Activities of Hannes SWOBODA related to 2011/2050(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
New EU-Russia agreement (debate)
New EU-Russia agreement (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT containing the European Parliament’s recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the European External Action Service on the negotiations of the new EU-Russia Agreement PDF (188 KB) DOC (119 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Russia under the presidency of Vladimir Putin is showing only selective interest in developing common policies and no real intention to develop a genuine and far-reaching strategic partnership for implementing international law and conflict prevention;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas these changes, along with the new challenges and opportunities facing the EU-Russia relationship, have to be addressed on both the bilateral and the multilateral level; whereas, despite the present lack of enthusiasm on the Russian side, the basis for a genuine strategic partnership should be an ambitious and comprehensive new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement covering the most important areas of cooperation; whereas the need for building a genuine partnership between the EU and Russian societies should be emphasised;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the sentencing of the members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot to two years of jail for a protest performance against President Vladimir Putin in a Moscow Orthodox cathedral is disproportionate, raises serious concerns about the way the Russian judicial system treats citizens and intends to intimidate Russian civil society;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas there are politically motivated actions to deprive Gennady Gudkov, a member of the Duma from the opposition Just Russia party of his mandate, a move which can be interpreted as interference with the legitimate political activity and an attack on the rule of law in Russia;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) strengthen the EU-Russia human rights dialogue, so that it becomes an effective tool for advancing human rights in Russia; call, in particular, on the Russian authorities to refrain from undue restrictions on peaceful assembly, ensure protection of human rights defenders, stop impunity for past abuses and for murder of activists, particularly in the North Caucasus, create a climate in which of civil society organisations can operate without fear of harassment or intimidation, and ensure full compliance with the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights; urge, in this respect, the Russian authorities to reject the new changes to the law on NGOs, which equate receiving any foreign funding with being an agent of foreign interests as these changes excessively restrict the activities of human rights advocacy groups and run contrary to the standards of the Council of Europe;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) incorporate in the new EU Russia Association Agreement clauses and benchmarks on the protection and promotion of human rights, as enshrined in the Constitution of Russia and drawing to the fullest possible extent on the Council of Europe and OSCE frameworks to which Russia has committed itself;