Activities of Tunne KELAM related to 2008/2199(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The state of transatlantic relations in the aftermath of the US elections (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the work of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) needs to continue so as to integrate the transatlantic market; whereas joint leadership is needed to conduct a decisive reform of the international economic institutions in the current crisis,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that EU-US coordinated action is very beneficialof essential importance for the international community; urges the Czech presidency of the Council and the Commission to work with the new US administration on a common agenda of close cooperation with regard to both bilateral matters and global and regional issues and conflicts;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the current momentum should also be used in order to improve and renew the framework of the transatlantic relationship; insists on the urgent need to replace the existing NTA of 1995 with a new Transatlantic Partnership Agreement, providing a more stable and a more up-to-date basis for the relationship;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the Joint Parliamentary Committee should be regularly consulted and kept informed by the TEC and the TPC about the work done by them, and that it should be able to submit proposals to those Councils and to the EU- US summit; is of the view that both co- chairs of the Committee should be involved in the opening of meetings of both Councils;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that this transatlantic partnership must be backed up by a deep understanding of the parties' civil societies; insists on the need to increase exchanges among students, young people in general and other civil society actors from both sides so as to ensure that present and future generations remain committed to this partnership;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on both partners to promote respect for human rights in the world as a key element of their politics; underlines the need for intensive coordination in preventive and crisis diplomacy, as well as in responding in a coordinated and efficient way to pandemics and humanitarian emergencies; encourages the new US administration to ratify and accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; repeats its appeal for the abolition of the death penalty;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for closer cooperation between the EU and the US in the field of energy,; urges that efficient coordinatingon of their approaches towards the producing countries and strengthening diversity in supply, resources and transportation be regarded as a priority; advocates closer scientific and technological cooperation on energy and energy efficiency;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that a just and peaceful settlement of the Middle East conflict is vital, and hopes that it will represent one of the most urgent priorities of the new US administration, coordinating closely with the EU and engaging in the Quartet; emphasises that both partners should strive for intensification of the negotiations based on the road map and the Annapolis Conference achievements, aimed at arriving at two-state solution; urges both partners to redouble their efforts, also within the Quartet and in their dealings with Arab countries, so that a ceasefirelong-term peace agreement in Gaza maycan be quickly achievednegotiated in near future;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Urges both parties to closely coordinate their policies towards Russia; conscious of Russia's relevance as a neighbouring country, and of its interdependence with the EU and of its role as a global playerrole in the international arena, emphasises the importance of building up constructive cooperation with Russia, without compromisingbased on respect for democratic principles or, international law and human rights; calls on both transatlantic partners to closely coordinate their approach towards any reform of the European security architecture, while insisting on the OSCE principles as its inalienable base and maintaining the coherence of NATO;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Invites the EU and the US to adopt a common strategy in all international fora, in particular the UN, on disarmament of weapons of mass destruction and conventional weaponry; urgessuggests that the new US administration toshould look into the possibilities of re-engageing with Russia in the area of arms control and disarmament, with a view to possibly extending the countries' current bilateral agreements; stresses the need for closer cooperation in order to ensure progress in the run-up to the NPT Review Conference in 2010, welcomes the commitment of the new US President to ratification of the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty;