Activities of Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR related to 2022/2205(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
2022 Report on Türkiye (debate)
2022 Report on Türkiye (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the 2022 Commission Report on Türkiye
Amendments (16)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE were invited to observe the 14 May elections; whereas the European Parliament was not invited, based on allegations of unfair treatment;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the positive agenda offered by the EU in 2021 is currently practically at a standstill;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Russian war of aggression continues to cause unprecedented geopolitical shifts in Europe; whereas Türkiye’s key location allows it to play an instrumental, strategic role in the events; whereas Türkiye has been the only facilitator accepted by both Ukraine and Russia, being instrumental in agreeing on the vital Black Sea Grain Initiative; whereas Türkiye has, however, decided not to align with EU sanctions against Russia, and mainly as a result of this non-alignment, Türkiye’s foreign policy alignment with the EU CFSP statements has deteriorated from 14% to only 7% between 2021-2022, which is by far the lowest of all enlargement countries;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas after a long delay, the Turkish Grand National Assembly ratified the NATO membership of Finland in March 2023, allowing the country to join NATO; whereas the Turkish Government has repeatedly employed political delaying tactics and a transactional approach with regard to Sweden’s application for NATO membership;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas 2022 has seen substantial deepening of financial and economic integration between Türkiye and Russia, visible in many areas and markets including banking, real estate, tourism and energy;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas while economic growth in Türkiye has remained solid, inflation remains on a 20-year high and external imbalances in the economy are exacerbating;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its profound sadness about the deadly, devastating earthquakes that shook south-eastern Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023 and its heartfelt condolences to the victims’ families; welcomes the international relief and recovery effort, including by the EU and its Member States; further welcomes the substantial pledges made at the donors’ conference convened by the European Commission and Swedish Council Presidency, and resolves to continue supporting the people of Türkiye and Syria in the future rehabilitation efforts;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges the partial measures taken in recent months by the Turkish authorities to prevent the re-exportation to Russia of goods in transit covered by EU sanctions, but urges them to go further in order to ensure that Türkiye stops being a hub for entities and individuals that wish to circumvent such sanctions; further expresses concern over the fact that increasing numbers of Russian citizens, including oligarchs, take up residency in major Turkish cities and coastal regions - contributing to high prices increases on the rental and property market- from where they continue with their business and trade operations bringing large amounts of Russian capital into the Turkish system;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that, in terms of human rights and the rule of law, the desolate picture painted in its resolution of 7 June 2022 on the 2021 Commission Report on Turkey remains valid, and reiterates the content of that resolution; fully endorses the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 12 October 2022, and the related report by its Monitoring Committee, on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Türkiye, which depict in detail the wide range of serious shortfalls in human rights, as constantly reported by local and international renown human rights organizations;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses its strong concern over the continued hyper-concentration of power in the Turkish presidency, without any effective checks and balances, which has seriously eroded the democratic institutions in the country; stresses that the lack of autonomy in multiple levels of the administration due to extreme dependency for all sorts of decisions under a one-man rule can derive into a dysfunctional system as demonstrated in the slow reaction to the devastating consequences of the February earthquakes;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Takes note of the entry into Parliament of far-right Islamist parties in the last election as part of the ruling coalition; is concerned by the increasing weight of the Islamist agenda in law- making and in many spheres of the public administration, including through the raising influence of the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) in the education system;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes, after a confrontational period, Türkiye’s recent steps towards normalising relations with several countries, such as Armenia, Egypt, Israel and the Gulf states, but remains concerned by the fact that Türkiye’s foreign policy still clashes in many aspects with EU interests and, far from growing closer to the EU, it has further diverged in the last year, reaching a record low of alignment with just 7 % of common foreign and security policy decisions; is of the opinion that the government will now need to address the economic vulnerabilities and high levels of inflation; invites the government to reinstate the credibility of key institutions such as the Turkish Central Bank and the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜIK);
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Strongly reaffirms its view that the only sustainable solution to the Cyprus issue is that of a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement, including of its external aspects, within the UN framework, on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with a single international legal personality, single sovereignty, single citizenship and political equality, as set out in the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and in accordance with international law and on the basis of respect for the principles on which the Union is founded; deplores the fact that the Turkish Government has abandoned the agreed basis of the solution and the UN framework to defend on its own a two-state solution in Cyprus; calls on Turkey to abandon this unacceptable proposal for a two-state solution; further calls on Turkey to withdraw its troops from Cyprus and refrain from any unilateral action which would entrench the permanent division of the island and to refrain from action altering the demographic balance; urges that negotiations on the reunification of Cyprus be resumed under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General as soon as possible from where they left off at Crans- Montana in 2017;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Reiterates its call on Turkey to give the Turkish Cypriot community the necessary space to act in accordance with its role as a legitimate community of the island, a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus; reiterates its call on the Commission to step up its efforts to engage with the Turkish Cypriot community, recalling that its place is in the European Union; calls for all parties involved to demonstrate a more courageous approach in bringing the communities together; stresses the need for the EU acquis to be implemented across the entire island following the comprehensive solution of the Cyprus problem and highlights, meanwhile, that the Republic of Cyprus is responsible for stepping up its efforts to facilitate the engagement of Turkish Cypriots with the EU;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reaffirms its support for an upgraded customs union with a broader, mutually beneficial scope, which could encompass a wide range of areas of common interest, including digitalisation and Green Deal alignment; insists that such a modernisation would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights and the aforementioned principles; stresses that both parties must be fully aware of this democratic conditionality from the outset of any negotiations, as Parliament will not give its consent to the final agreement if no progress is made in this field; remains ready to advance towards visa liberalisation as soon as the Turkish authorities fulfil the six outstanding benchmarks; encourages Member States to establish measures to establish a fast-track for visa procedures for Turkish Erasmus students;