Activities of Manu PINEDA

(e) the EU should ~~continue its work on the containment of Russian hybrid threats with instruments able to eliminate Russian hybrid influences from the EU and its Member States~~work on promoting free and pluralistic media both within and outside the EU as the main tool to counter false information;

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 3

~~Engagement to support democracy – pushing back with sanc~~Working together against corruptions, ~~financial controls and international investigations~~tax evasion and other forms of crime

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) the EU and Russia should establish with the US a transatlantic alliance to defend democracy globally and propose a democracy defence toolkit, which should include joint actions on sanctions, anti- money laundering policies, rules on the conditionalityeffective cooperation mechanisms to fight money laundering, which is a problem on both sides, as well as working together in international fora for strict international regulation on money laundering and on the definition of eco~~nomic and financial assistance, international investigations, and support for human rights activists and defenders of democracy~~rruption as a crime under international law, as well as on the adoption of specific measures to counter it in its international dimension;

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) in line with the ‘democracy first’ principle, the EU should strengthen the requirement of conditionality in its relations with Russia by including in any dialogue or agreement with Russia measures aimed at protecting human rights and the holding of free elections; accordingly, the EU and its Member States should revise their investment support and economic cooperation projects, starting with the halting of the Nord Stream 2 projectthe EU should strengthen dialogue with Russia in order to guarantee the achievement of sustainable development goals and the implementation of the Paris agreement to which both are parties;

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) the EU should ~~increase its ability to prepare and adopt~~lift its sanctions against the Russian authorities ~~for~~as 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 corrupy have proven they are of no use to achieve any form of improvement in the situation;

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) the EU should establish partnerships on its sanctions policy with EU-based non-governmental organisations such as Bellingcat, so that these organisations can assist it in preparing and investigating cases in a comprehensive way;deleted

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) the EU should establish a centralised anti-money laundering framework, including an EU authority for financial controls, to be put under Parliament’s supervision and to be entrusted with the protection of the EU and its Member States from illicit financial practices and influences from ~~Russia;~~ third countries, including through the financing of xenophobic and neo-fascist parties and movements;

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) the EU should initiate and contribute to international investigation of crimes committed by President Putin’s regime against the people of Russia together with the crimes committed by Mr Lukashenko’s regime in Belarus, within the framework of an impunity platform and an EU Justice Hub; in the context of those investigations, the EU should establish a task force of advisers to assist national and international investigations, trials and the setting-up of EU tribunals, and report periodically to Parliament on the state of political freedoms in Russiawork for the strengthening of the International Criminal Court, inter alia through the promotion of universal membership including Russia and the United States;

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 4

Engagement ~~to supp~~fort democracy ~~– supporting a pro-democracy society in Russia~~

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) the EU should ~~confront~~ work together withe Russia~~n-language propaganda of President Putin’s regime and support the establishment of a Free Russia Television with 24/7 airtime~~ in order to de-escalate tensions, including by immediately ending the use of war language and portraying one another as enemies;

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)

(la) the EU should encourage people- to-people contacts with Russia including by investing in common cultural and research programmes and through visa liberalisation;

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

(m) the EU must ~~be prepared not to recognise the parliament of Russia and to ask for Russia’s suspension from international organisations with parliamentary assemblies~~actively and regularly participate in international election observation missions in Russia, including ifn the 2021 parliamentary elections ~~in Russia are recognised as fraudulent~~;

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

(n) the EU should adopt and announce a strategic vision for its future relations with a democratic Russia, which should include a broad offer with conditions and incentives such as visa liberalisation, free trade investment and modernisation programmes, and a strategic partnership; it should also convey the potential benefits that it is willing to offer in return for a democratic transformation of Russiavoid any form of interference in internal Russian affairs ahead of after the 2021 parliamentary election, in full respect of the principle of non-intervention which is a core element of international law and democratic principles;

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 5

~~Engagement to support democracy – Eastern Partnership success as an inspiration for the people of Russia~~The need to evaluate Eastern Partnership policy

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

(o) the EU should adopt an ambitious strategy to support the successful development of EaP countries, which would serve as a good example and would incentivise the Russian people to support democracy; accordingly, the EU should propose to EaP countries that have an association agreement with the EU a new momentum of European integration with a view to keeping their motivation for reformsevaluate its Eastern Partnership policy in light of the ongoing wars and increasing problems in EaP countries, and should end the vision of the Eastern Partnership as a geopolitical project to weaken Russia;

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2042(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, José GUSMÃO, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Manu PINEDA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)

(oa) the EU should work towards the establishment of good relations with all its Eastern neighbours, including the biggest one of them which is Russia, as this goes in the best interests of the people of Europe and is a fundamental element to achieve peace;

2021/06/02
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas events of the last two decades, such as in particular the economic crisis, military interventions in the Middle East, the crisis of public health services and the failure to effectively manage the COVID-19 pandemic, have resulted in a call to replace the neoliberal agenda by a progressive agenda focussing on people;

