Activities of Nikos PAPANDREOU related to 2022/2205(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2022 Report on Türkiye (debate)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the UNESCO statement of 10 July 2020 on Hagia Sophia, Istanbul,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/147,
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Reminds Turkiye that, as a candidate country, it is required to align itself with the EU Acquis in all aspects, including values, interests, standards and policies, to respect and uphold the Copenhagen criteria, to align with EU policies and objectives, and to pursue and maintain good neighbourly relations with the EU and all its Member States without discrimination;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) Regrets Turkiye's continued denial of access to vessels under the flag of one Member State, namely the Republic of Cyprus, to the Straights of Bosphorus and the Dardanelles as well as the additional unilateral measures taken on the flow of ships, which added substantial complexity to the transport of Ukrainian grain to ports outside Turkiye;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on Türkiye to fully align itself with the sanctions and restrictive measures taken by the EU against the Russian and Belarusian authorities and individuals responsible for the illegal agression against Ukraine; deplores the fact that circumvention of EU sanctions by Turkiye undermines the collective efforts of the EU and of its allies to limit Russia's ability to continue its illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of agression against Ukraine;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls Turkey to recognize the legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarchate;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 2 (new)
(2) Regrets that no steps have been taken to open the Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary which remains closed since 1971;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 3 (new)
(3) Underlines that the decisions to turn Hagia Sophia and the Church of Holy Saviour of Chora into mosques, in July 2020 and August 2020 respectively, constitute serious challenges to inter-faith and intercultural dialogue in the region;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 4 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 4 (new)
(4) Reminds that the UNESCO World Heritage Committee by its decision adopted during its 44th Session in July 2021 has expressed great concern about the potential impact of status change on the Outstanding Universal Value of Hagia Sophia and has called on Turkiye to engage in international cooperation and dialogue before any further major changes are implemented on the property.
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 5 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 5 (new)
(5) Calls on Turkey to fully implement the recommendations of the Council of Europe on protecting minority property rights and education rights and to put in place mechanisms to support the participation of minorities in public administration. Moreover, to continue the reform process and to introduce legislation which makes it possible for all non-Muslim religious communities to acquire legal personality us underlined in the Venice Commission in 2010;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 6 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 6 (new)
(6) Reminds that past discriminatory policies implemented by Turkiye have brought the Greek minority to the verge of extinction;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 7 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 7 (new)
(7) Calls Turkiye to actively support the repatriation of all members of Non- Muslim minorities including the descendants of the expatriated members of the Greek Orthodox Minority in line with the guidelines of U.N General Assembly Resolution 60/147;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 13 – point 1 (new)
(1) Welcomes the positive momentum that has developed recently in the Eastern Mediterranean following the February earthquakes and hopes sthat Türkiye will demonstrate a sincere commitment to good neighboorly relations abandoning illegal practices and claims and engage in a dialogue with Greece on the basis of international law in order to resolve the only outstanding difference between the two countries which is the delimitation of their respective EEZ and continental shelf;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 13 – point 2 (new)
(2) Reiterates its long-standing support for a solution in Cyprus on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation, with political equality, a single sovereignty, a single international personality and a single citizenship, in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, and reaffirms its positions on the matter expressed in its resolution of 7 June 2022;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 13 – point 3 (new)
(3) Regrets that Türkiye pursues illegal activities in the maritime zones of Cyprus, has failed to implement in a non discriminatory manner the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement and continues the policy of "faits accomplis", especially in the fenced area of Varosha;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point 4 (new)
Paragraph 13 – point 4 (new)
(4) Deplores Türkiye's ongoing campaign for the international upgrading of the illegal secessionist entity of the occupied part of Cyprus on a bilateral level and in International Organizations in violation of the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions 541/1983 and 550/1984 and in spite of strong condemnation by the EU;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point 5 (new)
Paragraph 13 – point 5 (new)
(5) Calls on Turkey to respect the sovereignty of all EU Member States as well as their sovereign rights to explore and exploit tnatural resources in accordance with international law, including the Law of the Sea, and in particular, the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS);
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point 6 (new)
Paragraph 13 – point 6 (new)
(6) Express deep concern that Türkiye continues to uphold a formal threat of war against Greece (Casus Belli), should the latter exercise its lawful right to extend its territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles in the Aegean Sea, in accordance with Article 3 of UNCLOS. Expresses that such a threat is in violation of the UN Charter, which explicitly prohibits the threat or use of force and undermines regional peace and stability.
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point 7 (new)
Paragraph 13 – point 7 (new)
(7) Requests Türkiye to honour and comply with its commitments under the EU-Turkey Joint statement of 2016 and the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement viv-a-vis all Member States. Further requests Turkiye to uphold its obligation to take necessary measures to dismantle people smuggling networks operating in its territory.
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point 8 (new)
Paragraph 13 – point 8 (new)
(8) Regrets that Türkiye's positions and policy vis-a-vis Libya have remained vastly unchanged and condemns the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the delimitation of maritime jurisdiction areas between Turkiye and the National Accord Government of Libya which ignores Greece's sovereign Rights in the area concerned and infringes upon the sovereign Rights of third States and does not comply with UNCLOS and cannot come to any legal effect.
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point 9 (new)
Paragraph 13 – point 9 (new)
(9) Notes with concern that in October 2022 Turkiye signed a new MoU on hydrocarbons with the Libyan Government of National Unity, which could have serious consequences for regional stability to the extent that it would entail a direct or indirect implementation of the 2019 MoU in areas where Greece and other third countries have sovereign rights in accordance with the International Law of the Sea.
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers, that in view of all the above, that and in the absence of a drastic change of course by the Turkish Government, Türkiye’s EU accession process has lost its purpose and will not endure much longer in the current circumstances; recommends, in that case, starting a reflection process to find an alternative and realistic framework for EU-Türkiye relations in substitution for the accession process; calls on the Commission, therefore, to explore possible formats for a mutually appealing framework through a comprehensive and inclusive procesfrom Türkiye, that a strategic discussion should be initiated within the European Council regarding the future of EU-Türkiye relations;