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228 Amendments of Louis ALIOT

Amendment 7 #

2017/2594(RSP)


Recital D
D. whereas the EUGS further states that the EU will “adopt a joined-up approach to its humanitarian, development, migration, trade, investment, infrastructure, education, health and research policies” and will, inter alia, pursue tailor-made policies to support inclusive and accountable governance, promote human rights, pursue locally owned rights-based approaches to the reform of the justice, security and defence sectors, support fragile states, fight poverty and inequality and promote sustainable development, deepen relations with civil society, promote energy and environmental sector reform policies and support sustainable responses to food production and the use of water; whereas, nevertheless, this EUGS encroaches upon the sovereign choices of the Member States, because foreign and security policy are areas of national competence; whereas, therefore, it requires in-depth reform and changes and it is high time that Member States were given the option of diverging and of amending and redirecting these two policies, acting in full sovereignty;
2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2017/2594(RSP)


Recital E
E. whereas a multifaceted approach to resilience is needed in the EU’s external action and this can be fostered by increasing coherence between different EU policies, particularly development aid and humanitarian assistance, and with a clear focus on disaster risk reduction; whereas the EU’s foreign and security policy also has a central role to place in promoting resilience notably by promoting political dialogue, fostering early warning systems and working for the prevention of violent conflict and for conflict resolution when this occurs; whereas it would nevertheless be advisable to consider that the EU's foreign policy has to take account of the sovereign choices of the Member States and that the latter remain in control of their choice of intervention and their foreign and security policies;
2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2017/2594(RSP)


Recital F
F. whereas the EU should not necessarily promote an integrated approach to its external action whilst at the same timsince, while recognising each policy’s mandate and objectives, as recognised in the Treaties, it should leave most of the decision-making up to the Member States, acting in full sovereignty; whereas this is particularly important in conflict situations and with regard to the EU’s humanitarian action, which cannot be considered a crisis management tool and needs to be fully guided by humanitarian aid principles; whereas the EU should continue to promote respect for international humanitarian law by all parties to a conflict;
2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
— having regard to the joint statement following the EU-Turkey Summit of 29 November 2015, and the EU-Turkey Action Plan,deleted
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 22 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
— having regard to the EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March 2016,deleted
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 24 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
— having regard to the Commission recommendation of 21 December 2016 for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations with Turkey on an Agreement on the extension of the scope of the bilateral preferential trade relationship and on the modernisation of the Customs Union,deleted
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 67 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines, however, that measures taken under the state of emergency had large-scale, disproportionate and long-lasting negative effects on the protection of fundamental freedoms in the countryExpresses its deepest concern about the fact that huge numbers of people have been taken in for questioning in Turkey since 15 July 2016; condemns the collective dismissal of civil servants, the mass liquidation of media outlets, the arrests of journalists, academics, judg113 000 people, including journalists, academics, police officers, members of the armed forces, human rights defenders, judges, elected officials and ordinary citizens, and the confiscation of property and passports on the basis of emergency decree laws without individualised decisions, and without the possibility of timely judicial review;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 76 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the strategic importance of good EU-Turkey relations for both sides; recognises that both Turkey and the EU have gone through their own internal transformation processes since the accession negotiations were opened in 2004; regrets that the accession instruments have not been used to the fullest extent and that, over the years, Turkey’s full integration into the EU has lost public support on both sides; remains committed to cooperating and maintaining an open dialogue with the Turkish Government, in order to address common challenges; recommends that the Council urgently invite the Turkish Government to a summit to discuss the obvious crisis in EU-Turkey relations that we are faced with;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 111 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspend the accession talks with Turkey if the constitutional package is implemented unchangedonce and for all;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 145 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that measures undertaken following the declaration of the state of emergency have targeted alleged members/supporters of the Gülen movement, dissent in general and political parties of the opposition in particular; strongly condemns the imprisonment of 13 MPs belonging to the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), including its co-chairs, and of 90 Kurdish municipal mayors; urges the Turkish Government to lift the state of emergency immediately; underlines that the reintroduction of the death penalty would violate Turkey’s international commitments and lead to an immediate end to the EU accession talks;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 192 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on Turkey to protect the rights of the most vulnerable groups and of persons belonging to minorities; regrets that the LGBTI marches in Ankara and Istanbul were banned for the second consecutive year; is seriously concerned about gender-based violence, discrimination, hate speech against minorities, hate crime and violations of the human rights of LGBTI persons; calls on Turkey to harmonise its domestic legislation with the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention, which it ratified in 2014; welcomes the government’s national strategy and action plan for Roma and encourages the authorities to address key obstacles to the social inclusion of Roma;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 208 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. is deeply disturbed at the attacks on freedom of religion by the government, which in March 2017 seized Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant churches in the Diyarbakir region;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 230 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that strengthening trade relations could bring concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and the EU, and therefore supports the Commission’s proposal to start negotiations on the upgrading of the Customs Union; reiterates that the EU is Turkey’s main trading partner and that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States; considers the involvement of social partners in negotiations as crucial; calls on the Commission to include political benchmarks on human rights and fundamental freedoms in the upgraded Customs Union;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 253 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that visa liberalisation is important for the Turkish population and will enhance people-to-people contacts; encourages the Turkish Government to comply with the final outstanding criteria, including revision of its anti-terrorism legislation;deleted
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 269 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to take into account the latest developments in Turkey when conducting the mid-term review of the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance (IPA) funds in 2017, and to suspend all pre-accession funds if Turkey no longer sufficiently complies with the EU’s Copenhagen criteria; calls on the Commission to use those funds to support Turkish civil society and to invest more in people-to-people exchange programmes, such as Erasmus+ for studentsdefinitively suspend all pre-accession funds for Turkey;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 331 #

2016/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Condemns strongly the numerous recent statements by President Erdogğan accusing some EU leaders of ‘Nazi practices’, and the insulting and threatening comments made by his ministers towards Member States and warns that the continuation of such unwarranted statements undermines Turkey’s credibility as a political partner; notes with concern the reports of alleged pressure on members of the Turkish diaspora living in the Member States, and condemns the Turkish authorities’ surveillance of citizens with dual nationality living abroad; is concerned at the revocation of a large number of passports, leaving people stateless;
2017/05/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 5 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
– having regard to its resolution of 23 November 2016 on EU strategic communication to counteract propaganda against it by third parties3, __________________ 3Textsdeleted adopted, P8_TA(2016)0441.
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 6 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
– having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2016 on the role of intercultural dialogue, cultural diversity and education in promoting EU fundamental values7, __________________ 7 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0005.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 10 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
– having regard to its resolution of 30 April 2015 on the destruction of cultural sites perpetrated by ISIS/Daesh, in particular Article 3 thereof, which ‘calls on the VP/HR to use cultural diplomacy and intercultural dialogue as a tool when it comes to reconciling the different communities and rebuilding the destroyed sites’12, __________________ 12OJ C 346, 21.9.2016, p. 55.
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 11 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
– having regard to the study of 2015 requested by the Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) entitled ‘Analysis of the perception of the EU and EU’s policies abroad’16, __________________ 16http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/fpi/showcases/eu _perceptions_study_en.htmdeleted
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 20 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is, through its Member States, the EU can play a prominent actorrole in international politics playing an ever-increasing role in world affairs, including through an enhanced capacity of; whereas the Member States, through their diplomatic policies, offer the EU a certain degree of visibility, including through the promotingon of culture in international relations;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 28 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas culture has an intrinsic value, serves as a powerful bridge between people of different ethnic, religious and social backgrounds, reinforces intercultural and interreligious dialogue and mutual understanding, and shcould therefore be part of EUincorporated by the Member States into their foreign policy;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 30 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. noting, however, that under the European treaties in force, and in particular Article 6 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, culture remains a responsibility of the Member States and that the EU must thus, in its action in that field, ensure that it complies with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 36 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU and its Member States have common cultural roots and heritage and are united therefore in their divers, which are the product of European civilisation, constructed upon the heritage of Greek thought, Roman law and Christianity;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 50 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas human rights also include cultural rights, and whereas equal attention should therefore be given to the right of each individual to participate in cultural life and enjoy one’s culture; whereas, moreover, in the field of culture, work should be done to recognise collective rights, and in particular the right of peoples and nations to preserve and highlight their heritage, history, language and cultural traditions, and to combat all forms of cultural imperialism;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 56 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the joint communication on ‘Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations’, which sets out to provides a framework for the EU’s international cultural relations; whereas, however, it falls short of identifying thematic and geographical priorities, concrete objec, disregards the principle of subsidiarity and conflicts with the Treatives and outcomes, target groups, common interests and initiatives, financing provisions and implementation modalities, in particular with Article 6 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 60 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas, while mobility of researchers, students and staff to and from third countries and alumni networks of former participants in EU programmes17 are a key part of the EU’s international cultural relationmay prove to be beneficial for the cultural relations of the Member States, efforts should be made to tackle the brain drain issue, a problem which affects the countries of eastern and southern Europe in particular because, as a result of austerity policies, those countries are seeing stakeholders from the world of education move elsewhere in search of a better future; whereas, by depriving them of the human and economic resources that they need to grow, that problem also affects developing countries; __________________ 17 For instance, Erasmus and Horizon 2020.
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 66 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas cooperation, training, mobility of artists and cultural professionals and of their works, including through European and international networks, and artist residencies are a key factor for the dissemination of European culture and arts and need to be promoted and enhanced; whereas, however, it is important to ensure that the dissemination of European cultures does not border upon a form of imperialism by the EU;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 70 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas it could be a useful starting point to take stock of what has been achieved under the ‘EU agenda for culture’ with a view to further developing the strategy, establishing clear and measureable goals, priorities and realistic outcomes, and learning from best practicesand thus to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the measures taken within that framework;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 75 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas EU initiatives and actions should be more visible in third countries and their results better assessed and disseminated18; __________________ 18The EU Visitors Programme (EUVP), established in 1974 by Parliament and the Commission, for instance, is an individual study programme for promising young leaders and opinion-moulders from countries outside the European Union, its motto being ‘Sharing EU values around the world since 1974’.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 81 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the joint communication, which offers an overview of all instruments, actions, initiatives, programmes and projects supported or implemented by the EU and its Member States that have culture as a common denominator; calls for the development of an effective EU strategy for international cultural relations;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 88 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the joint communication aims atConsiders that any initiative in this area should aim to fostering cultural cooperation between the EU and itsMember States and their partner countries and ato promoting a global order based on peacekeeping, intercultural and interreligious dialoguee a multi-polar world through dialogue, with the objective of peacekeeping, conflict prevention with, respect for the rule of law, freedom of expression, mutual understanding, humanthe rights, cultural diversity and fundamental values of nations to self-determination and cultural diversity;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 92 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for cultural rights to be promoted as integral fundamental human rights, including within the dimension of collective rights, and particularly the right of peoples to preserve and promote their culture, to be promoted, and for culture to be considered for its intrinsic value as a fourth standalone, transversal pillar of sustainable development together with social, economic and environmental dimensions;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 98 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that the EU has multiple and diverse experiences in inclusive governance, that its strength is in being united in its diversity andEU Member States have experience of many centuries in the sphere of diplomacy, and in particular cultural exchange; points out that this is where the EU adds valuee EU would have everything to gain in making use of these experiences;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 101 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. RecognisUrges that the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality should be respected in the field of culture;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 106 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the mutual advantages of working together: the EU is an arena in which all Member States join forces to play a stronger role in the field of internationalat collaboration between the Member States can be beneficial, particularly with regard to the resonance of their cultural relactions; suggests that each Member State’s rotating presidency could launch joint actions together with the EU, such as exhibitions, particularly for smaller states or those with no cultural representations abroad;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 113 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the importance of cooperation among the Member States with respect to cultural heritage in terms of research, preservation and management and the fight against trafficking, including through regionally dedicated funds and assistance; calls, therefore, for the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 to be more focused on actions to restore damaged cultural assets in Europe, such as the buildings destroyed in Italy as a result of the earthquakes in August 2016, rather than simply on communication activities;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 123 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends thatSuggests that the Member States should embed international cultural relations be embedded in the cultural and creative sectors (CCS), thus reinforcing and promoting the role of professionals, including through regional creative hubs and clusters;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 130 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the VP/HRMember States to work together and to present annual and multiannual action plans in this field, which should include actions, strategic thematic and geographical priorities and commonjoint objectives, and for a periodic review of the implementation of the joint communication, the outcome of which should be reported to Parliament;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 134 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for greater coherence among EUdialogue and consultation among the Member States on policies and actions involving third countries; calls for enhanced synergies between all actors involved; recommends a stocktaking exercise to guarantee an effective approach;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 135 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission, in the next multiannual financial framework, to provide for a budget line dedicated to supporting international cultural relations in existing programmes and future calls;deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 143 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Proposes that a dedicated EU programme be designed and resources focused on international mobility and exchanges such as residency programmes especiallyCalls for improved synergy between the EU programmes on international exchanges and cultural and creative programmes, such as Erasmus + and Creative Europe, in order to truly cater for young cultural and creative professionals and artists;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 162 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls onUrges the Commission to includekeep culture in all existing and future bilateral and multilateral cooperation agreements with adequate budgets, taking into account theoutside free exchange agreements in order to preserve special cultural features, taking into account the social, environmental and also economic potential of cultural heritage and CCS for a sustainable growth and jobs; calls for EU indicators to be developed in that field;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 176 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights that Parliament shcould play an active role insupport Member States in their actions to promotinge culture in the EU’s external action;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 180 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to appoint a ‘focal point’ in each EU delegation to liaise wicultural institutions of the Member States’ national cultural institutes, representatives and to collaborate with each other, and with local civil society, and the relevant actors and authorities, in a collaborative approach aimed at identifying priority areas, needs and methods of cooperation, and to provide an adequate budget;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 184 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the allocation of appropriate human and financial resources in the EEAS for cultural international relations, empowering the EEAS with a catalytic leadership role within the different EU services dealing with the international cultural relations;deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 190 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Advocates international cultural relations as a subject for education, training and research with a view to building the capacity of actors in that field; including providing EU staff with relevant training on cultural competences, including within the framework of civic education courses, so that young citizens of the Member States become aware of the intrinsic value of their national culture and European civilisation, as well as in order to build the capacity of actors in that field;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 197 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the role of Member States’ cultural institutes to be clearly framed, throughupgraded, and highlights the potential, in terms of the exchange of good practices, of the EU National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) network, and others, and advocates an inclusive and equal approach towards all stakeholders, including civil society and Member States with no cultural institutes abroad;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 215 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the setting-up, within the framework of intergovernmental cooperation, of an emergency response mechanism to the destruction of cultural heritage, building on the experience of the UN’s Blue Helmets for Culture task force initiative, in close and structured cooperation with UNESCO and with the technological support of Copernicus – the European Earth Observation Programme;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 227 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Recognises young people, as future decision-makers, to be one of the main target groups in the EU and partner countries, and acknowledges that music, film, literature, social media and digital trends in general are f vital importance for European nations, and recognises that they must therefore be provided with cultural education, not only through theoretical courses such as learning about the history of art or civic education, but also by promoting access to culture for all, including persons with disabilities, withe best channels to reach themtter access to music, film, literature or any other form of cultural expression;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 240 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Advocates allowing third countries to participate in cross-border and jointStresses that, in view of the multifaceted crisis being experienced by the EU (budgetary, economic, social and cultural), it is not advisable to further extend participation in flagship EU actions or projects20 such as the European Capital of Culture, Lux Prize or the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, as well as including them as players in the future strateggiven that it would expose the EU to risks of a financial nature, as well as in terms of legitimacy; recalls that digital tools, technological platforms such as Europeana and cultural networks21 can play a crucial role in reaching larger audiences and disseminating best practices; __________________ 20The EU delegations should play a greater role by working with local artists and civil society actors, focus their efforts, involve more local artists and serve as key contact points in order to create synergies with EU projects. 21 For example, the Cultural Innovators Network and the Cultural Leaders Network.
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 246 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Recognises the need for an in-depth knowledge of the field, local actors and civil society, in order to improve these actors’ access to programmes and funding and to ensure that the multiplying effect of their participation in EU programmes and initiatives is exploited; recommends consulting local actors with a view to co- designing programmes; calls for the development of innovative collaborative approaches relying on tools and networks already in place (grants, sub-grants)22, and for them to be followed up, taking gender balance into account; __________________ 22Forexample, the EU-funded programme MEDCULTURE, which is working on developing and improving cultural policies and practices related to the cultural sector. The participative approach involves civil society actors, ministries and private and public institutions working in the field of culture, as well as other related sectors., where necessary, cultural relations between the Member States and some third countries;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 249 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Acknowledges that development strategies and programmes focus heavily on material and sociocultural deprivation; calls for better outreach toa renewed focus on a co- development strategy, allowing young people, in particular, to develop in their own countries through teaching and access to culture, so that they are equipped to respond to the challenges their country will have to face in the near future; notes, in addition, that cultural cooperation must not be carried out with an imperialist philosophy, but must do everything possible to benefit vulnerable communities, including in rural and remote areas, with a view to fostersustaining social cohesion;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 252 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Urges improved visibility and better dissemination of EU activities in the field of culture at international level, including by setting up common guidelines23; __________________ 23One ‘Ambassadors for Culture’ who are committed to and supportive of both European integration and international relations (in a similar manner to UN Goodwill Ambassadors). These could be artists, musicians, writers, etc.).deleted suggestion could be the creation of
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 259 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for a paradigm shift in media coverage with the launch of an EU cultural portal, the European Houses of Culture and festivals, including through engagement with local media24; __________________ 24In with regard to all EU actions on culture, to ensure that they respect local and national cultures as well as European civilisation as a whole, taking into account, for instance in relation to the House of European History, the fact that Europe was not born in the 20th century but developed over many centuries through bilateral and multilateral relations, often fruitful, between the nations of Europe; cooperation with EURAONET, among others.WS and
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 266 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Highlights the important role of culture in EU external policy as a soft power tool and as an engine for socio- economic development;deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 275 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Praises the fact that the EU Global Strategy highlights the importance of intercultural and interreligious dialogue in enhancing mutual understanding; regrets, however, that the intrinsic value of culture and art as restraints against radicalism, terrorism and marginalisation is not mentioned;deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 282 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the VP/HR to give a specific role to cultural issues in the implementation road map of the EU Global Strategy;deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 287 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines that Europe, whose foundations are based on peace, rule of law, freedom of expression, mutual understanding and respect for fundamental rights and on the Christian heritage, should build on experience and lessons learnt when it comes to external policy, which should be reflected in the development of relations with third countries through culture and cultural heritage;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 290 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for targeted cultural and educational policies that can support key EU foreign and security policy objectives and contribute to reinforcing democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights;deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 298 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Calls for strengthening international cultural relations in the discussions on ‘migration’ and refugee policies; urges that the EU, whose strength is in being united in diversity, adopt a balanced approach that fully respects cultural differences, and in which diasporas play a crucial role; stresses that culture should be a bridge for mutual understanding with a view to living together in greater harmony;deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 305 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to foster cultural relations with the EU’s direct neighbours with a view to promoting concrete actions aimed at stimulating intercultural dialogue25 and tackling the issues of migration, security and radicalisation that the EU is facing; __________________ 25Suchas the EU-funded project Young Arab Voice.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 308 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Recommends that the Member States and the EU work with local partners to pursue its objectives in the field of international cultural relations both throughand key actors on the ground, with an objective of multilateral cooperation in international organisations and through partnerships with key actors on the ground;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 19 #

