Activities of Victor BOŞTINARU related to 2018/2150(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
2018 Report on Turkey (debate)
2018 Report on Turkey (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reminds the importance of EU- Turkey relations and encourages a constructive and open dialogue with Turkey on matters of common interest but also on issues on which the EU and Turkey have divergent views; reminds that a prosperous, democratic and stable Turkey is in the interest of both sides; underlines that Turkey is an important security partner; that we share a common region where we face common complex geopolitical challenges; thus, encourages the cooperation and further alignement of Turkey and the EU on foreign, defence and security issues, including counterterrorism;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is deeply concerned at the situation in Turkey’s South-East and the serious allegations of human rights abuses, especially since the collapse of the Kurdish settlement process in 2015; reiterates its firm condemnation of the return to violence by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been on the EU list of terrorist organisations since 2002; stresses the urgency of resuming a credible political process leading to a peaceful settlement of the Kurdish issue; calls on Turkey to promptly investigate serious allegations of human rights abuses and killings and to allow international observers to carry out an independent verification;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. BelievStresses that a door should be left the modernisation of the Customs Union will further strengthen the already strong economic ties between Turkey and the European for the modernisation andUnion and will keep Turkey economically anchored to the EU; believes that we should start the negotiations on the upgrading of the 1995 Customs Union between the EU and Turkey, to include relevant areas such as agriculture, services and public procurement, which currently are not covered; recalls and to address the current shortcomings; recalls that the EU is Turkey's main trading partner and that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States and that Turkey is an important growth market for the EU; believes that the upgrade would provide concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and the EU Member States and is a valuable opportunity for democratic conditionality, positive leverage and the possibility of a roadmap where upgrading the Customs Union would go hand in hand with concrete commitments by Turkey on democratic reforms; believes further that the upgrading of the Customs Union would provide an important opportunity for policy dialogue on sustainable development, climate change as well as on labour rights in Turkey; underlines that the Customs Union requires Turkey to further align its legislation with the acquis communautaire and invites Turkey to engage in serious reforms; calls on the Commission to start preparatory work for the upgrading of the Customs Union as soon as the Turkish Government indicates its readiness for serious reforms;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. RCommends Turkey for the negotiation of the memorandum on Idlib; recalls the important role played by Turkey in responding to the migration crisis resulting from the war in Syria; takes the view that Turkey’s population has shown great hospitality by offering shelter to more than 3 million Syrian refugees; calls on the EU and its Member States to keep their promise regarding a large-scale resettlement, and to ensure adequate financial resources for the long-term support of Syrian refugees in Turkey;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the important role played by Turkey in responding to the migration crisis resulting from the war in Syria; takes the view that Turkey’ and its population has shown great hospitality by offering shelter to more than 34 million refugees including 3.5 million Syrian refugees; calls on the EU and its Member States to keep their promise regarding a large-scale resettlement, and to ensure adequate financial resources for the long-term support of Syrian refugees in Turkey;