34 Amendments of Miriam LEXMANN related to 2021/2038(INI)
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States and Kamala Harris as Vice-President has created new opportunities to resetinvigorate the transatlantic relationship;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Biden administration has declared its intention to re-establish closestrengthen relations with the EU and other democratic allies;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Biden administration has reversed some of the most damaging unilateral actions of the Trump administrationre is a strong bipartisan support in the United States to work with democratic allies to increase the resilience of the transatlantic community against hybrid threats from authoritarian regimes;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas constructive dialogue is needed to address thebuild a strong and ambitious transatlantic divergencesagenda;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, while pursuing transatlantic cooperation in areas of shared interest, the EU should also foster its strategic autonomy in defence and economic relationsmust also take greater responsibility for addressing key global and regional challenges, especially in the economic sphere, and contribute to the defence of the transatlantic area;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas both the EU and the US share a number of new common challenges such as the malign influence of authoritarian regimes, undermining multilateral institutions, the socio- economic impact of the pandemic, the promotion of global health, the climateenvironmental emergency, the fight against global criminal networks, and the digital and green transformation as a means of sustainable modernisation;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes 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 strenewgthened transatlantic partnership; stresses that strategic autonomy cannot be pursued without a qualitative improvement in the implementation of EU foreign policy priorities and principles as well as an ambitious partnership and cooperation with the Union's closest allies;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to reassert the continued relevance of the strategic transatlantic relationship for the rebuilding and reinvigorating of the multilateral rules- based international order, the global strengthening of democratic values, and the promotion of human rights, sustainable development and inclusive growthand addressing the malign influence of authoritarian regimes who seek to undermine our common investment in supporting freedom, democracy and sustainable economic growth worldwide;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a new transatlantic agenda that privileges multilateral coopo address attempts by malign authoritarian regimes to weaken and change internation for a healthier world,al norms and weaken democratic governance around the world; calls for further cooperation in areas such as the fight against climate change, promotion of peaceful resolution of conflicts, and reform of economic governance, by putting the fight againwork towards creating conditions for more sust ainequalities at its cable economic developmentre;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for strengthened interparliamentary cooperation between Members of the European Parliament, Members of national parliaments and Members of Congress in different thematic areas that could enable the exchange of best practices on global, but alsogreater coordination on shared, domestic and global challenges, such as addressing economic and social inequality, protection of human rights and democratic standards, universal health coveragegovernance, intellectual property theft, legislative convergence on AI, responsibility of online platforms and a just transition towards climate neutrality;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for greater cooperation between US and European political foundations to strengthen dialogue between policy-makers on both sides of the Atlantic, and to put particular emphasis on fostering a new generation of transatlantic leaders;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance of visa reciprocity between the EU and the US and encourages both sides to find a mutually acceptable solution that would enable a visa-free regime for all EU citizens of all EU Member States;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. EmphasisWelcomes that the announced return of the US toemphasis of the new US administration to strengthen multilateralism provides an opportunity to re-engage with the US in repairing and rebuilding the transatlantic relationship and strengthening together the global rules- based order in the spirit of our shared democratic values;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the EU and the US to develop an ambitious and coordinated global democracy support agenda, to push back against creeping influence of authoritarian influence, support people's desire for freedom and strengthen democratic resilience;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for transatlantic leadership on health diplomacy, notably the reform of the World Health Organization and equitable global distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments, in particular in lower-income countries, while safeguarding the vaccines as a global public good; insists on fostering cooperation to establish better procedures for preparing for future pandemics, including through complementary supply chains; calls for an impartial independent investigation into the source and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well its handling by the WHO at its onset;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for coordinated efforts to achieve ambitious commitments at the UN summits on climate change and biodiversity in 2021; stresses, however, that over the past three decades China has tripled its carbon emissions and its now emitting 27% of the world's greenhouse gases, making EU and US efforts to address greenhouse gas emissions largely insufficient without clear commitment and implementation by China;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Finds it necessary to work together with the US on strengthening the multilateral trading system and reforming the World Trade Organization; calls on the EU and the US to work together to ensure China's compliance with WTO rules, whose industrial policy is incompatible with WTO norms or transparency, and to stand firmly with those democratic countries against whom China used tariffs and other means as a weapon of coercion;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the EU should reaffirm together with the US the centrality of the Sustainable Development Goals, or the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as a framework for effective multilateral cooperation, involving also Chinaimportance of the multilateral system and its institutions, and to strengthen their resilience in the face of malign influence of China and other authoritarian regimes;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for enhanced coordination on the use of the human-rights sanctions mechanisms, and urges the Council to adopt a