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, José GUSMÃO, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Manu PINEDA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. Whereas in an era of rising geopolitical tensions, skyrocking inequalities, climate change, diminishing faith in governments and institutions a paradigm shift in the transatlantic relations is needed focussing on addressing global social, economic and ecological problems, democratic deficit and political resolution of conflicts and tensions in a fast changing multipolar world;

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, José GUSMÃO, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Manu PINEDA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. Whereas the Biden administration has thrown its support behind a move at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to temporarily lift patent protections for coronavirus vaccines; whereas the EU, following the resistance of those EU Member States which host big pharma business remains reluctant to actively support this request; whereas United States and the EU have enacted temporary trade measures that aim to restrict exports of vital medical supplies as other essential products needed for the worldwide fight against the pandemic;

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, José GUSMÃO, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Manu PINEDA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. Whereas the pandemic has mirrored that an expansive web of inequalities has become a reality of the societies of the US and the EU which is not restricted to income and wealth, but includes education, health, and housing, unevenness of opportunity and access to public services;

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, José GUSMÃO, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Manu PINEDA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes 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 blueprint for a renewed transatlantic partnership;

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, José GUSMÃO, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Manu PINEDA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Reiterates its commitment to international cooperation within the UN as an indispensable forum for multilateral solutions for global challenges and for policy outreach, policy dialogue and consensus-building across the international community;

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, José GUSMÃO, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Manu PINEDA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Urges the transatlantic partners to proactively support a temporary international waiver on the agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights(TRIPS) for all coronavirus-related medical products, including vaccines and treatments; urges them to work together with all the WTO partners to ensure that intellectual property rights such as patents, industrial designs, copyright and protection of undisclosed information do not create barriers to the timely access to affordable medical products including vaccines and medicines or to scaling-up of research, development, manufacturing and supply of medical products essential to combat COVID-19;

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, José GUSMÃO, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Manu PINEDA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. expresses concern at supply disruptions from the growing use of export restrictions and other actions that limit trade of key medical supplies and food, including by EU Member States; calls on the transatlantic partners and their allies to promptly remove those restrictive measures on products needed for the fight against the pandemic and its consequences and to refrain from imposing new ones or intensifying export and other trade restrictions;

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, José GUSMÃO, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Manu PINEDA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Supports a rebalancing of the responsibilities in the transatlantic security relationship by fostering greater self-reliance for EU Member States in matters of defence as a way to lessen the burden on the US;deleted

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, José GUSMÃO, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Manu PINEDA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Calls on the transatlantic partners to support and actively contribute to the UN Secretary-General's call for a global cease fire, including through effective measures against illicit arms trade and enhancing the transparency and accountability of Member States' arms exports;

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, José GUSMÃO, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Manu PINEDA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Calls on the United States and the EU to more strongly cooperate in ending practices of profit shifting and tax avoidance by global companies and to fight corruption;

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, José GUSMÃO, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Manu PINEDA, Helmut SCHOLZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Believes that the EU should engage more with the US in the Western Balkans and eastern Europe in order to build resilient, prosperous, democratic multi-ethnic societies there, capable of resisting the disruptive influence of both local and external authoritarian forces;deleted

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on the United States to immediately do away with the criminal blockade of Cuba, an illegal trade, economic and financial embargo that has lasted more than 70 years, resulting in losses of thousands of millions of dollars for the island, in addition to great suffering among its population, especially with the current global health crisis;

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2038(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, José GUSMÃO, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Manu PINEDA, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Calls on the EU and the US not to close their eyes to the Apartheid regime practiced by the Israeli government against Palestine and its people; calls on the transatlantic partners to take action condemning the brutal attacks and severe violations of human rights and international law that have been occurring in the region; calls on the US not to be another factor of instability in the region and calls on the removal of its Embassy from Jerusalem;

2021/05/31
Committee: AFET

2021/2037(INI)

Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Helmut SCHOLZ, Marisa MATIAS, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. Whereas in 2020, China was the main trading partner in goods for the EU; whereas economic and trade relations are an important component element of EU- China cooperation, but not its only determining factor;

2021/05/27
Committee: AFET

2021/2037(INI)

Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Helmut SCHOLZ, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the EU to engage in dialogue with China on possible ways to ensure better global preparedness to respond to pandemics; ~~calls further on China to cooperate fully in an independent investigation into the origins of COVID;~~

2021/05/27
Committee: AFET

2021/2037(INI)

Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Helmut SCHOLZ, Marisa MATIAS, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls on the EU and China to assume their responsibility as important international actors and avoid a transformation of the relations into confrontation; stresses that good cooperation between both partners is necessary to address global problems; reiterates that China remains a strategic partner for the EU and has been a reliable partner in many areas of international cooperation and upholding multilateralism;

2021/05/27
Committee: AFET

2021/2037(INI)

Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Helmut SCHOLZ, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Recalls that, as of January 2021, the number of countries that have joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China is 140, including 18 countries of the European Union, namely Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

2021/05/27
Committee: AFET

2021/2037(INI)

Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Helmut SCHOLZ, Marisa MATIAS, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is concerned by the ~~assertive and, at times, aggressive diplomatic pressure from the Chinese authorities; underlines that EU institutions can in no way bow to pressure or censorship from Chinese channel~~current state of affairs in the relationship between the EU and China; notes that only through dialogue can both parties overcome their differences;

