Activities of Michael GAHLER related to 2021/2207(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Relations with the Palestinian Authority (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on relations with the Palestinian Authority
Amendments (8)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas there can be no negotiated political solution as long as the Palestinian leadership is divided and with no unified national vision or strategy;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas the fractured Fatah movement, the consolidation of powers in the office of the PA President, the shrinking of Palestinian civil society rights and the oppression of political dissent and demonstrations in support of democratic reforms shows some of the challenges the PA faces;
Amendment 32 #
A c. whereas the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research has revealed in a recent poll (March 2022) that Perception of corruption in PA institutions stands at 86%; whereas 74% of the population demands President Abbas’ resignation;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas one of the main challenges in Palestinian politics remains the rivalry between the Palestinian political factions; whereas Hamas was designated by the European Parliament as a terrorist organisation in 2003;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas European development partners (the EU, its Member States, Norway and, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) are by far the largest donors and disburse EUR 1.2 billion annually in official development assistance to Palestine;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas those who convert to Christianity from Islam face persecution;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) calls on the Member States to recognise Palestinian statehood as a way of supporting the objective of achieving a two-state solutionHigh Representative to undertake a real effort towards a two State solution to the Middle East Peace Process together with the US and the countries signatories of the Abraham Accords;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) comply with the commitment to fully and effectively implement existing EU legislation and the bilateral arrangements applicable to settlement products; demand the adoption of EU legislation banning trade with settlements in the oPt, in compliance with international humanitarian law;