2016/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the international community has a significant role to play in preventing atrocity crimes from taking place; whereas when such crimes happen they must not go unpunished and theirbe effectively prosecution must be ensureded and severe criminal sentences imposed if necessary;
2017/04/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 173 #

2016/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages the EU Member States to introduce, in the case of persons with dual nationality, the revocation of nationality for anyone convicted of such crimes, and their return to their country of origin once they have served their sentence;
2017/04/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2016/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Firmly believes that development and human rights are interdependent, and that respect for and protection and fulfilment of human rights are prerequisites for reducing poverty and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)can be interdependent;
2016/10/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2016/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the viewNotes that human rights must be a cross-cutting feature in the achievement of all goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda; calls for a human-rights- sensitive SDG indicator framework to be are often used for partisan purposes and also lead to the destabilished at national and international level to ensure strong transparency and accountability in this regardation of African countries for the benefit of external powers;
2016/10/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2016/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the paramount importance of SDG 16; stresses that respect for human rights, consolidation of the rule of law, good governance and stability should be key objectives of all EU external policies, on condition that they are not subject to a policy of double standards which actually serves war aims;
2016/10/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2016/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the introduction of a human-rights-based approach (HRBA) in EU development policy aimed at integrating human rights principles into EU operational activities for development; calls for greater dissemination of the HRBA toolbox among our partners, and for its implementation to be closely monitored by the Commissiohas often served partisan war policies and that each Member State is sovereign;
2016/10/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 55 #

2016/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the crucial importance of the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), as enshrined in Article 208 TFEU; insists on strengthening coherence and coordination among all EUthe Member States’ external policies and instruments while implementing the HRBA; calls for the EU not to commit new expenditure in this area, but to commit to supporting the effective policies of the Member States;
2016/10/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2016/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to include natural human rights systematically in political dialogues conducted with developing countries, while respecting their sovereignty;
2016/10/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 73 #

2016/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to carry out an evaluation of the use of the HRBA toolbox in delegations;deleted
2016/10/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 84 #

2016/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the inclusion of a development chapter in the EU annual report.deleted
2016/10/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1009 #

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 94 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The provisions governing the procedure for granting discharge to the Commission in accordance with Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in respect of the implementation of the budget, shall likewise apply to the procedure for granting discharge to:
2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 1012 #

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 94 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The discharge to the bodies referred to in the fourth indent of the first paragraph shall be dealt with in a single report per body.
2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 19 #

