Activities of Tokia SAÏFI related to 2016/2036(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (Article 36 TEU) (A8-0360/2016 - Elmar Brok) FR
Amendments (8)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the Joint Communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 18 November 2015 entitled ‘Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy’,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the need for the EU’s external policies to be consistent with each other and with other policies with an external dimension, and to pursue the objectives set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points to the commitment the EU has made to its partners in its neighbourhood, especially in the Mediterranean, to support social and political reform, protect human rights, help consolidate the rule of law and promote economic development, as the best means of strengthening the international order and ensuring the stability of its neighbourhood;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that ensuring peace and stability on our continent, in our neighbourhood and in Africa must now be at the heart of Europe’s action; takes the view that it is necessary to tackle the root causes of instability and forced and irregular migration, namely poverty, the lack of economic opportunities, armed conflict, bad governance, climate change and mistaken trade policies; believes that security, economic and social development and trade are parts of the same comprehensive strategy; points out that the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), put forward on 18 November 2015, includes plans to involve third countries that are neighbours of the EU’s neighbourhood partner countries in the context of extended cooperation frameworks; urges, therefore, that thematic frameworks be set up to offer cooperation between the Union, the Southern neighbourhood partner countries and key regional players, especially in Africa, on regional issues such as security, energy and the management of migratory flows; calls for European and international action (UN/G20) against illegal financial transfers out of Africa;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments; calls on the High Representative/Vice President to come up with a European strategy for Syria as swiftly as possible;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that the fight against human traffickers is only possible where there is a cooperation with countries on the other side of the Mediterranean and in Africa as a whole; stresses that migrant smuggling is a serious violation of human rights; points out that CSDP missions such as EUNAVFOR MED are an effective way of tackling migrant smuggling; calls on the EU to continue and step up operations of this kind;
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the EU’s immense potential as a diplomatic superpower, which is based on the wide range of instruments at our disposal and our normative power as a champion of democracy, freedom and human rights; stresses in this context the central coordinating role of the High Representative/Vice President, the EEAS and the EU delegations in third countries;
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Highlights the role of parliamentary diplomacy and the need for a strengthened role of parliaments in the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, including through intensified cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments on matters of EU foreign and security policy; reiterates the need to further inter- parliamentary relations between the Union and its partner countries, in a framework of honest dialogue underpinned by mutual understanding and trust;