2021/05/27
Committee: AFET

2021/2037(INI)

Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Helmut SCHOLZ, Marisa MATIAS, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

~~22. Underscores the necessity of fostering closer cooperation with NATO and G7 countries to fight hybrid threats and disinformation campaigns stemming from China;~~deleted

2021/05/27
Committee: AFET

2021/2037(INI)

Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Helmut SCHOLZ, Marisa MATIAS, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for stronger cooperation with NATO on Chinese security challenges; supports NATO’s proposal to develop a political strategy for approaching a world in which China will be of growing importance through to 2030;deleted

2021/05/27
Committee: AFET

2021/2037(INI)

Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Helmut SCHOLZ, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Points out that the EU has worked with China in the context of the EU- China Connectivity Platform; calls for coordinated cooperation with China on the Belt and Road Initiative on the basis of reciprocity, sustainable development, inclusiveness, good governance, rule of law, ambitious social, environmental and fiscal standards, open and transparent rules, in particular as regards public procurement;

2021/05/27
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the EU Member States to systematically integrate gender mainstreaming into the EU’s foreign and security policy including trade and sustainable development policy; stresses that the following principles should be at the core of a EU gender-based policy: human rights, democracy and the rule of law, disarmament and non-proliferation, international cooperation for development and climate action; calls for the participation of the feminist civil society organisations in the designing and implementing the EU’s Foreign Policy; in addition, affirms that a foreign and security policy that does not represent women, girls and LGBTIQ+ rights and does not address current injustices further reinforces imbalances; considers that to put an end to these injustices, the unequal balance of power between the genders must be recognised;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Notes that GAP III includes the pillar of 'leading by example'; condemns the European Commission's lack of action on violations of women's rights, LGBTIQ rights and human rights in EU Member States; deplores the Commission's failure to take action to prevent these rights violations and to whitewash hate speech, xenophobia, misogyny, sexism and LGTBIQ phobia; condemns the establishment of LGTB- free zones in Poland; condemns the recent ban on the discussion of homosexuality in school curricula and media in Hungary;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to use GAP III as a basis to enhance gender mainstreaming in their external action, to put its gender-transformative, rights-based, intersectional approach into practice, and to adopt a feminist foreign policy; welcomes the initiatives of some member states, such as Sweden and Spain, to develop feminist foreign policy strategies; welcomes the highlighting in GAP III of the work of equality ministries to achieve the eradication of gender-based violence and gender inequalities;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to counter any forms of discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, class, religion, disability or age, as part of EU external action; welcomes the definition of inequalities as structural social and cultural;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the EU Member States to pursue intersectional gender equality as the guiding principle of EU’s external action, incorporating the following objectives: respect for and full enjoyment of human rights of women, freedom from psychological, physical and sexual violence, participation of women in conflict prevention, mediation, resolution of conflicts and peacebuilding, political participation of women and influence in all areas of society, participation of women in decision-making processes, negotiations and leadership, economic rights, autonomy and empowerment, and sexual and reproductive health and rights;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Welcomes the fact that GAP III addresses the extreme vulnerability of migrant women and girls; in this regard, calls on the Commission to incorporate the gender and intersectional approach immigration policies that guarantees the right of women and girl asylum seekers and refugees, devoting resources to eradicating the discrimination faced by women and girls on the basis of, inter alia, their gender, racial ethnic origin, socio-economic status, administrative situation and place of origin and to step up work in order to ensure proper identification and protection against potential violence, harassment, rapes and women trafficking at reception centres across Europe; calls for the full application of the Istanbul Convention in migration and asylum policies; and stresses the need for all Member States in the EU to ratify the Istanbul Convention and to fully implement all its provisions as well as the need for the EU to access the Convention;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Notes that GAP III mentions the inclusion of gender equality provisions in free trade agreements; regrets, however, that neither gender nor human rights clauses are triggered when human and women's rights violations occur, as is happening in Gaza and Colombia; calls on the Commission to study the impact of gender on existing trade agreements and, in advance, on any new ones that may be signed; calls for the incorporation into new agreements and into existing ones, as far as possible, of effective clauses and sanctioning mechanisms to achieve gender equality and guarantee women's rights and empowerment; calls on the Commission and the Council to promote and support the inclusion of a specific gender chapter in EU trade and Association Agreements and to ensure that it specifically foresees binding commitments to respect and promote gender equality and women empowerment; calls for the promotion of principles of internationally recognised standards, international Agreements and UN Conventions and commitments on girls and women rights, gender equality, gender mainstreaming and the empowerment of women in these agreements, based on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the SDGs, the CEDAW and the fundamental ILO Conventions; calls on the Commission to include gender impact of EU trade policy and agreements in ex- ante and ex-post impact assessments and to ensure that trade agreements do not exacerbate existing inequalities or create new ones;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3 d. Recognises the fact that humanitarian crises intensify SRHR related challenges and recalls that in crisis zones, women and girls are particularly exposed to sexual violence, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual exploitation and unwanted pregnancies; calls to guarantee universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights as agreed in the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of the review conferences thereof acknowledging that they contribute to the achievement of all health-related SDGs such as prenatal care and measures to avoid high-risk births and reduce infant and child mortality; points out that access to family planning, maternal health services and safe and legal abortion services are important elements for saving women’s lives;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3 e. Calls for one of the priorities for GAP III to be the fight against sexual violence, address issues related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, advance women's economic and material empowerment and advocate for sustainable development; calls to ensure that the EU has a unified position and takes strong action to univocally denounce the backlash against gender equality, LGBTIQ+ rights and measures undermining women’s rights, autonomy and emancipation in every field; reminds that an important way to combat this backlash is by proactively advancing rights-based gender equality and mainstreaming gender overall;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3 f. Regrets that GAP III barely mentions trafficking and makes no reference to sexual exploitation and sex tourism; calls on the Commission and Member States, in this regard, to enhance cooperation with third countries in order to combat all forms of trafficking inhuman beings, paying particular attention to the gender dimension of trafficking in persons to specifically combat child marriage, the sexual exploitation of women and girls and sex tourism; calls for mandatory impact assessment on the risks posed by a third country with regard to human trafficking as part of general ex-ante conditionality of all visa liberalisation agreements; stresses the need of the introduction of effective cooperation with third countries in regard to human trafficking among the mandatory criteria to be met for any visa liberalisation agreement; calls on the Commission, the Council and the EEAS to introduce in their negotiations with third countries on association and cooperation agreements with third countries a benchmark framework of cooperation with regards to effectively counter-human trafficking, including a transparent protocol for recording data on referrals and prosecution of trafficking; calls for the establishment of a gender- sensitive approach to trafficking in persons, by comprehensively addressing the impact it has on the realization of a wide range of human rights, in the context of any conflict;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)