2016/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose a rejection of the Commission’s proposed revision of the regulation establishing a Union Resettlement Framework.
2017/04/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
– noting that security and defence are matters relating to the national sovereignty of each Member State, it seems vital to operate on the basis of multilateral agreements validated via referendum in each Member State,
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 13 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union is resolved to frame a common defence policy for the Member States, leading to a common defence which reinforces itsin order to promote peace, security and progress in Europe and identity and autonomy in order to promote pean the world; noting that such an aim can only be achieved based around and in support of the only Member State armed forces capable of being deployed in all fields of action, and those are the French armed forces, securgiven that the British have opted for Brexity, and progress inthat the UK has furthermore opted for NATO, which is not a guarantee of independence and Europe and in the world defence;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 28 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the Treaty on European Union clearpartially defines the objectives in the area of the CSDP – without defining the implementation arrangements – and the mechanisms and framework for their achievement;, and whereas very limited progress has been achieved in fulfilment of these objectivthere is therefore a need to pursue a realistic defence policy by calling on the Member States to support the special efforts made by the French armed forces;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 35 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the development of the CSDP requires shared values and common interests, and political will from the Member States, as well as the setting- up of robust institutional cooperation structures; whereas the CSDP should be a common policy and not a mere sum of the national policies of the Member Statesis not a philosophical issue, but patently an operational issue that calls for swift action and leaves no room whatsoever for prevarication; whereas the only effective response to the present dangers is that of the Member States providing genuine, reliable support to the two armies that are capable of immediate intervention and that have forces already in place all over the world;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 48 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the EU now has competence to define and implement a common security and defence policy that includes the progressive framing of a common Unionmust not under any circumstances render foreign and defence policy; whe procedureas the Union should use this competence to coordinate and supplement the actions of the Member States, without thereby prejudicing or superseding their competence in defencemore cumbersome, as that would hamper the effectiveness of the Member States concerned;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 68 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas EU citizens are calling for more European intervention in defence and security, with two thirds wishing to see greater EU engagement in matters of security and defence policy; whereas there is now an urgent need to identify what support can be provided to the French armed forces;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 72 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the European Council should establish the European Defence Union without delay, as advocated by Parliament, as well as the Union’s common defence; whereas the Member States should adopt the decision on common defence in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 84 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas Parliament actively supports the European Defence Union and will continue to make appropriate proposals to that end; whereas the interparliamentary conference on the CFSP and CSDP should become the forum for the implementation of effective and regular interparliamentary cooperation on the CSDP and the progressive framing of a common Union defence policyforeign affairs and defence policies are related to issues involving the national sovereignty of each Member State; whereas this is not about forming a ‘pseudo’ army that would have neither the know-how nor the networks required to respond to the challenges of today, let alone those of tomorrow;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 98 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the VP/HR, in her statement at the Gymnich informal meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers of 2 September 2016, referred to the ‘window of opportunity’ for solid progress to be made among Member States in the field of defence;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 100 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the Commission ensures the application of the Treaties, and of measures adopted by the institutions pursuant to them, including in the area of CSDP;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 106 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the Union’s future annual and multiannual programming should include the defence policy; whereas the Commission should initiate the work on appropriate interinstitutional agreements, including an EU Defence White Book, for a first implementa of the Member States, with a view to the initial implementation of a genuine policy of support for the French armed forces, which are already constantly in action, under the next multiannual financial and political framework of the EU;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 111 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the European Parliament represents the European citizens and exercises legislative and budgetary functions as well as political control and consultation functionssubject to the sovereign powers of each Member State;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 116 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas framing a common Union defence policy and establishing common defence without the European Parliament’s political and institutional support would undermine the representative and democratic foundations of the Union;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 124 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas the EU Global Strategy should serve as a very clear and valuable strategic framework for the future development of the CSDPmust be developed in full agreement with the Member States that take the lead in the matters concerned;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 131 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the CSDP, as provided for in the Treaty on European Union (TEU), includes the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy that will lead to a future common defence when the European Council, acting unanimously, so decides; calls on the Member States to commit as a matter of priority to the provisions of the TreaPoints out that the Member States enjoy national sovereignty and that historically there has not been equality among the CSDP, and to ensure tangible progress in the achievement of the objectivm in terms of armed forces asnd defined in those provisionsence;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 142 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the reform and innovation that the Lisbon Treaty brings to the CSDP does not constitute a sufficient and coherent framework and should set the path for a truly common policy, based on shared resources and capabilities as well as on coordinated planning at Union level; stresses that the progress of the CSDP within the current institutional and legal framework is dependent more on the political will of Member States than on legal considerations, but merely lays down the arrangements for cooperation among the countries concerned;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 151 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls, therefore, on the VP/HR, the Council and the Member States to use all the possibilities provided for in the Treaty, especially the mechanisms contained in Article 42(6) TEU and, Article 46 TEU on Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), and in Article 44 TEU on the implementation of a CSDP task by a group of Member States, in order to achieve a faster, more efficient and more flexible deployment of missions and operations;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 158 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that where the TEU provides that the Council acts by a qualified majority to adopt decisions under the CSDP, in particular those under Articles 45(2) and 46(2) TEU, all expenditure to which the implementation of such decisions gives rise should be charged to the Union budget; considers that, to that end, there is a need for additional funding or co-funding from Member States;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 170 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Considers, therefore, that the European Defence Agency (EDA) and PESCO should be treated as Union institutions sui generis, as is the case with the European External Action Service (EEAS); considers that this requires amending the Financial Regulation in order to include EDA and PESCO in Article 2(b) thereof, with a specific section in the Union budget;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 179 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is convinced that Article 41(1) TEU applies to the administrative expenditure of EDA and PESCO;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 183 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Is furthermore convinced that Article 41(2) TEU applies to the operating expenditure of EDA and PESCO, provided that such expenditure is not directly linked to the implementation of a military mission as referred to in Article 42(1) TEU, to defence operations of a Member State where it is the victim of an armed aggression on its territory, or to defence operations of Member States where they fulfil their obligation of aid and assistance under Article 42(7) TEU;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 189 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers, therefore, that for EDA and PESCO the funding of their administrative and operating expenditures from the Union budget is the only option under the treaties, notwithstanding that both institutions may administer funds directly provided by Member States;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 198 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Council to revise Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1835 defining the statute, seat and operational rules of the European Defence Agency to those ends;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 203 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Is resolved to exercise effective parliamentary scrutiny and budgetary control over EDA and PESCO as provided for by the treaties;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 218 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that the Union’s security and defence will be stronger as we stand united behind the Member States with the armed forces and know-how that are needed; takes the view that the EU needs to develop an effective system for European burden-sharing for its own security and defence, which is not yet the case;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 223 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises thate importance of the security and defence constitute an area where European added value can be easily demonstrated, in terms of economic and efficiency gains, by giving Member States increased and more cost-effective capacity, through greater coherence, coordination and interoperabiof the Member States for increased cooperation as regards coordination and interoperability, but above all as regards helping consolidate solidarity and cohesion within the EU, on condition that this politcy in security and defence, as well as s pursued in a clear manner using terms of contributing to consolidating solidarityhe armed forces of the Member States that have the necessary infrastructure, know-how and cohresipon within the Unionse capabilities;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 240 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the reinforcement of the CSDP in line with the Treaties will not impinge on national sovereignty as this policy is driven by the Member States; is convinced that there is no greater respect for their sovereignty than defending the territorial integrity of the European Union through a common defence policy;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 250 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the projected increase in national defence expenditure to 2 % of EU GDP; highlights that this would mean extra expenditure of nearly EUR 100 billion on defence by the end of the coming decade; considers that this boost should be used to launch more strategic cooperative programmes within and through the Union, by better structuring the demand and supply sides and making both sides more efficient and more effective;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 264 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Is convinced that the experience gained by Member States' armed forces, in particular France's, and the Union’s investment in defence should ensure that all Member States can participate in a balanced, coherent and synchronised improvement of their military capabilities; considers that this constitutes a strategic opportunity for the Union to improve its security and defence;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 274 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the continued need for the establishment of a Council format of Member State Defence Ministers, in order to provide sustained political leadership and coordinate the implementation of the CSDP with the armed forces concerned;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 277 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Defence Steering Boardeleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 279 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the Steering Board of the EDA, made up of the representatives of Member States’ defence ministries, is the body that is suitable to exercise the advisory and supervisory functions required to implement Articles 42, 45 and 46 TEU;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 285 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that Article 4(4) of Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1835 defining the statute, seat and operational rules of the European Defence Agency provides a necessary and powerful basis for the EDA steering board to act as the Union’s third permanent representatives’ committee, the Defence Steering Board; considers that this committee should also exercise the advisory and supervisory functions required to implement permanent structured cooperation once it is established;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 289 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Is convinced that the mandate of the Political and Security Committee (PSC) referred to in Article 38 TEU needs to be interpreted narrowly; considers that, under the treaties, its mandate only covers the situation and missions outside the Union as well as certain aspects of the implementation of the solidarity clause; considers in particular that its developed working arrangements are not adapted to the further implementation of that part of the CSDP which is defined by Article 42(2) TEU;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 292 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Council to revise Council Decision 2001/78/CFSP setting up the Political and Security Committee, as well as Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1835 defining the statute, seat and operational rules of the European Defence Agency to those ends;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 295 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
European Defence Agencydeleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 296 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises the underused potential of the EDA in supporting the development of the CSDP; calls on the Member States to define and commit to a common level of ambition within a reformed EDA; calls for the reinforcement of the EDA’s political backing, funding, and resources, as well as of its coordination with the actions of the Commission and other actors, especially in the areas of capability development, defence procurement and research;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 303 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Notes the EDA’s decision to review the Capability Development Plan (CDP) in line with the EU Global Strategy, and looks forward to a future CDP which reflects EU and Member States’ priorities and needs in a more relevant way;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 307 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Regrets that Member States have not yet developed a common European armaments and capabilities policy (EACP) within the EDA as foreseen by Article 42(3) TEU; calls on the VP/HR to inform Parliament of the results achieved by the existing working relationship between the EDA and the Commission and of both with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR);deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 324 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO)deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 325 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Encourages the Member States to establish and join PESCO within the Union framework, with a view to sustaining and improving their military capabilities through doctrine and leadership development, personnel development and training, defence material and infrastructure development, and interoperability and certification;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 338 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that the Union should make provision, in agreement with the Member States concerned, for participation in capability programmes undertaken by them; considers that the Union’s financial contribution to such programmes should not exceed the contributions made by the participating Member States;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 345 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that the EU Battlegroup system should be brought under PESCO, alongside the creation of a European-level headquarters; considers that other European multinational structures such as the European Air Transport Command, Eurocorps and OCCAR should also be brought under PESCO; considers that the EU’s privileges and immunities should apply to those multinational structures being part of PESCO;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 358 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that during the stand- up, standby and stand-down phases the Union should cover all EU Battlegroup costs;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 367 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that the European Parliament should play a prominent role in the supervision of implementation and in the evaluation of the CSDP; insists that Parliament must be consulted on major decisions in the area of the CSDP, including regarding military missions and strategic defence operation conjunction with the Member State parliaments;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 376 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls in this regard on the VP/HR to give full effect to Article 36 TEU, by ensuring that the views of Pparliaments' views are duly taken into consideration in the framework of the consultation of Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the CSDP as part of the CFSP; calls for more information to be provided to Parliament on a more regular basis, with a view to strengthening the available parliamentary and political control mechanisms;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 380 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for reinforced cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments, as a crucial element for developing concrete results in the area of the CSDP and for its legitimation; notes that such cooperation should not undermine the implementation of the CSDP and the achievement of its objectives as a Union policy;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 383 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Considers that Parliament should continue boosting specific initiatives and addressing recommendations to the Council, the VP/HR and the Commission on common security and defence issues, beyond its role in the budgetary procedures;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 386 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
EU-NATO relationshipdeleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 388 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates that the relationship between the CSDP and NATO offers a political opportunity for collaboration and complementarity at every level; recalls that, within the current international context and in view of the deterioration of security, a comprehensive and wider partnership is needed, with the aim of developing joint capabilities and avoiding duplication of actions;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 405 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the VP/HR and the Secretary-General of NATO to provide a detailed analysis of the legal and political consequences of the possible triggering by the United Kingdom of Article 50 TEU for the development of the EU/NATO partnership;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 409 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on NATO to ensure that the NATO European command option referred to in the ‘Berlin plus’ arrangement will continue to function, and that the operations commander will continue to be a senior officer from a EU Member State at Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) level;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 414 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Supports the proposal for a Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, in the context of which Member States would coordinate their defence spending and capability plans, in an open process involving both the European Parliament and the national parliaments;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 419 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Council and the VP/HR to elaborate a EU White Book on Security and Defence that will include a roadmap with clear phases and a calendar for progressive steps to be taken towards the establishment of a European Defence Union and a common defence policy; believes that such a White Book should be as comprehensive as possible and should integrate the different measures foreseen by the Union;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 429 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Notes the European Defence Action Plan put forward by the Commission in November 2016; calls in this regard on the Commission to further clarify the governance and financing of the possible European Defence Fund; considers that the effective implementation of that plan requires strong support and political commitment from the Member States and the EU institutions; regrets in this regard that the Commission, the EDA and the Member States have not yet delivered on all the tasks resulting from the European Council meetings on defence of 2013 and 2015can be handled only by the Member States and, more specifically, by the leading Member State in the area;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 437 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that the adoption of a EU White Book on Security and Defence should build on the Global Strategy’s Implementation Plan on Security and Defence, in order to drive the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy; stresses that this document should not only reflect the current military capabilities of Member States, but also analyse the type of cooperation necessary and the means to achieve it, the kind of operations that the EU may conduct, and the required capabilities and funds, while also contributing to coordination and cooperation between NATO and the EU;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 445 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Underlines the need for deeper discussions on the future relation between the Union and the United Kingdom in CSDP matters, and in particular in the field of military capabilities, should the UK decide to trigger Article 50 TEU; considers that new command arrangements need to be found with regard to the Northwood Operational Headquarters for Operation Atalanta;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 450 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Council and the VP/HR to ensure coordination at all levels of interaction: civilian and military, EEAS/ Commission, and EU/ Member States; welcomes the internal/external security nexus established by the Global Strategy, and calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to ensure coherence and ensure that the internal and external aspects of security are duly coordinated, including at administrative level and Member States;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 455 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Considers that the views expressed by the European Parliament through this resolution constitute recommendations to the Council and to the VP/HR as referred to in Article 36 TEU; considers that these recommendations should be duly taken into consideration by the VP/HR in any proposals for development of the CSDP, and by the Council when adopting such proposals, as a good practice of mutual sincere cooperation among the Union institutions;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 458 #

