Activities of Tunne KELAM related to 2014/2219(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report from the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Parliament (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
– supporting security, stabilisation and the rule of law in the EU’s southern neighbourhood,
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
– strengthening the European Defence Agency by providing it with the necessary resources and political impetus, so that it can play its full role in coordinating and stimulating armaments cooperation;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the industrial and technological resources needed to improve cyber security to be developed, including by promoting a single market for cyber security products; emphasises the need to mainstream cyber defence into external action and the CFSP, and calls for closer coordination on cyber defence with NATO; welcomes the EU’s Cyber Security Strategy; urges the European Defence Agency to strengthen coordination on cyber defence among Member States and calls on the Member States to provide the EDA with the means to achieve this goal; underlines the need to significantly increase the cyber defence capabilities of the Member States, i.e. by developing comprehensive cyber defence strategies;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that a solidarity mechanism should be put in place in order to deal with possible energy disruptions; whereas the EU internal energy market was due to be completed by 2014, calls for its completion and eliminating the remaining isolated energy islands within the EU without any further delays, accompanied by the external common energy policy; believes that an interconnected energy infrastructure should be further developed and that efforts to diversify the EU’s energy supply should be accelerated in order to strengthen the energy independence of Member States;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that an overarching political strategy is needed, aimed at reinvigoratstoring the European political and legal order, which w as laid down with the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and which binds all European states, including Russia; and which has been damaged by the Russian invasion to Ukraine; insists that this order is based on respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of states, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts; seeslooks forward to the development of a constructive dialogue with Russia on cooperation to strengthen this order as a basis for peace and stability in Europe, provided that Russia fully implements the Minsk agreement from September 2014;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the conclusion in 2014 of Association Agreements including Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, which is a major step in their political and economic convergence towards the EU; takes the view that the association process should be used by the countries concerned to modernise democratic governance, strengthen the rule of law, reform public administration and undertake economic and structural reforms; urges a substantial increase in EU political, financial and technical assistance to support these reforms; insists, however, on strict conditionality and the need to achieve significant success in decreasing corruption and to guarantee accountability for resources spent;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Supports the sanctions adopted by the EU in reaction to the Russian aggression against Ukraine and stresses that these are scalable and reversible, depending on the fulfilment of the Minsk agreementonly full fulfilment of the Minsk agreement should lead to any re-thinking of the EU´s sanctions policy;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Emphasises the needcrucial importance for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice vis- à-vis Russia; calls on the HR/VP to develop, as a matter of priority, a common EU strategy on Russia, aimed at securing a commitment from Russia on peace and stability in Europe; believes that a including unconditional respect of its neighbours sovereignty and territorial integrity; whereas good relationship between Russia and the EU wouldhas always been in the common interest and hopes that Russia will show itselfurges Russia to open up to such a development by fully respecting international law and by contributing to restoring of the territorial integrity of its neighbours;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. BelieveConfirms that the US is the EU’s key strategic partner, and encourages closer coordination with the US on EU foreign policy, pursuing common approaches to challenges in the EU neighbourhood and at global level; underlines the strategic nature of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which has the potential to enable the transatlantic partners to set global standards and strengthen global governance; believes that Latin America is an important partner for the EU and that various modalities of triangular transatlantic cooperation should be developed;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Underlines the need for a strategy, in coordination with the US, on how to draw Russia, China andmore efficiently draw also other major powers into responsibility for the peace and stability of the global political and economic order; to this end, urges the HR/VP and the Council to re-think strategic partnershipsreiterates that strategic partnerships should be based on respecting international laws and common values such as democracy, respect for human rights and rule of law;