16 Amendments of Maria Eleni KOPPA related to 2008/2197(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Charter of the United Nations,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington on 4 April 1949,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
– having regard to Title V of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 e (new)
Citation 1 e (new)
– having regard to the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007 and ratified by the great majority of the EU Member States,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas according to the UN Charter the overall responsibility for international peace and security lies with the UN Security Council; whereas the Charter provides the legal basis for the creation of NATO; whereas, by signing the North Atlantic Treaty, NATO member states affirmed their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter, committing themselves to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the EU Member States recognise in the UN system the fundamental framework for international relations; whereas they remain committed to the preservation of peace and the strengthening of international security, in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, as well as the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and the objectives of the Paris Charter, and to the development and consolidation of democracy and the rule of law, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; whereas the EU Member States have set as a priority measures to reform and strengthen the United Nations Organization in order to make it capable of fulfilling its responsibilities and acting effectively in providing solutions to global challenges and responding to key threats,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas NATO is an intergovernmental organisationalliance of democratic nations, in which civilians decide and the military executes; whereas NATO does not characterise itself as a regional organisation and does not assume any obligations analogous to those laid down by Article 54 of the UN Charter, requiring the presentation of periodical reports on its military activities to the Security Council,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas 94 per cent of the EU population are NATO citizeall EU and NATO members form part of the United Nations, and 21 EU Member States out of 27 are NATO allies, and 21 NATO allies out of 26 are EU Member States, while 6 EU Member States are neutral or non-members of NATO,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas EU-NATO relations could be further improved by both organisations, withespecially in the case of simultaneous presence on the field; whereas ways could be sought for the EU to involvinge the European non- EU NATO Allies further in ESDP and for NATO to involvinge the non- NATO EU Member States further in EU- NATO talks; whereas EU-US relations should be strengthened in order to further consolidate the existence of democratic freedoms,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas NATO and the EU enlargement processes are both based on political criteria, such as democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law; whereas in practice the two organisations have adopted a different approach to those principles, as exemplified by the early admission of certain problematic countries to NATO; whereas the two processes should be mutually reinforcing and coordinated in order to promote democracy and secure stability and prosperity in the European continent,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that all democracies should be united in their efforts to build stability and peace, and thus join with all intergovernmental organisations in promoting these goals; regrets profoundly that the doctrine of non-alignment, inherited from the Cold War era, undermines the alliance of democracies to the benefit of undemocratic and not yet truly democratic powers; regrets that, in the name of a doctrine of non-alignment, certain Member States opted out of the joint responsibility provided for by the solidarity clause contained in the Treaty of Lisb, especially the United Nations;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the fundamental role of NATO, in the past as well as today, in the security architecture of the Europe; notes that for the majority of EU Member States, which are also NATO allies, the Alliance remains the foundation of their collective defence; , withe refore takes the view that the only meaningful way to organise the future collective spect to the institutional, functional and substantive autonomy of the EU and without prejudice to its indefpence of the EU is within the Alliancedent operability in the field of the ESDP;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Regrets Turkey's objections to the implementation of the EU-NATO strategic cooperation based on and going beyond the Berlin Plus Agreement, and calls on Turkey, as a candidate for EU accession, to review its attitude and to cooperate constructively with a view to a more efficient coordination of efforts between the two organisations;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is of the view that, should Russia become a free and truly democratic country, an improved cooperation between it and all cooperation with Russia is very important for security and peace in Europe an, Euro-Atlantic and global structures would be very welcome and should be encouraged; does not exclude the prospect of Russia's membership of such structures one day; therefore invites Russia to return to the path of transforming itself into a true democracy, and to root out all practices of using violence as a means of furthering political goals; notesd in the common neighbourhood; considers that the EU and NATO member states should be united, but at the same time open to discussions with Russia in the search of more effective collective security mechanisms; welcomes, therefore, the proposal by President Medvedev to organise a pan-European summit in order to take a comprehensive look at security problems, with the possibility of developing a Treaty on European Security that, should the EU Member States agree to the bilateral security arrangements recently proposed by Russia, this would not only severely weaken the integrity of the security architecture of the EU but would also drive a wedgeat all events dovetail with the legal framework of the UN Charter and its principles of collective security; expresses, however, great concern about the use of force by both sides involved in the Georgian crisis, and regrets the disappointing developments into the relationship between the EU and the U.S.field of democratic reform and respect of human rights in Russia;