2015/2343(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the governments of the Member States, the European Council, the Council, the Commission, and the Vice- President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Secretary- General of the United Nations, the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the EU agencies in the space, security and defence fields, and the national parliaments.
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 34 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas this challenge requires global solutions; whereas, however, 86% of the world’s refugees live in developing regions, with least developed countries hosting 26% of the total; whereas the million people who arrived in the EU in 2015 represented 0.2 % of the EU population, compared with much higher percentages in neighbouring countrie; whereas this substantial figure cannot be allowed to increase and whereas receiving the huge numbers of people arriving already poses serious problems;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 51 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas refugees and migrants are legally two distinct categories but in reality often people are part of large-scale mixed movements of people – with political, economic, social, developmental, humanitarian and human rights implications that cut across borders; whereas the distinction should be observed and the legal status of the two categories should not be confused;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 65 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas vulnerable people, in particular women, but also children, people with disabilities, people in need of urgent medical treatment and the elderly, who are particularly exposed to all kinds of dangers, namely violence, trafficking and abuse, should be urgently protected and granted humanitarian protection as part of their resettlementin their countries of origin;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 78 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the increase in human mobility, if managed in a safe, orderly, regular and responsible manner, can provide significant benefits, as recognised by the 2030 Agenda, but these are often largely underestimated; whereas the ageing of the European population requires, among other measures, relying on foreign workers in order to guarantee an adequate balance between active and retired people;deleted
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 109 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that we are witnessing in today’s world an unprecedented level of human mobility, and stresses that one of the most urgent actions the international community must undertake is the strengthening of a common response to address the challenges and opportunities that this phenomenon represents; stresses that this response must be guided by the full protection of the rights and dignity of everyone forced by any circumstance to flee their homes in search of a better life; underlines that, though their treatment is governed by separate legal frameworks, refugees and migrants have the same universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, which need to be safeguarded regardless of their status; recalls that the EU must abide by its values and principles in all common policies and promote them in its external relations;deleted
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 137 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that well-managed international migration represents an important contribution to socioeconomic development, as it has done historically, and that it is necessary to encourage this by changing the current narrative and developing a positive one, countering xenophobic, populist and nationalistic discourses and adopting policies focused on the medium and long term and not exclusively guided by immediate political pressures, while also addressing legitimate concerns regarding border management, social protection for vulnerable groups and integration of refugees and migrants;deleted
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 158 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the humanitarian aid system is dangerously overstretched and that it will never be sufficient to respond to forced displacement crises, in particular given the protracted nature of a majority of them; welcomes therefore the new policy framework outlined in the Commission communication on ‘Forced Displacement and Development’ of April 2016; notes the importance of promoting closer humanitarian-development links and the need to engage with different partners – governments, local authorities, civil society, including refugees themselves, and the private sector – to develop targeted evidence-based strategies to tackle this challenge; whereas the aim of all such measures should be to restrict migration to Europe in so far as possible and to provide incentives for keeping people where they are, so they can be involved in developing their countries to the full;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 219 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that children – particularly unaccompanied ones –, people with disabilities and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to abuse, including sexual and gender-based violence, even once they have reached places deemed secure; calls for these groups to be given special assistance and humanitarian protection as part of their resettlementin their countries of origin;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 227 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants of 19 September 2016 and the hosting of the Leaders’ Summit by the USA, as migration flows are a global responsibility which demand a global response and enhanced cooperation between all stakeholders; welcomes the outcome of these summits as the expression of a political commitment of unprecedented force, initiating the path towards a truly international sharing of responsibilities for refugees and large migration movements; regrets however the lack of specific pledges or legally binding commitments in terms of aid or reform, which are needed to close the current gap between rhetoric and reality; calls on all the parties involved to ensure continued political engagement, funding and concrete acts of solidarity in support of host countries; calls for the EU and its Member States to take the lead in international efforts, particularly as regards ensuring that the agreements – including the future compacts on refugees and on safe, orderly and regular migration – are swiftly put into practice, establishing follow-up mechanisms as neededinsists that third countries should take on a larger share of the work of receiving migrants;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 255 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the resettlement of forcibly displaced persons is a responsibility of the international community; considers it crucial to implement as a matter of urgency a coordinated response in third countries to grant asylum for people in need of international protection, instead of leaving the burden on the front-line states or countries neighbouring conflict zones; highlights the fact that financial support is outpaced by the scope and scale of displacement, compounded by the lack of solutions to address the root causes of this forced displacement; stresses that third countries, in particular Arab states and especially Gulf states, must take their share of refugees and migrants, all the more so because they are culturally better placed to take in large numbers of these people, with whom they share traditions and languages;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 282 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses nonetheless the need to find political solutions to violent conflicts and to invest in early-warning and conflict- prevention mechanisms so as to reduce them in the future; calls for the EU to take a more active and effective role in the field of prevention and mediation; stresses that the response to forced displacement needs to be rights-based and take account of the population’s vulnerabilities – in particular as regards women and minors – and not be limited to humanitarian assistance but also involve development actors; stresses that this is necessary in order to prevent the departure of active, educated and skilled people who are necessary for the development of these countries;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 313 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that EU external action should be forward-looking instead of mainly reactive with changing objectives in response to new crises; recalls that the migration phenomenon stems from a complex set of causes such as a growing population, poverty, insufficient job creation, political instability and climate change; stresses that upstream development measures should be taken to prevent whole population groups being forced into exile and migration;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 343 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the establishment of a genuine, value-based common European migration policy – with adequate legal channels for migration as a sustainable long-term policy to promote growth and cohesion within the EU – in order to set a clear framework for EU relations with third countries; welcomes the EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling (2015- 2020), which envisages closer cooperation with third countries, but undcoercive policy to tackle human trafficking and the exploitation of poverty and for more deterlmines that the implementation of a common EU legal migration policy would be instrumental ind efforts to breaking the business model of smugglers;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 368 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the new Partnership Framework with third countries as a signal of real political action; stresses that the success of the approach outlined in the communication of June 2016 depends on the EU’s capacity to offer real, commonly agreed incentives to third countries and is concerned by the limited offer mainly focused on border management or Assisted Voluntary Return schemes, which – while essential and needed – constitute only a partial response to the situation; highlights the need to balance and complement this response, focusing on the development of local economies, qualification and regional mobility and improved levels of protection in countries of transit and origin;deleted
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 389 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses concerns regarding the quantitative approach in the new Partnership Framework and the related ‘migration compacts’, which see the ‘measurable increases in the number and rate of returns’ as one of the EU’s main goals, as the number of returns clearly depends on the nature of migration flows and on the situations in the countries of origin; stresses that the short-term objectives of the compacts should focus on how best to address the challenges faced by third countries, including by developing legal migration channels, as a result of which the levels of irregular migration and death tolls in the Mediterranean will decrease;deleted
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 428 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that fulfilling the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires that the EU and partner countries integrate well-manageefforts to end migration dynamics into their respective sustainable development strategies;
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 490 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that without sufficient funding the EU cannot perform the functions it is expected to, nor meet the expectations of the European people; underlines the political and economic costs of inaction; notes that the mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – or the negotiation of the next MFF at the latest – provides a necessary opportunity for the revision of the external instruments related to migration, and also to increase the EU’s budget in such a manner that it would allow an end to ad hoc instruments and restore the unity of the budget;deleted
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 516 #

