Activities of Mario BORGHEZIO related to 2018/2150(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2018 Report on Turkey (debate) IT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the 2018 Commission Report on Turkey PDF (170 KB) DOC (65 KB)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that, over the years, Turkey's full integration into the EU has lost support which shows that Turkey's accession to the EU is a political and economic imposition by the EU;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses concern at the shrinking space for civil society and the promotion of fundamental rights and freedoms; notes that a large number of activists, including human rights defenders, were arrested and demonstrations were recurrently banned during the state of emergency; calls on Turkey to protect the fundamental rights of all minorities, such as LGBTI people;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, taking all of the above into account and in accordance with the Negotiating Framework, to formally suspend the accession negotiations with Turkey; remains, however, committed to democratic dialogue with Turkey; asks the Commission to use, during the formal suspension of negotiations, all funds available under IPA II and the future IPA III to support, through a dedicated envelope directly managed by the EU, Turkey’s civil society, and to increase opportunities for people-to-people contacts, academic dialogue, access for Turkish students to European universities and media platforms for journalists;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that while the EU accession process was at its start a strong motivation for reforms in Turkey, there has beenis a stark regression in the areas of the rule of law and human rights during the last few years; recalls that Parliament repeatedly called for the opening of Chapter 23 on Judiciary and Fundamental Rights and Chapter 24 on Justice, Freedom and Security at a time when the Turkish government had pledged to conduct serious reforms; regrets deeply that the accession instruments could not be used to the fullest extent owing to a continued blockage by the Council;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Despite Turkey being considered a strategic business partner, an important growth market for the EU, and that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States, does not consider it necessary to start the preparatory work for the for the upgrade of the Customs Union;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Welcomes the progress made in the construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, which supplies Russian gas via Turkey to consumers in EU Member States. Notes the importance of the gas pipeline project for energy security and supply diversity of European energy markets. Expresses serious concern about extra-European actors’ threats and blackmail towards EU Member States in relation to their sovereignty and right to choose their own energy suppliers;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Calls for more cooperation and coordination between the EU, its Member States and Turkey in order to benefit from the infrastructure projects as part of the Belt and Road Initiative;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls for the visa requirements for the entry of Turkish citizens into the European Union to be maintained and opposes any liberalisation in this area;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the important role played by Turkey in responding to the migration crisis resulting from the war in Syria; takes the view that Turkey’s population has shown great hospitality by offering shelter to more than 3 million Syrian refugees; calls on the EU and its Member States to keep their promise regarding a large-scale resettlement, and to ensure adequate financial resources for the long-term support of Syrian refugees in Turkey;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Welcomes Turkey’s efforts in finding peaceful solutions to end the Syrian civil war; welcomes the declarations by the leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany and Turkey during the Istanbul Summit of 27 October 2018, which call for a lasting ceasefire in Syria, as well as the establishment of a committee to draft a new constitution for Syria. Further welcomes the fact that Turkey, despite having long backed rebels seeking to over throw President Bashar al-Assad, brokered a deal with Russia in September 2018 to create a demilitarized zone in the North west Idlib region;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Expresses serious concern about the interference of Turkey, through its diaspora and especially the networks of the Muslim Brotherhood, in the internal affairs and societies of the EU Member States in a way that threatens the fundamental values of European civilization such as democracy and freedom of expression; calls on the Turkish authorities to respect the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of the EU Member States;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Requests that the Turkish Government to recognises the Armenian genocide;