3 g. Stresses that in order to achieve the full guarantee and enjoyment of human rights and women's rights, the EU should support the creation of this Binding Instrument on Business and Human Rights within the UN framework and to base it not on business plans but on an international commitment;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)

3 h. Condemns the increase in gender- based violence and femicides during the COVID19 pandemic; calls on the Commission, the EEAS and Member States to increase vigilance and redouble efforts to eradicate violence against women;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 i (new)

3 i. Stresses that education is a key factor in achieving gender equality and in combating stereotypes and intersectional and gender-based discrimination; considers that public, quality, inclusive education and equal access to education are essential for achieving gender equality; calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to make education for equality a priority of feminist foreign policy;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 j (new)

3 j. Deplores the still widespread and harmful practices of child, early and forced marriage, female genital mutilation, obstetric violence and gender selection; calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to make the eradication of such discrimination a priority in their external action;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 k (new)

3 k. Regrets the weakness of GAP III in terms of women's access to the use and enjoyment of natural resources; stresses that women carry the greatest burden of care work on land and family farms; regrets that women do not have control and ownership of land; stresses that in the context of climate emergency, food insecurity and malnutrition in much of the world, the role and empowerment of women is critical to address these challenges;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Regrets that the appointment of senior gender advisors to support the leadership and staff of the Commission's Directorates-General responsible for external relations, the European External Action Service and EU delegations and CSDP missions and operations is only encouraged; points out that this figure should be mandatory;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Regrets that there is still no gender parity in management positions and that the Commission has committed itself to achieving this only by the end of the mandate; considers that gender balance in management positions should be achieved by 2022;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Highlights the need to tackle~~Deplores the shrinking space for civil society and highlights the need to tackle this reduction and to closely consult with organisations fighting, in particular, for the rights of women, girls and marginalised groups; strongly condemns the criminalisation and persecution of women defenders of women's rights, LGBTIQ rights and human rights; insists that the European Union must make use of human rights clauses in free trade agreements in countries that fail to protect women defenders;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Points out the importance of linking the concept of human security and the gender approach; calls on the European Union to use the concept of human security as set out in UN Resolution 66/290 in its Women, Peace and Security agenda; insists that security must focus on human lives and their protection from threats such as violence, lack of education, healthcare, food or economic independence;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and Member States to develop and promote the UN disarmament agenda; insists that the reduction of arms exports must be a pillar of a European feminist foreign policy in the interests of progressing towards a culture of peace;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the introduction of country-level implementation plans; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to take full ownership of gender-sensitive country reporting and gender mainstreaming; calls on the EEAS and the Commission to establish gender-specific indicators to be applied in the project selection, monitoring and evaluation phases of all actions of EU's foreign and security policy that receive funding from the EU budget; calls for the introducing in the forthcoming Common Implementing Regulation to lay down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action, basic requirements towards furthering gender equality through all external financial instruments; calls for mandatory gender impact assessment as part of general ex- ante conditionality, and for the collection of gender-disaggregated data on beneficiaries and participants; stresses the need for a systematic gender budgeting approach, combined with an appropriate and uniform system of tracking, monitoring and evaluating EU expenditures related to gender equality across EU's foreign and security policy; calls on the Commission to systematically assess the impact of the Programmes financed by EU budget and to report back to the European Parliament;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Regrets the target that only 85% of new EU external actions will have gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as a significant or main objective by 2025; regrets that the remaining 15% of external actions do not include gender equality; insists that the target of 100% be reached by 2025;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/2003(INI)

