10 Amendments of Gheorghe-Vlad NISTOR related to 2020/2206(INI)
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. DPromotes and defends the EU’s role as a reliable partner worldwide, a preferred ‘partner of choice’ for third parties, a principled, but not dogmatic, honest broker, actor and mediator for conflict resolution, as a leading promoter and main contributor to the multilateral framework, but ready to act autonomously when necessary to defend the EU’s own interests and international peace and stability, based on the principles and values of the UN Charter; takes the view that creative ways are needed to increase the EU’s influence globally and to promote its positive power model worldwide;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses concerns at the unprecedented scale of state-sponsored disinformation campaigns, the manipulation and weaponisation of information, including by state actors with malign intentions; welcomes the quick response by the EU institutions to this new challenge, such as the setting up of a new special committee in Parliament focusing on foreign interference in democratic processes in the EU, including disinformation; urges all EU members to continue with the expansion of such prerogatives and focus on maintaining EU pre-eminence in countering the above-mentioned issues.
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that the EU’s foreign and security policy shouldmust be guided by the promotion of democracy, the protection of human rights and the promotion of fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of religion or belief, and Christians’ rights; welcomes in this respect the recent Commission decision to renew the mandate of the Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that no EU Member State alone has sufficient capacbility and resources to effectively deal with current international challenges; considers that, in this context, the EU needs first and foremost a stronger and genuine political will on the part of the EU Member States to jointly push EU foreign policy goals and to counter third countries’ attempts to divide the EU;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates its call for a revision of the EU Global Strategy in order to draw the lessons from the new geopolitical dynamics, current threats and expected upcoming challenges, and to reassess the goals and means of the CFSP; highlights the importance for the EU to strengthen itof strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy in order to defend its interests and values in the post-pandemic world, going beyond economic and trade matters to also encompass security and defence;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the lack of progress in improving the decision-making process on CFSP matters, which impacts the efficiency, speed of actioncelerity of decision making and credibility of EU action on the international scene; calls on the Member States to agree to move from unanimity to qualified majority voting at least in selected areas of CFSP;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises that the stability, security and prosperity of the Western Balkans and the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood countries directly affect the Union’s own stability; calls for a more active, unified and effective role for the EU in the peaceful resolution of the ongoing tensions and conflicts, in particular in Belarus, Ukraine, the South Caucasus region, Lebanon, Syria and Libya, and in the prevention of any future conflicts in the neighbourhood;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that the EU needs to define urgently define an overall strategy for its mid- to long-term relations with Turkey, particularly in the light of the ongoing escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that it is in the mutual interest of the EU and the UK, amplified by their geographical proximity, to agree on common responses to address foreign, security and defence policy challenges, having in mind that most international threats are affecting both sides with the same intensity;
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Draws attention to the mid- to long- term threats which will need to be addressed by the CFSP in the future, including the security risks posed by climate change, cyber-threats, the space race, and emerging technologies, alongside the already established geopolitical challenges;