14 Amendments of Francisco José MILLÁN MON related to 2017/2227(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU and Australia celebrated 55 years of cooperation and diplomatic relations in 2017; whereas this relationship has gained renewed dynamism in the last few years; whereas all Member States have diplomatic relations with Australia and 25 of them have Embassies in Canberra;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU, as a global actor, should further strengthen its presence in the large and dynamic Asia-Pacific area, where Australia is a natural partner of the EU as well as an important actor itself; whereas a stable, peaceful and rules- based Asia-Pacific region, in line with our principles and standards, is useful for the EU´s own security and interests;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas in 2016 the European Union was Australia’s second largest trading partner – its second source of imports (19.3 %) and third destination for exports (10.3 %) – and whereas both sides maintain a wide range of economic interests; whereas EU foreign direct investment stock in Australia amounted to 117.7 billion (2015) and Australian direct investment stock in the EU was EUR 21.7 billion (2015);
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas Australia, a country committed to international global governance, has been a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on five occasions and has been an active member of the G20 since its establishment, chairing its summit in Brisbane in 2015 in a very good cooperation with the EU; whereas Australia has recently been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas in 2014 Australia contributed for the first time to an EU-led crisis management mission, EUCAP Nestor in the Horn of Africa; whereas the Australian Navy is carrying out anti-piracy and counter-terrorism operations within the Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East regioHorn of Africa and in the Western Indian Ocean;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas Australian citizens inside and outside their country’s borders have suffered from a number of terrorist attacks of radical Islamist origin; whereas both the EU and Australia cooperate in counter- terrorism activities, including countering violent extremism, efforts to stop the financing of terrorist organisations and the coordination of specific capacity building projects;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC), an Australian-Indonesian initiative, aims to enhance expertise of Southeast Asian law enforcement agencies in the fight against terrorism and transnational organised crime and has also received EU funding;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Recital O b (new)
Ob. whereas Australia has supported the Philippines in promoting security and in the fight against jihadism;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas Australia, a member of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), is particularly committed to supporting good governance and economic growth in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Timor-Leste and other Pacific islands and Asian countries, where the EU and its Member States are also key donors;
Amendment 24 #
1. Welcomes the conclusion of the draft FA, which will provide a legally binding instrument to upgrade and strengthen EU-Australia bilateral relations and to increase cooperation in areas such as foreign policy and security issues, human rights and rule of law, global development and humanitarian aid, economic and trade matters, justice, research and innovation, education and culture, agriculture, and maritime affairs and fisheries, as well as in the face of global challenges such as climate change, migration, public health and, the fight against terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD);
Amendment 26 #
3. Highlights the special value for the EU and Australia, as partners with the same world vision, to cooperate bilaterally and multilaterally on regional and global issues; underlines the advantage of the EU and Australia acting together in the UN and in the WTO, as well as in bodies such as the G20, to preserve and strengthen a cooperative and rules-based global order in a complex and changing world facing great uncertainty;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls the EU and Australia are important partners in research and innovation cooperation in view of contributing to sustainable economic development and as a means to further build a knowledge-based society;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the commitment of both partners to advancing the protection and promotion of human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law, including in multilateral fora and with third partners, as envisaged in the FA; welcomes the Australia's election to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period 2018-2020; highlights the launch by Australia in 2008 of the Closing the Gap strategy on addressing Indigenous disadvantage; underlines that this strategy enjoys bipartisan support and that an annual progress report is presented by the Prime Minister to Parliament;