Manu PINEDA, Marisa MATIAS, Mick WALLACE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Welcomes the assumption of special responsibility by the EU's multilateral delegations for the promotion of gender equality policies, calls on the Commission and the EEAS to work in this direction in all international bodies, especially in the framework of the United Nations and in its relations with other regional organisations, as a defining axis of the EU's foreign policy;

2021/06/22
Committee: AFET

2021/0227(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls for increased funding to UNRWA in order to allow the Agency to fulfil its mandate and ensure the uninterrupted delivery of vital services such as health and education to millions of Palestine refugees;

2021/09/02
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

— having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution 2131 (xx) entitled Declaration on the Inadmissibility of Intervention in the Domestic Affairs of States and the Protection of their Independence and Sovereignty,

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

— having regard to Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations,

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

— having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution 1514 (xv) entitled Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on international relations ~~and has further exacerbated existing global tensions and security challenges~~in the main because Global North countries are not only refusing to allow the waiving of monopolies for COVID-19 medical tools, but some companies such as Pfizer are attempting to use vaccines as a tool to secure concessions such as strategic sovereign assets from countries in need of vaccine supplies; in addition, there are some US states bringing legal cases against China in spite of the fact that the WHO expert mission concluded that the theory that the COVID-19 virus originated in China was not based on any solid evidence;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the intensified EU- NATO cooperation that has been in place since the signature of the 2016 Joint Declaration, and underscores that not only the security of EU Member States and their citizens ~~would strongly benefit from a true strategic EU-NATO partnership;~~ but the security of those in the countries where NATO has had a military presence has been imperilled by NATO activities since its inception, in particular as a result of NATO's aggressive expansion toward the borders of Russia and most regretfully with respect to the disastrous Libya adventure which helped create the conflict and instability across the Sahel that persists today; is deeply concerned with the ramped up aggressive stance in recent years not only towards Russia but now the increased targeting of China and belligerent messaging and activities by a number of NATO member states that are ignoring China's calls for a measured approach to the unfolding multipolar global power dynamic and instead appear to be prepared to engage aggressively through military build-up in the South China Sea, illegal unilateral coercive measures, weaponising unfounded human rights abuse claims, and stoking of tensions with China's close neighbours and economic partners, all this instead of using solely peaceful and diplomatic means to navigate these developments in global power dynamics; deeply regrets and condemns the statement from US Strategic Command on Tuesday 20th of April 2021 which read "The spectrum of conflict today is neither linear nor predictable. We must account for the possibility of conflict leading to conditions which could very rapidly drive an adversary to consider nuclear use as their least bad option."; stresses that a strategic partnership with an administration who would consider a nuclear first strike policy reasonable is not in the interest of the security of any human or living being on earth;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Reaffirm~~Notes its previous commitment to the EU’s ambitions in the field of security and defence, and ~~reitera~~notes the EU’s ambition to be a global actor for peace and security; ~~underlin~~reiterates the fact that NATO ~~remains indispensable for~~has through its militarism, expansionism, an wars of aggression undermined the security and collective defence of its members and the transatlantic community as a whole, and has done massive damage to the prospect of peace between NATO members and their neighbours; deeply regrets and condemns the role of NATO members in the illegal invasion and occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq, the disastrous regime change wars in Libya and Syria, the creation, training, arming and empowerment of multiple fascist terrorist groups over the course of these wars which have come back to haunt Europe in particular and led to the death of innocent civilians in mainland Europe, and the ongoing ramping up of tensions with Russia, China, Iran and others instead of working towards diplomacy and peaceful coexistence with beneficial trade partners;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Undersco~~Regrets that the EU-NATO partnership and transatlantic cooperation as a whole ~~are built on common support for the core values of democracy, freedom, respect for human rights, the rule of~~has through the multiple wars waged by its members in the last quarter century in particular, done much to undermine and violate international law and derail the promotion of peace and international cooperation;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that the transatlantic community is faced with a broad array of unprecedented common challenges, ~~ranging from the fight against terrorism to hybrid threats, climate change~~many of them which are the consequences of the actions of the transatlantic community, ranging from the fight against terrorism that has proliferated as a direct result of our wars of aggression and attendant hybrid threats, climate change which historically the transatlantic community caused and is doing very little to combat, it is of particular note that the US military is the most polluting single entity on planet earth, disinformation, and cyber attacks~~, emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs), and a shifting global power balance, as well as the resulting challenge to the international rules-based order~~ with NATO members are pioneers of and engage in routinely, emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) that NATO members are at the forefront of developing, and a shifting global power balance resulting from the failure of the advanced neoliberal capitalist model, which suffers greatly from excessive public expenditure on militarism, to effectively compete with some other styles of management within the capitalist system, namely the management style of the Communist Party of the Peoples Republic of China who now have equal if not more purchasing power than any other nation on earth, but have also just undertaken the single greatest poverty reduction campaign in human history, we would do well for humanity itself not to attempt to undermine this effort, but to learn from it;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Commends 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 forces stationed in Europe for Europe’s security and its full commitment to their continued presence;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that the ongoing and future work being carried out in parallel on both the EU’s Strategic Compass and the expected update of NATO’s Strategic Concept represents a unique opportunity to identify additional synergies in order to further EU-NATO cooperation; underlines that both processes must come to cohesive conclusions; expresses its vision that the EU Strategic Compass could lay the foundations for an EU contribution to the update of NATO’s Strategic Concept; believes that these processes should separately highlight the added value of each organisation, help define a better division of tasks and, by means of a constant dialogue and close coordination, map out whether the EU or NATO should take the lead in a given field;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that the upcoming NATO Summit is an important opportunity to advance EU-NATO cooperation; underlines that the EU is a partner of NATO and that EU-NATO cooperation is mutually reinforcing and based on the agreed guiding principles of transparency, reciprocity, inclusiveness, the decision- making autonomy of both organisations and the principle of the single set of forces; reiterates that a European military capability to act is essential to contribute to the fulfilment of NATO’s core tasks, as well as to enhance deterrenceNotes that there is an upcoming NATO Summit;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Welcome~~Rejects the requests by the United States, Canada, and Norway to participate in the PESCO project on military mobility; ~~underlin~~emphasises that th~~is marks an important step towards increased coherence between the common EU and NATO capability development efforts, and illus~~e participation of third countries in PESCO projects is not permitted under any provision in the treaties of the ~~revitalisation of the transatlantic partnership~~European Union and that any such plans are in violation of EU law;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls the importance of close transatlantic cooperation in the areas of arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation; furthermore, sees potential for further transatlantic cooperation on a range of international issues, such as maritime security, pandemic response and in the areas of outer space and the fight against terrorism;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