corruption component as part of the EU's Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Biden administration’s announced commitment to re-engage with the UN Human Rights Council, signalling the US’s renewed intention to promote human rights globallyand calls on the EU and the US together with like-minded allies to reform the HRC and in particular set clear criteria for its membership;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the US to move towards the abolition of the death penalty, the reform of the criminal justice system, including through addressing systemic racism, and the end of all discrimination against LGBTQI persons; urges dialogue and exchange of best practices between the EU and US on promoting racial and gender equality; calls on the EU and the Member States to strengthen their cooperation with the EU in promoting the freedom of religion or belief across the world;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Supports a rebalancing of the responsibilities in the transatlantic security relationship by fostering greater self- reliance for EU Member Statestresses the importance and the primary role of NATO as a guarantor of security across the transatlantic space, and notes the enduring role of US Army Europe in protecting peace and security in Europe; notes, however, the necessity for European countries to uphold their defence commitments, and to take on greater responsibilities in the transatlantic security relationship in matters of defence as a way to lessen the burden on the US;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it necessary to fosterstrengthen cooperation not only on traditional security threats, but also on new ones such as hostile foreign technological dominance, hybrid threats, disinformation and cybersecurity;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for more robust cooperation between the EU, US and NATO with our eastern neighbours, in particular, Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova in security and defence-related matters, support the countries' territorial integrity, and strengthen their resilience against cyber, informational, espionage and other threats emanating from the Russian Federation;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Supports the creation of the EU-US Security and Defence Dialogue and calls on the VP/HR to launch it as soon as possible; stresses, however, that such Dialogue must also include NATO representatives, and avoid duplication;
Amendment 305 #
20. Stresses the common need to defend global democracy against rising malign influence of authoritarianism regimes, also within the transatlantic community, by, inter alia, fostering inclusive social and economic policies that address the root causes of inequalities and fighting extreme nationalist views that provide a fertile ground for faddressing disinformation and other tools used to divide democratic societies, as well as the need to address Far-Left and Far-rRight movements to thriveextremism on both sides of the Atlantic;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the proposal of President Biden to hold a Summit for Democracy with like-minded democraciand to develop closer coordination with like-minded democracies in order to address the growing influence of authoritarian regimes;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
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; in particular, calls on the EU and the US to work together to address Chinese malign investment across the regions, and its corrosive impact of democratic governance and the environment;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for a comprehensive EU-US dDialogue on China that should address the areas of divergence, such as the Comprehensive Agreement on Investments, and explore possibilities for EU-US cooperation with China in multilateral frameworks on common challenges, such as climate chango commence as soon as possible;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underscores the need to explore areas of convergence and possible cooperation with the US on China, notably regarding the protection of human and minority rights, de-escalation of tensions in South-East Asia, coordination of actions in the Indo- Pacific region, setting technological standards, protecting intellectual property rights and the fight against disinformation and on sanctions, building resilience against disinformation, cyber and other hybrid threats, setting technological standards, cooperating in 5G and 6G development, strengthening democracy and human rights worldwide, providing a sustainable alternative to the Belt & Road Initiative, reducing strategic dependency on China and protection of supply chains, protecting intellectual property rights against theft and forced technology transfer, and setting due diligence standards for European and US companies; supports closer coordination on these and other issues of common concern;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for close cooperation to jointly address the range of threats emanating from the Russian Federation, such as the continued destabilisation of Ukraine and Georgiathe eastern neighbourhood and Western Balkan countries, interferences in democratic processes in the EU and the US, hybrid threats and disinformation campaigns, while at the same pursuing selective cooperation in the areas of shared transatlantic interest, notably in the area of arms control, strategic corruption, cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns, deplores the Russian Federation's destabilising activities on the territories of EU Member States;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for close cooperation to jointly address the range of threats emanating from the Russian Federation, such as the continued destabilisation of Ukraine and Georgiathe eastern neighbourhood and Western Balkan countries, interferences in democratic processes in the EU and the US, hybrid threats and disinformation campaigns, while at the same pursuing selective cooperation in the areas of shared transatlantic interest, notably in the area of arms control;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports closer cooperation with the US and Latin American countries in promoting multilateralism, democratic values, sustainable development, human rights and international law standards; calls for greater EU-US coordination on sanctions targeting the Maduro regime in Venezuela and provide support to the democratic opposition;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the recent engagement of the US in the negotiations on a revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as a cornerstone of a global non-proliferation, however notes that any future deal must address the wider destabilising activities of Iran across the regimeon and a foundation for de-escalation in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf region;its declared intent to destroy the State of Israel; welcomes the signing and implementation of the Abraham Accords and calls for renewcoordinated transatlantic efforts to build on their momentum to meaningfully revive the Middle East Peace Process, leading to a viable two-state solution and wider peace and cooperation in the region;