7 Amendments of Anna FOTYGA related to 2023/2106(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (EPCAs) are new-generation agreements that are the cornerstone of the EU’s engagement with Central Asia; whereas the EPCA entered into full force on 1 March 2020 following its ratification by all Member States and should be periodically reviewed;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas on 28 March 2023, the European Union’s Special Envoy on Sanctions called on the countries in the region to avoid assisting Moscow’s attempts to evade sanctions imposed on Russia over its was of aggression against Ukraine;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, since the collapse of the Soviet Union and its disastrous ideologically-driven agricultural policy and water management systems, the region has been greatly affected by environmental disasters intensified by climate change, affecting water resources; whereas reckless water mismanagement and pollution of major rivers for irrigation of cotton fields resulting in ineffective use and exploitation of water resources in the region, initiated by the Soviet regime and largely continued in the modern era, affecting the six countries of the region, has resulted in the almost complete disappearance of the Aral Sea and many of its sub-basins, exposing the vulnerable populations of the region to catastrophic health, environmental and social problems as well as affecting various sectors of economy;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas in Central Asia there are well grounded fears of radicalisation, growing extremism, and a terrorist threat, with a very high number of former ISIS fighters returning to the region and a dire security situation in Afghanistan; whereas this threat was used by the Kazakh authorities as an excuse to invite CSTO forces under Russian lead and legitimize the violent crackdown;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its implications present both challenges and opportunities for the Central Asian states, which have traditionally maintained close relations with Russiaafter decades of Russian rule, in 1991 regained their independence; highlights that after years of forced Russification and Sovietization, we witness a rapid renewal of traditional cultures and unique heritage, with the most symbolic decisions to detach themselves from Moscow by gradual shifts to a Latin alphabet; expresses deep concern about Central Asian states’ circumvention of EU sanctions against Russia, which are intended to stop the war in Ukraine; calls on the authorities of the Central Asian states, particularly Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, to cooperate closely with the EU, in particular its Sanctions Envoy; in order to intensify their efforts to prevent sanctions circumvention; condemns the procedure of recruiting of Central Asian migrants and citizens by Russia to fight in Ukraine and supports actions aimed at halting it;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the Central Asian states’ long-standing close relations with Afghanistan and their evolving pragmatic engagement with the Taliban, which they nevertheless do not recognise, since the takeover in 2021; underlines that countries of the region, in particular Pakistan and China, but also the Central Asian states, play a key role in ensuring stability in Afghanistan through the provision of humanitarian aid, electricity, trade opportunities and joint connectivity projects; encourages the EU Special Envoy for Afghanistan to continue cooperating closely with counterparts in the Central Asian states as part of the EU- Central Asia dialogue on Afghanistan; recognises that Central Asia is a crucial area for containing religious extremism, terrorism and drug trafficking networks and faces increased migratory pressure due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the EU should capitalise on its positive image in Central Asia by engaging in more cultural and public diplomacy; advocates for strengthening ties and increasing opportunities for collaboration between European and Central Asian institutions and fostering people-to-people contact and mobility, offering opportunities in education and science through the Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 programmes and increasing tourism;