Activities of Evgeni KIRILOV related to 2010/2087(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
An EU Strategy for the Black Sea (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries on Current and Future Management of Black Sea Fisheries (2010/2113 INI),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
– having regard to the Platform for Cooperation between the EU and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation organization (BSEC),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Black Sea region lies at the junction of Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East,is a strategic bridge connecting Europe with the Caspian Sea area, Central Asia and the Middle East and further with the region of Southeast Asia and China; it is characterised by close ties and great potential, but also diversities and rivalries; whereas the region comprises EU Member States Bulgaria, Greece and Romania, the candidate country Turkey and ENP partners Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, as well as the Russian Federation as strategic partner,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Black Sea region is of strategic importance for the EU; whereas the Black Sea is partially internal to the EU and geographically mostly a European sea, which results in shared challenges and opportunities for the EU and the countries of the region, as well as in a common need to ensure there is an area of peace, stability and sustainable prosperity around the Black Sea,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas many developments have taken place in the Black Sea Region since 2008, and while regional cooperation seems to be advancing in some technical fields such as environment, education, research and technology, as well as in normative approximation, a number of challenges such as protracted conflicts, maritime security and search and rescue operations, militarization and the deterioration of democratic rule persist and have even gained in intensity,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Commission has been asked to develop an EU Strategy for the Danube Region, which should take into account its close interconnection with the Black Sea region,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that in order to provide visibility, strategic guidance and high-level coordination, ministerial meetings between the EU and the wider Black Sea region countries should be organised on a regular basis and include all actors in the region; believes that the Strategy for the Black Sea should be developed at all levels of regional cooperation; notes, therefore, the parliamentary cooperation between the EU and the Black Sea countries, also with and within the framework of the BSEC Parliamentary Assembly; welcomes the creation of the Black Sea Civil Society Forum and encourages strengthened cooperation among local authorities, civil society and business;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the Black Sea region is facedneeds active policies and long-lasting solutions to cope with the considerable transnational challenges that cannot be ignored, such as protracted conflicts, bilateral disputes, closed borders and strategic rivalries leading to militarisation and proliferation of arms, weak institutions and governance and the deterioration of democratic rule, cross-border crime and trafficking, border and movement management, and deteriorated maritime security and safety;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the EU can and should play a biggermore active role in shaping the Black Sea security environment; calls for an enhanced EU involvement in the regional strategic dialogue, and cooperation with its strategic partners on security issues, as well as in conflict prevention and resolution, and in fostering good neighbourly relations; calls for cross-border crime and trafficking to be tackled in the Black Sea Strategy, as well as for a further strengthening of cooperation on border and movement management;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the EU to take initiatives to establish a regional legal framework and mechanisms to deal with the proliferation of arms in the Black Sea region, and to use the Integrated Maritime Policy to coordinate the activities of search, rescue and accident prevention at sea;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes the increase in accidents at sea in the recent years, involving human casualties and environmental damages and the inability of the littoral states to ensure coordinated and successful rescue operations; in this regard calls on the EU to use the Integrated Maritime Policy to coordinate the activities of search, rescue and accident prevention in the Black Sea;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the EU to include the Black Sea in the Integrated Maritime Policy and in particular in the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) on an equal footing with the other European basins; the EU should make all the necessary diplomatic efforts to attract the Black Sea states outside EU as closest as possible to the principles of the CFP; underlines the importance of creating a separate common stocks management body for the Black Sea and of applying the mechanism of multiannual management plans;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Is of the view that a closer cooperation and policy coordination with existing regional organizations like the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization will allow a more coherent and value added approach to the region based on an upgrade and further development of already existing relations and initiatives; Considers as desirable the EU's support for ongoing projects like the Black Sea ring highway, the Pan- European Transport Corridors 8 and 9 and the development of the transport connections between the Black sea ports; recommends the elaboration and realization of joint initiatives co-financed and supported by EIB, EBRD and the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB);
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Underlines the importance of visa facilitation and people mobility in the region and urges the Commission to consider elaborating preferential visa schemes for business, academics, youth, local authorities and other groups with the view of enhancing the contacts within the whole region and in particular as far as confidence building is concerned; encourages the elaboration under EU aegis of joint projects related to the promotion of the cultural heritage and tourism in the region;