Activities of Andi CRISTEA related to 2015/2002(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Review of the European neighbourhood policy (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy PDF (193 KB) DOC (126 KB)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to Articles 2, 3 (5), 8, and 21 of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to the Council conclusions on the European Neighbourhood Policy of February 20085 and April 2015, __________________ 5 External relations Council conclusions of 18 February 2008, http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cm s_data/docs/pressdata/en/gena/98818.pdf
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas EU values and principles including democracy, rule of law, human rights and efficient, accountable and transparent public institutions are in the interest of neighbouring societies as much as of our own in terms of stability, security and prosperity;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the ENP has contributed to the articulation of an EU single voice in the neighbourhood as a whole; whereas the EU Member States should play an important role in the European neighbourhood by aligning their efforts and supporting a single EU voice;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance and timeliness of the review of the ENP; emphasises that the revised ENP should be able to provide a quick and adequate response to the situation on the ground, while also putting forward a long-term, strategic vision for developing relations with the neighbouring countries;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that respect for the universal fundamental values of human rights, rule of law and democracy on which the EU is founded must remain at the core of the revised policy; underlines the role of the EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Human Rights and the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) in this regard;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the renewed policy must be more strategic, with a real political vision, and politically driven; calls for special envoyrepresentatives to be appointed for the East and the South, with the task of politically coordinating the revised policy;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the mid-term review of the external financial instruments should take into account the review of the revised policy, and that the ENI should therefore reflect the ambition of making the ENP more flexibleefficient and flexible; expresses doubts that the current level of EU budget is capable of sustaining a high level of ambition in this respect;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that enlargement and neighbourhood policies are separate policies with different objectives; reiterates, however, that European countries within the ENP can apply for membership if they satisfy the criteria and conditions of eligibility and admission under Article 49 TEU; underlines, taking due account of an increasing divergence of aspirations and differing leverage, the need to make additional efforts and take all necessary steps to support further countries which have a clear European perspective and have expressed evident European aspirations and ambitions;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers support for democracy, the rule of law and human rights to be central to the ENP; stresses that the EU should be willing to offer incentives and know-how to help overcome the social challengobstacles and economic costs of undertaking democratic reforms;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights the importance of developing the social dimension of the ENP, by engaging with partners in the fight against poverty and exclusion, stimulating employment and fair growth, facilitating healthy labour relations and promoting education, decent work and European social standards in the neighbourhood, thus also tackling the root causes of irregular migration and avoiding social dumping;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need to implement conditionality in relation to reform processes and underlines the need for a more coherent approach between conditionality in financial allocations and the public political stand; emphasises that the EU cannot compromise its fundamental values and should avoid creating double standards; reiterates the relevance of the "more for more" concept and stresses that countries that are making progress in implementing reforms and following European policyadvancing on convergence with the Union's laws and standards should be granted more substantial support;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for closer coordination between the ENP and wider Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and, the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) activities and development policy, addressing different aspects of the security of ENP countries and of the EU as well as the root causes of the challenges thereof; underlines in this regard the necessity to create a strong link between the review of the ENP and the Strategic Review;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for sustained commitment to conflict prevention, management and resolution in the neighbourhood and for a more pro-active engagement of the EU, through its HR/VP, in diplomatic efforts for a peaceful resolution of conflicts;
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the importance of the regional dimension of the ENP and the need to promote and contribute to regional synergies and integration by means of regional cooperation programmes;
Amendment 526 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises the need to build strong partnerships with neighbouring countries; stresses the importance of ensuring that the ENP is part of the EU's broader external policy and of taking into account the other strategic players that have influence on the neighbourhood – the ‘neighbours of neighbours' – as well as international and regional organisations by, inter alia, addressing issues of common interest and mutual concern including regional and global security through existing bilateral frameworks or multilateral dialogue when deemed appropriate and relevant;
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Reiterates its conviction that the DCFTA provisions do not represent any commercial challenges for the Russian Federation and that the Association Agreements should not be seen as an impediment to good relations of eastern partners with any of their neighbours; calls on the Commission to explore the modalities of EU cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union in close cooperation with partner countries and in line with the WTO rules and commitments; firmly rejects the idea of a new partition of Europe according to spheres of influence;
Amendment 620 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Takes the view that the parliamentary dimension of the policy needs to be reinforced by enhancing the effectiveness of the interparliamentary meetings and parliamentary assemblies; welcomes, in this context, the new approach that Parliament has adopted to parliamentary democracy support and encourages the strengthening of its monitoring capacity;
Amendment 639 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Stresses that progress reports should focus on the implementation of the priorities identified in the action plans and reflect the level of engagement of the partner country; takes the view that, in order to foster a truly equal partnership and a genuine spirit of ownership and commitment, given the political, policy and media impact of progress reports, joint reporting should be considered for the upcoming period; reiterates its call for the data contained in the reports to be put into perspective by bearing in mind the national context and by including trends from the previous years;
Amendment 645 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Considers that the visibility of EU assistance should be enhanced in order to make clear to the populations of the partner countries and the EU Member States the benefits of EU support; underlines on the one hand the need to enhance efforts towards concrete and tangible projects whose visibility is more easily accessible by the wider public and on the other to develop a comprehensive, effective and systematic communication strategy within the ENP;
Amendment 661 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the EU to strengthen its capacity to counter misinformation and propaganda campaigns against the EU and its Member States; underlines the importance of promoting objective, independent and impartial information while also addressing the legal aspects of the media environment where the ENP operates;