~~12. Recognises the important cooperation between the EU and NATO in the Western Balkans, notably through the EUFOR Althea mission;~~deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 stability;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recognises that the growing influence and military rise of China need to be met with a coordinated transatlantic strategy; expresses its concern regarding the policies pursued by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) when it comes to, among other things, the suppression of democracy in Hong Kong, the treatment of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, threats towards Taiwan or aggressive policies and actions in the South China Sea; further points to the relevance of the fact that China, as a non-democratic regime, has entered into systemic competition with the transatlantic partnership by undermining the rules-based international order, and in turn is attempting to reshape it according to the CCP’s own values and interests;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recognises the unprecedented challenge to global prosperity, security and stability posed by climate change as a ‘threat multiplier’; calls for enhanced EU-NATO dialogue on climate change and its multifaceted consequences for international security;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is convinced that the Member States must increase their efforts to improve the EU’s ability to act with a more capable, deployable, interoperable and sustainable set of military capabilities and forces, which would give the EU the capacity to contribute more equitably to transatlantic security, enable it to achieve strategic autonomy, and further pave the way to progressively frame a European Defence Union (EDU) in line with Article 42 of the TEU; stresses that strategic autonomy strengthens transatlantic security, and by no means aims to decouple from or weaken NATO; underlines at the same time that strategic autonomy not only entails defence capability development but also the institutional capacity enabling the EU to act, where possible with partners, and independently if necessary; believes that these increased European military efforts will allow the EU to take greater responsibility for European security, and to better promote common EU-NATO interests and values, in particular in the European neighbourhood;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underscores the need to advance defence capability development in order to adequately respond to commonly identified threats; believes that EU Member States, especially the 21 joint EU-NATO members, need to act coherently and should consider identifying a clear ‘European level of ambition’ in quantitative and qualitative terms regarding capability development in NATO; encourages stronger efforts by members of both organisations to achieve greater synergies and coordination between the EU’s Capability Development Plan (CDP), the EU’s Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and NATO’s Defence Planning Process (NDPP);deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that as a long-term objective, the European allies in NATO, supported where possible by non-NATO European partners, as appropriate, should aim to account for half of the forces and capabilities derived under the NDPP in order to ensure adequate long- term burden-sharing inside the alliance; underlines that the transatlantic partnership can only be successful if all Member States fulfil their commitments and engage in mutual support; underlines NATO’s 2 % goal, set at the 2014 NATO Summit in Wales;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Underscores the importance of a strong, competitive and innovative European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB), which not only secures and creates European jobs but is also essential for enabling the alliance to meet its capability requirements and hence ensure Europe’s safety; calls for further efforts to ensure a fully functional common defence market; highlights the importance of the EDF and calls for a strategic long-term orientation of its project funding;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

