiate mediation in areas of strategic importance;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the Russian illegal and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine highlights the need for stronger and more ambitious, credible, strategic and unified EU action on the world stage, and accentuates the necessity of the EU autonomously setting its own strategic objectives and developing and using the capabilities needed to pursue them;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the main obstacle to the EU’s global leadership in preventive diplomacy is the lack of will on the part of the Member States to step away from their individual interests in external relations in order to build joint capacity together; whereas this illustrates the need to reform the decision-making process on matters of foreign policy;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas EU’s actions on preventive diplomacy must be primarily guided by an unwavering commitment to cooperation for democracy and development and trust-building measures between different parts;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) acknowledge the strong link between EU internal and external security and reflect this when approaching conflict prevention; in this regard, underlines the need to fully exploit the possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty in strengthening existing coordination mechanisms;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) highlights that respect for human rights and the safeguarding of civil liberties must be at the core of internal and external security policy;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) adapt the EU’s conflict prevention tools to the changing nature of conflicts, including as a result of climate change and consequent disasters, the rise of new technologies and food scarcity;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) fully use the means at their disposal to prevent conflict, align the EU’s prevention tools with its geopolitical agendapriorities and EU values and act as a caretaker during global tragedies;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) call on the Member States to step away from theiret aside individual interests in external relations and build joint capacity together in conflict prevention and mediation;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ensure effective complementarity across Parliament’s preventive diplomacy actions;
Amendment 120 #
(g) tailor state-building assistance to the cultural, historical and political context of the relevant country receiving it and continuously update it in response to conditions on the ground through rigorous and detailed political analysis for a common strategic response; stresses that such efforts require communications to be opened and fostered with local stakeholders, including civil society organisations and NGOs;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 2 – point h
Paragraph 1 – subheading 2 – point h
(h) ensure that the EU’s conflict Early Warning System is sufficiently proactive and based on forward-looking, comprehensive and robust analysis of risk factors;
Amendment 132 #
(i) closely and systematically involve the EU delegations in countries and regions at risk of conflict or dealing with frozen conflict in monitoring the situation on the ground and contributing to the EU conflict Early Warning System;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) consider cultural and historical background when appointing special representatives and envoys in order to avoid sparking controversy in conflict regions should the appointment come from a Member State with historical ties to the region concerned;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) improve the transparency and parliamentary scrutiny of the work of the EU special representatives and envoys by providing Parliament with regular and detailed reports on their activities and achievements; promote closer relations between EU special representatives and envoys and the Parliament, in light of the inter-parliamentary diplomatic efforts;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) enhance the EU’s ability to rigorously and continuously analyse the political and security situation in crisis regions and adapt the EU’s response to shifting realities on the ground; recalls that any efforts on the ground must be complementary to diplomatic efforts between governments, representatives and other relevant actors on a state-level;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) aim to come up with lessons learnt from failed preventive diplomacy efforts in Nagorno-Karabakh in order to avoid future escalations like the one that occurredmediation that resulted in the Azerbaijan’s violent seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh on 19 September 2023, and situations similar to the one during and after the 2020 war when the EU’s passive stance gave other regional actors, such as Russia, Iran and Türkiye, the opportunity to continue exerting their influence in the region;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) ensure a coordinated and dynamic,dynamic and multilateral approach to early warning, conflict prevention and mediation between the EU and other international organisations, such as the UN and the OSCE;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) empower national actors, including civil society representatives, to serve as key players in effective prevention and mediation;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aa
Paragraph 1 – point aa
(aa) use diplomatic means and multilateral platforms for peace to strengthen and consolidate anticipatory relationships before conflicts arise;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ac a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point ac a (new)
(ac a) recall that conflict prevention cannot be instrumentalized for security and geopolitical purposes thus risking counterproductive peace and security repercussions in the long-term;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad
Paragraph 1 – point ad
(ad) strengthen the EU’s ability to speak with one voice and to act as a truly global player in response to crises by implementing the necessary reforms to the decision-making processes;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae
Paragraph 1 – point ae
(ae) work towards ensuring that the EU takes up a prominent leadership position in peacemaking and mediation around the world by fostering more resilient and enduring connections with other countries through its instruments and mechanisms, such as the Global Gateway;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ag
Paragraph 1 – point ag
(ag) step up communication efforts in order to ensure that the EU is seen as a key stakeholder in preventive diplomacy and that its actions and success stories are not undermined by false narratives spread or claimed by other global poweactors present in conflict regions;