2015/2342(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the use of common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions such as EUCAP Sahel Niger and EUNAVFOR MED, cooperation with NATO, and EU initiatives such as Europol’s Joint Operational Team (JOT) Mare to gather intelligence and fight smugglers, while underlining that global mobility should not be considered a threat; recommends the use of CSDP tools for early warning (forecasting), mediation and conflict resolution, while stressing the importance of starting to plan for durable solutions as early as possible in conflict situations;deleted
2016/10/20
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2272(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the aim of the new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy to be comprehensive, enhance coherence between internal and external policiPoints out that foreign policy is an exclusive competence of the Member States aund improve coordination between institutions and with Member Ster the EU treaties; recalls in this context the Treaty obligation to consider Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) and minimise contradictions between development and non-development policies that have an impact on developing countries; calls on the Member States therefore to establish and consolidate systems of coordination between respective Ministries and to further involve national Parliaments in the PCD agenda and in tackling uncontrolled immigration, and calls on the EU to reinforce a coordination mechanism for identifying the potential implications of policies on development objectives, integrating development aspects into policy initiatives from the outset and introducing a more systematic measurement of impacts and progress as regards PCD;
2016/02/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2015/2272(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the development cooperation goals – in particular those of promoting good governance, respect for constitutions, human rights, democracy and justice, combating poverty, reducing inequalities and social exclusion, tackling barriers to economic growth, and improving health and education – all contribute to addressing the root causes of recent security and migration challenges; stresses in this context that in order to address the security-development nexus properly, dedicated mechanisms with flexible financing must be developed; stresses that Member States must link their economic commitments to resolving the problems of immigration, controlling immigration and reversing the flows;
2016/02/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2015/2272(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the idea of redefining the EU relationship with Africa by upgrading the principle of good governance as an essential element of the post-Cotonou agreement and by building stronger links between EU development, trade, security and migration policies for mutual reinforcement; reiterates its call for budgetisation of the European Development Fund, the development of balanced trade, the fight against corruption, the regulating of immigration and respect for constitutions and democracy, which are essential to the balanced and harmonious development of relations between the parties; calls for a post-2020 EU-ACP partnership that better focuses on common challenges and interests and that is better adapted to make a real change to the security and prosperity of both parties.
2016/02/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to ensure that the post- 2015 development agenda and all its future implementation and monitoring measures are underpinned by the human-rights-based approach (HRBA) and the eradication of poverty, reduction of inequalities and social exclusion and include, inter alia, women’s rights, minority rights, children’s rights, good governance, the fight against corruption and democracyin a context promoting democracy and integrity, irrespective of sex, origin or religion;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that: – the EU should address both the root causes of poverty in third countries and the root causes of migration from third countries to Europe, while recognising that the nexus between migration and development is complex and multi- dimensional and cannot be reduced to a mechanical and simplistic link between more development aid and less migrants; – the military powers in the EU and their international allies should anticipate the consequences of their armed interventions in developing countries, as these can lead to upheavals in the civil societies concerned relating, inter alia, to migration;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 48 #