~~22. Calls for the conclusion of an administrative arrangement between the European Defence Agency and the US, as well as other non-EU NATO allies, to deepen transatlantic defence cooperation;~~deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for the EU and its institutions, building on the foundation laid by the ‘integrated approach’, to develop both a common security and defence culture, as well as a strategic approach, throughout its policy-making, which should apply in particular to decisions in the fields of trade, development cooperation, infrastructure, mobility and digital technologies;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls for regular special summits with the participation of all NATO and EU Heads of State and Government, and expresses its long-term vision for an EU- NATO Partnership Council; underlines the principle of inclusiveness;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 allies;~~deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Welcomes the progress made on the 74 common proposals for action; believes, however, that more political support is needed to ensure full implementation; further calls for the identification of flagship projects, such as military mobility, in order to increase ownership and make the cooperation more tangible and results-orientated;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Acknowledges that in view of the institutional limitations, EU-NATO cooperation to a large extent takes place on an informal and technical staff-to-staff level, limiting at times the active involvement of all Member States; believes that this situation is unsustainable and therefore strongly urges all stakeholders to work together in good faith to seek a solution which would render cooperation more formal and predictable on all levels, with a view to building a genuine organisation-to- organisation relationship;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA, Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

~~29. Calls on all members to work towards the conclusion of a security agreement between Cyprus and NATO;~~deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Underlines that the transatlantic partnership not only needs strong militaries but also strong and resilient societies; emphasises the mutually reinforcing link between strong democratic foundations and a strong transatlantic partnership, which only together can ensure the longevity of our democracies; supports the idea put forward by the Biden administration for a global summit of democracies; calls for increased efforts to encourage the participation of young people in our democratic processes;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Recalls the importance of effective and clear communication, both in the EU and externally, and calls for closer cooperation between the respective staff of NATO and the EU on strategic communication, especially with regard to countering disinformation;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

2020/2257(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Underlines the importance of parliamentary diplomacy and reiterates its previous calls for an enhanced role for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA); recommends that the status of the European Parliament’s delegation in the NATO PA be upgraded to full status, reflecting the importance of EU-NATO cooperation;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

2020/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas in September 2015 all countries committed to an ambitious agenda on how to tackle global challenges together, the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

2022/02/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2114(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas, whilst multilateralism remains the best organizational system to solve global challenges, it must be recognized that it is struggling to find the path to effective implementation;

2022/02/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2114(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the world has entered a new era of ~~‘unpea~~turbulence’, characterised by great geopolitical competition ~~involving ‘semi-conflicts’,~~and instability that has derived in an increasing number of ‘semi-conflicts’, hot and cold conflicts, hybrid warfare and disinformation which happen away from the public eye, but have significant implications for EU and global security;

2022/02/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2114(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas multilateralism is in need of swift revitalisation to tackle this multidimensional crisis; whereas peace and security, climate change, gender equality, global public health and the deepening of poverty and inequalities at the global level are some of the pressing challenges that the world is facing right now; whereas only through a reinforced multilateral order will the international community be able to find lasting and sustainable answers to these challenges;

2022/02/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2114(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Praises the ability of the EU and its Member States to work in a coherent and synergic fashion and to present unified positions in the UN system, with particular regard to the UN General Assembly, UN Security Council and UN Human Rights Council; praises, in this regard, the valuable coordination efforts by the EU delegations to the UN in New York and Geneva; believes that this unified, synergic approach should be replicated for every UN body, agency or other international organisation, so that the EU can act and deliver as one across the board in multilateral fora; laments that the Security Council is not as reactive to crises like the ones in Syria, Ethiopia and Sudan as it has been to other crises in the past and that this has had a negative impact on preventing, managing and resolving these crises; points to the fact that in 2022, only two EU Member States will be on the Security Council; considers that the EU should promote reflecting on the terms of a reform of the Security Council that can restore its ability to address crises in a timely and effective manner, thoroughly limit the right to veto and change the composition of the Security Council to reflect today’s world better; reiterates its view, in this regard, that the EU and its Member States should find a broad consensus on reforming the Security Council~~, inter alia, through the provision of a permanent seat for the EU, in addition to the already existing seats held by EU Member States~~;

2022/02/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2114(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need to address the challenges of preventing and combating illicit financial flows and strengthening international cooperation and good practices on assets return and recovery, including by more effective measures to implement existing obligations under the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; Stresses the need to implement effective, inclusive and sustainable measures to prevent and combat corruption within the framework of the 2030 Agenda; Stresses that the combating of illicit financial flows must the streamlined at a global level;

2022/02/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2114(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of continuing to reach out to allies and like- minded partners in international organisations and multilateral fora to consolidate a coalition of like-minded countries committed to common values and objectives and to policy dialogue and effective cooperation globally; points, in this regard, to the particular relevance, not only of traditional transatlantic partners such as the US and Canada, as well as the UK, but also to countries in Latin America; recalls that the EU, the UK, the US, Canada and the countries of Latin America can create, in partnership together, a broader transatlantic area of common values and standards and a commitment to advancing global responses to global challenges; underlines, in this regard, that this broad transatlantic coalition could expand dialogue and cooperation to African countries and support the latter in their quest for political and economic stability; notes that cooperation between the EU and its northern and southern Atlantic partners would empower the political voices that want to build a future for Africa premised on democracy, inclusion and prosperity, while being mindful of the need to protect the African continent from the ravages and security threats stemming from climate change; supports, in this regard, efforts by the VP/HR, the Council and the Commission to further strengthen the EU’s partnership with the African Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States; points to the importance of furthering a convergence of positions at the UN and other multilateral fora between the EU and both accession and partner countries; calls on the EU to expand its ability to assist partner and like-minded countries, including through capacity building, knowledge-sharing, training and twinning, so that they can engage more effectively in the multilateral system; reiterates the importance of reinforcing the existing multilateral fora with like- minded partners, especially the EU- Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summits;deleted

