13 Amendments of Vytautas LANDSBERGIS related to 2008/2104(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 8 July 2008 on the environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany2,
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Russia’s massive counter- attackaction, triggered by the Georgian troops enteringacting in South Ossetia, extended to the other Georgian territories with the massive use of armour and air power,. as well as the unprovoked massive military action in Abkhazia, including attacks and occupation of Georgian seaports, followed by the recognition of the two breakaway enclaves, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, to get parts of them seized to the Russian Federation, puts a question mark on the viability of the idea of building together with Russia a common space of security in Europe,
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Russian legislation on social security guarantees for military personnel still includes, despite the resolution of the European Parliament on EU-Russia (2004/2170(INI)), a clause about eventual armed actions in the Baltic States – Member States of the EU,
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas, in terms of energy security, relations between the EU and Russia offer great potential for positive and constructive mutualbilateral partner-like interdependence, provided that thesuch partnership is based on the principle of non-discrimination and fair treatment, and on equal market conditions,
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the Brussels European Council of 15-16 June 2006 recommended that the negotiation of the European Charter Transit Protocol be concluded, that ratification of the ECT by all signatories to the Charter be secured and that the Commission be invited, especially in view of the recent gas crisis, to set out elements for an agreement with Russia on energy completing the existing and binding PCA or within the framework of the successor to the PCA,
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point b
Paragraph 1 - point b
b) raise with the Russian Government concerns about the shrinking space for Russia’s civil society and urge it to uphold freedom of expression and association by bringing legislation regulating civil society into line with Russia’s European and international commitments as confidence- building measures, and to take prompt and effective steps to foster a favourable working climate for human rights organisations;
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f
Paragraph 1 - point f
f) call on the Russian Government to demonstrate its commitment to resolving, together with Georgia and the EU, in a constructive and lawful manner the ‘modalities of security and stability in Abkhazia and South Ossetia’, as it was agreed in the agreement of 8 August 2008;
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point g
Paragraph 1 - point g
g) raise concernsdisagree with the Russian government decision to recognise occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia being sovereign states, since these steps undermine the territorial integrity of Georgia, as insisted upon by the relevant UN resolutions, and call into questiondenounce Russia’s role as an impartial moderator in the peace process everywhere in the South Caucasus;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point i
Paragraph 1 - point i
i) in accordance with the EU-Russia agreement on facilitation of short-stay visas, request a clear commitment from the Russian authorities to reducing bureaucratic obstacles applied in a non- reciprocal manner with respect to all travellers, such as the need to have an invitation and to register upon arrival; bear in mind that the changes made in Russian visa rules in recent years and its ceasing to issue multiple-entry business visas may have negative consequences for business and commercial links between the EU and Russia especially counterproductive in the recent crisis; also bear in mind Parliament’s view that facilitated travel for Russian passport holders should be limited to Russian residents only; call on the Commission to address this issue urgently;
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 - point l a (new)
la) draw attention to the necessity of truly independent environmental impact assessment before the building of the Nord Stream pipeline will move the shallow Baltic Sea bottom – extremely vulnerable – with lasting poisonous pollution, and to the fact that the consent of coastal Member States is requested for that work as well;
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point m
Paragraph 1 - point m
m) address with the Russian Government its plans to develop free trade agreements with some countries, which may affect negatively the creation of a common economic space with Russia;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point n
Paragraph 1 - point n
n) while welcoming the recent changes, call for further improvements to be made in legislation and law enforcement as regards the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights, in order to increase competitiveness and make the investment climate more attractive by approximating regulatory systems with the highest international standards and norms; urge the Russian authorities, ahead of and preceding Russia’s forthcoming membership of the WTO, to align Part IV of its Civil Code on Intellectual Property Rights and relevant procedural enforcement rules with WTO rules and international agreements, particularly the Agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), and to ensure full implementation thereof, so that counterfeiting and piracy can be effectively combated;
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point o
Paragraph 1 - point o
o) address a number of shipping-related concerns with the Russian Government, including free passage through the Pilawa strait, access for EU shipping to the passage to Asia along the Northern Russian territory, and the potential environmental hazards resulting, among other sources, from the growth of tanker traffic in the Baltic Sea;