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Union to take into consideration that democracy is not an exportable commodity and that the role of the EU and its Member States is to work as much on educating native populations as on educating the leaders of countries benefiting from development aid, with a view to consolidating their aspirations and potential to attain democracy in the long term;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2015/2203(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the creation of the Madad EU trust fund for dealing with consequences of the conflict in Syria and of the emergency trust fund for Africa; calls on the Member States to raiselink their financial engagements in all of the EU trust funds to the resolution of the problems of controlling immigration and reversing flows;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2015/2203(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that much of the EU's development assistance is provided as budget support; welcomes the evidence in the Court's Annual Report that overall, the conditions for the choice of this implementation modality are well respected by the Commission, but recalls that the effectiveness of budget support tends to be extremely difficult to assess and monitor; asks the Commission to avoid budget support in countries where risks are high and other modalities are better suited;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that people’s right to decide on their own food and agriculture systems is the solution to combating criminal activities that cause hunger and poverty; urges the international community to actively confront financial speculation on foodstuffs, such as purchases at low prices in vast agricultural areas and land grabbing by large multinational agro companies, taking into consideration the detrimental impact on small producers; encourages the organisation of short supply chains between local producers and consumers in order to promote regional agriculture which is more sustainable and profitable from the point of view of land use, plant protection products and the local economy;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that an evaluation of new policies on soft drugs is a priority and considers that decriminalisation/legalisation strategies should be considered as a means of effectively combating criminal organisations; requests that the EU introduce this issue in both its internal and external policies by involving in the political debate all relevant EU and international agencies and the institutions of all countries involved;deleted
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the migration crisis can be addressed only within the context of a European approach and not by bilateral meetings among Members States; calls for a new European agenda on migration under the leadership of the Commission and the European Council, underpinned by solidarity among the Member States. This agenda might include the replacement of the Dublin regulation with a centralised European asylum systemby the Member States repealing the Schengen agreements and restoring border controls; calls for a new European agenda on migration under the leadership of the Member States;
2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the right to leave any country, including one’s own, is enshrined in Article 13 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights; stresses that, while this is a liberty and a fundamental right that should benefit everybody, only citizens of the ‘global North’ and the wealthiest citizens of the ‘global South’ can truly exercise this right; stresses the need to better and fully implement the principle of ‘non-refoulement’, which, particularly for asylum seekers, is the corollary of the right to at borders, which is the only way to curb economic immigrateion;
2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 63 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers the issues and problems faced by women migrants in the migration process and its impact on women’s empowerment and human rights to be of major importance; stresses that an explicit gender perspective in migration policies is vital; calls in particular for gender discrimination to be removed in the legal aspects of migratio, even if the migration flows on the European continent today are mainly comprised of single men; insists on the need to respect the human and individual rights of the weakest among the migrants, namely women and children (including the need for education for migrating and refugee children), and on the need to include these rights in the post-2015 development agenda;
2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 91 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) 8. Urges the Commission to rethink entirely its plan to distribute migrants within the EU on a quota basis, which will act as a huge incentive for new waves of migrants in future to a continent which is economically unable to meet their needs;
2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 92 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
(2) 9. Urges the Member States and international organisations to work together urgently to create humanitarian corridors for victims of religious and political persecution in the countries of origin of mass immigration, with a view to protecting them from a potentially fatal crossing of the Mediterranean.
2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2014/2234(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Expects the Commission to make full use of the process of simplification of the CAP, especially with regard to the burdensome and complex regulations governing cross-compliance and greening, by reducing or grouping together issues relating to regulation;
2015/06/11
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph A
A. Stresses that EU trade and development policies are interlinked and that Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty establishes the principle of policy coherence for development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries;deleted
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C
C. Is of the opinion that the effect of the TTIP on developing countries will vary depending on their economic structure and current trade relations; sees, however, the potential serious risk of diminished market access and resulting trade diversion for somethe European Union’s rules and standards should in no circumstances be reduced, even if there is a risk of diminished market access for certain developing countries;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 40 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph D
D. Stresses that the majority of developing countries benefit from some degree of tariff preferences from the EU and the USA, with margins likely to be significantly affected by the TTIP; underlines that adaptation to new sets of norms and standards is not necessarily negative, but that it is essential to alleviate the cost of compliance (especially for SMEs);
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 56 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph E
E. Is worried that the TTIP and other mega trade deals are likely to reshape global trade rules and set new standards, while also being discriminatory, by excluding some 130 countries from the negotiations and risking sidelining important issues for developing countries such as food security, agricultural subsidies and climate chanch might be imposed on the developing countries; consequently warns of the risk of increasing the large miultignation; urges the Commission to step up efforts to advaals’ influence ion multilateral fora and overcome the current Doha Round stalematenational policies;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 69 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph F
F. Sees, however, the potential of the TTIP to promote the highest global standards of this century on decent work, environmental protection, and food and product safety.deleted
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas there is a risk of women being infected through sexual activity after the epidemic has been officially declared over, since the virus may be present in the semen of a man who has been cured for up to 90 days after his recovery;
2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 15 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the region suffers from a lack of doctors, because a significant proportion of African doctors trained in Africa or in the Union pursue their careers in one of the Member States and are not therefore able to carry out their duties among women in need of care, particularly during pregnancy, labour and the post-partum period, but also in paediatrics;
2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 32 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the international community, in formulating its response strategies, to address the realities facing women and girls, and underlines the importance of gender-balanced health specialist teams, only for those professions and activities where women are overrepresented and therefore overexposed, and the availability of sex-disaggregated data and research;
2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 38 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E
E. whereas, across the region, there are still no adequate facilities in the locations required for isolating and diagnosing patients; whereas in many places in West Africa, coordination is an issue, resulting in serious gaps in the response; whereas the health systems of African countries affected by the epidemic have suffered because of budgetary restrictions demanded by the International Monetary Fund in return for the financial aid they have received;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Invites the scientific community of the Member States to conduct research into the possible and persistent transmission of the virus as a sexually transmitted disease;
2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 41 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas a high percentage of doctors from sub-Saharan Africa do not exercise their profession in their countries of origin but in EU countries, where in some cases they have trained, causing a shortage of medical staff in the countries affected by the epidemic, as they are not able to carry out their mission of prevention, treatment and early detection among their own people;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Requests the implementation of an incentive programme to assist the return of African doctors who are trained at European universities or who practise in the Member States, so that healthcare provision remains accessible to this particularly fragile population;
2015/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 47 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the virus may be present in patientsʼ seminal fluid for nearly 90 days after their recovery;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 48 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas permission to board flights in affected countries was based in part on passengersʼ statements concerning their stay in infected areas, which is unreliable to say the least;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas cases of infection in the Member States have demonstrated the unpreparedness of medical teams in EU hospitals to treat Ebola cases;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital F d (new)
Fd. whereas on the one hand Member States do not have the means to control entry at their own borders, and on the other have not been able to coordinate effectively joint controls on travel to and from the infected region; whereas this disorder may have contributed to the epidemicʼs spread within affected areas by facilitating international travel and thereby contributing to local populations moving around within those countries where the virus is spreading;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital F e (new)
Fe. whereas the epidemic has seriously affected local farming, with the death of farm workers, local populations moving around and the abandonment of some crop areas posing a threat to future harvests; whereas there is a risk that exports to the EU may create food shortages locally;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital F f (new)
Ff. whereas the monitoring of people at risk arriving in Europe is far from perfect, chiefly due to the lack of borders and the principle of free movement;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 61 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the population of big apes (chimpanzees and gorillas) in West Africa has fallen by one third in the past 20 years because of various Ebola epidemics; whereas these apes are coming into contact with human populations more and more frequently, because of deforestation in particular, and are a link in the transmission chain;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas private research laboratories do not take an interest in this disease nor, generally, in other haemorrhagic fevers which affect poor populations sporadically but ever more violently; whereas the market generated by these diseases is not sufficiently profitable for private operators, which, furthermore, do not have suitably equipped laboratories (P4) to carry out research on pathogenes of this kind;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 72 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Pays homage to the courage and devotion of the teams of civilian volunteers and soldiers, mainly European, who have come to the aid of victims and extends its deepest sympathy to the families of the 375 medical workers who have paid with their lives;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to review its policy on support for research teams concerned in the EU so they have the means needed to carry out research, find the treatment needed and produce it in the Member States;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 102 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recommends that the aid provided in such cases should as a priority take the form of equipment, thus improving patient care and the control and traceability of financial aid;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that health information measures must continue after the end of the epidemic has been announced for a period of at least three months, particularly with a view to preventing transmission during sexual relations in which at least one survivor is involved;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 116 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to ask the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to carry out an up-to-date assessment of the consequences of the budget austerity measures, which the IMF has requested in exchange for financial aid, on the health systems of the African countries that have been affected by the epidemic;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that the high risk of a future health crisis is an additional reason for the Member States to have sovereign control of their national borders and to be able to show responsibility in limiting international travel to the affected areas to a strict minimum, in particular by suspending commercial flights that are not essential for managing the health crisis;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls, in the event of a future health crisis, for departure and arrival airports on direct routes and for stopover airports to have quarantine procedures that would be operational until rapid diagnostic test results show that travellers do not present a risk;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 120 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls for measures to ensure that local food production is first used for the benefit of local populations by restricting imports to the European Union;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 126 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Asks that, in the event of future health crises on this scale, the Member States should offer coordinated reception of infected patients, with specially trained teams dedicated to this task;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 128 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls for the setting up of a programme to encourage the return of African doctors who have been trained or who are practising in the Member States;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for the allocation of EU funds for the building of infectious diseases centres at the borders of each Member State and ad hoc staff training;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 156 #

