Activities of Tunne KELAM related to 2012/2287(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A broader Transatlantic partnership (debate)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Underlines that US is and will continue to be the most important strategic partner for the EU, further deepening and widening of the relations must therefore follow without further delay;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Calls for an EU-US summit to be held as soon as possible to decide on a common agenda of short and long-term goals with regard to both bilateral matters and global and regional issues;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Congratulates Barack Obama on hisInvites the re-election ased President of the United States of America; invites him, Barack Obama to address the European Parliament at its plenary session in Strasbourg during his next visit to Europe;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the agenda will include the launching of negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); stresses that this agreement will reinvigorate the EU-US relationship and that its global impact will go beyond its bilateral implications; stresses the need for strong political will and constructiveness to pursue the negotiations in an efficient manner;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice- President of the European Commission (HR/VP), the Council, the Commission and the EU Member States to enhance their coordination of EU policy vis-à-vis the US administration, in such a way as to allow the EU to be consideredto send a convincing message that the EU is a coherent and efficient international player; highlights the importance of also strengthening the common security and defence policy, givenalso in regard to the different crises that may arise in the EU's neighbouring regions and the US's ‘"leading from behind’" doctrine;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. AppreciateHighlights the contribution of the TLD to theas a content based, constructive body in strengthening of EU-US relations; welcomes the opening of the European Parliament Liaison Office in Washington and invites the US Congress to follow suit in Brussels;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the creation, at the 2010 Summit, of the Working Group on Cyber- Security and Cyber-Crime; believes that the EU and the US should give special priority to their cooperation on cyber security with special regard on countering cyber -attacks and cyber-crime;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on both partners to study fields and frameworks through which broader transatlantic cooperation could be carried out in a pragmatic way, and to explore with other Atlantic countries the usefulness of this extended cooperation; underlines that possible fields areexplore the feasibility of a broader pragmatic transatlantic cooperation in the areas of economic issues, global governance, development cooperation, climate change, security and energy, and to consider the possible extended cooperation with other Atlantic countries; calls on the partners to analyse the possibility of making use, for the purpose of these triangular dialogues, of the structures created in Latin America which the EU has traditionally encouraged;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Suggests that the partners engage in regular exchanges of views between themselves regarding their respective summits with Latin-American countries in a regional framework;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the EU and the US to work in a coordinated manner with a view to ensuringcontribute to a stable international order of peace and cooperation, based on effective multilateralism with emerging players, including those of the South Atlantic rim; urges the partners to continue working on the UN reform programme while engaging the other Atlantic countries;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the importance of coordination to combat the risks to global security, such as terrorism, failed states, trafficking of human beings, arms and drugs, organised crime and piracy, cyber security, all of which constitute current threats in the Atlantic Basin; underlines the need to deepen comprehensive cooperation between the countries of the whole Atlantic Basin in the fight against drug trafficking, which is increasingly taking place throughout West Africa and the Sahel; welcomes the partners' support for the ECOWAS Regional Action Plan on Drugs;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the EU and the US to adoptgree on a common strategy inagenda on the international fora, especially the UN, on the reduction of weapons of mass destruction and conventional arms and to involve the Atlantic countries in these endeavours; expects the US and Russia to make further progress on nuclear disarmament;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights the importance of the EU Eastern Partnership to the EU; stresses the need to bring the countries of this neighbouring region closer to the EU and to the common values of the transatlantic partnersin strengthening the common values of the transatlantic partners in the Eastern Partnership region and calls on the EU and US to join their efforts in this regard;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges both partners to better coordinate their policies towards a critical engagement with Russia; calls on the EU and the US to contribute encourage and to closely monitor the process of Russian modernisation and base any further deepening of the relations with Russia on convincing improvements regarding rule of law and the human rights situation;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Notes the shift of international attention towards the East due to the political and economic growth of the Asia-Pacific region; welcomes the fact that closer consultation between the EU and the US on that region has recently been established and calls for upgrading the level and scope of these consultations;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the EU and the US to make a coordinated effort to commit the new Chinese leadership to dealing more actively with global agenda issues and conflicts; recalls the importance of sustaining an open dialogue on good governance and respect for human rights;