Activities of Willy MEYER related to 2012/2050(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) - Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Annual Report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy PDF (348 KB) DOC (243 KB)
Amendments (34)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU should develop its foreign policy objectives further and advance its values and interests worldwide with the overall aim of contributing to peace, security, solidarity, conflict prevention, the promotion of democracy, the protection of human rights, gender equality, respect for international law, support for international institutions, effective multilateralism and mutual respect among nations, sustainable development, free and fair trade and the eradication of poverty;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas all EU policies and actions should be in accordance with international law, including the principles prescribed by the UN Charter;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomDeplores the steps taken by the Council, with the support of the HR/VP, in the 2010 Annual Report, towards mapping the Union's Foreign Policy in a forward- looking and strategic policy document;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that in the second decade of the twenty-first century there is a growing awareness amongst Europe's citizens, and further afield, that only comprehensive approaches that integrate diplomatic, economic and, in the last resort, military means arsocial development, welfare of the peoples, fight against poverty and social justice are the adequate means for addressing global threats and challenges;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises the essential role of the EEAS (including its Delegations and EU Special Representatives) in assisting the HR/VP in pursuing a more strategic, coherent and consistent political approach to the Union's external action; affirms its intention to continue monitStates that the European External Action Service (EEAS) is under no circumstances the institution suited to coordingate the geographic and gender balance of staff in the EEAS, including in senior positions, and to assess whether the appointment of Member State diplomats as Heads of Delegation is in the interests of the Union, not of Member States; stresses the importance of strengthening relations between the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States with a view to achieving synergies in the effective implementation of external action and in delivering a single EU message on key political issueCFSP and external policies, since it is neither transparent nor democratic and is guided by vested interests;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines that civil and military operations should remain strictly separate in every area; stresses that civil-military cooperation involves the incalculable risk of civilians being used to achieve military objectives with far-reaching consequences;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Stresses that any military intervention from the side of EU would be the wrong way to solving conflicts and reaching solutions in the Middle East and North Africa; Strongly advocates for the use of political and diplomatic means to promote and achieve peaceful solutions and maintain a safe environment for the people of the region, the EU and the world;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Reiterates its respect to these countries' rights to decide whether they want to accede or not the EU and insists on the non interference principle in their internal reforms;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Reiterates its rejection of the unilateral declaration of the independence of Kosovo; notes that this declaration establishes a dangerous precedent against international law; calls for a common satisfactory solution, under Resolution 1244/99 of the UN Security Council which affirmed the commitment of all Member States to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, in respect of International Law and as the only effective way for a permanent solution in favour of peace in the region; Reiterates its rejection to the EULEX mission as it is based on the recognition of Kosovo in contravention of international law;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for the principles underlying the new European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) approach, as set out in the HR/VP and Commission Joint Communication of 25 May 2011, and for the ‘more-for-more’ principle and the ‘partnership with society’ in particular, to be fully operational and for Union assistance to be fully aligned to this new approach;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Points out that are significant economic, social and demographic asymmetries between European Union Member States and States from the ENP south, as well as the structural problems, which call for responses in the shared interest of all the states participating in the ENP-south;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Reiterates the EP and EU position in favour of a two-state; states that Israel's settlement policy, policy of evictions and house demolitions especially in East Jerusalem and constant violations of International Law jeopardize the possibility of a peaceful negotiated solution; calls for the immediate recognition of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29 c. Expresses its concern over the arms trade and EU cooperation with Israel in the framework of the EDA that contributes to the further militarization of the problem; calls on Israel to cooperate with the IAEA and stop developing nuclear capacities;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Recalls that the Southern Neighbourhood is of vital importance to the European Union and urges that a better balance be struck between pursuing market-oriented, on the one hand, andfor human and social approaches on the other in the EU's response to the Arab Spring; calls, therefore, for a greater focus on employment, education, training and regional development in order to help alleviate the current social and economic crisis in these countries, and to provide the assistance needed to support the ongoing political reforms and social and economic development; underlines the importance of supporting institutional capacity-building, including for the parliaments of these countries, an independent judicial system, the strengthening of civil-society organisations and the formation of pluralist political parties within a secular system;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Reiterates that economic, political, social, cultural or any other type of relations between the EU and the ENP countries must be based on equality of treatment, solidarity, dialogue and respect for the specific asymmetries and characteristics of each country;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Deplores that advanced status has already been granted or is currently under negotiation with some of the partners countries, like the Kingdom of Morocco, who systematically violates the human right clause in article 2 of the EU- Morocco association agreement; stresses the importance of having a more transparent and coherent approach towards this differentiation and of clear criteria being established which must be fulfilled in order for advanced status to be granted;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Points out that Turkey is both a candidate country and an important strategic partner; calls, therefore, forUnderlines though that, as a candidate country, Turkey must commit to good neighbourly relations with the European Union and all its Members; calls, therefore, on the Government of Turkey to recognise all Members States and immediately withdraw its military forces from EU territory; The aforementioned prerequisites are indispensable in order to reinforce the existing political dialogue with TurkeyEU on foreign policy choices and objectives of mutual interest to be reinforced; stresses the importance of encouraging Turkey to pursuetransform its foreign policy in a framework ofin order to promote of sincere dialogue and coordination with the European Union in order tothus createing valuable synergies and reinforceing the potential for a positive impact;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recalls Turkey's ambition to inspire and assist democratic transitions and socio- economic reforms in the southern neighbourhood but underlines that consolidation of democracy and necessary socio-economic reforms in favour of the people have not yet been accomplished in Turkey itself; notes that participation of Turkish institutions and non-governmental organisations in ENP instruments would generate unique synergy effects, especially in areas such as institution-building and socio-economic and civil society development; believes that practical cooperation should be complemented with a structured dialogue between the EU and Turkey with a view to coordinating their respective neighbourhood policies; hopes that the conditions will improveTurkey will fulfil its legal and political obligations for the opening of further chapters in the membership negotiations (e.g. ratification and implementation of the Ankara Protocol); recognises that the lack of cooperation in migration policy is having a negative impact, especially on Greece;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Deplores the foreign military intervention in Libya which, on the pretext of protecting the Libyan people, concealed an intention to get hold of the country's oil and gas reserves;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. underlines that Turkey's unacceptable policy of blocking participation and vetoing membership of Cyprus to different international organisations, arrangements, regimes and treaties to which Cyprus is a member (or signatory) is having a negative effect on EU's foreign policy;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Underlines that, whilst the EU-Ukraine Agreement has been initialled, its signature and ratification can only happen if Ukraine fulfils the necessary requirements; this means respect for the rule of law in the form of strengthening the stability, independence and effectiveness of the institutions which guarantee the rule of law, and of showing respect for the rights of the opposition and putting an end to persecution of it, thus establishing a truly pluralistic democracy as in any other EU agreement;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Denounces that the EU policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan follows the US strategy which seeks mainly for a military solution; insists that Afghanistan needs stability but not through military means but development aid and respect for its territorial and political sovereignty; asks for the immediate withdrawal of all foreign troops;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Reiterates its condemnation of the practices of extraordinary rendition, secret prisons and torture, in which USA and some EU Member States were involved, which are prohibited under domestic and international human rights law and which breach inter alia the rights to liberty, security, humane treatment, freedom from torture, presumption of innocence, fair trial, legal counsel and equal protection under the law; regrets that up to the moment no responsibility has been depurated neither in the US non at the EU level; demands the immediate closure of the centre of detention and torture of Guantanamo;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47 a. Welcomes the steady progress of the integration processes in Latin America that, unlike the European process, has produced numerous successes due to the foundations of those integration processes, namely putting each country's resources at the service of its citizens and placing the interest of the citizens at the heart of the actions and concerns of governments; in that sense welcomes the creation of the new regional organization CELAC;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Proposes to explore the possibility of closer cooperation, especially economic cooperation, between the Americas and the EU with the goal based on equal to equal treatment and ofn a common Free Trade Agreement (FTA)n agreed agenda;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51 a. Deplores the signature of the Multi- Party Trade Agreement with Peru and Colombia as it exacerbates existing inequalities, harms the economic and labour rights of workers, and favours multinationals and the European extractive industry sector to the detriment of fragile, highly biodiverse ecosystems; denounces that Colombia continues to perpetrate violence and repression against trade unionists, human rights activists and indigenous peoples; insists, instead, on the regional Association Agreement with the Andean Community; stresses, nonetheless, that the EU should continue to give priority to regional integration processes in Latin America; underlines that the EP should be consulted on regard of the negotiations on the Association Agreement with Mercosur;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53 a. Calls on the Council and Commission to review their strategy to the Horn of Africa and concentrate on the real causes of the conflict, which are extreme poverty, illegal fishing and toxic waste dump by industrialized countries and the destabilisation of Somalia and the region at all by third parties;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53 a. Recalls the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2010 on the situation in Western Sahara; urges Morocco and the Polisario Front to continue negotiation for a peaceful and long-lasting solution of the Western Sahara conflict and reiterates the rights of the Sahrawi people to self determination which should be decided through a democratic referendum, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions; condemns the ongoing violation of the human rights of the Sahrawi people; calls for the release of the Sahrawi political prisoners; welcomes the statements by 11 countries during the 13 th session of the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations raising concerns on the situation in Western Sahara;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Strongly believes in the need to build partnerships in the area of conflict prevention, clearly separating civilian and military crisis management, and peace- building, and, with this in mind, to make the EU-UN Steering Committee more operational in the context of crisis management; calls on the EU and its Member States to generate further progress on the operationalisationis strongly against the use of the. R "responsibility to Pprotect principle and to work with UN partners towards ensuring that this concept becomes part of prevention and post-conflict reconstruc" as an excuse to justify military intervention;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)
Paragraph 63 a (new)
63 a. Asks for the dissolution of NATO; states that the European Union must have only a civil nature, therefore asks to use the military expenses to civil purposes; Denounces that the adoption of NATO's Strategic Concept in order to strengthen the partnership between EU and NATO prevents an independent, peaceful and civilian EU Foreign Policy, as it only increases the militarization of the EU Foreign policy;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68 a (new)
Paragraph 68 a (new)
68 a. Considers that in the case of a crisis, the answer by the EU can not be in any case of a military nature; underlines the importance of tackling the root causes of instability by means of development policies that are in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other socio-economic, political and cultural measures which can create the environment required to prevent the resurgence of conflict and which aim to eliminate poverty, foster economic, social and cultural development, create institutional and administrative capacities, improve the quality of life of the population and consolidate the rule of law;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. NotStresses that Article 194 of the Lisbon Treaty specifies that the EU is entitled to take measures at European level to ensure security of energy supply; believes that diversification of supply sources and transit routes is urgent and essential for the EU, which is highly dependent on external sourcooperation in the field of energy supply with third countries must be based on the principles of cooperation and transparency and in the importances of energy; notes that the main directions for diversification are North Africa and the Southern Corridor from Turkey to Central Asia; believes that it should be ensured that the current main source of imports – Russia – complies with internal market rules, regulations under the Third Energy package and the Energy Charter Treaty.reciprocity; recalls the sovereign right of each country to manage is own natural resources; stresses that the energy supply must not be guaranteed by the use of military means; insists on the critically importance that Member states should retain responsibility for the content of the intergovernmental agreements in the field of energy;