12 Amendments of Emmanuel MAUREL related to 2020/2081(INI)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas OSCE observers were not invited and could not, therefore, observe the presidential election, although they have done so since 2001;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas individuals, including Svetlana Alexievitch, have been summoned for questioning and members of the opposition’s coordination council have been arrested;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas hundreds of people were arrested during the opposition protests and detained in appalling conditions;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas pressure has been placed on Belarusian and foreign journalists to prevent them from covering the opposition’s actions;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas from a security point of view, Belarus is closely linked to and dependent on Russia and is engaging in joint actions posing a threat to the EU Member States such as the Zapad 2017 joint military exercises;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the construction of Great Stone industrial park makes clear China’s intention to include Belarus in its ‘new silk roads’;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support the sovereignty of Belarus against pressure from the Russian Federation for deeper integration and remind Belarus that the European Union is open to further development of relations with the country both bilaterally and within the Eastern Partnership framework if Belarus meets conditions linked to democracy, the rule of law, international law, human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) insist that any EU macro-financial support for mitigating the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is conditional on strict political criteria, notably those linked to democracy and human rights, nuclear safety concerns voiced by some of the EU Member States and threats posed by Belarus-Russia military cooperation, and that adequate measures are taken to combat the virus and protect the population;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) maintain the issue of nuclear safety as a priority concern for the EU owing to the potentially disastrous consequences of an accident for the whole region; treat the issue of the Astravets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) with urgency as it is approaching the start of its operations, the first delivery of nuclear fuel having been received from Russia in May 2020; insist on full respect for international nuclear safety standards and transparent cooperation with international authorities; support efforts to ensure Member State solidarity on the issue of banning imports of energy from the Astravets NPP into the EU market;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) calls on the European Union to support the Belarussian people in their quest for democracy and social justice;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) agrees with High Representative Josep Borrell’s call for a new presidential election, supervised by the OSCE, to be organised;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) remind Belarus that the EU is its second-biggest trade partner and that intensification of economic relations could bring much-needed balance for Belarusian external trade;