12 Amendments of Metin KAZAK related to 2008/2231(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the proposal ‘Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean’ (BP: UfM), adopted by the Heads of State and Government at the Summit for the Mediterranean that took place in Paris on 13 July 2008, constitutes a step towards economic and regional integration in the political, economic and social spheres between the Mediterranean countries; welcomes the opening-up to countries not involved in the partnershipactive involvement of all EU Member States, candidate states and potential Member States in BP:UfM and the objective of establishing parity relations between the European Union and the Mediterranean partner countries;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees with the decision to place the emphasis on a multilateral framework by pinpointing certain large-scale projects to be implemented us; welcomes, ing the new instruments under the BP:UfM; nevertheless highlights the lack of any strategies for economic or regional integration in the Mediterranean basin to support those projectsis regard, the Quartet’s package of measures; nevertheless highlights the lack of evaluation and monitoring of those projects and emphasises the need for a robust and comprehensive strategy for the Mediterranean basin;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for new and broader means of funding to be identified for projects, including from the private sectorUnderstands the fact that the initiative will be supported by funding from the Community using existing EU instruments , as well as from Member States, international financial institutions and the private sector; however, calls for a systematic, coherent and effective approach to be adopted with regard to the funding of the initiative; reiterates its support for the creation of a Euro -Mediterranean Investment Bank;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the institutional arrangements proposed for the BP:UfM, and especially introduction of the co-presidency, biennial summits, a joint permanent committee, senior officials’ meetings and creation of and a joint secretariat, help to even out responsibilities whilst endorsing co-ownership within the partnership; looks forward, in this respect, to the decisions of the first meeting of the foreign affairs ministers of the BP:UfM member countries, scheduled for 3 November 2008;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the decisions on the arrangements concerning the institutional set-up of this initiative to reflect the role played by EMPA and the European Parliament as an integral part of the institutional set-up establishing a legal basis for EMPA and a formal link between the executive and parliamentary branches of BP:UfM;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the recognition of EMPA as the legitimate parliamentary expression of the BP:UfM; calls for EMPA’s role to be strengthened by entitling it to propose and assess economic and regional integration strategies and projects, andby allowing it to make recommendations to the meetings of foreign affairs ministers and by giving it a role in scrutinising the funding of BP:UfM;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the fact that some of the countries participating in the BP:UfM are not part of the Barcelona Process; calls on the Council, the Commission and all the States participating in the BP:UfM to maintain, in this connection, a cohesive framework of relations in which it is clear that the Union for the Mediterranean is an expression of that partnership process and that its purpose is political, economic and regionsocial integration between the countries of the Mediterranean basin; underlines that the BP:UfM is a parallel and by no means an alternative process to the ongoing accession negotiations between the EU and candidate states; considers that the BP:UfM will not hamper other regional cooperation initiatives such as the Baltic Sea States Sub-regional Cooperation, South-East Europe and Black Sea Synergy;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the recent positive developments in the Middle East in the aftermath of the Annapolis Conference, namely the relaunch of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations on all issues with the aim of reaching a peace agreement by the end of 2008, the achievement of an Egyptian-brokered truce in Gaza, the initiation of talks between Israel and Syria under the auspices of Turkey, the establishment of diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria, and Egyptian leadership in achieving a truce in Gaza; emphasises that the settlement of these conflicts is a sine qua non for the success of the BP:UfM and that the EU should play an active mediation role in the peace process as the biggest donor; urges both Israel and the Palestinian Territories to take the necessary measures to facilitate the peace process, the most urgent of these being a cessation of further settlement development, discontinuance of rocket attacks and normalisation of the situation in Gaza;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates the importance of promoting human rights and the rule of law; calls for an assessment of what has been achieved so far and for adjustment review of the instruments implemented under the partnership, including as regards other international organisations such aswith the aim of simplifying, better coordinating and avoiding the duplication of instruments; urges the Commission to set precise criteria for eligibility of these instruments, to put in place an effective system to monitor their implementation and to cooperate more closely with other international organisations actively involved in the region (e.g. the Council of Europe);
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses its concern at the prevailWhilst conscious of the importance of the security dimension ing tendency among Member State governments to adopt a ‘security first’ approach in Mediterranean policies, and especially in the management of immigrathe partnership, calls on EU Member States to join together in cooperating closely with their southern partners with a view to tackling common challenges such as migration, environmental degradation and sustainable development, whilst encouraging partner states to endorse south-south cooperation by widening and deepening regional structures such as the Arab Maghreb Union;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to the Declaration of the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean, held in Paris on 13 July 2008, as well as the conclusions of the international conferences held in Bethlehem on 21-23 May 2008 and in Berlin on 24 June 2008,
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
– having regard to the Declaration of the Bureau of the Euro -Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA) of 12 July 2008, the EMPA Declaration on the Middle East Peace Process of 13 October 2008 and the EMPA Recommendation to the First Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean of 13 October 2008,