Activities of Metin KAZAK related to 2012/2870(RSP)
Plenary speeches (1)
2012 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the fact that there is an economic interdependence between the European Union and Turkey with trade between the EU and Turkey totalling EUR 120 billion in 2011; having regard to the current problems hindering the effective functioning of the Customs Union,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to Turkey's potential to play a pivotal role in diversifying energy resources and routes for oil and gas, gas and electricity transit from neighbouring countries to the EU; having regard to the potential for both Turkey and the EU to benefit from Turkey's rich renewable energy resources in creating a sustainable low-carbon economy,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the fact that EU dialogue and cooperation with Turkey on stability, democracy and security with particular reference to the broader Middle East are strategic; having regard to Turkey's fundamental role as a source of inspiration for the democratisation of the Arab countries in essential areas such as political and economic reforms and the establishment of institutional capacity; having regard to the fact that Turkey strongly and repeatedly condemned the Syrian regime's violence against civilians and provides vital humanitarian assistance to Syrians fleeing violence across the border,
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Welcomes the Council decision to iInvites the Commission to take steps towards visa liberalisation as a gradual and long term perspectiveresult- oriented process, in parallel with the signature of the readmission agreement; urges Turkey to sign and implement the readmission agreement without further delay and to ensure that, until this agreement enters into force, existing bilateral agreements are fully implemented; recalls that Turkey is one of the key transit countries for illegal migration to the EUcombating illegal migration in a determined way and underlines the need to intensify cooperation with the EU on migration management, the fight against human trafficking and border controls; stresses once again before visa liberalisation the importance of facilitating access to the EU for business people, academics, students and representatives of civil society from Turkey; supports the efforts of the Commission and the Member States to implement the visa code, harmonise and simplify visa requirements and create visa facilitating centres in Turkey as a basis for bringing closer the citizens of both sides ; Reminds the Member States of their commitments to implement visa exemption under the association agreement in line with the Soysal and Savatli Ruling of the European Court of Justice of 19 February 2009;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
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20. Reiterates the need to strengthen cohesion among Turkish regions and between rural and urban areas to open opportunities for the population at large and promote economic and social inclusion; highlights the particular role of education and the need to tackle persistent and substantial regional disparities in the quality of education and enrolment rates; calls for steps conducive to the opening ofto be taken to open Chapter 22 on Regional Policy, and hopes that the impending visit of President Hollande to Turkey will provide the occasion for progress in this regard;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
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22. Deeply regrets Turkey's decision to abstain from meetings and contacts with the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU and takes the view that Turkey missed an important opportunityRegrets that a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus problem was not reached before Cyprus assumed the Presidency of the EU, which would have enabled the new partnership state to assume the EU Presidency; recalls that Turkey had expressed its readiness to estart a process of engagement and normalisation of relations with Cyprus; recalls that the EU is based on the principles of sincere cooperation and mutublish relations with the new partnership state that would emerge following a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus through the UN; underlines that steps towards normalisation of the relations need to be taken simultaneously by all solidarity amongst all its Member Stateides concerned and that each step taken to this aend respect for the institutional frameworkshall contribute to the wellbeing of all sides;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
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23. Expresses once again its strong support to the reunification of Cyprus, based on a fair and viable settlement with agreed UN parameters of bi-zonality, bi-communality and political equality for both communities; underlines the urgency of an agreement between the two communities on how to proceed with the substantive settlement negotiations and stresses the importance of setting up a timeframe, so that the negotiating process, under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General, can soon regain momentum; at leaders level; recalls onthat Turkey to beginhas often expressed its readiness to withdrawing its forces from Cyprus and transfer Famagusta to the UN in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984); calls, in parallel, on the Republic of Cyprus to open the port of Famagusta under EU customs supervision in order to promote a positive climate for the successful solution of the ongoing reunification negotiations and allowupon a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus as also stipulated in the 2004 Annan Plan; calls on the Republic of Cyprus to allow the adoption of the Direct Trade Regulation which would enable Turkish Cypriots to trade directly with the EU in a legal manner that is acceptable to all;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
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24. Encourages Turkey to intensify itsand all other sides to continue their intensive support for the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) which is one of the most sensitive and important projects in the island as its work affects equally lives of thousands of people on both sides of the island;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
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26. Deplores Turkey's refusal to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement towards all Member States; recalls that this refusal continues to deeply affect the process of negotiationsEmphasizes that the difference of interpretation between the EU Commission and Turkey as regards the implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement negatively affects the process of the EU- Turkey relations and therefore calls on all sides concerned to make a concerted effort towards the resolution of the Cyprus problem;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
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28. SRecognizes the fact that the repercussions of the rapidly deteriorating situation in Syria on the security and stability of the region are multiplying; supports Turkey's commitment to democratic forces in Syria and the provision of humanitarian assistance to Syrians who fled the country; asks the Commission, the Member States and the international community to support Turkey's efforts to cope with the growing humanitarian dimension of the Syrian crisis; underlines the importance of a common understanding between the EU and Turkey on how to deliver the available humanitarian assistance to the displaced Syrians currently on Turkish territory or waiting at its borders;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
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29. Welcomes the decision to enhance cooperation between the EU and Turkey on a number of important energy issues and calls onencourages Turkey to commintinue its commitment to this cooperation; believes that, in view of Turkey's strategic role, initialwelcomes the meeting of the steering group in Ankara on 14 February 2013; believes that, in view of Turkey's strategic role and plentiful wind, solar and geothermal energy resources, consideration should be given to the value of opening negotiations on Chapter 15 on energy with a view to furthering the EU-Turkey strategic dialogue on energy; considers that both the enhanced EU- Turkey energy cooperation and any eventual negotiations on Chapter 15 should encourage the development of renewable energy potential and cross- border electricity transmission infrastructure;