13 Amendments of Kati PIRI related to 2014/2219(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
– supporting security, stabilisation and the rule of law in the EU’s eastern and southern neighbourhood,
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a reform of the EU’s approach to migration policy; insists on the need to address the root causes of irregular migration, using all policy and assistance instruments, including development and trade policies, humanitarian aid, conflict prevention and crisis management; reiterates its call to step up humanitarian support to countries which host refugees and to strengthen Regional Protection Programmes, run in collaboration with UNHCR close to regions of origin and encourages resettlement by EU Member States for the most vulnerable refugees; stresses that migration management should be a priority in EU cooperation with neighbours in the east and south;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Notes the increased demand for international assistance in democracy support and election observation; recognises this as an area in which the EU can play an effective role in supporting democratic processes; calls therefore for consistent follow-up on the implementation of the country-specific recommendations and requests for capacity building support for political parties;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the need to consolidate the EU and to strengthen its integration capacity, which is one of the Copenhagen criteria; reiterates the enlargement perspective for the countries of the Western Balkans, based on fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria and the fact that accession negotiations with Turkey were opened on 3 October 2005 and that the opening of such negotiations is the starting point for a long-lasting and open- ended process based on fair and rigorous conditionality and a commitment to reform, based on fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria; reiterates that each country will be judged by its own merits, and that progress will in the end also define the timetable; supports, in this connection, the Commission’s approach, which consists in addressing fundamental reforms in the area of the rule of law, public administration and economic governance early in the enlargement process;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Takes the view that a new approach to the EU’s relations with its eastern neighbours is needed; believes that supporting those countries that want to draw closer to the EU must be a top priority for EU foreign policy and that an important answer to contain Russia's ambitions in its neighbourhood is by investing in the independence, sovereignty, economic development and further democratization of these countries; is committed, in accordance with Article 49 TEU, to the European perspective for the EU´s eastern European neighbours;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the resultsgood conduct of the parliamentary elections held in Ukraine and Moldova in October and December 2014 respectively, and urges the Governments of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to progress with reforms relating to political and economic governance and the rule of law; calls on the HR/VP to use all available political, security and economic tools to provide comprehensive support to the Ukrainian, Georgian and Moldovan Governments on this path;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for a close engagement with those eastern European neighbours which have not yet concluded Association Agreements with the EU; recalls, however, that EU assistance can only be effective if there is sufficient ownership and respect for European values on the part of the partner countries;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Urges Russia to honour its commitments and legal obligations, including those enshrined in the UN Charter, the OSCE Helsinki Final Act and the Budapest Memorandum, and in line with its membership of the Council of Europe; strongly condemns Russia´s military intervention and hybrid war against Ukraine, as well as the illegal annexation of Crimea; urges Russia to de- escalate and to withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory; calls for the immediate and full implementation of the Minsk Protocol;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Insists on the need to substantially revise the EU´s policy towards its southern neighbourhood, and to develop a comprehensive strategy focusing the EU’s instruments and scarce budgetary resources on support for the building of functioning and inclusive states capable of delivering security for their citizens, confronting religious extremispromoting democracy, confronting extremism in whatever form and enhancing the rule of law, which is a key precondition for investment and economic development; points to the unused potential of cross- border trade within the region; insists on close cooperation on managing migration flows, while respecting human rights;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Takes the view that additional EU support should be granted to partner governments which are committed to and make tangible progress towards democratisation, such as Tunisia, Jordan and Morocco;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Takes the view that the criminal activities and barbaric violence by terrorist jihadists engaged in and associated with the so-called Islamic State (IS) represent a major threat to the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and potentially to global peace and stability; supports the global coalition against IS and its efforts to combat IS militarily, and welcomes the contributions of EU Member States in this context; urges the stepping-up of resolute global regulatory pressure to deprive jihadists of oil revenues and to apply strict global sanctions against financial transactions in their favour; points to the urgent need to systematically disable jihadists from usingcounter jihadists' use of the internet for propagandarecruitment; insist on the need to step up international cooperation focused on preventing extremists from traveling to Syria and Iraq to join the jihadist fight;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Underlines the need for a strategy, in coordination with the US, on how to draw Russia, China and other major powers into responsibility for the peace and stability of the global political and economic order; to this end, urges the HR/VP and the Council to re-think strategic partnerships; believes this should include a consideration of restructuring the UN Security Council with stronger regional representations to better reflect current international relations;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Welcomes the forthcoming UN review of the Non-Proliferation Treaty as a major step towards international peace and security and urges the Member States to take a coordinated and proactive position in the negotiations; welcomes the entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty and calls for its effective and full implementation; urges the Member States to strictly adhere to the norms established by the EU’s Common Position on arms exportcalls for the creation of an EU authority for arms trade to assist Member States in the interpretation of, and ensure consistent and strict compliance with, the norms established by the EU’s Common Position on arms exports and international human rights law; stresses the need for better ex-post checks of the use of the exported weapons;