2022/02/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2114(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Expresses concern at the erosion of the existing arms control and disarmament system and its legal instruments; support all efforts to putting the arms control and disarmament agenda back on the international agenda, including by reviving the Conference on Disarmament; Stresses that the EU should lead by example in this chapter;

2022/02/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2114(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls the key role of multilateral fora in addressing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights this as an example of their importance in promoting and protecting global public health; celebrates the development of the Covax initiative, which constitutes an unprecedented exercise of international solidarity, and thanks its donors and contributors, while stressing the need to continue donating and increasing resources in order to make vaccines and treatments available for free to all countries; commends the work of the World Health Organization in combating the pandemic through its decisions based on scientific knowledge and evidence and stresses the need to enhance its mandate and executive capacity, especially with regard to data sharing and resource mobilisation, as well as reform the decision-making process of its Emergency Committee and establish enforcement mechanisms for its decisions and precepts; strongly supports the central role of the World Health Organization in the management of COVID-19 and put forward proposals for the reform of the multilateral health architecture; encourages UN Member States and other stakeholders, including the private sector, to mobilize a large-scale, coordinated and comprehensive global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, taking note of the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Shared responsibility, global solidarity: responding to the socio economic impacts of COVID-19”, in which the need for a multilateral response a~~nd precep~~mounting to at least 10 per cent of global gross domestic product is highlighted; stresses that the EU can and must have a decisive impact in the fight against COVID-19 by implementing must fulfil the mandate of the European Parliament and temporarily wave COVID-19 vaccine patents;

2022/02/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2114(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Urges the EU, in cooperation with the US and other WTO Members, to work on concrete ways to support the request from a majority of WTO members of granting a temporary waiver from certain provisions of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) for COVID 19 health products including their materials and components, method of manufacture at MC12 to scale up production and diversity options to ensure equitable access to diagnostics, vaccines, therapeutics, and other relevant health products required for the containment, prevention, and treatment of COVID 19 and to ensure the delivery of these results by MC12;

2022/02/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2114(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the need for further multilateral action in economic governance, especially in regards to taxation; celebrates the direction set up by the G20 in their latest proposal for establishing a minimum corporate tax rate of 15 %; encourages the international community to further integration in this area in order to avoid disloyal practices and abuses; calls for the enlargement of international standards and norms in this policy area; recalls the key importance of the World Trade Organization in regulating and facilitating world trade; stresses the importance to undertake and support initiatives to counter tax evasion, money laundering and corruption; to support the creation of a democratic, empowered and financed intergovernmental UN tax body that could ensure a voice for developing countries in tax matters; works for the acceleration of the negotiations on an effective code of conduct to combat international tax evasion through the use of Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs); urges the UE to call on European companies and organizations operating in third countries to comply and insure effective respect of human rights, including in their supply chains, and make sure they are held accountable in case of their violations, namely through mechanisms that make it possible to compensate victims;

2022/02/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2114(INI)

Marisa MATIAS, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for extending multilateralism to new challenges and realities such as biodiversity, cybersecurity, gender equality, biotechnology and artificial intelligence, which need to be developed alongside experts and scientists who should be party to multilateral, multi- stakeholder arrangements;

2022/02/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

— having regard to the Joint Declaration between the European Union and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on European Union support to UNRWA (2021-2024),

2022/06/23
Committee: AFET

2020/2113(INI)

Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

— having regard to the European Parliament’s resolution of 23 October 2020 on gender equality in the EU’s foreign and security policy (2019/2167(INI)),

2022/06/23
Committee: AFET

2020/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas EU policy has been primarily focused on the issues of migration and asylum, as well as counter terrorism; whereas it is necessary to focus on the underlying causes of instability in order to provide long-term strategies and solutions to shared challenges;

2022/06/23
Committee: AFET

2020/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas the ongoing war in Yemen begun in 2014 and has a devastating effect on the country; whereas it is estimated that over 150,000 people have died as a direct consequence of the war and over 4 million have been displaced; whereas Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan and Senegal have troops on the ground in Yemen; whereas the conflict has been fueled by regional arms transfers;

2022/06/23
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Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

B c. whereas the conflict in Syria which begun in 2011 is ongoing with areas of the country controlled by the Turkish and US military; whereas it is estimated that more than 500,000 been killed and 12 million displaced; whereas regional, as well as international, powers have fueled the conflict with weapons and fighters;

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Recital B d (new)

B d. whereas there are ongoing social and political conflicts in Iraq and Lebanon in which different regional powers attempt to influence the local population in order to expand their control; whereas these conflicts have the potential to further develop;

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Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

B e. whereas the ongoing Israeli occupation of Palestine continues to be a source of regional instability;

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Recital B f (new)

B f. whereas ongoing conflicts in other countries have strong regional implications due to the direct military involvement, such as in Libya, or attempts to influence and exercise control over local political actors, such as in Sudan;

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