2014/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers it necessary to incorporate the great apes in the recommendations for vaccination campaigns, both for the preservation of these species under threat and in order to protect the local human populations;
2015/02/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2014/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the EU budget, to which each Member State contributes in equal measurea specific amount according to common objective criteria, provides supportfunding for the implementation of the Union’s policies and represents an expression of unity and an instrument to advance European integrationinstrument for financial redistribution among the Member States;
2014/12/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2014/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas protection of the financial interests of the EU should guarantee that budget revenue and expenditure contribute towards the achievement of the EU’s priorities and objectives and towards increasing the confidence of citizens by assuring them that their money is being used in full compliance with the aims and policies of the EU;
2014/12/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2014/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas EU budget spending should be fully transparent and in full compliance with the interests of Union citizens;
2014/12/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 12 #

2014/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the diversity of legal and administrative systems in the Member States presents a challenging environment in which to overcome irregularities and combat fraud, while any incorrect use of EU monies entails not only individual but also collective lossesshould not under any circumstances be considered an excuse in the fight against irregularities and fraud;
2014/12/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 13 #

2014/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas any incorrect use of Union funds entails not only individual but also collective losses and harms the interests of each Member State and of the Union as a whole;
2014/12/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 18 #

2014/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, due to the availability of new information as a result of the significant changes in the way Member States and the Commission report irregularities, there has been a shift in focus in the Commission’s 2013 annual report from irregularities treated in general terms to those reported as fraudulent; strongly urges the Commission, however, to further increase the availability of information and enhance analyses on the scope, types and impact of non-fraudulent irregularities in light of the significantly high number thereof and the related negative monetary impact, which adversely affects the financial interests of the EU;
2014/12/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 36 #

2014/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the alarming increase of 76 % in the number of irregularities reported as fraudulent regarding EU expenditure and urges the competent authorities to take all necessary measures to avoidprevent such a negative trend in the coming years;
2014/12/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 48 #

2014/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention to the differing levels of rigour and scope employed by the Member States in reporting irregularities in general and fraudulent irregularities in particular, including in such areas as cohesion policy and agriculture, and calls on the Commission to develop a unified and comprehensive information bank on irregularities actually instigated and on measures taken, thus providing authorities and citizens with trustworthy data for the implementation of effective corrective measures, and for an objective assessment of the actual, rather than perceived, gravity of infringements and of the parties responsiblestresses the need to introduce and standardise rigorous and precise rules in order to put all countries on an equal footing and to reduce the incidence of irregularities and fraud;
2014/12/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 51 #

2014/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to set up a standardised, comprehensive database on irregularities actually committed and on the measures adopted in order to provide the authorities and citizens with reliable data for the implementation of effective countermeasures and enable them to objectively evaluate the actual – not merely perceived – seriousness of the offences committed and the responsibility of the parties concerned;
2014/12/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 65 #

2014/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Is of the opinion that effective action against corruption is possible if criminal law measures are respected and complemented by other measures such as better transparency and accountability; insists, therefore, that Member States demonstrate firm political will in effectively countering corruption and calls upon citizens to convincingly exert pressure on governments to vigorously pursue meaningful anti-corruption policies;
2014/12/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 83 #

2014/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the successful outcomes of numerous joint customs operations (JCOs) involving the cooperation of OLAF and Member States with various third-country services, along with active support from DG Taxation and the Customs Union, Europol and Frontex, which have resulted in the seizure of, inter alia, 68 million smuggled cigarettes, 124 kg of cocaine and 140 000 litres of diesel fueland calls on them to continue to ensure that the rules and interests of each of the Union’s sovereign states are respected;
2014/12/12
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the JPA has developed into a genuine parliamentary assembly, offering a forum for the open and frank discussionsincere and balanced dialogue that is beneficial to all parties ofn issues which are central to development cooperation, and makes a considerable contribution to the partnership on an equal footing between the ACP countries and the EU;
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the Cotonou Agreement between the members of the ACP Group of States and the EU is centred on the target of reducing and eventually eradicating poverty; whereas cooperation should also contribute to the peace and security and the democratic and political stability of the ACP countries;
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas cooperation should also contribute to the ACP countries’ peace, security and democratic and political stability, while giving consideration to the question of migration flows both within the ACP regions and countries and in the ACP regions and countries’ relations with the EU countries;
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas in the framework of its missions the JPA could act on its own initiative in known cases of corruption by promoting the setting up of committees of inquiry or fact-finding visits;
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the added value of holding the JPA sessions in the EU Member States holding the EU Council Presidency by rotation, and believes that this rotation should be maintained in the future, as has been the case from 2003 to 2013; expresses concern at the unfortunate circumstances that led the Irish and Greek presidencies to decide not to host the JPA sessions; regrets in particular the decision by the Irish Presidency not to host the 25th Session, thereby setting a dangerous precedent; commends, however, the government of Denmark for agreeing to host the highly successful 23rd Session in Horsens; deplores the lack of interest shown by some EU Member States having held, or expected tocalls on any EU Member State hold in the future,g the EU Council Presidency by rotation, in to involve itself more deeply in the preparation, organisation and hosting of the JPA sessions; calls on any EU Member Statedeplores the lack of interest shown by some EU Member States having held, or expected to hold ing the future, the EU Council Presidency by rotation to involve itself more deeply in the preparation, organisation and, in hosting of the JPA sessions;
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly to concentrate on managing migration flows;
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the former colonial powers to no longer maintain contacts with the leaders of certain countries if these contacts encourage corruption to the detriment of the public interest;
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2014/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the ACP and EU states to combat the Ebola virus in a coordinated way by developing technical and humanitarian aid for immediate temporary measures and possibly longer- term measures; this coordination is necessary and of vital importance, whether for the ACP States or the EU Member States and must be put into effect at all levels by carrying out studies on data and health systems and individual countries’ cultural traditions;
2014/11/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2014/2077(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the 'budgetisation' of the EDF, consisting of its incorporation and integration into the Union budget structure, remains a priority for Parliament in the long-term;deleted
2015/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 75 #

2014/2077(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
72. Regrets that the EDFs have not been included in the general budget in the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union (Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012);deleted
2015/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 76 #

2014/2077(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
73. Recalls that Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed that the financial rules would be revised in order to include amendments made necessary by the outcome of the negotiations on the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014 to 2020, including the issue of the possible inclusion of the EDFs in the Union budget; repeats its call on the Council and Member States to agree to the full incorporation of the EDFs in the Union's budget;deleted
2015/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 77 #

2014/2077(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
74. Considers that the new parliamentary term is a new political window of opportunity to encourage the Union institutions to initiate soon a reflection and an evaluation on the post 2020 scenario for possible replacement of the current Cotonou Agreement; recalls that it is the view of Parliament that the inclusion should happen as soon as possible;deleted
2015/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 79 #

2014/2077(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
75. Is of the opinion that the integration of the EDFs in the general budget will strengthen democratic scrutiny by involving Parliament in the setting of strategic priorities in the allocation of funds and will also provide more effective implementation, with better coordination mechanisms both at Commission Headquarters and field levels; asks the Commission to duly consider the financial impact of the inclusion of the EDFs for Member States in the coming assessment and the possible basis and key of repartition to be used to calculate their respective contributions;deleted
2015/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 25 #

2014/0180(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) fraud, tax fraud, tax evasion – including tax evasion in the European Union or via untaxed offshore structures – misuse of corporate assets, embezzlement of public funds, corruption, participation in a criminal organisation, money laundering, terrorist financing, terrorist-related offences, child labour or other forms of trafficking in human beings on the basis of evidence established by the panel referred to in Article 108 or as established by a final judgement;
2015/01/20
Committee: CONT
Amendment 32 #

2014/0180(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 108 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. For the situations referred to in points (b), (d), (e) and (f) of Article 106(1), a neutral and politically independent panel shall be set up by the Commission at the request of an authorising officer of the Commission or of an executive agency or a joint panel at the request of another institution, body or European office. The panel, on behalf of the Commission and its executive agencies, other institutions, bodies or European offices, shall apply the following procedure:
2015/01/20
Committee: CONT