Activities of Paolo BARTOLOZZI related to 2011/2008(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU strategy for Central Asia (short presentation)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the poorinadequate records of Central Asian states in governance and regional cooperation are important reasons for their bleak political, social and economic situation and for the limited achievements of development cooperation,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses the importance of increasing bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the EU and the countries in the region with regard to crucial issues such as fighting terrorism, trafficking in drugs and human beings, and migration, both internal and external to the region;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the opening of fully-fledged EU delegations in all the countries of Central Asia where the EU is not represented as a means of increasing the presence and visibility of the EU in the region and long-term cooperation and engagement with all sectors of society and fostering progress towards better understanding and the emergence of the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. DeplorNotes the difficulty encountered by the EU in some countries in the region in engaging with independent civil society in the area of human rights and good governance in the context of the continued harassment of NGOs in the region; calls for support for genuinely independent NGOs so as to help them play an effective role in the development and consolidation of civil society;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Approves the holding of regular regional EU-Central Asia summits and calls for consideration to be given to the possible future establishment of an EU-Central Asia parliamentary forum to be established as a means of assessing and contributing to the contents of the summit talks; underlines the importance of the regular bilateral parliamentary cooperation in the framework of the existing Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and interparliamentary meetings with the Central Asian countries;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RegretConsiders that, although some positive developments have taken place in the region (abolition of the death penalty in Uzbekistan, some constitutional and judicial procedure reforms, etc.), the overall situation in the fields of human rights and the rule of law remains worryingunsatisfactory;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a strengthening of the human rights dialogues in order to make them more effective and result-oriented; urges the Council and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to issue benchmarks fortake account of the progress made by the states of the region in the field of human rights and the rule of law, and ofto assess the effectiveness of EU measures and assistance projects towards this aim;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned about the continued use of torture and the severe restriction of the media and of freedom of expression, assembly and association; urges the EU and its HR/VP to raise publicly the cases of political prisoners, imprisoned human rights defenders and journalists and call for their immediate releasemonitor respect for human rights and make their views known where such abuses occur;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls for promotion of the development of education programmes to foster international cultural contacts and exchanges;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Stresses that, with a view to the economic development of the countries of central Asia, investment – particularly foreign direct investment – will have to play a very important role; notes, however, that such investment requires a background of political stability and a secure and stable legal framework, creating a climate favourable to it;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reaffirms its support for actions aimed at fostering regional cooperation as the onlymain way to address the many cross- border security, resource management, ethnic, environmental and development problems of the states concerned;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Takes note of the accession of Kazakhstan to the customs union with Russia and Belarus and hopes that the development of this entity will be conducted in an inclusive manner towards those Central Asian states that are not part of it and in cooperation with these countries’ trading partners;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Expresses its concern at the inefficiency of EU development aid in the country resulting from the high level of corruption and the looming regional fragmentation fuelled by the dire economic and social conditions; calls, therefore, for an alternative approach based on human security through alternative channels of assistancecountry’s fragile economic situation, the political tensions and the obvious inadequacy and limited effectiveness of international aid;