Activities of Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE related to 2013/2052(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations for an EU-Malaysia partnership and cooperation agreement PDF (166 KB) DOC (96 KB)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the negotiations authorised by the Council in November 2004 and opened in Brussels in October 2010, at the occasion of the ASEM8 summit, on an EU-Malaysia partnership and cooperation agreement,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
– having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2010 on 'recent attacks on Christian communities'4 ,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Malaysia is an active member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the Colombo Plan promoting economic and social development in the Asia-Pacific region, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM); whereas Malaysia has also been a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) since its establishment in 1995, and is a member of the Group of 77 (G77) developing countries and, the Developing Eight (D-8), the G15 and the UN Human Rights Council (2010-2013), among others;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Malaysia is a frequent contributor to UN and other peacekeeping missions, including to Lebanon, Timor- Leste, the Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Western Sahara, Nepal and Kosovo, and has deployed a medical unit to Afghanistan;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Malaysia has a multicultural , multi-faith and multi-faithethnic society, with a Malay- Muslim (bumiputra) majority and minority communities of Indians, Chinese and non- Malay indigenous people;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Malaysia has to hoheld parliamentary elections ion April or5 May 2013;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to elevate the EU's relations with countries in Southeast Asia, including and in particular Malaysia, through the timely conclusion of the negotiations on partnership and cooperation agreements with fiseven ASEAN countries; to raise awareness in the EU of the significant potential and the multi-faceted nature of those relations; to stress the importance of active and frequent EU participation in high-level meetings and summits of organisations in the region, where the EU has been invited to take part;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Strengthen the EU negotiating team during negotiation rounds to match the thematic expertise available on the Malaysian side and besides facilitating the negotiations also showing appropriate EU interest towards the negotiations;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to commend the results of Malaysia's subregional cooperation with Singapore and Indonesia, the Asia Maritime Security Initiative (AMARSECTIVE) and the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP), and of cooperation within the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), in significantly improving maritime security in both the Malacca Strait, through which more than 50 000 vessels pass annually, and Malaysia's coastal waters; to express appreciation for the fact that the Malaysian Armed Forces have joinedtaken part in the anti-piracy operations off the Somali coast;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to reiterate the global importance of the South China Sea and to appeal to all the parties involved to settle their conflicting territorial claims, including those relating to the Spratly/Nansha Islands and Sabah, by means of international arbitration, in accordance with international law (in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea), in order to ensure regional stability; condemns recent violent events in Sabah and calls for the peaceful resolution of the situation; commends Malaysia and Singapore for having peacefully solved long-standing territorial and water disputes in 2010;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to recall that Malaysia enjoyed an extraordinarily high degree of political stability over a long period up until the 2008 elections; to suggest that the new government taking office after the 2013 elections should respond to the growing ethnic and political tension, the wider distribution of popular support among a number of political parties and the increasing civil unrest and growing number of demonstrations, and open up an active dialogue with the opposition and with all ethnic groups; to stress also the importance of taking measures to address public discontent over corruption; to call on the government to continue with the economic and political reform agenda, including electoral reform;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) Seek Malaysia's commitment to developing socio-economic policies which ensure fair treatment of all ethnic and religious groups and assuring that all feel that they have full rights as citizens of Malaysia including access to the civil service, education and business opportunities; promote inclusiveness of Malaysian economic growth also for the poorest in the society, while acknowledging the achievements in the development of the country and in the reduction of poverty achieved;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to encourage the government to further involve Malaysia's prolific and active civil society in its decision-making through consultation, and to lift restrictions on civil society; to commend the work of civil society in drawing attention to environmental issues, women's rights, consumer protection, the rights of indigenous people and other ethnic groups, media freedom, social justice and human rights;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) to stress the importance of active and frequent EU participation in high-level meetings and summits of organisations in the region, where the EU has been invited to take part;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to welcome Malaysia's statement at the UN Human Rights Council in 2009 that it was considering replacing the death penalty with life imprisonment, and the establishment of an independent Malaysian Law Commission in 2011 to review laws to be repealed; urge the government to establish an immediate moratorium on executions and take the legislative steps to abolish the capital and corporal punishment;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) Stress the importance of making progress in media freedoms, as the main media are still exposed to censorship; welcome the High Court ruling of 2012 in the case of the internet media Malaysiakini that a license to publish print media is a right, not a privilege. regret that freedom of assembly is still limited, especially in urban areas; express concerns about the Evidence Act which creates legal liability to owners, administrators and controllers of computers which are used to publish a publication;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) to welcome the progress made in many areas when the Internal Security Act (ISA) was replaced in July 2012 by the Security Offences Special Measures Act (SOSMA), which has limited the maximum detention period without trial or charge to 28 days; to express disappointment, however, that some provisions of the SOSMA still have shortcomings, for instance as regards the appeal system, which could nevertheless result in indefinite detention if bail is not allowed, and the fact that the SOSMA restricts basic rights such as privacy of communications and allows the source of evidence to be concealed, thereby preventing cross-examination during trials;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) Calls on Malaysia to comply with the international agreed social standards; underlines the importance of compliance with, and rapid implementation of, all International Labour Organisation rules, including the right to freely form independent trade unions; urges both the Malaysian authorities and European investors and companies operating in Malaysia to observe international labour standards and to guarantee decent pay and working conditions in Malaysia;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) to call for Malaysia to protect the constitutional rights of all Malaysians to freedom of religion and to promote interreligious good relations and tolerance; to condemn, in this connection, the demolition of Hindu temples in 2006 and the attacks on Christian churches and the desecration of mosques in 2010, and to express regret at the recent political and judicial interventions in relation to well- established linguistic uses; to call for the Christians to be able to exercise fully their constitutional right to practise their religion according to their traditions and without interference or fear of prosecution; to call for all Malaysians to enjoy the right to decide their own religious affiliation freely and without administrative or legal hindrance;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) express the opinion that while Malaysia is undoubtedly one of the most successful Southeast Asian economies, it needs to invest progressively in academic and scientific knowledge to get to the next level of standard of living and becoming a highly developed country; support the pursuit for increased academic exchanges and cooperation through the Erasmus Mundus programme and MYEULINK project, and suggests that the exchanges should be two-way; encourage closer cultural cooperation including introducing Malaysian culture to the European public;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(m a) Encourage further developing tourism between the EU and Malaysia; is of the opinion that eco-tourism has vast potential in Malaysia;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(oa) encourage the EU negotiating team to continue its close cooperation with the EP, providing ongoing information on the progress of the negotiations pursuant to Article 218(10) TFEU;